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gUNDAY SCHOOL ^^LESSON^^ GUU LKAUS A I'KOI'LK - Kxodus 13:17 â€" 15:21 Printed Text â€" Eiodug 13:17-22; 14: 1015 Golden Text â€" "The Lord will guide thee continually." Isiah 58:11. THK LESSON IN ITS SETTING riace â€" The Israelltles gathered to- gether, as they went out of Egypt, at Succoth, which Is to bo Identified with the city of PIthom In the north- east of thl.-i groat country. Various events In this lesson occurred be- tween the city of Succoth and some part of the Hod Sea. which is not to- day c.-isily identifiable. Time â€" D.C. 1498. "And it came to pass, when Phar- aoh 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 tlirough Gaza, thoy could have been Ip the center of the Promised Land Vithin a week. This is the way almost aill of the great military campaigns for the inv.-ision of Palestine from the aouth have advanced. The march Is difficult, at certain seasons of the year it is blistering hot, and many tollcs would be through an arid des- ert, but, liOvcrtheloss, such a march Is pos.sible. Napoleon himself led his troops up this way in his futile at- tempt to reach Constantinople. "For Ood said, lest peradventure the peo- ple repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt." "But God led tno people about, by the way of the Wilderness by the Red Sea." The Red Sea is about 1350 miles long, with an extreme breadth of 205 mJles, the deepest portion measuring 1200 fath- oms. It is located between Egypt and Arabia, stretching from Suez to the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb. Why this body of water has been called the Rod 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 KUomlte and Arabian mountains bordering its coast, or by the glow of the sky reflected in it. God's ways are so often not our wayi;: ours seem to bo capable of the quicker results and less suffering. But God's ways often appear so much lon- ger lliun necessary, and involve so much hardship and disappointment, yet God always knows best. Wo see two evident rea.sons why in the good provldfiirc of God the near way was not cliosi n. First, the escaped slaves Could not Ii.-;h- the sudden danger and tierce struggle; in the near way (bo- cansc of the powerful Philistine peo- ple ajiiiinsl wlioni they would imme- diately have to fight and for which they ceitalnly were not prepared). "And Ihe children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt." Lit- erally they v»ent :ip e(|ulppcd (see Jo- shua 1:14; 4:12). "And .\Ios(3 look the bones of Jos- eph with him; for ho had straitly sworn I he children of Israel, saying. God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you." This was according to the ox- plicit ord.. of Jo.s("ph Just before his death (Gen. 50:25, 2G; sec Acts 7:1G). Faith in the Promi.scd Land must also have kept Ijurnlng in the hearts of some Israelites from ono generation to anotlier, or the bones of Joseph would have been forgotten. Would that all 01 us. In dying, could leave such legacies of one k'nd or another that those who follow us, especially our own chlldrrin, might theiefrom de- rive strength for continually walking In the favour of the Liirii. living the faith-life' â- 'And they tooli ilicli- Jouriu y from Succoth, and encamped In Ethain, In the edge of the wilderness." The ex- act poyition of Succoth is no" known, but scholars are coming to believe that It was very near to or actually Identical with the city of PIthom in lower Egypt, on the hanks of the ca- nal lonnecting the Nile River with the Red Sea. , Ethain x as on the cant of the Isth- mus of Suez, although its exact loca- tion lias not been determined. "And Jehovah went before them by day In a pillar of cloud, to lead them tho way, and by night in a pillar of tire, to give them light; that thoy also might go by day and night. "The pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from the people." Wo are not to regard this miraculous phenomenon as consisting of two different pillars that appeared alternately, ono of cloud, and the oth- er of tirtt. There was but ono pillar of bolli (loud and fire (14:24); for cvon when burning in thn dark, it is still called the pillar of cloud (M:19) or tho cloud (Num. 9:21). so that it was a cloud witli a dark side and a bright one. causing darkness and also light- ing tho night. Consequently, we have to Imagine the cloud as the covering of tho fire, so that by day it appear- ed as a dark cloud in contrast to the Ught of the sun, but by night as a fiery splendour. When this cloud had gone before the uraiy 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 tho (orm of a round globe of cloud, and, when It separated tlie Israelites from tho 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 Cod. was really present with the peo- ple of Israel, so that he spoke to Mos- es and gave him his commandments out of tho cloud." â€" C. F. Keil. (See, for further references to this remark- able phenomenon, 16:10; 19:9; 24:16; 34.5; 40:34-.'i8; Lev. 