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day school lesson lesson ii god provides a leader exodus 2 122 3112 golden tkxt come now there fore and i will send thee exo dus 310 the lesson in its setting place the events surrounding the birth of moses took place probab ly near the city of tanls ono of the royal residences in the northeast of the delta near the mouth of the tanl- tie branch of the nile the call of moses took place near mount sinai located on the peninsula of sinai time bc 1578 bc 1499 now moses was keeplnng the flock of jehtro his fatherinlaw the priest of midian and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness that is to tho west of tho wilderness the east being in front tho wilderness was the tract of country south and west of midian reaching to the east ern shore of the gulf of akaba in these years of oblivion when ho was quietly shepherding the flocks there would be long hours during every day when moses would be by himself face to face with nature and god gaining mental strength and vigor from his contact with the simplicity and sol emnity of nature at the same time ho would be disciplining his body by spare and simple meals by much con stant walking in tho open air by the sleeping on the ground short nights and early risings while he invigorat ed his whole character by commun ing with himself and with god and by deep searchings of heart sharp questionings of conscience reflec tions upon his past life and repent ance of his sins and came to the mountain of god unto horeb see also 427 185 24 13 horeb and sinai are throughout the scriptures almost interchangeable this mountain is located on the pen insula of sinai the mountain may have had previous sacred associations but we do not know it may have been called holy in this text because the writer knew of the great events that were later to take place on its sacred heights and the angel of jehovah we be lieve this to be none other than a manifestation of the second person of the trinity the lord jesus christ appearod unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush this bush was a bramble bush or a form of ac acia and he looked and behold the bush burned with fire and the bush was not consumed it should be not ed that the manifestation of god was not through the majestic oak or ce dar but through a common bush of the wilderness and moses said i will turn aside now and see tins great sight why the hush is not burnt joseph par ker has suggestively arranged some of the words of this verse as follows i will turn aside and see why not and he remarks that many men turn aside to see why things are here is a man who turns aside to see why things are not god is always looking for the man who asks how when a man takes life seriously enough to ask the reasons of things god i3 all ready to grant him his desire ard when jehovah saw that he turned aside to sec god called unto liiri out of the midst of the bush and said moses mores and he said here am i cod cals to men in different vvs sometimes by sending an angel srmeimcs by misfortune sometimes in rrcc opportunity sometimes in an lion- of defeat overwhelmed by a grert sin sometimes when travelling and a great vision of work is opened often when resiling a book and most of al when ve are engaged in medi tating ucn lis word and lt said draw not nigh hither and put off th shoes from off thy feet for the piace whereon thou art standing is holy ground god is about to call moses to a great lifework one thing is needed before god speaks a hawed and reverant heart the com mand of god to moses to put off his shoes may be accounted for from the custom in the east of wearing shoes or sandals merely as a protection from dirt when entering holy places tho arabs and samaritans and all kohammendans take off their shoes hat the places may not be defiled by the dirt or dis upon them moreover he said i am the god of thy father the god of abram tho god of issac and the god of jacob these words are used by our lord mark 1221 luke 2037 to prove to the sadducees the truth of the resur rection of the dead the words imply a personal relation between god and man which carries with it tho germ of eternal life and moses hid his face for ho was afraid to look upon god moses was to bo tho first prea cher of tho holiness of god from his lips tho people of israel wero to re ceive the message be holy i am holy i make holy ex 19 g 2231 lev 11 4445 192 202c 21s his prepar ation for being tho messenger of tho holy ono was here and jehovah said 1 havo suroly seen tho affliction of my pcoplo that nfo in egypt and havo heard their cry by reason of tholr taskmastors for i know their sorrows now for the first tlmo god calls israel my pcoplo thus making himself thoir king and tho champion of their cause and i am como down to deliver them out of tho hand of tho egypt ian and to bring them up out of that land uuto a good land and a large unto a land lowing with milk and honey this last clause is a fre quent designation of canaan in book of bible see ex 135 333 and deut c3 119 etc milk 13 an es sential article of diet in tho east es pecially among agricultural people honey included probably not only the honey of bees but also a grape juice boiled down to a golden brown syrup used as a condiment for food unto tho place of the canaanite and the hittite and the amorite and the pcr- izzite and the invito and the jebu3- lto there were the six principle tribes occupying the laud of canaan at tho time when moses was called their various geographic boundaries need not concern us here and now behold tho cry of tho children of israel is come unto mc moreover i havo seen the oppression wherewith tho egyptians oppress them wo may be almost sure that moses way out in tho desert was not fully acquainted with the increasing suffering of his hebrow brethren in egypt at this time and even if he was ho could do nothing about it god is never ignorant of the things which his own people are suffering