HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1907-08-22, Page 2THE TFACIIING OF JESU
Seas of Time and Distance Bridged
Dy Love of Ood
Ar f there wens no more sea. -Ileo.
�.a. 1.
Ws can hurdly appre inle what the
tes was to Iia(: oheicnL' . It stood for
se }e:rali:,n, tamest iripussible bnrrier-,
long, tntermivaL1e shti•tches of fearful
waiters. Ulysses' return from Ihe Tiv-
oli; wars to Ithaca is u life journey . t
cruel buildings of winds aid seas. It
1+ a Iw:) days' trip now, and Ilse ocean
to LIS is a symbol et nearness rather
than distance. It brings the nations
l(gether inslcad of separating them.
Hill John, when he wrote these words
tin his lonely island, 1'atn,cs, where.
tie was exiled, thinks of it ns an un-
pu.eable barrier between himself nod
oil when' Iw loves, 11 separates hien
front home.
Seo when in his vision he sees the
beautiful city of God %%inc•h is some
time to ie built in the hcarls of Caen,
w hen 1 i;d ,hull make !lis home astiong
teen and dwell with them, and there
>;bult be no more pain and sorrow,
only gladness and joy -all things made
n, w -he needs roust odd these words
lc the visiuu:
"And there wens no more sea."
That is, (here was no separation.
e 11
•� firm
i) has (1011
Ihe the 1
One Christianity h
lin: broken down distances, it has re -
vowel barriers, it has brought things
tegsther that .,elong to each other, it
has swept away the wast, impassable
,,{retches in the world of the spirit.
Thus, first of all, t1rn John said
"THERE iS NO MORE SEA,"
Ye meant there would be no separation
between God and man. The gods of
the old days were far off -ratan had to
go bung journeys to lied God. ile dwelt
en mountain heights. Christianity has
mode thin ri near (ksl. Ile is the ever
g,reeenL Spirit. inhabiting His world.
I -'e is nearer to man than n nearest
friend. 'Thele is no great spnce for man
le traverse to find llim. Nothing sett -
moles hint front non but man's own
sen. He is the clear Father of us a11.
and we lake Ills hand as the little child
Eckes his another's hand.
This is the Ionchiig of Jesus. It is
the meaning of Ilis life. To (hose who
walked with ilium in Galilee God was
ito their side. Never again could they
oership a 1aro,(( t;od.
This was also the meaning of Cal-
vi•ry, in lite death of Christ amen SUV
liu(1 and 111011 meeting in Cite ono great
ease -Klee of love. In Christ the divine
and human meet and evermore are one.
This vital sense of the ncarnees (
God is the only thing That can keep re-
ligion alive to-doy, This is what we
mean by faith. This is the lullillnlcnt
of the vision John saw -God with us ---
nu separation -no more seer.
Again 3011n sow• in Itis vision the
estrangement of the people, and Ips
Says: "in that day, when the kiu„deom
wire's, there will le no• more sea."
That is, (here will be no separation •:f
races and of i>•.:tions. All these toolis't
and 1111-(:hrislian race prejudices and
iulei null. nal hatreds and caste-distine-
lions will be wept away. ,
As a matter of fact, spcnking literal-
ly, how true it is that there is no more
sen between Europe and America. Our
Peat ships have made the sea as no-
thing and
THE NATIONS MINGLE.
Already much of the old separation is
breaking (town and we are realizing
ILat man Io iron the world over :s
brother.
n sc -
1 bo o
shall •r sP
daythere .s
t c
Ilutecne
8!iiton whatever, but we shall see that
all men suffer the s1111)e defeats and
lenses and are shriving after the same
e011181.011 happiness 1111(1 b(s)d. 'The)
the brotherhood of mon will oome and
N "
"there ' wi 1 be no
more sea.
I 1
Finally, John was thinking of how
De sett separated hb11 from those he
loved, so when he throws the picture
over into that other world, which we
call heaven, he says. "!'here will be
no more sea there.' Hero life is full
of losses. Love's golden cords are
broken. Dear ones are taken front us
and seemingly n great ocean of space
is between us o,id them. Ilut there tI;e
widen cords shall be again united. Love
can never lose its own. And there
shall Le no more partings. 'There shall
be no separation there. This is the im-
mortal hope of our thrislial faith and
nothing can lake it from us. No part-
ing( yonder, no separations, "no more
sea."
FREI)EiRICI( LYNCH.
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sib t The LastVoyage
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"Of course you knovs, Captain Druce.
Mat when l became Lucy Norman's
geardinn 1 was invested with power to
withhold her fortune until she reaches
the age of twenty-five, in the event c 1
her marrying without my approval."
