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a ts HZZ ult ts s Th iA C â€"â€"went into the homes and car the children, cleaned house, D food and fukl wherever needed The Salvs many cities death durin L _ Did you k Army mainta Bureau" whic in ‘any part 1,000 missing the bureau ev _word, of God stands fast, no/ matter how terrible it may be (ys 12 ef. :.Lu.‘21~: 32; Num. 23: 19). God‘s word _ mbout the house of Eli was dreadful \(ch. 2: 27â€"34),. but it was fulfilled to p;~,1‘{he, letter (1 Ki. 2: 27). God‘s threatâ€" enings are just as sure as His promâ€" ises (Josh, 23: 15; Zech. 1: 6). The word concerning eternal punishment ‘will stand as fast as the word conâ€" cerning »«eternal life. The one God spake them both. â€""He restrained them not." He made an attempt to do so (ch. 2: 23â€"35), but it was a very weak attempt. God doesn‘t take such attempts into account.. He was a foolishly indulgeitt patent and sacâ€" Frificed the interests , of Isracel and of wWehnovah to his inexcusablée tenderâ€" ness toward his sons, God laid their sins at Eli‘s door, and that is where they belonged. That is usually where much of the sin of childréh belongsâ€" at the door of their narents < Ps. 5: 7). Samuel slept in the Holy Place of the tabernacle, near Eli. A blessed home that was right in _ God‘s presence, and typical of the ,â€" Christian‘s abiding placeâ€"in Christâ€" [ (Jno. 1: 14, R. V. Marg.). This was the first time that Samuel had ever heard the voice of Jehovah. No wonâ€" _ der he did not know at first whose voice it was. Happy is the one who, â€" dike Samuel, hears and recognizes the divine voice in early childhood. The _ voice may be audible, as it doubtless _ was in the case of Samuel, or it may be a voice so still and small that only \ the soul can hear it. It is none the â€" jess His voice, and none the less preâ€" cious. If the voice is listened to, as in the case of Samuel, it speaks clearâ€" _ er and clearer; but if disregarded it soon becomes silent (Prov. i: 24, 25. 28). How ready and eager, this boy | Samuel was for service. He leaps out _ of bed in the middle of the night, and runs in quick response to what he _ supposes to be the call of Eli. Is it â€" any wonder that God selected him as _ His chosen servant? If he had closâ€" ed his ears and turned over for anâ€" other nap, or risen languidly and come ‘grudgingly to the side of Eli, it is doubtful if God would have callâ€" ed again. It is those who are ready _ to respond to the first call ‘"Here am â€"3," that God wants for special servâ€" ce (Isa. 6:8; Lu. 9: 59â€"62; Ac. 9:6). (Three times was Samuel called and sent back mystified to bed, but he was just as ready to respond at the fourth call as at the first. El could |â€" not have been very much used to |. communications with the Lord at this time or he would have surmised soonâ€" er that it was the Lord who was callâ€" ing to the lad. Samuel did not yet |â€" know the Lord. Not but what he had f been taught and well taught about |â€" Him. _A godly mother like Hanunah, | whose soul pours itself out in such | psalms of praise as hers (ch. 2: 1â€"10), ’ and who dedicates her son to the Lord from the outset, does not leave | bim uninstructed about the Lord. But |â€" Gamuel had not yet made the personâ€" | _ al acquaintance of Jehovah. He ‘had |â€" never heard Him speak. But he was } ready to obey when He did speak. At | last "Eli perceived that the Lord | had called the child." It seems as | though Eli might have perceived that before; but would we have perceive | ed it as soon as Eli did? Woulan‘t | we have said, ‘"Samuel, you are : only dreaming. Now, that‘s a good | j boy, go to sleep and don‘t bother me | any more." But Eli quite likely in | times past had heard the voice of the | ! Lord Himself; though the days had | come when God no longer spoke diâ€" | rectly to him, but through _ others f (eb. 2: 27). Eli had told him to say, | . "Speak, Lord; for thy servant hearâ€" I eth," but he left the "Lord" out: perâ€" | " hbhaps because he was not quite sure | yet that it was the Lord. _ It is well | to be sure when we hear a voice that * it is really the Lord‘s voice (1¢Jno. | 4:1). But Samuel was willing and | t