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Scripture Lesson- -i1Samuel 23: 14-18; 1 Corinthians 13. D avid was hiding in the woods and Saul, the king was seeking his life. Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David in the Woods and strengthened his hand in God. Friendship in th.e deepest sense is a beautiful strengthen- ing and rewarding experience. "W'hat is the secret of your life? Tell me tliat 1 may make mine beatitifu1 too." said Eliza- beth Barret Browning to Charles Kingsley. He answered, "I have a friend." A true friend is one wbo- sees your faults but loves you just the same. That relation- ship which is tern-ïinated as soon as someone knows you are, less than perfect, is not friendshîp. Friendship is flot that compan- lonship wliiuh stays with you as' long as things are going well and then leaves you when things get rough. A frîend is one who cornes when the whole world bas gone out. When the world for- sakes you a frîend ought to be still there. David had a friend. His name was Jonathan, the king's son, heir to the throne. H1e used bis position to David's advantage. Even though David was to gain that favoured position as king, Jonathan stood by hlm. David was far from perfect. 11e was a strange mixture of good and evil. His life was filled with noble deeds, fine asperations and splendid ac- camplisbments, yet it was. stain- cd with many sins. But the gen- eral trend of David's life was cm- Inently reigious and spiritual, if not always consistent. David was in the woods liter- ally and in! another way. David , was in danger, misunderstood and 1 lonely so in that sense he was in the woods too. Saul's love for David and bis accomplishinents had turned to hâtred because of< the jealousy' that smoldered in bis heart until it erupted in deeds of violence. David bhad fled be- cause Saul would have taken bis life. H1e hecame a fugitive,' living in the wilderness, in caves_ in .hiding places, cut off from bis family and aqsociates. David could have taken Saul's life to gave his, own. Jenathan came to hlm and as- 4 friend he streng-, thened David's hand li God and' David continued to spare 'the king Saul. Thei-e are moments in any man's or' woman's if e, when they too are in the woods. it may be physically. (.wcn people feel -the whole world bas caved in upon thiçm because of a 1questionable illness or a difficuit pbysical handicap. Sometimes'it is a ment- al tbing because of discourage- 'menIt, disillusionninent, sorra1w, temptation, disappointment,,or failure. Sometimes it is spiritu- ally because so many questions go unanswered or because there secins to be those barren times when,'although your heart cries out for Gad, H1e doesn't seem to be near. And 'you wonder and struggle and, feel al flone. Gad cornes close, usually, i the pres- ence of ano.tber persan. That is important for us to remember as Obhristians, the value of personal friendship. Jonathan was a friend to David and tbat meant vietory ln David's life. *Jesus, the Son of God, in the fullness of bumaaiity stili needed friendsbip. There was a home where Jesus coul d go that was the home of Mary and Martha and Ris friend Lazarus, their brother. What it must have meant to Jesus! Out of ail the pressures of the crowds, ail the misunder. standing of Ris words of trutb, ail the healing so aýften not ap- precîated, even in the midst of His love, people 'seekîng to take lis lufe, ther.e was a home into which 'Jesus could. go and tbey loved Hlm! Then wc are told that Mary was an inspiration and an encouragement because she was listening. to lm. Jesus said, "Mary bas ohosen the better thing.'" Mary was giving to Jesus even whihe Jesus was giving to her.' Jesus didn't go without His littie group of friends. They were flot friends in the' selfish sense, but a littie group ýof people viho wanted to be Ris followers, learai of Hlm and serve Hîm. Tbey went about with, Jesus. H1e talked ta them. H1e drew from their com- panionsbip even th.ougb tbey were very weak and misunder- standing at turnes. Jesus h'ad- a littie group that was very import- ant. Many a man owes mucb of bis success to the friend wbo strengtbens him and to the value of the friendsbip group. When we tbink of a group of friends, we must think of the Chrisian fellawship wbich ouglit to bc a rcdeenuing felhows'ip. Cristianity is redeeming fellow- ship and means that person.