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--s pa cn Ga A 0 pgelist, -- --_ nar -- ee -- 5) Ss Sunday Scheol Lesson : LESSON XIL SY The Birth of Jesus,--Luke 2:1.20 | + 'Printed Text Luke 2:8-20, Golden Text.--There is "born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. -- Luke 2:11. 3 THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time,--B.C. 6. Place.--Nazareth in Galilee, the home of Mary and Joseph, and Beth: lehem in Judaea, where Jesus was born. While, on the one hand, the story of our Lord's birth is recognized as the most beautiful .and 'exquisite story of all literature, marked by great simplicity and holiness, and, we might say, heavenlincss, yet the first two verses of this story in Luke's account only record bare historical data. The Roman census was taken at this time every fourteen years, and- this fact also fits in perfectly with the historical facts which are in our possession, The World's True Bread Now Joseph, the husband of Mary, "was of the house and family of David," Israel's great king, and Da; vid's original residence was in Beth- lehem, and it. was necessary for him to go down to this lovely city fio:n Nazareth where he was residing, to be enrolled in such u census as wag now being'taken. Joseph took Mary, soon to become a mother, with him, i not leaving her in the 'care of others. The word "Bethlehem" means "house of bread," because near by were large grain fields. Here was to be born the true Bread of the world. We must not interpret the word "be- trothed" as identical with our word "engaged." "Betrothal was virtual- ly marriage, lacking only that the bridegroom . take his bride to his home. ; : How almost pathetically i: the birth of the Son of God recorded by the physician Luke! There is mo- thing miraculous in the description of the birth itself, though the details reveal a loneliness, if not a poverty and an. ignorance on. the part of the world; round about, of what was hap- pening -that can' be taken as indica- 'tive- of .all. the future. experience of. . the One here born. - "No Room at the Inn" "Thére was no room in the inn" for the holy family, it is not to be understood. "to 'mean merely that. there was mo room for the Child; but that the inn in which they could have found lodging lacked a suitable room for 'the birth, as well asa suit- able bed for the babe, so that they had to leave the inn and find refuge in a crib in the stable. In the East today the dwelling place of man and beast is often in one and the same & i Yoom. But this is not how the Evan- .gelist conceived it to have been; he imagines that the manger was outside the inn in some particular stable, such as are used today for camels sometimes, but more rarely, for sheep, 'He takes it for granted, that g the stable was empty as would be "natural 'during the time when sheep spent the night in the open, Testimony of Heaven And there were shepherds in the 'same country abiding in the field; and keeping 'watch by night over their" flock. In Palestine flocks are allow- ed to graze the land only 'while the v-flelds are still urplowed. The shep- therds sleep .in their clothes in the: midst of their flocks when they are out all of the night. . And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. These shepherds were simple, unsophisticated phstoral men. They were engaged in their common occupation when they receiv- ed the wonderful rovelation from heaven. It is not when speculating about abstract doctrines or dreaming about heavenly vision that heavan draws near to us and reveals itself to us. It is when engaged in daily 4, duty, doing the work of the appointed hour that is laid to our hand, "And the angel said unto them Be not afraid." That was heaven's first word to earth after the birth of Jesus. It was the voice of an un- fallen spirit sounding anew the key- note of the music of hope among sinning men, "For behold" --- it is natural for men to be afraid in the presence of God, in the manifesta. tion of that which is supernatural, "I bring you good tidings of great Joy which shall be to all the people." The word here translated "good tid. ings" means, literally, "good news" 2 seand is, in the Greek, the word from whieh comes our English word evan- It was an angel who an- nounced: the evangel. he loved: men that he came ingo the orld. In saying he is 'borr .or us, 7 e mean that he was bore. for our good, for our enrichment, and, for our salvation. "This day in the city J of David a Saviour, who is 'Christ «the Lord."