The Syracuse Journal, Volume 7, Number 25, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 22 October 1914 — Page 6

SUNDAYSCHOOL Lesson IV.—Fourth Quarter, For Oct. 25, 1914. THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES. Text of the Lesson, Matt, xxvi, 47-50; xxvii, 3-10—Memory Verses, Matt, xxvji, 3-s—Golden Text, Matt, xxvi, 24, Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. Here Is another instance of God and the devil face to face, as in the temptation in the wilderness (chapter iv), after the baptism at the Jordan. But there it was the devil in his own person, while here it is the devil in Judas Iscariot First the devil put the thought into the heart of Judas, and later he entered in himself (John xiii, 2, 27). If we would l>e overcomers we must resist the thoughts that are evil. It is encouraging to know that if wft resist the devil he will flee from us (Jas. iv, 7; I Fet. v, 8,9). We must bear in mind that our great daily conflict is not so much with the visible in the form of people or circumstances as with the rulers of the darkness of this world, wicked spirits in the heavenlies (Eph. vl, 12), and we certainly need the whole armor of God to be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Some one has said that as this was i the greatest piece of work the devil ever undertook he could not trust it to any of his followers, and so entered into Judas himself. It was a host of the devil’s followers, including the chief priests, elders and scribes, who came with Judas as their leader, for our Lord had said to them earlier la His ministry, “Ye are of your father the devil” (John viii, 44). It is written that the way in which the betrayer knew where to find Jesus .was because He ofttimes resorted thither with His disciples (John xvlii. 2). “The wicked (one) watcheth the righteous and seeketh to slay him" (Ps. xxxvii. 32). and he seems to know our resorts and our weaknesses. Judas had told the band of followers that be would Indicate the man they wanted by kissing Him. This he did, and Jesus suffered it, simply saying. “Judas, betrayest thou the Son of Main with a kiss?” (Luke xxii, 48.) How much He bore for our sakes, but how little we seem able to bear for Hith! Knowing all things that should come upon Him, He went forth to meet His enemies and said, “Whom seek ye?” They answered, “Jesus of Nazareth,” to which He replied, “I am.” Then happened a wonderful thing, an instance of His power, an illustration of the fact that not all the soldiers on earth could take Him if He had not been willing. They went backward and fell to the ground (John xvlii, 4-6). They would never have risen again if He had not permitted, but would have been like the army of Sennacherib, all dead men (II Kings xix, 3!i). He allowed them to rise up and come again and take Him. It was then that Teter in his zeal blundered with his sword and took off a man's ear, but our Lord gently rebuked Teter and healed the ear. How often by our blunderings wo hinder people from hearing the gospel! It may be by untimely zeal or by some inconsistency or some un-Cbristlike word or deed suggested by the devil. In following lessons we will take up the story of Jesus and Peter and Jesus before Pilate, but now we are asked to continue the story of Judas until the end of his earthly career as recorded in chapter xxvii, 3-10, this portion of the record being found only here. The seeming change in Judas was when he saw that Jesus was actually condemned. Is it possible that, having seen so much of the power of Jesus Christ and remembering the day when He quietly slipped away from the hands of the people of Nazareth and perhaps recalling His words that no man could take His life from Him (John x, 18), he did not believe that He would ever let His enemies kill Him? He could make a little money and then fool the high priests and others by seeing Jesus take Himself out of their power. I cannot tell what His thoughts were, but I cannot forget the words, “It had been good for that man if he had not been born” (Matt.xxvi, 24). The pieces of silver remind us of the money received by Joseph’s brethren when they sold him, and also of the prediction in Zech, xl, 12. Verse 9of our lesson is a little perplexing, as it is said there that the words about the pieces of silver were spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, yet we find them written in Zechariah, not Jeremiah. Our lesson does not say they were written, but spoken, by Jeremiah. If Jeremiah spoke them and Zechariah wrote them, that would clear it all up. Some day we will know, if necessary. The words of Judas in verse 4. “I have sinned in that I have betrayed the Innocent blood,” are to my mind one of the strongest testimonies on record to the holiness of the Lord Jesus—the testimony of one possessed by the devil, who was in a sense one of the twelve and knew the inner life of the little company and would have seen any flaw In the life of the Lord Jesus if there had been any. I have often wondered if he was chosen that he might leave this testimony on record. The elders and high priests seemed glad to have dealings with him when he offered to betray Jesus, but now that he seems to have changed his mind they throw him off with the words: “What is that to usl -See thou to that.” Sells Florida Land Ellwood George returned, Friday, from Florida, where he sold nine 40-acre tracts. Mr. George is not satisfied with the speed of his new boat and is considering the purchase of a six-cylinder, 90-horse power areoplane motor to replace the three-cylinder Gray engine.

