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the tribune stouffville ont thursday september 28 1930 seek taxation change to ease the farmers load when near a school slow down romping children forget danger guard their precious lives by alert careful driving on tar i o d e p a r tme nt h i g- h w a y s geo h doucett minister sunday school v lesson lesson for october 1 golden text ijet your conversa tion be as it becomrtli the gospel of christ phil 1 27 the lesson as a whole approach to the lesson christian living is impossible until one has received the christ ian life in other words there must be a life by which we live before we can live the life it is as utterly impossible for an unregenerate person to live a christian life as for the highest species of ape to live a human life many people have never realized this and so are trying to live as christians should but have never come to christ as lost sinners who through believing his word have become partakers of the divine nature in the pass ages selected for this lesson our attention is directed to the prac tical manifestation of divine life on the part of those who have received christ by faith and have been born again into the family of god john 335 i pet 12325 even unsaved men recognize the teaching of jesus as set forth in the sermon on the mount as the highest ethical instruction ever given to man but it is a great mistake to think of this as though it were the gospel which set forth the way of salvation in this ser mon our lord gave to his disciples the principles of the kingdom of heaven the laws which should govern the lives of those who pro fess subjection to christ as king in the epistles we have the man ner of life which results from union with the risen christ christian obedience is not based on legality but on love for him who has redeemed us to himself by his own blood recognizing the truth that christ- himself lives in us by the spirit we are enabled to live in glad subjection to the will of god by the spirits power gal 220 in other words the chris tian is not one who is striving to obtain the favor of god and final salvation through his own good behaviour but because he has been saved by pure grace he delights in obedience to the one who has delivered him from the judgment tliat his sins deserved and who now claims him as his own the historical setting the sermon on the mount was preached by our lord early in his galilean ministry probably on the slopes of mount hermon above the city of capernaum although pro claimed in the hearing of a great multitude which thronged about him it was addressed primarily to his immediate disciples the epistles to the thessalonians are the earliest of pauls inspired letters which the spirit of god has preserved for the instruction of christians the letter to the philippians was written during pauls first imprisonment in rome and is the most practical of all his letters lust when the epistle of lames was written we cannot be certain in character it is linked very closely with the sermon on the mount and inasmuch as it is addressed to the twelve tribes of israel it seems likely that it is the earliest of the new testament books written before the full truth of the church as the body of christ had been revealed verse by verse matt 5 ive are the salt of the earth just as salt preserves from corruption so disciples of christ who are in the world but not of it are called upon to manij fest in their lives the preservative power of righteousness if they fail in this their testimony is destroy- the ontario federation of agri culture with delegates assembled from 19 counties spent all thurs day discussing problems of taxa tion in areas where cities are slow ly spreading into rural areas the federation was unable to arrive at a decision on the problem the complaint of the rural popu lation xiled down to the fact that when city workers move into the suburbs the farmers taxes in crease because of the need for increased social services and more schools since the farmer doesnt benefit particularly from such added services most of the dele gates felt he shouldnt be asked to shoulder the burden of paying for them however when it came to decid ing how the cost could be spread around without digging into the farmers pocket the delegates were somewhat puzzled some of themj thought abler county assessors would solve the problem others thought farm land should be assessed at low levels with most of the school and social service taxes being levied on dwellings some felt there should be a graduated valuation and others thought money for schools and other ser vices should come from income tax or other sources rather than from municipal taxes it was declared that the present setup could not be continued with out driving farmers off their land excessive taxes delegates felt would result in farmers selling out and the land being picked up by real estate firms and finance com panies some of them felt that if industries could be lured into the suburbs to take some of the tax burden that might solve the problem one delegate said the whole trouble was in spineless councils and jellyfish assessors he thought that county councils and assessors if they went about their decorative purposes job in the right way could keep every one happy without any changes at the provincial level max sloan of the department of municipal affairs didnt agree with this view but said his depart ment was interested in discussing the matter with the committee to be appointed by jlr brodrick he said the department was preparing a pamphlet on assessment which would be a help but would not entirely solve the problem reallo cation of municipalities whereby the purely rural areas would be separated from suburban munici palities might be the answer he said the farmers attending the session complained chiefly of school taxes on the basis of land assessment they felt generally that if they could get some relief on land assessment they would be on a more equal basis with the suburban resident in other words if they paid school taxes on the assessment for their homes as did the suburbanite rather than on land farm buildings and homes it wouldnt be so bad recommendations which will go forward to the committee will be one suggesting the farm lands be exempt from education health fire and police protection taxation as well as that farm land be taxed on an average assessment value of 10 per acre in addition there was a suggestion from mr sloan that farm lands which do not benefit from such services could be exempted by bylaw at present delegates agreed taxes on farm land near suburban areas are exorbitant the meeting however praised the province for introducing the system of equal ized assessment but delegates added they wanted more equaliza tion between the costs to the actual farmer and the city man who lives in the country and uses what little land he may have purely for s3hoa0cs3cs3aaaaakssccac stouffoille floral roses wedding bouquets funeral designs cut flowers milt smith prop