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I * 5 ¥ a ' . @ St LESSON III. THE VICTORIOUS SERVANT (Easter) Acts 2: 22.36 Golden Text. ~-- This Jesus did .God "raise up, whereof we all are wit- nesses. Acts 2: 32. : - THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.--The day of Pentecosf," May 28, A.D. 30. . Place.--Jerusalem. 22. Ye men of Israel, hear these words. The apostle Peter begins the second part of his sermon by remind. ing his audience of their great priv. flege and honor in being members of the chosen race, of which he also was a member, and in this they stood to- gether on common ground. Jesus of Nazareth. Many have been hearing rumors that this person had come forth out of the tomb on the third day, This is the first time, however, that thousands of these Jews had ever had_an opportunity of hearing one of the Christian apostles expound the significance of the death and ressur- ection of this man Jesus. Approved of God unto you. The Greek word here means '"'demonstrated," "shown by ar- gument." By mighty works and won- ders and signs. Which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye urselves know. The miracles ot ist were so "many, and had been performed in so many different local ities, and there were so many thous. ands of people in Palestine who could bear testimony. to their reality, that none of these Jews, if they pretonded to be in thelr right mind, could deny that Jesus had performed them during his ministry. Death of Christ ' '23, Him, being delivered up hy the determinate counsel and foreknowl- edge=ef God. That Christ should die upon a oss, the Father, and the Son, and 'the Holy Ghost always 'ew, Jesus himself knew that this was his appointed mission, as he often said' during his public ministry. Iis death upon the cross was the only way by which he could make propitiation for our sins, give us eternal life, and bring us into the 'prescmce of Cod (1 Pet. 3: 18). Ye by the hand of law- less men. Here the reference to the Roman soldiers who did not have the law of Moses, and who "se=2, ns the apostle Paul says "withoit Jaw" Did crucify and slay. The death of Jesus, like the tragedy of Judas, had been foreordained, but that was no Ju-ti"~~*'on of the actors; their guilt remained. The resurrection of Christ and the descent of the Holy Spirit in all his illuminating power had reveal- ed to the apostle Peter the true slg- nificance of the death of Jesus of Naz- areth; apd now, instead of shrinking from the fact (Matt. 16: 22), he boldly - proclaims it as foreordained of God. 4 sg + A His Resurrection 24. Whom God raised up. This Is the fourth time the apostle has re- 'ferred to God in his relationship to Christ within two minutes of an ad- dress. Here is the crux of Peter's en- tire" argument. All of his hearers knew that one Jesus had lived, had performed miracles, had died upon the cross, but thousands of them were not convinced that- Jesus had risen from the dead, and that is why Peter de- votes more than half of the second part of his-sermon on Pentecost to an exposition of and a defense of the. resurrection of our Lord. First he speaks of it as absolutely inevitablé --Having loosed the pangs of death; because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. A more literal translation of the Greek word here translated "pangs" would be 'birth- pangs," the resurrection of Christ be- ing. conceived of a3 a birth out of death. 25. For David saith concerning him, I beheld the Lord always before my face; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved. 26. There- fore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope. . 27. Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption, 28. Thou madest known unto me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of gladness with thy countenauce. Of course David himself first wrote these words, inspired. by the Holy Spirit, ~~ David's Words 29. Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us: unto this day. For references to David's tomb, seo I Kings, 2: 10; 2 Sam. 5: 7. We do not know today where the tomb is, but all those who were listening to. Peter n the day of Pentecost did know "where the tomh was. 30. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne. 81, He foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that nefth- of was hae left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. As David &uld not have spoken this psalm of himself, he spake it of some other who vas none other than the Messiah, The word "foreseeing" ascribes pro- / A---C unday' School Lesson 3 > k phetic consciousness to David 'n tle composition of the psalm, 32, This Jesus did God raise up, whereof we all are witnesses. This is Peter's third argument concerning the actuality of the resurrection of Christ: first, it was inevitable that he should rise from the dead, because death had no hold on him; secondly, it was pre- dicted that he would rise from the dead by David, who, in such predic- tions was a true prophet of God; in the third pdace, he, Peter, with the other apostles and many others, had actually seen with their own eyes the Lord Jesus Christ gain and again af- ter he had risen from the dead. The ground under Peter's feet when he was speaking of Christ's resurrection was just as solid and firm as the ground unger his feet when he was talking about Christ's miracles and humanity, There is not anywhere in all of Christendom any argument, or any chapter, or any book which can stand the closest scrutiny of scholar- ship, that can in any way destroy or harm the united; overwhelming proof that Christ came forth from the tomb in his own body on the third day after his death, as he sald he would. 