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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBOtW^NT., MAY ^tri, 7957, UNDAV WOO|_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 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 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 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: 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 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 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 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 had stopped, and filled with earth. And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we. And Isaac 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 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 business. "And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which thej had digged in the days of Abraham, his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his 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 name of the well Esek, contended with him."-- the Orient, especially is try as southern Palestj first thing that must b« is to abide permanenil place. A good well is p envy of others may Again, however, there fc between the herd: )v.:-n 2 they expected, l a dispute the herdsmen of Isaac, the well was given up. "And they digged another well, and strove for 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 Rehoboth; and he said, For now Jehovah hath made goom for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land."-- This third well was probably situated beyond the 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 from each other. "And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. And Jehovah appeared unto him the same night, and said, 1 am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, E.nd multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake." --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 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 e.pon the name of Jehovah, and pitched his tent there: and Isaac's servants digged a wel'l." --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 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, and foi the needs of his cattle and crops. The last episode in this chapter is quite remarkable, namely that Abimelech, who had previously asked Isaac to depart from the land of Gerar. now come? all the way up to Beersheba, not alone to visit his friend, but to ass re him of his own high regard for Mm; and his Consciousness that God waa blessing him, and to ask for his continued friendship. When we 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 sulogy 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 ith (Heb. 11: 20), obedi-(Gen. 22: 6--9), affectionate-ness (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 rather than active, draws forth our sympathy rather than our admiration. Still, there is something peculiarly touching and attractive about his character. Self-effacement is perhaps the most succinct form in which to express it. That was an extraordinary characteristic for the Plans for Ontar Relief Progr $1,000,000 For Youth -- Road Building Will Be New Means of Attack on Unemployment OTTAWA, -- Road building all throughout Canada will be a new means of attack on unemployment this year. Agreements between the Dominion and the Provinces will involve a Federal contribution of about $7,300,000 for that purpose, it was learned on Thursday at the Labor Department. Agreements with the Western Provinces have been worked out. Details are withheld until all Provinces have completed negotiations with the Dominion Ministers. It became known, however, that the agreement with Manitoba involves contribution by both Governments to purchase of building materials to be purchased in municipal works. This is a new development, as in the past the Dominion has contributed only to labor costs and not to materials. An increased relief allowance will be made for men who go to work on such municipal works. A man now getting about $40 a month would probably get about $45 if he accepted employment. PLAYGROUNDS AND PARKS The municipal works are expected to be chiefly playgrounds and parks. When relief agreements are disposed of, Mr. Rogers' will turn his attention to the question of youth training, for which 81,000,000 was voted in Parliament at the past session. Several recommendations have been made to. the Minister by the National Employment Commission for copmg with the problem of young people deprived of an opportunity to learn the trades on account of unemployment. gossip ; By dorothy : Gail Patrick, the only survivor at the Paramount studio among all the girls who won in their "Panther Woman" contest a few years ago, has at last attained real recognition. Not only will she be featured in "Artists and Models" with Jack Benny, she will get one of the best dressing rooms on the lot. It was built years ago for Pola Negri and was later occupied by Clara Bow. Ever* Llir«i( Oain OoldTvyn opoado a few days away from the studio, he catches up oil all the newest national fads and promptly arranges to use' them in pictures. Recovering from a cold at Tuscon, Arizona, a few days ago, he was impressed by a trailer camp. Promptly he bought a story called "Heaven on Wheels," and he cast Barbara Stanwyck for the lead. Fred Asiai; jun working that players better roles i Fred Astaire is so determined to ave Carole Lombard in the first film that he makes without Ginger Rogers that he is postponing production until she is free. And also James Stewart iS so determined to play opposite Ginger Rogers in her solo starring ve-_ hide that he is pleading with the W@kWm M-G-M to release him from working in Luise Rainer's next. It is so much rith Astaire or Rogers re willing to give up order to be with them. ODDS AND ENDS -- Dick Foran in't finish any more pictures with i embrace. It seems that the juven-} audiences who so enjoy his pieces shrieked in derision when he went romantic -- M-G-M has thwarted Elissa Landi's plan to ride in the hunter's trials at Palm Springs. They won't let her risk her neck while she is making "Thirteenth Chair" for them. -- Claire Windsor, too long absent from the screen, will return in support of Constance Bennett in 'Topper -- Luise Rainer has dyed her hair bright 'red for "The Empor-er's Candlesticks" and likes it so well she is going to leave it that way --Whenever 20th Century-Fox needs Wallace Beery for scenes of "Slave Ship" they page him at the circus. Ever since the days when he travelled with a circus, as elephant valet, he has loved hanging around the sawdust tent. Farm Problems Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY C. BELL with the co-operation of the various departments of Ontario Agricultural College 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 .5 to 6 per cent, nitrogen, 3.2 per cent, being the average of a large number of analyses. It acts very much •the same as ammonia salts, i.e.--the nitrogen probably being of the 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 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 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 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 haui 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 30 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 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 Experiments in air conditions in hospitals in .'ran Francisco proved a distinct aid ir the treatment of patients suffering from acute bronchitis, asthma, hay fever and allergic skin conditions. times in which he lived, when men fought on the merest pretext, and Isaac was strong enough to fight. He taught the men of. that time a deep and abiding lesson, which perhaps only a man of his temperament could teach, viz., that the servant of 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 and oust men. The servant of Jehovah was meek and gentle, blameless and harmless." Power Etches Strength Against Darkness The high-voltage switching yard at Boulder Dam at r.Ll.', c: ■'. c ! a;,;-.inst a bice generators on tor. Df Dam is switched from this station to Los Angeles. Guards' Tribute To Late King i altar, which has just been unveiled in the Guards* Chapel at Wellington Barracks. Richly and beautifully made, the altar has a front inlaid with a mosaic of semi-precious stones. On the top can be seen the Step Wi th Society