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Nce A% loey Tve NCP Er..‘n:“ AotPoe so large an army lest they "vaunt themselves‘" and say, "Mine own hand hath saved me."â€" God always saves men in a way that leaves no room for boasting (Eph. 2: 8, 9; Rom. 3: 27). The Lord can save by many as well as by few (1 Sam. 14:6), but He commonly chooses to save by the weak and despised things (1 Cor. 1:27, 28), in order "that no flesh should glory in His presence" (1 Cor. 1:29). We ought never to look at or ‘be discoturâ€" aged by/ the smallness of the numâ€" bers on" our side. We should only Jook at God, and be sure that we are right: before Him (Rom. 8:31). It is His good pleasure to give the kingdom. ‘*to a little flock (Lu. 12:32). God is on the side of the one who sets his faith land love upon Him (Ps. 91:9, 10, 14). €&od will have no one without faith, or who is frightened, to fight His batâ€" tles (Isa. 12:2; Duet. 20:2â€"4, 8). God wants menof faith, fearless men. He eares far more for quality than for «uantity. There were a lot of cowâ€" ards in Gideon‘s army, twentyâ€"two thousand out of thirtyâ€"two. Is the proportion any better in the church toâ€"day? Gideon had less than a third ef his army léft, but his army was stronger than ever. Churches are not weakened when a sifting process takes place and the unbelieving go out. Posâ€" ‘sibly Gideon felt a momentary sinking of heart when he saw twoâ€"thirds of his army marching home. It was God Himself who was trying the men (v. 4). ‘It is a great thing when God will 4ry our men for us. Gideon was to choose those to go with. him,~â€" and those only, of whom God said, "This shall go with thee." The next test was peculiar. It was a seemingly little thing, but sit was a significant thing. It is by the little things that God is always testing us (Lu. 16;:10; ‘Mat. 12:36). The men had no thought that they were being tested. And God is testing us by little things in which we have no thought that we are being tested. The significance of this test was, that those who were so eager for the battle that they just scooped up the water as they passed, and could not stop to kneel and drink, were the ones whom God would have fight for Him. There were only three hundred chosen to fight out of the whole army. It is a small part of God‘s professed army that really does the fighting. God knocked away all human props that they might rely on Him alone. It was certain that this mere handful would save Israel, beâ€" eause Jehovah Himself said so. The army was stronger than ever. All we are told that this very little army took was food and trumpets. The only essential needs of Christ‘s army are the word of God for food (1 Pet. 2;2) and the voice of prayer for a trumpet @(Num. 10:9, 10; 2 Chron. 13:14). II. Gideon‘s Victory, 16â€"21. That very night the command came to Gideon to attack the Midian, and with the command a promise of vicâ€" tory (v. 9). Gideon‘s stratagem «to produce a panic in Midian was really shrewdly devised, ‘but it took much faith and courage to carry it out. They were all to look at Gideon and do as he didy and in our battle for God we all should look at "the Captain of our salvation‘"‘ and do as He does (Heb. 13:2). The account is minutely accurate (v. 19), and clearly no leâ€" gend, but the careful report of an eye ‘witness. The trumpets were a call to) God and a type of prayer, . the torches the light of the gospel and ‘the "pitchers‘ ("earthen vessels") our frail bodies in which have this treasure of the gospel truth (2 Cor. 6. To Mat. 5: 16). straint to Jehovah to save by many or by few." 1 Sam. 14:16, LESSON TEXTâ€"Judg. 7:1â€"8, 16â€" 24. »(Read Judg.7; P3. 47.) TIMEâ€"1294 B. C. PLACEâ€"The Well of Harod. EXPOSITIONâ€"1. The Three Hunâ€" dred Choseén of God, 1â€"8. ‘Gideon was now eager LOr the Dalâ€" tle, he rose up early in the morning. The place where they camped.. was called, ‘"the‘ spring of trembling," probably from the fright in Gideon‘s Army (cf. vi 3,~ R:.V.). There were thirtyâ€"twothousand men in Gideon‘s army (v. 3) and one hundred and thirâ€" tyâ€"five thousand in the host of Midâ€" ianites (ch. 8:10). Israel‘s danger seemed to lie in the smallness of their army, but Jehovah said that it lay in the largeness of their army. Their real danger was of pride, selfâ€"confiâ€" dence and boasting (v. 2). Individuals and churches usually think that their danger lies in their weakness, but it really lies in their strength.. If we desire God‘s strength we must be weak in ourseives (2 Cor: 12: 9, 10; Isa. 40:29), Jehovah would