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Sunday School Lesson LESSON XI Saul: Moral Failure 1 Samuel 10: 17-25; 15: 10-23; 28: 3-25; 81: 1-10 Printea Text 1 Samuel 10: 21-25; IC: 20-23; 31: 3-6 GoMaa Text â€" To obry i* bettar than sacrifice 1 Samuel 15: 22. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. â€" \'arioiisIy from 1100- 1«56 B.C. Place. â€" The localiun of K:imah has not yet been exactly identified; Mizpah was in Henjamin on the road from Jerusalem to Shcchein; Endor was four miles south of Mount Tabor. Mount Gilboa, the top of which is seventeen hundred feet above sea-level, was on the freat plain of Jezrctl in the cen- tre of Palestine. Saul was Israel's first kinjr. The •ame "Saul" is usually regarded as ths passive participle of the verb "to ask," and so means simply "asked". Saul was the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the fight- ing tribe of Israel. Saul's home was at Gibeah. usually identified with Tell el-Ful, a town about midway between Ramah and Jtru- •alem. Excavations canied on by the American School of Oriental Research in 1922 show that the site was occupied in the Canaan- ite period and was stronply forti- fied at the time of Saul and D;ivid. Sometime after Semucl's pri- vate anointing of Saul, the prophet called all of Israel tojrc'.her at Mizpah. Chosen King 21. And he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by their fam- ilies; and the family of the Mat- rites was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken ; but when they â- ought him, he could not be found. Of the family of the Matrites we know nothing, for it is never referred to in the Bible outside of this passage. 22. Therefore they asked of Jehovah further: Is there yet a man to come hither? And Jeho- vah answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the baggage. Saul shared the feeling that constrain- ed Moses to shrink back when he was appointed to deliver Israel from Egypt. 23. And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. 24. And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom Jehovah hath chos- en, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, Long live the king. 25. Then Samuel told the peo- ple the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before Jehovah. And .Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. This was, as it were, a charter at the beginning of the Hebrew monarchy, probab- ly defining the position of the king, both in his relation to God and in his relation to the people. Israel demanded that the king should possess all the natural at- tractions which the Israelites would desire in a king. He would reflect tWeir religious standpoint at its best, but also he would rep- resent their national failings and the great defect of their religious life, namely, a combining of zeal for the religion of Jehovah and utter want of real heart submis- sion to the Lord. The people ob- tained precisely what they want- ed ; and because he who was their king so corresponded to their ideal and so reflerte<l the national state, he failed. Saul's Disobedience Considerable time elapses be- tween the day of Saul's public anointing before Israel and the story which we are now to con- sider. Saul had completely reor- ganized the army, had inflicted a terrific defeat upon the Philistines at Michmash, and then had gone out against Israel's old enemies, the Amalekiies. The time had now come for the execution of God's sentence of destruction de- clared many years before. (Jod had told Saul through Samuel that he was to destroy utterly all the possessions and property of Ainalek, and every member of the tribe, every man, every woman, every child. Saul carried out God's instruction to destroy all the peo- |)K', but Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best" of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlinKs. and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them. The sparing of the prey was a matter of tuire greed. The sin of Saul was delib- erate. It was the sin of putting hit will before God's will, and this was the gieat moral trageily in Saul's life. 20. And Saul said unto Sam- uel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of Jehovah, and have gone the way which Jehovah sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroy- ed the Amalekiies. 21. But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto Jeluvah thy God in Gilgal. 