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t *• H^l I unday School Lesson Affairs of Heart Aid to Prosperity This Business of Love Boosts a Dozen Trades V V {, :. ..„. N I. rhs fJospel of Mil kâ€" Mark 10:35-45 Printed Text Mark 10:1-4. - - ''iUE LKSSON IN ITS SETTING Ximc. â€" The teaching of Jesus re- corded .11 t'le portion of Mark's Gos- pel a.<!£li,;'.c=(l to this lesson was given dufing March of A.D. 80. The Gospel of Mark itself was written approxi- matfly 50 ,\.D., twenty years after our Lord's ascension. Place. â€" The teaching of our Lord wljich is found in the passage of Mp' k's Gospel assigned to this les- soh was given in Peraea. that terri- tojr? which lay on the eastern side of the Jordan River, beyond the Dead Sell, e.xtending north to the Sea of Galileo. We do not know where the GoSpel of Mark itself was \7Titt..ii. Mark is st^metimes called simply MaVk. wh'ch was his Roman name, anfl somet'mes he is called John, or Johh Mark, John being his Hebrew name- His name first appears in the book of Acts (thoug'h he himself does no-* personally app-.ar in the events ree.irdod), at the time of the persecu- tion unJer Herod Agrippa I, when, Bftcr the martyrdom of James. Peter wj^ imnrisoned, and, after a miracu- lous deliverance by an angel of the Lend, ''came to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose surname was M.irk." i'rofcssor A. T. Robertson has very firicly said: "Mark is a comfort to many, a young man who has made a sctIo.-.s blunder in life. Written for Gentiles TV'hilc the Gospel of Mattacw was w;"ittt'n for Jews, it is clearly evi- dent that the Gospel of Mark was "â- .fitton for GentiU'.s, and especially Kimnn Gentiles. The very brevity of the Gdspel would point tv. this ir. tlie t'l/st place; the Gentile sections, es- spcc!a!Iy those found in chapters si.c 'd eight, would indicate Mark's intcn- tipn of wr'ting his Gospel for the rreat Gentile world; the law is not even mentioned in the second Gospel; and. while it is true that there are many quotations from the Old Te:'-a- rr*nt to be found here, yet only one of them is in Mark's own nan-ativo (others occurring in speeches which Mar'; records) â-  Mark's Gospel is the briefest of all the four, containing six hundred R.-ifl sovcnty-cight versos, aa compai^ od V. ith Matthew, wh'.^h has one thrtnsan<t and seventy-ono verses, and Liijce, eleven hundrpd and fifty-one verses, and John, eight hundred and sA-L-nty-nine verses. The entire narrative is written in a quick, nervous, energetic style such a^ nono of the other Gospel WTiters rcvcnl . Mark records nineteen i..ir- acl- i :ind only half a dozen pai-ables- .Mark's narrative is full of realis- \i-. id. minute details, which are omitted in many cases by all the <»iher Gospel writers, many of which details lould have bo^n supplied only ly an eye-witness: Thus, in de.icrib- Vg the actions of our Lord, he speaks of his arms, his hands, his eyes, and often he vividly reveals actually how Jesuoi looked upon different groups, â- 'and notes various gestures which our .lord made. ,'. As we have said above, there is .yery little in Mark's Gospel which .^'eter could not have orally communi- cated to Mark. It is very interesting *to note that, v/hile Matthew gives / Jc-us commendation of Peter's con- fession, .Mark gives only the rebuke » (8:33). The only long paragraph in . Mark about Peter is the record of kis denial (14:66-72). Portrait of Christ Mark himself, as we have seen, was an attendant, not a great lead- .-cr, but one with gifts for service; and it is very significant that t"»e Gospel which he wrote presents the Lord Josu.< Christ as the Servant of God. The key verse is Mark 10;4r>. ''For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minis- ter, and to give his life a ransom for m:iny." This is the Gospel in â- which liie human emotions of Jesus are .«o vividly depicted, his compas- •ion (1:4U, his anger (3:5), his in- dignation (10:14), his grief (7:34; 8: 17). Ill this Gospel wo find the hu- man limitations of Christ clearly sot forth, as, e.g.. in 1:45; 6:5; 7:24; and 13:32. There is no record of his miravulous birth, no acccurt of the Sermon on the Mount, no long dis- courses, no reference to his coming to judge the world, no attending lo^;- lons of angels. The Gospel gives a pict.iro "of the Son of God with po.v- •Ti moving among men with his gift ft miracles and making the things d( nature the servan!,: of his grace. 85. And there como near unto him Jaracs and John, the sons of Zebe- fM, saying unto him. Toache â-  we ^HwM that thou shouldest do for v^i atsoever we shall ask of thee, ot)? Bd he said unto them. What would that I should do for you ? 37. And ay said unto him, Grant unto us we may sit, opo on thy right J, and one on thy left hand, in hy glory. 