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! y i prophets aal inn it and over the altar itself, ol Sehoya wn Sr Sd Sh in or uch, gore ht al. thus thoroug a fire on Mount Carmel: tar would be much more difficult to SE RTE I pra; : ° the! contents of he prayer aré worth he Se began his prayes by call- Elijah came to appeal to the| 8 's remembrance his coven- people as wy to the Line being | anbed pelations to the fathers of the Israeli LH the Ere ad. righ fo' sey whom the sche, peopl. He vee the dod of | would worship, How long . . two ' on--- thn his a Hike} 1¢ he has mot, the movey in the bark upinions? an: Ghacure figure which Lit [fonts S07 of thelr children. Then ot hixed with B ish i iret coords further dio a hg thus a on Dt er Ever noe thie First, that Jehovah would reveal Him. mixes i e i owW- 8 : a . Pi uf water A small i { ing of a banker instead of requiring entrance into. Canaan the Leraslites fog o.oo, heoh 08 G0d; this would ayer the nt, a had orship of Second, that God would vindicato EJ matter "of 'personal friend: if} i borrow- { jah as a true prophet; thereafter the matter Fr sat importance. A' farmer the religion of the heathen people would follow and trust Elijah. rife y no Canaanites, Elijah; through this figure 37. Finally Elijah prayed that the hes at most only a few neighbors and \ tried to show the people that to mix heart of the Deople hc be Aurped 'a great deal of his enjoyment in life| money also by being able bo buy at| their own religion with @ heathen re- Tack bo Johovahe: Tt womb] have hace cash instead of at eredit prices. ligion was as impossible as fotia man Jitfle use for God to have revealed There is still another reason for|to walk on two legs of different length. | Finest? and vindicated Blijah un'éss ount : carrying a chequeing account with a et must choose one or the other. | ipa people had it in their hearts: to Baal. This is not the proper name for willingly accept such abtes iy to either one, but the ques-| A banker makes up and maintains a| One particular , but the generic| Anove all, the people must have the y ess part of his cash reserve from |Name for the gods of the Canaamites.| jacire for God : of honesty comes up. Undoubtedly | ood y Literally the word means "possessor" V. 38. The fire of the Lord: do reader knows of instances .where| the bank balance of his customers. He, or "lord." The baal was the + 38, The fire e Lord; prob the| farmers have had misunderstandings | therefore. appreciates a farmer's bal-| owned the land and gave its rtitys hly oy lighting from heaven, Sea it it] over money matters, and where Fance, and thus becomes a financial each locality had its own Baal but in gands it as a a or early ray- | misunderstandings have had en un. friend. : this case it was the Baal of Tyve,|~V. 80. Fell on thelr faces: terror pro- | happy ending. When, if either farm- * A Record of Sales. * the city from which Jezebel came. stricken at such an unusual demon oer Pr kept systematic accounts, ori While it is possible to keep a com- II. A Challenge, 22-24. stration of Jehovah's reality ani pow- ely it with the memorandum the < 3 | V.22. I even I only, Blijah was|er as well as at their stupid misbake plete and accurate record of all ex : og : would, pence by the simple device of paying| ot It J06% the only. prophet of Je-| fn not, previously recognizing him us 3 bila by cheque, Jt is ite Imps. go 8 and 2: 8, t the vba: pro- a Baal; isthe tre Gods Oust aqui : : r Sible to 8 same me Case | phets were indifferent an i felt | as often pe n the history should counts says: "When I pay money to of sales. However, as the number of | that he alone was left to v oa Israel the weligion of Jehovah re- § ormaling i's man' who does not keep accounts; I| sales on the ordinary farm is not|Jehovih. fled a serious- assault on 'its very 0 be Apmayed both. inside always write along with the entry in| lange it will not be a serious task to| V. 23. Elijah proposed a contest be. | life. : After five hours the seed|my account book the place where I| record each sale. It goos without tween Jehovah and Baal by which the | Application. uncovered and may be bag-| paid him and any. characteristic Tes| question that a recotd should be kept| "eal Sag would become manifest; it| The test of true religion proposed no 3 There will 1 that 'mig of. all sles on lit: To do] a8 not a iggle between superior | by Elijah is a final test. It was. this: : aT occurrence 'might help, made ;¢| Strength and inferior, but between |Let our faith be judged by its fruit. 1 for the seed to ry, no to his memory the time and, otherwise would be careless. And if i : a : to ah hem By me way oy of kooping Teaiity and pA fiction. The re It may | bo that later tragtion has s advida ; I paid f thod +e. neceds! Kee] aal were repare a bul- 1 of a lightni is advisable to sow hs saved a great many misunder- | vecord. of sales made on roti, She bs Back fou_on fa alter and en ad ou Of ain, but in after bi : 'desirability of a record of sales | Elijah was o likewise on altar; |any event the. test.of a religion is that cord things bought or sold | for neference in making an income|the real God would come down dt really works, and it brings forth it will in most® cases amply tax report, and then to this add the Torguime bib Seevifice wiile the peoble spiritual fruit, The effect is always farmer for all his trouble. value of knowing how total sales com- . cks, re descer nd consumes w friendships will be preserv. | pare with total expenses, we have suf-| pias Was to be a whole burnt offering, | is unworthy. Ips | because the whole of the victim was| Jesus affirmed that we are to be good friends are more valuable ficient reason for a complete record of | 4, he burnt on the altar. In any other|knowh by our fruits, The proof of money after all. Such' record alt sales, as well as all purchases.| form of sacrifice only the entrails were | the reality of our faith is not to be kept by .any one of 'several ilustrations showing a convenient | consumed on the altar, the flesh being |the dogmatic zeal with ive: say, or by a combination of sev-| method: for keeping a record of pur-|eaten by the rorshippors at a feast.| "Lord, Lord." or any: other form of ' |'chages' and sales accompany this| The whole burnt offering was' sacri: | words. but the fidelity with which we i three ways of filing can- | article: . ficed only on great occasions; hence | "do the will of the Father." This. test es and receipts. The first| This'makes a very simple record of the ¥innce of ps. J ocanion: of Jesus. is She test which wo we to order of their dates, the sec- sales and purchmses for the month of | go siete ha oe ally, i mong apply So Todern raalihe By dd 3 alphabetically or by subjects; une: * Farm expenses -are Msted in| ¢hought that the mero mention of the curl. Pr thind is a combination of the!the left hand columm and pers: onal ex- i --s Et SI . two. As most cheques and re-|'penses in the right hand column: | 2 Pita . : ne ¢ y-he stacked the last drmful : a L re i wood and gave himself d shake. "If d Ed ; y ¢ to my own wood-box it's : Wheat at $2... ean 2 N+ a ; pulling," he' panted Tipisi ih 4 : =f : 5 § ig gx i ground. "Ouch! That ," Joe?" called Ben's volod." : "Wow! Yes, it is)" answered Joe. and: grunting, they picked