THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., AUG. 18, 1938 Sunday Lesson School Prir LESSON VIII Godly Motherhood 2:1-5 Golden Text -- "Her children rise up, aid call her blessed." Proverbs 31:28. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time -- The events ot this lesson cannot be definitely dated, but fell possibly between 1170 B.C. and 1140 B.C. Place -- Ramathaim-zophim was situated In Benjamin; see the lesson for further explanation. Shiloh was a ci'.y in Ephriam on the north side of Bethel. It is q'jite remarkable how many women cf pious homes, in both the Old and New Testaments have been for many long years childless, Sarah (Gen. 16:1), Rachel (Gen. 30:1), Manoah's wife (Judg. 13:2), Elisabeth (Luke 1:7). And get God, in prepar Hai Israel, was also preparing to be the mother that a an such as Samuel would . God 1 jred I mst be before she could be used, lere came those years of aid sifting and discipline, lannah rose up after they i in Shiloh, and after they k. Now Eli the priest was >on his seat by the door-,ie temple of Jehovah. 10. was in bitterness ot soul, !d unto Jehovah, and wept 3 be the religio of the entire nation until after the loss of the ark in the disastrous battle of Ebenezer (see Jer. 7:12). When Hannah had come up to Shiloh to worship, she found Eli the priest there lazily idling away his time before this sacred object that had been committed to his care. The fervor, beauty, and efficacy of Hannah's prayer did not depend on l.he purity of any priesthood. °!edaed By A Vow __And sue vowed ■ vow, and said, 0 Jehovah, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thy handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thy handmaid, but wilt give unto thy handmaid a man-child, then I will give him unto Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. The prayer which Hannah offered was in the form of a vow in which she promised God that, should he grant unto her the privilege of becoming the mother of a son, she would dedicate that son to the life of a Nazirite as long as he lived. "The Naziriteship included three tilings -- the refraining from intoxicating drinks, the letting the hair grow, and the avoiding al. ceremon- i. Thes strange r signification. The untouched hair, which here is especially mentioned, was a public protest, that the consecrated one had determined to re-f . . n from intercourse with the world, and to devote the whole of 1 is strength and fullness of life to toe Lord's work. l~. U t-auie to pass, hi sne continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth. 13. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice i as not heard: therefore Eli had thought she had been drunken. 14. And Eli said unto her. How long Wilt thou be drunken? put away toy wine from thee. 15. And Hannah answered and saLd, No, my lord, 1 am a woman of a sorrowed ful spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Jehovah. 1G. Count not thy handmaid for a wicked woman; for out of the abund-3.n::e of my complaint and my provocation have I spoken hitherto. Eli here supremely shows himself to be utterly unfit for the priest-hocd, When a man who is supposed to be devoting his life to spiritual things, to the care of souls, to leading others in spiritual growth, is unable to tell the difference between a woman pleading with God in prayer and a woman drunk with wine, he should let some one else come in and do what he is thereby proving himself incapable of and unfit for doing. A Most Earne_; Worsnipper 17. Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 18. And she said, Let thy handmaid find favour in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat; and her countenance was no more sad. Yet when EH ■comes finally to recognize that the woman whom he had so falsely accused of intemperance was probably the most earnest, devout worshipper who had come up to the house of the Lord for many a day, he had the grace to bestow a blessing upon her, and to add his own hope to hers, that her petition soon would be granted. Shortly after Samuel's birth his father went up to Shiloh to offer an early sacrifice and to perform a vow which he had made, which also shows that not only his wife but he also had made a vow concerning the birth of a son (cf. Deut. 12:11). Song of Thanksgiving For the mercy and loving-kindness which the Lord had showed unto her, Hannah utters her thanksgiving in a song which reaches far beyond the occasion which gives it birth, and rises into the region of prophecy. 1. And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in Jehovah; My horn is exalted in Jehovah; My mouth is enlarged over mine Because I rejoice in thy salva- The word "horn" refers first, of course, to oxen, whose strength lies in their horns. The word was a favorite Hebrew symbol, which had come to mean simply "strength" or "power." The phrase "to exalt the horn" means "to raise to a position of power or dignity." (Ps. 89:17; 148:14). 