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ptws- thc fptsss rtsffi m sunday school r lesson av lesson for april 22 golden text righteousness exalt- eth a nation bat sin is a reproach to any people pro 14 si the lesson as a whole approach to the lesson no other nation has ever stood in the same relationship to god as israel he said to them you only have i known of all the families of the earth therefore i will punish you for all your iniquities amos 32 in hosea 111 we read when i was a child then i loved him and called my son out of egypt the lord never speaks of any other nation as bearing thii relation to him that of a son to a father we are told that when the most high divided to the nations their inheritance when he separated the sons of adam he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of israel for the lords portion in his people jacob is the lot of his inheritance deut 328 9 israel constituted gods peculiar treas ure exod 195 and all the gen tile peoples were allotted their por tion with a view to enhancing the privileges of this one special family who were to be a kingdom of priests exod 196 and whose responsibility it was to represent jehovah and make his glory known among the heathen but although this is so there is a sense in which every nation owes it origin to god the moral governor of the universe and is held accountable to him this is true of our own great common wealth who can question the j many and varied providences that guided the founding fathers and judges andgovenors in any nation man should- be selected to attend gave to them and their children to the affairs of government not this great inheritance we now nf thoir nviintv iit possess how solemn our judgment if we turn away from him to whom we owe so much the greater the privileges of any nation the great er are its responsibilities we may learn many serious and helpful lessons for our own guidance as a people by studying gods dealings with israel rrom the founding of the nation after the deliverance from egypt to the scattered condi tion in which we see them today verse by verse exod 1819 be thou for the people to godward moses was appointed as the mediator of the old convenant he stood between the people and god to him jehovah spoke directly and he pass ed the word on to israel god used jethro to point out certain wise arrangements however verse 20 shew them the way wherein they must walk the law which god gave at sinai was de signed to serve a twofold purpose it was to convict the people of their innate sinfulness and thus to make them realize their neecr of a saviour but it was also intended to guide the new nation in the way of righteousness as a schoolmas ter or literally child trainer until the coming of the deliverer gal 324 every nation needs laws whereby its civil life may be regu lated israel was the only nation that received its law directly from heaven verse 21 provide able men such as fear god men of truth hating covetousness these are the ideal rulers and leaders only because of their ability but because of their integrity of life and honesty of purpose how often it has been otherwise where political scheming displaces up rightness in leadership men think of public office as a means of self- enrichment and partyaggrandize ment rather than a public trust to be administered in the fear of god verse 22 let them judge the people of all seasons moses was both supreme ruler under god deut 33 4 5 and chief justice of the israelitish nation he was ad vised to appoint under him other judges who could handle various controversies arising between in dividuals and families they were to be vigilant and alert judging in equity and as subject to god the judge of all verse 23 if thou shalt do this thing then thou shalt be able to endure it is just as true now as it was then that the nation which fears god and obeys his righteous laws will endure where as jhat nation which turns away from such obedience will disinte grate and decay eet the examples of the ancient empires and many more modern dominions bear wit ness to this truth verse 24 moses hearkened to the voice of his fatherinlaw it was the father of zipporah jethro who suggested to moses that these associate judges should be placed in all the tribes to hear the less important cases moses recognized his fatherinlaws advice as well worth accepting and acting upon chap 193 the lord called saying thus shalt thou say to the house of jacob moses went up into mount sinai after- his father- inlaw departed ana there god gave mm further instruction as to the government of the new and in experienced nation verse 4t i bare you on eagles and brought you to- myself the lord reminded his servant how he had delivered the people from egyptian bondage and protected them as an eagle does its young and brought hem to a place where they were cast upon himself thus he gathered them together and undertook to be their guide and protector verse 5 if ye will obey my voice ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people god had separated israel from all other nations to be for himself alone obedience would prove their worthiness to be thus kept for himself disobedience would be their ruin verse 6 ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and an holy nation in these words we learn why the lord had set israel apart they were to represent him in the earth as a kingdom of priests they were to draw near to him as worshipers and as intercessors on behalf of the surrounding peoples and were responsible to make him known to r those still in darkness and the shadow of death this could only be as they walked be fore him in holiness of heart and life a holy nation means a nation separated from all iniquity such a nation would be a blessing to the whole world verse 7 moses laid before their faces all these words calling i y i ftz- p 3 11 f 0fts ls i em you have reason for just pride if you have done all you could do on the home front to support the gallant effort of our men in active service if you have denied yourself pleasures and comforts to buy victory bonds you too have played a part in helping your countrys war effort you have worked and saved and lent your savings to your country with out this help from you and from millions of her citizens your country could not have maintained the promi nent place she now occupies among the freedomloving nations canada has the use of your savings to hel to win victory you will have this money to use for your own needs later perhaps you wish you could have done more well you will be asked to do more men who have come back willtell you that there is lots to do yet canadians are on active service on the fighting fronts more money is needed to support their effort you are asked to keep on working and saving and you will be asked to put more savings into victory bonds they are the best investment any canadian can make an investment that every canadian should make fct neady t fay victory bonds 8ihvicforyloanopensaprii23rd national war finance committee 1 i silver wedding r v lloyd white pick ering township were pleasantly surprised on saturday evening april 7th when about thirtyfive relatives and friends called to offer congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of their twentyfifth anniversary after an evening of cards re freshments were served when mr and mrs white were presented with a table lamp and the good wishes of their friends for many more happy years together the people together in a great assembly to confirm the i covenant god desired to make with them moses made known all that god had revealed to him that they might either reject or ratify it verse 8 all the peope answer ed together all that the lord hath spoken will do at the moment they doubtless meant every word that they said but they little realized the incorrigible evil of their own hearts and the result ing untrustworthiness of their best intentions it was not long before the people who promised such implicit obedience were dancing around the golden calf and from that time on theirs was a history of alternate failure and partial revival until at last god disowned them and cast them away from their land never will they be re stored as a nation until they ac knowledge their sin and seek his face hosea 515 then they will realize that it is not in mans power to keep gods holy commandments man can only live victoriously through the might of the indwell ing holy spirit tho heart of the lesson when god gathered israel about himself at sinai he gave them holy laws and righteous statutes which if they had kept them would have brought constant bless ing and preserved them as an elect nation who would have been his representatives on the earth like many a nation since they began well and ended badly it is all- important that any nation recog nize their obligations to god and walk in righteousness before him auction sale household furniture real estate 2 acres of land with frame house and good barn friday april 20 lot 30 con 10 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national selective service for th return to the farm of the agricul tural workers who were temporar lly employed in other essential in dustries during the winter months as was the case last year say hon humphrey mitchell ministei of xabour the dates at which farn workers must be released by em ployers in other industries will lx fixed by localities dates for th different localities will be fixed ant announced by the regional super intendents under the nationa selective administration after con sultation with provincial agrcul tural officers the men will return to the farn immediately their services an needed on the fam the farn labour situation itself will be seri ous this year and it is necessary that the men should not be retaine in other industries once their hel- is needed back home on the farm farm workers leaving thei winter work are required to give days separation notice before re turning home anyone in doubt- whether emplover or farm workei should get in touch with thi nearest 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