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the tribune stouffville ont thursday march 23 1950 sunday school lesson ian apostie separated unto the gospel canadian garden i of god the word translated ser- w for march 26th thk church ix rome golden text i am not ashamed of the goscl of christ for it is the ponrr of god unto salvation to every one that believeth to the jew first and also to the greek itom 110 the iesson as a whole approach to the liesson we do not know just when the first christians appeared in rome and founded the church which in after years was to assume such promin ence both for good and for evil roman catholic apologists insist that this church was founded by the apos tle peter and was intended by christ to hold preeminence over all other churches scripture itself makes it very clear that this claim is utterly false there is no record whatsoever of any apostle having visited rome until paul himself was brought to that city as a prisoner peters min istry was particularly to the jews as pauls was to the gentiles gal 279 it seems evident that the roman church was founded actually by a little group of converts most of whom were hebrew christians who had been brought to christ elsewhere and then later on moved to that city in the sixteenth chapter of the epistle to the romans paul sends greetings to many of these whom he had known elsewhere certainly if peter had been the resident bishop paul would have sent special greetings to him but his name is not ever mentioned there is no good reason to doubt that he himself was the first apostle to visit this church he such a visit in mind for some lime before it was accomplished he mentions this in his letter to them this letter was written several years before his de sire was fulfilled and when it actual ly came to pass he reached rome in chains a prisoner for the gospels sake in his letter he gives the fullest unfolding of the gospel of grace that is found in the new testament un happily in later centuries leaders in rome perverted pauls own teaching in such a way as to make it almost unrecognizable through dr martin luther john calvin and other re formers this gospel was recovered in the sixteenth century and we today who turn to the word of god alone for our instruction are privileged to revel in the precious truths set forth in this epistle the key to the entire letter is found in romans 117 the just shall live by faith this was the battle cry of the reforma tion the historical setting as already mentioned we have no reliable data concerning the origin of the church in rome from the epistle to the romans which was written ad 60 while paul was at corinth we gather that there was al ready a church of some importance in the great world metropolis paul arrived there as a prisoner who had appealed to caesar in ad 63 he remained in durance for two years being permitted to live in his own hired house acts 2s30 scripture itself gives us no direct information as to what occurred afterward but according to tradition he was cleared of the charge of sedition and allowed to go free later on he was arrested again and brought back to rome where he died as a martyr for christ about ad 66 verse by verse rom 11 paul a servant ivant really means a bondman paul liked to think of himself as the pur- i chased slave of jesus christ he was i an apostle by divine call not by his own choice or by human appointment he had been set apart by the lord himself for the great work of preach ing the gospel to the gentile world verse 7 to all that be in rome called saints this ad dress indicates that there were al ready a number of christians in rome these are spoken of as be loved of god and saints by calling xotice that the words to be are italicized and do not appear in the original text all believers are divine ly called saints how different is this from the romish idea that saints are superchristians who have accumu lated special merit which may be passed on to others verse s your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world these words are ery significant they tell us that before any apostle ever visi ted them the believers in rome had become widely known because of their consistent faithful testimony verse 9 without ceasing i make mention of you always in my pray ers pauls prayer interest extended not only to those whom he himself had led to christ but included all gods children wherever found verse 10 making request i might have a prosperous journey by the will of god to come unto you some might think that thus prayer was unanswered inasmuch as paul came to rome a prisoner and was shipwrecked on the way but god overruled all for blessing and pauls experiences have become an encour agement to thousands of christians passing through trying circumstan ces verse 11 i long to impart unto you some spiritual gift it was the apostles earnest desire to share with these believers the precious truths that god had made known to him in order that they might be more firmly established in the faith verse 12 that i may be com forted together with you by the mu tual faith both of you and me fel lowship with those of like precious faith is one of the most blessed pri vileges that christians are permitted to enjoy here on earth those who refresh the souls of others by impart ing truth to them which had not been hitherto apprehended are themselves refreshed and cheered when they find that truth laid hold of eagerly by those to whom they minister acts 2s14b so we went toward rome luke the writer of the book of acts accompanied paul on the long and dangerous voyage from caesarea to italy it must have been with a sense of relief that these two devoted friends and servants of christ began the last lap of their journey toward the imperial city verse 15 the brethren came to meet us representatives from the church of rome having learned of pauls arrival in italy set out to meet him and joined the com pany of soldiers and prisoners at a small town on the appian road not far from rome their coming great ly cheered pauls heart verse 30 paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house upon arrival in rome paul followed his us ual custom of bearing witness to the jews first but when most of them refused his message he announced as he had done elsewhere that he would go to the gentiles to share with them the gospel of christ as service- 1950 by gordon lindsay smith lots of new things whether or not 1950 marks the end of the half century it doe bring the world back to normal production of garden seeds again during the war years and for some time afterwards not only were there actual shortages because of the cutting off of imports from eur ope and asia but there was also drastic curtailment of the intro duction of new varieties now it takes a little tirr to pro duce and distribute a new variety it must be thoroughly tested to make sure it is really new and valuable and also that it is suited for the rather vigorous climate of canada then it must be grown two or three years in quantity to