2. There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, neither is there any rock like our God. God is frequently compared to a rock, which is, of course, a metaphorical way of ascribing to God strength, faithfulness and un-changeableness. 3. Talk no more so exceeding Let not arrogance come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a God of know- And by him actions are weighed. Undoubtedly Hannah is here referring to the sneers cast at her by her husband's second wife during the barren years before Samuel was born, his birth bringing to an end cutting remarks about her own childlessness. The song rises now from a consideration of God's goodness to Hannah and her immediate family to a consideration of God's goodness to all of Israel, and closes with a marvelous paean of praise to God regarding "his King" and "his Anointed," which, we bleive, can refer to none other than the Lord Jesus Christ. Hannah was a woman of faith, i.e., faith in God, manifested by her constant prayer to Jehovah. She was a woman of infinite patience and tenderness, for we do not read of a single bitter, hasty word that escaped her lips during the days of her great trial and insulting persecution on the part of Peninnah. Hannah was a woman who considered it the very greatest honor that a son should be given to the service of the Lord for a perpetual ministry in the temple of Jehovah. Shave Often and Save Your Shirts Other things being equal, the man whose shirts last longest is the man who shaves most frequently, J. Fred Oesterling, research assistant in textile chemistry at Pennsylvania State College, said last week. "Neck whiskers, if they are not shaved off every day, abrade the fabric of the shirt at the collar. Of course, this lessens the life of the collar and of the shirt as a whole," he said. Research at Penn State has shown an ordinary shirt can be washed and ironed 25 to 30 times before it shows pronounced signs of wear. Some have beon washed and ironed 50 times, but they were not worn between washings. Home Should Be Run Like Business Something Wrong When The Current Expenses Exceed Income - The woman who enters upon the enterprise of homemaking assumes definite economic obligations. The home is an investment--in part, a financial investment. If the home is maintained on a paying basis, then it is a sound financial investment; if on a losing basis, there is something which needs correcting. Should the question arise: "How does one know when her home ceases to be on a paying basis?" The answer is: "When the current expenses are not compatible with income, and the balance sheet at end of month shows financial loss instead of gain." No business undertaking could hope to succeed if those in authority did not understand the technique and fundamentals involved. The same laws which make a business organization successful are essential to the prosperity of a home. Find Where The Leak Comes In order to place a home on a businesslike basis one must determine what portion of the assets shall be set aside for current household expenses, such as: rent, food, clothing, fuel, gas, and electricity. If at the end of the month the resources are in excess of the expenditures the home investment is sound. This can only be consistently and successfully accomplished through a budget plan which enables one to look at facts squarely, and helps to prevent the leakage that frequently occurs in household expenses. Refrigerator Tips Keep food in covered containers. Remove paper bags or paper wrappings from food before storing in refrigerator. Clean vegetables and wrap in waxed paper or some of the new transparent bags; wash the inside of the refrigerator thoroughly with a mild washing soda solution at least once a week; defrost automatic refrigerators regularly, or when the unit is frosted no more than a quarter in. Do not overcrowd. Refrigerators give best service when there is a free circulation of air throughout. Are You Listening? By FREDDIE TEE TOSCANINI RETURNS Arturo Toscanini, noted leader of the NBC Symphony Orchestra, will return to the air on October 15th with a new series of programs. If you remember, it was Toscanini with his gifted baton who brought such favorable comment to the NBC Symphony Orchestra in his first programs last year. The new series will consist of at least 12 programs conducted by" the famous maestro. In addition the orchestra will make a tour of several American cities. For lovers of symphonic music we highly recommend Toscanini's new Fall series (commencing on October 15th). CONGRATULATIONS Bp Don Ameche, popular young screen and radio star, is scheduled to return to the Chase and Sanborn hour on September 4. The young singer and actor recently underwent an emergency appendix operation in Holland while on a European vacation. He is recovering very well and will be back to please his thousands of radio fans on September 4th for certain. In regard to this program, we feel laurels are due to Edward Arnold for his splendid work in Don Ameche's place. Congratulations -- Edward Arnold! GOSSIP OF THE AIRLANES Here is another advance notice -- Fred Waring and his Penn-sylvanians, who have been