and he will never allow the tribula tions of his people to continue one moment beyond the perfect time when he will bring them to an end come now therefore and i will send thee unto pharaoh that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of israel out of egypt and when the call of god comes to a man or to a woman to any kind of definite work whether it be of public position or to some private piece of work more difficult to do when the call conies it is always perfectly clear it will sure ly come in some uncommon way i am sorry to think that in these days we havo grown so much away from de- finiteness men think god does not speak but the trouble is not that god does not speak but that men will not listen and moses said unto god who am i that i should go unto pharaoh and that i should briilg forth the children of israel out of egypt if the former selfconfidence of moses had been such as to take the whole matter into his own hands his selfdiffidence now went the length of utmost reluctance to act even as only the lords mes senger and minister his first and deepest feelings speak themselves in the question here asked and he said certainly i will be with thee cf gen 2815 313 and josh 15 37 judges 01g there are two wonderful parallels to this promise in the new testament one from the lips of jesus to all of his followers go ye therefore and io i am with you always matt 2s id 20 and the last words of the ap ostle paul all forsook mo but the lord stood by me and strengthen ed me 2 tim 410 17 and this shall be the token unto thee that i have sent thee when thou hast brought forth the people out of eg ypt ye shall serve god upon this mountain this sign which was to be a pledge to moses of the success of his mission was ono indeed that re quired faith itself but at the same time it was a sign adapted to inspire both courage and confidence a morgan wedding goats are such useful animals that there is a saying that all but their whiskers can be used now even these can be utilized the whiskers found on the goats chin are stronger and of finer quality than those found elsewhere and an enterprising ex perimenter has discovered that ex cellent carpets can be made from them he is rearing thousands of angora billy goats chiefly for their whiskers which are woven into strong dur able carpets that dye well thous ands have been sold and there is a growing demand scores of men are employed in what may one day de velop into a fairly big industry not d author iouis bertrand distinguished author and member of the french academy arrived at quebec aboard tho empress of britain to attend the french language con gress at the ancient capital sony that wo cant show you the bridal couple but guards kept the cameramen away anyhow louise converse morgan and raymond clark skinner were married in st johns of lattimer church locust valley l i to prove it here are guests they like to fly miss mary walker and miss louise cleverley aged 79 and 80 of nottingham england retired school mistresses are fond of flying they take to the air with miss cleverleys nephew sidney cleverley president of the toronto flying club at whose home in toronto they are visiting truck ark in flood i h i swe fl0m the 10a1 by raging waters caused by heavy rains- the two men in the drivers cab managed to climb to the top where they were marooned for nearly five hours be fore waters subsided enough for them to reach safety youth movement of the oxford group gina marching for cod is what these young members of the oxford group new empire camp sask above call their daily parades they march singing songs not heard in this at ro- country br virginia daub five small boys have just about dis rupted hollywood they are tho youngsters who played on tho stage in new york in dead end aud who now are in hollywood playing the same roles in tho picture they dont like hollywood they think acting in movies is pretty silly and their complete lack of reverenco for tho glamorous stars frequently make3 tho girls furious or tearful ono of them will go up to a famous star and out of kiudness let us call her miss x aud say politely is it true that you get paid two thousand dollars a week at her nod of as sent the little tough will look her over criically from head to foot and say but why this is my affair a twentieth centryfox picture has barbara stan wyck and robert taylor as its stars which is enough to cause a stampede at the box offico any time but in addi tion this has some gripping historical scenes it must bo thrilling enough to the old folks who can remember ted dy roosevelt and admiral dewey to see them represented on the screen but for those to whom these two great historical figures are just a legend it is downright throatchoking barbara as usual gives a beautifully sincere and moving performance as for tay lor he is his usual charming self if you like navy pictures with lots of gold braid humming engines and wonderful marine views and terrific drama there is wings over hono- lulu for you it is a universal picture with wendy rirry ray millard and bill gargan and it is so exciting that i just had to stay and see it a second time and any day now i may go back again incidentally bill gargan is now making a picture on the universal lot called reporter missing and he has been taking the thrills of the picture so seriously that when a burglaral arm salesman walked to his house he found bill a willing customer bill had an electric eye also installed so that anyone entering the house in the dark late at night would pass it and set gongs and bolls to ringing an alarm any week now don wison may have to break down and sing a few songs on the jack benny radio pro gram when jack had to bow out of his usual sunday night radio appear ance because of flu wilson subbed for him and threatened to sing phil harris kenny baker and the rest of them implored him not to and a few days later protests by the bushel poured in from dertoit listeners they didnt realize