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ow LESSON V GOD LEADS A PEOPLE -- Exodus 13:17 -- 15:21 Printed Text -- Exodus 13:17-22; 14: 10-15 . Golden Text'-- "The Lord Win Aide thee continually." Isiah 58:11. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Place -- The Israelities gathered to- gether, as they went out of Egypt, at Buccoth, which is. to be {dentitied with the city of Pithom in the north- past of this great country. Various events inthis 'lesson occurred be- tween' the '¢ity of Succoth 'and some part of the Red Sea, which {s not to- J day easily'identifiable, Time -- B,C. 1498, "And it came to pass, when Phar. ach had let' the people go, that God led them not by the way of the land of the Philistines. although that was near." If the Israelites had come from Egypt straight up=-into Palestine all through Gaza, they could have been In the center of the Promised Land within & week. This {s the way almost all of the great military campaigns for the invasion of Palestine from the south have 'advanced. The march is difficult, at certain seasons of the year it is blistering hot, and many miles would be through 'an arid des- ert, but, Levertheless, such a march is possible. Napoleon himself led his troops up this way in his futile at tempt to reach Constantinople, "For God said, lest peradventure the peo- ple. repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt." "But God led the people 'about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea." The Rod Sea 1s about 1350 miles long, with an extreme bréadth -of 205 miles, the deepest portion measuring 1200 fath. oms. It is [ocAted between Egypt and Arabia, stretching from Suez to the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, Why this body of water has been 'called' tha Red Sea for the last two ' thousand years, no one seems to konw. The name has been explained by the cor- als within its Waters, by the color of the Edomite and Arabian mountains bordering its coast, or- by the glow of the sky reflected in {t. God's ways are so often not our ways: ours seem to be capable of the quicker results and less suffering. But God's ways often 'appear so' much lon. ger than necessary, and involv much hardship and disappoiptmé&if, yet God always knows best. /We 8ee two evident reasons why in the good providence of God the near way was not 'chosen. First, the escaped slaves "could not bear the sudden danger and fierce struggle in the near way (be. cause of-the powerful Philistine peo- ple against whom they would imme- diately have to fight and for which they certainly were not prepared). "And the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt." Lit. _ erally they went up equipped (see Jo- shua 1:14; 4:12). "And Moses 'took the bones of Jos eph with him; for he had "straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my hones away hence with you." 'This 'was according to the ex- plicit orde. of Joseph just before his -death (Gen. 50:25, 26; see Acts 7:16). Faith 'in'the Promised Land must also have kept -burning In the hearts of some Israelites from one generation to another, or the bones bf Joseph would "have been forgotten, Would that all of us, in dying, could leave such legacies 'of one kind or another that those who follow us, especially our own children, might therefrom de- rive strength for continually walking in the favour of the Lord, living the faith-life! "And they took 'their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness." The: ex act position of Succoth is not. known, but scholars are coming to believe that it was very near to or' actually fdentical with the city of Pithom in lower Egypt, on the banks of the ca. nal connecting the Nile River with the Red Sea. } Etham 1 ag on the east of the Isth- mus of Suez, although its exact loca. tion has not 'béen determined. "And Jeliovah' wént before them by day in a pillar of 'cloud, to lead them tha way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light;' that they 'lso might go by day and night, "The pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from the people." We are not to regard this ° miraculous phenomenon as consisting of two differént pillars 'that appeared lternately, one of cloud, and the oth. er of fire. There was bit one pillar of both cloud and fire (14:24); for even when burning in thn dark, it fs still called the 'pillar of cloud (14:19) ---- 7 89, op» gone before the army of Israel, it as- sumed. the form of a column; but when it" stood still above .the taber- nacle, or came down upon it, it most probably took the form of a round globe of cloud,"and, when it separated the Israelites from the Egyptians at the Red Sea, we have to imagine it Spread out like a bank of cloud, form:! ing, as it were, a dividing wall. In this cloud, Jehovah, or the angel of God, was really present with the peo- ple of Israel, so that he spoke to Mos- es and gave him his commandments out of the tloud." -- C. F. Keil, (See, for further references to this remark: able phénomenon, 16-10; 19:9; 24:16; 34.6; 40:34-38; Lev. 16:2, 13; Num. 9: 15, 22; 1 Kings 8:19; Neh. 9:19; and Psalm 78:14), "And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes and, behold, the Egyptians were marching 'after them; and they were sore afrald; and the children of 1s- rael cried out unto Jehovah." From every human standpoint it was inevi- table that Israel should be afraid. The Egyptian army, whatever its number, was composed of trained sol- diers, well armed and used to war; the 600,000 Israelite. men above twen- ty years tf age, were, in