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the tribune stouflvihe on thursday february 5 1953 the tribune stouffvilie ont thursday february 5 1953 jwe at fsistotgt j ft of a ssfittin heart iocket hhdiamond pair easy ciedit teimi waggs jewellery store stoulvville ontario victoria square thursday jan 29 it was a great shock to hear on monday morning of the sudden passing of one of our lifelong residents in our community mr rolph e perkins he will be greatly missed by everyone as he was the choir leader of the united church here sympathy is extended to mrs perkins and family at this time miss rosie sheardown mr dunnerrill and mr ivan shear- down of xobleton had dinner tues of last week with mr and mrs stanley boynton and grace they later called on other friends in the community friends will be pleased to see that mr r e sanderson is able to be out once again following his illness mr and mrs merrill johnson had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs percy bennett and ray the sunday school convention last thursday was very successful with outstanding speakers taking part the community hall was filled in the afternoon for the childrens service it was reported to be one of the best conventions sympathy is extended to mr and mrs p w willows in the passing of mr willows brother maurice in los angeles cali fornia the canadian 1952 tomato crop was harvested from 42030 acres this weeks sunday school lesson jesus teaches gods grace golden text for by grace are ye saved through faith and that out of yourees it is the gift of god eph 2 the lessox as a whole by j c macaulay dd approach to the lesson it is a pity that there is a chap ter division at this place in matt hews gospel it separates the parable of our lesson from the circumstances that called it forth and the separation has done more than anything to confuse the meaning more than any of our lords parables this one needs its setting in order to be understood the story goes back to the rich young ruler and his refusal to leave all and follow jesus after watching the sad figure of the departing youth our lord doubt less with a deep sigh turned to his disciples and spoke solemnly of the perils of wealth but all the time that jesus was showing how riches so ensnared men as to ren der their salvation impossible apart from special divine activity peters mind was revolving around the difference between the rich young ruler and himself and the more he thought about it the more entitled to recognition he be- j came in his own eyes till he could contain himself no longer be hold we have forsaken all and followed thee what shall we have therefore the emphasis is of course on the we with 1 thor oughly understood strangely enough jesus did not turn on him with stern rebuke as he deserved and as we deserve every time we congratulate our selves on our consecration and begin figuring out our reward instead our lord told his dis- civles of the special reward which awaited thein chap 1928 and then enunciated the general prin ciple of a hundredfold return for every sacrifice made for him v 29 but having done so he issued his solemn warning about first- rankers who will find themselves very much in the rear while others who seemed to bring up the rear will be advanced to first place in the everlasting kingdom the parable now before us is his illustration to enforce that truth and it cuts clean across peters wretched speech and our equally wretched thoughts verse by verse matt 20 1 an householder which went out to hire labour ers into his vineyard at vintage time more workers are needed than ordinarily the market place was the meeting place for employ ers of labor and day laborers verse 2 agreed with the lab ourers for a penny a day the coin referred to called a shilling in the rv represented the usual daily wage of a roman legionary and of a laborer announcing sums mmsrms ih jo brest years here you see pictured the golden anniversary buicks engineered styled powered and bodied to be fully worthy of their paragon role in this fiftieth year of buick building a quick listing of simple facts will reveal just cause for celebration lets start off with the new 1953buick custom fc it has a newlydesigned fireball straight8 engine the importantly steppedup fireball straights actually gives the 1953 custom with dynaflow even better performance than the 1952 headmaster and this brilliant new performance is achieved with amazing economy and without the need jor premium fuels jt it has fireball horsepower engine horsepower per pound has been increased to 130 on dynaflowequipped models and 125 on cars equipped with synchromesh transmission for more billiant performance ykr it has a compression ratio of 76 to 1 new combustion chamber raises compression to 76 to 1 with dynaflow shortens flame travel for greater power atul fuel efficiency r it has a new twlnturblne dynaflow drive now adds far swifter quieter more efficient getaway to infinite smoothness at all speed ranges jt it has gm power steering this year the buick custom with dynaflow drive offers you the wondrous handling ease ofgm power steering h has a still finer ride the softest steadiest most buoyantly level ride that buicks advanced engineering bos yet produced opthnal ml extra cost jw buick super 4door riviera sedan wombsnmfsrjfffpomffs the superthe roadmaster yes