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hot - "Rew » yl - & --F ---- cov} SCH SUNDAY ----LESSON=---- ~ LESSON Xi Mesages from Genesis -- John 1:15; Luke 17:26-32; Galatians 3:6-8; He- brews 11:1-12 ; 2 Peter 2:4-10, Printed Text - Hebrews 11:3-10, 17-22 Golden Text -- "These all died In faith, not having received the pro. mises, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth, -- Heb- rews 11:13. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time -- John wrote his Prologue about 90 A.D."The teaching of Jesus recorded in Luke 17 was given in the winter of A.D. 30. Paul wrote the Ep- istle to the Galatians about A.D, 67. The date of the Epistle to the Heb- rews may be placed about A.D. 65-A.D 68. Place -- There are so many differ- ent places recorded in various pas- sages that it would 'Only be confusing to enumerate them, except to say that most of the examples of faith given in Hebrews are from events which took place in Palestine, in which country also Jesus taugh, Paul wrote his Epistle to the Galatians while at , Corinth. We do not know with cer- tainty where the Epistle to the Heb- yews was written, "By faith we understand that the world's have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of *hings which do ap-' ear." There are Tifteen special in. tances of the work of faith in this chapter, in addition to 'the general enumeration beginning 'at verse 32, Here in the third verse we have the first specific instance, namely, that it is by faith in God's revelation to us how creation took place that we be- lieve that the world was framed by the word of God, i.e., by God speaking, and that the visible world was not made from things that already in ex- _istence. } - "By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had witness borne to him that he was righteous, God bearing witness In respect of his gifts -- and through it he being dead yet speaketh." The offering of Abel is re- corded in Gen. 4:4.5, 'where we read' --that it v.as accepted by Ged, who, at < F £ + I} "yy v > the same time, refused the offering of Abel's brother, Cain. The offering of Abel was a slain lamb, while the offering of Cain was some product of the ground. It would seem that God had told these brothers that an anl- mal sacrifice was n®cessary when making an offering for the atonement of sin, and Abel, by faith in what God had said, and carrying out God's command, showed himaeif to be 'a true man of faith. = "By faith Enoch was translated so that he should not see death; and he was not found, because God translat- ed him; for he hath had witness borne to him that before his transla- tion he had been well-pleasing unto God." The reference here is to Gen. 6:24. Enoch pleased God because he had faith in God, and God, in turn, delivered him from death, and took him to glory because of his faith. This does not mean that all people who have faith should expect to be trans- lated as was Enoch. Hovever, it is clear from. the New Testament Scrip tures, that all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ," when Christ returns to his church, will not die, but will be caught up to be with the Lord! under- going a change but not suffering the death (1 Thess. 4.17). "And without faith it is fmpossible - to be well-pleasing -unto him, for he that cometh. to God must believe that he is, and that he fs a rewarded of them that seek after him." To ques tion God's justice is to show a lack of faith, and this is sometimes a hard point with Christians who have endur- ed must suffering or great losses. Wa must throw ourselves completely on the love of God and believe that he' does all things well. - "By faith, Noah, being warned of God, concerning things not seen as_ yet, moved with godly fear, prépared an ark to the saviig of his : through which hd cordemne world, and becamé heir of thd eousness which {8 accordlirg {0 Here again wé fibte that fai : part of Noah wid hot only. A" Gon tion of the truthfulidss of. thd Wath. ing of God, but actiaily adtihg {8 the light of that warning 24 Gd Warned him that judgement was é6ting, and that only an ark would ever preserve him during the flood; Noah helleved that warning and prepared the ark. "By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out unto a place which he was to receive for an' inheri- tance; and he went out, not knowing whither he went." God's call to Abra.' ham {3 recorded in (fen. 12:1-3, Abra- haam had no {dea of the nature or the. called him to go, and that God: promiced to give him an inheritaffody and he simply followed the leadiNg bf God until he came to thit placa HA| God then told him was to be & Pere ual possession for his descéndafi(h; "By