off the air for nearly two years, will return on October 8th over NBC Red Network, with a brand new program for Groves Bromo Quinine. The show will present a group of forty instrumentalists, vocalists, comedians and other enter- "First Nighter" -- a series of three act dramas presented in the mythical Little Theatre Off Times Square, starts as a Columbia feature on September 2 and will be heard every Friday from 8:00 to 8:30 p.m., E.D.S.T. Harry Owens who wrote "Sweet Leilani" (from Bing Crosby's picture "Waikiki Wedding") was the discoverer of the steel guitar. It seems that he was in Hawaii sitting on the beach playing a guitar when a native dropped a steel knife on the instrument. The result was a metallic ping -- and from that to the discovery of the steel guitar which is now one of the essential instruments in every band. Harry Owens and his orchestra are heard via NBC from the Royal Palm Roof of the Bilt-more Hotel, New York. Martha Raye, that swinger of scintillating symphonies, and Dave Rose, her musical arranger, are scheduled to say "I Do" on September 12th. Tony Martin is returning to the orchestra business for at least ten weeks. At the close of the George Burns and Gracie Allen series, Tony will take out an orchestra on a series of one-night stands. Larry Clinton, the swing-hearted NBC conductor-composer now finds composing tunes easy but titles -- oh!!! Many of Larry's compositions rank high in the "swing repertoire." Some of his well-known compositions are "The Dipsey Doodle"; "Satan Takes A Holiday"; "Study In Brown"; "Midnight in a Madhouse"; "The Shades of Hades" and "Abba Dabba." A marked advancement which gives a greater convenience to radio reception is the new Magnetic "Finger-Tip Tuning Control" being introduced by the De-Forest Crosley new 1939 Automatic Radios this season. By just the simple press of a button any 6 or 10 of your favorite stations respond instantly, accurately and automatically. "STARDUST" ARRANGEMENT Musk by Rimsky-Korsakoff, Sir Edward Elgar, Anton Dvorak and songs from several of the most successful United States and British writers of popular melodies, will be presented Sunday, August 21, 9:00 to 9:30 p.m., E.D.S.T., over the CBC's national network, when "Music for You" is heard under the direction of Geoffrey Waddington, with Virginia Woods soprano; Dorothy Alt, rhythm singer, and William Morton tenor, as the assisting artists. Albert Pratz, member of the violin section of the orchestra, will provide the violin solo, a Russ Gerow arrangement of Hoagy Carmich-ael's best known 1929 hit, "Star- American Novelist HORIZONTAL. 1 American Nobel prize winner for literature. 12 Threadlike line. 13 God of war. 14 Male ancestors. 16 Supports. 17 Rodent. 18 To gaze fixedly. 19 Eternity. 20 To catch in a snare. 22 Baking dish. 23 Projecting part of building. 25 To lease. 26 Wine vessel. 28 Laughter 29 Vivid' describes 32 To dwell. 35 Mother-of- Answer to Previous Puzzle THISTLE HHHE1HH mucous. character 39 To make 57 He writes suitable. 40 Circular wall. 42 Call for help at s< 43 Chum. 46 Cooking 48 To pickle. 52 Irish tribal society. 53 Chasm. 55 Above. of the social -problems of the day. VERTICAL. 1 Razor stnap. 2 Presses. 3 Frost bite. 4 Box. 5 Melodies. 6 Persia. 7 Polynesian chestnut. 8 Actual being. 9 Humor. 10 Wrathful. 11 Crystalline substance. 12 This novelist also does public - 15 Experiencing 'sensation. 21 Nigh. 24 Large waves.. 25 Extremely violent. 27 Fitly. 28 To annoy, 30 A disease. 31 War flyer. 33 Bugle plant, . 34 Deponent. 38 Musical note.] 41 Gaiter. 42 Winter precipitation.' 43 Taxi. 44 Eye. 45 The tip. 47 Form of "a." 49 Money. 50 Pulpy fruit. 51 Before. 53 Court. 54 Northeast. POINT PELEE, Ont.--Canada gets longer and shorter every once in a while, according to J. H. Byrne, senior assistant engineer with the Department of Mines and Resources. He explained Lake Erie is continually building up and tearing down Point Pelee, southernmost tip of Canada's mainland, forty miles southeast of Windsor. The change, Byrne said, would amount to only a few feet in a decade. This Curious World Fe William Ferguson OP LAND AMOUNTSTO *U&fC /NCHES JffAVWARD, fishing in the J BIG THOMPSON RJVER, COLO., CAUGHT A I TlGOLSr AND AN -AUTGM&B/j^e AT THES I SAME TIME/ ON WHIPPING THE PlSH I FROM THE' STREAAA, THE LINE SNARED THE WINDSHIELD OP A PASSING •:,:-.-•- MOTOR GAR.. AN ACRE of ground contains 43,560 square feet. A 1-inch rain on the acre would amount to 3630 cubic feel of water and, sinct each cubic foot of pure water weighs approximately 62.4 pounds, the weight of this amount of water would be about 113 tons. ' : NEXT: The islands which were discovered and forgotten three' POP--Evidently the Audience Knows Pop's Taste By J. MILLAR WATT DURING MY ADDRESS, COLONEL, IF 1 MOP MY BROW THAT'S A SIGNAL THAT I'VE MADE A JOKE AND YOU'RE ALL TO LAUGH -- - AND WHEN I TAKE A GLASS OF WATER THAT'LL BE A SIGNAL FOR APPLAUSE/ YOU'D BETTER MAKE IT THE. OTHER WAY ROUND, FOP, EVERYONE"^ SURE TO BURST OUT LAUGHING -- lit- -WHEN THEY SEE YOU DRINK A GLASS OF WATER I