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%» t ff t • * * * * »«-»-»*^^ KM k Sunday School Lesson • » » â-  » * ittltltlllttW I I* ? !!'''! I«»«»»«»«»»«»tl LESSON II. CALEB: LIFE-TIME DEVOTION Number 13. 26-33; Joshua 14: 6-15 Printed Text, Joih. 14: 6-15 Criden Text. â€" Let u» go up at once, and poises* it; for we are well able to overcome it. Num. 13: 30. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Tirr.P. â€" The lepoi't of the spies was made about 14i>0 B.C.; Cal- eb's icqucst for Hebron was maile Blout IMS B.C. riacc. â€" Kadesh-baiT.ca was lo- oatiiil bct'Aeen Tamar and the riv- er of Ejrypt, at the extreme south- ern end of the territory a.ssigneJ to Judah; Gilgal was on the west- ern side of the Jordan River, north of the valley of .Achor, about three miles east of old Jeri- » cho ; Hebron vas located twenty miles south of Jerusalem. Of the twelve men who had spied out the Land of Promise there were two of a more optimis- tic mood than the ten, men of unswerving faith in God, who be- cause of such faith refused to be a part of any so depressing report. These two men were Caleb and Joshua (Num. 14: G, 30): (;a!eb never appears in history until he is chosen from the tribe of Jephunneh, who is called a Kenizzite, from a tribe of people deHcending from Kenaz, a grand- son of Esau. Nearly half a century has pass- ed since last we saw Caleb short- ly after the exodus from Egypt. There have been forty year.s of wandering in the wilderness, and .«;even more years of conflict in Palestine when our lesson opens. These must have been indeed years when the stoutest heart.^ of men were tried. Every man who had heard Caleb that day plead "with Israel to go up and possess the land of Canaan had died, with the single exception of Joshua. In other words, there was not a sin- gle man, with the exception of these two, sixty yeais old at this time among the Israelites. Vigor and Courage 6. Then the children of Judah drew nigh unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said unto him. Thou knowest the thing that Jehovah spake unto Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning thee in Kadoshbarnea. 7. Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-barnea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. 8. Never- theless my brethren that went up with me made the heart tff the people melt; but I wholly followed Jehovah my God. The city of Gil- gal, where Joshua and the Israel- ites are gathered together, was the first camp of Israel after crossing the Jordan. When 't says that Caleb "wholly followed the * Lord," it does not mean that he claimed to have perfectly attained every virtue in life, but only that he had a perfect aim. It simply states that he had allowed no dis- tance to come between him and God. Amid thf> marchings and coun- termarching?, the innumerable deaths, the murmurings, and re- bellions of the people, he retain- ed a steadfast purpose to do only God's will, to please him, to know no other leader, and to heed no other voice. A man in whose strong nature weaker men could hide, and who must have been a tower of strength to that new and young generation which grew up to fill the vacant places in the van of Israel. The Promise of Moses 9. And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy foot hath trodden shall be an inheritance to thee and to thy children for ever, be- cause thou hast wholly followed Jehovah my God. This promise 13 found in Deut. 1: 35, 36, "Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it; and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden up- on, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed Jehovah." The particular area to which Cal- eb here must be referring is Heb- ron, which was one of the cities visited by the spies in their jour- ney through the land of promise nearly half a century before this (Num. 13: 22), and possibly at this time Caleb had seen the white buildings of this city and had longed for it as a possession of his own. All through the years this promise of the lawgiver had burned in Caleb's heart. 10. And now, behold. Jehovah hath kept me alive, as he spake, these forty and five years, from the time that Jehovah spake this word unto Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. 