33. Being therefore by the right hand of God exalted, and having re- | ceived of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he hath poured forth this, which ye see and hear. That Christ ascended to the right hand of God means, of course, that all that Christ did, God approved; that he has the right to sit at God's right hand, being God the Son. In other words, this man, a carpenter of Nazareth, "who walked among these very Jewish -people-for years, whom they crucified, thereby rejecting, God had apnroved and raised up to sit at his right hand, 34. For David ascended not into the heavens; but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand. 35. Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet. This quotation is from Ps. 110: 1. St. Pet- er does not demand belief upon his own assertion, but he again appeals to the Scriptures and to words which could not have received a fulfillment in the case of David. In this appeal he reproduces the very words in which, some seven weeks before, our Lord himself had convicted ihe scribes of error, In their interpretation of this same psalm. No passage of Scripture is so constantly referred -to in the New Testament as this 110th Psalm. The psalm was always regarded as Messianic 'by the Jews. In these four- teen verses Peter has carried the his- tory of the Lord Jesus from his bu- manity up through his death end resurrection to the very throne of God to which he ascended, from the e¢atrth to heaven, from humanity to deity, from then to eternity, from -eath to everlasting life--all molded, predicted by the very Scriptures which these men had heard taught, and had been reading themselves from the time they were 'boys. } Both Lord and Christ Acts 2: 86. Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him .both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified. The sermon of Peter is about to come to an end, and he concludes it with a glorious sentence of climax. In this one sentence he clinches his entire argument. In the word "Lori" power and sovereignty are there expressel; in the word "Christ" his saving work is indicated. What these Jews to whom Peter was speaking that day were to know assuredly is exactly what all men are to know with the same assurance today. He is our Lord and our: Christ. ' Born In 1766? A "miracle man" has recently ap- peared in Allahabad and claims to be 172 years old. He is a Hindu named Sannaysi, and is reported to have cured people of blindness and to have made old men young. IS THIS YOUR BIRTHDAY? By A. R. WEIR What the Stars Foretell For Those Born on April 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. For the 15th to 20th'the Zodias sign is Aries. For the 21at it is Taurus. People born between the 15th and 20th. of April are usually headstrong, temperamental and have great mental energy. They object to opposition, are very positive by nature and very definite ahout everything, They are witty, congenial and good hearted, Friends always have a good time in their company. Those born on April 21st love com- fort and pleasure, They are trust worthy, reliable and capable of rising to responsibla positions. An import. ant change {n business affairs is indl: Sata and some benefit by specula tion, : F For complete birthday horoscope for any birth date in the year, send 100 to A. R. Welr, 78 Adelaide St. W., Toronto. Please print your name and address plainly. bh AA eT Ye IAS AG ied For the first time in New York eriminal procedure, a lle-detector was introduced and its evidence accepted as ac- curate, when Raymond Kenney, on trial as a second offender, was found not guilty, due to use of the detector, Fa- ther Walter Summers, 8.J., is developer of the detector. Urges New European Pact Within Scope Of League Economist Has Plan to Bolster Peace -- Suggests New Euro- pean Agreement On. Collective Security. : Creation of a new European pact within the scope of the existing League of Nations as a step towards ultimate collective security and posi- tive peace was advocated last week at London, England, by Professor J. M. Keynes, noted economist, Constitution of such a pact would relieve the old League of its inop- erative organs and would be extreme- ly simple, Professor Keynes writes in the New Statesman and Nation. It would become the first offspring of the old League dwelling with amity in its parents' house and sharing its common intérests and