it was all kidding and they resented it they remember you see that don wilson used to sing in a vocal tio at a detroit station and they know that he has a glorious and beautiful voice when fred astaire goes off the air for the summer trudy wood his singing partner will stay on witli the new program which includes bary- tono jimmy blair and a sixtoenvoice rhythm choir trudy is only twenty- one years old so you cant blame her for being so happy she went homo to sing and shout for hours the day the contract was signed gracio allen has a perfectly won derful idea for raising a lot of money for charity she wants to send her husband george burns and his bridgeplaying cron ies tony martin bert wheeler and benny rubin on a tour of tho country to stage bridge games in public sho maintains that they play the worst tho loudest and tho and that everyone ought to have a chance to see and to hear them gracie allen funniest bridgo before songs written by fellowcampers from england- in tho front row left to right march ronald hart melville sask alex mnckie winnipeg man lynden morrison 1g montreal and john gar rctt victoria bc there are 2c0 in the camp odds and ends folks who scribblo on tho tablecloths in the paramount studio restaurant are now fjned thirtyfive cents jack bennys dobt ran so high that mary living stone gavo him a few old tablecloths from home to use on his table at the studio when dick foran was given oriow contract and told that ho was idlng to graduato from westerns to big spectacular expensive produc tions ho asked wistfully if ho could not make a western now and then donfyou want to bo a big import ant star of the best picurcs he was askod no he said i wan to ride my horse big boy williams shud ders when ho thinks of tho jeering fan mall ho is going to get soon he had to cat is cream puffs for a scene in lets talk of love soft bacon the further expansion of our ba con trade with great britain depends to a large extent upon quality im provement recent advices from tho british market criticize our supplies on the score of umlertlnish in a largo percentage of bacon sides as indicat ed by softness and flabblness this soft flabby bacon is most likely tho products of uuderfiulshed bogs of which thero are considerable numbers being marketed at yards and plants in canada at the present time tho remedy lies with the producer in hold ing back unfinished hogs in most cases another week or so on feed would put on the finish so necessary for the making of firm bacon all hogs of bacon and select weights should bo properly finished at their weights undcrfinish is ss detrimental as ov- erfiuish and in this case is a very serious obstacle to efforts being made to popularize canadian bacon with tho british consumer every hog raiser is asked to cooperato to tho best of his ability the sheaf pitcher from faraway australia comes a story of a pitching contest in which the winner tossed an spound sheaf a distance of fifty feet english farm ers have their hedge trimming trials the corn belt residents their husking competitions and canadians their ploughing meets these tests of skill and endurance have their place in maintaining a friendly rivalry and a justificablo pride of work that is well done they help to relieve the feeling of drudgery that is likely to be at tached to everyday tasks says the family herald and weekly star ice cream at school british board of education after working for months has made its re port no more homework for child ren under 12 years of age and em phasis placed on the fal that educa tion is not merolv cramming things into the heat iuch better t- c- velop qualities of rcsourcefulrots individuality and sefdiretion and theres more to it hereafter instead of being furnished with a glrss of milic per clay the children wll be given ice cream the smaller joys give me the simple joys the wild birds song a rose or two to chcrsh as my own a dwelling small where constant love is known and ill not murmur that lifes way is long cive me a sheltering tree a patch of lawn a few good friends to share my merry hours to walk with me and bend above my lowers and ill icjoil2 to greet the coming dawn give me some tssks to do not leader ship nor brilliant effort with its larger gain but tasks whch serve a need and soften pain and i can face the world with smil ing lip give me this small success to play the friend to hold my post with courage and to be free from the chains of pomp and luxury and i can walk gladhearted to the end golf playing fanner saskatchewan wheat pool has a now president his name is wesson and lie was born in england as was hon charles dunning who began liis career as an officer in the sas katchewan grain growers and later with tho cooperative elevator com pany mr wesson is a farmer of varied interests he plays golf and is char acterized as an expert bridgo player these give is a sidelight on tho man if lie was a farmer who kept aloof from everybody ho world bo lacking in tho qualities that go to make up effective leadership by mingling with men on tho golf links and around a bridge table ho gets to know all types of individuals and is thus better qualified to go out into the everyday world and battlo for tho causo ho heads there is nothing better for n leader in a public movement than to get the viewpoint of other men to hoar arguments against his own theories and where is he better ablo to mix with all classes of people than on a golf course or in playing a gamo of bridgo with theso associations in his prlvato life mr wesson should bo broadminded in his approach to tho matters he will have to deal with ns boss of tho pool in saskatchewan they may enable him to reach somo of his objectives because a man who associates freely with his fellows in the recreations of life often finds it easier to overcome prejudices cant be bothered tobacco brew mixed with soapy water makes an excellent wash for insects remarks a gardener i dont care let the llttlo beggars go dirty