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14. She may not eat of an thing that cometh of the vine er let her drink wine or str. rink, nor eat any unclean t ing.--These are the outstanding things that the aD- ‘gell had commanded and which he again emphasized particularly. These were not all of the things, however, which he had said to the wife. He adds again, therefore,-- all that I commanded her let her obsecve. . 13. And the angel of Jehovah said unto Manoah, Of all that I said un- to the woman let her beware.-The former message is here assumed, and the warning given that all that the woman had heard in the first in- stance she should take heed to ob- serve. 12. Now let thy words come to pass: what shall be the ordering of the child, and how shall we do unto him t-Maaloah insisted that the whole story should be retold; the instruction should again be given with explicitness, so that he, too, would know what had been said in the first instance to his wife. 10. Andxthe woman made haste and ran and told her husbar1d.--The wife of Manoah did not desire to be alone when the angel spoke, She knew the concern of her husband and also the importance of the duty that Would be laid upon her; hence she wanted Manoah to be present, so that he, too, could hear and would be able to help her in the days of preparation for the coming of the child and his proper nurture. . Ir. And he said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman f-Manoah wanted to be sure that it was the same visitor. He wanted to have the same message direct from him as his wife had re- ceived it. Verse 8. Let the man of God whom thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us.-Manoah is particularly concerned about the visit which his wife received from the angel of the Lord. He is a de- vout man. His faith is stirred. He has a real desire to learn more about the wonderful thing that is to happen. He does not doubt that a child will be born unto him and his wife who will take a, prominent place in the history of his people, 'and he wants to know, long before the coming orthe child, how he is to be taught and what particularly is to be done that he may properly fulfill the functions that are to be his. This desire of the future father to be thoroughly informed, so that when the time arrives he will be ready immediately to begin the training of the child, is a splendid instance of the importance which the Jewish father placed upon his: duty to his children, and also shows the implicit faith the anoient He- brews had in God, who is the crea- tor of all human life. Lesson, t The Birth of Samson. Judg. 13. 8-16; 24. 25. Golden Text, Judg. 13. 4. _ “if SHNDAY Stlllll1l.Milll That many institutions should support, or at least apologize for war, is understandable. Thus It is not surprising that certain forms of business should find armed con- flict profitable and therefore com- mendable. It is not inconceivable that the world of learning should regard war on occasion as neces- sary to the maintenance of a native culture, and _thus defend it as Fichte defended the German up- rising against Napoleon in 1813 and as Eucken is supporting the Ger- man invasion of Belgium and France to-day. There are laborites who pardon the collapse of Euro. pean socialism on the ground that the call to national loyalty is more imperative than the call to Interna tional comity. There are even those who assert that war is never wholly bad, as Ruskin, who tells us that war is the foster mother of a. t and letters, and Emerson, who declares that "wars, like fires and plagues, break up miserable routine, clear the ground ogrotten racesand dens ot distemper, and open a fair field for new men.” The Great Household of God. With the Church, however, no one of these standpoints is admis- sible. The antithesis between Ile- ligion and war is absolute. No con- siderations of self-interest, wisdom, patriotism or even artistic develop- ment and social cleansing can here achieve reconciliation. Its quest, is not the supremacy of any civiliza- tion, or empire, or type of culture, I Christianity ls Concerned Not With Any Specific Class, But Solely With Humanity There is no circumstance of the situation in Europe more appalling than the fact that the churches are without exception supporting the war from the standpoint of their respective countries. 7 A - THE CHURCH 1)ill THE NH Seek peace and pursue it.-1 Pe- ber iii., 11. INTERNATIONAL LESSON. . 7 JANUARY 31. which" he n.ow sfpvake cC1cgrrrin'i/riii' burnt-offering; which would indi- cate to Manoah that he had been If thou wilt make ready a burnt, offering, thou must offer it unto Jehovah.--It would seem that-a, cer- tain seal of authority was to be placed upon the words which the stranger had spoken by the words Scenes at Hartlepool at the funerals of the victims of the German naval raid on that town. Such scenes Should steel the hearts of Britons and unite every man in the Empire to fight until the German opportunity to repeat such acts is reduced to impotence. Our picture shows the funeral of Margaret Brennan. passing the house where she was ruthlessly killed. 16. Though thou detain me.--lt will be remembered how Jacob wrestled with the angel, trying to hold him, and succeeded to the point of suffering physical injury. It would seem as though here again the angel of the Lord indicated that he might be detained by Mano- ah, but even though Manoah did press the prerogatives of the host to their limit and detain the guest, yet he would not eat of the bread which should be prepared. 