the main, unarmed, ignorant of warfare, and trained very imperfectly, Surrounded on three sides by water, and desert, and ground too rough for foot march+ os, with the Egyptian army complet- ing this circle of obstacles utterly incapable of being overcome, Israel forgetting that God himself was om- nipotent, and that they were in this very place by the command of God, turned against their leader in bitter- est complaint. The leader of any ox- pedition is the one that always re- ceives the bruat of criticism, If there is, tajlure, he is severely blamed for it. If there is hardship, he is held re- sponsible for it. "And they sald unto Moses, because they were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wil- derness? wherefore hast thous dealt thus with us, to bring us forth out of Egypt? Is not this the word that we spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness." Here is 'an utter lack of faith. There is no turning to God, but a shameful ex- pression of helplessness, and that so soon after God had powerfully mani. fested his own ability to deliver from every power that was now threaten. ing them, - We, too, have our Pi-hahiroths, 'when we feem absolutely shut in, and helpless against the circumstances which are surrounding us. Yet, it is when the people of God are brought into the greatest straits and difficul- ties that they are favoured with the finest displays of God's character and acting, and, for this reason, he oft- times leads them into a trying posi- tion, in,order that he may the more markedlv show himself. He could have conducted Israel through the Red 8ea and far beyond the reach of Pharaoh's hosts before ever the lat- ter had started from Egypt; but that would not have so fully glorified his "1 own-name, or so entirely confounded the enemy, upon whom he designed to get him honour. If we could only look upon a difficult crisis as an occasion of bringing out, on our behalf, the sufficiency of divine grace, it would enable us to preserve the balance of our souls, and to glorify God, even in the deepest waters, "And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day; for the Egypt- fans whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace." Nothing can be concelved nobler and finer than a servant of God, standing out in absolute faith and confidence -as against the unbelief and fear of a vast multitude of people, here over two million of them, his own breth- ren. One thing the children of Israel were not to do -- to fear. Two things they were commanded to do--to stand still, and *» see what the Lord would do for them. What else could they do but stand still? There was no power in Israel that could have ever over- come the - circumstances arrayed as against the Israelites that day, It they were to be saved God must do fit. The Lord not only places himself be- tween us and our sins, but alsp be- tween us and our circumstances, By doing the former, he gives peace of conscience; by doing the latter he glves peace of heart. said unto Moses, "And Jehovah the cloud (Nun 9:21), so that it wal refore criest thous unto me? but a cloud with a dark side an d a bright one, causing darkness and also light- ing the night. Consequently, we have to imagine the cloud as the covering of the fire, 80 that by day it appear- od as a dark cloud in contrast to the light ot the sun, but by night ag a {iery splendour. When this cloud had boo ° PUPPY speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward." What a command-- to go forward, when immediately in front of them was a great body of water!" When the circumstances seem the most difficult and the time most unfipe, then {it is that (od often com- mands his people to advance. May it give you *ee o houncement A column "Health Topics of Vital Iriterest" on this page starting with next week's issue. Cullough, former Chief Officer-of Ontario and Secretary of the Ontario Cancer Commission will timely advice on various will appear Dr. J. W. S. Mc- Health for the Province of health problems, Mrs, Stanley Crane keeps a careful eye on her youngster, the first to be hatched in the London Zoo, of the reward of her careful efforts, robs 'her to make sure that nobody ~~ 50,000 Deaf in US. In United States there are 50,000 persons who are actually deaf, but tests made of school children the country over show that 11 per cent. of them are hard of hearing. About twice as many cases of he- reditary and progressive deafness oc- cur in females as in males. Two hundred moving picture houses in England have installed ap- paratus which enables those who are hard of hearing to follow the talkies, Special seats are provided for them. The Food You Eat One has often heard people. specu- lating as to the amount of food con- sumed by the average man in an av- erage lifetime. According to Nathaniel C. Fowler's "Book of 1,000 Things Worth Know- ing," a French statistician has figur- ed out that a man 50 years of age has spent 6,000 days in sleep; has work- ed 6,600 days; walked 800 days, en- joyed some amusement 4,000 days; and was sick 500 days. And now we come to the food sup- ply. The French authority estimates that the average man mentioned above has eaten 17,000 pounds of bread; 16,000 pounds of meat; 4,000 pounds of vegetables, eggs and fish; and has drunk 7,000 gallons of liquid. Now we know what tney mean when they speak of the consuming public. Windsor Star, Peace Song For | Pan - Pacific Words Written to Fourth Move- "ment 'of Beethoven Ninth Symphony VANCOUVER.