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sunday school lesson september 1 lesson ix ezras ro- turn to jerusalem ezra 7 610 8 2123 31 32 golden text the hand of our god ts upon all them for good that seek him ezra 8 22 analysis i the pbefaeation ch 7 128 ii the journey ch 8 13c own memoirs which are continued in ciwl lvlnfa chs 8 and 9 1 3iyie ixoies of paris salons ii the journey ch 8 13g i the names of the heads of families or family groups who accompanied ezra are given in vs 114 where ahava or the river that runneth to ahava was is not known- the same is true of casiphia the mis3ia was constituted by prayer and fasting be fore our god ezra says to seek of him a right way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance ezra frankly admits that he would hava liked to have had a band of sol- idiers and horsemen to help him to guard the company against enemies on the way but was ashamed to ask be of the return from babylonian exile permitted by the decree of cyrus after his conquest of babylon in tho year bc 538 see ch 1 the second part of tho book chs 710 tells of ezras coming to jerusalem from babylon eighty years later bc 458 or as some think no hundred and forty years later bc 398 there were three persian kings of the name of artaxerxes and it is regarded ns doubtful whether ezra camo in the reign of the first 4c5425 or of the second 405359 of theso kings sec ezra 7 1 8 the earlier date is the ono generally accepted in that case ezras mission as priest and teacher preceded that of nehemiah as gover nor by fourteen years sec neli 2 1 it is quite evident from the pro- precy of malachi from the story of nehemiah and from certain chapters of tho book of isaiah all of which be long to this century that conditions in jerusalem and judah had become very bad the rulers were corrupt or incompetent the priests were ig norant the mixed population of the neighboring provinces was hostile to every attempt to establish the jewish community in its former strength and purity and was at the same time through trade and intermarriage very influential in jewish social and reli gious affairs the jewish schools in babvlon had preserved the ancient tradition studied and prepared new copies of the ancient law and ritual and through frequent communications by travel and by letter were informed of all that was going on in jerusalem ezra came on a mission of teaching and of reform zealous for tho laws and customs of his fathers and armed with magisterial powers conferred upon him by the persian court i the preparation ch 7 128 in vs y5 ezras genealogical tree is resented showing him to have been a descendant of aaron through the family of zadok who was a chief priest in the days of david and solo mon according to the levitical law only tho descendants of aaron were true priests exodus 28 1 ezekicl in tho early years of the exile declar ed that in the restored temple only the sons of zadok should minister in the priests office because of their fidelity to dutv in the temple service when thf children of israel went astrav ezek 44 15 10 artaxerys king of persia was probablv the first of that name the same who commissioned nehemiah as governor fourteen years later ezra was a ready scribe v g well versed in the art of writing and learned in the ancient lav- the author of this book regards the inauguration of his mission the kings favor and the sue cess which attended him as due to the band of the iord his god upon him so it must be always with work done for the kingdom of god first of all ezra had prepared his heart that he might know and ob- borve and teach the law apparently years of study and of preparation of mind and heart preceded tho great adventure under the strict rule of the per sian kings permission had to be ob tained for such a journey with so large a company the copy of the kings letter is given vs 112g in the aramaic language p language akin to the hebrew which was widely used throughout the whole region from mesopotamia to palestine tho last words of verse 12 should be rendered as in tho revised version and so forth instead of the usual long list of complimentary titles given to the persian king at the beginning of official documents this abbreviation 13 used sea 4 10 11 the seven counsellors v 14 formed the kings cabinet see esther 1 14 the gifts of the king and princes are represent ed as very large the hundred talents of silver alone would equal about two hundred thousand dollars of our money with a much greater purchas ing power a measure of wheat was equal to about ton bushels a bath was about eight gallons the powers given ezra also seen great but it must be remembered that they were or paper only and that be had no military or police to enforce them they