"1 am aware of 11131 tact, Mr. •!-eidler,
and therefore you have the lower to
retain p0ts.ession of her inheritance for
another twelve months. But I did not
prised on Out following morning to re-
ceive a letter trout Messrs. Zeidler and
Crime appointing hien to the conuuand
.1 the Hawk. In fact, so great was his
aetonishment that he sought an im-
mediate interviews with Mr. Zeidler.
"Ain 1 to understand that you want
11.0 to take command of the Hawk?"
"That is so, Captain t)ruse."
"And may 1 ask why you wish me-
to
eto take charge of that collection of ruf-
flans whom you are pleased to designnte
as a crew? Is it because of the little
difference of opinion we had yesterday?'
"Oh, no, Captain Druce, 1 assure you.
in fuel. having had tune to think over
the matter, 1 don't think Il;at 1 have
any right to influence \lies Norman in
any way. So if you will ogre to leave
tic. matter to abeyr ii"e until you come
hack trout this Trip, 1 dont fancy that
we shall have any reason for quarrel -
"I nen the last luno in the world to
quarrel witluout reason, \Ir. 'Midler,
and if you really want lee to take
charge of the Hawk for this trip, I don't
mind doing it, as it is my last voyuge."
"Your last voyage?" -
"Yes; that is so. My undo Is getting
rather shaky and scenes to %vont 1110 to
slay at home, nod if 1 go in the Hawk
1 shall be back in England sooner than
if I waited for my own ship."
But although Captain Druce so read -
it) agreed to take charge of the Hawk.
there was a certain amount of specula-
tion and even suspicion in his mind t L
the sudden change in the altituele of
Messrs. Zeidler and Grime.
"1 wonder what their game is?" he re-
flected; "one day gall and tvornlwood,
nnu the next all treacle and sugar. 1`ni
not a suspicious man as a rule, but I
think this change of front warrants a
little caution and a few inquiries."
The following day he was down at
. do^k where Ite Hawk was
taking
in the last of her cargo. As he was sit-
ting in his cabin, busy with some docu-
ments, •h seaman cane in and told hila
that a lady was asking to see hint.
r e
11e hurried on deck immediately, (1iatel and
tcund that his visitor was Lucy Nor-
mnn.
"\Vhy, Lucy, this is a delightful sur-
prise." .
"i thought you'd be plersed, Ilnrry.
i got your note saying that you were
going out in the 1tawk. and as I want-
ed to carry away with me a picture
of your surroundings, I -well,- t just
creme."
•
"Well, come along. swcethenrl, and
I'll show you everything. By the way,
what do you slake of Mr. 'Leidler's
change of front?'
"1 cannot understand it, Harry; yes-
terday nothing was too bad for eeni,
and to -day you are the finest captain
Ilint ever sailer) a ship."
"And what of Bernard Grime?"
"oh he's even more enthusiastic
_... about you that Mr. %culler. Ile sperm
"What did 1 tell you? 1 always said
you would 11011(e n mess of things if
you didn't put your foot down. But 1
won't 113.0 it, do you twat..? Lucy Nor-
man is going to be my wife, and you've
get In nrrange matters for me, (•t'
there'll be trouble."
"Ilut whnl can 1 do? 1 refuted my
ecnseel, and he -he actually laughed
n' me."
"\Vial cnn you do? \Vhy, snot him
at once."
"1-1 hinted at glint, Grinme, and he
said that 'would just snit hila. as it
wink! enable him to get married nt
once instead of wailing until he came
bee•k from the next voyage."
"Now. look here, 7.eidler; something
has got to be done. In twelve months'
lime you hnve got to hand over to Mies
Norman a sum of .025.000. To enable
come dere to seek information regard- you to do that you would have to sell
Ing, Miss Norman', money; lily ()hied nimost everything you possess."
;n requesting this interview• was to ask "1 knee it, Grime. 1 know 11. 1 was
3 -cur consent to our marriage." very unfortunate before you came in 1.5
"And 1 have already informed you, a partner, k,sing three ships one after
Captain Druce, that 1 cannot grant you the ether. and not a penny of insur-
e:hat you ask. 1 have other Views .'e• nice on them."
guarding,( Nli,s Newman's future.' "And so you threw Miss Normnn's
"1 have heard That you are ullempt• Taney Into the businrc- and hnve been
Mg Io arrange n marriage between your trading on It ever since. Now. listen
ward and your partner, Mr, iternnrd 'Seidler. If Captain Druce mnrries tory
Crime; but. taking into consideration you will Iind yourself in an nwkw•ar.t
that Lucy tins already betrothed herself cl rner when he comes round at the
10 me, your refusal doesn't seem to end of twelve months and demands an
eve out for much, anyway." nccount of your guardianship."
"Do you 1110311 to dray IEC " "(lh don't-- d•,n't talk of it!"