22. And Sam- uel said, Halh Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sac- rifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? P>ehol(l, to obey is bet- ter than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 23. For re- bellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king. Saul still continues, as guil- ty people often will, to justify his conduct, though, down in his heart, he must have known that there was no real justification for what he had done. With a burst of prophetic inspiration Samuel rends asunder Saul's tissue of ex- cuses, and lays bare his sin. Saul now confe.sses his sin, and Sam- uel had solemnly to tell him that he could no longer go with the king as he appeared before the people. Many years Jiave passed in Saul's life, and we find him now a man stripped of power, fearful, walking in the darkness of his own counsels, rushing headlong to the doom that is immediately before him. The episode recorded in chapter 28 is one of the most fam- ous in all the Old Testament. Defeated And Slain 3. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the ar- chers. 4. Then said Saul to his ai'morbearer. Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell up- on it. 5. And when his armor- bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him. 6. So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor- bearer, and all his men, that same day together. How Eytton Got Ready For His Speed Run Bell-Ringing Bird Killed Farm Hands Get Strange Creat- ure After It Had Caught Crow WARUSVILLE. Ont. â€" Willi their attention attracted by a wild commotion of flapping winga and the sound of ringing bells lii.gli above their heads, harvest hands working on the farm belonging to J. A. King, second concession. Aid- borough Township, were surprised on looking to see a large bird evi- dently of the raptorial order pursu- ing a crow which It finally pounced on In mid-air and bore to the earlli clutched In Its powerful claws a short distance away. Frightened by the approach of the men the bird flew to a nearby tree where It sat perched watching every movement of the men. D. Lee, one of the workers, borrowed a neighbouring fanner's gun and later shot the winged killer while Its attention was centred on the men. The bird with a wing spread measuring two and one half feet was bluish-gray In color and had a small bell securely strapped to each leg. Neither bell bore any identification marks. Captain George E. T. Eyston dons his gas mask before taking his huge car for a speed run on the Bonneville, Utah, salt flats. He aver- aged the tremendous speed of 345 miles an hour in his "Thunderbolt". Are You Listenins? By FREDDIE TEE HE SWEETENS SWING Mark Warnow, dynamic young CBS conductor, who reverses the present day order of things by playing swing music in the man- ner of the old classics, is cur- rently heard on the musical va- riety program he originated, "Blue Velvet Music," broad- cast each Wed- nesday over a nationwide Co- lumbia net- work (WABC- CBS, 9:30 to 10:00 P. M., KDST). "Swing Fugues", nurs- ery rhymes set to music, and "Little Symphon- ies," original miniature symphon- ies composed under Warnow's di- rection, are among his innova- tions in the musical world. The famous stylist made his musical debut as a concert violinist at Town Hall in New York in 1924. He was director of the Massel Opera Company and led many hit musical comedy orchestras. Mark Warnow NATIONAL FORUM In order to give full expression on the Canadian air to the main conflicting points of view on mat- ters of national and world im- portance, the CBC will continue to sponsor a Sunday night "Na- tional Forum" on current Cana- dian affairs, in addition to the weekly presentation of an inter- national round table discussion on affairs of the world today. The National Forum will continue the main features of the "Whither Democracy" scries, broadcast last season. AIRLANES GOSSIP During the past few weeks the CBC has introduced a number of popular artists on its 15-niiiiute features from Toronto. Gordon Calder, well known vocalist and master of ceremonies, has been placed on Mondays at 12.30 to 12.45 p.m. EDST. The NBC Vox Pop program will continue to be broadcast as usual each Tuesday 9 to 9.30 p.m. EDST over WEAF and the NBC Red Network without any break until after the show of September 13, when Parks Johnson and Wally Butterworth will take a two-weeks vacation before transferring their sponsorship affiliation on Satur- day, October 1, when they will broadcast the first program in their new Saturday night series over the NBC Red Network. This will be the first vacation Vox Pop has had in the nearly seveH years the show has been on the air. Frank Black is one of radio's greatest hobby-collectors. He col- lects antiques, rare music manu- scripts, marine paintings and let- ters from great composers of long ago. "BIG TOWN" RETURNS SOON Edward G. Robinson, Radio's No. 1 RackDtbuster, returns to the Columbia network with his "Big Town" series on Tuesday, September 20. (W ABC-CBS, 8 to 8.30 p.m. EDST.