activities. Voting Power Under the proposed pact,' partici- pating members would be called on to give definite undertakings to one another with the power to act by the voice of the majority. Professor Keynes suggests that voting power could be apportioned on the follow- ing basis. Great Britain, France, and Russia, 10 votes each; Poland and Czecho- slovakia, four; Switzerland, Holland Belgium, and the Scandinavian and Balkan countries, two cach; and the Baltic States and Spanish provinces, one each. Suggests Sanctions Professor Keynes suggests sanc- tions attached to the new pact should be of three orders: financial assist- ance and rupture of relations; block- ade; full military alliance. "Smaller powers with less than. four votes should not be committed to join any sanctions without their .own assent in any particular case," the professor says. 'Members of the pact among themselves of course accept the results of arbitration en- dorsed by a majority vote . . . re- nouncing altogether the instrument of war, Open for An American League "Their general staffs would be in regular collaboration with reference to air defence and blockade. But they should be concerned no less with the arts of peace and aim at becom: ing the nucleus of a new system of freedom of trade and intercourse sc that a citizen of the Europesn league vould again enjoy his own personal iiberties." When the European league decid- ed to act, members of the old League would be invited of their own free will to participate in the decision. "The hope would be for the bless- ing of other offspring, in particular an American league, headed by the United States, and perhaps by the Pacific and African leagues, and a league for Middle and Nearer Asia." Stamps Changed New stamps to replace the existing five and ten shilling issues were re- leased by the Australian Postal De- partment this month, Above is the larger denomination, the smaller is of the same design but bears a portrait of the Queen instead of the King. 8 'Thunderstorms To Be Forecast Weather research scientists an- nounced last week at Cambridge, Mass., they believed they had found a way to forecast thunderstorms 24 to 36 hours fn advance. They: found the method last summer was 90 per cent. accurate. Their progress was reported In the bulletin of the American Meteorolngl: cal Society by Jerome Namias, search assistant at Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology. - The forecasts are based on Kknow- ledge of the "flow patterns" of the various levels of air In the 2tmosphera, Air Sounded Daily Each day the weather men take ajrplane, balloon and radio-meteoro- graphic soundings" from all over the country. These readings are plotted on maps. When the sounding points are connected with lines they show "valleys" and "mountains" along which flow moist and dry air currents. The result is an "isentropic chart" or contour map of the air above the United States. . When the moist air reaches from the surface of the earth to high lev- els, with dry air massed In the higher atmosphere, tle radiational cooling between the two causes huge draughts which cannot te equalized, and along comes the summer shower or thunder- storm, re- Giant Panda Market Quotations, Drop As More And More of These Rare Animals Are Being Discovered The world market in baby giant pandas pointed downward this week after the arrival in Chengtu, China, of Floyd Tangler Smith, American big game hunter, with four of the bear- like animals. News of his record catch came only a few days after the death of Su-lin, which was purchased by the Chicago Zoological Society for approximately $10,000. Mei-Mei, a younger panda, was. placed in the soclety"s zoo at Brookfield a short time ago. Both females were captured by Mrs. Will. fam H. Harkness, Jr. in the wildd of Western China. Su-Lin, who completed a year at the zoo on February Sth, won fame as the first giant panda ever exhibited in the United States. Commenting on Smith's big capture, Francis E. Manierre, a member of the society's animal committee, said "we certainly are interested." "That fellow got right in the middle of Panda town. Whether we will buy any or not is another question. Wo don't even know whether he will sell them." Zoo officials said Smith vas a part- ner of William II. Harkness, Jr.,, who died in Shanghai early in 1936 while searching for a panda. At Chengtu, Smith said he would go to Hong Kong by chartered plane, thence to the United States by fast boat in order to get the animals, in- cluding three males, into a zoo before they succumb to climatic conditions. Hearts-Ease Since I gave my heels to the road 0 God and O Mary, What a heart-breaking load Has fallen from me. Since I laid my ear to the wind, 0 God and O Mary, What a load from my mind Has fallen from me. «Corinne Thomas-- (after an old Gaelie Song) in "Path of Beauty" Nazi Youths Must Start At Twelve A whole generation of "future Adolf Hitlers" is being groomed fn Germany, At the age of 12, the pick of the boys of the nation are being launched on a course of training