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Sunday School Lesson n. September 22. Leiton XIIâ€" MalachI Foretell* * Nevv Day â€" Malachi 3. 1.12. Golden Textâ€" Behold. I •end my mefsenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. â€" Mala- Chi 3: 1. ANALYSIS I. THE PROniKT KEBl KKS THE EVILS OF HIS TIME, Chg. 1 : 1-2: 17 and G: 7-18 lU; rKKDITTS A COMING DAV OF Ji w;mk.vt. Chs. 3: 1-6 and -1: 1-0. Intbodictionâ€" Th« prophecy of Malaohi sopms to helcng to the same period as Ezra and Nchemiali, that is, •bout the middle of the fifth century B.C. An ancient Jewish translation from the Hebrew into Aramaic (the Tarcum) identifipR the prophet with Ezra. The nanu Malachi is probably assumed from the fir.st verse of ch. 3 and .neans "My Mes!icnB'-r." The so- cial conditions an I the prcvaUnt evils which the book describe., arc presup- poses are closely similar to those with which Ezra and Nehemiah had to do. There was scepticism with regard to Jehovah's relation to Israel, ihe ser- vice.'* of the sanctuary were being treated with contempt. The priests â- were corr'ipt and i^noran.. There were many divorces of Jewish wives, whofc place was taken by women of another race and another religion. The payment of tithes and ofTerinKs was neglected. Other gross evils are men- tioned, and there was a (rrov-int, <lis- position to question the tenchincs of neliirion The prophet deals frankly and boldly with the evils which he seen and declares the speedy coming of the day of God's jud^nent. I. THE PROPHET REBUKES THE KVILS OF nrs TIME. Chs. 1 • l-'J: 17 and ": 7-18. The term "burden" is frequently applied to the prophetic message (sec Isn. 1.-!: 1; 14: 28; l.'.: 1; 17: 1, etc.). Malnclii presen's his argument in the form of qupstic.n anj answer. Evi- dently the peapje hnvo been suffering adversity and some are fceptical re- garding the ?ovrnant bond hy which. as the prophets have taught, the Lord •was united to Israel. The prophet an- swers 1 V contrasting the evil case of Esau (that is Kdom) with the certain recovery of IsraeL The timo will come when they will see the Lord's greatnes.-. made manifest, not alone 'in Israel but beyond Israel's borders as well (1: r.K In simnle but impressive language the prophet shows up the unworthy conduct of the priests who brought Go<l's iltnr and sanctuary into con- tempt. Nowhere in .Scripture is the folly and mea ness of irreverent wor- shin more clearly shown. To accent the person (1: R. 9) is to receive with favor. The exhortation in 1 : 9 is probably to be taken ironic- ally. Will God be gracious to show favor to those from whose hand come such unworthy offerings? It were better far to shut the doors of the sanctuary (see 'Revised Version) . The prophet contrasts the pure worship of God. though iierhnps unde. another name, everywhere found among the Gentiles, which puts to sham© the in- sincerity of hi; own professed wnr- ishipers. In 1: IE, we must read "is, not ".shall be. g.-eat." and :s offered, etc (See Revised Version). Two reproofs are administered in ch. 2, first to the priests and second to those who practice divorce. God had chosen the priests of Ihe house of Levi t» render a high service to the people, to whom they were to be min- isters of life and peace. Theirs was to lx> the reverent approach to God (2- fA. and (heirs to teach the law of ti'ith. to walk with God in pe.-\c? .