not deâ€" liver the Midianites into the hands of PAGE SIX Jerty Smith, watchmaker,, H. B. Stirling, electrician, and J. H. Dunlop, Aflorist, all of Richmond Hill, get the correct time each day by direct wireâ€" less from Washington. Aberfoyle \\'011)en's Institute preâ€" sented Mrs. James Mason with a handâ€" some serving tray and Mr. George Lewis with a fountain pen, "for serâ€" vices rendered." Frank Davis, an 18â€"year old St. Thomas boy, has been sentenced to 2 years at Burwash for misdeeds, incitâ€" ed by cigarette smoking and improper reading. Messrs. W. Fryer, Jolhn Wilson and Principal Willoughby, of Collingwood, made a short tour of the province last week to get ideas for building the new Collegiate Institute in that place. Some young boys of Carleton Place fitted up a club in an outâ€"Oofâ€"theâ€"way house, named it ‘"Dint;y Moore‘s Club Room‘" and had a great time until discovered and dispersed. S. S. LESSON Dr. DeVan‘s French Pills PHOSPHONOL FOR MEN A reliable Regu $5 a box. Sold mailed to any price. The Seob nrines, Ontario. Restores Vim and Vitality; for Nerve and Brain; increages "gray matter;," a Toniecâ€"will build you up. $3 a box, or two for $5, at drug stores, or by mail on receipt of price. The Scod~lH Drux €0., St. Crtharines, Ontario. GoLDEN TEXTâ€""There is VICTORY OF GIDEON‘S BAND Regulating Pill for Women, Sold at all Drug Stores, o1 any address on receipt Of Scobell Drug Co., St. Cathâ€" eer for the batâ€" 10 Teâ€" First the definite act. The religious life of course implies a growth, a gradual process of development, but in that process there are certain deâ€" finite, well defined stages. One of these we have here. There is also the operation or work of the Divine Spirit within the soul, but it is not of this that St. Paul is immediately concerned in. When in the Jewish Church a worâ€" shipper brought to the temple his OX or other animal for sacrifice, it was one moment his, the next it had passâ€" ed out of his possession and became the property of the temple. The transâ€" fer was a definite act on his part. There was a custom in St. Paul‘s day whereby a servant in a household, if content to become a permanent memâ€" ber of that home, would present himâ€" self to the owner of that home. In the presence of witnesses an / awe would be thrust through the lobe of the servant‘s_ear and into the door post of the house. °Henceforth the owner of the house must provide the servant with food and shelter and the servant on the other hand must render service and obedience to his master. That was a definite transaction. St. Paul frequently speaks of himself as being such a servant in God‘s house. Rev. H. L. Partridge, Islington I beseech you therefore, brethren by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.â€"Rom. 12;:1. Our text is an exhortation to a defâ€" inite act or line of conduct, for a deâ€" finite reason, and for the attainment of a definite end. A man may contemplate the sale of his farm, that does not sell the farm. He may decide upon«the price he reâ€" quires, he may find a purchaser willâ€" ing to pay that price. Together they may go to the office of a conveyancer and the deed of sale may be duly drawn, but the farm is not sold. T6 still remains the property: of the orâ€" iginal owner. He may go back to his farm and occupy it. He may put this part in grain another part. he may devote to some other purpose, or if he so desires he may leave it all lyâ€" ing idle. But now he takes the pen in his hand and affixes his signature to the deed of sale and in that momâ€" ent the farm passes forever from his poss(ession to that of the other.. The selling of the farm is a definite transâ€" action. A curious custom pertained in the British army some few years since whereby a recruit became a soldier. It might be the wouldâ€"beâ€"recruit had decided to join the service, but that did not‘make him a soldier. It might be he lhad passed the medical examâ€" ination but still he was not a soldier, The oath of allegiance has been adâ€" ministered but still he is not a soldier. He might still return to his home and give his time to any other trade or profession. \ But now the recruiting officer would take in the palm of his right hand a gold sovereign, bearing the image of the King, and strike it into the palm of the right hand of the recruit. In that moment we are told he became a soldier of the king. Now he is subject to orders and may be sent to any part of the world subject to the orders of his officers. He beâ€" comes a soldier by a definite act. _ If a man has