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* Sunday School Lesson ftay 12. Letton VIâ€" The Early Minlt- try of Jeremiah â€" Jeremiah 1: 6-10; 26: 815. Golden Textâ€" We ought to obey Cod rather than men. â€" Acta 6: 29. ANAI.YSIS. I. TllU; OK TIIK BOOK AND STORY OF TIIK I'KoI'lltT'S CALL, ch. 1: 1-10. MIS MKSiSAGK (IK WARNI.Ni; AND OK si>Ri!()w, ih.i. G: 10, 11; 3: 18; •J: li. III. Ills SI'Ef:i,ll IN' TIIK com:', ch. ;;c: l-.'l. TKMPLK iNTBonrcTioNâ€" JcrPiiv.-ih has heen ca'ilod a "moral enthusiast, " but that name mijrht have been Riven to any nf the great prophets. They were all tnoral enthusiasts Jeremiah has been called also, more appropriately, "the prophet of per.soiial religion" (see (jordon â€" Prophets of the Old Testa- ment). He faw perhaps more clearly than ary of that ace that true reli- Jfion enters deeply into the minds and nearts of men and rontrols the whole life. To him religion and morality, teli^ion and righteouRncss, were one â-  nd inseparable. It is a mistake to tall him the "weopinK prophet." While It is true an<l alt<iKether to his credit that he couhi and did weep over the »ins and misfortunes of the people whom he loved, it is also true that he eould blaze _ with indiirntion a^uinst foul iniquities, and, shrinkinc and sensitive though be was. could stand like a rock rf adamant for what he h»I(l to be ripht. Jeremiah's prophetic ministry be- pan in the reijrn of .losiah, about B.C. <>26, a little more than one hundred years after Isaiah, and eontinued for more than forty years Like Isaiah his lot was cast ir a period of (,'reat and tragic change'. He saw the de- cline and fall of the .Assyrian empire. the triumph of the rising power of Babvl.n, and the end of the kingdnm of .ludah, togr-ther with the captivity iind exile of multitudes of her people •nd the destruction of their beloved holy city and temple. He felt most keenly the miseries of his time, and ihey are reflei-ted in many passages of his book of prophecy. 1. TITIj; OK THE HOOK AND .STORY OF THE PROPllKT'.S (AI.I,, ch. 1: 1-10. Verses 1-:; give title and late and tell U!i of Jeremiah's home and par- entage. Anathoth was only a short distance to the north of Jerusalem, a city of priestly families (Josh, lil: 18), to one of which eJremiah be- longed. U was to Anathoth that Abi- • thar, the priest, the friend of Kavid, ^â- as banished by Solomon, because ho had conspired again.st him, 1 Kings 2: L'C. We may assume, therefore, that Jeremiah was well brought up and in- structed in the religion of his fathers. The thirteenth year of Josiah's reign was li.C. (i2t). His ministry continued ^nlil the eleventh year of Zcdekiah, B.C. 68(1. For the conleiiiporarv his- tory of Judah see 2 iKngs, ;hs.'j2 to Jeremiah is presented to us as the child of destiny, known and ordained before his birth to Iw (;od's prophet unto the nations. And vet, in the fulfilment of his destiny, his own con- sent and obedience have a part. vs. ;">, 6. (;ordon (Prophets of the Old Tes- tament) writes, "Jeremiah's call is more of the niituro of a spiritual birth, in which the gracious influences of bygone years come to their fruition As he walked through the fields of Anathoth in rpiiet communion with his f!od, the meaning and purpose of his life lay suddenly unveiled before him; an<i with r. full sense of respon- sibility he accepted the divine com- mission, and went forth as Jehovah's prophet." At first he shrank from the task. He was youngâ€" a child -how could he speak the words of God? Then conies to him the divine com- mission, the encouraging assurance of the ever-present help of Cod, vs. 7, B, 17-111. It is a high commission, in- deed, that is given to the young pro- phet, to speal: wonis of .luthorily and of power over the nations and over the kingdoms, to break down and de- stroy the evil, to build and to plant the good. How faithfully and how truly he perfDrmed his task, history abundantly sho-'s. II. HIS MK.'SAOK OK WARNING AND OK .soRKow, chs. G; 10, 11; 8: 18; Very faithfully and very earnestly the