88. But Jesus said unto (I, Ye know not what yc ask . Ar > I able to drink the cup that I drin!; ? to be baptized with the bapti'.n at I am baptized with? 39. Ani' t?c thev said unto him. We are able. .\nd Jesus said unto them. The cup that I drink ye shall drink; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized. 40. But to sit on my right hand or on my left hand is not mine to give; but it is for them for whom it hath been prepared. 41. And when the ten heard it, they be- gan to be moved with indignation concerning J:imes and John. 42. And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them. Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gen- tiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43. But it is not so among you: but whosoever would become great among you, shall be your min- ister. 44. And whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all. Care To Minister 45. For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. These two dis- ciples, James and John, had just hoard the Lord talk about the cross and about his suffering (vs. 33, 34), but these men are so incapable of entaring into the significance of Jesus' words that, utterly ignoring the terrible death which is soon to be the experience of their M.aster, they begin to ask him for positions of prominence for themselves at h'.^ right hand and at his left hand in the earthly kingdom which they ex- pected him to set up soon- The bap- tism of which Jesus here speaks that he is soon to be baptized with is. of course, his de.Tth- Christ wisely tells them that positions of honor will be occupied by those who win them, that he will not arbitrarily distribute hon- ors to his disciples, and that the prize will go, not to the one wlio asks for it. but to the one who wins it. Then our Lord proceeds to tell them that greatness with his disciples is not to be measured in the way the world measures greatness . "Jesus teaches that to serve is to reign, and that to bestow is to be blessed. This was at that time an entirely new and revolutionary idea, and is one which the world does not yet understand, nor the church yet practice. We are great, not as we get, but as we give, not by being lords, but by being ser- vants, not by winning crowns, but by wearing crosses and by washing feet." Our Lord then proceeds to illus- trate more powerfully what he is saying 1/ presenting himself as the perfect mcarnation of this lofty and heavenly ideal, namely, that he him- self came for no other purpose than to minister unto men. This passage may be called the very center of the theme of Mark's Gospel, namely. Christ as the Ser- vant of all. and in this passage are phrases that definitely belong to the life and work of the author. Mark. "Yesterday the engagement of our third daughter was announced, to the surprise of none of the invited suests," :My3 a writer la Atlantic Monthly. "The match had been in the mak- ing tor years. The whole countr'- slde watched It burt^eon and could find no manner ot fault with the prospect. Certainly I could not. As i'.n experienced tathtr of daughters I judge the young man to be excel- lent husband materia!. We could usually tell which way the winds were blowing by study- ing the monthly statements of the telephone company. If we found a $3 charge to a point where the standard rate for three minutes is less than a dollar, the mater and I concluded something serious was un- der way in that direction. One of our girls apparently was encouraging a young man to talk about himself ex- pansively and e.xponsivr-'y. Economic Consequences After getting the returns on some extrao'-dinary flights of long-distance conversation, T began to make calcula- tions on the economic consequences of love. All over this great country, I re- flected, young men and women are telephoning to each other at so much a minute. The sun does not set upon these long-winded and long-distance approacties toward destiny. Two young persons in a melting condition somewhat thwarted by in- tervening space can range all around a delicate but unimportant subject for an indefinite perioi. From the stand- point of American Telo-.