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i â-  I ,' 4 Sunday ScKool jf^ Lesson :1ttt»»»»»»»tlt»tm lt«««»»l«l»lltt«»««««>««»««»t ' * 'â- â- â- ,» LESSON V. MINISTERING TO SPIRITUAL NEEDSâ€" Mmrk 2:1-12 Golden Test. â€" Son, thy sins ar« forgriven. Mark 2:5. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Tim«. â€" The early summer, A.D. 28. Place â€" Capernaum, at the north- •rn enfl of the Sea of Galilee. With this chapter begins the peri- od ot conflict in the life our Lord. Instead of the superficial enthusiasm of the people, he has to encounter the growing opposition of their lead- ers. At first, this is aroused by his extraordinary claims, then by his re- volutionary act in calling Levi, the tax-cllector, to become his personal disciple (2:13-17), and finally, by hij revolutionary teachings in regard to fasting and Sabbath-observance (2: 18-28). Mark produces this impres- sion a.s plainly by his selection of events as if he had given this section the title "Period of Conflict." ProcUiming God's Word" 1. -And when he entered again in- to Capernaum after some days. Luke tells us at the close of his account of the healing of the leper that Jesus "withdrew him.self in the deserts and prayed" (5:lfi) and from this we gather that Jesus had been away for somo (lays in complete solitude. It was noised that lie was in the house. It was always noised, reported, pub- lished that Jesus Christ was in the housi'. Everybody seemed to know "it as if by intuition or instinct. 2. .And many were gathered to- gether, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word un- to thcni. The phrase "the word" in- tentionally raises the word of Christ above the words of all others; it is the pre-eminent word because of its eternal truthfu!nos.s, because of its power, because it comes from God. ForKtvenos of Sin» 3. .And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four. The word here translated "palsy" designates a nervous offec- tion sometimes known as paralysis. It "commonly denotes loss of motive power in a muscle or set of muscles, â- nd i^ equivalent to motor paralysis." This palsied person was not borne fn the arms of his four friends, but, «3 the ne.\t verse indicates, was car- ried by thcni on a bed, whereon he lay prostrate. 4. And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up. they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay. Concerning this incid- ent Dr. William M. Thomson, for for- ty-tlvc years a missionary in Syria and Palestine, has written a very il- luminating interpretation. The houses in Capernaum "were, I suppose, like tho.se 'in modern villages, low with flat roofs easily reached by a stairway from the yard or court. Jesus prob- ably stood in the open court, which is the reception-room between two oth- ers; .. . Kxamine one of those houses end . vou will see that the thing is natural and easy to be accomplished. The roof is only a few feet above the floor, and by stooping down and holdinii: the corners of the couch, merely a thickly padded quilt, the «ick man could have been let down without; any ropes or cords. And thi.s I suppose wa.? done." 0. And Jesus seeing their faith. The pronoun "their" does not refer only to these four men, as many claim but to all five, the paralytic and those who were carrying him. "Surely, his friends did not bring him against his will, and surely, he must have con- tented to be lowered through the roof. W'liere in all the Scriptures is remission of sins ever obtained with- out faitii?" And yet the faith of thes,' four men is directly referred to, .nnd, had they not had faith in the Lord Jesus, the paralytic would prob- ably never have been brought into the prosi-nce of the Saviour. .Saith unto the sick of the palsy. Son. Literally, this word should be translated "my child," and was "an â- ffeotionate address doubtless intend- ed to encourase the man and strengthen his hope." Thy sins are forgiven. "Here lies the man. His muscular action has lost its motion. He lies here helpless as a log. The Master looks atr him, through him, end, behold, another kindofparalytic is revealed. The nwn cannot command the activities of his own soul. His body is imprisoned in the palsied spirit" "In the entire Bible no sweet- er word meets the sinnor's eye than the word 'forgiveness' or 'remission.' S'u is a word iiivolving oiir rela- tionship to (!od, a word in^licnting that things are wrong, that we have transgressed the law of God, and that that transgrcission must be punished by God. No man can wash away hus «M-n fin, nor present anything to God that will atone for that sin. Jetut Had Critic* 6. