««»ll«» â- â- â- â- â- â- « Vi tl lll lT---- Sunday School ;^ . Lesson ^ J f t -r ^"^ V > â- • <â- C ♦♦^^♦H LESSON IV. MINISTERING TO PHYSICAL NEE08 Mark I; 2^46 •«ld«n Text â€" And he healed many that were tick â€" Mark 1 : 34. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time â€" April and May. A.D. 28. Place â€" The event* recorded In the greater part of the lesaon. throogh Terse 38, occurred in Capernaum. The preacbing tour, and the healing of the leper, took place in Galilee, thoagh where we are not definitely told. The miracles of healing which took place on this particular day in Cap- ernaum are recorded also by Matthew (8: 14-K), and Luke (4: 3g-41i. 29. "Ana straightway, when they were come out of the synagogue." Thla 13 still the same Sabbath day during which Mark tejls cs. In the prec-eding paragraph that Jesus had taught with such astonishing power In ihe Capernaum synagogue and had delivered one possessed by an unclean spirit. Undoubtedly the whole city was in commotion that day because of what had taken place in this house of worship, and centainly la every hoiLio that noon the one subject of co:iversation was Jesus of Nazareth, his teaching, and his miracles. "They came into the house." Jesus went wifh them. He had come to teach men the way from the syn?igogue to the house. The Christ of the synagogue !s the Christ o' the house. "Of Simon and .Aaiirew. with James and John." T'le house b>3longe<l to Simon Peter, as Matthew and Luke tell us. though P'.^Siihly .\ndrew also was living there. J.in'.t?i and John were simply invited to the home that day. Peter had not yet given up his home on the Sea of Gaiilcj. though he had undoubtedly given up his fishing business. The Touch of His Hand 30. 'Now Simon's wife's mother." Peter vvas the only apostW whom the Nev Testament definitely states to havii been married. '-Lay sick of a f>>vc- " Fevers are common in the Oru-nf. and they would be especially distressing in such a hot climate as prov.ai!s around the Sea of Galilee, which is five hundred feet below the level of the sea. '-And straightway thoy tjll him of her." Dr. Lenski has Tc.y sympathetically sussested tr- .t ' r.iost likely v.hen Jesus came into the house and did not see the woman, he u«ked where she was. and then h-':*.rd of her ailment." She was no rtiiubt confined in an inner apartment. With Jesus, the greatest man that eviT lived, it was so easy to confide unytl'.in.? and everything. 31. â- 'And he came and took her by tho *h;uid." Have you ever made a c.ir.'ful study of the hands of Jesus, of .lU they did. and. finally, of their pit'-cing â- on the cross, and the benedic- tion which they symbolized as they v.-ort,' tiplifted That day when he :is- ceniei! into glory? The hand of Jesus w:v: as warm as love could make It. It ,v.-.ii thrilling with tenderness and vibrating with compassion. The touch upon tile fevered hand of that old woraan tn Capernaum was as a con- d-,>nsation into one act of the very principle of the iiioarnatioii and of the wto<e power which Christ exercises uion a fevered and sick world. "And laiAoU her up; and the fever left her." The Fevers Of The Soul •It is not lllesitimate to allow our minds to pa<s from the fevers of the body to the fevers of the soul. In- deed, that is one of the authorized wu.vs when we seek to interpret th? iitiraiHes of the Lord. The Saviours miracles are the outer and visible types of inner and greater wonders. They are done In the body in order that We may infer th« deeper eman- cipations of the spirit. 32. 'And at even, when tho sun did aot, they brought unto him all that were sick, and them that were poss- essed with demons." S3. "And all the city was gathered together at the door." 3t. "Ami he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out tiiauy demons; and he suf- fered not the demons to speak, be- c.itse thev knew him." "The strict laws of the Jewish Sabbath gave > few hours of rest to all. but the blast of the trumpet which announced i'' close was the signal for a renewal of the popular escilement. now in- creased by the rumor of a secotid miracle; all that had any sick, with whatever disease.' brought them to (he great Healer. The whole town was in •notion, and crowded before' the "house. 