--John Murray Gib- bon, Montreal, Canadian author and poet, has, on request, written an "Ode to the Pacific" for the Pan-Pacific Wo- men's Association, which is holding its fourth triennial ~conferstice fn Vancouver, The song, written to the melody from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Fouth Movement, is featured through- out the conference. The words are: ODE TO THE PACIFIC (By John Murray Gibbon) Lord of Love in quiet reigning, Humbly now we bring our prayer-- May the years to us remaining With the Golden Age compare! May the world in War conténding Banded be In nobler fight, Hate fore-going, carnage ending, Firm in ranks of peace unite, Curb the storm of human passion, Calm on anger'd foe invoke, Nurturing in tranquil fashion Kitidly thought of fellow folk, Making every realm a neighbor Friendly, as if kin by birth, One and all in common labor Working for a better earth, So-around this mighty ocean Every heart shall beat as one, Ever warm in true devotion Till the cause of peace is won, Then a Pan-Pacific Union May in turn the world enfold, And In one supreme communion Bring to earth the heav"n foretold, not be in these very days, when the church of Christ seems to be growing weaker and , weaker, 'and {ts influence more and more circumscribed and its leadership less and less able, when there seem to be no great prophets in the land, when the people of God are indifferent ~~ that this is the time for a real advance led by the Spirit of God? CO? 'Hitler's Name Is Worth $5,637 VIENNA ,--The half-effaced signa- ture of Adolf Hitler on a sketch of the church in his native Austrian village which turned up nere raised the value of the drawing to 30,000 Austrian "shillings (about $5,637). The sketch, which dates from the German Chancellor's house-painting days when he turned out such pic- tures to augment his meagre income, was discovered by a young Viennese while searching through family pa- pers, Farm Queries Condicted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL "With the Co-Operation of the Various Departments of the es Q -- "Talking with an Englishman who has farmed in Devon, England, 1 found that over there they broadcast lime and fertilizers by means of an instrument drawn behind their wa- gons, The machige fs built on lines similar to the outfits they use to sand the highways in-winter. I would appréciate your opinion as to whe- ther that is a sound way to do it, or ft I should get a drill that would handle fertilizer." -- R.A.S. -- Simcce Co. » A -- The implement ¢0 which you refer fs known as an end gate seeder and is operated from the back of a wagon by a connection with the wheel and axle of the wagon. It gives a very fair distribution of lime and a fairly good broadcast sowing of oats, but I would not advise it for fertili- ers other than for top dressing mea. dows or pastures. Fertilizer in order to give best results on cultivated crops should be worked into the soil fairly near the seed, but not in touch with jt. I believe you would get your best results from a combined grain and fertilizer drill which is constructed to give continuous and even distri- bution. I would call your attention to an apparatus which {s being put out now to attach to an ordinary grain drill. (Prof. H. G. Bell, Dept. of Chem- istry, 0.A.C. Q -- As an anrateur gardener living in the city I am writing to you hop- ing that you will advise me regardiig the comparative values of different forms of fertilizer which are at my disposal : First I have a quantity of wood ash. es which I sift. There {s much ashes from paper and some from burnt bones, but most of the wood was the soft wood and twigs and branches and also shingles in it. Can you tell me it the potash is quickly available? Would it be good for celery? Is it valuable for tomatoes? Second, please advise me the value of fresh pig's blood mixed with water as I belleve it is rich in nitrogen. I have used it mixed with water, 1 to 24 on tomatoes and one five pound honey pail of the mixture to each plant once a week. Can you give me an analysis of it in nitrogen, phos- phate, and potash contents? Third, in my celery last year, 1 applied a cup full of water to each plant every ten days with Nitrate of Soda dissolved in it (2 tablespoons to each gallon of water) with wonderful" success. This year | am planting over 400 plants, and, can | substitute the above with liquid obtained by soak-Y ing one pail of dried hen manure in a large barrel of water and allowed to stand a week? How would the blood mixed with water compare with the Nitrate of Soda dissolved in the water as above? How would it com- pare with the liquid hen manure that is soaked in water? A. -- Wood ashes as a rule should contain about six per cent If they have not been bleached. This would be good for celery and fairly good for tomatoes. The wood ashes contain about 30 per cent lime as well as six per cent potash, and ce- lery thrives where there is an alka- line reaction. Tomatoes do well on a neutral to slightly acid condition, but they use a considerable amount of Potash, hence they would benefit a lot from wood ashes. : Regarding the analysis ot pig's blood, I wish to say that dried blood carries ten to fourteen per cent nitro. gen and about one to five per cent phosphoric acid. A mixture such as you suggest, of fresh blood with theo water, would not be-tee strong to apply to tomatoes. There is no potash in blood. The dissolved Nitrate of Soda ap plication that you made to your ce- lery is good. Be careful not to got it too strong. Tobacco men use no more than two pounds of Nitrate of Soda to forty gallons of water when they are mixing for application by spray- ing. ! Re your suggestion to dissolve the poultry manure in water 1 would say that this should give you fairly good results. Poultry manure should run about 20 to 22 percent available ni. trogen, whereas Nitrate of Soda is about fifteen per cent. (Prof. H. G. Bell, Dept. of Chemistry, 0.A.C. Patrol Launch Loaded For IRAQ - One of the three 65-ton p freighter at Southampton, Eng, IRR: atrol launches built for the Iraq Government, being loaded aboard a The boats will be used for patrol duty by the Iraq Government. 