11. As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me : as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, and to go out and to come in. In this speech we have the only direct evidence as to the duration of the wars of Canaan under Joshua. The spies were sent from Kadesh-barnea in the second year of the exodus, about 38 ^i years before the pass- age of Jordan (see Deut. 2: 14). Thus Caleb would be 40 plus 38 equals 78 years old when they crossed the Jordan. He was 85 when they began to divide the country. Therefore the conquest itself must have extended over a period of seven years. Religion Preserves Youth Christianity, by the inspiration that it imparts, the stimulus that it gives, and the hopes that it per- mis us to cherish, has a direct tendency to keep alive in old age all the best of the characteristics of youth. Its buoyancy, its un- dimmed interest, its cheeriness, its freedom from anxietv and care Driver Escapes Death As Truck Hurtles 75 Feet "It is a miracle he is alive," doctors stated after an 18-ton tiuns- port truck, driven by Jack Thompson, of Toronto, plunged thiougb EuarJ-iail of the Kouge Uiver Bridge, 11 miles from Toionto. and hurtled 75 feet to the bank of the river. The wreckage of the huge transpvnt is shown. INSET, with a view of the bridge froin which :t dropjK-d. Thompson suffered severe fractures of the pelvis, an injured •pine and head, but was conscious when extricated from the wrcikage. It's Even Rarer Than Hen's Teeth Rarer than hen's teeth, according to agriculturists and breeders, is the birth of a foal to a mule, which is cla.ssed as a hybrid animal. But hei-fe is Sandstorm, dark bay mule owned by William H. Mobley, of Hartsville, Ind., with the baby to which she gave bii-th. The little fellow has been named Kickapoo. â€" all these things are directly ministered to, and preserved by, a life of simple faith that casts itself upon God, and dwells se- curely, in joy and in restfulness, and not without a great light of hope, even when the shadows of evening are falling. 12. Now therefore give me this hill-country, whereof Jehovah spake in that day; for thou heard- est in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities gi'eat and fortifiecl; it may be that Jehovah will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Jehovah spake. Heb- ron was one of the most ancient and important cities in southern Palestine located about twenty miles south of. Jerusalem and sit- uated about three thousand feet above sea level. Here Abram dwelt (Gen. 13: 18), and here the three angels came to visit him (Gen. 18: 1). The Anakim were, of course, the descendants of Anak, a mighty giant, and probably the ancestor of a race of giants. Caleb does not ask for some lovely valley from which the inhabitants have already been driven out; he asks for one of the most difficult places to take in all the Promised Land. He may be eighty-five years of age, but he has the heart of a young man. Such a Man As He "We want some such men workers who are willing to con- tinue the work." 13. And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an in- heritance. 14. Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Keniz- zite unto this day; because that God of Israel. 15. Now the name of Hebron beforetime was Kir- iatharba; which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war. Of all the Israelites that received now. We must not dismiss old their inheritance in the land of promise, Caleb appears to have been the only one who succeeded in perfectly expelling the native occupiers of the country. The Israelites generally seem to have made but poor headway against their strong and mighty foes, with their chariots of iron and fenced wails. Repeatedly we encounter the sorrowful affirmation, the were not able to drive them out. Vet Caleb drove them outâ€" not he indeed, but th^ Lord, who was with him, and gace him a victory i^iat must have otherwise eluded even his strong hands. Partition The man goes to his sleep. The man's breath goes to air; The bones are buried deep, But breath is everywhere. Blowing, the world around, A grace that bends the wheat, A heavy sound, a light sound In winter woods, m street. Ruffling the feathered bird. Shifting the cloud â€" But only in the word Man writ or spoke aloud. The breath, being shapely, now, And signatured, atones For the dismantled brow. For the anonymous bones. â€"DAVID MORTON, in The New Yorker. Egypt's Future Queen HORIZONTAL 1. 5 The bride- to-be of the King of Egypt. 12 Writer's mark. 13 Prophet 14 Theme of a talk. 16 Indian. 17 Instigates. 18 PlaUer 19 Males. 20 Evergreen tree 21 Ocean. 22 Mister. 23 Defaults. 25 Railroad. 26 Basketry twig. 28 Spain. 29 Distinctive theory. 30 To opine. 32 Electric unit. 34 Russian emperors. 36 Form of "a." 37 Rodent. 39 Cavalryman.' 42 Drinking cup 43 Frost bites. Answer to Previous Puzzle B daaam aianQO q ID L AR t. R SLEEVE SI ns\z\ sas iiBia si S|A | I| 27 A I Y I Sill 1129 tMlTaid"y13i [^â-¡GSB ass [asisai illlSmciRISnPlllClTlUlRlEJ 45 Poem. 46 Armadillo. 48 Land right. 49" To daub. 51 On top of. 53 Her future husband is called King 55 Unoccupied persons. 57 Language of the Lapps. 58 She changed her first name to . VERTICAL 1 Mothers. 2 To press. 3 To observe. 4 Street. 