galilee built upon the top of a hill and thus visible for miles around verse 15 neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel the bushel for us may symbolize commercial pursuit we must be careful not to indulge in business practices which would hide the light of christian testi mony verse hi let your light so shine that they may see your good works as james tells us elsewhere men can only recognize our faith by our works las 2 is it is thus that we are enabled to glorify our father in heaven verse 20 the righteousness of the scribes and pharisees even unsaved men may be very punctil ious about legal righteousness consisting largely of careful adherence to religious rites and ceremonies but the righteousness that should characterize one who to he a subject of the is that which devotion to christ himself phil 127 let your conversa- possibly as tion be as becometh the gospel of ed and christ is dishonored verse 14 ye are the light of profess the world there is another beaut- kingdom of heaven iful figure used to describe the from lovinj responsibility of believers toward those who are still in natures i phil 127 let your darkness fph i 18 the lord spoke he was looking j christ the word here rendered upon one of the nearby cities of conversation means literally manner of life as christians we are exhorted so to behave our selves that we may commend the gospel which we preach unity in christian testimony is all- important the last clause in this verse has been translated co operating vigorously for the faith of the gospel nothing hinders gospel testimony like dissension among christians verse 28 in nothing terrified by your adversaries the enemies of the gospel are powerless to hinder its progress however malij nant their attitude may be so ion as christians stand together in love and unity tertullian wrote long ago the blood of the mar tyrs is the seed of the church verse 2fl it is given in the be half of christ to suffer for his sake we are to count it a privi lege to be subjected to shame and suffering for christs names sake see acts 5 11 1 pet 414 verse 30 having the same conflict which ye saw in me paul exemplified in his own experience that patience in suffering which he sought to impress upon others 1 thess 5 15 see that none render evil for evil it is natural to seek revenge upon those who 0f you cam do more than talk about sftootf 0 canada needs men to train for signal corps operations the signal- corps is vital to almost every phase of operation in the network of canadas defences nerve centre of the army the signal corps helps coordinate the vast and complex operations of one modern forces to young men who want lo serve canada the signal corps offers service that is interesting exciting important to enlist you must 1 be a canadian citizen or british subject 2 be 17 to 29 years of age 3 be single 4 meet army test requirements 5 volunteer for service anywhere go active serve your country hy strengthening canadas armed forces today to build up the defences against aggression everywhere report right away to room j019 c building liigar st ottawa onf no 5 personnel depot artillery pork bogot st kingston ont no 6 personnel depot chorley park douglas drive toronto ont no 7 personnel depot wolseley barracks elisabeth street london ont ataaso depots open b am to 10 pm daily bring cerffflcofes of ago and education with you have injured us but as followers of our lord iesus we are ever to forgive our enemies and to return good for- evil matt 541 15 verse 16 rejoice evermore joyfulness and holiness go to gether and result in spiritual strength neh s 10b verse 17 pray without ceas ing prayer is both nhe expres sion of dependence on god and the means by wmen we enjoy com munion with him inasmuch as we are commanded to pray prayer- lessness is disobedience therefore sin verse is in every thing give thanks this includes thanks giving for even the unpleasant and difficult things of life when we remember that all things work to gether for good to them that love god to them who are the called according to his purpose rom 82s we can comply readily with the admonition to give thanks always for all things eph 520 verse 19 quench not the spirit the spirit of god is a divine person elsewhere we read of those who resist the spirit acts 751 by refusing to obey his voice in ephesians 4 30 we are told not to grieve the holy spirit of god by saying or doing things which dishonor christ we quench the spirit when we fail to act upon his directions verse 20 despise not prop- hesyings to prophesy is to mini ster the word of god for edifica tion and exhortation and comfort 1 cor 113 this is not confined to the ordinary conception of fore telling the future verse 21 prove all things hold fast that which is good the test of every message or system of teaching is whether it is in accord with the word of god or not if it is we are responsible to believe and obey it thus holding it fast verse 22 abstain from all appearance of evil the marginal reading is clearer we are to ab stain from every form of evil some things might appear to be evil to uninstructed people which in themselves are perfectly right and proper verse 23 sanctify you wholly our practical sanctification will be come complete at the coming of our lord when we will be fully conformed to his image 1 john 32 jas 122 doers of the word and not hearers only an intellect ual acquaintance with scripture will avail nothing if we do not act upon what we are taught therein verse 20 if any man seem to be religious religion is here used as a system of life and doc trine to adhere professedly to some such system while failing to control the tongue indicates a mere empty profession this is brought out fully in lames 3 verse 27 pure religion and undefiled far more important than outward conformity to some religious system is a heart full of compassion for those who are bereaved and needy coupled with a life of separation from a godless world tin heart of hie lesson many false religions emphasize the importance of obedience to certain traditions and ordinances while ignoring the importance of godly behavior true christianity is manifested by conformity to christ he who lives unselfishly and ever seoks to be a means of help and blessing to others shows forth the reality of the work of the spirit ofvgod in his heart and thus lets his light shine to the glory of his father in heaven j join the canadian army active force now native of creenbank medic dies suddenly general practitioner and surgeon for many years dr archibald duncan mcarthur was stricken tuesday evening and died wednes day at toronto general hospital he had been at his office tuesday born at creenbank he attended university of toronto and prac ticed for some years in blackstock he was a fellow of the royal col lege of surgeons and a member of the masonic order his wife the former minnie bur- ford of 504 sherbourne st tor onto a daughter sheila a son neil and two brothers dr john mcarthur blackstock and dr e c mcarthur whitby survive