faith he became a 86Jo The word sojourner means "one Who lives in a place without the right of citizenship," and, consequently, "one who lives on earth as a stranger." ~ The {dea is perfectly oxpressed in 1 Peter 2:11, and also in Phil. 3:20 -- "our citizenship is in heaven." "In the C--3 Gr land of promise." Of course this re- fers to Canaan, which is called the Land of Promise, simply because God promised it to Abraham and his des- cendants,, as we read continually in "the book of Genesis. "As in a land not his own," Abraham never actually did come to possess the Land of Promise. It belonged to the 'Canaanites when God promised it to Abraham, and, dur- ing his life and the lives of Issac and Jacob, the land, except that particular portion. in which their families lived, never was their own. "Dwelling in tents, with Issac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise." This trait of dwelling in tents, pitched to- day in one place and tomorrow in an- other, indicates the temporary, un settled nature of Abraham's abode: in Canaan, which his immediate de- scendants, Isaac and Jacob shared, "For he looked for the city which hath no foundations." This city, of course, was not an earthly city, no matter how great or glorious it might be, but a heavenly city, "the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusal- em" (Heb. 12:22), which is so contin- uously referred to by the apostle John in the last two chapters of the book of Revelation. "Whose builder and maker is God." Literally this might read "of which architect and master builder is God." "By faith, Abraham, being tried, of- fered up Issac; yea, he that had glad- ly received the promises v:ns offering up his only begotten son. "liven he to whom it was said, in Issac shall thy seed be called. "Accounting that God is able to raise up, even from the dead; from whence he did also in a figure receive him back." The refer- ence here is to the events described in Gen. 22.1-14. There is one marvel- lous statement here which is not even found in the records of Genesis, name- ly, that Abraham believed when he was about to offer Issac, that God would actually raise Issac up from the dead, and that not in some long-dis- tant future, but, then, so that the pro- mises of God concerning the seed of Abraham would be kept. Abraham also knew that God's world would be kept, and he knew that if Issac died, the only thing that could happen so that God could keep his promises would be that God would bring his dead son back otit of death again. "By faith Issac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come. The reference here is to Gen. 27:26-29 and 3) and 40. These promises to his tvs sons concerned the future in which he had absolute confidence bg- cause of his faith in God's revelation. "By faith, Jacob, when he was dy~ ing, blessed each of the sons of Jo- seph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff." The reference here is to the remarkable dying pro- phecies of Jacob, which he uttered after he went down into Egypt, re- corded in Genesis 49. When it says he worshipped leaning upon the top of his staff, it simply means that he was too feeble to rise and kneel, or stand, and that he bowed his head in an at- titude of prayer while resfing his hands, probably on the top of his staff while reclining on his couch, "By faith, Joseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of the de- parture of the children of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones." The reference here is to Gen- esis 50:24-25. Joseph, though hund- reds of miles away from the land that. God had promised. to his' great-grand- father, Abraham, to his grandfather Issac, and to his father, Jacob, was absolutely persuaded that that land belonged to Abraham's seed, and that some day the descendants dof Jacob would go back to that land to receive it according to God's promise. These mighty patriarchs lived, 'spoke, plan- ned, travelled, and blessed their chil- dren all in the light of, and in accor- dance with the word of God which had heen given to them and in which they: had such implicit: confidence. To sum it all up, these men lived by the faith in God's word. ' Many Blind Given Wage-Earning Jobs TORONTO-- Placement ,of blind persons in wage-earning jobs and work to prevent blindness, were two activities of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind during the last year which won recognition in reports presented at the annual meet- - ing. L. M. Wood, president, said the _ growth of the placement department has been one of the outstanding fea- tures of the work and he noted that - the investment in that department i increased