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| | SUNDAY SCHOO} --LESSON=-- LEESON V GOD LEADS A PEOPLE -- Exodus '13417 -- 15:21 Printed Text -- Exodus 13:17-22; 14: 10-15 - - Golden Text -- "The Lord will guide thee continually." Isiah 58:11. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Place -- The Israelities gathered to- gether, as they went out of Egypt, at Succoth, which is to be identified with the city of Pithom in the north- east of this great country. Various events in this lesson occurred be- tween the city of Succoth and some part of the Red Sea, which is not to- day casily identifiable. Time -- B.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 through Gaza, they could have been in the center of the Promised Land within a week. This is the way almost all of the great military campaigns for the invasion of Palestine from the gouth have advanced. The march is difficult, at certain seasons of the year it is blistering hot, and many miles would be through an arid des- ert, but, nevertheless, such a march is possible. Napoleon himself led his troops up this way in his futile at- tempt to reach" Constantinople. "For od said, lest peradventure the peo- ple repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt." "But God led the people about, by the way of the wilderness by the Red Sea." The Red ea is about 1350 miles long, with an 8xtreme breadth of 205 miles, the deepest portion measuring 1200 fath- Ooms. It is located between Egypt and rabia, stretching from Suez to the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb. Why this body of water has 'been called the Red Sea for the last two thousand nis no one seems to konw. The ame has been explained by the cor- als within its waters, by the color of the Edomite and Arabian mountains bordering its coast, or by the glow of the sky reflected in it. God's ways are so often not our ways: ours seem to be capable of the Quicker results and less suffering. But od's ways often appear so much lon- er than necessary, and involve so . much hardship and disappointment, yet God always knows best. We see two evident reasons why in the good providence of God the near way was not chosen. First, the escaped slaves Could not bear the sudden danger and tierce struggle in the near way (be- cause of the powerful Philistine peo- ple against whom they would imme- diately have to fight-and for which they certainly were - prepared). "4ud the children of Israel went up armed out of the land of Egypt." Lit- erally they went up equipped (see Jo- shua 1:14; 4:12). not "And Moses took the bones of Jos- eph with him; for he had straitly sworn the 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 ex- plicit order of Joseph just before his death (Gen. 50:25, 26; see Acts 7:16). Faith in the Promised Land must also have kept burning in the hearts of some Israelites from one generation to another, or the bones of Joseph would have been forgotten. Would that all of us, in dying, could leave such legacies of one kind or another that those who follow us, especially our own children, might therefrom de- rive strength for continually walking in the favour of the Lord, living the faith-life! "And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness." The ex- act position of Succoth is not 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 banks of the ca- nal connecting the Nile River with the Red Sea. Etham v as on the east of the Isth- mus of Suez, although its exact loca- tion has not been determined. "And Jehovah went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they 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." We are not to regard this miraculous phenomenon as consisting of two different pillars that appeared alternately, one of cloud, and the oth- er of fire. There was but one pillar of both cloud and fire (14:24); for even when burning in the dark, it is still called the pillar of cloud (14:19) or the cloud (Num, 9:21), so that it was a cloud with a dark side and a bright one, causing darkness and also light- ing the night. Consequently, we have to imagine the cloud as the covering of the fire, so that by day it appear- ed as a dark cloud in contrast to the light of the sun, but by night as a {iery splendour. When this cloud had = ad gone before the army ot 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 the form of a round globe of cloud, and, when it separated the Israelites from the 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 God, was really present with the peo- ple of Israel, so that he spoke to Mos- es and gave him his commandments out of the cloud." -- C. F. Keil. (See, for further references to this remark- able phenomenon, 16:10; 19:9; 24:16; 34.5; 40:34-38; Lev. 16:2, 13; Num. 9: 15, 22; 1 Kings 8:19; Neh. 9:19; and Psalm 78:14). "And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes and, behold, the 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 >f 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 the command of God, turned against their leader in bitter- est complaint. The leader of any ex- pedition is the one that always re- ceives the bruat 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 the 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 us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it were better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness." Here is an utter lack of faith. There is no turning to God, but a shameful ex- pression of helplessness, and that so soon after God had powerfully mani: fested his own ability to deliver from every power that was now threaten- ing them. We, too, have our Pi-hahiroths, when we, seem absolutely shut in, and helpless against the. circumstances which are surrounding us. Yet, it is when the people of God are brought into the greatest straits and difficul- ties that they are favoured with the finest displays of God's character and acting, and, for this reason, he oft- times leads them into a trying posi- tion, in order that he may the more markedly show himself. He could have conducted Israel through the Red Sea and far beyond the reach of Pharaoh's hosts before ever the lat- ter had started from Egypt; but that would not have so fully glorified his own name, or so entirely confounded the enemy, upon whom he designed to get him honour. If we could only look upon a difficult crisis as an occasion of bringing out, on our behalf, the sufficiency of divine grace, it would enable ug to preserve the balance of our souls, and to glorify God, even in the