build up sufficient volume of seed for general distribution new new introductions are flowing freely again in canadian seed catalogues this year will be found new lowers or new colors of old familiar varie ties new types shorter or taller than their predecessors or hardier or perhaps earlier in blooming they grow flutter now and in the vegetables too there have been some substantial chan ges to anyone who hasnt looked at a seed catalogue for several years there will be a lot of tiling there today that are completely new there are tenderer and larger beans sweeter torn new and much better varieties in a most every line as well there has been steady improvement par ticularly in hardiness it is not so many years since corn was practically unknown in prairie gardens in fact it was only introduced into southern on tario about the beginning of the century today one can grow gar den corn successfully away north the reason earlier maturing var ieties and what has been done in corn has also been done in melons cu cumbers beans peas tomatoes and all sorts of other things by getting varieties that mature faster the plant breeder has overcome our handicap of late and early frosts in the modern seed catalogue there is usually listed the number of days it tajes grow individual var ieties this is vital information for the gardener who lives outside those very limited areas where the first of may means that danger from frosts is practically over planning flower garden now with flowers earliness and hardiness are important too but the experienced gardener takes other points into consideration as well when he sits before the fire and plans his 1950 garden it doesnt make much difference in the vege table plot whether fourfoot corn alternates with fouriincfh lettuce but planting like that would be a blunder in the flower garden next weew more about planning and first jobs outside canadian seed trade asso gait boys play nursemaid to sick deer this exhausted deer which col lapsed on the ice of the grand river in gait ont was cared for by terry sudden 12 and clement quessy 11 until it could be taken to city park for treatment animal was one of many roaming around area in search for food tss sit6ssssssgsfts3s sssssssisss5ss eggs wanted by reg grading station cases supplied and picked up at your door for a reference ask your neighbors about our grade price and prompt weekly returns eggs in small lots may be left at carload croceteria for our pickup write or phone p hutton 40 kenworthy ave toronto 13 grover 8970 smoked cottage rolls peameal back bacon smoked back bacon side bacon fresh hams pork sausage loin pork chop loin roast pork spare ribs rump roast brisket bone in oysters carton whitefish lb 63c lb 75c lb 75c lb 55c lb 45c lb 40c lb 60c lb 55c lb 40c lb 62c lb 29c lb 55c lb 35c oboyles meat market telephone 35 noted above he was allowed by the authorities to live in a rented abode while waiting for his case to come up in the imperial court his friends or any who desired to converse with him or to hear his testimony were given free access to his house thus the door was kept open for the pro clamation of the gospel even while lie was a prisoner awaiting trial verse 31 preaching the king dom of god and teaching those things which concern lord jesus christ so the book of acts closes as it be gan in chapter 1 verse 3 we learn that the lord jesus during the forty days between his resurrection and his ascension instructed his dis ciples concerning the kingdom of god this was the theme of the apo stle pauls ministry as recorded in he divine authority over the hearts of those who have been born of god through believing the gospel of the lord jesus christ the heart of the lesson having preached the gospel throughout western asia and eastern europe for some thirty years since his remarkable conversion it was pauls earnest desire to go to rome here to confirm the faith of those in that city who had come to christ already in the epistle which he wrote apprising them of this desire he set forth in an orderly and mas terly manner the great doctrines of grace which he had been commis sioned to carry to the world reaching rome several years later as a prison er a door of utterance was given him so that many more in that great city heard the gospel and received christ as their savlous among these were even some of the imperial guard designated as caesars house hold in philippians 422 these might never have been reached had paul not come to rome as a prisoner fewer livestock in area farms a sizable decline in the number of livestock on ontario county farms as on december 11949 as compared with june 1 1919 is re ported by the statistics branch of the ontario dept of agriculture in its monthly crop report the figures for the county on december 1 1919 with the totals for june 1 in brackets are as fol lows sheep and lambs 10120 15000 cattle 72200 79000 swine 63600 62100 horses 10585 10600 xhornh1ll village yearns for city conveniences the village of thornhill with it 150 population is yearning for the status of a town and conveniences of the city although they are yet in the country and some question their ability to pay for all they ask last week the councils of the townships of markham and vaughan out of which the yonge street village has been carved met the village trustees who made known their wants to the councils who more or less manage the affairs of thornhill first item on the list of wants is a domestic water service the trustees reported water could be purchased from north york town ship and the proposal is that a teninch main be run up yonge street to the northern limit of the village the trustees placed as their no 2 need a new hydro lighting system along yonge street with the new overhanging type of pole and thirdly it was proposed that thornhill needed and recommend ed a fire area with engine and brigade stationed there lastly the trustees asked for better police protection with perhaps a man stationed on yonge street in or near that village practically all these improve ments are highly desired by all rural villages but they can come if and when the taxpayers are able to shoulder the cost a water area fire area and light area would all be taxed directly to the area served and it may be possible some of the requests made can be worked out without undue delav less than five per cent of live births in canada are illegitimate were nearing the season of hop skip and jump all over the young sters who chalk up our front walk monthly service in stouffville and district income tax annual statements gerald e hattox and associates accountants and auditors reasonable rates 648a yonge st ph ra 6875 cxeoooooooooeocoa stouffville floral roses wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers milt smith prop associated industrial designers engineers consultants manufacturers repairs to all types of electrical or mechanical equipment industrial commercial and domestic toronto 17 queen st e el9776 stouffville 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