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'W* :: -'X., ÇUNDAY «■>CHOO|_esSON LESSON VII.-- May 16 THE FORBEARANCE OF ISAAC genesis 21: 1--25; 18; 26: 1--33.) Printed Text --Genesis 26: 12--25 GOLDEN TEXT-- Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called called sons of God,--Matthew 5: 9. The Lesson In Its Setting Time.--Isaac was born probably in B.C. 1903. He was offered as a'sacrifice a'sacrifice by his father, B.C. 1879. He was married in. B.C. 1864. His father died in B.C. 1828. The dispute about the wells took place probably one year later. Place.--Beer-sheba was 27 miles southwest of Hebron and Hebron was 20 miles south of Jerusalem. Mt. Moriah was one of the hills of the City of Jerusalem. Haran was a city in Mesopotamia. Gerar was nine miles southwest of Gaza. "And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold: hundredfold: and Jehovah blessed him. And the man waxed great, and grew more and more until he became very great" --This marked divine blessing, following soon after his deliberate sin, is at first sight, a difficulty, for we naturally ask how God's favor could possibly rest upon him so quickly quickly after the discovery of his grievous error. The answer may be found in a somewhat frequent experience of the people of God, who are often permitted permitted to receive publicly a great measure of the divine blessing, when they may not be, in private, fully faithful to the divine will. As Richard Richard Cecil once said: "A minister of Christ is often in highest honor of men for the performance of one-half of His work, while God is regarding him with displeasure for the neglect •of the other half." "And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him. Now all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines Philistines had stopped, and filled with earth. And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art-much mightier than we. And Isaac departed departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there."-- In the Orient such conflicts as found here often have disastrous results, and Oriental people are not quick to yield to such a request as was here made. Yet, throughout Isaac's life we find him a man of peace, always willing to go more than half way for the sake of harmony and good will among those «with whom he lives and does bus'.neix; . "And Isaac digged again the wells of vvaÿr, which they had digged in the days of Abraham, his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called called their names after the names by which tiis father had called them. And Isaac's Servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours; and ho called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him."-- Water is, in the Orient, especially in such a country country as southern Palestine, almost the first thing that must be found if one is to abide permanently in any one place. A good Well is priceless: when one is found, success begins, and the envy of others may be expected. Ag'ain, however, there being a dispute between the herdsmen of Gerar and the ] '--ne n of Isaac, the well was giv . digged another well, and sir.,.,.: that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Eehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful fruitful in the land."-- This third well was probably situated beyond the boundaries boundaries of Gerar. The name Rehohoth, which means "ample room," indicates that now, by the guidance of Jehovah, he had come to a wide open region, thought by many to be identified with Ruhaibeh, about eight and one-half miles from Beersheba, where the main roads leading to Gaza and Heron separate separate from each other. "And he went up from thencè to Beer-sheba. And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will Mess thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's Bake." --At last Isaac is back in Canaan, the Land of Promise, from which he should never have departed. Notice that the Lord appeared unto Isaac the same night in which he returned, by which "it is evident that Isaac was at last in line with God's will. This is the first time that, we have the now familiar familiar title "the God of Abraham." When God's servants get right with Him, they are said to receive His true revelation of truth and grace, "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him, and He will show them His covenant." (Ps. 25: 14). "And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there: and Isaac's servants digged a well." --Four stages are to be discovered in the restoration of Isaac's spiritual life at this time---the altar, with its thought of consecration; prayer, with its confession confession of need; the tent, a testimony to Isaac's confession that this was his permanent home; and the .well from which came water for his own refreshment, refreshment, and for the needs of his cattle and crops. The last episode in this chapter is quite remarkable, namely that Abimelech, Abimelech, who had previously asked Isaac to depart from the land of Gerar. now comes all the way up to Beer- sheba, not alone to visit his friend, but to assure him of his own high regard regard for him, and his consciousness that God was blessing him, and to ask for his continued friendship. When wo are out of the will of God, we are at the same time so often out of fellowship with men. When we are in the place in which God wants us, we are a blessing to those same men to whom, formerly, we have been a trouble and a burden. "No formal eulogy is bestowed upon Isaac, either in Genesis or in the rest of Scripture. He is, like his son, Jacob, 'a plain man' (Gen. 25: 27). He has many virtues and graces--faith (Heb. 11: 20), obedience obedience (Gen. 22: 6--9), affectionateness affectionateness (Gen. 24: 67; 25: 28; 27: 27, 33), conjugal fidelity, gentleness; but he is not among the foremost of the Bible saints. His goodness is passive passive rather than active, draws forth our sympathy rather than our admiration. admiration. Still, there is something peculiarly touching and attractive about his character. Self-effacement VIRGINIA DALE The Women's National Radio committee committee has named the Rudy Vallee hour as the best variety program