deepest waters. "And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of Jehovah, which he will work for you to-day; for the Egypt- ians whom ye have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace." Nothing can be conceived nobler and finer than a servant of God, standing out in absolute faith and confidence as against the unbelief and fear of a vast multitude of people, here over two million of them, his own breth- ren. Qne thing the children of Israel were not to do -- to fear. Two things they were commanded to do--to stand still, and to see what the Lord would do for them. What else could they do but stand still? There was no power in Israel that could have ever over- come the circumstances arrayed as against the Israelites that day. If they were to be saved God must do it. The Lord not only places himself be- tween us and our sins, but also be- tween us and our circumstances. doing the former, he gives peace of conscience; by doing the latter he gives peace of heart. "And Jehovah said unto Moses, wherefore criest thous unto me? but speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward." What a command-- to go forward, when immediately in front of them was a great body of water! When the circumstances seem the most difficult and the time most unripe, then it is that God often com- mands his people to advance. May it Announcement A column "Health Topics of Vital Interest' will appear on this page starting with next week's issue. Cullough, former Chief Officer of Health for the Province of Ontario and Secretary of the Ontario Cancer Commission will { give you timely advice on various health problems. Ge Domed Dm Dr. J. W. S. Mc- OOPS BOP OO By. Crane Treasures Reward For Her Efforts 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 the 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 the 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 Frends statistician has figur- ed out that a man 50 years of age has | spent 6,000 days in sleep; has fol ed 6,500 days; walked 800 days, en- joyed some amusement 4,000 digs; and was sick 500 days. ; And now we come to the fix ply. The French author: ty estimates that the average man mentioned above has eaten 17,000 pounds of bread; 16,000 pounds of meat; 4,000 pounds of vegetables, eggs and fish; and has drunk 7,000 gallons of liquid. Now we know what they mean when they speak of the consuming public.--Windsor Star. Peace Song For Pan - Pacific Words Written to Fourth Move- ment of Beethoven Ninth Symphony VANCOUVER.--John Murray Gib- bon, Montreal, Canadian author and poet, has, on request, written an "Ode to the Pacific" for the Pan-Pacific Wo- men's Association, which is holding its fourth triennial conference in Vancouver. The song, written to the melody from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Fouth Movement, is featured through- out the conference. The words are: ODE TO THE PACIFIC (By 'ohn Murray Gibbon) Lord of Love in quiet reigning, Humbly now we bring our prayer-- May the years to us remaining With the Golden Age compare! May the world in war contending Banded be in nobler fight, Hate fore-going, carnage ending, Firm in ranks of peace unite. Curb the storm of human passion, Calm on anger'd foe invoke, Nurturing in tranquil fashion Kindly thought of fellow folk, Making every realm a neighbor Friendly, as if kin by birth, One and all in common labor Working for a better earth. So around this mighty ocean Every heart shall beat as one, Ever warm in true devotion - Till the cause of peace is won, Then a Pan-Pacific Union May in turn the world enfold, And in one supreme communion Bring to earth the heav'n foretoid. not be in these very days, when the church of Christ seems to be growing weaker and weaker, and its influence more and more circumscribed and its leadership less and less able, when there seem to be no great prophets in the land, when the people of God are indifferent -- ti:at this is the time for a real advance led by the Spirit of God? Po! | H) Hitler's Name Is Worth $5,637 VIENNA.--The half-effaced signa- ture of Adolf Hitler on a sketch of the church in his native Austrian village which turned up nere raised the value of the drawing to 30,000 Austrian 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. Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL With the Co-Operation of the Various Depamiments of the Farm Queries | Q -- "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." -- R.A.S. -- Simcce Co. A -- 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 gives 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 soil 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. Bell, Dept. of Chem- istry, O.A.C. Q -- 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. I 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 werk. Can you give me an analysis of it 'n nitrogen. phos- phate, and pot-s'. contents? Third, ia my celery applied a cup frll 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 pril 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 manure that is soaked in water? A. -- 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 wood 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 a last year, I 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 nitro- gen and about phosphoric acid. A mixture such as you suggest, of fresh blood with the water, would not be too strong to apply to tomatoes. There is no potask in blood. The dissolved Nitrate of Soda ap- plication that you made to your ce- lery is good. Be careful not to get it one to five per cent too strong. Tobacco men use no more * than two pounds of Nitrate of Soda to forty gallons of water when they are mixing for application by spray- ing. Re your suggestion to dissolve the: poultry manure in water I would say' that this should give you fairly good ; Poultry manure should run results. about 20 to 22 percent available ni-- trogen, about fifteen per cent. (Prof. H., G. Bell, Dept. of Chemistry, 0.A.C. Patrol Launch Loaded For IRAQ One of the three 65-ton patrol launches built for the Iraq Government, being loaded aboard a freighter at Southampton, Eng. The boats will be used for patrol duty by the Iraq Government. The Hie Deminion's commissioner fer Montrealers At Canada House a Canada, D 5 Coronation delegations and visitors at Canada House. Cisher znd Vera Guilaroff, outstanding Montreal musical artists with one of the guests Hon. Vincent Massey, and his w fe, received members of the Our picture shows, left, Sarah whereas Nitrate of Soda is) re