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S V N DA Y SCHOOL L E S SO N March 28 THE APPEARANCES AFTER THE RESURRECTION John 20:1821:25 PRINTED TEXT John 20:19-31 GOLDEN TEXT I am alive for evermore. Kuvelatlon 1:18. Memory Verse: Thou Jehovah, toast made me glad. Psalm 92:4. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time Thp first appearance to the assftiu'ilftl disciples was on Easter night, April 9. A.D. 30. The necond appearance was the follow- ing first day of the week, April 16. The appearance to the disciples at the Sea of Galilee was sometime later in the month of April. Place The two appearances to the assemble*! disciples were in au upper room in Jerusalem, pos- sibly the room in which the Lord's Supper was instituted The ap- pearance to the disciples engaged hi fishing was, of course, on the Sea of Galilee in Northern Pales- tine. Christ Appears "When therefore it was evening, on that day. the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. Jesus cauie and stood In the midst, and saitii unto them, "Peace be unto you." When our Lord appeared with His "Peace be nnto you," He restored peace, because He restored the sense of pardon for past sin and of reconciliation with God. With- out thi.s there can be no true peace (or the soul of man. Peace Be Unto You "And when he had said this, be showed unto them his hands and hie side. The UUclples there- fore were glad, when they saw the Lord." Christ showed them His hands au-d side to convince them He was the very same Per- wn who hud been crucified, hav- lug the same body: as the words Just uttered would assure them. His heart was still the same to them. "Jesus therefore said to them again. Peace be unto you : M the father h.ith seut me, even so send I yon. And when he had saiU thin, he breathed oa them, and saith unto them. Receive ye the Holy Spirit: whose soever sins ye for- give, they are forgiven unto them; whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained." Breathing is the most manifest token of life; so that in breathinjr on the disciple* our Lord WHS giving them to share Has own life the life of God. He was go possessed with the Spirit that the very breath of His body was spiritual - communic.iting divine life. Thomas Voices His Doubts "But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus. was not with them when Jesus came. The other dis- ciples therefore saith unto him. We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Kxcept I shall tee in hU hands the [>riut of the nails, ami put my finger into 'the print of the nails, and put my hand into his side. I will not be- lieve." Why Thomas was not with the disciples we do not know but he was uf a morose, disposition anxl probably wanted to be alone with his grief. It should be care- fully noted that the disciples did not part from Thomas they were gradious and tender to h!m, tell- ing him what they hail scon and heard. Thomas wanted to believe but he needed overwhelming proof of the reality of Christ's resurrec- tion. Thomas Believes "And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas wan with them. Jesus cometli. the doors being shut, and stood In the midst, and said. Peace be unto you. 27. Then saith he to Thomas. Roiich hither thy finger, and see my hands: and reach hither thy haiul, and put it luto my side." The narrative implies that our Lord supernatural!)' knew not only of the doubt in Thomas" heart, but the words which he had previously spoken to the dis- ciples In demanding physical proof of Christ's resurrection. "Ami he not faithless, but bolioving. Thomas answered and said unto him, My lx>rd and my God." Thomas ivi-ogulzed but he knew also that his Lord was more than man. The discipline of self-ques- tioning, followed by the revelation of tender compassion and ilivina knowledge, enabled Thomas to rise to the loftiest view ot the Lord given in the Gospels. Faith In the Unseen "Jesus