% can be what tbey are and acceptable and be lifted by this trust and the love of the group of friends. It was said of the early Christ- ians, "behold bow they love' one another." not in any sentimental sense but in upholding and stren- gtbening eacb other. The Apostle P-Al ar-d4"orak 4uotth Report, From Queen's' Park Alex Carruthers, M.P.P., Durham Pesticide and Pollution Control At a recent meeting ai the lo- cal ND.P. a resolution- was ap- proved for, presentation ta t'he the autumn calling for strict N.D.P. Leadership Convention in limitations on ah echemic#tls used on farins. It should be noted in consider- ing a resolution of -this type that althoug. the Ontario Fariner has been able through efficiency and ingenuity to increase his pro- duction to a greater degree than any other industry, pesticide control bas been one of the maj- or factors in flot only increasing this production, but in producing on, Siron behold Satan demand- cd to have you that he might sift you like %kheat, but 1 have pray- ed for you that your faith may nat fail. And when you bave turn- ed again, tbrengthen your breth- ren" When Jesus said, "Every- one is going to deny me;" Peter said, "Not me, Lord, even if the whole world denies You, 1 won't" And a ]little w*ile after Peter was sbocked to realize that he had already denied RIs Lord. Peter learned the lesson ýof hum- ility.- God caun fot do much for the man wbo is ail puffed up in hlm- self. "A man wrapped up in hlm- self makes a very sinall parcel." It's when a man bhas been humb- led tbat God bas His chance to brîng hum intothe man that God intended hum to bc. When a man is riding high li unbroken suc- cess we may admire and applaud hlm,_ yet feel ittle affection for hlm. But when adversity knocks hlm off bis higb horse and be picks binself up, mellawed li spirit, courageously isbowing that he can take'it, then our admira- ion is enriicbed by affection and the man becomes more lovable. Well, the time came wben Peter was humbled. And yet through that he was strengthened so tbat he could strcngtben bis brcthrcn. Many are in the woods in sorne way. It may be physical, mental or spiritual. But the outcome of friendsbip ought to be that it strengtbens us to strcngtben others. The cal of the Christian is ta strcngthen aur brethircn in understanding, synipathy, pat- ience and love. What more beaut- iful thing can ýbe said of a man than that he -strcngthened another in bis tim,£ of nced and strength- ened hlm in God. Many a man and woman have found in the turne af their need lhat the living Spirit of Christ was with tbem. And because He was witb thein in their trouble they could go ta soincone else in was witb thein in their trouble theirs and strengthen their band li God. Or, tbe beauty anid the value af a friend! a high quality product as* well. The resolution raises an inter- esting point, bowever, and ane that bas been under constant con-, sideration by jboth the Dcpart- ment of Health and the Depart- ment of Agriculture. Under the Pesticides Act of 1967 adrinistcrcd by the Depart- ment of Hcaltb, professional ex- termiators are licensed anid con- trol is exercised over. their whole oper ation with records and prop- erly labelled containers being re- quired. Fas-mcrs as plant and animal producers are exempt from lic- ensing, but are enrolled as cust- aom sprayers. The spraying ai or- chads 1Iunderstand, naw re- quircs a permit £roin the Dcpart- ment ai Agriculture. It is a fairly simple matter ta Iicc.nse and contrai a limitcd number ai commercial extermin- atars wba are engaged i the business far profit, but ta apply the saine legisiation ta. thousands of farmers acrass the, province wauld present innumerable ii- ficulties, and s'hould be under- taken anly if it can be firnjly est- ahlished that pollution is taking place. The banning of the sale ai DDT hàs eliminated perhaps the great- est pollutant in use on farms ta- day, and no, doubt it ailier chein- icals are proven ta be harmfuh, the sale ai these will be banned as well. But ta bring the farmer, who is using chemicals li a pro- tective mnanner, rather than as a profit makcing actiVity, under strict egisiation would create serlous probleins including: (A) The fariner, who bas ai- ways been considered a respons- ible -persan li the use ai insecti- cides, wauhd hase this gaod repu- tation". (B) A vast number ai ir.3pect- ors would bave ta be cmplayed ta properly enfarce the regula- thons governing a wide range ai insecticides. (C) Chemicals u$ed in crop protection must lie used at s,,pec- Mie tirs and delays. resulting froin administration could be dis- astrous. There is a possibilîty that if seriaus pollution by farmers li the use af ehemicals is proven, action will have ta be taken, but without such proof any legisia- tion ai this tyrpe wouhd be, simp- ly furthcr irritation ta the farin- er, an increase li paper work and a further step ta governinent contraili a soeialist state. A press reicase by Provincial Agriculture Ministers ai Canada meeting in Toronto. last week statcd that charges that agricul- ture bias contributed, to pollution thraugh the, wide use of pesticid- es have been disproved by gov- eraiment research. 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