-hone and Telegraph, this Is juicy business in- deed. I suspect that, w^hile commerce carries the costs and overhead of that notable company, love generates its profits and guaraiite^s i) per cent, dividends. Flowers, Clothes. Movie Industry Cons.der the t.ade in flowers, la untold thousands ot country green- houses millions of plants are seeded and tended until the time when their blossoms can be sold off to shops whose best customer is the youn.s man p.alpitaut. What else but love keeps the cloth- ing Industry squi'-ming with novelty? One shudders to tiiink what would happen to movie stocks except for the love Interest ou the screen and in li.e audieu?o. and to motor and oil stoi": i it all journeys were practical and pro. '- ale. Medico Advocates Health 5iici!raiice Dr T. H. Leg^'ett, preslieut of the Canadian Medical .Association, told the University Ciub ot Ottawa last week that "if we have not the foro- sight, the couraate and the initiative to inaugurate health !nsur.T::ce, state medicine will come of itaulf through force of circumstances." Dr. Leggett declared fruits of great advances made in recent years by scientific medicl:v' had not been brought to tile bedsides of patient.^ at reasonable cost. Ready For Emergency "xpense "Thf; head of a family a compara- tively few years a?o." he said, "need- ed to budget in his coutiiigency ac- count for only the meagre fees cf his family physician, with perhaps a snuil! drrg account â€" rarely for spe- cialist services, nursing services and hospital accounts. "But today science has plactd at the disposal of the physician Innum- erable aids to mo:-3 perfect di.ignosis and countle.ss methods for more effi- cient treatment of dfsease. "The public demands the fruits ot our great scientific advance but they find these fruits cannot be brought to the bedside of their families at rea- sonable cost. Thus we realize that we have not been able to secure efficient economic manap' .ii -iit over the dis- tribution of these blessings. And no-A- we realize rather a utely that the re- sponsibility of this efficient economic management has not been accepted in any quarter.'' Dr. Leggett ;idvoc:i!ed health insui-- ance as a means of protection agjinst ill health and its cost. Frozen 0-<'topus Pleases Greeks Six Thousand Cases From the Mediterransan M.ika Chrift- mas Glad For Them So They Say "A free press is far more than a- publisher's privilefre. It is a right of the people." â€" Herbert Hoover. "Pel haps some of the younger oeople are right in writing their au- ! ••;•.. '.rlii-.'s a: the age of 30 or ;â-  â- â- - :.ia M. Tarbell. September 5, 1893, was the date fixed for the wedding of Miss Still- waggon and Mr. Sieberger. But a fortnight before the wedding day they had a violent quarrel, partetf, and found other life partners. Recently, they met again, this time as widow and widower, and on Sep- tember 5, 1937, the wedding bells pealed out for them â€" 44 years after. And â€" would you believe it â€" they cannot even remember what the old quarrel was about. Urge Boycott of Japanese Silks and Toys Greek resident..* of Windsor who like octcpua were sladd^ned by the news that a large shipment of frozen fish had reached Now 'Vork, with Detroit getting its share for Christmas season trade, says the Windsor Daily S:ar. To the average Canadian, o<iopi!s conjures omething repulsive, but oc- topus to Greeks is as desirable as a Juicy steak to the avorace native of this country. Octopus-eating in the border dis- trict is not as general aa in some Americ:in centres, poinnts out Peter Bourdgaiiis. proprietor ot the Ouel- lette avenue restaurant which bears his name. He explains that most of the Greeks in this area come from in- land towns and they haven't been brought up with octopus like those who lived near the se;!. Served Up In £:ew The fish is t:sually smoked < r salt- ed, says the restaurateur, and the popular way ot s?rv-ine It is In a stew. It has a coarse taste, with a flavor akin to that of sturgeon. Six thousand cases of fro.;' .; oeto- rus have reached N'ew York from the Mediterranean. and octopus-eating centres of the United otates have placed orders for nearly the entire shipment, according to press despatch- es. Greek niurcliants alou,!? Monroe .\ve. In Detroit placed special orders for the fish, and they evpected to cl<'ar are thousands »i per-.oug in Detroit whjse r-.n. ..-siors came ;rom Southern Europe . i Northeru Africa, and octo- pus is usually si en on their table* a couple of timi:-; a week. ^ New Beach Tog* Modet^t In Style Designers Bcw to Conventions of ^ GraadmotLer's Day â€" But Only Siigbtly Pesiguers oi the beach clothes to be ; worn at winter resorts this year have made a bow to the modesty of grand- mother's day but not so deep a bow that the e won't be plenty of sun-tani- nefl ep .; rniis around to decorate the - cabana.. A score of pretty models bared (as ^ it were I the new creations last week; at the photographers' jamboree at tha. Surf V.Mb. Miami. Florida, arranged an:;.;-.lly by the city publicity bureau a".d . '.eading deparin /.it ::tore. Prim With Snorts Typital of the uew mode cocnblnlng demureness with daring was a beige ruarkskiu playsuit ha\-nK a bodiced top with puffed slen-oFâ€" all very prim so far. hut worn witii .<horts. Another indication of the trend wa« ' the length o; the shorts, falling lower than formerly but stiil sh<!r's â€" pap jama-short.