-- [In the Old Testament, 'Goll is often referred to As the Saviour (-2 Sam. 22: 8; Isa, 43: 8, 11; 46:15, 21; Hosea 13: 4, ete.), A Saviour is one who saves, Jesus came to deliver us from every evil power, and to bestow upon us an eternal life. The word Christ means anointed by the Holy Spirit for his great work of redemption. It should never be forgotten and cannot be over-emphasized that it' is a voice from heaven which declares these wonderful things about the babe born in Bethlehem. These titles 'were not given to Jesus by his fol. lowers, or by himself, or by later writers, but by they angel of the Lord, sent of God. } "And this is the sign unto you; did not reason or debate with them- selves who should keep the wolf from the sheep in the meantime, but did as they were commanded, and com- mitted - their sheep to him whose pleasure they obeyed. ! "And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger." "And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child. And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds." --The shep- herds not only made known what they had heard concerning Jesus to Mary and Joseph, but undoubtedly they proclaimed their message to all the inhabitants of Bethlehem. "And 'the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all "the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them."--To glorify God is to ack- nowledge, to extol, and to worship him for what he is. Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and say- ing."--Thousands of angels. appear- ed filling the expanse of sky. Luke does not actually say that the angels sang, but the angels' words are in- poetical form, : Peace and Good-Will "Glory. to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased.""--This is the meaning of the coming of this child, the meaning of the Saviour, Christ, Lord. Men everywhere are talking about peace, and they are trying to produce peace. There is no peace for the earth except among men in whom God is well pleased. "And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath known unto us." -- Often we miss such great blessings in life by not immediately acting . upon some "divinely sent urge within our hearts to do this or that. The shepherds appears no more in the Gospel story. We see them re- turning to their task 'glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen,' and then the mantle of a deep silence falls upon them. NE Mary's Meditation "But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart."--The action of Mary is here. contrasted with that of the shepherds. In their surprise and astonishment, they im- .mediately published what they had heard and saw. Mary was not astonished because she knew the significance of the babe to which she was to give birth from previous an- nunciations to her and to Joseph by the -angel, The word "pondered" means "to bring together in one's mind," "to consider." The roll of the coming years would pass before the mind of Mary as she 'looked into the face of -her own "little" Lord Jesus," And Mary had "all these sayings" to help her see God in ithe Babe of Bethlehem. y of the river, "holed through" and met within one-quarter of an inch. Hard-boiled "sandhogs," who risk death from the dread "bends" in their eerie subterranean work cham- bers, cheered at the marvel of en- gineering efficiency. "Writhe" in Their Beds The mammoth tubes, sunk:765 feet below the river surface, packed in 26 to 40 feet of silt, will not lie inert. Like slugg'/h monsters of the deep, they will actually "writhe" in their muddy bédds, rising and falling about an eighth of an inch with the daily tides, rising a quarter of an inch more in summer and sinking the same distance in winter, The shell itself is 14 inches thick, made of cast iron and cast steel, | {swith : " "For there fa born to:you."-- Jeans v a diameter of 81 feet reinforce was born for all men. It-was because ved by a lining of concrete, Iron and | steel used in the whole project total | 101,400 tons. The fivst 'tube, handling about! 2,000 vehicles an hour and some- thing like 7,600,000 a year, will fill a long-standing need in bringing mo- torists into the mid-town heart of Manhattan instead of the southern extremity via the 10-year-old Holland «Funnel, or the north via the George Washington Bridge. oul The Stars And You r By A. R. WEIR What the Stars Foretell for Those Bora on December 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 : ¥ Xk What the STARS foretell for those born on December 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 If the date of your birth is December 17, 18, 19 or 20, Sagittarius is Jour Zodiac sign. This gives you a philosophic, religious nature and gh ideals, If December 21, 22 or 23 is your birth date Capricorn is your Zodiac period. This gives you a quiet and determined character and great ambition. You achieve