"Put it that way if 3Jll tette, hill 1 am
not going to stand idly by and see the
girl 1 love !street! !ado ,n marriage with
et man for whom she has no regard.'
"Captain Drure. you have been in the
deployment of Ihe firm of Zeidler nod
Grime for n number of years. 1 should
be sorry it we had to dispense 5'111)
ye ur services."
"Oh, as to Iltat 1 don't care a button's
lees one way or the other. You
wouldn't have employed Inc if you
hndn'1 gut good Vahre for your money,
end if you do happen to dismiss 010 it
wale
menu that altos Norman and 1 get
neterried at once instead of wailing un-
til I mune hack from this voyage."
"It appears to me that you are sct-
I'ng my- ward against pay authority.'
"Miss Norman is not it child, and.
enllhough you control her money, you
Lave no power over her mind. But
you have not yet told me the :tollie
fee your ohjcection. 1 am not n very
rich man. but 1 am not poor, and, h1 -
though al present I nm only n captain
of tine of your strips, the time is not
for distnnt when I shall inherit ny
uncle's baronetcy."
"I d•, not he) rolled upon to give
ecu nay expinnnlion of my objection.
It is sufficient that 1 cannot gee Why
C(nscnl."
"Very well, Mr. Zoeller. we will let
1. go nt Rine 'lou cannot srny that 1
leiven't been enndiel and given you due
:otirc td our intentions."
"I wet be (gunny candid, '81111 fell you
teal 1 8111111 du all in ray tomer to re-
strain n»• 5ard from acting eco fonl-
!. lit•,
"Beller save your brenth. Good. dny."
•\s Captain Druce left Ihe oIire with
a curl lure. Mr. 'Seidler snt staring otter
Ise retreating figure willt n hook of bat-
ik d rue on lila face and a sullen anger
gletmeng,• cut of ills ferrety eyes. Ile
housed himself as the cheer (p01011 and
!hi -tined Crime. his partner. entered,
.11911..a. %eidler; whist-• the comer?
1 net Dru x (!tide walking along, like
a conquering. Jove."
"1 hate just had n teost unpleasant
Inlet -slew with him. Grime. t)nr worst
tn.•1• cons n10 conflrrne.1; he tins asked 1 1111 to tike commit,' of the Ilawk. nein
1 i. y M marry Alm, arlif came 10 m0! b. renJy In snit In Three days' lime."
I.% my atiis<nt." • Gaptnli lattice was %city htn01) sur -
lint evening wilt' my gunrdirut, and
even went so far as to congratulate me
upon nay engagement to you."
"All this flattery makes me rather
r►nxiots, 1.110y. 1 wish 1 mold fathom
their Intentions. i ant convinced that
they mean to try and coerce you :n
seine way during my absence."
"You may rest quite easy on that
score, (tarry. I and not a child to be
easily persuaded. and force is out of
the question in these (lays."
They spent the next hour talking to-
gether end looking over the vessel. and
as the time carne for Lucy to go. Druce
aecompnnied her to the gutty. As they
passed a pilo of nterchnndise waiting
to be lowered Into Ihe ship \less N)r-
r.onn suddenly stopped with an excla-
tuiti in.
"Well. that's funny!"
"What's t hal?" inquired Drnee.
"\\'hy, this box. It used to be in my
wenn at lame, and I've missed it /or
11 e last dny or two. 1 wonder how it
carte here?"
"Ar. you sure it Is the same box?"
'1 nen certain, Harry. 1 used to keep
my li's,ks in it at school. It you will
torn it round there ought to be a row
of ben -s Wall! on the front."
Dru•e turned the box round nod found
that Mises Norman was correct.
"yea you are right. Lucy; 1 see it is
censigni(1 to Whnbush and Caird. Syd-
Ley. by Bruce and Co_ London. Now.
h• w could (Bruce and Co. get hold (1
your Ix.x?"
"Therefore 11 will be much better for "I don't know; the'box has no special
you to marry Lucy to n man who un- value,"
d, rstnndc the position of things." "That make's it all the more slrnngc;
"What cep you propnsu'T' however, I'Ii look Into the matter."
"I have just completed the Insurances M soon 05 he hnd seen Lucy saf"iy
<:n the tlnwk." away in n rah, Druce returned to 1110
"\Vials That got to do with 11?" quay rind ordered the box lo be taken
"She sails in three days' tin.'." into his eaten.