prophet has warned the people and urged them to tiirn from their evil- doing into the way of righteousness. He has pointed to the Scythian hordes from the orlh, which at that time were Sfircading thoinsclves far and wide over the territories of the now weak- ened and helpless Assyrian empire, as the instruments of Jehovah's punish- ment. His warnings and pleadings are unheeded. Shainelew iniquitiei are still practiced, ch. 6: 7. H« brealci foith in (!: 10, 11, in furious protest. The inevitable penalty of their tini In the Just judgment of Cod, will have to be borne both by them an<l their children, by husband and wife, by yourig men and old together. These i vcisen show clearly the difficulties: which Jeremiah had to face and the! I nassionale intensity nf liis message. | ilia heart is faint with sorrow, and . there were moments when he would fain have abandoned his thankless task and sought the rest and peace of the wilderness. The whole of the jiassnge, chs. 8: 18 to 9: 0, ahould be read. III. HIS .<!PEECH IN THE TKMPI.E (« RT, ch. 26: 1-24. This speech appear to be the same as that reported in 7: 1-7, but with the events immediately following describ- ed at length. The reign of Jehoiakiiii i-eirxn in It.C. (i08 and continued to B.C. oO". Although a son of the good liir.g Josiah. he proved to be one of the worst and wickedest of the rulers of Jiidah (see 2 Kings 2'!: .'It! to 24: 7, .•ind Jeremiah's strong words in 22: l:;-l!i). Shiloh (v. C>.) had been destroyed by the Philistines in Samuel's time, after having been long recognized as a national sanctuary, 1 Sam. 4: 10-12 Psalm 78: (iO; Jer. 7: 12-14. This <lo claiation of Jeremiah aroused the ,ingcr of the assembled people, and (hry would have condemned him to <:c; ih. The priests and the prophets accused him before the council of princes. For Jeremiah's denunciation of the evil-doing of these false min- isters of religion see chs. 2: 8; ,'>: ;!0, .11; 8: 10: and 2.3: i:i. Jeremiah's answer to the accusation was fearless and bold, and made a strong impres- sion upon his judges (vs. 12-l.j). His one desire for them is expressed in his earnest exhortation, Amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your (;od. V,y re pentance and amendment of life the calamity which he foresees may be averted (see also vs. 3, li) and 18: r-8). The words of the prophet Micah- were lecalled by ne member of the court (.Micah .-.: 12). Urijah or Uriah (v. 20) is nowhere else mentioned. Jeremiah on this occasion had staunch friends who stoo<l by him and protect- ed him from the king's wrath, else his fate would have been the same as that of Urijah (v. 24). Music Competitions at Toronto Exhibition The s.vllabus of the music Competl- lioiiB to be held at the ('.tiiadiaii Na- tional KxhlbltloD. at Toronto, from .\uKiist 2Sra to September 7th, has been Issued, and shows that this year's competitions will be on an even lai-Rer scale tlia ntbose of previous years. Competitions are divided Into 4ii classes, not Including the clasiea for baKpipe and harmonica and for old- time fiddlers. There are eiRlit classes, for choirs and choral societies. â€" three' of them graded according to the popu-j lation of the places from »liic|i they, come. Six classes are Riven to! finarlets and duets, male, female and! mixed; tliirteen classes are given to! vocal solos, which cover nine differ-! ent kinds of voice and two classes I each for boys and girls. Piano and violin solos have each four classes.! - iiii(l(*f D years of aje. unilor 12,1 tinder Ifi and open: there air tbreoj classes for piano duos and oiio for! cello solo. In the biass departmenlj there are two classes each. â€" under: IS years and open, for cornet, troin-' bone and brass quarlet. There are further three classes for harmoiilcii. one for inniilh organ band and two for old time fiddlers. The bagpljn' compel il ions are divided into t!irc( cliisscs and the professional champion ship of North America will be com pell il fur. Ill addition to the ordinary prlzi-. wliich are medals, with .t cballeiiKi' shield for choir, four scliol.'