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endorsed the stand but many held it was not a spiritual problem and was a matter for individual decision said rev david p rowland moderator of west toronto pres bytery and overseas padre of the irish regiment of canada i dont intend to tell people not to smoke there is no ecclesiastical law saying a man should not smoke he said if an individual feel that he is a better christian for not smoking so much the better but it is purely a private matter capt rowland laughed when he recounted the story of a noted clergyman who was chided by his friends for smoking you are paying tribute to an idol they told him to which the clergyman replied im not pay ing tribute to an idol im burning it we should strive for modera tion in living capt rowland added but it is definitely a nega tive approach to tell a man he cant smoke rev robert hamilton modera tor of the toronto baptist associ ation said he agreed with the sub stance of the vaughan township sunday school association resolu tion moderator of the united church in canada rt rev willard brew ing said he had no particular interest in the smoking question and they can smoke away if they like in convention at maple the association passed a resolution deploring the increasing use of tobacco by men women boys and girls contending that this was not only injurious to health but was not in keeping with the high standards demanded of sunday school teachers the resolution called upon all sunday school officials and youth leaders to set an example to their young charges and refrain from using tobacco up to individual i believe in the freedom of christian man said rev dr joseph wasson minister of calvin presbyterian church it is up to the individual to make the decision we should not legislate for others i dont think the use of tobacco has anything to do with spiritual ity or the lack of it commented rev ray mccleary pastor of woodgreen united church and guiding figure in the woodgreen community centre he admitted that he did not smoke and that he liked to tell the boys and girls of the woodgreen centre he was a nonsmoker it was his opinion sunday school teachers could not have much influence on youngsters who want ed to smoke salvation army regulations for bid smoking by all officers and members with a position which includes sunday school teachers as capt arnold brown puts it the regulations do permit other members to smoke but we dont know any who do holy blossom tempie doesnt know whether religious school teachers smoke says rabbi abra ham l feinberg weve never inquired about smoking and i dont think i would as long as they dont smoke in class wn did outside of class he said we wouldnt have a teacher in consider their personal right as our bible school who smokes long as they dont impair their said the associate pastor of jarvis health or mental faculties through st baptist church rev h smoking and i never heard of any slade sunday school lesson monday tuesday december 12 13 linda darnell and richard widmark slarterys hurricane adult entertainment wednesday thursday december 14 15 tyrone power and rita hayworth blood and sand watch for the fotonite offer two shows nightly first 7 pm wolf fox bounties inch easing only five wolf bounties have been claimed so far this year in ontario county three brush wolf pelts have been sent in by morley nicholson of sebright bounty is s35 per pelt although some of the township add their own bounty payment as well f c wilkinson of whitby accounted for one and h fontaine shot the fifth how ever 1919 will be a record year for payment of fox bounties deter mined to eradicate this nuisance the county council fixed a 5 bounty late last year with the result that pelts have been pour ing in all year so far this month over 200 kills have been listed and over 1000 paid out to the hunters total for the year is approaching 7000 99mnmbsmm round sirloin porterhouse steaks standing rib roast prime rib roast rolled round bone shoulder roast stewing beef bless brisket or plate bone in stewing lamb bone in shoulder lamb lamb chops leg of lamb pure pork sausage ox tongues fresh or pickled side bacon smoked back bacon peameal back bacon birdseye frosted foods green beans oysters oboyles meat market telephone 35 s 65 lb 55 lb 65 lb 45 lb 45 lb 25 lb 25 lb 35 lb 55 lb 55 lb 40 lb 30 lb 60 lb 85 lb 85 31c 55c lesson for december 11 approach to the lesson a better title for this lesson would be jeremiah teaches prac tical godliness or piety it is true that religion means to bind back that is to tie man up to the god from whom he has wandered but as the word is used ordinarily it covers any system of faith and practice that aims to link man with the supernatural no matter how opposed it may be to the plain teaching of holy scripture it is used only five times in our auth orized version of the bible and only once in a good sense jas 127 in the other instances it speaks of a legal system from which the grace of god gives de liverance acts 2g 5 gal 1 13 14 it is easy to go along the line of least resistance and so to attempt to substitute formal religious observances and careful attention to legal rules and lifeless cere monies or ordinances for vital god liness and conscientious obedience but even though such ordin ances have been prescribed by god himself he will never accept such observances in place of that prac tical piety which means more to him than all rites and ceremonies of old the people of israel were inclined to attach more value to sacrifice and offerings and the ser vices of the temple than to godly living and in christendom there are many who make the same mis take and suppose that god has more delight in careful attention to details in what are commonly called the sacraments than to heart devotion to christ and true love for god and our fellow men we need ever to be reminded that to obey is better than sacrifice and to hearken than the fat of rams 1 sam 1522 ordinances are of value only as they symbolize great spiritual realities they should never be substituted for these the historical setting there had been a great spiritual revival in judah under the godly king josiah shortly before jere miah began his ministry but de clension soon set in and the prop het was called upon to denounce the cold formality which charac terized the mass of the people who had become careless as to the importance of truth in the inward pares which results in integrity of heart and life based on love to god and man verse by verse jer 8 1 shall they fall and not arise it is ever the will of god that his failing people should be called back to the path of obed ience and not wander on into deeper sin and more grievous back sliding he is always ready to forgive failure when repented of and to restore the souls of those who come to him acknowledging their sin and seeking to get right with him verse 5 a perpetual back sliding they refuse to return instead of yielding obedience to the prophets call judah persisted in the evil course they had chosen they turned their backs upon him even though they pretended to honor his name by attendance upon the temple and participation in its services verse 6 no man repented him of his wickedness stubborn ly they continued to ignore the entreaties of jehovah and brazenly asked the question what have i done as though they had noth ing to confess or of which to repent chap 3129 the fathers have eaten a sour grape and the child rens teeth are set on edge judah used this proverb to justify them selves intimating that the suffer ings they were enduring were the penalty not of their own sins but of the wrongdoing of their fathers in former days god repudiated this and declared they would be chastened for their own failures verse 30 every man that eateth the sour grape his teeth shall be set on edge in righteous judgment god was about to visit each mans sin upon the guilty one so that each should die in his own iniquity verse 31 a new covenant with the house of israel and of judah the old covenant made at sinai was based upon obedience the new covenant is of pure grace god will put the desire in his peoples hearts to delight in his word verse 32 which my covenant they brake all blessing under that old covenant depended on the ability and readiness of israel to obey its injunctions in this they failed utterly so forfeited the promised blessing verse 33 i will put my law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts this involves the new birth when israel and judah shall be regenerated they will delight in the law of the lord and his word will be precious to their souls verse 31 they shall all know me this will be in the day of messiahs return to deliver his people then all israel shall be saved rom 1126 and enjoy the blessedness of knowing that their sins and iniquities shall be remembered no more the heart of the lesson j god cannot be satisfied with mere religious formality he looks for loving obedience to his word on the part of those who profess to believe in his name israel and judah both failed as to this in the past in the coming day of christs return the nation will be united in the land of palestine and will be regenerated individually and so as a collective company will be united to the lord under the new covenant