from $74,434 to $90,- On March 81, 1037, J. F. Clunk, na- Hl00al diréctor of unemployment, re-- [84 thers were 42 employed across §di vith a total payroll of 3, During the fiscal year of age bétefits of $165,273, In the field of prevention, Captain A, E, Baker, managing director, said the appointment of an ophthalmoldg- ist to the staff has made possible more extensive study of the causes of blindness. He noted the effort of the Dominion Government to combat trachoma among the Indians, parti- cularly in British Columbia. . A rival tothe mini shown above bega "iron dross, lookin into (val bags in w Klondyke Found In Montreal BRIE os Shh ah on ------------ ng fields of northern Canada ap peared this mornin n to mine in vacant 1and at Wil g exactly like coal but liam and St. Martin streets. much heavier, which the miners said s g when diggers such as those They dug up chunks of ometimes finds its way \ "Dictatorship is only a device by which an air of permanence is lent to temporary retrogressions." -- Philip "The American and the British na. vies are united in the same purpose-- the preservation of peace and liberty, -- Lord Tweedsmuir, i Spectacles were invented by Alex- andro de Spina in 1285. The area of Hyde Park, London, is 360 acres. For the first time in history, the Derby at Epsom has been w owned by Mrs. G. B. Miller and ridden by Michael Beary, Mrs. F. Nagle, gained second place- with by the Aga Khan, Woman Owner Wins Derby For First Time was first past the post. on by a woman owner. Mid-Day Sun, Another woman owner, Sandsprite, and th'rd place was filled by Le Grand Due, owned ~Photo shows: --The field rounding Tattenham Corner. Paris Exposition Formally Opened there were 271 employed with bo A Fly ad Waa ow 2 Fo] SRR J Poses i SR Movie-radio " =----------gOssip ma By DOROTHY =" Executives at the Twentieth Cen- tury Fox studio are disappointed the public hasn't made more of a fuss over Simone Simon, so they -are go- ing to put her in a comedy and seo it she goes over better. They are teaming her with Jack Haley, who made such a hit in "Wake Up and Live," in a fast-moving comedy cal- led "Love at Work." Motion picture studio officials al- ways change the subject when any- one asks if their stars really sing or soma singer substitutes for them, but radio listeners can recognize their favorite voices under any circum- stances. They insist that Buddy Clark of the Hit Parade did Jack Haley's singing, that Virginia Verrill sang for both Jean Harlow and Virginia Bruce and that in "The Great Barnum" it was Francia White who sang for Miss Bruce. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., has decid- ed that he likes the United States better after all. While he was in Ing- land, he realized his ambition to be- "leome a producer, and felt so grates ful to the countrymen who backed him that he thousht he would live there always. Cominzy back to Holly- wood to make just one picture, 'The Prisoner of Zenda," he found when it was finlshed and he was free to go back to England that he just couldn't bear to leave all his childhood friends. Warner Brothers have arranged to borrow Miriam Ilopking for two pic- tures and it locks as ic it would keop the entire studio Lurey for weeks finding stories to which che won't raise a violent objection. Schedul- cid to appear with Lrrol I'lynn in "The Perfect Specimen," she flatly refused. Instead sho will Miriam ke a feat) be Hopkins a ronumico ca oy spisode support- ed by lan Hunter and Charles Winni- ger. After that, the Warner Brotiori studio would like to have her in "Sis- ters," with Kay Francis. ODDS AND ENDS -- Joe Penner doesn't mention ducks even once in "New Faces," which is being filmed by R-K-O, and furthermore he ap- pears black face for the first time. -- Ken Murray always dresses most con- servatively, when he shows up for a broadcast, hut around home he goes in for the dizizest colored smoking Jackets and lounging robes -- Motion picture producers, are wildly enthus- iastic over the intimate, caressing voice of Rosalind Greene who an- nounces Mrs, Roosevelt's radio pro- gram, . and since they have heard that she is young and extraordinarily beautiful they are, rushing to her with contracts for the pictures. 