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\ THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON JULY 1 John the Baptist,. Matthew 3: 1-17; 11: 2-15; Mark 6: 14-29; Luke 1: 5-80; John 1: -37. Golden Text- Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people. Luke 1 : 68. T.ESSON SETTING After the silence a man who Bpeaks the word of God. of four centuries, the voice of the pro- ; To be a prop het of God was high nhet is heard in the land John the honor But Jesus asserts of Jo j, n that Baptist is thirty years of ape. He he was more than a p rophet . Re has been trained in a godly home and . WRS n pl . op het of whom the prophets later in the quietness of the wilder- , jj n( j S p i< e n ness. Now God calls him to his great V s. 27, 28. Behold, I send my men KM*- \aenger. Other prophets had spoken I THE MESSAGE OF JOHN, LUKE 3:3-6. i of the coming of the kingdom and the , . .. i king, but it was John's supreme honor \ . 3. //- cam*. He responds immedi- to declare thnt th( , kingdom had coma etcly to the call. He had spent many nnd ^ say .. Behol(1 thc I/arnh of Gof j r " yt-ars of communion in the rocky soli- , Thefe is M{ a ffrcater pro ^ e t tkan tudts skirting the northwestern John Both jn characler am j mission hon s of the Dead Sea. C ommunion John js supremo . N oto t h e climax in yhh (lod always ends in commission. ,, u . words of Christ, not a bunding Snd meditation always end.- in a mcs- j m , di bu( . ftn i mmovn bl c rock; not a sage. The country about Jordan, bowing, self-seeking courtier, but a John labors, not in the city, buttn UM na] upK tanding man; not a prophet open country about the river Jordan but more thun a propnet _ a f ore It was an accessible region, and t e runner; not grval mm umonB Kren ' other evangelists show the people t mcn but the Rreatest above tne groat flocking to his ministry, priests frp-n , ( . (ls , f {n (hf kinf/( i om . . ,' 8 grea tc Jerusalem, publicans from Jericha, peasants from Galilee, and soldiers on Their Majesties King Geo. V. and Queen Mary Virginia's Different Dominion Day BY MABEL MARTIN "Dont waste any more breath! I'm titan he; not greater in character, buti going to slay home. I'll have a dif- Dominion Day this year, if I menially unclean, and the admission j of (ietitile converts to Judaism. John He 'd'eni 'i t APPLICATION. Among the many fine things which be said about John thc Baptist, CciJlloi). lie utiimuu'* it KM I111.-5VH , - ., that arp!i...s .<- all,- sin. He admin- ^/l^V < u to the following: iMer* it under a condition of heart Hi Coi,ra ; ,e -John came -i _ L ..ir.u . n~ men not as a reetl sriHKen ny t ton looked obstinate, daring her fam- ily to oppose her. "But Virginia," remonstrated her younger sister Myrtle, "there'll be that all mnst fulfill, ji_it_iu j as a reed shnken by the wind, am : on j r young folks there from all over the " TVi. . meditation had made his principles rn' >v >s;'.fcrJ* i.*> * siiiinuai imvwKvi i nerc _ , , . _ , * . must I,,- moral and spiritual pre- , "'<. und pven lf . hc *tood alone, he paration for the coming of the <- ! - was en ' dom. Vs. 4-fi. A it M M-I ,>.. The words he was but the forerunner of .Tesus. county. Maybe you'd meet someone new you'd like." Dissolve in boiling water she lived on a main road. She knew them for a mad but harmless tribe Her glance struggled between a pro- pi-r demureness and definite amuse- ment. His face took on a deeper shade of red. "If you heard me um talking, I hasten to apologise. It's serious. I'm due to make a speech at Mayiield at| one o'clock and it's nearly one now."i "Can't you fix it?" Her glance sought the disabled roadster. "Not without repair parts I haven'tj with me. Maybe your father has them.; (Colond ohxtu* oaly half >n Noul) Tht , thm . A* nr u i i. i 7u n ho What kind of a car does he drive? At this Walter laughed. When he .,..., . 