saith unto them, Because thoti hast seen me. thon hast be- lieved: bU-ssiMi are they that have not seen, and yet have hello visl." Thomas himself ought to have he- lieved in the testimony of tht> rest, confirmed by all he had known and experienced of Christ In past days. No man is without intelli- gent grounds for his belief. Faith is the opposite <f siffht because it assorts what is not seen: the oii>osltf of reason In thte sense, that it compels belief In an object which reason alone cannot appre- hend. Hut faith In the unseen has Its own proofs which satisfy the tK'lievitu* mi ml and heart that there is an unseen and eternal. THIS WAS THEIR HOME ..o grieving wotnn look over the ruins of a Berber house in Casablanca after a raid by German bombers on December 31. Th attack took a heavy toll of lives because native houses are of light construction. Purpose of John's Gospel "Many other signs therefore did Jesus in the presence ot the dis- ciples, which are not written in this book: but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name." It was not John's purpose to write a complete "Life of Christ"; It was not his purpose to write a "Lafe" at all. Rather he would narrate just those facts respect- ing Jesus which would produce a saving faith in Him as the Mes- siah and the Son of God. One-fifth of the people of Hol- land earn their living on the land, mostly on small farms of less than 50 acres. 2,000,000 Plan* In Plane Plant Over a quarter of a million of square feet of drawings were set up and printed in one month alone in the draughting office of the De Havilland Aircraft, Toronto, on the "Mosquito 1 ' bomber-fight- er. They have to be constantly adjusted to conform to parts and instrument. Altogether there are a couple of million blueprints oh file, in a department numbering 50 men and 25 women, including man;- famous cultural figures at the drawing boards, artists, archi- tects and civil engineers, also champion glider pilots, one of Canada's best etchers, musicians, famous yachtsmen and skiers. GIRL ATHLETE HORIZONTAL 1,6 Expert U. S tennis player. 11 Cetacean. 12 Good-by. 13 Jargons. 14 Ceremonial treatise. 16 Hour (abbr.). 17 Measure o( type. 18 Chum. 20 Sense of touch. 23 To handle roughly. 25 Lying in heaps 29 Spruce. 31 Shoe. 32 To shut in. 33 Valley. 34 Deity of war. 35 Relaxes. 37 French coin. 38 Kilns. 40 Fish. 41 Animal. 43 To sleep. 45 To whip. Answer to Previous Puzzle 47 Female sheep. 49 Coral 'Island. 51 Indian. 34 To sanction. , fib Civet typ beast. 56 Mud. 58 She is the 1940 singles champion. 39 She is also the U. S. ten- nis champion. VERTICAL 2 Fibber. 3 Small hotel. 4 Citizen. 5 Artist's frame. 6 Dullfiniih. 7 Saying. 8 Weight. 9 Wager. 10 Enticement. 13 She first became national - hi 1936. 15 She is no longer listed among the or non- profcssionats. 18 Cougars. 19 High mountain 20 Anglo-Saxon n rmy. ;'l Final.--. 22 Shortest. 24 Aroma. 25 Fowl. 26 To exacerbate. 27 In bed. 28 \Vamscoted. 30 Bitter herb. 35 To em ploy. 36 Call for help. 39 Tendency. 42 Finger digit. 44 Starch. 46 Singing voice, 47 Sour plum. 48 Damp. 50 Onward. 52 Sesame. 53 Before. 54 Yellow bird. 57 Electric term. "Cracker Barrel" Farmers Warned Grandpa's Methods Not Good Enough For Present Time Professor G. I. Christie of the Ontario Agricultural College, Gtielph, was very outspoken the other evening to the members of the Rural Municipalities conven- tion in Toronto, when he told farmers to "get off the cracker barrels at the village store," and said that grandfather's methds of farming are not good enough for 1943 production. He particularly addressed his remarks to hog rais- ers, dairymen and potato growers, and told them to avoid these "lengthy, worthless chats they were used to in peacetime." Al- though Professor Christie men- tioned three classes of farmers, his remarks no doubt are capable of general application. He par- ticularly cited loss of young