anxious to know, and so he soon | [ found out. Jesus has told us how | t we can always tell (Jno. 7:17). x E ul t . on eie nfiA II. Jehovan‘s Judgment â€" Against the House of Eli, 11â€"13. ‘"In that day I Eli all that I ) Samuel entered â€" heartily, though but a child, into the service of Jehoâ€" vah under the direction of the aged Eli, and God passing over older serâ€" vants chooses him while yet a boy to be one through whom He shall make known His will unto His people. Teachableness and consecration count moré with God when He would reâ€" veal His truth than age or experiâ€" gnee (Matt. 11:.25; 1 Ti 4: 12; Matt. 21: 16). But Samuel was no conâ€". ceited upstart, but a modest boy, notâ€" withstanding all the revelations given to him. He still attended to his humâ€" bie duties and made no parade of the revelation made (v. 15). ‘"The word of the Lord was precious in those days." It always is (Ps. 19;: 9. 010), but it is not always so regarded. But in those days God rarely spoke: there was no "frequent (Am, R. V.) vision" We Am &: 11, 20).. But when "the _word of the Lord" is as common as it is toâ€"day, many set little store by it, but God will judge them for this, evâ€" en as He did Israel for their conâ€" tempt of His Word "(Api. 8: 4â€"6; : 11, 12). The lamps were lighted every evening in the Holy Place to burn unâ€" til morning (Ex,. 27: 20,.21:; 2 Chron. 13; 11). God spoke to Samuel (beâ€" fore dawn (comp. v. 15). The strucâ€" 4ure afterwards known as "the temâ€" | ple was not yet built, but the sacred tent (as tabernacle of earlier days is |_ so called in a few places (ohb» 1:09â€" / Timeâ€"1165 B. C. Placeâ€"Shiloh. Expositionâ€"I. Jehovah! Speal the Child Samuel, 1â€"10. Golden Text: "My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways." Prov. 23: 26. ‘Lesson Text: 1 Sam. 3: 1â€"13; 19, 20 (Read 1 Sam 1: 24â€"28; 3: Lâ€"21; Ps 84). S. S. LESSON Lesson V.â€"May 2, 1920. sav THE BOY SAMUEL have spoken{';v the will perform against Arm hi ‘iuenza epidemic es and %gged for 1 house, brought nt.... He was rent and sacâ€" Israel and of ibleé tenderâ€" m. ks to maintain the supremacy of the spiritâ€" ual. >~This the supreme need of the hour. Man always is a trinity having Gladstone, Holman Hunt and J. A. Symonds were engaged in religious conversation. Lord Tennyson spoke of the prayer life as opening the gates between the soul and the waters of eternal life, ‘The figure is an apt one. . Below the mill is the wheel standing idle or running slusgishly. Open the sluice gates that the waiting ; Go forward realizing essential need of the Prayer life in the individual, the church and the nation. Sir Davâ€" i id Beatty laid stress upon its necessity in time of war, Never expect to gain victory until the nation was upon its knees. The anteâ€"room at the war ofâ€" fice bore this motto ‘"Victory comes through prayer." Why should the Christian worker pray? â€" We pray for the robust health of our own spirit. The maintenance of our spiritual health is a real need of our life. There is a vital relationship between a praying soul and the attainment of spiritual robustness. Prayer relates itself to man‘s moral force.. The prayâ€" ing soul receives the grace energies of the eternal God. We pray not to make God willing, but to prepare ourselves to receive. We take hold, not of His reluctance, but of the Divine willingâ€" ness, When we turn to God we open the doors and windows of the soul to the heavenlies, opened for reception. of the gifts of grace His love desires us to receive. Electricity in the house is waiting to be my minister and serve me in many different ways. A simâ€" ple action of mine is required, which when performed, the waiting current will reveal itself in radiant bea,ms.) By pressing the button the circuit is complete and the subtle energy leaps | into the carbon filament. My action completes \the cirenit.. Thus. prayer completes the circuit between the soul and God, enabling me to receive what : ever the inexhaustible fountain ofi grace is waiting to bestow. One day i the late Lord Tennyson, Hon. W. E. 5 1. By faithful adherence to the _| fundamental and vital verities of our _| faith. This will impress upon the life | the