15. And Ma,noah said . . . let us detain thee, that we may make ready a kid for thes-The Hebrew instinct of hospitality shows itself strongly in this passage, as in so many other similar passages in Old Testament history. _ Samson was to be a Nazirite, as Samuel later was (see Sam. 1. II). 2Gziritism was the outcome of reac- tion against the disastrous influence which Canaanitish hexathenism had exercised against the Hebrew reli- gion. It was particularly a reaction against the worship and customs of Canaan. (See Num. 6). In later times the prophets looked upon the Nazirites as a class of men whom Jehovah especially raised up to keep alive in Israel the true religion of Jehovah. (See Amos 2, II). but only the unoompromised ideal of brotherhood in the great house- hold of God. Hence is war always and everywhere, in the eyes of the Church, an unmixed evil, an inex- cusable offenee, an indefensible out- rage against God and man. In its reliance upon material as contrast- ed with spiritual forces, in its stir- ring up of the brute passions of the flesh and its consequent suppression of the best instincts of the soul, in its destruction of "the ages' slow- bought gain” of law and order, in its deliberate violation of the sanc- tity of lilfe, in its refiance of all Ciyn- ceptions of "brotherhood and all ideals of love, in its bltrsphemoys invocations to God for success in the dread business of murder by wholesale-in all these things are war and religion exclusive of one another. Where there is war there can be no religion, and where there is true religion there can be no war. To denounce war, to curse war makers, to "seek peace and pursue it"---this is a, duty of the Church, which allows of No Compromise or Evasion. The story of the last hours of ‘Pope Pius X., whose death was one {of the most dramatic episodes of the opening days of the European cata- olysm, gives us a, perfect illustra-l tion of .the principles here laid down. According to the tale, the! Austrian Ambassador entered the Papal bedchamber and asked the blessing of the Holy Father upon the arms of the sovereign whom he served. Once, twice, thrice he of- fered his petition without receiving reply. At last the Pope spoke words which should be forever memorable in the annals of the race : "No," he said; "tell your Emperor I will not bless his arms. I bless peace, not, war l."-Resr. John Haynes Holmes Burial of Victims of the When the dropsy is a symptom of organic disorder it is the disease that must receive treatment. At the Sometimes the patient suffers from both heart and kidney trouble, in' which case his condition is very grave, and the dr-opsy may become excessive. Many persons who suf- fer from general weakness but have no actual disease find that their feet and legs swell toward night; but that symptom disappears as the de- bility passes away. Such cases should be treated with tonies and rest and plenty of fresh air. When the heart is diseased it can- not pump the [blood through the veins properly, the blood itself grows thin and poor in quality, and some of the watery serum escapes through the walls of the capillary vessels. When dropsy is the result of Bright's disease it is because the kidneys are no longer able to ex- tract water and poisonous matters from the blood. Dropsy that arises from heart trouble is worse at night and after exertion; exactly the con- trary is true of the dropsy caused by kidney troulble, which is more marked after resting, and therefore in the morning. Then it is best seen in the loose tissues under the eyes, which often are like great bags of water in the morning and appear normal in the morning. Dropsy is an accumulation of wa- tery fluid beneath the skin or in one or more of the cavities of the body. Like some other; 'ercivptotts, it is oftrc, mistaken for a disease in itself, and we constantly hear it said that some one has "died of dropsy." But people do not die of a symp- tom; they die of the disease that lies back of the svmptom. Any dis- order that causes the blood to be- come impoverished and watery, and at the same time to flow through the veins with increased pressure, can cause dropsy. For that reason it is often associated with serious forms of heart or kidney disease. 25. Mahaneh -dan. - Mahaneh means "camp." Mahaney - dam, therefore, means the clamp of Dan. This camp was between Zorah and Eshtaol. These two places, Zorah and Eshtaol, were two of the towns of the tribe of Dan, and they were far from the sea. l 24. And the woman bare a, son, and calleth his name Sarnson.--The Hebrew of "Somson" is Shimshon, which comes from the word "She- mesh," and means "the sum" This name given to Samson would indicate that he was of a, sunny and happy disposition. All Hebrew names, as indicated in a former lesson, have appellative meanings. Jacob means "supplanter"; Benja- min means "the son of the right- hand"; Jerubbaal (Gideon), "Baal contends." See also 1 Sam. 25. 