pigs, which are so much needed today, through inefficiency, says The St. Thomas Times-Journal. A great many farmers have been educated at the Ontario Agricul- tural College, and these are among the best producers In the country. Knowing the value of a scientific training, they send their sons there, and steadily tie province is de- veloping a race of highly skilled and Intelligent farmers. There are many farmers, how- ever, chiefly those who through. no fault of their own. probably lacking the means or the time, are prone to regard the scientific farmer with a certain degree of contempt. In fact, they look dowa upon these "white collar' farm- ers, as they cal! them, and regard them as "arm chair" men who don't like getting their hands lirty. They think there Is no school like experience: but lUe trouble is Uiey simply follow taa methods grandpa did when he cleared the ground, exce-pt to add some machinery to lighten the load. Farming is a highly scientific* industry. That fact does not seem to enter (lie minds of some farm- era. Soil and the raising of crops, a thorough understanding of live- stock of all kinds, of dairy work, of handling machinery, of storing and feeduig. of knowing what to do at the right lime and how. and many other tilings are all subjects in which the producers ought to know as much as they can. In the light of modern experiment and research. To become a skilled craftsman, a boy has to spend several years with experienced, trained men be- fore he can be called couipe-teut and get good wages. But ajiy mau can get a piece of land, shove seeds in the ground and buy some horses, cattle and pigs and call himself a farmer. And when his stuff does not brlu.g the prices he thinks it should, he blitmee the government. THE BOOK SHELF BLACK-OUT IN GRETLEY By J. B. Prieitly Large-boned, dark, lon and inclined to be sour; intelli- gent rattier than subtle; the sort who'd prefer a broad-axe to a rapier any iiay Humphrey Ney- land, Canadian, waa definitely not th kind uf man you would expect to find working for the British counter-espionage. But although h was by no means infulliblt, he was, as his Chief told him, both impudent and lucky. Certainly both impudence and luck in large quantities were called for on the Gretley job. Sent down to discover who was collecting and distributing th valuable information that was streaming out of there, and to stop the leak, he quickly tangled with as dangerous a collection of homegrown and imported Nazis aa you'd care to meet in a black- out. Calling on brains, brawn, luck and impudence, he dodged and twisted and bluffed, laid artful traps for the unwary, laughed and fought his way out of a number of tight corners; lost perhaps more tricks than he took but won the last in a fine blaze of action and quick-thinking. Black-out in Gretley ... by J. B. Prieitly . . . The MacMillan Company of Canada ... Price $2.25. RADIO REPORTER REX FROST If you enjoy a novelty pro- gram, something a little different from the ordinary run of radio presentations, tune in Ross Mill- ard'a new "Hobby Show," heard every Thursday evening, 10 o'clock over C.F.R.B., Toronto. It has a distinctly original flavor. Recently it has featured an as- sortment of the old-fashioned musical boxes which were the logue in grandmother's day. In- cluded in recent programs have been antiquated musical powder boxes, musical steins, as well as the larger more orthodox yet or- nate instruments. The music bi-xes have been loaned by many owners for the purposes of as- sisting in this unique musical profcram. Due acknowledgement is made of the courtesies so ex- tended. Any readers of this col- uirn no might happen to have ui'.usual music boxes, partn ular- !y chose with a history behind ther.i. are invited to loan them to Ross Millard for inclusion in this new Hobi.y program. Write him in care of CFRB. Toronto, giv- ing full particulars. It would b fun. don't you