old\truths of the gospel. May we 3 understand well what this means. It ‘| is not a stubborn and unreasoning adâ€" ; herence to the mere letter of a creed. Truths most precious ‘"may become as | harvestless as seed corn in‘ a | mummy‘s hand." It is possible to ‘\\ hold the dead body of a creed from ~| which the animating spirit has fled. Until truth is experimentally realized and translated into action it is powerâ€" less as a force to lift the world. A j form of words may have lost their] meaning, because they are not the living belief of the hour. For us the‘ late war has uncovered thef{great reaâ€" lities. A lady in Germany who lost| her brother in the war, avrites, “Our’ brother has lost his life for his counâ€" try. Since then life has suddenly beâ€"| come very simple and very great." | ‘‘Very simple and very great." The simplicity of life is the reality of life, and in the reality of life is found the greatness of lie. The real truths which effect the saving of men _ éannot change. Would space permit they may ‘ be named. The One God maker of | the visible and the invisipleâ€"God in | . Christ reconciling the world to Himâ€"| selfâ€"the power of Christ to forgive, f to cleanse, to give péace to manâ€"the f truth of resurrection, of judgment, of ] rewards are among the truths that| shall eternally stand. Each is a diâ€" ( rect spiritual force for the conversion 4 of men and the upbuilding of the beâ€" liever‘s life, These have been tested i and proven, giving to the world its C stability â€"and progress. We may l . stand still in the old forms which have ; geased to retain their life giving powâ€" P er or in the presence of the advanced s _thought of toâ€"day may abandon the t certainties of our historic faith,. Betâ€" C ter that we affirm the old truths with 4 fearless courage, born of the deepest t conviction and demonstrate their reâ€" ality by their life giving power. The late Dr. L. Moody and Canon Conway, 7 of Westminster, were at luncheon with C the late Dean Stawley when the probâ€" t lem of how to reach the masses was Si the topic for discussion. After thelh‘ views and methods by which men £ sought to interest and attract the peoâ€" ‘ e ple were mentioned, Mr. Moody de_'d clared "we have tried your plan for a | € whole year in Chicago without securâ€" J 3 ing a single conversion. . You must,lc preach a living Saviour for lost sinâ€" | 6 ners, nothing else will do." !‘: : With the exception of the giving of the law on Mount Sinai, no scene is more impressive Avith dramatic _|power than the passage of the Red Sea. After the death of the firstâ€" born, the children of Israel made a hasty exodus in a westerly direction. This led them to the wilderness of Shur. The nearest way lay across this wilderness, which would bring them in contact with the Philistines and mean war, for which they were illâ€" prepared. Their march was changed and they turned southward to the Red Sea.. This journey brought them to a triangle with the cliffs on either side and the sea before them. Their position: was one of imminent peril. Advance was impossible. Retreat was cut off by Pharoah‘s pursuing host. In their desperation they appealed to. God. His command came, "Speak unâ€" to them that they go forward." With l the sea before them that seemed imâ€"‘ possible.. God never gives acomâ€" mand without giving power to obey ‘it. When He bids us go to the other side He will not let us sink in the middle. Our cireumstances are simâ€" ilar to that of the exodus of the Isâ€" raclites. We stand before the openâ€" ‘ing doors of a new era. Our responâ€" sibilities are great, our cireumstances critical; a false step may lead to irâ€" retrievable disaster. The providence | of God leads. Our eyes should be upon. the qloudy pillar. The Divine calls to a great forward march. We leave ourselves open to peril, should |â€" we disobey. Forward where the pilâ€" ’ lar of cloud and fire leadsâ€"forward! |â€" or communicatio of supplies. we would go fo Exodus 14, 15: "Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forâ€" ward. SERMON by REV. W.N. CHANTLER WEEKLY SERMON with the p h t11 ar t] to N. promise, _ â€" 9 To grow _ a thrift garde heart. " * 2 To look