success by persistence and industry. YOUR OWN BIRTHDATE: : : ' DECEMBER 17--Some very pleasant news from a long distance may necessitate a very long journey. There may be disputes over a loan or debt and with workmates and servants. Indications are good social- ly and for business generally. You are extremely restless and have a tendency to overdo things. DECEMBER 18--While you would be ill advised to rely on friends, relatives should benefit you as the year is good for social and domestic matters. Your lucky number is 4 and your most beneficial days the 4th, 13th, 22nd and 81st of each month. DECEMBER -19--You should gain by correspondence and documents but you will be secretive about them." A few months hence a removal of residence is indicated. You are.quick to adopt new ideas and new surroundings and will welcome this change. DECEMBER 20--Although you may have obstacles to overcome, mainly through property and elderly people, there is a sudden change for the better bringing more prosperity and contentizent. You are sincere' and will succeed in life because you are not afraid of hard work and know that prosperity must come through your own efforts. DECEMBER 21--You prefer to live quietly, rather shirking respon- sibilities. A very important change is shown in your business affairs and some woman may attempt to hinder you. DECEMBER 22--An influential woman will help you znd you will gain by an important contract or agreement. Much happiness is shown in love, You are keen to save money, are economical and thrifty. DECEMBER 23---You shoull gain through elderly friends and ex- perience promotion in business. The coming twelve months should be a prosperous period though euciting and somotimes bewildering. "Though you are not very demonstrative in nature you are sincere and dignified in manner, baa aa oo 2 IF YOUR BIRTH DATE IS NOT LISTED ABOVE and you would like your personal Horoscope or if you wish a complete loroscope for any date listed above, send 10c (coin preferred), to A. R. Weir, 73 Adelaide St. W., Toronto, Ont. Please print your name, address and BIRTH DATE plainly. : T column James looking up old friends and acquain- tances, and he'll 'be back on his way to New York as this goes to press. 'Jimmy, as you may recall, is being starred on the new Lucky Strike net- the gigantic Star Santa Claus Fund broadcast, 'about 'three hours. Jimmy Annan who is handling the show. and le informs us that Geoff Waddington and a thirty piecé or- chestra, the Campbell sisters, Ethel, Mvrt and Jean, Jean Haig, Adolph Wintroff, Harvey Doney and exotic Louise King have already consented to appear. John Sturgis will make | to. . . . an effort to come from Buffalo for the show. Rumours also have it that Maude Waterworth Craig, symphonic ~harpist and Dr. Fricker will be pre- sent. A stunt is being planned sim- ilar to one used last year, namely, a trip to some house typical of those for whom the program is being con- ducted. Greg Clark and Denton Mas- sey will be Masters of Ceremonies, and community singing will be held. The 'place of hroadeast this year is the Eaton Auditorium on" Wednesday, December 22nd. the complete program from 8 o'clock until midnight. that CRCT will also carry the pro- gram. By the way, innumerable nov- elty and variety acts will be present- ed, but these will be kept secret, and we cannot get any information on them. . . . 'CFRB on' Sundays, 10:30 to 11, en- titled Ports of Call. has proved exciting and interesting, . featuring dramatic visits to foreign lands. These visits are authentic and educational. The music on the pro- gram coincides with the visit. + . . } uf LJ * Just stepped into an audition to- day, and heard something that is |- quite unusual. Two young lads play- \ ing guitars, Dave Richards: The: boys: offer some- thing very new in the waylof guitar playing, and :will be heard in a very short while. More information forth- coming. . """ Whiteman, King of Jazz, will return to the Columbia Network, Friday, YS 7s OF THE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS December 31st, 8.30 to 9. The spon- sors of this program are replacing their present series, featuring Alice Faye and Hal Kemp. In the words of Whiteman: "The series will be popular programs devoted to tune fa- vourites, old and new, but I hope to At the time we are writing this Shields is in town, work. program. Jimmy is another | introduce: the works of new American vroof that Canada has big time tal- | composing talent." - Paul, Douglas ent. . . . will be the announcer.'