were largely if not entirely in the way of authority to leach and disobedience could havo been punished only by the i instructed community f the chapter ends with a thanksgiv- j ing drawn apparently from ezras a few models from the vari ous leading dressmakers are described cause he had declared to the king that their god would take care of them vs 21 22 the enormous value of the- treasure which they arricd is told in vs 2430 and may bo reck oned at about five millions of dollars so tho journey was made ir safety nllite rejection of anything but arrest ee treasure was all accounted for and co contrast i3 noted i this feur p p tricots a and governors on the wsy skirts longer a brief dlscrlption ot tho latest styles from the centre of dressmaking activities paris france is given in part as it appeared in tho montreal star and should be ot interest to our readers joyous in color chanels sports group is joyous in color and includes among other inter ests blouses buttoned in front a de- a strange water dweller fortune in rare fish mllo sein paris feeding her telescopic fish and acclimatizing them to any known climate inset a ptorcphilum ot brazilian waters calls for human aid c e howard a giant pelican ot santa monica calif recently appealed to a man to novel patterns and jersey some of chanels color schemes aro brown with blue orange with black mustard and brown grey with red and much black and white ver for dinner in her more formal ensembles she i makes use ot much fur especially on m otwi skys showing was princess coals with cape collars mad p largely ot pajamas for all these coats are of cloth and worn occasions including dinner will flat crepe dresses some coats on0 of thes0 1 p is u relieve him from a pain he could not have tur capes and deep fur cuffs fur sloped m pink georgette the trous- cur0 himself after hanging around trimmed evening dresses are another widened hy exaggerated godets i tib air tor sora0 uraohe finally jset- innovatlon one at least ot theso b bol 11 a down upon the municipal pier ing completed by fur bordered velvet knickers this particular model being in turuoise blue velvet with mink net is also prominent with this couturiere i the evening silhouette is ankle unconscious humor embarking at alkmaar a few extracts from an african paper covering a variety of things in the cold coast spectator pub lished in accra cold coast we and tho following hems which appeared to be of interest to our editor we trust they will bo ot interest to our ontario l iy wllh f extreme t mutiig vtii fset explain pof trnthhujiin h itao accjiil for irif dus vi t i lb holder thj uist northern fclat ja the province it kiath ttjita4 whro the water il tho zuhtr vjn clash readers saltpond girl kidnapped to togoland sea here we wr told in ambter- dam was a very tall lighthouse which twinkles to another on the island of tcxel and so on by way f hlo- definitely smart its definitely new and smart and immediately gives impression of chic individuality its the fashionable tunic silhouette all paris is talking about it is a slender type with gra cious flare that doesnt interfere in the least with the slenderness of fig ure the left side of tunic dips the hem just slightly an interesting means of adding length the surplice length molded to the figure well be low the hips and flaring at that point many laco dresses aro made with three graduated flounces the first placed below the hips tho bodice be ing molded a series of black woollen dresses featuring pique is also shown among the novelties is a crinkled velvet the worth collection the worth collection numbered over 300 models and exploits fur trimmings lingerie details beads for evening matching hats and several other in terests including peasoup shades fur bordered skirts for afternoon gowns with tuckin blouses are some times topped by fur hats one ot the startling accessories pe culiar to this premiere is the use ot red suede or kid elbow length gloves worn with evening dresses red shoes also being worn bright red is advo cated for evening alsa several greens black white and grape with multl- colored effects in patterned fabrics such as brocades beading is played up on nets sequins also being used a feature of the evening group is the transparent hem from knee to ankle i i point is made on having the trousers mr kd nenuri wno wa3 fisu contrast with the jacket in most of j illg thcre iiear a group ot otiier men the models shown and there is ofj a noticed lhat til0 uird wa3 course a great variety of fabric and a eviucnl i paiu ot somc sort and most fascinating array ot bright col- mr hendricks gently reached ors the trousers wide in themselves j hi3 hand the ne st001 stm are exaggerated greatly by the godets and let him make au examination