on the air, and Bing Crosby's loyal host of followers are so upset that letters are pouring into radio sta- newspaper offices, ondents agree that tho of protest tions and Corresri Valee program is always a grand show, but hour givejs since it greatest lar song:), sketches. Warner Flynn they point out that Bing's much greater variety, consistently includes the musicians as well as popu- comedy and dramatic Brothers Ireland to studio Errol Flynn guy he is|, ing until that his cabled Errol return to, the at once to start work in a new picture, but the cable was undelivered 1 as the adventurous Errol Errol had already set out for Spain. First news from there was that he had been injured injured in a rebel attack attack and for a few hours groups of anxious anxious friends stood disconsolately disconsolately around the studio talking about what a grand Nobody felt like work- the welcome news came injury was slight and that is perhaps which to the most succinct form in express it. That was an extraordinary characteristic for the times in 4hich he lived, when men the merest pretext, and strong enough to fight. He. men of that time a deep ig lesson, which perhaps fought on Isaac was taught the and abiding only a mo of his temperament could teach, viz, , that the servant of Jehovah, Jehovah, the God of Abraham, was not a fighting man, taking things from other people without their consent, brow-beating and coercing, living in their land whether they would or not -armed with Jehovah's power to conquer conquer and oust men. The servant ot Jehovah was meek and gentle, blameless and harmless." B--3 -JMsmsasattM»*., Farm Problems Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY C. BELL with the co-operation of the various departments Ontario Agricultural College of Question:--"Will you please be good enough to give me the analysis of Soft Coal Soot, as pertaining to its value as a fertilizer for the farm?" R.R. M., York Co. •Answer:--Soot ranges from per cent, nitrogen, 3.2 per 6 .5 to cent, num- much --the being the average of a large her of analyses. It acts very the same as ammonia salts, i.e. nitrogen probably being of the ammonia ammonia form has to undergo change to the nitrate form which it quickly does in warm soil. Being of a very dark colour, it hastens the absorption absorption of heat from the sun. It is successfully used as a spring top dressing in wheat and other grain, much the same as one would apply Nitrate of Soda, although it is only about one-fifth the strength in nitrogen nitrogen of this salt (Nitrate of Soda). It tends to lighten the texture of surface soils and is repellent to pests such as snails, etc. Question:--"Would a fine spreading spreading of hardwood ashes, worked in ploughed clay loam, be beneficial for the growing of barley, when there is no other fertilizer for said field? If it would pay to haul the ashes from syrup camp, how many loads per acre do you recommend?" Answer:--Wood ashes applied to clay loam soil for barley would serve a very good purpose, as the barley prefers an alkaline reaction of soil. The wood ashes contain approximately approximately 80 per cent, lime, hence would tend to produce this reaction in the soil. Then, too, the lime will improve the crumb of the clay soil. In addition, barley benefits from additional additional potash, hence the 4-6 per cent, carried by the ashes will be a distinct benefit. In our opinion, it would pay you well to haul the ashes from the syrup camp. A load of ashes would weigh approximately 1000 lbs., which would mean, if this was applied to the acre, you would be applying about 40 lbs. of potash in each load. This would be the same as buying 40 lbs. of potash, and 300 lbs. of lime. This would be a suitable application of potash for barley and should give you good results. Experiments in air conditions in hospitals in Pan Francisco proved a distinct aid it the treatment of patients patients suffering from acute bronchitis, asthma, hay fever and allergic skin conditions. he would be able to return soon. As summer approaches and radio programs call it a season, radio singers look wistfully toward the big rewards of Hollywood engagements. Two who have already landed engagements engagements are Jessica Dragonette and Lanny Ross. Miss Dragonette will appear with Bobby Breen in a picture called "Make a Wish." Lanny Lanny Ross will join the ever-growing ranks of Grand National company. Victor Schertzinger, who composed the never-to-be-forgotten "Marche- ta" and who is a splendid director believes he has a story that will catapult catapult Ross right into the front ranks of film idols. Being just the husband of a popular popular Hollywood actress, is no career for an ambitious young man, according according to Leonard Penn, who left the New York stage to come to Hollywood Hollywood with Gladys. George, and George McDonald who left his newspaper newspaper job when he married Jean Parker. Penn is being tested by M-G-M, and George McDonald is being being tested by Paramount. U mmployables It is sometimes forgotten that on all relief rolls there are two distinct categories of recipients. They are the unemployed and the unemployables. unemployables. The unemployed are those who are unfortunate and have not got jobs. They have run to the end of their own financial tether and they have to depend on welfare funds for their subsistence. The unemployables are those who are not only out of work, but who could not work no matter how many jobs there might he available. These folks .are either too aged, or suffering suffering from some physical infirmity, or have some handicap, that bars them from employment. Before relief was placed on an organized organized basis, the unemployables were cared for oy relative# or by private funds donated for such purposes. purposes. Nowadays the unemployables are included with the unemployed on the rolls.--Windsor Daily Star. Two Kings' Portraits Hang Side by Side i o. Kings, father and son, are placed side by side in the central hall of the Royal Academy ,at Burlington House, London, at a special ex- (jit In honor of the Coronation, The painting of King George V i s by S. Arthur S. Cope, K.C.V.O., and of King George VI by Simoâ lives.