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning In their hearts. "These scribes form- ed an exceedingly powerful organiza- tion in the time of Jesus. The scribes bad 'become a special learned class, which charged itself with the care of the law, as the priest* wi. LtrttM tuck charge of the temple services. They were allotted the first seats in the synagogue; the upper places at table were reserved for them; and their dress marked their dignity. Their political importance was great, for it was their instructions which enveloped the whole Jewish life from the cradle to the grave in the pre- cepts and intensifying its minute ceremonial observances, and there- fore were instinctively opposed to a teacher whose aim was to enforce the moral ideas which lay beneath the Mosaic code." 7. Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, even God? "This is the un- spoken charge in their hearts, which Jesus read like an open book. The word 'blasphemeth' means injurious speech or slander. It was, they held, blasphmny for Jesus to assume this divine prerogative. Their logic was correct. The only flaw in it was the possibility that Jesus held a peculiar relationship to God which justified his claim. Why He Was Healed 8. And straightway Jesus, perceiv- ing in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 9. Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say. Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? Jesus did not ignore the question. He was not afraid of the question. Forgiveness of sin is something that takes place at the throne of God, and secondly, in the heart of a man ; and forgiveness can never be touched or seen or heard. That this man had truly been forgiven, and Jesus' words declaring such forgiveness e.xpressed an actual condition of forgiveness, we as be- lievers never doubt; but these scribes did doubt it, and Jesus is now going to prove to them that he can do something that they can see with their own eyes and judge with their own natural powers of examination, something beyond all human possi- bility, which will prove that he has power iver a human body such as no mere man has, and which ought to shock them into at least seriously con- sidering whether he also then did not have power over the heart and spirit of a man. Nevertheless, we should remember that Christ healed the ma., in answer, not to the unbelief of the scribes, but to the belief of the man and his bearers. 10. Rut that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy), 11. I say unto thee. Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house. "We here meet for the first time in Mark's Gospel the title which Jesus gave himself: 'the Son of Man.' That the human nature of Christ is thus expressed is beyond question. But 'the Son of Man' lifts this one man out from among all men as one who bears this human nature in a way in which no other man bears it. Here is a case in which Jesus did not touch the sick man, but uttered only the word as the expression of his mighty will. As in all the miracles, the proceeding is astounding and ov- erwhelming â€" three short, sharp com- mands and a terrible disease like par- alysis is literally blown away, and the man's body made sound and whole." 12. And he arose, and straightway look up the bed, and went forth be- fore them all. Jesus asked this man to do, thus far, things that would ab- solutely testify to the fact that his disease had been removed, that his paralysis had gone. Men when conver- ted should show unmistakable signs to those with whom they work, that there has been a real change in their lives. Their talk should be different, the places where they go, their thoughts should be ditferent : thoir social life should be different; the sins that formerly marked their daily conduct are put away, and every one recognizes at once the change that has come. Insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God. .saying. We never saw ft on this fashion. "How can we stir the outside world to wonder and praise? We must first of all arouse their attention. Men's minds must be compelled to turn their eyes and look and think, and how is it to be done? They must be made to .'lee something very extraordinary in the commonplace. Out of the church of Christ must ero forth vigor- ous, healthy men and women who went in paralyzed. Insurgent Deserters C!1»1{.