25, where the foolish husband of Abi- gail is named Nabal, which means "fool." . entertaining a heavenly visitor. We read in verse 22 that Manoah became fearful when he discovered that he had been in the presence of the aligel of the Lord, and he said, with great trepidation to his wife, "We shall surely die because we have seen God." But the intuition of his wife led her to show more judgment, for she said, "If Jeho- vah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a, meal offering at our hand, neither would he have show- ed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.” HEALTH Dropsy. m an aval Raid on Engizmd 1 In aircraft and submarines Russia is a leader. The giant Sikorsky aeroplane, a recemtly-isavenbed type, is capable of carrying seventeen men, and seems likely to make a more useful fighting machine than the German gas-filled dirigibles. As to submarines, Russia is crionseruct- ing one which will be far larger and better than any-at present in exis- tence. It is 400 feet long, 34 feet beam, and 5,400 tons displacement, which means that it is eleven times the size of the next largest craft of the kind. Its enginesrpf 18,000 h.p., will drive it at twentyEix knobs on the surface, and its motors of 4,400 h.p. will give it fourteen knots sub, merged. It has a cruising radius of 18,500 miles, can run under water for 275 miles at a stretch; has five 4.7 guns for surface fighting, and carries sixty torpedoes and 120 mines. Recommended by the Government as an Article of Diet. Ottawa, Jan. 20.-Fish for prison- ers, pensioners and public servants is the slogan which is being sound- ed by the Naval Service Depart- ment. The department is making a strenuous effort, in this time of high meat prices to inculcate a taste for the piseine food and has decided to direct its first energies in the direc- tion of the public service itself. Fish is therefore being recommend- ed as an article of diet for civil ser- vants and in public institutions, such as prisons, etc. Sweets and starchy food should be dropped for a time. Orange and lemon juice taken the first thing in the morning are good, especially orange juice. I have known this fruit cure a case of chronic indigesr tion-when nothing else aprefzred to have a, permanent effect. But the great thing is to regulate the diet, and only eat what agrees, and not to drink with the meals.-A Physi- clan. Some faddists state that to eat no breakfast is an infallible cure. It is nothing of the sort. The body requires food, but if the amount we ever, was cut down one-half it would still be sufficient'. Study the diet, and drop all foods that cause indi. gestion. In this respect what agrees with one person may be pois, on to another. Therefore test the food yourself. ( Many people are martyrs to indi- gestion and its attendant ailments without taking any thought of what lies at the real root of the matter. They eat and drink boo much, often at the wrong times, and then com- plain, or else dose themselves with medicine simply because it cured some one else. If the same individ- ual consumed the barest amount of food for a few days, and that of the plainest description, he or she would find their indigestion vanish at once. There is nothing like semi- starvation for anything wrong with the stomach. lsame time much can be done to alle- viate the dropsical condition. That part of the body which contains the jxcess of fluid should be kept ele- vated; if it is the abdomen, the pa- tient should remain lying down. When the kidneys are at fault there are certain drugs that can be tak- en-always under the advice of the physician. They will increase the action of the kidneys and reduce the blood pressure. When the ac- cumulation of fluid is excessive and does not yield to treatment, and especially when it is in the abdo- men, it can be relieved by "tap- ping," a process that can be repeat- ed as often as the physician thinks it gvise.---Youth's Companion. l FISH IS GOOD FOOD. Itussia's Submarines. Indigestion. "The British had set up an obser- vation post about three-quarters of a mile from Frelinghien when the Germans started to mass a, consid- A despatch from London says: The Daily Chronicle's corresp0T1- dentin northern France telegraphs: "In the last week considerable success has been scored by troops following up repeated artillery suc- cesses in the neighborhood of Lille. The British have In the last few days taken from the Germans the little town of Frelinghien, on the Franco- Belgian frontier, three and a half miles from Armentieres. After a Few Minutes of Shellng Not a German Was Left in Prelinghien A despatch from Paris says: L’Intransigeant prints extracts of an interview by a representative of "Lectures Pour Tous" with Gener- als Foch and Durbal. The former, who commands the French army in northern France, shows the great- est optimism. "The situation is wholly satisfactory,” he says. "The Germans can do nothing against us. My Generals, Durbal and Maud- huy, are heroes. Grossetti is com- manding the Ypres army, and is in- vulnerable, though he exposes him- self recklessly. You may expect great events soon. We are deter, SECSESS W RENEE W8 Generals Foch and Durbal Confident They Can Triumph Over Any German Force a 'llaube and an Albatross, appae- ently bound for Verdun, were ap- proaching the camps at an altitude of 800 metres. The three machines of the camp disappeared in the heavy mist before the two invading machines appeared. Detecting the camp they swoop-ed down to two hundred metres, and black streaks shot out from beneath them. Five bombs struck within fifty