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Flesherton Advance, 13 Oct 1937, p. 7

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\ â-  . LESSON !H CJIR'STIAr-I SPEECH AND COr.'DUCT â€" J=nc:, Ch-.ptcr 3 Golden Te::t. â€" Let no coirupt snoe.-h prorco ! out of your inouth. Upiie- sisn.T 4:'2!>. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING. Tin-câ€" The date of tli'? cnistic of Jamcj is fri'cntly disputad. The au- thor tlieti in G3 A.D. Somo place ths epistle the year before t':is. while others date it as early as 50 A.D. The e":a:t date cannot be determ- ined. Place. â€" Frobnbly Janes v/roto the epistle in the city of Jerusalem. The author of this epistle was the brother of the Lor:l Jesus, and is re- ferred to directly only tv.ice in the Gospc!.! (Jlntt. 12:4r>; 13:55; Mark 6:3. Cf, John 2:12; 7:3.r.). He was, of course, a Je'.v, brou<jht up in the strict teachings of the Jewish .synajro'tur, devoted to the law of Moses, zealous in livinp; a righeous and godly life. His was probably the first epistle written in the early church. It is against this general desire to be prominent as instructors that St. James is here warning his readers. In teaching others, they were in dan- ger of forBotting; to teach them- selves; to possess faith and to do nothin'.r but talk. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also. 3. Xow if we put the horses' bridles into their month.', that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also. James hare bej::ins the subject which occupies almost the entire chapter, namely, thr.t of the control of the tonfTi-.e. What .lame? here means is that, if a man has his tongue under control, i.e., his speech, he will be thereby kcepinc: under control all the or;,Tans of his body which v.iU lead him into s'li if i;ot niastere i. A Tongue Controlled •;. Bcliold, the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by rouffh v.inds, are yet turned about by a veiy small rudder, whither the im- pulse of the steersman willeth. 5. So ti:o tongue also is a little member, and ! oasteth groat things. .As a hors3 uncoatiolle;! is worthless ".? tzr ;-.s n'.an is concerned, so a » ip whe.'j driven by rough winds is cer- tain to founder on the rocks or the bca?h and bo smashed to pieces. "oiocch tan guide into right ways, esrn;:e dangers, battle sucees.^fully with storm-, and conduct into restful harbors, but it can also wrevk and fhattir lives nr.d drown in bottomless lloo;'j. [iehold. how much wood is kinii'cd by how sinall a firel fi. And' the torgue is a fire. The tongue can infi;'.T:;o a;iother with the passion of anj^cr. or the poison of suspicion. The v.orld of iniijuity among our niei-.^iicrs is the tongue, which defil- cth the whole body. '"You sully your lips ;'.nd dcgrr.do your whole nature when you sufTcr yourself to speak the tainted and tainting: wcid. Pas- sions kindled by unscrupulous lan- pu;'.':? spread through various chan- Jie!:; and courses until the whole cycle of human life is in llames. .And is set on fire by hell. "The fire of ir,ti".i"s v.:;;th is kindled irom beneath as the fire that clcanseth is kindled from above. 7. For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tame 1 by mankind. S. But the tonjruc can no man tame ; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poi- son. .'Vi'.gustine well remarks: "James does not say that no one can tame the tongue, but no one of men; so that, v.hcn it is tamed, we confess that this is brought about by the pity, the help, the grace of God." The apo.«lc now calls the attention of his readers to the great but mys- terious truth with which we are all acquainted â€" that with the tongue preat good and great evil both may be effected. P. Therewith bless we the Lord and Father ; and therewith curse we me:i. who are made after the likeness of God. 10. Out of the same mouth Cometh forth blessing and cursing. 'How great are the possibilities of a tongue which is under divine con- trol, cleansed and anointed! What sorrov.s it can comfort, what wounds it can heal, what strife it can still! It is also God's mightiest instrument for the pulling down of the strong- holds of ."^in, and the upbuilding of his kingdom. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. It was abnormal that a man .should bless God in his pray- ers or creed and yet so despise or spiak evil of members of his own family, inasmuch as he and his fel- low-men were the ofl'spring of a com- mon Father. 11. Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter? 12. Can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? Neither can salt water yield sweet. For similar figures of speech used by our Lord, see Matt. 7:16-18; 12: 83-36. Two Kindi of Wiidom Who Is wise and understanding among you ? In a most natural way, James proceeds from liis ."specific dis- cussion of speech to the larger ques- tion of v.