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IS lesion V... â€" » LESSON IV. RECEIVING VISION FOR SERVICE Mark 9. 2-10 Golden Text: â€" This Is my beloved Son: hesr ye him. Mark 9:7. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Timeâ€" Autumn. AD. 29. Placeâ€" Probably on Mount Hermon. The tran.sficruration of Christ Is re- corded a'8o in Matt. 17: M3. and Luke 9: .2.S-,'!6. b >h of which accounts should be road with the one in Mark to get as complete a conception as possible of tills remarkable event. Peter has an additional account of this miracie in his Second Kpistle (1: 16- 18). 2. And after six days. That is, six days after the confession of Simon Peter regarding the Messiahship of Christ. Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John. Th»3e tliree, the flower and crown of the apostolic band, Peter, who loves him so much, and John, whom he loved so much, and James, who should first attest that death could as little as life sep- arate from his Inve. (Acts 12. 2). These were the three who, alone, were â- with the Lord at the raising of the daughter of Jairus (Mark 5: 37), and who were the only ones allowed to go with him into the Garden of Geth- aemane on the night of his betrayal (Mark 14: 33, etc.). And bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves. ''The place of the transfiguration is not definitely locat- ed in the Gospels. Earlier tradition almost unanimously fixed on Mount Tabor. Modern opinion almost as un- animously regards as most likely Mount Hermon. The Transfiguration 3. And he was transfigured before them. And his garments became glister- ing. The word hero translated "glis- tering" is applied to (1) the glitter of arms or of polished surfaces; (2) the flash of lightning; (3) the twinkling of stars, and is therefore peculiarly expressive. Exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. A fuller was one whose trade was to clean linen clothes. We can never know fully exactly what this transfiguration was. In the circumstance that his glory was not one which was lent him, but his own, bursting fo.-th as from an inner foun- tain of light, not merely gilding him from without, we have tokens of superiority, prerogatives of the Mas- ter above the servants. The veil of flesh which has concealed the glory of the Godhead, was. as it were, with- drawn, and the full blaze of ineffable light broke forth from within, while even his pM-ments caught the won- drous rays, and shimmered with the dazzlin?: brightness of sun-smitten snow. 4. And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. May it not be ^hat Moses and Elijah are present because of their peculiar .-.nd miinculous exit from the world? Moses, as we know, died -i a -ppcial way by the hand of God. Elijah, as we kno\/, did not suf- fer death, but was translaled in a chariot of flp^ to heaven. Moses of course represented the law, while Eli- jah was representative of the prophet- ic order, and thus in Moses and Elijah and the Lord Jesus meeting together, we have the trinity of the law. the prophets, and the g.,spel. 5. .\nd Peter answereth -nnd saith to Jesus. Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three taber- nacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. The tab- ernacles of which Peter spoke were little booths or huts made out of branches of trees or bu.shos. such as were con.structei' tor the feast of tab- ernacles. Peter aud his fellows were so taken with the sight of the felicity they saw that they desired to abide on the mount with '^sus and the saints. A Mistake 6. For he knew not what to answer; for they became sore afraid. Had he said. Let us stay here and make three taberuaclos. one for thee and one for Die, and one fcir James and John, It would have had more of reason in it. Think of Moses sojourninR in a taber- nacle, or Elijah settling down to rest in a booth! The whole suggestion Is grotesque. For hiiu, as for all men In like circumstances, it were infinitely better to say nothing. He had lost the sen.-^e of the spiritual; and his mind, moving wholly within the realm of material thinss. iumslned tha the spirits of the just made perfect could find shelter In tabernacles constructed of boughs. The mistake Is by no means an obsolete one. Men are still trying to mako tabernacles, one for Christ, one for Confucius, one for Bud- dh.i. 7. And there came a cloud over- shadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud. This is my be- loved Son: hear ye him. This Voice was heard In three critical hours In Jesus' hi.story; at his baptism (1:11), here, and when he was tempted to evnde the cross, te leave his nation, and to go to the Gentiles (John 13: J8>. The full text of the Father's wit- ness (.combining the three Gospel ac- Aâ€" C counts) is â€" This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. Hear Ye Him We are to hear Christ regarding our own sinfulness. We are to hear him as he unfolds the truth concerning God. We are to hear him as he speaks of life to come. We are to hear him as he speaks of himself, the only be- gotten Son of God. We are to hear him as we hear no one else in the world, dead or living. 