14 Horses. He thinks them more, wished to exasperate Virginia he told I . , . , i trustworthy in the long run," aaid her she was unmarried at twenty- : eight, not because she liked her teach- ing and valued her independence, but him from Jerusalem by the of Isaiah are quoted to show that John is :i pioneer preparing a way for "j n j[ the coining of the King's chariot. Tho ., llt filling of the valleys, the levelling of j ^ authorit i el , ( soe John '1:19- the mountain, the straightening of 2?) Rerond whpn he inU>d Josus the road represent thf spiritual, Qut to his own (lisciples as the Mofl . changes that mu.=t take place if the sjah (John ,. 2!) _ 31) third when he kingdom is to mean any hmg or bring rcbuke(j , h(? atu , mpt of his A \, c i v \ es anything u. Israel. AH ilc'h thalla*.^ Klir rf , 'between Jesus and The (.entile u well us the Jew is to H , f ( 'j h 3 .; aG . 3B)> Thl>re is ,,. Bhar<- in the blessing of the kingdom. Mng which shows Uu> true ^eatnesg II. THK rorRACK OK JOHN, 3:7, 8. j of John more than his attitude to- * ' ' 'rS UIIV1 * Ul UUU III I UlUVUVUUVUWl " v v iLni- to' ! th I e 0n Me-- !1 i bwause she seldom met men other First, when a deputation wa than thost ' with whom she had R rown "P- were applied in particular to the Pharisees who came seeking baptism without the real motive. Their mo- tives were personal, official and self- 1 wards JI-KUS. Hc came to ex.ilt an- o'.hcr. Tie had no thought for o\vn advancement. "Just think, Virgie," he admonished, "you might meet your fate. You ought to go as a matter of principle." "And you ought to stop teasing Virginia coolly. She felt cool and very impish "How about a train?" "Three miles, and no train to May- field until five," Virginia resp viuled, adding in a tone that she hoped would penetrate his armor: "You see we are entirely out of the world. You'd better telephone to Mayfield and* tell them you can't get there." Use enough to get a big lasting suds Big lasting suds one secret of Rinso'a amaz- ing power to dissolve dirt. If yon don't gel lasting su-.ls, you have not used enough Rinso. After soaking, only the most soiled clothes need a light nibbing with dry Rinso. Your clothes don't need boiling if you uc Rinso, But if you like to boil your white cottons, uso enough Rinso solution to get the suda you like. Rinso is made by the largest soap makers in the world to do the family *>esh at easily and safely as LUX Joes fine thing* LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED TORONTO R301 "'' From his prison * *1 .-i **"'** vv-ii vii-iiijr>.7u\-*itv^vvnn.t.. I ^ t_ 1 i . - i i t your sister as a matter of principle,"! . <A telephone!" he cried surprised fie ' d "V callln B Mayfleld 226 and the placidly retorted Mrs. Bolton. "O f | and somewhat cheered ' : Stire enough, operator there will find a way to put course, Virginia, stay home if you; Jud(rc Cllrrun went over froln the vour message through. It is alto- ' city this morning on the train. They. B e ' hcr to bad! " can get him to speak. Lead me to the! He made no sign that he had heard the question: "Art thou really want to. But won't you be lone- some with just Uncle Jerry? There's to be a fine parade this year, speeches in the grove. And special speakers coming from the city. You'd like to heur them." "Not I, mother dear," replied Vir-j Fruit Crops in Canada. Last year, according to the Fruit and Vegetable Crop Report of the Dominion Fruit Branch, a bumper telephone'" aml t ''* a PP* ared >"* the house. After! cr P w s harvested of practically all i / . * t n- i : (*nuum roniu . nr luun. wr lor unuuit-r : . . ... .. *.. ;vllvl wv* r ish. Blffto not *ay , '"'^ , i,,, ke 7:] .,. Some one has oMlc.1 this <? lnla - ' " < think of anything I'd tu ,. b ,. d b Ihey tnojght that the . h pp rp i(, x ity of the loyal-l arted " hato worse. So we'll call it settled. w u n ,,__,,, kingdom would eom-> to them as Jews, - ema Virginia was still more piqued by interval he came out and without a ; varieties of cherries, plums, peaches, stranger's extravagant welcome U'^Vu Vir f inla ' d'^ 10 " he T, , T V." P " P ?'** ^ Ucularly heavy, averaging almost 300 per cent, over that of 1921 and thnt she' reached the roadster. day dis ' * n the hammock Virginia swung uu-um uy a wnu-,oo,un K young man!