-;nd eouitv. and to turn men from iniquity. The ideal priestly ministry is present- ed in those verses (I: 5-7), an ideal of which thev fell far shirt. Malachi reproves in stron-r language those who were puiltv of a great social wrong. Nat'v; .Jewish wive-, were di- vorced, and in rome eases foreign wo- men taken in their place. Of this pn.Mge (2: Ki-lti) Hnyer writes 'The practic r.f divorce li' declares to he an offence against the love and faithf ilness which as children of one Father they all owe to one another, an tinnnTural cruelty towards thoiw who ),qve boen bmg bound to them by the ties of affi'clion. and a challenge to th" divine iu' cnicnt." In ch 3- 7-12 Malachi denounces tl,r>se who neglect to pav their tithes and due offerings as guilty of robbing Gwl, and promises rich Messing to follow navment of the whole tithe. In !!: IS-IH (con.pare 2: 17) he an- ,w"rs certain nuestions which dislurh- rd the f.dth of his hearerr. God pros- pers the evil, they said, and we have found no profit in s.-rving him. His 'n the promise of he soeedy for them that feared the Ix)rd and that thought 'ipon hia name. No 'jet- ter answer suiely could have l>een given. The (ioa of judgment will set all things right. The deeds and words of the righteous will not he forRottcn. They shall bo mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day (3: 17-18). II. HE PREDICTS A COMINIJ «AY OF JiiwMENT, Chs. 3: 1-6 and 4: 1-C. The I/ord whom ye seek, shall sud- denly come (ch. 3: 1). This was the prophet's answer to those who said that justice vas not done in this world, and that God took de i^ht in evil doers, and who asked sceptically, Where is the (lod of judg.nen*? (ch. 2: 17). The words "my messengers" are in Hebrew the one word, "Mal- achi." It is pv>ssible that the prophet thinks of him.fclf as God's messenger w-irning men of his coming in judg- ment. Hut in ch. .^>: ') the forerunner is called Elijah and our Lord regarded this prediction as fulfilled in the preaching of John the Haptist. Some prophet teachor or preacher is evident iy expected who will l)i'ar this signifi- cant title. The messenger of the cov- enant seems to be here another name for the Ix)rd. It may \>e that Malachi thinks of a rcpresenlativc figure, man or angel, in wh< m 'he Lord will ap- p<'ar and through v.hoin he will judge the world. If so there is here a very close and real prevision of the Lord Jesus Christ (compare Matt. 3: 11- 12). y^v^^ London's Costers BIGGER AND BETTER THRILLS A new llirilling aquatic sportâ€" a ride down llio chllt^â- .^ at Wilili'nii.s.H Giove, Wash thrill lliaii Hiirfridiiiy. A New Way To Study Art 200 Portable Theatres Take Drama to French Provinces British Labor Favors Union With Capital Paris. â€" There ar~ 200 portable theatres In France, and (!,000 players piesi'il in them the standard dramatic works of the country. By D. Kerraode I'trr There are good fruit shops In Lon- don, but th<) true Londoner prefers to buy Ills foi d from a "barrow." From I'utuey to Poplar and from Hampstead Uoath to Clapham Common, every few blocks you .find a Htreet lined all along one side witli these Ktatls on wheels. You can buy a toothbrush or a sheet of music or a leg of lamb from a bar- row, but Ihe great majority of them deal in fruit and vegetable.s. The fruit is just as good as In the stores, the prices are lower and ofter the coster Rale.smaii is a comedian. "Whoa! Wotcher doiu' iiah? Don't push the bllnkin' atal over. Buy! Huy! This isi Ihe place to buy sun- kissed oranges, moon kissed apples and starklsseil bananas! Kvery bloom- in' bit o' fruit on this 'ere stall 'as bin kissed by somethin' or somebody! Uuy! Buy!! Buy!!! So one cockney vender reported by the Ilev. W. U. Lax, of Kast London Mission; and the style is the same in every street market. Don't visit them if yoii arc .sensitive to familiarity. Any lady is ".My Uearl" or as often as not "Me duck!" and even if she is obvious- ly under thirty may exjiect to be ad- dressed by middle-aged ' costers as "Ma!" The stallkeeper wastes no money on appearances; he looks .shabby enough when you meet bin at night trundling away liis whole slock-in trade to be parked in some dirty shed. But ha often makes a good thing of his trade. 