-isdom. The understanding of things human and divine and their causes. It is the word used to de- scribe the v.isdori o." C;hvir,t himself (Matt. ISi^l). James refers to the need for v.isdom at tlic -cry begin- ning of his epistle ( 1 :5, C), and now returr.s to the subject once again. Let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom. Meek- ness in the New Testament "included submissiveness to God as well as gentleness towards man. 14. But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. The word here translated faction might be more accurately translated "riv- alry," expressing the strife existing among different individuals or groups of individuals. There is nothing more tragic in the world than to see Chris- tion teachers, and oflficers in the Christian church .striving among themselves for superior places of honor, and angry if someone el.se gets more praise than they get. To glory with their tongues of superior v^isdom, while they cherished jeal- ousy and faction in their hearts, was a manifest lie, a contradiction of what tbey must know to be the truth. James now turns from his discus- sion of wisdom in general to a char- acterization and development of the two kinds of wisdom which men may have, one bearing evil fruit, and the other bearing fruits of righteousness. 15. This wisdom. That is, any such wisdom that allows jealousy and fac- tion in one's heart. Is not a wisdom that Cometh down from above, but is earthly That is, it does net have a divine origin, but derives from the natural plane on which unrcgener- atcd men live. "It belongs to the lov.-er impulses, not the hiuher, in man's nature. Devilish. The orig- inal v.oi-d here really refers not so much to the ilevil himself, as to de- mons, and as partaking of the nature of demons or unclean spirits who arc represente I as po.^sessing the sjuls of men, and redr.cing them to the level of madness. 16. For where jealou.iy and faction are. there is confu.sion and every vile deed. In I Cor. 14:33, God is said to be the author, not of confusion, but of peace. The v.-ord here trans- lated vile means good for nothing. 17. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure. (See Prov. 2: 3-6). "The purity of the heavenly wisdom does not consist merely in victory over temptations of the Mesh, but in freedom from worldly and low motives. "I cannot win men from impurity to purity if I am not pure." Then peaceable, gentle. "It is be- cause the man who is inspired with pure wisdom has no ulterim-. selfish ends to serve that he is gentle, sym- pathetic, and considerate towards those who oiipose him. Kasy to be A Blanket Sentence \ Ten Ysar Goal Reached Hecauso his clothing uu.l ii. had bee:- taken from b.ir.i, l'. 1!. Walden had to serve a ten rtny sentence in Atlanta, C.i.. all wrai> ped up in thought of h :i Tiiissing aprnrel. .-iiij a bhmket punided by fio police. Waldcn said tliiee men 1 t'ld lilm up and fled. l-oremost among the coveted honours won by Bell Telephone first aiders was the Dominion-wide Championships for women and men â€" a goal which Bell first aid teams have been striving to attain for ten years. In the picture two Bell Telephone first aid graduates are giving an exhibition of how head, arm, and leg injuries should be cared for. in the background are the trophies won by the different Bell Telephone teams. Left to right: the Ontario Provincial Shield and the Montizambert Cup emplematic of the Canadian Championship won by Team No. 1, To- ronto. The Sir George Burn Trophy, All Canada Ladies' First Aid Championship, won by the Accounting Ladies' Team, Toronto. The Wallace Nesbitt General Tropiiy and the Quehec Provincial Shield won by Team No. 1, Montreal. Appro.ximately ninety-live out of every hundred Bell Teleplione male plant workers are now qualified to render First .Aid. entreated. The best interpretation of this phrase would be "winning its way by gentleness" Full of mercy and good fruits. Without variance, without hypocrisy. The first two words here probably mean 'unwav- ering,'' "steadfast." "single-minded," while, as wo all know, hypocrisy means "in.sincerity," "pretending to be something whi.h one is not." It H?.3 Since Di^aopeared riloi .lohiHiy Mania, with hi,-; pet, a pesodi of rare value. The animal has vanished, and Martin woubi like to lind it. because there are only two of its kind known to exist in this country. Duchess Abandons Wallis Blue Color "Wallis blue" went by the board this week. Xew clothes chosen at Paris by the Duchess of Windsor were black, brown and red. Only one costume struck the familiar blue note. It was a traveling ensemble in navy blue wool. There was a strong note of plaid in apparel the duchess selected for day wear at Mainbocher's, where a private room was set aside for her fittings. Her new dinner frocks for winter parties were of lace and georgette. The fabrics chosen for formal even- ing gowns included broadcloth, tutler. Hashing metal fabrics and somber velvets. Continues Work On Artificial Heart Dr. Alexis Carrel, research scien- tist, disclosed this week that he and Col. Charles A. Lindbergh were con- tinuing experimentation looking to- ward perfection of the artificial hoarl" which they devised for study cf human organs outside the body. Dr. Carrel, returning to New York from abroad on the Normandie, re- .'uscd to say that they were making progress, but indicated that they still were working along the same lines. He rejected as "nonsensical" reports that Lindbergh planned to become a British citizen. Log Cabin SHdw Features Jack Haley Last Saturdriv. Or'.ober !». Jack Ualey started the Log Cabin Syrup series over the N'nC Rnd N'Hwork. Haley, it you remember, was the timid crooner in the 20th-C-Mitury-Fox pic- ture "Wake Up .