â€" -rebi-oadca-st to the West at 11.30 p.m. EDST.) The dramatic; sketches starring Robinson, supported by lovely Claire Trevor, will continue to be heard each Tuesday at the same time. Whether portraying a gang- ster as he did in the film "Little Caesar," or a refornier as he docs in radio's "Big Town", Robinson carries a force and conviction that has made him one of the most admired actors in the enter- tainment world today. Opposite him in the broadcasts is Claire Trevor, blonde charmer who re- cently married the program's di- rector â€" Clark Andrews. Robinson is cast as Steve Wilson, managing editor of a newspaper, The "Illus- trated News". Furry Sea Mammal Cow Gives Birth To Three Calves EDMONTON, Alta. â€" Giving birth to triplets may be something to bo proud of, but Daisy Belle, HolBtein cow owned by Adolph nusse, apparently doesn't think so. Daisy Belle, who recently became the mother of two bulls and a hei- fer, has refused to have anything to do with her sons, showering all her affections on the daughter. Since their birth, Mrs. Busse, who named the offspring Pete, Re- peat and Repeater, has fed and car- ed for tlip bulls. Multiple births among cows Is unusual, hut the fact that all three are thriving despite the nnusually high mortality rate makes them a rarity. HORIZONTAL I Pictured fur- covered animal. 5 It is a animal. 9 Kingdom. 11 Form of "a." 12 Cetiicean. 13 In the middle of. •15 To scatter 16 Goblet. 19 To seat again. 21 Insane. '22 Price. 23 Its is valuable for coats (pL). 25 Destiny. 28 Either 29 Inlet. 31 To hasten. 33 Laughter sound. 34 Obese. 35 Sorrowful. 37 Membranous bag. 39 To leak. 41 Pierced with .Answer to Previous Puxzle horns. 43 Shape. 45 Aurora. 46 Sick. 47 Pale. 49 Ratite bird. 50 To revolve. 52To count again 54 Skin diseases. 56 To argue. 57 It is a animal. VERTICAL 1 Chair. 2 Sovereign. 3 Soft-finned fishes. 4 Cover. 5 Myself. 6 Fence bar. 7 North America. 8 Finished. 1 Speed contest. 13 Chinese sedge. 14 Ten cents. 17 Sunk fence. 18 Currency. 20 Leather strip. 22 It lives in -^â€" regions. , 24 Expensive. 25 Unable to hear 26 Exclamation. 27 It is one of the few aquatic 30 Neuter pronoun. 32 Exists. 34 Pugilistic. 35 Sun. 36 Moisture. 38 Sky phenomena. 40 Plant part. 41 To gather after a reaper. 42 Challenger 44 Part in a drama. 46 Passage 48 God of wisdo.m. 51 Data. 53 Greek letter. 55 Note in scale. 56 To accomplish. ' ' ' T_F â€" T" '"^ 4^/ T^^^^^Bla \o Hj Mil 13 |Bi6 17 16 â- â- 2J H 53 1 ~r ^ 1 r The far-seeing busineess lead- er thinks more of initiative than of tradition. Not "Yes, you are right," men, but "Yes, I'll do it," men are the ones he looks out for. Dr. Bowie, Principal of the Dun- dee (Scotland) School of Econ- omics, recently gave a list of the points that make a good business manager, and a further list of causes of waste. Briefly summar- ized they are : The ability to dele- gate authority, to make decisions, to give clear-cut instructions, to understand his staff,' to accept suggestions, to value initiative, to depart from tradition where neces- sary, to have a sense of humor. whose summe3s. ranges are: thousands of miues apart,. are to be founo in tme S4Af£" TTgfiZr IN THEIR WINTER RESORT COPR. v;;:) by nea service, inc. AAORE THAN *5r/000,000 HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED IN NOB£L AWARi:>S. NATION A U A/AATEUR. GOl-F CHAMPION. PLAVED HIS FIRST SEVERAL. YEARS OF CkC>LJ= LE:f=~r^ /-/A/\/0£:0, BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN! GIVEN SO.'VXE L£:rT-HA/\/0£:C> CL.U/3S SOUTH and Central America presents a strange array of bird life in the winter. Birds whose summer habitats are entirely dif- ferent, hobnob together during their stay in the tropics. More than 200 species of North American birds are known as winter migrants in Guatemala. NEXT: Do snakes have a voice? POP â€" Singing on the Run By J. M1LL.\R W'A TP that's the safest way TO SING IT'