1 lia/e seen an old woman who sold only common vegetables busy filling ill an income tax return iu the inter- vals of nra Piling up lettuces. U'.i as well for the customer to be wide awake, too. One who found she had received an excess shilling in her (•h.Tiigo walked back to the .stall to re- liirn it. "Gimme them tomatoes back a minute, me duck!" r3f|uested the coster as he pocketed the shilling. Tba lady stared, but he was already onen- ing the bag. "There's a rotten toma- London. â€" A pretty progranimcseller j to at the bottom!" was bis explana- dressed in Quaker costume caught Ihe tion. "It's goiu' to be fair trade be- lt U reputed a blg?er Romance of Theatre Girl Brought by a Cut Chin Fame Brought by a Clear- Ben Tillet Supports Policy of Collaboration With Umployers ' oye of a famous paiiiter'.s wife at the 'tween you and me in the tutuie. see!" Belfast. At the opening of Ihe Fortune Theatre, London, one night â€" j Sometimes there is an acute psycho! Ti-„i.. Kill,.,. Cn,ur,;-<^ l.r.i-,. i!pn Tileit '"""' another of those little romances ogy of salesmanship to guard against People of the city know lllllo or ''-""- ^"""^ I-oumcs^ numerous in tho world of art began, j "Is them plums .good? Good? Blimey nothing of them, but those who roam 1 1" his opening address from tho chair ^ ,^,^^^ programme. â- .eller was Miss they're the hopportunity of a lifetime, the iirovinces often enjoy good acting gave a powerful lead to the delegates jjetty Iresa, who lives with Jier par- j Tell yer wot it is, ma, yer can't be- small in presentable settings at a price in these wandering playhouses GIRLISH BERTHA COLLAR. Keeping cool and comfy these warm' that play a week or a month In Ihe summer days is (juit'.' simple if one has the proper fogs. Mother made thin cute dress of pink batiste in one hour. Just a one-piece front and one-piece hack with shirring on shoulders and attached lwi,-piecc bertha collar. The front and back lu.ve iierforations for use of trimming. Style No. 598 comes in sizes for wee ma'.ds of i, 4, (i and 8 years. In the 4-year size 1% yards of ;j.'3-inch material with <iV& yard of trimming is sufficient. Yellow organ- die with brown bias organdie trim- ming is very effective. Red and white printed lawn, green and white dotted dimity, white swiss with blue d its, or'-hi<l and white checked gintrham with white organdie collar and nile green chambray with white pique are adorable suggestions. For parties select pink taffoLa, mai/.e crepe de chine or pale blue georgette crepe. Pattern price 20c in stamps or coin (coin is preferred). Wrap coin care- fully. HOW TO ORPKR PATTERNS Write your name and addicss plain- it carefully) for each number, and patterns as you want. Enclose 2flc in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) f f r each number, and address your order to V> ilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by an early r.an. small towns in the populous counti-y di.stricts. Tbespis, whoso name has come down through twenty-live centuries as the father of (ho drama, Is credited with being the originator of tho mov- able theatre, 'le was a playwright and poet whose works have been lost, but there are references In old works to his carts or chariots In which he was assumed to have carried about the actors and the properties for bis performances. Tho portable theatre of to-day often is quite pretentious and freiiueiitly competes in tho larger towns with the established playhouse visited by road compaiiii.'S. Delomarre, president