^: > the road Donnld Atwater ap-j peach crop ia the Niagara district of who demanded cars and repair part, ^"^ to work energetically on his. Ontario was not only one of the and trait ,,,,H trl P nV, n n Pa Hnrl whol'- '" the west there was a low. heaviest on record, but also of excel- rrad^rfA^r^^ , , v . Jality Th . kind of Saviour that John had expect- and 'tend the chickens." i looked with scorn unon country peo- rumbling of distant thunder. Vir- lent quality. The production of r.p- , i >i:u_.. u. i. n ^ ..ij ,....,. ,.:i .. I m i! i, i !_i _._i. t _ . . . " ..... rrinia i, ..,!.,., i nn -,. fVio ii,!,-r> ,, - oi^n/ia pies was less in every provinej in that they must come to the kingdom 'T^Y T i, T"' i % , as penitent.. C.od ! ahlr of SKSf? 1 i V %* ''"P^ted seventy, Tending the chickens was a .' fon^. Race, descent, blood, count '^T , l ' ad . sh ? wn 2^?**^ ^' e - ioke with thc Boltons, since it for nothing. Heart, spirit, character fiL"?' ,'' ' i! ,,1^^'n "^'"'iT "~\ UllHe Jcrr >'' s invariable i-xcust- are everything. III. THE OIIKATNESS OF JOHN, 7:24-28. a tone of cd^'d politeness: _ . i VJ1V4W vi i o iiivnituv/iv v AV. wov. TOT t.on, Jesus had shown mercy. It ,R isti h * f festivities and nl< asing to note that whatow dou'itr!' . . . , , . i > Joh;, had, still he lo.'kod to JIHIM for, d ? 7 - ln f ", the south porch with his home The scrcf , n - s not 1 stock pie, she grudgingly indicated the open! B inia looked U P as the hurrying c-louds ' w . as ; front door of the house and said in obscured the sun. Uncle Jerry, who comfortably dozed the motninpr . , . ,_ ...... __ ................ ___ .......... V?. 21-'Jfi. Wfirn the mcHsengrr* of , liirht HP recogni/ed Christ us a very P'P e and favorite farm paper, J'>hi> , H.-rod had cast f- r !int ncl P '" iroul>Ie and tu -ned to! So > f happened that on the morning "i 1922 than in 1921, excepting only in Quebec, where there was an increase of over 75,000 barrels, as an offset against a total deficiency in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontaro Her manner at last made an impres-l " Goin> to rain." Virgie," he called, j of 227 778 Barrels. British Columbia ;i a tiffl v . "I said it ud rain. Better bring W!ls 9 "y 172,4-9 boxes, the numbers 'inconvenienca in vour VOUI1 K m!l11 to eat - 'Nofful : being 3,000,000 boxes in 1922 corn- Walk in and make yourself ftt : through, appeared at the corner of 1' ne the porch and gazed in some surprise telephone's right there, in the hall." i at the . roadster by the fence. John into prison because of his bold Him for guidance i.i a very nac-irul of a cloudless Dominion Day the HoK sion . r}le younR nmn s . ji-biike. The dampness, darkness and,v-<ty. tons packed themselves into the sur-' "Awfully sorrv to solitariness had alfected the soul of U<- i*t'x Kutim tt . of John. As S.WM rey with their lunch baskets. Virginia' vou , n .., ut t . , ' h . i.V.rilf'Jr'tiMt storm cmoln." Then he hobbled to! P ared w 'th 3.172,449 in 1921. On- thi child of the desert. In his doubt a< John's disciples had lo-m- ted., wavt -d a gay farewell from thc steps \ wo .,. t , . ,..,, ^ " \," "' . A 't the house. tario produced a large crop of all iLflf^^SJEr&ltaaE ^'hSsn^ ^ Whotird J^h* thP . P r Th - Sh hU " plunned " "SWT Do iVMwatr. T^, I Virgin* ****** toward th. *\ -mall rrulU, with ,he exception of on . n . 3 !dnv with now book and a panfy sppa k at Mayfield. After all, you have' ** Th i' "bumptious creature" raspberries, which suffered from win- Jesus' answer is to t'll "lohn the work :, question may have bejn unfavornblyi ' ^, , . of niprcv he was c:irrying on. llri/tin impressed, and disposed to think of sl to tprak . . ennrfniimi John. .1 'sus him as a wavcrer. Jesus corrects that ,, IV " rnl . commented Uncle Jerry. ha<! 