8. And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any mere, save Jesus only with themselves. "Moses and Elijah had pr'--'d. The glory had v..nished. The heavenly voice was sil- ent, and they saw J. ua only. He was the same Jesus that they had known. But they never could think of him again as they had thought of him be- fore. For once they had been permit- ted to look at him changed, altered, transfigured. 9. And as they were coming down from the mountain, ha charged them that they should tell no man what thiaga they had seen, save \>Uea tha Son of man should have risen again from the dead. 10. And they kept the s..ying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean. What the rising from the dead is refers, not to the resurrec- tion in general, but to the rising Jesus predicated to himself. On the tact of the final resurrection of the dead the di-''iples did not dispute, for they be- lieved this. Jesus, however, had spok- en of himself rising from the dead three days after his being killed. Tbls was a different matter. If Jesus want- ed to rise again, why should he permit himself to be killed? How could the Son of God be killed, and, it he could not be killed, how could he then rise from the dead? Meaning of the Transfiguration The lite of Jesus was bound to reach this poiut of transfiguration. It could do no other In Jesus of Nazareth there was the perfect unfolding before heaven and before men, of the divine intention as to the process of human life. Beginning in weakness and limi- tation, passing through difficulties and temptation, gaining perpetual victory over temptation by abiding only, at all times, and under all circumstances, in the will of God, at last, all the testing being ended, the lite passed into the presence of God himself, and Ii.to the light of heaven, aot through the gate of death, but through the painless and glorious process of transfiguration, and as he was transfigured, he was filled with the answer of God to the perfection of his life. Spurred ^y Spinach We are told from childhood that spinach is good for us, but few peo- ple know why. At Carlsbad and other famous watering-places, spin- ach occupies an important place in the dietary because it reduces flatu- lence and has a strong action on the bowels. It is rich also in materials for replenishing the blood stream, and during the 1914-18 war spinach juice was mixed with wine in the pro- portioit of 1 to 50 and given to the French soldiers who had lost blood. It contains saponin, which pro- motes digestion, has more mineral matter than any other green vege- table, and b icause of its high iron content is prescribed In cases of an- aemia. Spinach has more vitamin A than any common vegetable, is as rich in vitamin B as butter, an'* con- tains anti-scorbutic vitamins, too. Churchill in Paris Ex-Premier's Son Becomes King's Bench Judge Hon. Cyril Asquith, son of the lato Earl of Oxford and .A.S4Uiih, war-time robes and wig, with hia wife, and their daughter, Jane (background), as sworn in as a King's Bench Judge. 48 years old, Mr. Asquith is the second British Premier, slio.vn in ceremonial he left their Paddington home to be youngest of English judges. Baltic - Black Sea Canal Will Fulfil Ancient Hope ss- 1,000-Year-OW Dream Will Op en Up Treasure House For Germany Throughout Balkans And Near East; Work to Be Rushed. ."Vlysterious visit to I'aris by Win<st'> Churchill (aboveK British statesman. arou.«ed much speculation in England. He'ii .seen on arrival in Paree. When history finally appraises Adolf Hitler's regime It may easily record that he could have done few things contributing more to the might of Ger- many than bring to fruition the 1.000- year-old German dream of a navigable waterway through the- heart uf Eur- ope, Hitler's dictatorship has provided such a rapid succession of epochal events that It is hard for the outside world to recognize another milestone in anything so prosaic as a waterway. Sti'l, there is vast importance In the announcement that work Is to be rushed on tha canal which will con- nect the Rhine and Dannbe rivers, thus providing a passage for ships a distance of some 2,500 miles, from the Baltic to the BUick Sea. Significant Project This will mark a seven league stride In der Fuehrer's program for the crea- tion of a great Germanio confedera- tion. The significance of the river proj.ct is this: It will open up an Arabian Nights treasure house of commerce tor Ger- many throughout the Balkans and Near East. It will enable her to undersell com- peting countries because of cheap transportation and easy access to markets. It will give her the materials she needs to make her independent of other powers. It will be of invaluable assistance to her in extending her economic an 1 political dominance in the Balkans. Take one item alone