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sunday school lesson february 9 lesson vi warnings and promises print matthew 7 12 1s27 golden text every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down and east into the fire matthew 7 19 analysis x the colden rule v 12 ii the final test vs 1517 introduction this chapter touches sn the duties which a true disciple of jesus owes j his neighbor among these duties a first place is given to a generous feeling toward thers while a severo judgment is passed upon the habit of unloving criticism it is of tourse necessary for us to exercise our power of judgment and we cannot help but feel tho distinction between right and wrong but jesus is here condemning the censorious spirit which is unfortunately very widely spread an old writer n this subject gavo three excellent rules 1 judge aot without necessity 2 judge not without knowledge 3 judge not without love i the colden kule v 12 v 12 this socalled golden rule is a law fit for universal application and we might say that society will be getting near its tinal form if this had become the rule by which each one guided his life if before we did any thing to others we stopped and put ourselves into their position end de cided to do to them what we would like to have others do to us then the worries and troubles of the world ould be greatly reduced if business and government and family life werer run on this principle we would have none of the quarrels and wars which now prevail this rule is one of the great contri butions made by jesus to th conduct of life it was not absolutely differ ent from anything that had ever been spoken before there were sayings uomewhat like it and in fact jesus here jtates that he is merely putting into a brief saying thv teaching of the scriptures this is the law and the prophets the originali of jesus consists in the perfect expression which is ere given to this truth but most of all in that wonderful life which so fully illustrated his law of love ii the final test vs 1517 the sermon closes with solemn warnings and promises jesus uses declares vancouver garrison would have retained alaska policy was recommended by hudsons bay company governor long years ago had the policy of sir george simp son the empirebuilding governor of the hudsons bay company in 1821 been followed and fort vancouver garrisoned at the request and expense of that company as had been done at fort garry canada today would have included not ouly alaska but all of tho country north of the columbia elver asserted george yv allan kc speaking in the royal york hotel in toronto recently this was but one of the facts dis closed as the speaker told the thrill ing story of onp of the most amazing business institutions of modern times to british clumbia included much of wisconsin and minnesota oregon washington california alaska tho aleutian islands and even a trading post at honolulu this great development came un der tho governorship of sir george simpson it was he the speaker re called who inaugurated tho policy of constructing forts notably foit gar ry garrisoned by british troops whose expenses were entirly borne by tho hudsons bay company for the sole purpose of warding off the american and indian aggression from 1s70 to the present time the the story was replete with romance j company had gone steadily ahead view of interior of pauline chapel in qulrina ronio italy and princess marie jose of belgium during the wedding ceremony of down prince humbert in danger because the foundation is tl i giving way so in lif everything de- i flc ioiiieintc pends on the stability of ojr foundaj tion merely to profess our frith and never to practice what we profess is like building on the sand and the day of tempest will destroy it but if we try to live up to our belief then when the day of testing comes we shall not fail to believe in christ and to fol low his commands is building our i house on the rock old time stuff an outdoor museum extending along the right of way of railway lines in western canada in which concrete casts of the skeletons of dinosaurs mammoths and mastodons would stand has been suggested by a member of the national museum staff i the creation of such an outdoor mus- of buried treasure by clfford collinson it has become the habit to think of buried treasure in terms of pirates and spaniss erlecms but just think for a moment of all the vast riches belonging o vanished kings and fam- ous generals who from the begin- o history have plundered the raoes of men where is the loot of ancient rome aiid where the glitter ing treasure of samarand where is ne vast wealth o antioeli and lat hv3 bcome of the great jewel- which solomon gave to the queen of sheba considering the thousands of years of warfare which have ravag ed the world it takes but little imagin ation to realize that every time the r j eum would serve as a monument to the strange beasts which roamed battling hordes swept back and forth parts of canada millions of years much treasure was hurriedly buried three suggestive figures to drive home ago the official thinks and would be- to preserve it until the wave had his lesson all of them taken from the incidents and scenes of common life in vs 13 14 ho speaks of the two ways life is likened to different roads one road is wide and attrac tive it seems to offer many pleasures and other inducements but it leads to ruin it is the way of injustice sheer pleasure and intemperance the other road is the path of virtue of temper ance and of goodness but it is narrow and difficult at first however it leads to a noble goal for it brings one to the fulness of life v 15 tho two trees it was very natural that jesus should wish to warn his disciples again jt other teachers who set forth doctrines that tended to undermine character and truth there were many who went about seeking to induce their hearers to fallow that which was not good just as today there are many who tet forth false teaching all kinds of ideas get into circulation in the maga zines in popular novels and papers tro find advocates