g° r s e"’: Farm Products 5 Industrial Exposition Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 29-30-31 m ,n.nnth Parades Band Contests, Baby Show, Corn Show, Farm Produce Exhibit, Athletic Contests, Horse Show, School Exhibits, Saturday Merry Hallowe’en Masquerade’. Something Dq . Every Minute of Every Day> Largest Cash Prizes Ever Offered In Northern Indiana, No Admission Charged to Any Event-No Entry Fees. Get The Notion And Come To Goshen

Thursday 10:00 A. M. Parade Horse Back and Driving Delegations Live Stock Section Draft Horse Section Stallion Section Colts on Parade L3O P. M. Lecture at Jefferson Theater by Doctor J. N. Hurty 3:00 P. M. Exhibition by G-oshen Fire Department 3:45 P. M. and 8:30 P. M. Big Band

SATURDAY NIGHT A Rousing Hallowe’en Masquerade Contest And Parade In Business District Look for Premium List of Big Cash Prizes for Every Contest

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Lingof elter-W ar d The marriage Miss Lena Ward and Roy Lingofelter was solemnized at Warsaw, last Saturday, by Rev. Neal. After the cermemony they returned to Milford where they spent the night and they are now at the home of the groom’s parents, where they will spend the winter. The bride has been a valued correspondent of the Journal and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ward, of east of Syracuse. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lingofelter, and is a popular and well known young man. While the editor finds it hard to forgive the bride for not reporting it previous to the cermemony, never the less, we extend congratulations Missed Train Thirteen Syracusans; were stranded in Milford Junction, Saturday evening, when the “milk-shake” neglected to wait for the 6:30 car from Goshen which was 15 minutes late. An obliging operator wired headquarters and No. 6 was stopped and brought the travellers home. Car Os Potatoes —Seider & Burgener will receive a car-load of choice potatoes in a lew days. They intend making the price very reasonable and you had better get your order in now.

POWER RATE THOUGHT HIGH BUT MUST BE CHARGED ACCORDING TO LAW Some adverse comment has been heard on the street regarding the rate charged for power to run the motor at the pumping station. The rate is to be $l2O for six months, or SI.OO per horse-power, the amount charged other motor users. Rates for electric lighting and power are fixed by the Public Utilities commission at Indianapolis, under whose direction the local company is operating and cannot be charged except by their consent. On the face of it, the rate does seem rather high. But, the electric company will have considerable expense in the purchase of transformers and in addition will have to be always ready to supply current, day or night as the motor will be used to supply direct pressure in case of fire. Next spring the city authorities expect to double the water storage capacity and this will necessitate an increased use of the motor. W.C. T. U. The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Jos. Smeltzer, October 20th.

Contest 1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P. M. Better Baby Show in Schaefer Building Friday 1:00 P. M. Great Industrial Parade 2:30 P. M. Sports and Games on Main Street 4:30 P. M. to 7:00 P. M. Band Concert 1:00 P. M. and 6:00 P. M. Better Baby Show All Three Days Biggest Corn Show Ever Held in County.

fscbool notes | Iva E. Deardorff Dale Allman and Eleen Mulhall from Garrett visited Miss Franklin’s room, Monday. In the basket ball game scheduled 2 between the Sophomores and Juniors, Friday, the score was 14 to 11 in favor of the Sophomores. Miss Bach was called home on account of the illness of her mother. Miss Tully is substituting in her place. The Cromwell basket-ball team has asked for a game with the Syracuse team at any date. The time has not been decided. The preparation of rice is the subject studied by the Domestic Sciecne classes this week. The Seniors won in the game scheduled for Monday by a score of 12 to 13. High school pupils, and seventh and eighth grades were out one hour last Friday to hear Albert J. Beveridge, candidate for U. S. Senator. The Botany class will discontinue the study of trees this week. They have collected, pressed and mounted the leaves of forty of our deciduous trees. The class has endeavored to learn to know these trees, principally by the charactor of the leaves. * Charles Eloph of Warren, Ohio, visited High school Tuesday. There are sewing, cooking and wood-work classes on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of each week, from 2:30 to 3:4p. The people of the town and township are invited to visit these classes at any time. The parents are urged to visit the school. The first number of the High school Lecture course is on Saturday evening November 28. Let all the friends of the school decide to buy one or more .tickets. In the Gary schools all pupils spend one hour of each day in their auditorium listening to a lecture, some form of entertainment, such as plays, educational moving pictures, or in mass singing. The West End Alfred and Mart Lingofelter returned from the West after spending several months there. Charley Johnson and wife, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Corp of Goshen, spent Sunday with W. E. Sheffield family. Mrs. Cecile Hoffert of South Bend is spending this week here. Mr. H. Bell of Kansas, is visiting relatives here. Henry Doll and daughter spent Saturday night with Byron Doll’s. Miss Doll left Monday for Mexico where she will teach school. Mrs. Adie Myers spent last week with her mother Mrs. Yoha. Donal and Eugene McClintic took Sunday dinner with Tone Jensen’s. Mrs. Ella Wolf spent a few days with her daughter Mrs. Mitchel.