often at the stars ‘"The lamps that swungs When earth was youn: Yet have not older grown SOME GOOD RESOLUTIONS FOR THE SPRINGTIME And if, while. you make your personâ€" al stake Your neighbor can make one, too, Your town will he what you want to see, It isn‘t your townâ€"it‘s YOU shirks, a y You can raise a town from the dead and Jivi To 4i afraid } {Tar" Lest somebody else gets ahead. a When. everyone works and nobody knock your townâ€" It isn‘t your townâ€"it‘s YOU You‘ll only find what you left behind, For there‘s nothing that‘s really new, It‘s a knock at yourself when you Real townsl are not made by men. E€rip And start on a long, long hike town! p Like the kind of a town you like, You needn‘t slip your clothes in The following poem has been quotâ€" ed on numerous occasions, but it is good to stand repetition: If you want to live in the kind of The primary purpose of communâ€" ity music, Mr. Clark asserts, is a soâ€" cial one, for it is through joining in song in this way that people &are stimâ€" ulated to unite in service for a petâ€" ter community and for better citizenâ€" ship. Only secondarily is the aim of the community chorus a musical or cultural one, although its developâ€" ment along these lines promises great things for the future. Type of Song Needed In explaining to the musical coteâ€" rie the type of song used by :the" chorus leader, Mr. Clark shows that the first contact in community muâ€" sic must be made through the popuâ€" lar songâ€"although of course the betâ€" ter class popular songs should be usâ€" ed for this purpose. It is very eviâ€" dent, he points out, that in organizing the factory or department store for community nusical purposes the song leader must begin with lyrics and ballads that have a place in the daily lives of the people and not with a Bach Chorale or a four part song, if he is to have a feasible basis for any singing at all. Gradually and. tactfully the way can then be preâ€". pared for the inevitable demand for better and higher grade music. Musicians for Chorus Work Mr. Clark deplores the fact that many musicians have looked. upon the mass singing movement someâ€" U MOnMpmDmOANmpNuUNuAtANpunundAun S :JW\: y Remarkable for its earnestness, elâ€" oquence and clear statement of the situation is the plea made by Kenneth S. Clark in the columns of Musical America, to the musicians of this country %or a better understanding of the underlying purpose and the ultiâ€" mate possibilities of Community Chorâ€" us. Mr. Clark, who is now attached to the Community Service, Inc., is one of the country‘s most noted song diâ€" rectors, whose splendid work with the soldiers in the camps has been followâ€" ed by equally important and suceessâ€" ful work with civilians. IT ISN‘T YOUR TOWN, FM‘s YOUD Citizenship is Stimulated By Mass Singing _ COMMUNITY MUSIO Go forward by consecration in sacâ€" rifice and service of self and substance we possess. The late war has discov en. The spiritual man is the need of the hour. A splendid heritage demoâ€" cracy Mas given us. We should not estimate our forward movement by external and material standards, but by the consecration of the whole life to the indwelling spirit of God. o â€"t . a physical, a mental and a spiritual [ nature. The church that will minisâ€" ]ter to each of these three realms of i human life, will maintain itself at the highest point of eficiency. Physical culture is good. A well cared, well | developed body will give greater efâ€" ficiency to all mental and mortal acâ€" tivity. Mental development is a Chrisâ€" tian duty. We aro to love God with all the energies of a devote spirit. The highest mental attainment is not inâ€" compatible with the sanctified life. Let us not forget that the spiritual is the ‘erowning of the nature of man. Not the education of man‘s mental powers, Inor legislation, for social betterment but the regeneration of man‘s inner life will regult in the perfecting of the whole man.. Let us remember growth does not change the nature of anything: ‘Christ‘s likeness of charâ€" acter is borne from above and must be maintained from above, A profesâ€" “ sor of ethics, lecturing before his class, drew on the board a chalk picâ€" ture of