of strange kinds of beliefs and practice we may notice since this is a temperance lesson how many different opinions there are as to tho value of prohibition and as to the use of alcohol i- any form v 16 in this passage jesus furnish es us with a handy test which we may apply tx these differnt teachers he takes us into the orchard where there are different qualities of fruit if you pick a lovely apple you know that it must have come from a good quality of tree you cannot get a good apple from a poor troe so also is it in prac tical affairs let us examine the char acter which is found in those who pro fess a certain teaching if they are bad men do not exercise selfcontrol end are selfish and unprincipled then that will make us suspicious of their teaching vs 2427 the two houses in these passages the thought that lies in tho background is the fact of judg ment there is a day coming when everything we do is to be tested by the supremo power of god it i3 quite clear that jesus believed in the com- dng of this day of judgment the figure he uses is very striking in building one of tho most important features is the foundation a large part of the thought and time of the builders must be given to this under ground work and we read every now snd then of some famous old building sides be unique as an attraction to i passed tourists travelling the railways the american museum of natural history new yoik lias made casts in plaster of paris of some of the skeletons of their prehistoric mons ters the official can show workmen how to make such casts in concrete and these will ast out in the weather as long as the concrete abutment bridges in many cases those who buried it were slain and so the treas ure sti llawaits the seeker from my own experience i can assure you that precisely the same sort of thing but on a much smaller scale of course has happeued in the british solomon inlands it is a fact that there are thousands of golden sovereigns burled of i away in various places in the interior of the cannibal island of malalta 1 it would be a great advertisement plantation wages which have been for the railroads and canada if a hidden in th ground and the location canadian mastodon were standing not of which is now lost because of the in the village or on the street but sudden and violent death in tribal on the mountain side possibly among warfare of the owners tho bushes or trees in sight of the but there is buried treasure much railroad car windows near jasper nearer home than that from time today with the snow blowing through immemorial tradition had it that a his rib bones it would attract tourists great treasure was buried near the aud thereby lower canadian taxes kibble in lancashire a saying had a dinosaur near banff in view of the been handed down that anyone stand- cpr would cause the european i on the hill at waltonledale and papers to write about it looking up the valley would gaze tho public and the guests of can- 1 over the greatest treasure that eng- ada would have a chance to tee such a cast in larger numbers than in a museum casts of snoh things in plaster of paris have been made ever since the official can remember as a child he said and were sent even from europe to museums in north america precious the two lovers were walking along tho riverbank in the moonlight and the hour was getting rather late george she said are ycu sure your watch is right yes answered the boy with a happy smile it is keeping better time since i put your photograph in- side the case oh george you batterer she said coyly how could that make any difference well darling he replied when i placed your photograph inside the case 1 added another jewel it is the acts of service of sacrifice and of heroism in all nation that should remain as tho heritage of the great war herbert hoover land had ever known search was carried on at intervals during several centuries and at last in 1s41 only ninety years ago some workmen ac cidentally iliscovered a mass of sil ver ornaments of armlets neckchatns amulets and rings together with more than 7000 silver coins mostly of king alfreds time all enolosed in a leaden case only three feet below the surface of the ground if you care to take the trouble you can go and inspect many of these very ornaments and coins in the british museum when lady bankcs hotly besiged in corfe castle dorsetshire by crom wells troops found herself unable to hold out any longer she threw all her plates and jewels into a very deep well in the castle yard and laid a curse upon anyone who should dis turb it for all i konw to the con trary that treasure may still he there in france treasureseeking has at times become almost a popular mad ness perhaps tho most romantic of french traddltlons is that of the great treasure of gourdon which is said to have existed since the sixth century the chronicle of all thei wealth burled in the cemetery of this j convent at gourdon has been preserv ed and includes detailed lists of gold and silver ot rubic emeralds and pearls that cemetery has been dug up and ransacked from end to end all through the long centuries until about a hundred years ago a group ot antiquarians and geologists and engi neers solemnly met and agreed that it was no use digging any more and then a month or two later a little peasant girl driving home cows from one of the abbey pastures was caught in a shower ot rain and took shelter in a hollow scraped out ot a candbank by roadmenders some of the earth caved in on her and down rolled a salver a communion plato and a fla gon all of pure gold richly chased and studded with emeralds and rubies these are now in a paris museum and are undoubtedly a part of the famous lost treasure of gourdon but however valuable this land- treasure may he it cannot hold a can dle to pirates gold when it comes to a question of sheer excitemont and allure it must not be imagined however that all pirates buried theid illgotteu booty tho records of buccaneering show a very different condition ot afliairs for example there was jean lafitte this gentle man of the skull and