-, -'.le ne^^ outSts were called. Evini a revealing halic-; outfit named "strip tease' !iad its coverin;;, of a sort, li consisted of a halter and a separate skirt, shirred about the hip, bodi of wliii.li came 't: h) r'veal a niateh'!!" ivi'iP!!"- suit i-f halter and sll.o'tc 'i^.ti'TIio:;;:;. Quebec's O-wn Fascist Leaders Pickets carrying banners protesting Japan's military activities parade la front of the Japanese Consulate in New York. The signs urge a boycott of Japanese silk and toys. The illustrations call attention to the havoo beinf wrought by bombs. Horse and Buggy Wired for Sound zmd Light Dr. Gabriol Lambert, chief lieutenant of Adricn Arcand, leader oi t.io -tew iN'ationa! Social Christian party, is shown in the above picture smipi'cd in Criminal Court just as he gave Judge Tetreau the Fascist Siilutc before leav- ing after his case was postuoned. Lambert is accompanied m the pictur* by the leader of the new party himself. Adrien Arcand. Arcand and ex- provincial detective Lessard were the ouly two memoers of tiie group ac- companying Lambert tc court v ho did not wear blue shirts wfih swasttka* on the sleeves. fe' ..-ivAs'«»fe If farmers and buggy drivers would take a leaf out of Frank Dyer's book there would be far fewer accidents. Just because Frank, of Whitewater, Wis., prefers' his horse and hu -..iy to an auto, you nee 'n't think he's; old- fashion. His rig uses more electricity than an auto does. Kendins: fi'om left to right, he has two harness lights it> place of bells on the horse, four spoke lights on each v.hoel, a spot-light and horn on the dtishboard. a radio^ a light on the whip-socket, port and starboard lights beside the seat, loud speakers on both sides (oiie can be seen between the snokes of the rear wheel), and big tai'-light v.ilh "Howdy" painted on it. Five batteries at the rear furnish current. He says that sometimes when autoists m>et lii.n on the road at night Ihcy pull up at the side because they don't know what's coming. The Stars And You By A. R. WEIR i What the Stars foretell for those born c:i Dec. 3'. Jan. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6. I *** If the date of vonir birth is li.-'ted above, you were born wlun the sun was in Canricoruusâ€" the lOih sign of the .'Codiac. Th*? ntak"s you , determined and. when your mind Is made up. very consistLUt and ' cautions. You prefer to live quietly, rather shirking responsibilities and you are not at all demonstrative In your affections. YOl'R OWN BIRTHDATE: DECEMKER 31: This should '!)e a fortunate year for you â€" luilliant finauclaiiy and' excelb?ut socially. Yoi'r health shouM be good and relatives should henotit you. You. should not allow yourself to become melancholy and should cultivate more faith. JANVAUY 1: There should be a sl.iw and steady iui;novcnieut in vour finiiucial income this year bringing you both prosperity and hap- piness. Elderly friends will also h.-lp you. Saturday is the most fav- orable day in the week for you. Vour family nieaUo a great deal to you. J.WCARY '2: You will rise in Ufa th-oueh your own efforts. Those born under Capricormis usually ao(!Ulre wealth by their steady and patient industry. Many journeys are iadica;;d this ye.r.- aU-^o exc-Ucut prospects socially and financially. J.4NCARY 3: The inner moaning of your si.siuâ€" Caprice, ntisâ€" is SER- VICE and vou trv to be a true servant of humanity. Try not to live so m ch In the V^st â€" keep pace iv ;th progress arotni.i .vou. Money shotild come to you this year in many small ways. JANC.VRY' 4: Manv chan.s-s are indicated for you this yearâ€" promo- tion, now work, journoys tiuiugii the .>ear is mix. d for social affairs. Y'ou do not care to take advice and prefer to work things out tor r yourself. Your friends and family are anxious to l-.orp you if you will il give them thi^ ;'leasure. I JANCVRY B: You aro snicere. cautious and thrifty. Bo cr.eful. how- ever, that vou do not become mean and over carvfel. The coming year shouldbe excelleut for you especially in dealing with the opposite •ex and many visits to places of amusement are indicated. JANUARY li; Althou.gh the comln ; year may bo somewhat unsettled, happiness la shown In social and love affairs. Complications may arise through con respondence and a woman may help you in your business affairs. Three is your lucky number. Those Born on this date usually make excelleut parents. II you birth date is not listed a.bove and you would like a horoscope tot any* birth date in the year, or If you would like i complete personal horoscope for any cfate listed above, send 10c to A. R. Weir, 73 .\delaide St. W., Itjronto. Please" print youp name, address and birth date plainly. h X .^v