35. "And in the uiornit\g. a great while before day. he rose and went out, anil dep.irt -d int.> a desert place, and there pni.ved." In th> pit-sent in- stance, 6s the context indicates, it was Jesus' resolve to proac.i the gospel of the Kingdom all through Galilee. Jesus prayed because he was m.ui His prayers were comiuuuious with *is Patl^Of. 36. 'And Simon and they that were with him followed after him." Ttie won! Jl^^i tr.\uah»ted "followed after nioaus. literally, 'to hunt down. " aud "gives the idea of hard, p-^rsisteiit sewrch. " The Work of Preaching 37. "And they found him. and say unto Jjlm, .All are seeking i^ee" .No â- â- â- • ^ ••••••i '..oubt these disciples wsj went out to search for Jeaus knew why ha had gon« off to be by himself. BealU- log that the sinless Son of God, wbo had power to heal all disease*, needed pravii;- 50 keenly thit he had to rise early in the morning to find time for it, they should faemselvea have gone out to be alone with God as their Master was that morning. Instead of that they were burdened with the Immediate demands of a great multitude, and they did what so many Christian workers do. they put work before prayer. 3S. 'And he saith unto them. Let lis go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth." By the phrase ••came I forth" we believe that Christ refers definitely to his coming from the Father. Therein we discover the strength of his purpose. The strength of his service lay in the complete abandonment of the Servant to the One who commanded. He moved ev- erywhere with the dignity of the auth- ority under which he served. He wa3 in the world for a purpose. In this sentence is the key-cote of his confi- dence, the secret of his strength, the infilling of the power that made him the prevailing Servant of God. 39. 'And he went Into their syna- gogues throughout all Galilee, preach- ing and casting out demons." 40. "And there cometh to him a leper." Leprosy waj regarded as the most loathsome and terrible of dis- eases. It existed in various forms, bu: its invariable feature was its fou! uncleanness. The leper was an out- cast. •'Beseeching him. and kneel- ing down to him. and saying unto him. if thou v'.l'.. thou canst make me clean." 41. "And brricig moved wi:h com- passion." Of the three words trans- lated by ''being compassionate' thi> is the strongest, for it meatis not only a pained feeling at sight of suffering. but. in addition, a strong desire to re- lieve or to remove the suffering. "He .stretched forth his hand, and touchel him. and saith unto him. I will; be thou made clean." 'In so touching :.e untouchable we have a sign of fearlessness: there was no appendix of diseases called hopeless in Christ's list of ailments. We have also the sign of friendliness, the leper was a sort of human island washed by lone- ly seas which no friendly mariner ever crossed. 42. 'And straightway the leprosy departed from him. and he w;is made clean." The cue thing that the man needed most was the one thing he wanted most, and it Is exactly the thing that Jesus give him. I.e.. a cleansing from his foul disease. 60 many men in suffering the conse- quences of sin and of disobedience to God want the consequences removed, such OS poverty, suffering, social shame, loss of position, but do not ask God to remove the love for sin, nor do they ask him for cleansing and forgiveness. No man unclean In sin ever sincerely came to the Lord Jesus for cleansing but he received it immediately. 