a which are placed at a low lino moire liule ex discovered a large fish- and velvet is one distinguished paja- era in its flesh and it was ma combination other models are ot llecessary lu the ensuing surgical bordered crepo and still others of fa- j opcrauon t us a pair ot pliers to comie and printed velvet which the bird submitted courageous- tho daytime sports costumes at this i iy severa times it squawked out in establishment are inclined to light j out made n0 attempt t0 use us coming to town from tho village ot land and ter schcillng to denmark cromatlue where she had been on a and norway thus binding in a follow- vlslt to her family sometime last year i ship of helpfulness tho outer fringe a girl of about10 yeara of age belong- j of those lands from which our kng- ing to the household of chief korsahs hsli race ro30 into being and whence mysteriously disappeared and all it drew its tenacity its love of the search for her proved unsuccessful j hardwon soil and its daring en the news has just been received by the i deep wo thought we would rathv girls family that sho had been seen behold tho flash of that light than tho at lome togoland but her phiz had j glare of all tho cafes in amsterdam been slightly altered with togoland and rather hear tho rush of thoso tribal marks j waves than the blare of motorhorns work on the lagoon has been stop- 1- w had spent many bcura ot ped with the result that a little show- thrilling joy in the picture galleries er causes the small drain to overflow ot rotterdam tho hague haarlem causing damages to nearby houses an1 amsterdam and then on stepping passengers not admitted out to th streets and wandering at nsawam railway station ono sees through ono or two villages had dis- the entrance regularly closed lately covered that tho modcl3 of the paint- before the scheduled time for tho ar- i in w iiad s0 much admired were rival of trains this practice started colored tweeds and diagonals the tuckin blouse is repeatedly used sports dresses are in small allover faconne crepa casa- while long flying panels are also used for day wear worth favors a slightly i in chevron effect for morning suits irregular hemline the general effect velvety velours for formal ones being of neat lines j s an indication of the trend in fab- the molyneux collection occasioned fsfm closing detracts from width of bodice grcat sur iso by it3 ulsregard tor tne t e fore the tuckin blouse 1s worn 593 l l ew silhouette advocated at other j f over tua skirt aud houses molyneux retains the low waist line often using a double girdle and adheres to straight lines prefer- ing box and other pleats to circular skirts printed velvets and interesting woollens are salient features ot this conservative showing coats aro also straight ot line there being a parti ality for black trimmed with broadtail huge bill or wings in anger and wlten it was over flew away as happy and relieved as a boy would feel after hav- patterned jersey a series ot beach had a bad spunter rem from costumes concluded this collection toot dumb animals paul poiret paul poiret stresses medieval types in his presentation modifying this note for day wear although the prin cess line is used throughout for tho evening ensembles it i3 noted that coats follow the identical line ot the dress and a great deal ot lame largo indefinite designs is employed poiret has always shown a preference for long skirts and takes advantage of this opportunity to exploit them some of the formal afternoon dresses being below the calf orossen follows the general trend by dropping his skirts to about 15 inches from the floor the waistline is definitely placed at normal tweeds 18 20 years 3c 38 40 42 44 4g and 48 inches bust it is lovely and cool and so entirely smart in pin dot ted cotton voile in green and white with white voile vestce printed lawn sheer linen in orchid shade printed tub silk suntan beige georgette crepe flowered chiffon and navy blue georgette crepe are ideal selections pattern price 20c in stamps or coin at this house uins as well as gilets iu woolen lace aro incidental trousers for tennis a little over a month ago and coin cided with the appointment of tho il literate suporinteudentln charge pas sengers are therefore prevented from catching a train for their respective destinations probably thl3 is due to an excess of zeal on tho part of the newcomer who does not realize that he is disturbing the earning capacity of the railway by his irupidity apart from causing grave inconvenience to business men and the travelling pub lic who havo to seek other means ot transport is it necessary for one to be in the compound halfauhour be- bofe a train arrives cannot the sta tion master instruct and control him nkronso akim