16:2, 13; Num. 9: 15, 22; 1 Kings 8:19; Neh. 9:1!); and Psalm 78:14). "And w-hon Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes and. behold, tho Egyptians were marching after them; and they were sore afraid; and the children of Is- 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 if 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- es, 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 tho command of God. turned against their leader in bitter- est complaint. The leader of any ex- pedition Is tho ono that always re- ceives the brUiit of criticism. If there Is failure, he Is severely blamed for it. if there is hardship, he Is held re- sponsible for it. "And they said unto Moses, because they were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in tho 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 ns alone, that wo may servo the Egyptians . For It were better for us to serve tho Egyptians, than that wo should die In the wilderness." Here Is an utter lack of faith. There Is no turning to Cod, but a shameful ex- pression of helplessness, and that so soon after Cod had powerfully nianl- fcslod his own ability to deliver from every power tli.it was now threaten- ing them. We, too, have our Pihahlroths, when wo ."oem absolutely shut in, and helpless against tho circumstances which are surrounding us. Yet, It is when tho people of Cod are brought into the greatest straits and difficul- ties that they are favoured witli tho finest displays of God's character and acting, and, for this reason, ho oft- times leads them into a trying posi- tion. In order that he ni.Ty llio more maikedly show hiniHelf. lie could have conducted Israel through the Red Sea and far beyond the reach of Pharaoh';! ho.its before ever the lat- ter had str.rted from lOgypt : hut that would not have so fully glorified his own name, or so ontirely (â- onf()und("d the enemy, u|ion whom ho designed lo get him hniu)ur. If wo could only look upon a dilTu'iilt cri.sis as an occasion of bringing out,, on our behalf, the sufficiency of divine gmce. It would (!nahlo U.S to preserve the balance of our souls, and to Klorlly Cod. oven In the deepest waters "And Mo.ses said iinlo the people, Keiir ye not, stand hIHI, and see tho salvation of Jehovah, which ho will work for you today; for the Egypt- ians whom ye have seen today, yo shall see them again no more for over. Jehovah will flglit for you, and yo shall hold your peace." Nothing can b(! conceived nobler and finer than a servant of (iod, .itaiidiiig out in abKoluto faith and confidence as again.'it the iinhellef and foar of a vast multitude of people, hero over two million of them, his own breth- ren. One thing the children of Israel were not to do â€" to foar. Two things they were commanded to doâ€" to stand still, and •') seo what the Lord would do for them. What else could thoy do but stand still? There was no power in Israel that could have over over- come the circumstances arrayed as against tho Israelites that day. If they were to ho saved Ood must do it. Tho Lord not only places himself be- tween us and our sins, but also be- tween us and our circumstances. Hy doing the former, ho gives peace of conscience; by doing tho latter ho gives iieacu of heart. "And Jehovah said unto Moses, wherefore crlesl thous unto mo? but speak unto tho children of Israel, that they go forward." What a command- to go forward, when linmedlatoly in front of them was a great body of water! When the circumstances Heoni tho most diftlcult and tho timo most unripe, then It Is that Uod often com- mands his people to advance. May it Announcement A column "Health Topics of Vital Interest' will appear on this pase starting with next week's issue. Dr. J. W. S. Mc- Cullough, former Chief Officer of Health for the Province of Ontario and Secretary of the Ontario Cancer Commission will give vou timely advice on various health problems. Crane Treasures RewartI For Her Fffo*-»« Farm Queries Conducted by HKOFHSSOK HHNKY G. BHI.L With the Co-OperalioD of the Variou* Depaatmenit of the Mrs. Stanley Crane keeps a careful eye on her youngster, the first to be hatched in the London Zoo, to make sure that nobody robs her of tho reward of her careful efforts. 50,000 Deaf in U.S. 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 tho 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 Frcnc-h statistician has figur- ed out that a man 50 years of age ha.s s|)ent 0,000 days in sleep; has work- ed 0,500 days; walkcj 800 days, en- joyed some amusement -1,000 days; and was sick 500 days. And now wo come to the food sup- ply. The French authorty estimates that the average man mentioned above has eaten 17,000 pounds of bread; l(i,000 pounds of meat; 4,000 pounds of vegetables, eggs and fish; and has drunk 7,000 gallons of li(|uid. Now we know what tney mean when they speak of the consuming public â€" Windsor Star. Peace Song For Pan - Pacific Words Written to Fourth Move- ment of Beethoven Ninth Symphony VANCOUVKU.