43. "And he strictly charged him. and straightway sent him out, 44. and salth unto him. See thou say nothing to any man: but go show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them." Jesus thus orders this man to carry out In due form the ceremonial requirements ••the things Moses commanded," and thus to have himself ofllclally rein- stated as clean of leprosy. Jesus has not come to detroy. but to folflll, the law and the prophets ^Matt. 5, 171 ; and by his orders to the leper he had healed fulfills the law of Moses In the present case. This helps to explain Society Glamor Gorl Off on World OruUe J^^^^^^^P^C .^^ ^L j^^^^^P^' ^^ ' 4 . ;'! ^â- .•<.J^: ./ iifi â- > ". â- "v â- -*â- ' ' • '^^ - Gior.a b i.t'.r and her mother, >L-3. ILar^a.-.-i tcte;.-, .â- •-. are VLjitei in their state room aboard the Franconia by G-.-.rge Vandervi^t. Mrs. Etnerson'i ;C'. . as thi couple s*il font New York on a cru s<;. Farm Problems Cottducted CT PROFESSOR HENRY C. BELL witb tba c«-oc«ratian of tli* vtrioai department] of Ontarie Agricultural College 1. â€" Q. â€" "I se!I crean; :o a local creamery and am unable to tmder- stand why the test varies from time to time. On the last statjment which I received, the rest was 3^2 per cent, â- .vaile the test on the previo'is ship- me.it was 35 per cent. My co'ts are on the s;»aie feed and I do the separa- te n myself so tr.at t't: sepctrator is turned at the same spe*'! -^'.ch tinte. Why should there be this diiTerence itt tests? J.S.â€" Oxford Co. A. â€" It is to be e.tpecte'i that the per cent of fat in crea :' ••vil! vary with each shipment and with diJeren; Separations. -K number t" factors may inffuence the test nr.i : '= quite impossible to ccr.troi t'te;:'. :iil com- pletely. Tes's rtade at the Dairy De- partntcnt, A.C.. sho~ that sii^ht differences in thj temperature of the r.ilk. the amount of â- x;i;cr or skim- Ttdlk used to r!u;h the separator, var- iations in the amount of niilk in the supply ta.t. the speed at which the separator bowl 3 driven, and the per C9::t of fat in the milk, will al! have an icrtuence on the test of the creair. Too much emphasis- should not: be placed upon the variations :" the pc- cent of fat in the .-ream. The import- ant point is the p..iuniis of fit paid for. Many times â- ^â- hen the test is up. the •'â- eight of crea.-:i ^s dowr. or vice versa. •;. â€" \i. â€" "The •jTtt-.r from my las: two ci'-umings h.; a very itroag, bit- ter tlavour. I have never had this tro •'>'? 'fefore -.uti :^".y o'ls'ranters are coraiiaining. I take every precaution to ha. e everything :'-^a.". iri the C'>^*"J are ted tr.ixe-i har. ',-;rn .-ila^, ri: >ts ani 3at •h.p."â€" R.T., York Co. A. â€" Bitter and ran.'i'i flavours :n 'h' 5 sea- outte.- are quite con;.".;;:; s.jn 0: the year. It Ls very likely thti; .;;;o it tr.ore :; the c'w- n your h''^ ! are advanced in their •a,:tat:on ;<;r, â- â- ; ^r.d pro.iuL'it.j mik which cot- tai:v a:)i»orT7-Lary ia.,-' aTioun;.» af an cri:\â€" e 'ino's'n as ' 'r.'.'o- T"'- .' t'' '•:â- ;- t:j:;'''io I'avou;' i-: r. jt ;; :â- •: .i :â- • tite ire-i-i m;!"i an i ^-.-.a:". 'v-t if :: 1- heli for a lay â- â- r fv â- t i'-r.-.-'ntei â- â- -.â- _: nj- ticc.r'-. '"he â- â- ? .a. -:;.^ tl.e tr^u- ';:iTr r.^.iv ' J .te"';ted oy ho'.-iing a sample sji m:i'-c i.-.>m eac'- ;>w for 48 hours aad ther •tar.i.te the samples. ;w3 proo . I- ; uetecti ilk -h -..Id be dried }^. However, if the -•â- 'AS ii: questi. â- ; .-re producing we'.! and it is no; ces.raole to dry thet\ the cr.am ;r:med;ately after separ- uti-:;: lay i:e i .I'.'l to IV" lie'r. F.. en! ;.J I r a :h ;rni '-g. Tliij t;a<- r, â- _ â- itng •a. ;;-. ut.s th e enzyme, taa-- th» d'vo ,>P.~ er r ,,f thc t'avour is chec . -â- .• \C. the ?.nal phris-". â- f?r a testiaton;- f.r them." 4$. "But he went ou". and be^au to publ'.sh it much, and to spread abroad the matter. Insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter In- to a city, but via w:thc'.:t la desert places: and they came to aim from every quarter." Tills verse explains the strange meaning of Jesus hi the preceding verse In defialtei;. forbid- ding the healed leper to tell others what had happened to him. -Our Lord enjoins si'.ence because he did not, as yet. wish to draw on himself the public attention. When '•his own" had been prepared to receive him. then, but not before, he would court the p-irbliclty from which, as yet, he shrank. There are about 5,000 different languages In the world. Granite is a fine-form^J rock which has been exposed to gr-.'