which will rot end until they are 29 years old. ) The first stage of trains, from 12 to 18 years, will be completed at "Adolf Hitler Schools" of which there will be one for each of the 32 German dis- tricts. Here the "future Ifuchrers" will not be taught but must work themselves into National Socialist ideology, according to Dr. Robert Ley, Nazi labor leader. Three Months Per Year Successful matriculants from these schools will next enter one of four "Universities for Nazi Leaders" for courses in rifle shooting, equestrian sports, light athletics, flkving, skiing, mountain climbing, and spiritual de- velopment. Twelve weeks each year will be devoted to practical work in political offices. The student is then released to com- plete his academic work or learn a profession after which he will qualify for the degree of "Political Leader" by a six-months study of the German cast, RST TE TN I a. a Canadians Are Popular Abr.ad Passports Like Magic--But They Have Trouble In Establish- ing. Natiopality The most valuable thing a Canadian owns is his passport. But it is only after he has travelled in Europe for some time that he realizes the citi zens of no other country in the world enjoy his privileges -- not even the Briton, says Gladys M. Arnold, in a Canadian Press despatch, The Canadian passports read "good for every country in the world," The average Canadian passes that by with hardly a glance. But if he looked into the passports of the people of other nations and discovered the buarrjers and trouble and expense that present themselves automatically every time they wish to travel, he would begin to realize that he is among the favored, Doors Ajar The real reason for our unigre posi tion, however, is that we 0. because of our Empire ties, a Iluropran na- ton, and the only one in North Amer- i. Thus we may circulate freely in Ay Empire; pass European frontiers \ 'th the greatest of ease and find the Aaerican door at least always ajar Tir us, The person from Germany or Italy «© France or England is pounced up- ca, hig passport examined minutely, 1.13 person observed carefully, and one feels that he must be at the very 1 ast, an arms runner or International eny, But us? Canada -- Canadians? \vho ever heard of them? And it so, what did they ever do? A harmless vaste of snow somewhere in the north? Regretfully we are forced -to realize' that for these who guard the frontiers of Iurope, we are of very little significance. "Might As Well Be French" If our passport is a magic one as- suring us safe-conduct in every corner of the world our nationality is another story. The Canadian has probably more difficulty than any other person in establishing his nationality In Turopean countries other than I'rance our nationality Is finally greet: ed in a guttural voice with * lla, zoh-- Breeteesh!" In France they know about Cana- dians. The only criticism is that they are almost teo friendly. "Canadian?" they say, a smile broadening, "Cana- dian--tiens! You might as well be French." "War has become a shameful and infantile futility, the exact antithesis of all creative cifort."--Thos. Mann. This pair of black-footed, or rock-hopper, penguins from South Africa seem to be discussing their new home at the Marine Studios at Marineland, Fla. The birds are exceptionally fast swimmers. Should a girl marry a man whose ideas, interests and tastes are similar to her own? Or should she choose a man of a different type from herself, in the hope that they will complement each other? Speaking generally, it might he said that there is more likelihood of happi- ness where a couple has a community of interests and a mutual outlook. But there are many happy marriages where the couple have different tastes and interests, Temperamentally, too, people often prefer opposites. The domineering, assertive man will marry a quiet, tim- fd woman, and on the other hand, a self-willed and determined woman will choose as her mate the man who "can't make up his mind on any- thing." Much can be said for these tenden- cles. One complements the other, as it were. However, there are cases where a divergence of interests between a married couple results in indifference and a gradual loosening of the bonds. One cannot draw up hard and fast rules for ideal marriage, any more than one can formulate the ideal diet that will suit everyone, Much depends on the Individuals. What Type Of Man Should You Marry? By L. HIBBERT (Psychologist and Character-Analyst) -- What is essential, however, is mu- tual understanding. A couple may have "totally different interests and yet live together harmoniously and happily, because each has a sympa- thetic regard for the other's Ideas, Here is where a handwriting an- alysis is of the greatest help. A girl may be courting a young man for ages without really getting to know him fully. But a handwriting analysis will show the true charactera of each. In love affairs it is a veritable divining rod. Handwriting shows the truth about people, whether they he sweethearts, business acquaintances or friends. * L * Do