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Sunday School Lesson I â-  â-  t » » » » I August 28. Lecson IX â€" Gifts for Build- ing the Tabernacle â€" Exodus 35: 21-29. Golden Text â€" Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfrults of all thine increase. Proverbs 3: 9. ANALYSIS I. THE SPIRIT OF G IVING, V3. 21. II. THE GIFTS OF THE PEOPLE, VS. 22-26. III. THE GIFTS OF THE RULERS, VS. 27-29. Introduction â€" Tho tabernacle was a place of worship erected by a people V ho were wandering in the desert. Its architecture, althought e'.aborate in its details, resembled the limple architecture generally to be found in the desert. It was a tent of oblong shape, with a flat ui per surface; it â- was made of curtairs or hangings which were held by cords and tent- pii.s. Like the tents of modern Be- douin, it comprised tvo compartments, divided each from the other by hang- irgs. The one compartment was a court for the lay worshipers, the other *i shrine or holy place within which was an inner shri;i.j cr holy of holies. Only the priests had admittance to the holy place, and only the high priest could "inter tht holy of holies. "Let them make me a sanctuary," said God; "that I may dwell among i,hem,' 2: 8. "We may obseive," says Driver, "that by one of its principal names, the dwelling the tabernacle expi-esses, in a sensible form, the trath of God's presence in the mids. of his people; by another of its pri.icipal names, the tent of meeting, it gives expression to the truth that God :s not only himself with his people, but that he reveals himself to their ; by its third na.ne, the tent of witness or testimony, it re- n-iiiUed the Israelites .hat in the Deca- logue (the Ten Commandments) in- scribed on the tablet? in the Ark, it contained an everpresent witness to the claims of God and the duty of man. I. the spirit of GIVING, vs. 21. People living in the desert are usu- ally very poor. The build'ng of the tabernacle for the Israelites vras a heavy undertaking. It could be car- ried through only by the co-operation, and especially the liberality, of all the p-ople. The eager spirit w^ith which they gave was wonderful. "Their heart stirred them up," or more prop- erly, "exalted them"; their contribu- tions were made in a spontaneous mood of religious enthusiasm and ex- altation. Further, their spirit was made willing; they did not give grum- blingly or grudgingly, but willingly and cheerfully. II. THE GIFTS OF THE PEOPLE, VS. 22-26. The common people brought their offerin„-_ in kind â€" metals, fabrics and hides. The principle of the tabernacle, wit' all its appointments and furnish- ings, was that material forms express- ed spiritual ideas; everything had symbolical significance. So the gold, V inch was contr'buttc' in the form of ornaments for personal attireâ€" brace- lets, earrings, rings, v. 22, was melted down and used for making those ves- sels f.nd parts of the sanctui-y that wore nearest to God. The other met- als, the silver and brsss or more prop- erly bronze, were used for those parts and vesels which were farther off roni the Divine Presence, and hence less important, v. 24. Tht shittim wood, or rather the acacia, which wa.^ found - the Sinaitic penins "la, was used for making staves to sjpert the sides of the tent and for building the ark. Among their possessions the Israelites had various cloths; they gave these also. Evidently there was not enough of these various cloths on hand. So the women who had technical skill in such matters ("whose heart stirred them up in wisdom") set to work to spin more fine linens and coarse goat- hair material vs. 25, ?6. III. THE gifts of the RLLERS, VS. 27-29. Like must people of the desert the Israelites had a simple, patriarehial system of government. Their rulers were the heads of families and chiefs of tribes. These rulers did not con- sider themselves exempt from the gen- eral call to sacrifice. They brougrht precious stones, notably the onyx. These were to be set as ornamunts iu a vestment of the high priest known as the ephod. The ephod woa an elab- orate waistcoat in the "ront of which was a so-called breastplate, or pouch, in which were the Urim and Thununin by which decisions wire received from God. The onyx stones, each of which ^>a3 engraved with the names of six of the tribes of Israel, were fixed on the top of two shouU :rstrap3 holding th> ephod (28: 9-12), while twelve precious stones, arranged in rows of four each, were fastene-i in front of the pouch of the ephod, 28: 17-21. The rulers brought also oil^-olive oil fo'- the light which w.'