a man. Lines radiated labelled to designate some quality of human character. A student noticing the professor had not drawn the lines of ,the head together, asked for an exâ€" planation of the supposed defect. The professor stated this was not a defect. The top of the head was left open to teach that until God came down into a man‘s life the whole character was incomplete. Keep your life open toâ€" ward the Infinite. Throw open the windows of your soul that the Preâ€" sence which impinges upon our beâ€" ing may bring the breath of the mornâ€" ing into our prison home and life beâ€" come radiant with the glories of Heayâ€" met 11 BOOSTS COâ€"OPERATION OV MUSIC i m /A STEELEAPIGCSSEED CH:AYI é es e on ie P lllfiflvillifiwfiyfifif In concluding his letter Mr. Clark impresses upon musicians that it is to their civic and professional interâ€" est to help in the organization of community music activities and then, once they have been inaugurated, to be the guiding spirits pointing the way to more serious work and higher accomplishments, what askance, if not with open hosâ€" tility. â€" This, he believes, is particuâ€" larly to be regretted because, as the possibilities widen, the need for the sympathy . and. active participation of the trained musician grows in proâ€" portion. Very often, Mr. Clark points, out, the introduction of a chorus leads to the desire for a community orchesâ€" tra, an ‘employes‘ band, or a festival singing group. > The chorus organizer is sometimes equipped â€" to carry on this extended . work and sometimes not. At any rate he rarely has the time to spare for it from his work of whigping into shape the raw material, and the need for the trained musician becomes apparent, Praying looks be dark with dread; Sails may shiver, true hearts quiver At death going overhead. Yet thoug];} winds and water wrestle, Masts may spring and bulwarks dip, Safely rides the laboring vessel, When the Saviour‘s in the ship." ’cal] of the text and "go forward."‘ To halt for us will mean stagnation; to retreat would result in destruction; to lmove forward will issue in real and substantial progress.. A glorious priviâ€" ’ lege and a great trust has been given us/as a church and people. The exâ€" _pectation is that great things will yet be seen and accomplished. Let us link all the spiritual values of life with our Christ.. He is the moral imâ€" pulf;e whose dynamic will assure us victory upon the real battlefield 6f life. When Robert Baden Powell was asked when the world war would end he reâ€" plied,> ‘"‘The war will be decided in 1935. The true victory will be in the, quality of the men who have to carry the nation‘s work after the war." May the stimulus and strength of the Masâ€" ter‘s presence carry us forward to vicâ€" tory. I "Clouds may heighten, lips may whitâ€" Belonging to Christ we are no longâ€" er owners, Ours is a glorious trusâ€" teeship. As stewards it is desirable we be found faithful.. As yet we have only touched the fringe of the sacriâ€" ficial. Let us answer to the clarion _us in the trenches of sacrifice, it is not sacrifice for us to offer our life for such a cause. Life so given has a value beyond life," writes one of the inspired brave. It may appear a difâ€" ficult task to live up to the heroic life of the men upon the battlefield. The Christian life, the church life should be maintained upon a war basâ€" is, yea more, upon a Christ basis. He demands an absolute surrender of ourâ€" selves and our possessions to Him and His plan for the world. We should clearly define and heartily execute this surrender. «Knowledge and conviction should pass into action. To know and not to do is to mar and mutilate the soul within us and render advance in the divine life impossible. As Chrisâ€" tians we are His only. To follow Him in the daily service, confess Him at all hazards, undertake what He comâ€" mands, will mean we have no will but His, no aim but His glory, no end but the triumph of the cross. It would be pretence for us to include ourselves and exempt our possessions. J ered for us our capacity for sacrifice. Men have shown us its infinite value when the test comes. 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