^rslilps "f ?".â- > will ho awarded.â€" one each for woman's voice, man's voice, jiiano and violin. I Kvery cmpetltor must be an amateur' â€" that Is, a person whose pi'tncipali means of livelihood Is obtained from I noil musical receive for musical services moro than $I.'>0 per annum. Information, entry forms, etc.. mav be got from J. S. Atkinson, 407 Hyrie I'lldg., Toronto, or the ('aiiadiuii Na- tional Kxhibltion, Lumsdeii Dldg., To- ronto. NEW WHITE STAR MOTOR SHIP LIMERICK CORNER Here are a few more letters from readers, some offering sug- firestions, some asking that the contest be continued as before. We want a real concensus of opinion from those interested Md will be glad to hear from others. Tiio new SS. Hrliaiinic, of wliich the first announcement containing de- tails of tills new White Star motor ship, were received recently. The steamer will be launched In about two months' time and will enter the Atlantic trade in the fall. Her lengtb. between perpendiculars, will be about 6S0 feet. SO feet longer than liners of the type of the Doric and Reglna whleli are In the company's service on the St. Lawrence route during the summer season. The BriiRiinlc will have a gross tonnage of 27,000 tons. The motive power to drive this latest motor ship will be supplied by two 10-cyIinder Har- land B and W double acting motors, while throughout the ship the fullest use will be made of electricity, for navigating and controlling the ship, for cook- ing, ventilating, and for operating the enormous amount of service machinery necessary in a ship of the size of the Britannic. Designed to carry cabin, tourist third cabin and third class, the Britannic will have a passenger capacity of LfiOO. One of the outstanding features of the passenger accommodation U the provision of a large number of single rooms. The steamer will be used on the Liverpool-New York route, but during the winter of 1930 she will make two cruises to the Mediterranean. mmm F-w^'Xit ^SsilW uitxc^jml ^^sz â-  rLV^:.^^ r^'ysr^- u iyf*^<'- 3 m i' â-  ..â- .y\i.<- â- 'â-  . - - â- :,.-%::â-  r â-  r _u_ ^iiL tr'^--"'.- 1^ w. â- 5rr- .'.--. .. . â- *^:- \ iiipr'-- ^ >;';â- â- â- 'â-  â- ^'- 'r'^"... â- %./a^- i,m ".-?ff , ,â-  â-  I' I;-"- %:jilj^ ''wM m â„¢>^ J^h; G^ PATRICK BURfJS Pat rid; riurns. of Calgary, outstand- ing '\iiiup, ill western range and randi life of Western Canada fur many work ami who does noti f'"? '\"" ":'\ "J ^''^ K'^at iiack- ing business whicli bears his name, is here seen on tlio steps of the Em- press Hotel at Victoria, during a re- cent tilp to the coast. It was the evening after the night before. "How did you lliid yourself Since tliP war 1.230.000 new houses, with accoiniuodatiou for more than 5.000. 000 people, have been built In Knglaiid ami Wales. Cars Do Not Run Better at Night Research Engineer Points Out Fallacy of Popular Impression Many motorists are under the Im- pression that automobile engines func- tion more elTiclently In the damp of evening r)r rainy days than at dry limes, lint this idea Is erroneous, .\r- lliiir W. Oanliner, research engineer, says. Tests ni.ide under standard labora- tory conditions show that engine pow- er decrease-i with Increasing humidity of the air. and that a large Imrease III s|>ark advance is required to obtain best power at high humidity, Simil- arly, ill (lamp air the spark advance for iiicliiient detonation may be con- siderably Increased, compared with dry air conditions. What bapiiens is that under condi- tions of high humidity the combustion rale Is slowed up, resulting In ap- imrently smoother engine operation, which tlie car owner Is likely to mis- take for improved power. In spite of this, however, water vapor is re- latively InelTective lu suppressing de- tonation. A fiirllier indication of the Influence, of humidily on engine operation Is: the fact llial aiiproximately 8 percent, more heat is dissipated through the| radiator ^wlien the air Is dry than when Us relative humidity is 100 per cent. Dear "Limerick Corner" Editor: â€" Will you excuse the pencil? (Baby fliled the Ink bottle with water). Something urges me to answer your appeal In the "Thamesvllle Herald' for opinions. It sounds so "friendly like". I for one was Immensely Interested In the IJmerIck Contest and Judging by the way answers poured In upon you "there were others".