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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON LESSON IX THI AUTHORITY OF CHRIST Luk« 19 : 1 â€" 20 : 8. PRINTED TEXT, Luke 19 : 41â€" 20 : 8. OOLDEN TEXTâ€" Why call me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I aay? Luke 6 : 46. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time â€" Tlie conversion of Zach- «eua aud the telling o( tbo parable «t th« ten potiuds o<;ourred during th« end of March. A.D. 29. The tri- umphal entry was on Sunday, April Snd, the cleansing o*. the temple on Monday, the day following, and the argument concerning Christ's authority on Tuesday â€" all in Pass- ion Week. Place â€" The conversion of Zach- aeua aud the teaching imnie<Iiately following took plac.> in Jericho, a city located on th» Jordan Just Above the northern end of the Dead Sea; the remaining Incidents of our lesson occurred in Jerusalem. In this leeson we obtain a pro- founder conception of the absolute preeminence of the I>ord Jesus Christ among men: in the conver- aion of Zacchaeus It is He who aeeks and saves the lost; in the parable of the ten pounds, It Is He who Is represented by the noble- man w)io distributes possessions aud calls for an acc':'unting; in the triumphal entry Into Jerusalem, it te He who Is King; it is He who cleanses the temple; In the argu- ment that subsequently arises, it Is His authority that Is questioned. His Sorrow For the City Luke 19 : 41. "And when he <lrew nigh, he saw the city and •wept over it. 42. Saying, If thou badst known In this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they nr© hid from thine eyes. 43. For the days shall come upon thee, when thino en- emies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compas« tliee round, and keep thee In on every side, 44. and â- hall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave In thee one stone upon anotlier: because thou knew- •Bt not the time of thy visitation." This de.tailed prophecy of our Lord was literally fulfilled forty years atferwarde. In 70 A.D.. at the siege of Jerusalem under Titus. Why did our Lord weep? Perhaps because he kuew that of this piddy thought- less multitude, many who now cried Hosanna would, ere a little netk was ended be joining in the cry "Crucify Him!" He knew, and this was a sadder thought still, that there was no part of this dreadful doom but might have been averted, If Jerusalem had chosen truly to listen to God's servants. Cleansing of the Temple 45. "And he entcrrd into Iho temple, aud began to cast out them that sold, 46. saying unto them. It is written. And my house â- hall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers." Pilgrims came to Jerusalem from all parts of tlie world to keep the Passover, and at Passover times the city was crowded to excess. The money spent in the city dur- ing these feast occasions formed a great part of the livelihood of the native Jews. The mob of citizens were persuaded that Jesus meant to take the bread out of their mouths, and their Hosaunas were changed to cries of "Crucify Him!" (For the convenience of visitors, one of the courts of the Temple was set apart for a market, where they could buy what animals they meeded for sacrifice.) Daily Teaching 47, "And he wa? teaching daily In the temple. But the chief priests and tlie scribes and the principal men of the peoi)le sought to d.>stroy him- 4R. and they ( ould not find what they might do; for the people â- U hung up<jn him, lislcning." From Sundnv on. Jesus Christ was teach- ing in the Temple, till He left it tot good. Tuesday toward evening ke hifovms us that the Sanhedrin was seeking to destroy Him; but with all their seeking and schem- Jog they were not able to find what they might do. The difficulty lay In "the people." the love of the pilgrims fo:- Jesus. His Authority Questioned Luko 20: 1. "And it came to pass, on one of the days, as he «RS le.irhing the people in the temple, and preaching Uie gospel, thore came upon him the chief prleets and the scribes with the •Iders 2. And they spake, saying »nto him, Tell us: By what author- «y rio<>«t thou these things? or wfco Is he thst gave thee this au- thority?" , , _ The real Jewish authoi ities wore the Pharisees and the Sndducees, primarily the SanhiMlrln They had not given Him any ord<»r to cleanse the Temple-if not they, then who? Furthermore, His t/^afhing was dlamet?iMlly opposed to the teaching of the Jewish