not been a Christian, he has claimed the undivided mastery of his own life. He has claimed the right to devote his life to pleasure, the acquiring of wealth merely to satisfy his greed or pride; or to whatever other purpose his peculiar inclination may ‘seem desirable. _ If he becomes a Christian one of the very first steps must be the surrender of his will to a higher will; the Covenant on his part to be subject to Divine orders. This is a definite act and it is to this St. Paul is exhorting his readers. St. Paul has known such a thansaction in bis own life from a selfâ€"determined life to one Divinely determined. His first question after the heavenly vision had been ‘"Lord, what wilt thou have me to do." Now he calls himself a soldier, a servant of Christ and deâ€" clares "Ye are not your own, for y€ On Wednesday. night the . Weston Public School was opened amid all the glories that were indeed most fitâ€" ting fore«the occasion. It was indeed a most notable event and one that will be remembered and spoken . of for many years and. held up asâ€"an Acâ€" complishment to be followed by pther School Boards throughout the ‘coun- try. The Weston Board of Education are indeed to be congratulated upon their. efforts. â€" Weston,can . well be proud of the school that the Board have given them. It is not only a well built school, fitted with everything that goes to make up a real school and equipment, it not only has all the most improved, upâ€"toâ€"date. means .of lighting, ventilation, blackboards, desks, heating and ‘other \essential points, but it has these and has been built within the estimated price that was stated when this Board asked for the money. This is indeed the one great thing that the citizens of Weston stated that the Board could not do One wonders when they see the equipâ€" Weston High School WEEKLY SERMON wWESTONS.NEW PUBLEEC SCHOGO ormally Opened are bought with a price," 1 Cor. 6, 1920. Under Divine orders the haughâ€" ty Pharisee has become the humble Christian, the honored member of the Council, a persecuted missionary, the scholar the companion of the unâ€" taught. Again assigns a definite reason for this definite act. ‘"By the mercies of God." It is a great thing St. Paul here asks from his readers that they should abandon the plans and purposes of their life andâ€".adopt a new program which they have every reason to beâ€" lieve will bring them for the present at least not worldly gain but loss. It is never with a small request that the claims of Christianity approach any man. There must be. an adequate reason, it is here "the mercies . of God." St. Paul believed in the terriâ€" ble consequences of a misspent life. He says "knowing therefore the terâ€" rors of the Lord." He says again "the wages of sin is death," but this is not the reason he advances in this particuâ€" lar instance but rather appeals to the remembrance on the part of his hearâ€" ers of the "mercies of God." He has just been treating of the great scheme of justification by fault, and has been showing that its benefits wére not conâ€" fined to the Jewish nation but reachâ€" ed also to the whole Gentile world. This must be for us and for all men the greatest of the "mercies of God." But in addition to this are many othâ€" ers perhaps more manifest and more immediately seen. National peace and prosperity, â€" family happiness and health, besides others peculiar to us as individuals. If the Apostle could apâ€" proach the men of that day and on the ground of the "mercies of God" apâ€" peal to them. to make this great change in their lives, we believe the same appeal should on the same grounds come to us with even greatâ€" er force. And now again we notice this is for a definite purpose. . "A livâ€" ing sacrifice" and "your reasonable service" indicate this purpose, The sacrifices brought to the temple was for slaughter. It is for men not to die but to live the apostle in pleadâ€" ing. It is not merely to secure the salvation of the individual that he is pleading, though that is certainly a part, an integral part of it all/ / It: is not merely to convert men from one way of thinking or believing t6 anothâ€" er way of thinking and believing. We are not of those who compass sea and land to make a convert to our faith merely for the sake of adding to our numbers, but rather that saved himâ€" self he may become an agency in bringing in the Kingdom of God. Our young men did not hesitate in the great war to offér themselves as livâ€" ing sacrifices for the attainment of the end they considered right. In the