â€" John Murray Gib- bon, Montreal, Canadian author and poot, has, on reciuest. written an "Ode to the Pacific" for tho I'an-I'aclflc Wo- men's Association, which Is holding its fourth triennial conference In Vancouver. The song, written to tho melody from Iteothovon's Ninth Symi)h()ny, Fouth Movement, is featured through- out the conference. The words are: ODE TO THE PACIFIC (By ohn Murray Gibbon) Lord of Love in quUa reigning, Humbly now wo bring our prayerâ€" .May the years to us remaining With tho Coldon .\go compare! May tho world In war contending Handed be In noliler light. Hate foro-going, carnage ending. Firm in ranks of peace unite. Curb the storm of human i>as8ion. Calm on anger'd foe Invoke, Nurturing In tranquil fashion Kindly thought of fellow folk, Making every realm a neighbor Friendly, as if kin liy birth, Ono and all in common labor Workln.i; tor n better earth. So around this mighty ocean Kvery heart shall beat ns ono, Kver warm In true devotion Till the cause of peace Is w<in. Then a I'anl'acllic Union May in turn the world enfold, .\nd in ono supiomo communion Hring to earth tho hcav'n foretold. not be in these very days, when the church of Christ seems to be growin:; weaker and weaker, and its Influence more and more circumscrilicd and iin loadorshll' less and lc;;s able. v;tien there seem to be no great proplnMa in tho land, v.-hen tlm people of tj'ii.l iire indllVereiil â€" i;::'t this in tho tinia tor a real advance led by the B;)! it of Cod? >»»•»#»» a-o~^^ 0-3 Hitler's Name Is Worth $5,637 VIENNA.â€" The half-eflfaced signa- ture of Adolf Hitler on a sketch of the churt-h in his "native Austrian village which turned up nere raised the value of the drawing to 30,000 Au.strian 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. Q â€" "Talking with an Englishman who has farmed in Devon, England. I found that over there they broadcast lime and fertilizers by means of an instrument drawn behind their wa- gons. The machine is built on lines similar to the outfits they use to sand the highways in winter. I would appreciate your opinion as to whe- ther that is a sound way to do it. or if I should get a drill that would handle fertilizer." â€" R.A.S. â€" Simcoe Co. A â€" The implement to which you refer is 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 givec 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 soli fairly near the seed, but not in touch with it. 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 Is being put out now to attach to an ordinary grain drill. (Prof. H. G. Boll. Dept. of Chem- istry. O.A.C. Q â€" As an amateur gardener living In the city I am writing to you hop- ing that you will advise me regarding 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 is 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 if 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 believe it Is rich in nitrogen. 1 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 we'ik. Can you give me ' an analysis of It 'n nitrogen, phos- phate, and pof^-i': contents? Third, In my celerv last year, 1 "' applied a cup fiMl of water to each . plant everv t n days with Nitrate of Soda dissolved in it (2 tablespoons to * each gallon of water) with wonderful * success. This year I am planting over 400 plants, and. can I substitute the * above with liquid obtained by soak- • ing one pr-il 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 mauure that • is soaked In water? A. â€" 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 wooc * 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 k •• 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 of pig's blood, I wish to say that dried blood carries ten to fourteen per cent nllro- * gen and about one to five per cent . phosphoric acid. A mixture such as you suggest, of fresh blood with the 'j water, v/ould not be too strong to -J apply to tomatoes. There Is no potash , In blood. * The dissolved Nitrate ot Soda ap- plication that you made to your ca-* lery is good. Be careful not to get if too strong. Tobacco men use no more, than two pounds o( Nitrate of Soda to forty gallons ot water when they' i are mixing for application by spray-* ing. . ! • Re your suggestion to dissolve tli« ' poultry manure in water I would saf that this should give you fairly goo*. results. Poultry manure should run about 20 to 22 percent available ni- trogen, whereas Nitrate of Soda is i about fifteen per cent. (Prof. H. Gt Bell, Dept. of Chemistry, 0-A.C. Patrol Launch Loaded For IRAQ f..,i„?*"° "/cKu^^'"*'^. ^^â- ^''" patrol launches built for the Iraq Government, being loaded aboard freighter at Southampton, Eng. The boats will be used for patrol duty by the Iraq Governrnent 1 Montrealers At Canada House -<. i- Ihe ''oil' , . . i •i;i:-,sioncr for Canada. Hon. Vmcer.t Massey, and his w fe, received members of the o;,iin:' ns Coronation delegations and visitors at Canada House- Our picture shows, left, Sarah i;;.ier and Vera C.uilaroff. outstanding Montreal musical artists with one of the guests.