authorllies of Ilia dsy. They empliagired obe.1- tence to U-galistic formulas: Jesus WM continually pointing to and tastating upon ropcntauce. purity •f heart, honesty, believing In Him, prsylnr to the Father in shicerlly. living a holy life hefore men, none of which things the Jewish suth- First View of Modern U.S. Infantryman Just what the U.S. army infantryman will weai' into battle is shown for the first time by George M. Welch, ll)-y car-old Worcester student who is now ti-aininn' at Camp Kdwards with the famous Emmett Guards, Co. B, 101st Infantry. All his e»iuipmcnt is new, from trench hat to shoes. orltles were speaking about. Where did He get this niessug&? He had not been brought up In the rab- binical schools. He had not heard It delivered In Israe-1 by any great teaching of His day. The Pharisees and Sadducees would never have asked this queefion if He w;;« not stirring the city to its depths. The Truth Not lt» Them 3. "And he answered and said unto them, I also ask you a ques- tion; and tell me: 4. The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? 5. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say. Prom heaven; he will say. Why did ye not believe him? 6. But if we shall say, From men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. 7. And they answered, that they knew not whence it was. 8. And Jesus said unto them, Neith- er tell I you by what authority 1 do these things." Jesua did not answer their question directly, for one reason, because they were not slnceiro in their quest for truth. Men who do not want the truth will never find It. "A test of democracy is its ability to act and to act success- fully in meeting the issues upon which the very life of a democ- racy depend.s." â€" Henry L. Stimson. Good Racing Stock Scarce in Canada T. J. McCabe of Toronto, presi- dent of the Canadian Thorough- bred Horse Society, said in his report at the annual meeting of the society that Canada is "un- fortunately lacking in good brood mares." "Those interested in racing and breeding know too well how vi- tally racing is dependent upon good blood-stock. We must con- sider every means possible to en- courage the bloodstock industry." He said British bloodstock breeders had been asked in the past year to send their prime bloodstock to Canada and United States to prevent possible injury during wartime, and that small shipments had been made to the United States. He said "shipping facilities, climatic conditions and various other reasons" were given by British breeders In de- clining to send their stock here. "You can't wake people in a democracy up unless there is suiiiething to scare them." â€" Joseph P. Kennedy. New Year Day in Scotland in lolli) and in England 133 years later. New War Clouds Darken The Far East • ) 'A C H t 1-4 A t SMANGHAI ^^^ TOKIO PACIFIC PHILIPPINE ^A.,«^ .*,//.-. eVjS ISLANDS %^ ,g. / ^^ (u.s) >6UAM (U.S.) C f * N A. scries of sudden moves by governments with interest.s in the Far East last week created another tense situation in the area shown in the ABOVE Central Prtss map. While the Dutch Ea-st Indies government (1> was ordering ita merchant ships to put into neutral harboM, the advisory war council in Australia (3) issued a warning that the war baa entered a "new phase, one of the utmost gravity.^' There were Form Motes . . Fertilizer Booklet Contains Poiniers Recommendation of Adrltory Fertilizer Board of Ont. for 1941 •re now available in pamphlet form. A forty page booklet contain- ing 1941 recommendations for .soil management and use of fer- tilizers, prepared by the Advisory Fertilizer Board for Ontario, is jtiat off the press and may be obtained by farmers from the Agricultural Representatives in their county, or by writing direct to the Statistics and Publications Branch, Ont. Dept. of Agricul- ture, Toronto. There is no charge. With farmers everywhere anx- ious to ^increase production this year ift order that food supplies may be kept flowing in adequate volume to Great Britain, this fact- packed booklet takes on special significance. The Fertilizer Board is com- posed of experts headed by G. N. Ruhnke, Professor of Chem- istry, O.A.C., Guelph, and has examined experimental data from all reliable sources. The book- let contains recommendations ju.stified by such data and ap- proved farm practice. Fertilizer recommendations are outlined for cereal crops on heavy and light land,' hoed crops, pasture and hay, vege^bles, canning, muck