„ lit every even- ing in the sanctuary, and olive id mixed with fragrant spices such as myrrh, cinnamon, swtet-smelling cane ai.d cassia. This m'xture was u-sed for anointing the priests to their holy office. Further, they contribu*-ed the aromatic spices which .vere burned on the altar of incense. These offerings, both of the common people and of the rulers, were all givei: freely. Facing the Future By Pierre-Etienne Flandin, Former French Finance Minister in a Radio Speech From Paris. For a long time nations believed that they could remain isolated from each other and become immune against the contagion of the world crisis. Experience has pro"jd the contrary, and it is to be hoped that ti.ey will now agree to look straight at the results. . . . It is useless to believe that a mir- ac.e, with a magic stroke of the wand, will ri-establish prosperity. We shall not be able to get cut of the crisis e.xcept by employing efficient reme- dies. To speak of international peace and co-operation while restricting in a thousand ways the free circulation of goods of capital and of individuals, is about the same as if one boasted of the liberty of people who are kept imprisoned. The Laasanne conference has made European opinion stage a great step forward. It will be continued by a committee which will study the question of the restoration of the countries of Central Europe .and by an economic conference which must resolve the problem of the reduction of the external indebtedness of cer- tain nations and the more general problem of international economic re- lations. However preoccupied American opinion may be with its own internal problems, I trust that it will associata itself with this work which is indis- pensable for the restoration of the world's business. Germany* Security By Kurt Von Schleicher, German Minister of Defence, in a Radio Speech. I did not think it po.s3ible that after .'.U the bitter, sad post-war experi- ences there should still be Germans who believe our small army is sufS- cient for the protection of our fron- tiers. The naked truth is that no other European nation has so little of that security for which, paradoxically enough, the world's strongest military power keeps on calling. Strosemann characterized this attitude of our estern neighbor as hypocrisy, and I believe there are few Germans who do not agree. The other way for Germany to ob- tain security is by transforming â€" not expanding â€" her army so that it will guarantee a certain degree of secur- ity; and with reference to the final German declaration at Geneva, I do not want to leave the slightest doubt that we are going to choose this way if full security and parity are denied us in the future. Azore Islands to Observe 500th Anniversary Lisbon. â€" The five hundredth anni- versary o£ the discovery o° the Azures will be celebrated this mouth when the President of Portugal and some of the 'Ministers visit the islands. itie presidential party will be con- veyed by several Portugal warsh'.ys and will arrive at the I.^land of Santa Maria around the mi'VJie ct August in celebration of ibo founding. Women Sewing Again Embroidery G>mes Back Those o'd-iasliioued girls who are clever with their needles and like do- ing embroidery work need no longer feel ashamed of themselVes. They are not behind the times, after all, but right In the swimâ€" a Modern Km- broldery Exhibition Is now open at the Victoria and Albert Museum, in London. There la a distinct revival ot all sorts of arts and crafts at the mo- ment, and needlework Is pousibly the most popular of the lot. It Is In a way a revulsion against the sameness o( the old machine production, and It la already having its effect commercially by making industry pay more atten- tion to variety and beauty of design. But no matter how good a machine product may be, there are always peo- ple who prefer something which la hand-made. And as a visit to this ex- hibition will show, we are finding out new possibilities in needlework. Not that the old work wasn't good. Even when they were merely trying to turn out something useful, our grandmothers often got on to a good thing. This was especially the case In the villages, and some of the old shawls, smocks, and other ar'icles still preserved In country cot.ages are really beautiful pieces of work. This is being realized now, and the village women of to-day are reviving these old crafts, with the encourage- ment ot the rural Institutes. There are about 5,000 village Institutes which are interested In this move- ment, and county hand-work exhibi- tions are now being arranged, to pre- pare the way for a great national dis- play of country crafts to be held In London in Xovamber. The old craft ot smocking will be one of those In evidence at these ex- hibitions. Smocks themselves are creeping back into favorâ€" a number of women are realizing that they make very attractive overallsâ€" and this pro- cess will be accelerated by the work of the institutes and the Interest It will arouse. But smocking does not stop at smocksâ€" It Is being applied successfully to a number of other gar- ments as well. Another craft which the institutes are encouraging Is carpentry, which is now being taken up a number of wo- men. Even In the villages women are breaking Into what were once purely ma.scullne preserves. Basket-making is also proving popu- lar, and skin-curing, fur craft, and glove-making all have their adherents. The gloves are made principally from sheep and lamb skins, and the skins of rabbits, moles, and hares are press- ed into service by the workers in furs What New York Is Wearing Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur- nished With Every Pattern Cottons! Cottonsl And mere cot- tons! Isn't it snappy? It's white batiste with vivid blue dots of course. Plain batiste ruffling on the edge of th-^ cape collar is dainty touch. Diag</nal seaming gives lovely slini- ness to the hips of the fitted gored slcirx. Its very easily fashioned. Style No. 3182 is designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 years, 36 and .38 inches bust. Size 16 requires 3% yards of 39-inch material. Printed and plain ci-epe silk are also very chic. Tub silks in gay stripes, dots or in plain white or pastel shades is at- ti active. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as yoa w.">,;.t. Enclose 20c in s-tamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each numl>er, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. "Are you going back to the city?" "In about a week or so. I hav» two engagements to break before 1 go." Cleaning Reveals Old Architecture London â€" A "spring clean." that liao lasted for 10 years, ended here re- cently when the delicate, carved work of the Henry II Chapel at the east end ot Westminster was reveal- ed In all Its original beauty. The chapol has been regarded since its construction, just before the Reformation, as one of the archi- tectural masterpieces of Englaiid. Airports at Nome Thriving Nome. Alaska â€" Nome Is becoming one ot the isislest air terminals of its size !;i the wor!d. Tl'ore are eight p'.-.iiO!i oporating out of h.Te thl.3 s.m'.Tier. Teller. Peering. Kot.:. hue. Candle. Wales and Point Earrow, FaJ.'ban'is and An;hura~3 iiavo regni- !ar ai» s.-'rvicc. Hzunilton May Buy Winter Coal Supply From Wales Hamilton. â€" .\i:cording to a recent statement issued hy the Retail Coal Merchants jVssoeiaiion, the price of fuel will not be advanced here this winter over the prices in force last winter. A report that the govern- ment might increase the duty on American coal following the Imperial Contoreace, lor the purjwse of en- couraging Canadians to buy the Welsh product, has reached the deal- ers. If action along this line is taken, the coal men will ask the au- thorities to arrange for shipments from Wales of more convenient su'.es. Zoo Birds, Free, Always Return Detroitâ€" wild fowl raised at the Detroit Zoological Park are tree to go and come as they please. The birds fly to nearby swamps during nesting season, but return to t!ie zoo ponds with their broods. Libraries of Ontario Growing In Popular Favor The rapid increase iu our cilies ot lending libraries of late years, and thd growing appreciation of the ser vice rendered by our public libraries, as evidenced by the demand ot the citizens for rearliug thus offered, make the annual repo.-i of public libraries of the province one of great interest. During the year, seven new public libraries were established, six being of the association type, and one former library ot this kind having become free. The travel- ling libraries have been well patron- ized, residents of small places with no library facilities availing them- selves of the opportunity ot getting good Ijooka at the minimum of ex- pense. Another splendid service rendered during the year was the sending of thirty cases ot books â€" 5,890 volumesâ€" to the construction cam[s of the province. This branch is tlierefore, playing well its part in Ontario's educational work. The bringing of reading opportuni- ties to rural communities is engag- ing the thoughtful attention of the library world today. To this end county library idea has been sug- gested, to reach even sparsely set- tled sections county library laws must, however, first bo enacted, and a fund provided for library purposes raised, possibly by a tax levy. An increase of the Government grants to assist in the incipient stages of the undertaking might be obtainable. â€" Toronto Mail and Empire. Sea Lions Biggest Enemies of Pacific Coast Salmon Leave ilie sea lions alone, free to carry on their depredations uncheck- ed, and the British Columbia sal- mon fishery would suffer seriously, and that's why the Dominion Depart- ment of Fisheries sends one of its vessels to the Pearl and Virgin rook- eries, west of Rivers Inlet, to carry on a Hon hunt for a tew days every year. This year over 1,100 lions and pups were destroyed on these two rook- eries when the hum was carried on by C.G.S. GIvenchy iu Juno. Bad weather interfered with operations, especially at the Pearl Rocks, and the lions were very wild and difficult to reach, but, nevertheless, the re- sult of the hunt, will be that the sea lion family won't work is much dam- age to the salmon fishery in the fu- ture as they would otherwise have accomplished. The purpose of these annual hunts is not the extermination of the sea lions; the hunts have been under- taken for some years but the lions are still numerous â€" too numerous to suit the salmon men. The purpose sought Is not to exterminate