theres wonderful news about the 1953 buick supers and road- masters too for instance theyre powered by a completely new v8 engine with one of the highest compression ratios in the industry it de velops 188 horsepower for roadmaster 170 for the dynaflowequipped super and its so compact that a new more manoeuvrable chassis has been budt around it but no listing of facts and features can do justice to the phenomenal golden anniversary buicks no words can really tell you the beauty you see the comfort you feel the excitement you experience when you make firsthand acquaintance with these big beautiful bounteous buick customs and supers and roadmasters for 53 so come in and see for yourself that these are in simple truth buicks greatest cars in 50 great years buick roadmaster 4daor riviera sedan m6s3a mole motor sales stouffvilie ontario verse 3 and he went out about the third hour whether because he was still shorthanded or out of the benevolent purpose to jrive more men work we are not told verse 4 whatsoever is right i will give you xo set bargain was struck they had to trust the householders sense of justice and they did without question verse 5 about the sixth and ninth hour and did likewise xow it begins to look as if the motive in hiring were more phi lanthropic than commercial where were all these men in the early hour perhaps asleep verse g the eleventh hour why stand ye here all the day idle xow it is fully evident that this householder was more con cerned about men than grapes the sight of men wasting the day grieved him verse 7 go ye also and whatsoever is right that sball ye receive it never too late to start once again the men go on the basis of pure trust in the good ness of the householder verse s call the labourers beginning from the last unto the first the hebrew demanded that each days work be paid for the same day lev 1913 the order of payment was the reverse of the order of hiring verse 0 they that were hired about the eleventh hour received every man a penny the amount for which those hired in the morning had bargained this was an act of generosity not a matter of bargain verse 10 the first sup posed that they should have re ceived more having begun on a bargain basis they thought to come out on the side of bounty verse 11 they murmured against the goodman he had been just with them and bounti ful to others so there was no good reason for complaint verse 12 us which have borne the burden and heat of the day this begins to sound like peter in chapter 19 27 it was not his wrong to them but his good ness to others that stirred their complaint verse 13 1 do thee no wrong didst not thou agree with me for a penny they had taken legal ground and they were being paid in legal coin verse 14 take and go i will give it was none of their business what the goodman gave to others so long as he kept his contract with them verse 15 is it not lawful for me is thine eye evil because 1 am good the sovereign right and the goodness of the master are here contrasted with the envy of these laborers gods goodness is sovereign and his sovereignty is good verse 16 so the last shall be first and the first last the emphasis is on the so the par able shows the how of this strange proposition the heart of the lesson the parable of our lesson is part of our lords answer to peters question what shall we have to get the neart of its meaning we should have christs whole answer in view that answer is in three parts dealing with ye the disciples every one and many in chapter 19 28 the lord gives a specific reply to peters question ye which have followed me in the regeneration when the son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of israel the apostles then will have central places in the mil lennial kingdom in the following verse jesus enlarges the scope of his answer to include all who suffer loss for his sake they shall have a hun dredfold return with life ever lasting so others besides the apostles will be in line for reward then the lord issues a warning peters question betrayed a spirit which has no place in the king dom of god and which if allowed will certainly prove damaging in the day of reckoning that is the bargaining spirit the spirit that serves for so much such a person might serve diligently and zealous ly from his earliest years to a ripe old age but the value of all his service would be grievously diminished so that some obscure person who was late in entering the service might be found away ahead of him it is not length of service that finally counts but the selflessness of it and the trustful ness of it the parable of the laborers in the vineyard is the illustration and explanation of this warning the first men hired bargained with the householder and he was true to his bargain those who came later cast themselves on his bounty and they received bounty the selflessness of peters after life showed that the warning had not been in vain when he accept ed the cross and was filled with tho holy spirit his bargaining gave place to abandonment the rewards indicated for faithfulness are a legitimate incentive especial ly in days of discouragement but they are not offered as the motive of service let it rather be this the love of christ consiraineih us sugar beel growers in canada now are pnwhicmf- enough rw material to supply onequarter of canada u2ir need