5 Striped animals. 6 Rubber tree. 7 Kindled. 8 Neuter pronoun. 9 Fish. 10 Honeybee 35 36 38 40 41 42 44 47 48 49 50 52 54 56 genus.. Stair parts. She is a > She is in appearance. Ozone. Woods. To encounter. Story incidents. Idant. Within. To damage. Strapped slipper. Chamber. Eos, goddess of dawn. Hair ornament Tiny vegetabl* Sun god. Married. To plump. Sanskrit dialect. Preposition. Snow shoe. Inlet. Postscript. Above. Doctor. Are You Listening? By FREDDIE TEE RPOlO LOG OS CO miiii llM. Soo lllMUlliilil 60O too t^o 9eo lOM I'oo iieo i]oo wea irao SPECIAL COMMENTATOR D'.\rcy Marsh, well known Cana- dian journalist and essayist, who is heard regularly over the national network of the Canadian Broad- casting Corporation in talks of in- terest. Mr. Marsh, who conducted the series, "Democracy at Work," gained inlernalional recognitic as a biographer with the publication of his book on the lata Hanry Thorutou, one time president o( the Canadian National Railways. Mr. D'ARCY MARSH Marsh is a native oi: Hamilton, On- tario, and has been engaged iu ac- tive newspaper work in Ontario and Alberta. He fills the role of special commentator for the CBC besides handling newspaper assignments. • * « • IS "SWING" HERE TO STAY? â- Swing" like every other type o£ popular music will definitely have its day and then sink into deep, dark oblivion. Since the current "rage" for swiug music started about three years ago, music critics, orchestra leaders and people In gen- eral have forecast a sudden and violent death for it. Strange as It seems, however, ''swing" is still going strong with the younger gen- eration. Now, "swiug music" is jazz of the "hot" type that appeals to the 'jungle" complex in us. Have you ever walihed a crowd o£ frenzied "Big Appiers?" Every muscle, ev- ery nerve Is engrossed in one thing â€" Rythm â€" the same rythm thai drives African natives into deliri- ous dancing. Yet the Big Apple, the Susie Q, Truckiu', etc., are all dance crazes that we gloomily or happily stand for. Whether "swing" will say or not Is pretty hard to say but as long as Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and L; iry Clinton play music we can be sure of a Big Apple or two per dance, it â€" or is it .' it'] all (un laa'k i RADIOâ€" A CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT Contrar. to popular belief, Um electric radio ia not a foreign In- veniion, but was brought into the world in Canada, within ISO mllM of Toronto' Let us turn back time. It la • warm summer night in 1914. Deep in the heart of Muskoka, a boy Bits tense before a rough home-made v.ireless receiver, i'i.~ , dus- ly. he listens. Yes! â€" there it is â€" ''imperial German Army crossae Belgian frontier." That boy was BL S. Rogers, better known as "Ted* and th rath-- crude wireless re- ceiver was the world's flrat sne- cessful electric radio. Many years hav<> elapsed ainoe that summer night in 1914, bat "Ted" R- ^:s is still one of the leading lights in Radio engineering. The story of radio is a long one and is far from being complete. Bat we should be proud of Canada ae the pioneer of radio! To-day ''Ted** Uogers owns one of the finest radio units in North America â€" Rogers R*- dio Station CFRB iu Toronto â€" the first electrically operated broad- casting station ia the world. And now CFRB is one of the outs' id- ing Canadian stations broadcasting local programs and Columbia Broadcasting System programs. • « • • TAPPING PUBLIC OPINION TORO.NTO.â€" A new type of ao- tualily broadcast, in which an a*r tempt is being maue to get a crose- section of Canadian public opinion directly from ''the man in the street" himself. Is being presented every week day except Saturday and Sunday over the CBC national network at 1.30 p.m., EDST. This microphone ciuestiounalre Is being conducted in important Canadian cities from Vancou- r to Halifax. CBC commentators, stv tioned at the busiest street corners, interview passers-by on questlone of current and general interest. A certain amount of preparation is necessary for these broadcasts, but all interviews are genuine and the opinions and statements obtain- ed from "men in the street" are spontaneous and sincere. This broadcast series will be pre- sented regularly throughout the summer. i Costa Rica shipped 5,509,800 bunches of bananas to other coun- tries last vear. Lectures on the Japanese lan- guage are being broadcast from Shanghai. Ski races are the rage in Ru»- He's the Envy of Most Small Boy» â€" the Mountie l-.ance Corporal R. C. McDowell of the R.C.M.P., is shown here as he began hi.s duties as commissionaire at Canada House, Trafalnaf Square, London. .A veteran of seven years in the .Arctic, McDoweO is the object of obvious hero-woiship by some London boys who g»*% all eyes, at their first Mountie.