\LTAU. â€" liicieasin.s; deser- tions and uneasiness In liisur,i;eut fiovernnient's capture of strategic Teniel. were reported this week by Impartial foreign sources. Tho insurgents have installed an armed cavalry patrol in the iionuMr:! ' land separating British Gibraltar from Insurgent-held La Linea in an effort to check the I'esertions from General Franco's army. Windows and doors which close automatically as soon as it bef^iiis t.> snow or rain have recently be-, ii ex- hibited in a Continental oxhIt)!«i.M!, Automatically Refrigerated Automobiles Llng.'uee.- Forecasts Summer Driv- iaii been to Be Com- fortable The automatically refrigerated auto- mobile lo make summer driving com- fortatde will not he long in making i:i appearance. I.. W. Child, air oon- dilioning engineer, said last week In a paper prepared for delivery at the annual meetins ot the Society of Aiitoraolive Ensiueers. Form Is Unknown He sugnested the use of a non- toxic gas and an engine-driven com- pressor, which like the system in the average household mechanical refrig- erator, to give the motorist a cool ride in inu degrees of temperature at mid- day. "Just what form this system will take." he said, "depends upoQ future development work. However, it is cer- tain that iu the near future gome form ot safe, economical, automotive refrigerating system will appear, and when it does we can go merrily on oar way, laughing at the weatherman and our notoriously variable climate." Cooling OilTicultles Air conditioning the average auto- mobile is not a simple problem. Child explained. Air leaks in car bodies are a major probl'^ni. be said, and the older the cai- the worse the leaks. The sieve- like qualities of car bodies vary too with speed, wind velocity and direc- tion. Chilli continued. The trick in air conditioning Is to make air leak out instead of In, he said. In both summer and winter. Child said, the engineer must take account ot the amount of vapor given off by automobile passengers. He said a nor- mal adult exudes 75-1000 of a pound of water an hour. Other points he mentioned are the regulation ot the cubic (low of air ctiroogh the car and maintenance of euoocii humidity (or comfort. Passengers Give Off Vapor 'A human," said Child. ''Is some- thing like aa electric percolator, in that he -gives off beat by convection, becanse he is hotter than bis (ur- roundinge. and be gives off heat by ( porating water I>ecau8e he evolves steam at a higher pressure than the surrounding water pressure." Winter air conditioning Child found to be relatively sii- yle because the primary requisite was heat, controlled by the quantity of I'ot water passing through the heating system's coils. Honored by Her King Gracii FiiiUi, talented British ac- tress, was made a Commander of the British Empire, a noted British Or- der, on the New Year's Honor List, Miss Fields is shown in her London home as congratulations poured in. The FARMER'S CORNER Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL with tlie eo-op«ratioB of tha Variou* Departmentt of tha OaUrio Agricultaral College 1. â€" Q. â€" "Would you please advise us the value pex ton of farm manure, well rotted, all cut straw used for bedding on dairy farm, as compared with commercial fertilizers?" â€" G.R., Grey Co. A. â€" I hasten to say that a ton of farm manure from dairy farms where the liquid manure is retained will car- ry approximately 10 lbs. Nitrogen, 5 lbs. Phosphoric acid, and 10 lbs. of Potash. A conservative estimate of the value is 12.00 per ton. A ton of 2-12-10 fertilizer will carry 2% Nitrogen, 127. Phosphoric acid, and 10% Potash, or 40 lbs. Nitrogen, 240 lbs. Phosphoric acid and 200 lbs. Pot- ash. This will cost approximately $34.00, or for $2.00 you would be able to make an application of 117.6 lbs. per acre or $2.00 worth contains 2.3 lbs. Nitrogen, 14 lbs. Phosphoric acid, and 11.7 lbs. Potash. The man- ure contains a considerable amount of vsry valuable organic matter which fertilizer does not contain. On the other hand, you get nearly three times as much Phosphorus and con- siderably more Potash in the fertil- izer for $2.00. 