3h Dominion's" Coronation delegati Fisher and Vera Guilaroff, outstanding Montreal mu . ea The High Commissioner for Canada, Hon, Vincent Massey, Montrealers At Canada House ons and visitors at Canada House. and his w fe, received members of the Our sical artists with one of the guests, picture shows, left, Sarah Beauty Displays Great Bravery 18-Year-Old Jessie Si Lost Both Legs In Railway Accident --Continues to Earn Her Liv- ing, HACKENSACK, N.J.--The story of Jessle Simpson, 18-year-old "Miss Jer. sey of 1936" who lost both of her legs in a rec.nt railway accident, is the newest proof that although all the world loves a lover, its cheers go to "the fighter who won't be licked. Jt the world had heard only that the tragic accident "postponed Miss Simpson's marriage to a young man in Hackensack, the story would have been forgotten by now. ' However, when it became known that the attractive brunette had no intention of remaining an invalid and was busily trying to figure out a way to continue to earn her living, a kind. ly world" turned not only a sympath. etic ear but a helping hand. A famous watch company has made ft possible for Jessle Simpson to earn a living with her beautiful hands and arms. She will model their new watches until the day comes when she can have artificial legs. In fact, s0 Impressed are they with her ability to model watg¢hes and with the shin- ing beauty of her face and hair that they have given her a six months' contract, one which does not exclude other modelling jobs, Lovely Character Impressed by tales of the former telephone operator's courage, reallz- ing that her smooth olive skin and long curly black hair ara uniagaahly lovely, 'such important arusts as Howard Chandler Christy, Dean Corn- well, Arthur William Brown and Hal Phyfe proclaimed willingness to fur- ther fester her modelling caveer when she is able to walk again. All have asked her to pose for them as soon as she can, "But don't think for a moment that her beautiful hands aud face alone brought her these chauces to make a living and be a happy useful citizen," said one watch company executive, "To understand what has happened, one must know something of Jessie's spirit and courage as well as her good looks. The 'sheer loveliness of her personality and her splendid determ- ination never to be a burden to her family or friends have made us her willing subjects." Says Arthur William Brown: "Jessie Simpson's courage of- soul Is evident as an integral part of the beauty of her face. Fler hands have character--and beauty. 1 never en. gage a model by her face and figure alone. Hands can express so much, can accentuate other charming fea- tures." And Hal Phyfe, noted photographer, adds that Miss Simpson is flawlessly beautiful -- a perfect photographic model. Rapiu Recovery Meanwhile, there {sg unexpected gaiety in the Simpson home. All the members (mother, father, small brothers and sisters) have taken their cue from Jessie and are happy, cheer- ful and vibrant with plans for their future. Even the family dector (he brought Jessie into the world, cared for her through childhood and saved her life after the accident), is astonished at the way the family have carried on. "He predicted that it would take a year for his mangled patient to recover-- even to sit up. She is sitting up now and wagers that she will have artifi- cial legs and be walking within six months. She still wears her fiance's fra- ternity pin and makes plans for a future happy home life as well as a professional one. Mill For Wool CHARLOTTETOWN. -- Suggestion that a mill be established "whereby we could have old woollens manufac- tured into useful articles such as rugs and blankets," was made in a questionnaire returned to Provincial Convener Mrs. W. A. Alley of Cana- dian Industries group of the Prince Edward Island Women's Institutes. "Ninety per cent. of tne question= naires reported patronizing our is- land woollen mills, especially during the past number of years when wool has been so cheap. A great many people have had it made into yarn and blankets and considered it is quite an-advantage to have this done at Charlottetown." Beauty and Beefsteak Even the lowing herd, it seems, has fallen victim to the current beauty vogue in the United States. One cattle expert writes that at a recent Alabama stock show he no- ticed that 65 of the entries had had finger waves, and that at a Chicago exhibition there were many cattle with curled hair and waxed horna and hoofs, To those of us unversed in the niceties of stock raising it would ap- pear as if the brush and curry comb were equipment enough for the barn- yard boudoir, and that only dude ranchers woulu wish to add finger waves and man'cures. If, however, it is true that curly cows win more prizes, there remains a pertinent question to which the prosaic layman would like an answer: How much does a finger wave help a beefsteak ?---Winnipeg Tribune. Women Suggest -- i 30 i \ 4 Merri os Lar, Cd er oF oat gk a > rr Cott pd gL FEE > Co