soil crops, tree fruits, strawbeiTies, raspberries, grapes and tobacco. This booklet undoubtedly has a place on every f%mi book shelf and will make profitable crop- increasing reading for every farmer. Write for it now. Teacher Shortage Signs Increasing Survey Shows National Crisis In Canadian Education Likely Next Year The shortage of teachers, signs of which are evident to educa- tional administrators will be on a national basis, according to in- formation obtained last week in the department of education at McGill University. Department members have been in touch with educationists who have conducted a survey. This survey indicates that the shortage of instructors will make itself increasingly evident during the present calendar year and may become critical to the main- tenance of educational standards in the next school session. Teachers stated last week that they were leaving the profession for two reasons. One is the call to national service, which is tak- ing an increasing proportion of the male teachers, and the other main reason is low salaries. A statistical study has been made by the Canadian Teachers' Federation to show that teachers are not only the lowest* paid pro- fessional group but in many cases are receiving a great deal less than other large classifications of trained and semi-skilled workers. This condition must be remedied, teachers claim, if education is to maintain itself proportionately to other community and national enterprises. Ancient Chinese Raised Rhubarb As Long Ago As 2,700 B.C. They Dried the Root and Used It As Medicineâ€" Greeks Brought It From Asia French Indo-Chinn (2). Japanese war.ship.s previously had arrived off Bangkok, Siani, 800 miles from the British Smgapore base, and I ondon â- aid Japan might suddenly enter the war on the side of her Axis nart- ncrs In addition, the U.S. con.sulate general m Shanghai issuerl an urgent warning to Americans in the Far East to return home. Has it ever struck you that someone, somewhere, sometime, had to risk his life by sampling the various roots, pods, stalks and leaves which we call vege- tables? That was once the only means of determining whether the stuff killed you or not. Rhubarb was known as Ions ago as 2,700 B.C., when the Chin- ese dried the root and used it as a medicine; and a medicine it re- mained for 4,500 years. From Asia, its use spread wr^twarda to Arabia and Tartary. -.vhcnce the early Greek" and Uomans brought it to Europe. By the be- jj.nning of tne Christiin Fia •'; wa.^ a well-known commodi y in ti-stern Europe, and a big trr.de v.as done in it. The early physicians named the herb Hha. f.'.eopatra's i'(/Ct( r, liio'corides, called It Khia. Mar- co'^inus, wriving in the fourth century, said it got this name I'^u-ause it wa> found jrrowircr oa the banks of the River Rha â€" now the Volga. The Romans named the herb Rha-barbari;ni â€" in uther words, the barbarian plant from the Rha. From Kha-barbarum it was a shoL-t cut to the Rheubarbe of the early English herbalists, and io to the modern Rhubarb. THIS CURIOUS WORLD By William Ferguson 900 TRAINS OR FHFTV <=ARS E/VCH, WI-TM EVEKy CZ^KPZ. so TOt^iS, WOUUO BE RBCStJIFeEO TO CARR.V THE. DAI Li/ LOAD OF A^C/zD AMD s/zsr BORIvJEESVTHE <MJSB<SS/PP/ R.CV£R_ INTO THE C5ULF E/V<CH DAV. COPiL 1*3< BY NEA SERVICE. INC. ARE MAAAEES FOR. *CA/9Crr7A/i' THE VEL- LCW PISMJHsrr THAT GIV^ T>^E^A THEIR. COLOR. A CUBIC FOOT OR 0>SV .SA/V.O V^EIGHS MORE. THAN! A CUBIC RDOT OF" OAMf^ S^A/VO/ /S/<S/Y7- OR. M^seOA/tsi? ANSWER: Right. Dry sand is heavier, measure for measure, ^' than wet sand ... up to a certain percentage of moisture. Sand, '' on being dampened moderately, increases in volume ell out of pro- portion to th'e amount of water added. NEXT: What has fonr fiacen and two thnmbs? % GOD OF THE SEA HORIZONTAL 1 Old Roman god of the waters. 7 The most remote known is nanaed for him (pi.). 12 Malt drink. 13 Extreme. 15 To be obligated. 16 Injustice 18 Cow's call. 19 Horse. 21 Forward. 23 Vehicle carrying coffins. 24 Offsets in walls. 27 Street. 29 Corrupt, 30 Comfort. 31 Plural pronoun. 32 Headgear. 34 To eradicate hair. 36 Boggy land. 37 Covered with icing. Answer to Previous Puzrie (^ L S 1 Hfkif A N 1 ^ IT A L L >â-  CE D E T A LC JANIS R APT A U 1 1 N G 1 I U o s A N T I E R 'A t| E N T EIRITIA i NE|R â- e ui/A a R A G ^w- A s H 1 E^R RIIB E â-  AmE NJI E M -Li 39 Stocking damages. 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