2. â€" Q. â€" "We have recently been discussing the advisability of mixing our own fertilizer for treating aspara- gus beds and have wondered what to use as a filler. What would you sug- gest? Is it advisable to mix your own fertilizer for say a 6-7-10 ratio, us- ing Nitrate of Soda, Superphosphate and Muriate of Potash? I under- stand that mixing this ourselves is more economical and just as ef- fective an purchasing the same thing from a manufacturer alreadv mixed." â€" P.K. Halton Co. A. â€" It is true that you can either make or have made a fertilizer of the analysis 6-6-10. This would call for the following mixture: Nitrato of Soda 667 lbs. Superphosphate (16%) 875 lbs. Muriate of Potash 400 lbs. Total 1942 lbs. This would leave room for 58 lbs. fil- ler to the ton. You can either use fine sand or fairly finely ground -lime- stone. If you use the iatter. It ' would be well to put in 900 lbs. of Superphosphate to overcome any re- version of the soluble phosphate that may occur from coming into direct contact with the lime. -As to the advisability of mixing , your own fertilizer, â€" this will of course depend upon your k-nowledge of figuring out the mixture that you wish to make and upon your equip- ment for mixing the materials. If you have a small cement mbcer and if the materials that you are com- bining are given time to be thorough- ly mixed in this machine, chances are you will get a fairly good uniform distribution of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potaesiuin throughout the mix- ture. If your mixing is done with a shovel on an average floor, I doubt very much the thoroughness with ' which the plantfood carriers are dis- tributed uniformly through-out the pile. 1 do not know of any firm of- fering 5-8-10, hence you can have it made by written application to any firm, in accord with the Fertilizer Law, as shown in section 9 (a) on page 6 of that pamphlet. My impression would be that un- less you have oonsiflerable cheap la- bour available, you would do well to buy this mixture under specifications from some standard fertilizer com- pany and have them mix it up for you. Princess and Husband Lured by Hollywood y^^ Around 1 ' The Dial Hello evcrjiiody, liavt,- yua iiai-u^J to Toronto's Treasure Hunt program yet? If you haven't, you're the only one. for judgiag from the number of telepiione calls which pour into Hit studio every night the program ia on, every radio owner In tiie city seems to be following the Treasurn iliui: car. During the first two -broadcasts, there were from teu thouaauU in fiiteen thousand teleplioae calli. Tliis game, which has caught the interest of so many listeners, is really very easy to play. The aanouucer takes the audience on an automobile tour of Toronto and mentions certain corners, streets, buildings, traffic lights and other landmarks which serve as clue.s as to the direction the car is travel- ling. When the destination is reached. a whistle blows, and then the lint person to phoue ia the correct loca- tion receives a handsome prize from the sponsors. And by the way. fo!k-i. they don't anuoLnce the phone num- ber over the air. There is a special number, which you can obtain quite easily by visiting the sponsor's store. .^d then, you're all set to win a prize. The program is broadcast every night except Saturdays and Sundays, from 7 to 7.15 p.m., over station CKCL. Applause Meters Decide From puzzles to swingsters! Fu- ture Tommy Dorseys and Benny Good- mans will have a chance to show their wares in a series ot contests to be broadcast on Tommy Dorsey's pro- gram over the NBC - Blue Network, beginning Friday, January 21st, at 9.30 p.m. E.S.T. -Applause meters will be used to Judge the studio aud- ience's choices, and cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. Contest- ants will be allowed to choose their own instruments â€" trumpets, trom- bones, saxophones, tin whistles or any other swing band Instrument, and those who go ou the air will play choruses with Dorsey's orchestra The resulting melodies should bo worth listening to! If you would like to try your luck, write to Tommy Doreey, care of the .\ic,ir-'tir Swing Contest. NBC. Radio Cl'y. New York. * • • Right on top of all thii discus.ilon Triiiess li;\l~.i, ua'-t.nh'.er ol the Hajah ot Sarawa'<, .".nd her husband, Tob Gregory, are headed for Hollywood, Cal., and a pj^sible filin career. Gregory is an English wrestler. RADIO HEAOUNERS OF "TiE WEEK By FRANK DENNIS of the values of swing as compared u> the good old fashioned waltz, we liud that, after all, none of these Maa- lera cf Mi;3ic really know what will - gain the public favor from one month to another. .A.t least that la what Paul W'hiteman mii.>'l mean when he says: ••.