crossbones operated in the gulf ot mexico and founded a large colony of searovers from time to lime at their headquar ters he used to hold public auctions of his loot and barbainhunters from all parts of louisiana flocked to at tend them captain edward teach or black- beard as he was known lived in great style and spent his money as fast as he acquired it now he was a proper pirate and he gloried in deliberate wickedness one night drinking in the cabin with his mate and the pilot blackbeard suddenly whipped out two pistols blew out the candle and fired under the table at his companions one shot missed but the other wound ed the mate in the knee when they asked him why he had done such a thing he replied with an oath that if he did not now and then kill one ot them they would forget who he was with his enormous black beard bristling with challenge he swaggered and roystered through tlie streets of charleston and terrorized the seas with gvim playfulness he would part his great beard into tresses tie them with dainty ribons and then drape these grisly lovelocks oven his ears when going into ac tion he carried six pistols and three cutlasses and fastened lighted matches under his hat a proper pirate was blackbeard he was slain 200 years ago by lieut maynard after a long and desperate seafight and the gallant lieutenant cut off his head black beard and all and returned home in triumph with it hanging from his bowsprit for all to see the famous captan morgan buried none ot his treasure nor did he waste in in riotous living from the loot ing of panama alone he took booty to the value of two million dollars ho had no need to hide it for king adventure and mystery and pointed with many references to history marking events aud the achievements ot pioneer adventurers under tho di rection ot tho company ot mer chantadventurers trading into hud sons bay prince rupert first i the first 100 years of the companys history 1070 to 1770 he passed over lightly observing that it was in this period that tho company confined its operations largely to tho hudson bay at the same time sending out a num ber of expeditions a photostat copy ot the first page of the first ledger 1 opened by the company showed the initial subscription of prince rupert 270 pounds which the speaker con fided was eventually paid in instal ments tho following 50 years 17701s20 were marked by bitter strife with the great northwest company culminat ing in the battle of seven oaks this period saw a considerable westward expansion of the compauys opera tions then in 1s21 came the absorption of the northwest company and an era of progress and prosperity unequal led in the history of business the operations of the company extended with confederation many of its ab solute rights as to sovereignty over territory had ceased but it had adapt ed itself to changing conditions un til today it had one ot the most amazing organizations in the world including 300 fur trading posts so vessels 000 dog teams 1200 canoes and retail and wholesale stores all over western canada the peculiar rental terms under the companys charter the payment of two elk aud two beavers to a repre sentative ot the royal house when he enters the companys domain is still in force and mr alan stated that on the occasion of the recent visit of the prince of vale he hart made this payment to his royal highness but only last year as the climax to 25s years of endeavor the real pur pose for which the original charter was granted the navigation of the northwest passage between the atlan tic and the pacific had finally been accomplished the company for the first time successfully sending a steamer clear through the famous passage today the company is a stronger bigger and better organization than ever in its history the speaker averred charles the second knighted him and ho spent his remaining years in jamaica as a rich and influential per sonage in high favor with the ruling powers aud a terror to the luckless beggared comrades who had helped him to win his fortune and so the list might be indefinitely continued but in spite of all the clear evidence to the contrary fertile imagination and incurable optimism hav ebuilt up false legends and even to the present day treasureseekers are digging for the supposed hidden wealth of lafitte and morgan and others of the skull and crossbones fraternity it seems a pity to waste time on false trails liko these when there is so much that ave know for certain is only waiting to be found the spanish armada galleon in tobermory bay with thirty millions lying in her holds the cocos island treasure the 500- 000 luro of tho lutine that illfated treasurefrigate which sank 133 years ago off the coast ot holland the twentyeight million pounds sterling worth of gold ingots and silver bars which amidst smoke and flame and the thunder of guns were sent to the bottom of vigo bay 200 years ago when admiral sir george rooke sail ed into the harbor and sunk the fleet of spanish plateships there indeed is a prize for the treasureseeker ot today who has courage and capital and the ingenuity to devise the right kind of salvage equipment these treasures and many more like them are well authenticated but for sheer seduction commend mo to the rude cross on a tattered chart and the knowing hints of an old salt in a sanded barparlor most legends ot pirates treasure have the same basis the lone sur vivor of a villainous crew the well- thumbed chart stained with blood and rum the deathbed scene transfer ot the chart to a shipmate and the subsequent penniless condition of the said mate you may find tarry and sunburned gentlemen anywhere from singapore to seattle who will whisper eagerly and huskily to you of chartb and moonshadows cast by an old dead tree and rotting treasurechests of gold mark you there are no con scious liars amongst the tellers of these tales the spell ii on them they firmly believe their own yarns and are willing and eager to prove their faith by backbreaking work witli pick and crowbar many of these tales are perfectly true or men ot sane and sober repute