^t h»at ind pressure. 'oc/i Canadian P< Had Bumper Year OTTAWA. â€" M.'e Cuna iian .; •-•=*- eJ poultry was cxnorte-J in 1^>3" than :;•. any other year, the deparcr.-ent of agrieuiture reported with ngures which showeii a 7*'.?'t per c--»r-. rise over tho?e of It'Stj. txports in the year j-ost e;:ded to- tailed '»S.9i»6 boxes, contoa.ed with 49.452. Weight of the 1937 ship- ment was more than 2.*>7S tons. There was also a record e.xport movert-.ent of live poultry from Can- r.ua to the United St;ttes in 1987. In the ttrs' 11 months of the year. .Am- erican buyers took 1.157,7(5(> Ire chickens and fo^.vl. compared with 344.937 birds in 1936 ana 35.547 birds in 1935. The i-tcr-.ise in 1037 over 1936 «nd 1935 represents i\t.- S31 and 1.122.221 birds or 235.^5 per cent, and ?.V"T.01 per cent, res- pectively. College Student .Awarded First Trophy in Pinehurst Golf Title .\-C Around The Dial RADIO HEADLINERS OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS A new tafteen-cu.". .ite radio pro- ^rsffi, called •Hollywood Spodi^t Review." presents an lU-star rene* featuring stich favorite Hollywood en- tertatners as Pkil Harris and hj or- chestra; Bob Burtu, the Arkansas travelior; Larry Burke, the Holly- wood troubado'ur; and a dtSecect jtiest star every 'orosdoast. It took the air over stations CPfiB, Toronto; CFPL, Loedor CFCH. North Bay; CKGB, T:tr.rr.!ns: and CJKL, Kh^iani Lake: everp M;n'iay. Tuesday and Wednesday from 7.45 to 8 p.m. com- mencing M'?n iay, Ja-^uary lOth •'Hour of Cliam" Phil .::: itai:-;.- and his popular ail- jir! • rchestra featured on the "H^ir of Chartr." program over an N'BC net- •Tjrk including CBL, Toronto, a.'-. i CBM, Montreal, are n >w heard ev^ry Monday n ght at '^-SO. Mr. Spitalny and his orchestra are ill'istrate'i above, -^hile the inset shows Miss Az- lene Francis, drarratic star of radio and -tage. wh? 15 Mistress of '";re- m':r:.s 0^. the 'Hour of Ch.arm." '-ats . tr.e tirt; I'^-cnomg pe<-- â- s'ho :;li;*" tit; inirg style of 1.3S .r.usic. x:'.'. :er:a n!y enjoy i;.*- - .r t; the s'n--'. ban i on the "^ro- Jap Home Minister irim. â- Styled Mujic. iieard t Sunday frtra 5 :15 to 5 ;30 ov^ CL. Tiie regw»r lucd on th gram is tiiat of Zc.d:» Dachin the gtiess band selected by ti. quests Mnt in. If yoa want to ^ your favoorrte orchestra, just drop a cote to •'Styled M^usic," care ot CSCL, and -^t understand tke 00 j% â- will 'o« ;n!y too giad to play all re- quests. Amateur Auditioa* Another new sho'w smarted laat Friday, featunng amateur and setni- prof ess vr .U taler.t, over CFRB. The sponsors are asitir.g for applications for aodin. r- f appear en this pro- gram. Each act chosen will receir* reguiiir pr "^ress.onal fr«?i for the en- «.gvr!'.ent. We 'unierstand that regu- lar vau'ieviile uniis will be formed, and will be sent on a coast-to-coast circu::. Jack Murray, producer of the sho'A-, informs us that all who w sh 3udi"i-':n3 will '?e given them, the dze limit starting at tifteen pears. Of .•;urse, there wtU be one or two very e.tc->t;oral ^•ircumstances whero the n: •"..'. be less, out fr:m what wj have seen ot the progr-am. they •s'ouii 'r.ave to bo very e.tceptionsd in ii- . The Drorran- is heard over C?"^? troTt *!3o •I on flilo:: li.'|.!e.. L-i.. yo.o s .^^ l.-ge si_d.nt. ;-.c>tp s the t'l.^t (ui-'O i:i the mid-wmter golf champ- -nship at ri--horst S.C., fwui Uuy Fierce, m the ruivner-up. ilaplos do*nod Harlow in the finals. \dii;;rji .^> . .u-' ,â- ,-. "â- uetsugj iias teen a;i;i.nnted :. succeed Dr ci::chi Sa'oa .u the It.r.te Minister for J.ipua It g; =s us pleasure indeed to say a ;-e *' <;o'i worij '. ^ â- B;'' Kesta;:. who i:es the •'Early Eiii" pr'^srram e-very r;o--:ng from 7:;' to S:4o. over CK CL. Gigs raiore and m'usic that will re.i.iv -vak- y u .