-\ny musician able to predict what Idud ot mus.c will be popular next yoar ought to -jive up music and go in for races and the stock market." * • • Day-ts-Oay Happenings Carlton E. Mors-', author of One Man's Family on NB'', is another one that can't predict the future. He claims he doesn't know very far In advance what will happ»?n to his char- acters. .Although Morse writes the serial two or tliree weeks ahead, he keeps the script open to revision so that he may bring in up-to-date com- ments on impnr'-ant happenings of the day that any family would be likely to discu.^s. Charlie McCarthy must be quite a help to Edgar Rergcn in more ways than one. Edsui-, who is naturally shy. says his shyness doubles when he is talking to a member of the fair- er sex. But with Charlie on his knee, should he stumble over a word, he throws his voice to Charlie, who first ri'priruands Edgar, then carries on an impish conversation with the young lady in the well-known McCarthy maan^^r. "Your .Melody Singer" .A program that has caused much favorable comment is the Sunday af- ternoon quarter-hour over CBL fea- turing a young tenor known as "Yoar Melody Singer." His singing of sac- red songs and familiar melodies of the more restful type has occasioned many requests for an extension of the allotted period, and now his sponsors have doubled the time of the pro- gram. It now runs from 4.15 to 4.45 and in addition to the Melody Singer the program will include Olga Bere- zowska. brillian: young soprano, and an instrumental ensemble of real quality. The extended program will be heard over CBL and also through CB.M. in Montreal. These programs are sponsored by Thomas J. Lipton Limited. Campus Slanguage Becoming Fixture Planting the Hardware Might Get An Unwary Victim Conk«d In Parlance of Weatem University Students cmd Co-ed*. Something like the auloniobile. slang id here to stay, accordini; lo Prof. J. .A. Spenc(?Iey, Professor of Engllah at the l-tiiversity of Western Ontario. Regardless of the rantings of purists, slang has a ^lace ou the campu.'*. the protP«si>r «ald. Here aru some conversational excerpts from lo- cal Colleeiaiis •lam ffeatiloa -.\ noisy argumen' op- en to all comers. To Jell â€" To make nn eugagement tjr roffee and cigarettes. Turning it on â€" .\ professor warm- i:ig up on his subject. Spreadiiiij it â€" .V rambling conversa- tion. Hardware â€" Sorority or fraternity pill or rlHK. Plant the liardwareâ€" Exchange of fraternity or soiority pins. Conked â€" Ensai;ed to be married Cooing â€" Endeavoriug to make peace with a professor. Wrestle â€" An ini\>rmal dance. A boiled shirt â€" .\ severe professor. Earliest mechtiQical time measure wag a water clock, containing water which W.1S allowed to escape through a small hole; marks ou the side indi- cating thf> lapse of firue. >I<<<<<<<<<CC<<<<<*>>I<<<<»>>X*>>I*»*>I*X<<<<OX<»I<»>>>>>>>I* V V V w V V V w The Stars And You By A. R. WEIR WHAT THE STARS FORETELL FOR THOSE BORN ON JANL'.-VRY 28, 29, 30, 31 »nd FEBRUARY I. 2 and 3 9 V â-ºJ YOl R OWN- BIRTHDATE: I*! JA.Nlf.^RY 28: This should be rather a changeable year for you â€" JkJ A you will gain by a contract, ngreement or legacy but will have difficulty A V with elderly people. Much happiness, however, is denoted when deal- A '♦{ iiig with the opposite sex. W â-ºJ .L\Xl'.\RY 2f>: .\ great improvement should occur in your business and y^ y, financial affairs ;uul there is iiulicatiim of money coming to you jji >*« thr.i'.'gh unusual ways. Your lucky years arc 1938 and l9iG. You j!^ y are inclined to be egoiistica!. « .'»^ JANUARY 30: This should l)c a brilliant year for you financially, â-ºJl relatives s'lould benefit you an. I the year should be excellent for 5»J affairs and for love. You nrc rather scl'-.-^h ar, tiives. J.\NU.\RY 31: If you are single there is every pcssiijilily you will y nuiviv this vcar as all sltxns indicate tho wa<- clear and hriirht for both M "and social affairs. Y(i.i •iil also have srcod hei'llh and several iji 'ourneys are indicated. Vo;; have a ),r-.';-.: desire ior wealth and J^ lon-.r ,'ourneys are indicated, hoiio'. H. FKHKIAKY 1: You wil di.-itance and journeys ai i\'ccr-o shown 'ine ii5ip(_'n;i;it news fro.ii a long y probably abroad. Satoiday is the X FLlUiU.VRY' 3: .\ very important change should come to you this S **< ycf.r â€" new work â€" journeys â€" excitement â€" adventure. Socially, af- 'J ^J horoscope for any dale listed above, send 10c to A. R. Weir, 73 Adelaide {% A St. W., Toronto. Please print your name, address and birth date plainly. »?<