of the as.socia- tion of these traveling showmen, lias a theatre 100 feet long, well eiiuiiiped on the important subject of rationali- zation and tho attitude which the iininiis ."ilionld adojit toward thi.s dras- tic form (it industrial reconstruction carried out within tho framework of capitalist eiilerpriso. The llrllish Lalior policy, both on its iudiistiial and politial sides, has been umlergo- ing a process of modification and re- orientation since the general strike of l'J2U. ents at Keniiigton, and the artist's j lieve it at such a low price. I'm fair wife was .Mrs. Collier, whose husband ^ tired o' shoutin' them plums at a shill- 13 Mr. John (.'oilier, IL.'V. j Ing. 'Ere, Bill (to his assistant). Take "It was my cleai-cut chin that did • that shilling ticket off them plums and it," said Miss Iresa. Carrying Her Tray ".Mrs. Collier told me who she was and saiil that Mr. Collier had been try- ing to lind a certain type of face-â€" my type. There were plenty of pretty put on two shillings a pound!" Bill obeyed. An hour later the stall was cleared of its stock ot plums! Long Silent He girls, she said, but not with thj typo I In Ills address Mr. Tilletl threw his ^f fji^.g i,e wanted." Influence in support ot the policy ot ^ Mj^g irgsa is a tall, fcohlen-liaired deliiiito collabdi-ation wiih employers gi|.|^ ^yitli blue eyes. She is 20. to cany Ihrough rationalization and -i i^d a letter from Mr. Collier." tho uchievement of the highest attain- she continued, "and .soon afterwards able ettlciency in production always „.ent to his studio and began my sit- linovidiiig that reasonable K'^uantoes ti„gs ,i,p.,sed Iu my Quaker costume [ were given that tho interests of the .m.l carrying the tray of programmes i workers would be safeguarded and a a,,,! empty diocolnte boxes. i -N'ow, after an aching interval, he cam* fair proportionment ot benelits made "There are two pictures â€" one ot my | With a new song from the old heart to raise tho standard of life. Ijicad and shouldeis, which I believe | in his breast; I lie said that be .saw in the Melchett- in to be exhibited at the ('.ration Cal- , And over our world Our poet had been long silent, had sung In his golden youth, of the moon and the stars. And the whispering winds, and the light that clung In the heavens after evening put up her bars. and with L'O sets of scenery. It plays Turner conferences and the KUbse- na- of "jumps" is about ^1.2i)i). On these stages, out In the pro- there burst beautiful flame â€" His last song his sweetest son his best. I .mi. lories, and th other a full-length pic- usually (me mouth stand.-i. as the .ost â- ;."^-: """V- ; ! "'." '"" ;;" ""e. Is t" ^^ s''"*" at some other •' . . ' ., tiiinal employers organizations on the ciill"rv Ironi one town to another i •,.. , ,â-  , .,. i i t,.i"-i.». liossihility ot continued olllclal co-] "Mr. Collier is going to paint mo operation, not merely a present cul- afrai,, in the autumn, and wants me i Hut not ot Death was his music, noi vinces m-inv stirs have had their '"'"•"'"" "f "''» P'ogress toward a t„ meet Sir J.din Lavery and Mr. vinces, many .stars ia\o n. a ""-"-i,! , , , , ^ ,, „relude to a ' i.ujii,, j)e Laszlo Ira n ng. The repor oiro includes i ,.';, , , „ ,- i i , â-  ""'i' '"^ l,.is/;io. â- ^ 1 ... 'still greater inlluenco on national in-, ,-. modern Parisian successes, «hen the ^^^ royalties are not too high. Most of ^1 „ J" ,^ .,,, 7 J' . „, ,,„ the productions, however, are those , . . â-  â-  ^"° "oisy, lostless waves are fall- ' â-  ,, . n.i governmen s, banks, employers and ' ,,,..,„ .„,, .i,„ , „;i,...f n.i^ i . „ „,,,. that lia.