think, to hear your musical box played over the air? From time to time you hear many people arguing that '.he most popular radio programs he;;rci over Canadian stations originate from one or other of the big networks cf the United States. There's p'enty of evidence, however, to show that many Canadian pro- grams have what it takes to make country-wide Canadian appeal. "Treasure Trail'' is an example. Believe it or not, 13 million let- tars have been written to "Treas- ure Trail" in the four y<>pr and nine months it hag been on the air. If you still question whether Canadians listen to piogranu originating from within the Do- minion and are still willing to write letters ask the Postmaster General of Canada it is esti- mated that one Canadian rad.o program alone brought a revenue tc the post office department of $350,000 during the last 5 yeaza. Of interest to the lad-t-.s. Two women who know something about the practical aide of step- ping up the food supplies of Can- ada will take part in Beth I ock- erbie's program. ''Women on tha Job," Friday afternoon, March I'J, at -1.JP over the CBC network. They are a farmer's wif-- from Manitoba and a 19-year-old gill who Earned to take the place of the farmer's sons when they went off to serve in Canada 2 urmcd force.-. We hear a lot of comoli^ontary re-murks these days around tht Onruuo countryside regarding tne story series currently oeing rrt'seiited over the Colunbia sys- tem, including CFRB, Toronto. Monday through Fridays at 6 p.m. Madeleine Carroll. '"h Man- tht=ter, England-born stage, scree;! and radio actress, who has carr.fd fame on two continents, apparently is adding to her laurels by her delightfully rendered in- terpretations from current liter- ature, simply styled "Madeleine Carroll Reads." CFRB has just instituted a new seru-js of projrranis, "Ansering You," Friday nights at 9 o'clock. In it you meet a new personality, Mr. P. R. or in other words, the Personal Relations Director, whose job it is to answer inquiries ami criticisms and to acknowledge the compliments which come daily to a busy radio station. If you are interested in a glimpse f what goes on behind the micro- phone, how programs are design- ed and why, in fact, what "makes the wheels go round" in a mdi station, make a point of tuning In this new series. LISTEN TO "COUNTRY NEWS EACH SUNDAY AT 2 P.R CFRB 86olm your di*l OUR RADIO LOG Tt>HOVr<> >T IT CFKi: 86uk. CBL CKCL 5SUU. CBY V.S. \KTWOKKS WEAF N.B.C. Ued WJZ. N.B.G Blue WABC (C.B.S.) WOR (M.B.S.* ST.V Owen SU. Hamilton Hamilton St. Cath. Montreal North Bay Slrntford Kingston I'hathum CKPl. London . >s CKOC OHML CKTB Cl-X'K CFCH CJCS CK\VS ll>>> t *\ i' \i 7 'S" k Mil 740k 'K i. 4 *j i k 1010k CKCl- . '^1'Jk vS TKUB TiDin, . l4TOk l-JSL' t <'KSO Siulmi 7>ik USL 1 t JiGlik i 'KPC Br^. ; ^JJ^llt ( < i. 1 i. ( 'KL\V ^\ S ssuk CKNX W US(J 1C 710k CHEX Peters :uk (.JSI 1 L rio.>s L'.S. STATlo \s EAIl UuUk WEEK Buffa: 1 I'.A.N 1 '.-..* WHAM Rootle.-'. SUOk WLW CluciBua' IINK 1550k \\'GY Scheritictan 310k l'HJb'5 660k KDK-\ Plttsburg c'Uk \VGE-V 123Uk \vi;i;M Cb.c.ig, 780k liM'Jk \V15KN Buffalo 13 . I'ti'ik WGK Buffiiio 550k \> CAD 630k WKBW Buffalo VS'CBX 1570k WJR Dstroi: ~<~i'. ;< WilL'L England 9.54m U.SSm D. 48m 12.00 Kngland . .' , ; Spain Itusla Russia Brazil 95.00m Si'henectady 15.33m 1'h:. a. li.:7m N. Tcrk ll.S3m Boston U. 15m THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguscn I OLDER. PARENTS ARE MORE LIKEIV TO HAVE TWINS' THAN ARE YOUNGEC. PARENTS. HAS EYES AS AS THOSE OF A MULTIPLY THE NLW8EK. OF KITTENS THAT LOST THEIR. MITTENS 8V THE NLWBER.OF BLACKBIRDS SAKEO IN A PIE, WHAT WILL BE THE CORRECT ANSWER. T. M. RED. U. . PAT. OFF. ANSWER: Three little kittens . . . four and 20 blackbirds . . answer, 72. NEXT: The shortest line between two potato. POP An Old Hand at the Job By J. MILLAR WATT ANV STRIP CARTOON 1 5T5 HERE 'P CUT THIS TRIPS UP INTO CONVENIENT LENGTH S!