Bee Business Bad Indiana bee-keepers have just completed gathering the 1914 honey crop. According to the Bureau of Crop Estimates of the United State Department of Agriculture, the yield per colony of bees was 14 pounds. In 1913 the production per hive was 60 pounds. The decrease is said to be due to the shortage of the wild flower crop this season.

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Vegetable and grain Show Every Day on Main Street Saturday 1:00 P. M. Auto Parade 3:00 P. M. Sports and Games on Main Street Band Concert All Day Better Baby Show in Schaefer Building Judging of Farm Products Elkhart County Schools Exhibits in Court House Boys Corn Show Girls Bread Baking Contest

—— l The Store Ahead The Hudosn Co. Goshen Correctly Gowned Women Need Not Be Expensively Gowned Whether the material be costly or not —to be becomingly dressed to know that one’s attire reflects style and individuality is the aspiration of every thoughtful woman—vote these big specials. Unusual Suit Valves (tQA A A Priced Very Special W These splendid Fall Suits come in womens and Misses sizes. Ma- • terials are Gabardine—The new tunic style coats with plain and half pleated Skirts, and in all the new fall shades of Digger Brown, Block and Navy Blue—actually a wonderful Suit bargain. See These Coats Priced Special at *P • A demonstration of actual value here a splended assortment of womens and Misses Fall and Winter Coats—materials made up in pretty styles. Here are Astrachan Coats, Chinchillas, Boucles, Libilines, W ares of the sea and fancy materials, in plain shades of Brown, Navy Blue and two toned combination colors, some trimmed with plush collars and cuffs, a coat price within the reach of every purse. Salt’s Arabian Lamb 11 A Q Coat Priced Special Here we offer a regular $13.50 Genuine Salts Arabian Lamb Coat 48 inches long—Coat full lined with Plush and Silk Loops, its a wonderful coat value at the price. Salt’s Arabian Lamb (fr 1Q C A Coat Priced Special Here’s another splendid Coat bargain, 54 inches long of genuine Salt’s Arabian Lamb texture, Coat full lined with Plush and Silk Loops, a regular $15.00 Coat value. Perhaps you have been here, if you have, we know you got some wonders upvalues; if you have not been here yet, just read over a few of our advertisments—not often do you have an opportunity to select from a stock of this size, and get values you can depend on.

Elkhart Bottom. Miss Ester Stetler J. C. Juday is spending several days with Will Hire and wife. LaTone Jensen and wife of North Webster spent Sunday, with D. L. Blue and family. T. J. Hire is very much better after a very dangerously illness. L. M. Stump spent Sunday, with J. C. Stetler and family. Will Wilkinson and wife spent Sunday, with Edd Tice and family, of Benton. Everett Honshen, wife and sob, Elmer,? spent Sunday, with Geo. Long and wife. Will Kitson and family spent Sunday, with Jud Kitson and family. •' Misses Ethel and Ruby Wilkinson entertained as Sunday guests the following: Arnold Stabler, Clarence Roach, Anbre Bobeck,

Hazel Roach and Blanche Robeck. Frank Shaffer and family spent Sunday, with John Shaffer and wife. M. E. Home Coming Last Sunday the M. E. church decided to observe a home-coming day November 29. A plan is to be developed for a roll-call and after the morning service, dinner will be served in the basement of the church. Every member is to be notified of the meeting and asked to be present to answer to the call of their name or, if that is impossible, to send some written greeting to the church. All the members and friends of the church are here and now invited and asked to bring dinner for a general spread in the basement. Try a Journal advertisement.