>", * J J * - SR J i Columbia presents amateur talent en masse. Every Saturday, from 6 to 6.25, an amateur contest takes place, open to choirs, choristers and glee clubs of the United States, composed of mefbers 25 years or younger, and having forty members or less. They will compete for a cup awarded by CBS and a concert tour arranged by Columbia Concert Corporation. It should be a program worth listening Finally, the day has been set for which generally lasts Just spoke to LJ] * E Toronton'an on Ford Hour Sir Ernest MacMillan, conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since 1931, will be guest conductor of the Ford Sunday Lvening Hour set- ies over CBS during the period from February 27 through March '27. Sir Ernest's name completes the 1937- 1938 roster of internationally known orchestral directors for the Ford Sunday Evening Hour which lists Jose Iturbi, Eugene Ormandy, Fritz Reiner and John Barbirolli of the New York Philharmonic + Symphony Orchestra. The guest artists who will appear while the Detroit Sym- phony Orchestra is under Sir Er- nest's direction will include Kirsten Flagstad, the noted Wagnerian so- prano; Lily Pons, the Metropolitan Opera coloratura; Jose Iturbi, as piano soloist; and Nino Martini, ro- mantic tenor. CRCY will carry "It is quite likely Visits to Exotic Countries A new program is scheduled for The program Although the dread political police watches over the loyalty of the So- viet citizen, the purge appears to have affected the ordinary Russian Around {| The Dial | . RADIO HEADLINERS = Indian Tribes migrations, he concluded. Boy Has Sight For First Time Risks Life To Save Cat a ---- : Everything in the world was a ciir= v iosity this week to Julian . Galindo, who is 12 years old and never saw the light of day until surgeons re- moved cataracts from kis eyes. He found it all "beautiful." Es The first things he saw when he opened his eyes at Southwestern Gen« eral Hospital were faces, then the fupriture of the room. But the win* dow caught his attention and there he sprang. "Look, there's the car I came here in, And there's a bicycle, I know it's a bicycle. And oh, there's a tree, It's beautiful." He had no words to explain the lights and colors except "wonderful," and he stood there several minutes before the joy of it overcame him and he began to cry. His parents " and 'the doctors cauld not restrain a few tears, either. Overcome With Joy The boy had never complained of the blindness, his parents said, be- cause having been born blind, he could not know what he lost, and for 2 he knew, the world was made up of words and noises, and things to feel, smell and taste. They hadn't encouraged him too much about the! world that might some day be exe posed to him, lest the operation fail. But he had most things pictured in his 'darkness, and he was correct about trees and cars and bicycles. The operation was - performed a month ago, and then it was time to remove the bandages. Thick, dark glasses shielded his eyes when ha opened them, until he could grow ac- customed to the light. . { For two days a cat lay on a fifty feet high ledge on the building of Gatti's Restaurant near the Strand, in London, England. A small boy noticed the animal and told the timekeeper. Twenty-three-year-old Harry Bone, restaurant -storekeeper, volunteered to rescue the cat. He climbed to the roof of the building where his workmates tied a rope round his waist and lowered him down to the endangered feline. Crowds in the street below watched while Harry grasped the cat and was hauled back to the roof where the animal escaped and ran away. Harry has a widowed mother to support, but he had to risk his life saving that cat. You see, he is a cat lover. He has three of his own. Pictured is Harry Bone being hauled to the roof with the rescued cat in his arms while crowds in the street watch breathlessly. "Inferior" Worms Threaten Market Ordinary Cheap Garden Earth worms Claimed to Ge Flooding Out This Special Industry Things are bad in the worm Indus try. " Mysterious intrigues and depletion of natural resources paint a gloomy rospect, says Henry Ernst, the worm magnate--ho sells 'em as tropical fish food to some of the. world's biggest (Worm users. - Employing with vehemence such terms as "inferior merchandise," and "muscling in," he averred last week that the market is being flooded with worms from some prolific and hither to untapped worm mines in upstate New York and Pennsylvania. Ernst doesn't know who's behind the glut, but he suspects a plot -- probably an underground one. Hunting-Grounds Fewer § He blames the WPA for depletion of natural resources. They're drain. ing swamps and building buildings on some of the best worm-hunting grounds, he says. He attributes his success to a sixth --or "worm" sense. "Blindfolded," he says, "I can stick my finger