the spectator cau be purchased from mr j b koomsou licensed let ter writer owing to the constant rainfalls the nkronsoasafo road has fallen into tnougu n0 there was something ruin and has therefore been closed i out in our appearance tho still living in their descendants thus it came to as3 tbat on a sunshiny morning in early july we stepped aboard the alkmaar packet at her moorings in tho harbor ot amsterdam n much caring what her destination might bo nor when she reached it or even whei she started for the interest of the voy age began long before her screw made its flrft revolution it pleased us to remark that the pedestrians in tho streets being rational practical and withal social people were more strict in observing the law ot tho road than the less disciplined inhabi tants of south european cities where everybody bumps along as he pleases the dutch keep not only to the right side ot the pavement but to the right- hand pavement we also noticed gratefully and put down as another little mark of high civilization the fact that people did not staro at us temporarily dutch have had a long and varied exr the town is infested with desperate pe of the world their empire robbers and the police are asked therefore to be doub vigilant sani tation is very bad the chief must look into this to improve the hygiene of the town ohun the native festival will be celebrated shortly and preparations are being made towards it gabby gertie a miss in the motor can bo satis coin is preferred wrap coin care- somo capc gl0wn am fif how to order patterns write your name and address plain ly giving number and size of such patterns as you wan enclose 20c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your order to wilson pattern service 73 west adelaide st toronto patterns sent by an early mail pat was up in an airplane for the first time the pilot took a nose dive and laughed turning to his pas senger ho said fifty per cent of the people down thero thought we wore coming down pat replied fifty per cent of iho people up here did too from tho bedroom of tho twin boys camo tho mingled sounds of loud weeping and hearty laughtor so father went up to investigate whats iars are upstanding pajama costumes callot as usual is among the last to show and included in this largo col lection are interesting lounging paja mas and several culotto costumes in a rather largo group ot sport wear a leather costume stands out this hav ing a flaring skirt jacket and hat all of leather raincoats are also includ ed i nthls group callot has not added many inches to her silhouctto ot last season princess lines rank high for evening and there aro sovcral models distin guished by drapery at tho hlplino the schiaparelu opening was held f adjusted with ono hand on in enlarged qaurters and consisted of tno wheel some fifty sport models tho straight skirt being emphasized an innova tion was a tennis costume without a skirt this consisted ot a white silk jersey top with straight hanging trous ers the sleeves were elbow length suedo accessories such as belt bags industry- industry is in itself and when pro perly ohoseii delightful and profit able to the worker and when you toil has been a pleasure you have not i earned money merely but money and gloves wore shown with somo j uau1 ht and sports costumes and the trousers idea one b stevenson was carried into this group an ef fective union ot tweed with a match- t ing knitted top was applauded tuck- bertie s school report had just nmn in im inolni nllantn hi in blouses while ot contrasting fabric im losing patience with nearly always matched tho tweed skirt with which they wore shown you exclaimed his father how is it young jones is always at the tho consensus of opinion of buyers 0t l y a who havo carefully studied and coml i t l0 f hs i father reproachfully you forget dad ho said kindly that jones has forest insect problems serious losses occur each year in the forest growths c canada due to the work ot insects great stretches of timber have been killed outright and become a total loss not only does tho loss affect forest trees but shade trees and stored wood products suffer serious losses from insect at tacks the problems ot forest and shade treo protection are being dealt with b the division of forest insects ot the dominion entomological ra branch department of agriculture and a force of trained men are con stantly working in research surveys and tho discovery of remedies that is farflung they govern about seven- times their own number of east ans west indians their shipping and their geographical position make them neighbors to all the earth con sequently they havo a worldlywise tolerance ot what is foreign george mclean harper in spirit ot de light columbia icefield the