light of this we see motre clearly than formerly the force of the Master‘s words, ‘"not everyone that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven} but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in Heaven." The faith that does not lead to action is dead. To be a Christian is no doubt to follow Christ who forâ€" got himself and went about doing good. Perhaps this purpose appeals more to men, as a challenge to their best endeavour than at any previous time. We know our field more thorâ€" oughly, we see the greatness of. our tasks, we see both the extent and the depth of . our problem, People and lands formerly unkown and in accesâ€" sible are now our neighbors with all their needs spread out before us. The great war has taught us our interreâ€" lation and that we cannot afford to be indifferent to the condition or needs of any part of the human race, n matter how remote. Within the bordâ€" ers of our own country the tasks seem great. All denominations are calling for workers in every departâ€" ment of their work, Not from church officials only does this ery come, but statesmen and thinkers in all lines of life are telling us that except this work is done the future of our nation cannot be what it should. . From our text there comes to the men of our day an exhortation to a definite act for a definite reason and for a definâ€" ite purpose. . ment, the workmanship, the fittings, the building, the three acres of land and the proposal to fit of this land for the school how the board ever did the work upon the original estimated price. _ It was due to the excellent work that the Board put into the deâ€" tails of the whole question, This was not only the oversight of the building operation or the bu\'ing of. the material and equipment or the purchasing of the land, but it was the consideration that was given in the early arrangements for the plans. It was the eareful study given by the Board to all the small details and the following up,. of those details and making alit parties live up to the letâ€" ter of their contract that has given to this school section this fine school. The" building is set upon 3 acres of ground at the south east corner of Maria and Pine Streets, It faces Maria Street and is T8 feet by, 82 feet. The front entrance leads you into a large spacious hall (with entrances from the east side for the boys and entrances from the west side for the girls, . From this hall the four classâ€" room doors open. These class rooms are 24‘x32‘ with 121%‘ cellings. The light comes from the left of the scholâ€" ars in all the rooms and only one way. The blackboards are so angled as ‘to give the best results for light and the eyes of the children.. The cloak rooms are‘so ventilated that all odors from damp clothes is drawn off by a flue in the rooms and by the lother ventilatâ€" ing system. . Between the two rooms there is a small room fitted up that opens out into the large centre hall. These are fitted up as rest rooms or rooms for the teachers,. The lighting system is good all over the building and the fixtures gives the finishing touch to the rooms and halls. The rooms on the upper floor have not yet been fully equipped, but will be ready as the rooms are required. The baseâ€" ment is well fitted.. Two large rooms are available for play rooms when the weather is wet. There is alarge room about 72‘x35‘ that is now being fitted as a room for physical and manual work. The whole building is laid out so that every available inch of space is utilized and nothing is wasted. The building is one that will stand as a type for model school buildings for some time. The architects, S. B. Coon & Son, Toronto, have developâ€" ed a plan of building that is most economical in construction and at the same timg givgs the desired. spacious rooms and equipment. . Since the acâ€" cepting of this contract the firm have had several others given to them. The total cost to date for this is follows: School site, 3 acres .....$ 12000 Nine contracts for work.. 46985 Bundry accounts ........ 946 The honors for the official opening were held in the large room in the basement of the school. Some: 400 people were crowded into this room. Those who came early were fortunate in securing seats, but many others had to stand. The room was very prettily decorated with flags and lanterns, lit by electric lights. This work was done Total to date .. Receipts are: Sale of debentures Rents, interest, étc Sale of. debentures‘ ‘......$ 62606 92 Rents, interest, ete."..... 