5 i The gr fom ri - eat Paris ht to lef international exhibition was opened recently by President Lebrun, Our picture shows, t, in first row; Paul Bastid, Minister of Commerce; Edouard Herriot, President of th @ Chamber of Deputies; Albert Lebrun and M. Jean-neney, President of the Senate, Sensible Loveliness This formal evening gown of sheer dotted swiss, n new, mod- ern version of the old-time fav- orite, is made of pre-shrunk ma- terial and will withstand a sca- son of tubbings in soap and water without the loss of any of its fit or-style. Woman Captain In German Force Has Played Important Part in De- velopment of Institution BERLIN, ~-- Grauvlein Hapna Reit- sch, one of Germany's most popular woman, gliders, was recently appoint. ed air captain (Flugkapitan) by Geh. Hermann Goring, the air minister, As test pilot of the German Re- search Institute 'for Gliding in Darm- stadt, Fraulein Reitsch has played an fmportant role in the development of this important institution, Her name fs well known in aviation circles far beyond the frontiers of her own goun- try, particularly in Brazil and in the United States. Flying ha: been the absorbing in- terest of the new alr captain, A nat. ive of Hirschberg, in Silesia, Fraulgin Reitzen $o'ds ell the imortant, records for women gliders. In October, 1933, she improved the record for the long- est time in the air for women, when she remained up 10 hours and seven minutes in herd glider Alexander, The honor conferred by Afr Minis- ter Goring is considered an apprecia- tion not only of Fraulein Reitsch's work, but also of the contribution that gliding has made to general aviation in the Reich. Drugs That May Make You Deaf The names of common drugs which make habitual users permanently hard of hearing was the most immed- jate'y useful information presented at the convention of the American Otological Society at Long Beach, I. I., last week. Those drugs are accord- ing to Dr. Hermon Marshall Taylor, of Jacksonville, Fla, quinine, salicy- lates (aspirin, sodium, salicylate), to- -bacco, alcohol, opium, arsenic {salvar san), lead mercury, phosphorus, oil of chenopodium, aniline dyes, insulin, Of all the nerves -in the body, the auditory nerve is most sensitive to drugs, eaid Dr. Taylor, and a majority of the 10,000,000 peonle in the United States, who do not hear clearly may well blame their medicine cabinets and self-indulgences. Some drugs af- fect «he ear itself, said Dr. Taylor; others the hearing centres of the brain. Most harmful is quinine, which has boen found in the brains of deaf babies of women who took this drug to stimulate childbirth, Among other avoidable. causes of deafness is high flying, according to Dr. Clarence H. Smith, of Manhattan. In such cases dizziness and ringing sounds may accompany the deafness. Such flyers may be "attacked in the air by a paroxysm of disabling vertl- BO." Shielding Room From Sun's Glare NEW YORK, -- Many of the new lace net-curtain designs are. especial. ly well suited for use with Venetian blinds. Some of thom are designed' with their horizontal lines stronger than their up-and-down lines, thus creating a harmony with the horfzon- tal 'slats in blinds. Soma look ag if one band of insertion had been set upon another. Others contrast bands of almost solid weave with alternat- ing bands of wide-open and bold de- gigns formed in bands that alternate with closer weaves, moro demurely designed bands. Women who like the femdnity and softness of lace net glass curtains over Venetian blinds, find them more _ than just decorative, for théy are very practical too, shielding the room from the strong glare of the sun when the blinds are drawn up, and giving tho room privacy from anyone with- out who might be glancing in. This is a matter which has to be taken into consideration in a eity of apartment homes like New York. Because the lace net curtains are so lacy and all open in weave, they do not interfere with the work of the blinds. Riding on Train George Reavely lived in Tillson- burg, Ont., until he was 85, and ho might have been living yet if he had not been struck by a motor car. In that wav he was killed. Mr. Reavely was a retired pase senger conductor on the Michigan Central Railway, and the fact that he was retired indicates he had seen a good many years of service in rail- roading. He had travelled en trains a great deal; may have been on them every day in the week in all sorts of weather and under all manner of travelling conditions. Being a passenger. conductor Mr. Reavely was undoubtedly on some trains which made pretty fair time as they hurried along from place to place. He had to depend on switches being properly set and apparently they were, " And through all those years riding on a train he must have been perfect- 1y safe as he vas able to retire some years ago. And then in his 85th year, away fom his beloved trains of other days, he tried to cross the street when a moter car was coming, + All of which inclincs one to believe there is substance in the claim that one iz quite safe when riding on a train,.--Peoterborough Ixaminer, Ge Rr Yad: BP ohare