â€" though a most important one â€" that of the whe.at for lack of which Germany went hun- gry during the Great War. The Dan- ubian states grow more of this grain '."iin any of the so-called big wheat mtries. barring the United Sta* s. The mighty Danube will open up a lot of territory for Germany. It flows iioni Germany across .Austria, along part of the Czechoslovak border, thivugh Hiius-ary. across a comer of Yugoslavia, along the Rumanian-Bul- garian border, and through Rumania to the Black Sea. Sixty navigable streams join it from the North and South. Control of this waterway and o"' the Balkans would make Germany virtuU- ly invulnerable in war, so far as rap- plies are concerned. China's New Deal 2,000 Years Ago Chicago Scientist Says Reform Came Before Its Time China had a -now deal" 2.00 years ago, but the xperiment failed foi lack of technical knowledge, C- Martin Wil- bur, of the Field Museum of Natural History, tbld the .Mid-West branch of the .American Oriental Society, at Chi- cago, last week. The enterprise was engineered. Mr. Wilbur said, by a Trime Minister who wa^ named Wang Mang, who became Euiporer in ;t A. U. Advanced Socialization "Wang Mang's social exporimcuts." the scientist related, ''Included na- tionalization and eqi:al distribution of land, government monopolies and the manufacture of salt, wine and iron, control of mines and other natural re- sources, aid to farmers by aKri''ultur- al price control through government buying of excess crops in pood years and through storage in government granaries for sale in bad years, and government loans to business for -r<v ducil\e enterprises at moderate rates of intei-est. Plans Avoiding Ancient Curse British Baronet Perpetuates 800- Year-Old Ceremony of Dis- tributing Flour An SOO-year-old curse lay behind a ceremony held at Tichborne, Eng- land, in which flour was distributed to 800 villagers o£ Tichborne, Cheri- ton and Lane End, in Hampshire. Sir Anthony Tichborne, 23-year- old holder of an ancient baronetcy, helped to distribute the historic Tichborne "dole" instituted in the 12th century. Each adult received a gallon of flour; every child half a gallon. In the 12th century tha aged and ailing Lady Mabella Tichborne crawled around part of tha estate while a torch burned. Her husband, Sir Roger de Tichborne, had offer- ed to give to the poor a portion of the produce of the land enclosed by his wife's crawling journey. Lady Mabella vo'.ved if the gift from the estate were discontinued the Tich- borne family would lack male heirs. "I shall continue the ancient cus- tom," said Sir Anthony at this year's ceremony. "If I fail, legend says all sorts of dreadful things will happen to the family." Their Food Prices Highest In Years Britain Sees Big Decline in Bacon Produced From Home Pigs LONDON, Eng. â€" Food prices In Great Britain in 1937 were the highest since ll'oO aud were 46 per cent above the Inde.x figure for July. 1914. accord- ing to the annual report of the food council. The council criticizes the govern- ment's bacon production policy and it says bacon output from home-produc- ed pigs declined by lij 1-3 per cent in 1937. A greater proportion of pigs was sold for pork apparently due to the breakdown in the contract system. Last December's census showed a reduction during the year of 3H per cent in the pig population of England and Wales. The council suggests It might have been wiser to leave curers In restricted coiupetilion with one an- other rather than regulate their sales by quota. It urges supervision of the Industry by an Independent body such as the bacon development board. The highest average i>ereentape in- creases over the 1900 average were In flour, bread, cheese, sugar and mar- garine. Butter aud m^at prices show- ed substantial Increa;es. Saturn's Lost Moon The existence of a geometrical law concerning the distances separating not only the planet.i in the solar sys- tem but also the moons of Saturn is offered in support of the discovery of the tenth moon of Saturn which was reported by the American astron- omer. Dr. W. H. Pickering. This tenth moon, reported iu 1903. has since been lost and astronomers have been un- able to rediscover it. That it should exist is claimed by Dr. J. Miller, the English astronomer, who offers the geometrical law in sup- port. He shows in a communication in "Nature" that the distance between the moons, starting from the first moon, and not the planet, are in close approximation to the geometrical ser- ies. 3. 6. 