would not go forth atreasurehtinting by land or sea as they do answers canada has enough of own toronto star ind the tariff board is being asked to put a check on the importation of american used cars into canada we have in can ada enough secondhand motor ears of our own these secondhand motor cars are as everyone knows th prob lem of a motor dealers existence to aggravate this condition by glut ting the used car market with old cars imported from the united states is to increase the diffieiis of the can adian dealer and to cypress tho trade- in value of the r as which canadians own ever ays car is reduced in value by se importations the con sumer instead of being helped is in jured there is another aspeot to the case there are quite enough old cars already on the roads without adding to this number the castoffs of the un ited states market anyone can buy an old car at a reasonable price no hardship will be involved in discourag ing the importation of american used cars altogether farm notes grading up the dairy herd dairy herds of even a ssmh uality cau in a comparatively jew years be built up into good herds by careful selection of the sires used the de partment of agriculture ottawa at the nappaa ns experimental farm t began with a group of inferior heifers some years ago which have now beeu built up into a herd of high produc ers tho experiment began with one- yearold heifers ot nondescript breed some showed a bit of shorthorn others hoi eiu and others agaia traces ot jersey blood in the build ing up process ayrshire and solsteiu sires were used successively on tho same foundation cows and after tho first cross tho use ot sires ot these breeds was continued separately audi consistently throughout the succeed- ing years until the fifth cross had been reached the result ot this experiment hasi been brought out in bulletin no 12gj of tho department ot agriculture atjj ottawa which contains very valuable information for anyone depending on a milking herd for tho whole or part of their living while all auimals good and poorj were retained in the herd except iw tew that had to be disposed of on ac- count of injury or disease it is showii in the bulletin that after tho firsn cross th percentage of increase in milk and fat production was quite rej markable amounting in the second cross to s per cent in the fourth cross to 10 per cent and the fifth cross to 3g per cent with increases in profits amounting to 22 per cent in the second 39 per cent in the fourth and 7s per coat in the fifth had the usual practice of weeding out the poorer cows been followed the in creased production in the selected progeny of the selected cows over the original dams would have been con siderably higher in summing up the results of this experiment mr baird the superin tendent of the station and his as sociate mr s a hilton express tho view that this experiment has clearly demonstrated that the herd sire plays a very important part in the improve ment of tho herd not only in produc tion hut also in breed type color and other characteristics issued by the director of publicity dom depart ment of agriculture ottawa out late again the city business man was spend ing a few days holiday in the country but by four oclock in the morning of the first day he found that he could not sleep so ho decided to dress and go for a long walk they may talk about the country folk being early risers ho told him self but i reckon ive scored off them this time presently he came upon a farm laborer trimming the hedges morning said the city man air ily nice morning you be right sor replied the oth er but it were real cold first thing the longest face is bot the most saintly jeff wins the air championship thef ags rghtinc ih this corw6r of tti6 wfos arvjfc brvrvuns ocre has cfcossen a trftlfie ovfiftmfcfc right to trie spaniards 4aw rvwtlkjo sos vawu battlims 4ff stands atonj uk a conqusfting ctghtmuqtem paollncj is outi trapped didnt you say you stroked your college in the boatraces dear ask ed his wife yes darling replied the young husband and captained the football team aud a prominent member of the physical culture classes as well ad ded his wife the leader for many years he told her you were rather good at walking too werent you she wont on champion walker of the college won the hundred yards running race in record time he paused to think of others i took tho weightlifting championship and as for carrying why i could lift a sack of coal with then just carry the baby for a lit tle while dear she interrupted ive carried him for the last two miles and im tired whats in a name sniithson entered a restaurant and looked down the menu card chicken soup he ordered presently the soup was put before him but with the first mouthful tho waiter noticed that something was wrong do you call this chicken soup asked sniithson angrily yes sir replied the waiter that is chicken soup but wheres the chicken asked the diner i see none in this soup quite so sir explained the wait er and there is no dog in dog bis cuit imwaggj ari5f homemade it was breakfasttime jones and his wlto wero running through tho morning post which included a num ber of tradesmens bills wheres the money coming from she asked despairingly i dont know he replied but tho children will want new shoes in a week or so she went on and of course ill want a new dress before long tho hffsband threw away the hills marriage he sighed is nothing but a pottery i suppose you mean lottery dear ehe corrected no i mean pottery he insisted nothing but family jars his opportunity there wero but a few minutes be fore the curtain was duo to bo raised look here said the comedian to the stago manager i cant go on to night youll have to get my under study to take my place what gasped the stage manager angrily if you dont go on the show will bo ruined but i cant went on the comedian the faot is i am feeling rather fun ny tonight im my dear fellow said the other this is vour chance of a lifetime henry ford has given us the bis- gest problem we have today and that is whoro am i going t part it will rogers