1148 11 $ 63755 03 There are some other items yet to be accounted for such as the sale of the building on the ground, which has realized a good price. There are also a few items regards fixing of grounds and other incidentals that will have to be met. . But the whole amount of money voted by the town will be apâ€" plied to the school and also the honor rolls that are to be erected and the memorial tablet that was. unveiled. For this the town of Weston will not be asked to vote any more money. Those who stated that the work would not be done will now have to acknowâ€" ledge that the Weston Board of Eduâ€" cation have done the work and don» it well: . by electric lights. This work was done by our local electricians, MaclInnes Bros. On the platform the Board had an orchestra present, which! entertainâ€" ed those present until the speakers took the platform.The chairman, Mr.R. J. Flynn, of the Board of Education presided. In opening, in his usual efâ€" ficient manner, welcomed all present and introduced the speakers of the evening. The Mayor, John Gardâ€" house, gave the speech of welcome. Warden J. M. Gardhouse, Reeve of Weston, told of the work of getting the money and the . improvements made during the years since he was a member of the Board, Rev. Hughesâ€" Jones gave a statement of the expenâ€" ses and stated that all the money votâ€" ed would be spent on the school. Mr. S. B. Coon, the architect, spoke of the harmony and coâ€"operation that he reâ€" ceived from the Board, Then Mr. A. L. Campbell, in his usual polished style with well chosen English and well rounded phrases,made a short reâ€" sume of the work done by the memâ€" bers and staff of the school, the counâ€" cil, the Board and in the absence of Dr. Waugh, formerly opened the school. decorated by electric by our lo Bros. On The speaker of the evening was then called upon. Dr. H. J. Cody, former Minister of Education. He recalled the invitation to lay the corner stone of the School and conâ€" sidered it a privilege to be present at the opening of the school. He ofâ€" fered his warmest congratulations to the school board for the efficient way in which they had proceeded with the work,. He could not understand how they had ever been able to build the school at the price that they had done, After paying $12,000.00. for the land, it meant that the school was built for about $6,000.00 per room.> The best figures that were known before at the present rate is in the neighborhood of $8,000.00 per room.. He considered it a modern miracle. In all my travels I have seen many schools, Old Ontario i§ leading in this respect. No place in the Empire have they a better school than here in Ontario and he said that Weston‘s new school was the best in Ontario. No cross light to trouble the eyes, good well ventilated rooms, cloak room, well ventilated; . good blackâ€" boards, spacious halls and in fact evâ€" erything that makes up the school building is here. He, however, drew attention to, the fact that the school does not depend upon the building and equipment but upon the assistance that it has. There has been a markâ€" ed developmet in school buildings,. It is but right that our most valuable asset should have the best equipment that it is possible to secure. The qne great ascential, however, is the human element. A well paid and well trained staff is needed to develop the pupils. Weston has always been the centre of education since the days of the old grammar school that was situated here.. The same high standard as set then is still being adhered too. The present‘staff are efficient and will bel better able to carry on the work unâ€" der the new conditions with . these ideal surroundings. (It is important that you never allow the staff to beâ€" come dissatisfied through financial worries or labor under any sense of in;‘ustice. See to it that they are given hearty ‘coâ€"operation and make their‘ financial worries small, was his adâ€" vice. A person can do their best when 1 they are handicapped by these diffi-g culties. It is important that our eduâ€" | cational ideas should be ma.intainedl because they are the foundation for our national life. All questions are anâ€" swered by sound education. All deâ€" velopment of the land and resources are assisted by trained, educated Continued on page 7. UZUGUT NupunuUAuAuAuA c was done Maclunes Board had entertainâ€" > speakers 59931 00 00 87 as 0 0 y itanjott (OX O ds A Martbrere y"s T â€"a WV Muvexl W 2|\N F rrrcs [Eommampaee ce .2 000.EX io 5: OR mb fht n t ts hep S ettiee . on 0 36. 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