into a ball of mud and tell you if there's a worm in it," Outside jof that elucidation, trade trick stealers can't worm a thing out of him, "Light Pink" Special ' As a result of the mysterious influx of worms-- ordinary cheap garden earthworms, he says-- Ernst an- nounced he henceforth is specializ- ing in only the highest quality--light pink -tubifex, grade A. } Meanwhile, he's investigating the "unfair competition" and figures it can't go an indefinitely. Some day, he says, the worm will on Monday night. The first entry then read: "7.15 p.m. eyes are not affected, I read the paper easily." The book told how he survived the first dose with only an uncomfortable illness, and went to the library next day to check up on the poison in a me- dical text. Then he tried again. The next entry said: "Numbness seems to be creeping all around my face and jaws now, Cheeks tingling a little. Looks like an all night wait." The last entry was written apparent- ly just before he went to the theatre, tired of walting in his room. Physlc- fans said his condition was critical. Knew Geometry Knowledge of Science Found Among Members of Ancient Race in British Columbia, -- Notions of geometry quite compar- able to what is generally used today and a considerable knowledge of sci- ence were to be found among the Bri- tish Columbia Indians, Prof. Franz Boas, ethnologist, told a gathering at the University of Montreal last week. The speaker dealt yesterday with the mode of living among the coas- tal and inland tribes. There was a considerable contrast between the coast -and inland tribes, one subsist- ed on fish, a little game and vege- table products; the others were essen- tially hunters. The inland tribes lived mostly in tents, the others were adept carpenters and built for them- selves. This is where their scientific knowledge was exemplified, for in the laying of a house they followed geometric principles, as they also did in the making of boxes. Speak Six Languages # The various tribes throughout the province speak no fewer than six languages, fundamentally different, he said, with a blending from the East coast "of Asia, a large part of Siberia and the whole American coast from Alaska, down to Califor- nia, "The linguistic differences," he added, "show that extended migra- tions occurred on the coast. There is little doubt that at an early time the inland people started down the TY, LISTEN... on Friday Hight CANADA-1937.4 | tue INSPIRING PROGRAM coast to coast network. Fraser River and occupied part of its J ' lower regions, displacing the older in- ol) ced | oXs urn, habitants. The distribution of lan- " et) Pup "ose : guage and archaeological remains ", wwe Sg use otter adres? P ° Rh furnish abundant evidence of these CUBE atest 193 qed 7 ercelves ythm a) Tor shut tighter so far as politics is con- cerned and avo.d contact with for- eigners, lest he be suspected of treaty ing with spies. Through Vibration Deaf Dance Joins School Chorus Graceful Hilda Louise Ralfs, 19, is one of the best dancers in Daven port, Towa, although she virtually is ~-------- | unable to hear a note of music. little, except to 'make him shirk dan- gerous responsibility, keep his mouth ent et Dec em ansd3] st 0. sv CX \ Cy geoot Tg 32 re During a childhood illness, Miss Ralfs suffered almost complete loss George Q'Connor and Whiteman Cémes 'Back Speaking of smart music, Paul 82 giant blowers, sweeping 160 tons of fresh air per minute through' the unseen ventilation ducts below the roadway. ) innovations is the roof of glittering glass tile--a far ery from the rude mud-brick used by Assyrian slaves in the Babylon tunnel of 4,000 yéars ago, R Among up-to-the-minute The tube is "air-conditioned" by J o-3 ( rudd | CIGARETTE TOBA FINE QUALITY- FULL PACKAGE - POPULAR PRICE PACKAGES 10¢-- TINS 25¢ of hearing, But that did not af- fect her cheerful disposition. She 'made the best of her situation and learned to read lips with such pro- ficiency that now_she has no diffi culty -understanding others if she can watch them as they talk, ¢ Recently Miss Ralfs enrolled in 10 dancing classes at Friendly House. Within six months she became so adept that she was maase a member of a choral group in a recent 'review (of of 0) staged by the school. The girl : catches the rhythm of the musie a : through vibrations. Warlike Toys Scored The French Trade Unions Federa- tion protested, through its newse paper, Le Peuple, against the "wars like nature" of Christmas toys for children, 73 The newspaper appealed to war veterans' organizations to take the initiative for a boycott of such toys, RPL > ee os de por ae Ss LE ran LS PC ys ~ at (Pras # $F opt rs = Sat od, CETL a ~~ res et 2)