10 word of rebuke for John. John j impression. John had often bornej "Nonsense, not a cloud in the sky," had at least the courage to carry his '. testimony to Jesus, now Jeans gladly j said Virginia. doub' about Jesus to .I"su Himself. Iv-arc, testimony to the worth of John.i "Can't help it. AIlus does rain on . , . . ir/r,' ii-i-nf HI- i,nt . . to Her. A i-i'i'i!.' Mcn iive often praised to thei" faci-s Pominion Day an' allus will" and ' . , some responsibility "Why didn't you! was putting down the hood of his en- call your chicken off" ! K'ne and wrapping up his tool kit. ter injury and later on from disease. In British Columbia the small fruit "It "may "have bi-eii our chicken" re- H 'o k i >d rather forlorn and some- 1 cr P was rather leu in 1922 than i.i torted Virginia, "but why didn't' you what like a sulky boy. Virginia gath- ; 1P21, strawberries and raspberrie* stop before you got to it? It made>rcd up her chocolates and her book, both suffering winter injury. The Re- and went swiftly across the grass to,' P or t states that on the Canadian mar- i kets tho wholesale prices throughout really beg your , ! " s t >'Pr were low, mainly due to the come into tho i 'arge shipments of inferior quality pour. Er my low-grade stock. All the provinces re- son this year, but generally stated THE CHILDREN'S HOUR Our Feathered l-'riende (ioldcn- Winged Woodpecker. BY I.KKKINE HA1.LANTYNE. This in thc season of the year muny folks go househunting. When we see nnd can stand against u vertical sur- ' face with ease. Unlike other woodpeckers, the flick- er feeds upon ground insects, his par- ! ticular delicacy being ants. They may take a little fruit in some localities, but if driven away or destroyed, the insects they feed upon would do far more damage than these feathered friends. beautiful Getting in Harmony. In the good old days of pioneer Presently Virginia took her book and a two-pound box of chocolates to the hammock under the maple tree find near the clump of lilacs that had made spring a glory in the Bolton front yard. Virginia's thin dress was cool and comfortable. The hammock swunf? lazily. The chocolates were all that could be desired and so was the book. Virginia sighed contentedly. Soon her eyes were shut and she was dreaming of floating along on one of the puffy clouds that were piled wbitely near the western horizon. Suddenly Virginia dreamed that she fell from the cloud into the chick. n a hou8 which suit-s them, they usually | farming the scythe was u very im- look at the outside and then go inside I portant piece of farm equipment. to look around. This is not the case; Even now we can hark back and see yar( ] t an( ] awoko^ really to hear a with Mr. and Mrs. Woodpecker. When the haymaker as he completed the fearful squawk by a real hen. An they ei- what might be a good home, | swath at the end of th field, bring; automobile was comii.g rapidly along tbi'y stand outside and hammer at 1 the heel of the scythe to his breast, < (he road nnd the hen hnd decided thnt the walls till everyone in the locality j pull from thc hip pocket a worn whet- her only safety lay in getting home. w-indc-rs what all the racket is about. | stone, and fit the keen blade for an- Vou (, they hammer the walls to ! other round. make sure they are strong and dur- ! At first the stone Hangs against the There wasi n grinding of brakes, a series of explosion* and with a snort! of defiance, the machine came to a' able. Some tim-n they beat the tattoo side of the blade. Shortly one can B t O p in thn grassy gully a foot, or so! from oheer exuberance of joy, how- detect a slight musical note creeping [ f ,.', t| 1P f once . ever, just as the robin sings bis spring! into the grinding noisc.^ Then in a The man who had been driving! ong for us. moment the iron and tlip stone Ic.sa leaped from the car and walked The (Jolden-winged Woodpecker, or their clamor entirely and the tone of around it, looking it over. He made a Flic-ki-r. as he is sometimes called, is I the one becomes exactly harmoni/.ed to number of remarks, half under his a very beautiful bird, wearing a coat; the tone of the other. There is music h-,. u th. Virginia could not hear nil! of golden brown striped with black,! "<! then th" haymaker knows thnt it! f them, which she thought was per- 1 and across tho top of his head ia aj | 8 ready to lay another mvath with tho | haps fortunate but, after serious In- bit of brilliant red. They make their 1 < 1 '> sl muscular effort nest in holes which they dig in dead 1 H would appear, in a general way, poles or trees, and it is a well known! that this is what we should seek in vestigntion he began to look wildly about the landscape. He did not seo Virginia hul he did see that the house fuel that tree swallows, fly-catchers, "fe, to get ourselves working har-| f ] oor was open and he started up (he and other Bpccies use their old nests,' monioimly with those ahout us. T-etjp,,|.h with that air of determination which they find very comfortable, | the dang* knock off thc superstitions Hn ,| f, nt . carolessncsn O f convention Blnce they are unable to bore one out) nnd suspicion*, nnd than, keep on in w hich characterizes motorists in for Ih.