the herds but to keep them within some- thing like reasonable limits In num- bers and thus to protect the salmon resources, which mean so mucai to British Columbia and, indeed, to the Dominion. Just how much these resources do mean is indicate<l by the fact that, in normal times, the value of the produtlon from the British Columbia salmon fishery may be as much as $16,000,000. and even more. The salmon runs are worth' too much to allow them to be jeopardized by marauding sea lions. Writing Good English To write good, forcible Eugliah. which will be read and remembere«l, requires constant practice and car». ful thought. The other day Lord Rlddell told ma a story of a talk he had with President Wilson. I have no permission to use it, but I am sure ha will not mind my r» peuting it for your benefit. Ha ask- ed the President how it Wha he had acquired such a fine literary styla. Ha was told that, at an early aga, Mr. Wilson pere, who waa a great admirer of good English, made hla boy road a page or two ot the best examples of literature. 'Now taka a pen," he would say.' -and mark every unnecessary word. " President Wilson said it waa a difficult and weary task, but, in doing It, ho be- gan to perceive how exquisite waa the workmanship, and so gradually developed a clear and limpid styla of his own. Nobody who aspires to write Eng- lish can do .so without a close study of the Old Testament, Shakespeare, and the Prayer Book. There ara many other authors with whosa works a writer should make himself intimately acquainted, but these three are the foundation of good literature. Take a few verses from Samuel. You remetiber how David mourned for his son Absalom, who had driven his father out of Jerusalem. . . This is perfect literature for yoa! You can see the brave Joab and the depressed king, and hear the ring- ing words of remonstrance. It is a real word-picture. You have not to shut your eyes and hear the sonor- ous sentences, to bring the whole thing before you. I will give you another e.xample. You remember the women vho were brought before Solomon, eacU claiming the same child. We are told how the two mourned and lamented over the baby, and then, suddenly, from the oblique narra- tive the writer drops into the lirect narrative. "And the King said; Bring me a sword." Not: "And the King asked for a sword," but, "And the King said: Bring me a sword." The intro- duction of direct narrative Into obli- que narratives gives a lightness and color to the story that otherwise would not be possible. Study these old writers, for they knew all the tricks of the trade. Words are the journalist's tools. He must learn to use them rightly and to understand their uses. A leader-writer must before every- tihjng learn to write good Eagllsh. When he has done that, his own particular style will develop of Itself. Therefore study the best masters. â€" From "Journalism," Leader-Writing, by H. A. Gw>-nue. Accidents We do not get rid of accidents by protesting; they ought not to happen. Let us remember that those laws of nature by which we sometimes suffer are always at work, and for our ad- vantag^e. The ocean waves carry a thousand ships at the very time they engulf one. i Where Churches Are Fullest The larger tlie coniMumity, the smaller the percentage ot church at- tendance, according to a survey by that noted statistician. Roger W. Bab- son. Thus: "In Incoriwrated areas and vil. lages under 2,500 population, the churches showed an average attend- ance of 71 per cent. This dropped to G6 per cent, in villages of 3,500 to 5.000 population. Towns of 5,000 to 10,000 showed an attendance av- erage of only 46 per cent. In the cities of 10,000 to 50,000, the atten- dance was 42 per cent. Cities of more than 50.000 population could show an aveiage attendance of onl.v 30 per cent. â- â- -Mr. Huggins, yiu seem to be quite a favorite with the ladies at this hotel. It I give you tree room and board will you agree to flirt with all the wall flowers?" "Not me. Im no lemon squeezer." .\ muoh-niarried man had arrang- ed with his wife that they should spend their holidays separately. On the eve of the wife's departure, she asked fussily, "When does my train go exactly. John?'" A trifle tactessly no answered, "In three hours twenty- eight minutes and sixteen seconds." Florence-to-Sea Motor Road Open to Traffic in October Florence, Italy.^One of the most :iiiportant public works projects in northern Italy, a fifty-mile highway connecting Florence with the Medi- terranean const, will be opened In October. Twenty-five of its 32.5 feet of width are reserved for motor tram<! and It is crossed at no place bv either roads or railways. Its connections ivith the net work of ordinary roaiS* are made only at stations in the principal towns. Words Words are very clumsy ihiags. I like less a.nd less to handle my frij::(ls' sacre.i feelings with them. MUTT AND JEFF- By BUD FISHER One Doctor Leads to Another. T«S.Ra'ST»1tj / >F WA\"STrt£ OOCTO*-. \"' ^NO'm<ER »OCTDR'. I il^\C N.O.-M S^U C».V\'i OZoCCeLt GO " / ; -^ ^<,, -.1.