yards. One tore to shreds one of the tar- paulins that covered the three ma- chines. When one of the Farmans shot down obliquely the Germans saw them and abandoned the camp. For twenty minutes the five ma,- chines played hide-and-seek in the mist. The Germans soared the faster, and soon all became hidden in the black clouds. The incessant barking of the mitrailleuses became fainter and fainter until all was still. After several minutes a Far- man came down in spirals. It land- ed hard, breaking wheels and mad- WPQRTANT EVENTS WEN" A despatch from London says: An allied aero camp, with two Far- man double-decker-s and a Bleriot monoplane, dislodged by the fire of heavy German guns, had sought shelter in a hay-held bordering the Meuse, when the telephone brought word that two German aeroplanes, BATTLE AMBNG THE (gi"ijpfr-t)ii" Five Machines Took Part, in the Most Remarkable Encounter Since Outbreak of the War The German official statement ad- mits the loss of trenches which had been captured at Notre Dame de Lorette Tuesday. North-west of Arms. at Notre Dame de Lorette, the French have maintained themselves in a position retaken from the Germans. On the night of January 19 the French stormed the plateau and turned de- feat into victory. The operations in Alsace are the most interesting feature of the oifi- cial reports, although heavy fight- ing in other principal districts was unusually violent and notably ax} vantageous to the allied arms. In Flanders the deadlock continues, and there have been little more than dt?ylty,ry artillery exchanges. A despatch from Paris says: The French army of invasion in Alsace has penetrated to the town of Bart- manns Weiler. 15% miles from the Rhine. The town, which commands two high roads, is north-west of Muelhausen. In spite of winter's severities, the invasion is being pressed determinedly and the French are slowly but surely dig- ging their way to Muelhausen and Altkirch Germans Were Defeated i ABE STILL FORGING AHEAD tted in Counter Assaults East of Rheims "The British turned a perfect rain of shells upon the German trenches and the enemy's first line was rapid- ly evacuated. In a few moment's not a, German soldier remained in Frelinghien, and the little town could Iso longer be said to exist." erable force in Frelinghien with the object of making an assault upon the British trenches. The British og1cers at once communicated with the batteries at Armentieres, which a moment later were engaged in de- molishing Frelinghien and sowing death and confusion among the Ger- man troops, who beat a, hasty re- treat. General Durbal is equally confr. dent. "When I first arrived at the post in the north I was forced to attack the Germans daily, owing to the necessity of making them think my weak force strong. Now that reinforcements have arrived, I telh you the Germans will never pas4r. I do not believe the bluff about their wonderful fortifications. I know about that. Why, we could break their Line at any point any minute we want. Already they are trying peace negotiations through the Bel- gian King. How childish! They are beaten, I tell you, whenever, wher- ever we attack.” mined to win, and will never siban, don the task unless victorious." Suddenly a report, dull, distant, was heard in the camp, arurirnme, diately the clouds split again. A shapeless mass, enveloped in flames, a streak of blue and white, trashed to the ground. The men who rushed breathless to the wreck found the last flickering blue flames' licking the remaicaipf one wing, be Death which the‘greit rToss f C, w- many was painted. Then the (MINI) saw, five hundred Jtrtttrtsst up, the Bleriot. Before landing, just to express his triumphant joy, G------, before the little group's amazed eyes, just as he had done scores of times before cheering crowds, loop- ed the loop. He had topped the Taube at two thousand metres, far above the rain clouds. His observer had worked the quick-firer to red heat. The German's petrol tank, punctured, had caught fire and ex- ploded. A quarter of an hour later the other Farmad returned, half a dozen holes in her wings. The Ar. batross had escaped northwards. der. The men in it were 1Thur)g" Fifteen hundred metres up the In; tor had stopped and they had plan- :d down. prabove they had seen fl----, the pilot of the Bieiilséf, In: mg to outsoar the Germans and top them. Around St. Mihiel the French made considerable progress in the, tedious business of tightening t ' loop designed to cut off the Gamma! position on the Meuse, advancing" 150 yards in the forest of Apremont. Twenty yards of newly-occupied grounds were lost, however, north- west of Pont-a-Mousse In the Argonne the Germans at- tacked near St. Hubert, their in- ,fan,try charging, after their artillery had pounded the French positions. The charge was met by artillery and infantry fire, which the Germans were unable to withstand. " Thr, has been rather heavy fighting m the Champagne country east of Rheims. The.(}overnment reports state that the Germans were driven from two wooded positions north of the farm' of Beausejour and were defeated in counter-assaults. A very important success was gain- ed by French aviators, who located yesterday the position of a German ammunition depot in the rtgiorvtt Proznes and destroyed it with bombs. Simultaneously the Gear. mans were driven from some held forts and trenches.