-mselves, not having a bill like! faith and hope till our life has been trouble. the flicker's, constructed for the pur- adjusted to thnt of our neighbor, and] Virginia saw that he was young. our community is adjusted to other; n is brown hair clung damply 'to bis* communitieH. It i simply another , heated forehead. Hi face was Hienk-. of repeating in concert UK- i,1d, p ,| w |th black. His hands were be- pose. Thc feet of the woodpecker help In a remarkable way when he is tup- HI tree*. He hns three toes in front, nnd a hind toe so well developed and ax long as the middle front toe, nd tipped with an unusually long Claw by which he balance* himself in England. lunch, the rain and Virginia's really Dominion Live Stock Branch cables [ disarming penitence were too much dated the last day of May report that t for Donald Atwater. Like two friend- 1 445 Canadian cattle sold at Birkcn- | ly children they ran up the path and i head mostly at 23c per pound and that ! reached the house as the storm broke a f cw of the choicest commanded L'4c, j in a furious onslaught. in sink . shipments through Canadian An hour later the storm was over, j Eastern ports during the week am- The sun slanted through the dining- ; . .,([,., | to 2,446 cattle. They were making a hearty i but much broken, golden rule. grimed unspeakably. Hi? linen duster . A NEW SUMMER FROCK. A novjl use Tor bordered material ( room. ; luncheon of which the main ingredi i ents were a huge platter of cold chicken, a crisp apple pie and a three-' storey layer chocolate cake. In the cool of the evening the ser- i vice station at Mayfield responded to a telephone call for help and the road- ' ster started, ignominiously towed, to, 'finish its journey. Its owner, after ; i slightly fervent good-byes, went with it, intending to catch a night train ' for (tirton from Mayfield. i Virginia was left sitting in the 1 hammock in the summer night. \Val- | ter came toward her from the gate, having seen their guest disappear I over the hill. "Some Dominion Day for you, all j right!" he remarked inelegantly. "If ', capturing the main speaker of the- I day nnd keeping him to yourself while- the crowd went without, isn't. 'tHffer- j ent,' I don't know what Is." j "You know he couldn't help it!", retorted Virginia warmly. "Sure he couldn't help it!" respond- ' ed Walter. "Who can stand against a| j hen or even a chicken? Didn't art; i much as if he wanted to help it. I'd give n cooky to know, though, justi j what's the matter with his car." "Maybe you'll have a chance to ask 1 ! him Sunday," said Virginia kindly. ' "He's coming out. He asked to cnll properly." Canada has 600 historic sites. "Eastlake" Glnld Copper-luring "Metallic" Shingles Fir*, UgMninf, Rurt ted Sturm Proof - Metallic Roof* thd lan Rain Wafer Stnd Poitfl Cnrit for Fclrfrr "*' Th* !Vi9talllc Roofing Co. Limited 404 1194 King St. W., Toronto For all flie Tamily Canada continues to maintain a is shown in this smart frock designed most enviable reputation for the Canada's wheat production increas- ho" "h nil ; "a "ferocious "asp'otr riiTt VM'-' " ;l thn sil P l< ' straight lines which healthiest live stock. Veterinary was torn nt the pocket*.;. Altogether,' cd by 70 per cent, in 10 y-.ar. I gi,,i a WRS usc d to such visitors since- l' rcv: il t; E llin this summer. Director General. Slrtint, prin> mil pain*, overworked mi-tcl twinge c-f rheurratib,.. - all o( them UMNT/ H t ' ht . .t once in Ken-_^T !' " ** ds!! 1 . Spavin Xe j .i."'' T Tre.linnt. /. ^' n < l 11 P> T.IMII. known lor more thn 40 ? Kendall's Spavin Cur,Uicono- rnica! end clean no muninvM. no continued tubbinf, BO bandaging. 10 Atk your druggist for a bottle to*daj KENDALL'S SPAVIN TRJE AT M ENT ISSOE No. 26 ^3. * * i\