-e .)00onie pub c i),;)perly. The 7 , , . , ,, n- ,i i nies, hut the gieat silent tide is a suc- "•'"'•-^ ""'""^ "'"' "f '"« ^'-'''^ l^"'"",cess. The e.KpU.iiatkm is not hard to Congress itself were all responsible i n„j_ ,^^^ former to some extent for the unprecedented portable theatres, nevertheless, last year paid JlG.ooO in royalties to the Society of Authors. We HOPE AND LOVE live hy admiration, hope, and love ; I And even as these are well and wisely j fixed, ' In dignity ot being we ascend. I â€" Wordsworth. answer i? Making love doesn't lake as long as it onee did, but then it doesn't stay made as long, either.â€" Kay Features. .} There is a nion mot of the late Lord Morley of Hlackburn which many peo- ple yill think deserves quotation these days. When, after the Liberal de- bacle of 1880, exultant Tories spoke of the party as dead, Morley's quiet re coming ol the I/ird Vi: 17 and P.: D-Jtort was, "Yes. but I lielieve in the .^A i„ Hip statement that a liook of __„^, .. „ „ and in the statement j-(.ripiv.liran('e was w:itten before him resurrection. Iiwluslrlal dilhcultles since tho war. 'riii'refore, tho trade union policy must have a new direction based on i wider responsibilities. I Ho strongly advocated the eslabllsh- nieiit ot a stale economic coiukMI and a wide extension by the State In aid of ecdiioniic, lndu;.lrial and scleiililic research to help the restoration ot de- pressed liidn::liies. A resolution was passed asking for an amendment ot the unemployment Insurance acts lo remove objeclion- able provisions and to make the iioti- llcallon ot vacaneleE compulsorv lo re products of earth forces and surface impulses and emotionsâ€" tho fickle winds and storms, the earlluiuako and the tornado, tho contlguralion ot coast lines; but the latter draws its iiower from above. Many of us soon learn by experience Ihat our little, spasmodic efforts are failiuos; they break to pieces, shatter themselves on the rocks ot human weakness and human limitation. Many ot our earthly idan: niul purposes ac- complish notliiug. Yet, in spite of such untoward failures, wo may havo Ihe salisfyiiig consciousness that our characters and our lives are improving every day, if of tears. He sang of youth and April and the days ot his prime. For only the old can know the glory ol young years, And only the old can sing of Once- on-atiine. â€"Charles Hanson Towne, in The At- lantic Moiithlv. Motorist (insolently): "Ves, sir, I can do sixty miles any time." Magistrate (quietly): "Well, this wo are wise enough to !''nio 1 want you to do sixty days." iMiiployers, also expressing a warning ,,,..,„. , , ,, . . . .1 1 . , , ''idraw power for lUem from above. i •- â-  at tho growing number ot unemployed! _ ,.. Kimllv Kentleman-Doar. dear, lit- That doctor is an authority on denied insurance benelit, and calling! DEFEAT the hov! Can't you get along withr.ul tho circulation of the bloMl." for a gnaianteo of maintenance when | There is just one thing better than ' fighting? Why don't you arbitrate Christian winning, and that Is taking defeat like | your difficulties? Royâ€" I did. This She: '.\nd vein I'd .say." his knowiedge .work is uiKditainable. i Science Alonitor. a man.â€" RalpU Connor. Is the arbitrator I'm fighting. MUTT AND JEFF- By BUD FlSHl'R PAP^ SftV WftT IF ANV MAN MW?RlCS Ttle UUCHCS4 OF FLATBvjSH IT'LU BG 0(0 AccouwtoP HGl* S(^CI/^L POSITIOW AlOD NOT He(* u.oo\<^'. ,â€" j^ YOUR ov-t) mam] SAID AM CAPFOL., OSUJ.'.LD I /HOuJblt> Yoor* pop co^Ae TO MA(it»y Vouf-t J MorHGRi tftT oF DovJGtt ONJh (MOTHGR'i SIDQ av WiC: eftMiuv: IT LOOKGO UKG SoFV picKlMiS TO Pop, j: Gucss/^ IT KAPrCOGl) THAT DAM Cupit) FLATTCMSDl ?0P For TH<3 coomt* i'uu » .' • - cot^e T* /FoRTrta Loue. ARs YOU BeGlMiOIMG) TO WORRY ABOUT , â- XWf\T, too'? ^ ? " 4 I