columbia icefield in the cana dian rockies is one ot the most re markable alpine features of that great region it is situated in jasper- na tional park alberta and covers an ap proximate area of 110 square miles it lies upon the crest of the main di vide and represents the culmination of the immense snow and ice deposits which crown the crests ot theso poles asunder new york evening post we note may be applied with some hope of that mrs sydney webb refuses to ac cept the rank and name of lady pass- field just because her husband has wide range of clays bccn created lord passflold thus wo as might bo expected in a country f say establishing the record as large as canada and in which so or eeme polar distance from the many geological formations are re- positlon as3umcd mra bdrard presented a wide range ot clays and ev gann shales suitable for various uses are found aside from the brick tile and sewer pipe clays thero aro de posits ot fireclay stoneware clay ball clay and kaolin or china clay pared tho many collections is that a now stylo era u upon us that it will take two seasons at least to revolu tionize present standards is admitted but in tho intermediary period in tho characteristically callot bouffant which wo are changes aro brought l tulle frock is repeated with variations about with roiisldomlilo iiqr i lot tller0 b raa windows to your while other frocks folio wslim lines i awfully clever parents watchman- examiner windows of the soul the draperies being light to tho body greens notably myrtlo cedar and soul about with considerable discretion j tho fragility ot some of the fabrics- and tho general elegance ot tho mode jj ot verso is not compatablo with present condll may beautify it bottlo are endorsed while dahlia and lions i ntho opinion ot somo but taken cyciamon are favorites for evening ion iho whole tho collections presented ella wheeler wilcox canadas forest area tho total forest area of canada s estimated to bo 1151151 squaro miles of this area 8g5ss0 squaro mles are productive and accessible a littlo over onethird ot this area bears tim ber of merchantable size ihe remain der carries young growth not yet fit for use possessions wait and see ohio state journal when ramsay macdonald conies over to confer with president hoover on the great world issues it will be interesting to nolo whether ho puts up at tho british em bassy which we suppose will be dry as a bono by that time or at one of tho leading washington hotels with a rellablo bellboy within easy call enduring fame study tho lives of our great men who havo won enduring fame and whose memories aro revered not only the matter up hero the joyous kvcnlnb coat3 aro b ches wearable and exceedingly attractive twin indicated his weeping brother callot tliev nre developed in exqui- costumes nothing ho chuckled only nurso h given silo lamo fabrics heavily bordored as it is the desiro of a man to pos- hy our own countrymen but by tho traffic cop im sorry miss but sess what ho finds most beautiful so civilized world read and reread the ive got to tag your car you know 13 it tho instinct ot iho poet ot tho lives of lincoln ot franklin for in- what that moans sweet young painter of tho musician to express spiration study tho careers of edl- let us plant aiid rear all tender thing certainly now i havo to and give again to tho world the son carnoglc bell vail and schwab thoso ot you who vith golden spoons in j w fur but otherwise iinlrlmmed j us i aml a tender niiug ueruimiy now i navo 10 ana give again to tuo worm tne sou vamesie as given him two baths and h s ree oimrter s somebody else and tag them captured idealagnes and egorton and take courage von mo any the three quarlcr coat is approved teai sha reap joy and then theyre it castle aro not horn with mutt and jeff by bud fisher your mouth john hays tiammond messages by heliographs floliographs havo been successfully used for iho regular transmission ot messages between prince albert saskatchewan and a station in the princo albert national park over a distance of 30 miles tiiis story will raise a broad smile on the faces of all scots who know anything about the old days of schisms and eleaverages which rent the church es asunder all over the country an old shepherd in the highlands was asked by a visitor from london how tho church of which ho was a pilar was faring not so goot sir im sorry to say remarked the old man with a mournful shako of his iibad ye sec wo bad a split up last year on a sma matter odoctrine and that left us with only 2oo members then we had a disruption and only ten o us were left last month thcre was n heresy trial and only ma brother duncan and mysclt were left and lo tell ye the truth sir i uc docis about duncons orthodoxy ilarry lauder