\nd Live." Supported by Ted Fio Rifo's orche.^tra. Warren Hull, author, and Virginia Wrrill. youthful blues sin^'.^r. Ibis s.vi.-s i rori- ises to be on th.- f.ivnrites for th;< season. * * * • You listcn-'is v.iio liavo heard so much about Voodoo, here is your chance to listen to an authentic des- cription of a voodoo service with Its accompanyin:^ chants and drum calls on Wednesday, October V',. at :!.0(l p.m.. over the Blue web. The broad- cast Is designed to show the typical life of Haiti today, and will feature Irma Ooebel I.akastiile whose husband was born In Haiti and Blair N'iles. noted woman explor.M-. The program is titled 'Women Expore thi- Wc-M." « * « « At Least a Small Part Charlie .xici'artliy, tli.- o;ily pine block in the world that can claim to have spoken over the radio, enter- tained at night clubs, given command performances before royalty now has been signed by Samuel Goldwyn in Goldwyn Follies, after which Uni- versal claims his services. WHiat about Bergen, you ask? Well, it looks as though Edgar would get a job too. Charlie says he thinks he can fix it up with the moguls to "give Bergen at least a small part''. * * * • Another milestone in its long record ot service to the farmers and home- makers of the nation has been passed on Saturday. October 2. when the Na- tional Farm and Home Hour began its 10th year over NBC. On that day. the popular noon-hour program was aired over the network for the 2,771st time since the Inaugural broadcast In 1928. Dui^ig the course of this time, the network has been increased from 17 stations to a total of 70. Around The Dial RADIO HEADLINERS OF â- ^HE WEEK G. C MURRAY New Canadian Voices And now for a wee bit of Canadian news. .\ couple of ilays ago. CFRB ran an audition over the air just be- fore midnight. We tliink the program v.-as probably the choicest bit of airing we have heard for a long lime eman- ating from a local station. The pro- Kiam introduced a new voice to the air â€"that ot Ran Dalyâ€" and girls. Is he handsome! Vince "Flying Fingers" Boyd played the organ, while Ral Pur- dy pave bits ot philosophy and quoted ri, n.-y. The procram wa.s quite appro- printe to the hours â€" you know, the' .-oft, Milling kind. Somo smart spon- sor should look into this. « » • • Stan Francis Just dropped down on the desk. Stan is the m. e. on the Sunday Night Community Sing Jam- brr a broadcast over CKCL, at 9:00 p.m. Wo ha%en't seen Stan since some- time in the summer when he shaved '-,f( hi.s mustache. Imagliv our sur- prise whon we noticed a brand new / nc!!ie duster under his nose. Thanks / Cir the passes, Stan. We might drop ill and see you conduct the mass ton- sil exerci-sea. Incidentally Stan pre- i;ent3 a smart review three nights weekly at the Lansdowne Theatre. • • • • "Barnacle EJl" If the kiddies of the house are in- terested in listening to serials, tune them in to ' Barnacle Bill" over CB^B and a Canadian network at 5..'>0 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Ogilvie Flour sponsors the series. • • • « We have to hand it to Reg Dagg o," CKWX. Vancouver, who made Canadian radio hl.-tory by broadcast- in;:: interviews with Sino Japanese war refugees from Shanehai upon ar- rival here aboard the Canadian ?*â-  cific's Empres.s ot .\3ia. Dagg went over to Victoria the night previous, and boarding the liner on its arrival there in the early hours of the morn- ing, he arranged the interviews on the five hour crossing to Vancouver, and wiien the first hawser came ashort the dock. Dagg heaved his mike line! ashore. The interviews were on th« air b^fori' th.» cans-plank was in place, • « « * Interested In Canadian Stations .Xmerican sponsors are setting in terested in Canadian radio stations II â- 0 far as to bring tlieir American neb work programs into Canada. This II indicative of the upswing in Canadian lailio business. What, we can't flgar< oi;t is if these stations are valuable^ 'viiv not run a Canadian series, emaa King from some point in Canada Till n we may gnt some real program! ;:! Canada. 4 • * • Tt\c- anr.onticers out west are har i:.g pb'niy of fun. Willi the sudden demand for teolball game broadcasts, a sponsor has underiak.'u to broadcast th" V.'estern Canada group. This con- sists of li'anis in Caltrary, Winnipeg and Reaina. The announcers travel from ."50 to 7S0 mlbs to do a single broadca.-'. Nice work, if you get it. At The Mcrdkin Ballet 'iwo nieiiibers of the world-fumed original liallot trouijc. diiccted by Jlikhail .Mordkin who are presenting new ballets this sea.son never before seen in America. UP ^rck -^ X Sg9 Archir Fini Cut

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