12, 24. and so on. If this is applleti to the Saturnian moons there Is a place for one be- tween lapetus and I'hoebe. which are respectively 3,09 4.700 â-  and 7.91S.700 miles from the planet. Be Indifferent, Handling Bees Expert's Advice Says Treat Them "Yawningly" If you are one of those who would be on good terms with a bee, just be nonchalant. Light a cigaret, yawn laz- ily or appear quite indifferent to their presence. It you must study them or invade their homes, be a bit desultory in your probings. There is no good rea- son why you should ever give a bee the slightest excuse for stinging you. Dislike Quick Motion That's the advice given this week, to Windsor Kiwanians by one of the big bee-and-honey men of the province Dr. E. J. Dyce, professor of apiculture at the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph, reports the Windsor Dally Star. A bee, according to Dr. Byce, is dis- -bed by quick motion on the part of - 'â- â-  â-  ' anyone or anything within Its sight. Even the wink of an eyelash will at- tract and aruuae curiosity; hence the prevalence of bee stings on the eye or face. Whether the bee fancies those movements are coming from another bee or just an insect eue.my probably never will be determined. The tact is, that beekeepers, although they miy leave arms unprotected as 'ar aa the elbows or higher, usually cover their faces. Even an experienced handler doesn't relish being stung in the eye. Don't Pull "Stinger" It you disregard this advice and be- c'Tie the victim of an angry or a cur- ious bee, don't pull at the "stinger" which is left in your flesh, but rather cut It oft or slide It )ft with the use of a fingernail. The sooner thia is done after the sting has occurred, the bet- ter. Dr. Dyce explains. Ethiopian Gains Embarrass Italy Seen As Cause of Duce's Willing- ness to Make Treaty Con- cessions. Vernon Bartlett, diplomatic editor of the London I'ws Chronicle, last week wrote that stiff resistance from Ave Ethiopian armies as well as smaller bands is seriously hampering Italian effor'- to dominate the colon- ize the lands taken from Emperor Halle Selassie. Only this and the hope of loans, he declared, can explain the reported Italian willingness to promise to with- draw all troops from Spain. They've Been Gaining Ground ''The Abyssinians have been gain- ing ground, particularly in the west," Mr. Bartlett declared. "The province of Gojjam is said to have freed itself almost entirely from Italian troops, and recent reports said an Italian of- fer of autonomy is dictated by atem necessity. ''in the southwest there have beaa serious revolts at Bako, Gimma, Kaffs and Guarafarda. Italian garrisons have had to be withdrawn from the three last named places. "Even in the centre the Italians are unable to ensure order. The main road from .Asmara to Addis Ababa has been cut in several places. It is impertinent to disbelieve in the existence of angels and demons, declares the Bishop of Ely. Will Have To Give Up Her Pets Or Her Home Helen Felton. one of the residents of an apartment built in New York under a FH.-V loan, is one of the tenants whose lease will not be renewed unless she gives up her pets. Can A Handwriting Analysis Help You? By LAWRENCE HIBBERT (Well-known Psychologist and Handwriting Analyst) Every reader of these articles will. I suppose, at some time, say: "Can a character-analysis help me?" and "Kxaclly how can it help?' There are so many ways in which a character-reading can be helpful. In the first place it is beneticlal In your contacts with others. In domestic circles it can promote mutual understanding, and will in many cases help to eliminate the dis- sension that shatters the peace of so many homes. In business and financial matters it can steer you past the traps set by the unscrupulous or over-optimistic. And in love affairs it can be a guid- ing star that leads you to happiness. -•Vny thing that facilitates your judg- ment of others must be a boon, for there is probably not one of us but has lost money, happiness, comfort or security through miscalculating the charact'-r of someone with wtem we have been in some way concerned. And above all. character-analysis gives you a clear-cut picture of your own character and potentialities. It reveals unerringly what you are and what y.m might become. There is no false m,)desty about a handwriting analysis. U shows with crystal clear- ness exactly what you are like. One of my recent correspondents, a girl of 20 years, told me that she is In love with a married man. In sending me some of her friend's hand- writing she was obviously hoping that I would contlrm her friendship. Now I have no intention of discuss- ing the ethical angle of this case. In any event, it Is unnecessary, for this man's writing showed too clearly what an unsuitable friend he Is for this girl. If she refuses to sever the acquaintance she will pile up a lot of unhappiness for herself, I mention this case to show that a handwritln.g analysis plays no favou^ ites. It only tells the truth. Can you doubt that it will help y:>u, too? Whatever your problem may be, this well-known psychologist and handwriting analyst can help you. You can write to him fully and frankly, for all letters are (;pnflclential. Send speci- mens of the writings you with an- alysed, and enclose 10c for each speci- men (coin or postal note preferred). Enclose with stamped addressed eiv velope. to: Lawrence Hibbert, Room 421. 73 West Adelaide St.. Toronto, Ont ijm ^ ^