YOU wish to know what your handwriting shows about your own character, disposition and potential. ities? And would you like to know what your sweetheart Is really like? Perhaps you Raye friends or business acquaintancés you'd like to know more about? Send specimens of the handwritings you want analysed, and enclose 10¢c for EACH (coin or postal note preferred), Enclose with stamped addressed envelope, to: Lawrence Hibbert, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide 8t.,, Toronto, Ont. All letters are strictly confidential. China's Hollywood Scatters Inland Film Colony Splits And Goes to Various Cities of Interior HONG KONG. ~-- China's "Holly- wood," formerly situated in Shang- hal, {8s now scattered, like the Chisese - Government, in a number of key cities fn the interior. A large majority of the actors, ac- tresses, and "extras" have also gone into the inland provinces but not only for their personal comfort and safety, For all of these refugee-actors are not sharing part of the anti-Japanese cam- paign for the Government on impro- vised stages in hospitals and camps instead of on the battlefields. The Chinese film olony was hard hit when fighting broke out in Shang- hai last August. Most of the property belonging to the leading picture com- panies--the Yih Hwa, Star Motlo Picture and fe United Photoplay vice were either destroyed by fire or are now under Japanese mill tary occupation. The players organized small troupes and left for the interior where they are putting on entertainments for the wounded soldiers and civilian regu- gees. The troupes have been moving from one place to another as hostili-. ties continued to spread but they are still carrying on their work under ex- treme difficulties. One group is in Hong Kong where there is a small film colony. Some pictures, costing around $5,000 Chi- nese currency, are being produced and shown in Hong Kong and the South Sea Lsle ds. Practically all of the pictures produced now have a patriotic theme. Japs Use Birds 'To Catch Fish Trained Cormorant Can Dive to a Depth of 120 Feet That large black bird with the long beak, the cormorant, an occa- sional sight along the rocky shores of Nova Scotian and New England, was once trained by the Iinglish to catch fish for sport. The sport has died out in recent years, although in parts of Japan to- day the bird is used to catch fish for commercial purposes. It is not generally known that the cormorant, unlike most sea bids, doesn't wait to spot his fish from the air, but dives under water and starts looking for fish after it gets there. It darts along the bottom, swift as an arrow, swoops into pools and recesses under rocks, and upon sighting a fish usually seizes it within a few sec- onds. By flapping both wings and web- bed feet, it can attain lightning-like speed and ean outswim a fish. It is known they can dive at least to a depth of 120 feet as they have been caught in lobster pots that deep. The habit of the bird is to come to the surface after catching a fish in its beak, and flip the fish into the air, catching it lengthwise as it comes down. Sometimes the bird devours its prey. immediately, and often it stores it for future use in a pouch of skin in its throat. When the bird was used for sport, a strap was fastened around its neck, not tight enough to hamper its breathing. It was then released into the water, and after catching a fish the strap prevented it from swallow- ing its catch, and the fish would be stored in the pouch, After several fish had been caught and the pouch filled, the trained bird would return to its keeper and by manipulating the skin of the pouch the fish could be removed. Chemist Isolates Pure Vitamin A 15,000 Times More Potent Than Cod Liver Oil Substantially pure Vitamin A -- a preparation so concentrated that ft is almost 15,000 times more potent in this vitamin than ordinary medicinal cod-liver oil--has been isolated in the Severance chemical laboratory at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio. This is revealed by a patent just mranted to Professor Harry N. Holmes, head of the school's depart. ment of chemistry, Deficiency of vitamin A causes a number of diseases, among which is xerophthalmia, a peculiar ailment of the eyes attended by inflam: ation is responsible for night-hlincness. and infection. Such deficiency also Mucous membranes become dry, horny and flaky as a result of the deficiency, Vitamin A has been referred to as the "antl-infective vitamin." The secret of making the substan- tially pure vitamin A resides in the use of special absorbing materials de- veloped by Professor Holmes from carbon and magnesia. These ehsurb- ents have an ultra-porosity amd a greater absorbent power for vitamin A than for the Impurities usually as- sociated with ft, A The greater part of the impurities (oil proper, cholesterol and ++ xes) in fish Hver oil aro first removed by freezing them out and by other meth. ods. The résidue contains p actically all the vitamin A and fs d'ssclved In a hydrocarbon, called pentane. re Aes on a rd