~, attu have you on the t IS .1 yu .ir t.vs by th? ti.T.e you r.ii'i yo^ur p!a:^ of wi rk. is the sort o: b_auiess that corti-s out during ti- ; T,.gTam. It really was quito surp. «ing to us t. iea^u that a (.ana- dia.". -.tnouncer car 'lo s'ich. It you have a.ty ntmiber« yot: would iike to r<? :uc};. and we i.'n't tnear ".Vsleep in z'~i Deep," ^.~: iei 1 them along to 1'- '. a-iu he shall be most happy to piav them. Heard Over Ciaadiaa Network Star^ . ;â- t-.:f 11, .r-'pol;tan Opera â- 'â- >n-vx::y o; Ne » Yor's 'wiil be heard over t.ti 'iunadian n>:fw.r'\ or. Sat:ur- iay. Jaiiuar-y â- 11":. :ro": 1:')0 to •4:-jT p.m. a-< ar. NBC-CBJ i-.t^rnati- or.a! .xchan;:- f.'ature. The perform- -Tj •.-. ;; b*" :':'S^.r;;-u -: :aeir -^--u'.ar c^ati.iiy at'tern r. px-rformai.ce di- -ect t--.':i: t;--; r.e.Z'i of the tarr.O'ja Opera House .^rturo T â- < an;n; and his NBC 5ytnyl:3ny Or,hi_-;ia •will be a teatur* presentation! on Saturday. January 22nd. from 10.30 tj 11.30 p.m. Tho ;M-p«c:e orchestra •a;1! play tho woriij â- . ' .â- • it^ta.i. :-.i comp..sers oa â- h s date •5 >>ro>>'*>>>>>>>>>>>>:*>>>>>>:»>:»>:*>>>>:o>>>>>>>-»x,x« Is This Your Birthday? .♦.♦.♦J. 3 By A R WF!!? WHAT THE STARS FORETELL FOR THOSE BORN ON J.-\Nl'..VRY ::i. 22. -^3, 24. 26, Z6 «nd 27 â- *â- *â- *â- li the -iate oi" your birth is iutod ai^jve you vere burn ia tho eleventh signet the Zodiac which i .\;.,uarius. This cives you a nature unob- rrosive, f.ut'nful a».d patient. You are of "a senous turn of mind and the refined and intellectual siie 0; life will greatly appeal to you. YOl'K OWN BIRTH UATbi. J.V»UAKY' 21 â€" You arc a i.'yal atid steadfast friend. Be careful to avoid being selftsh. Take e.vry cate and precaution th s year and ;. ou -A ill be successful even though the year ;e not without its difficul- :;â- -â- ;. Much happiness is showr. in love. â- '-A.NUAKY il â€" You b^i c a «;riac iikiug tor solitude. Be^ware lest this des.re should make you unthou^rhtul and at times selfish. We must give happiness to reap ^•lupineso. .\.r. influential woman will sreatly help yo i f inane ally tl .;gh the pear is n>; entirely satisfac- ; 'ry for social matters. J.VNL'AKY 23 â€" You are nat...aliy art.stic. Develop this bent to the -it.iiost of your abil ty. You will derive pleasure from it and, in turn, i;>o pleasure. .\n important change it; y.vir business atfairs is indi- .•.iicd as the result of some !tnpt>rtant negotiations. J.\NV.\KY' 2-t â€" You are i-^'Tii of shv>ri journeys and a number are ;:i;::ated for the coming year. You shoaid stay <j\i: in the open as much a3 possible. .A considerable imptoveuieu: i:? shown in your r.nancial position and yu will gain as t*;e ;eM(t of some new work you will undertake. J.VNUAKY' 25 â€" You do uil t desire wealti: :vnu honotj althu'ugh you're a ba.d and studious worker. You should e.xperience real development ;ti yo :r businea atTairs. pr^jbabiy an increa.^jc in salary or promotion. The outlook is not so br ght socially though ve should ;;>c expect to have everything and take everything with a philosophical attitude. J,\M .ARY^ 26 â€" It is not likely that yoti will many early in life ih.->'.ijja much happiness is in store for those in love and born on th'.s iate. Financially you w-li not set the world on fire this year but there should be a s!o-», «eauy improvement and all is favorable soci- A'iy- .'.\NUARY ;;7â€" Succv,v< wiii come to you only through ><«ir own ef- •â- .'â- ts â€" do not«spare effort, only industry will bring you' your heart's '.i.-sire. Yotir brightest outlook this year may be v.^itbin the social sphere. Your financial advancement depends! eiitifcly upon your own «mbitioa. If you birth date is not Ifete-l aJK>Te end you wo«ld like a horoscopo for any birth date in the year, or U you woiild Uhe a complete personal horoscope tor any date listed above, send l»c to A. B. Wetr. TJ .\d«lalde St. W.. Toronto. Please print«o«r name, address and btrth date plainly V I