â€" It was something dennlte to fill up I hose hours "In the stilly night" when "slumber's chain" had unloosed one for an hour or two. â€" Let us have more or sumpin' else by ;II means How about some real little vsrses â€" altho' it'n harder thus to strike a funny vein. My falling was to be too serious even In the Limericks. I can see It now There was a fine lot of Jingles In this week. â€" Versesâ€" any metre one wished, aeero. to be my only sugges- tion this morning â€" or a continuation. How about It? Sincerely. Mr*. Joseph M. O'Neill. Kent Bridge. Ont. ed them so much I would like to see tbem Btlll contln'ted. The Limericks I sent in could not have met with your approval but I did not get dis- couraged. Hoping to see the Limericks continued. Yours truly, Mrs. Wm. M. Love, Proton Station No. 1. Ont. Dear Sir: â€" In the "Athens Beporter". from week to week, I watch for llw Inter- esting Limericks submitted, many of which are very clever and Interesting. Hoping that this feature may bs continued Indefinitely, and thus de velop much latent talent. I am .your respectfully, Louise Towrls.i, (Mrs. William (i Towrlss) Box 171. Athens. Leeds County, Ont Dear Sir: â€" As I have been following your "Limerick ^omer" in the "Mllverton Sua" wlth'^much pleasure and some good "grins"'. I was wondering how the "Idea" of giving a prize to the best "ad" sent In would appeal to you. Either written or drawn. Hav-i a certain size space to work on or lim- ited to so many words. Yours truly. (Miss) M. L. Bell. PlattsvlUe, Ont. Editor. "Limerick Corner": â€" As I sent In some Limerick.? some time ago and have been following the Limericks up In the paper and enjoy- From iMrs. H. Fowler. • Clinton, Ont. Advertistment s^en In "Clintoi News Record''. Ho! the fun of the "Limerick age." How we always do v/atch tor lli£l page! It can't be the "dlmei" That Inspire all these rhyme< â€" We just write them because it* "the rage". P.S. â€" This one is sent for fun and good measure. Dear Sir: â€" I received my limerick dollar Hat night and wish to thank you tor it.. I am sorry to see that the contest Is closed, i hope you will open li again, however as I enjoyed both read- ing and writing limericks. 1 think its a splendid way to advertise. Sincerely yours, C. Grace Hubley, Arundel. Que It is said that the Government will ] open a new dry campaign in Chicago. I it is not stated whether the old one | has been closed or not. â€" Mobile Regis- ter. 1 A national election Is Impending In Me.xico, but unfortunately it is not feasible for a newspaper to publish the names of all those who are run- ning. â€" Chicago Daily News. â€" >- , , , .\ fow da.vs afterwards the i>eplv was this moniing? asked one wan Pai-| inseited:-'The "recognizea" genlle- ^""jniaii who picked tip a purse in the "'"jlligh Sheet requests the loser to call tliiiutor of another. "K.jslly," Hie leiily. "I just looked undo table and there I was." at lil.s house." Maudâ€" So you married your em- ployer. How long did you work for lilm? Jlyrtleâ€" Until I got Ulm. Pluck, it Is stated, accounts for much of tlie success in business. Hut you must lirst find someone to pluck, of course. Onlnrin ,m' '^"'^''â- ^''â- '="1!"" farmer of nultonville. near Brampton, net VI le the la ter was attending agricultural college In Holland, and be- fore s„,„„g f , Canada Miss Boz went through a form of proxy marriage. Photograph Shows the bride and groom reunited at the Canadian National Railways station, Montreal, where Mr. Deenlk was waiting for his future wife. The couplo left Montreal for Huttonville. where they were to be married on arrival. MUTT AND JEFF- ^Mc! Fisher. Not the Kind of a Parking Space Mr. Mutt Meant.