"1 knot that. Grime; but i don't ser-" "1 wonder what the gnme is?" he re -
"If you've suddenly gone blind 1 will 11rctel. "Bre^.e and co. hove their own
explain. \\'r must transfer Cnp! lin si'r.'Inl t•nsos for (heir o(ood';; why should
lug a seaman he hnd It sent down to must have it up now. 1t contains --i lent of tho breaking up of the camp -
the hold with the ether merchandise. contains-" net the formation of the inurrhing order -
The Hawk was supposed to get out "An infernal machine," put in Capte!. y tribes with dosiguated tribal leaders
with Ito tide 011 the following evening. Druce, "constructed by you, EbeneZe• ndicated in verses 11-2y, which have
end as the lime approached for her de- Zeidler, and sent on board this vCssc eel) uu11110d front 1110 printed t. xt of
parlure the spirits of Messrs. 7.cidler and.ur lesson passage.Grime rose to such a degree that they
decided to celebrate lite occasion with
a bottle of champagne. As Mr. 7.cid-
le:• held the foaming glass to his lips
he looked at his partner. ) l
'17 you and your partner."
"Oh, men y, mercy! Have pity, Cap
Ibis Druce."
"Pity! What pity have you for the
lives of all the Wien you have planne
to destroy? 1)id any thought of lh
wholesale murder you copnte•mplate! 41e
ter you from completing your deserted
ty scheme? You ask tor pity attar sue:.
dnstnrdly, cold-blooded action!"
"But Ih' box -the box!"
"The lox is perfectly Cunt'', and yo -
are worrying yourself needlessly. Mb
Norman rceognized it as one belong
in[ to her when you sent it on board.
eo suspicions were aroused and 1 opts: -
(el it."
"And -and what are you going t-
Ile left the two miserable men to thea:
own thoughts, tut his inlenlie,ns •r
ga►•eling them wore never carried our
Sento hours later there was a spins!
hnd n cry in 11w night. Grime had pe
los project into action and cut away
nue of the boats. Instead of (inti11)
clear, (however, it hung sideways owe:
the ship and precipitated both mon into
the sea. Captain Bruce cruised abou
Lor some time, but nothing could ix
found of them.
"1 am going to touch at the mores'
port and hand you t)olh ever to jus
lice. Such a cringe as yours cannot he
passed over lightly. 1 shall then hand
the ship over to Mr. Fisher and return
to England to marry Miss Norman.'
When Captain Deice returned to Eng-
land his report created a profound sen-
sation in shipping circlets. and whet,
hr received the many congratulations
co his lucky escape- he realized that h
was only through Lucy Norman's love
that he ever returned from his last
to gage. --Loudon Tit -flits.
"Ha're's to the Ilaw•k and her lust voy-
age."
"11 re.s to Captain Druce and his last
t oga go."
These admirable sentiments hawing
Veen duly honored, their conviviality es
eeivei a check by the deliver) of a let-
ter from Captain Druce.
"Request permission to delay sailing
ter Iwenly-four hours,. as urgent pri-
vate business demands any attention :n
London."
"We can't grant this, Grime; he must
go off at six o'clock."
"Most preposterous thing 1 ever heard
61 " answered Grime. "Ile must rail
without any delay. and -- and - by
George, %etdler, we'll go down and see
that he does it."
An hour later Captain Bruen was
much gratified at beholding the two
pertness coming towards the ship.
"Betts of them -this is It1.k7. 1 only
thought to lag one of the pair."
"We have conte, Captain Bruce, 10
arswer to your extraordinary letter.
You know That it Is imlxpseible for os
to delay the sailing of the Hawk," said
Zeidler.
"Quite impassible," supplemented
Grime; "the ship must get away at six
o ctoek. end there must le no delay
tauter any circumstances whatever."
"Very well, gentlemen; 1 nm sorry 1
tet ubkd you," tolswered Captain Druce.
'I have managed to arrange my busi-
ness � • can get
1
nc•ss b
v
telegraph,I d so e c
away in an hour. You will come to my
cabin and wish us a sue essful voyage?''
"With great pleasure," assented Mr.
%etdler.
"\fast certainly," answered Grime.
ande
•1• 1
c the th
t '1 )roc lei c w
Cn e► Druce P
partners followed, nudging each other
in their satisfaction.
At exnclly six o'clock the Ilnwk got
cut and started on fur voyage to Syd-
ney. A couple of hours later, when
ail was clear, Captain Druce summoned
the tied male, a man named Fisher.
"Fisher, came down to my cabin and
give 1110 a hand, will you? I've got a
c<upk of passengers who require assist -
1111 into their bunks."
Full of wonder at this announcement,
Fisher followed the captain to his ca-
bin. When the door was unlocked
and they entered they found Zenner
hnd Grime leaning back in their chairs,
breathing stertorously.
"Why, 'tis the owners," exclaimed
Fisher; "what's tate matter Willi them,
and wily are they tote ''
"1'hcy nre going to take the trip 10
Sydney with us. They didn't want to
cutte, so 1 took lite liberty of drugging
thorn. help me to get thein into their and
Ilalf an hour later Fisher left the ca-
bin
SUNDAY SCHOOL
iN'TERNATiON.tI. LESSON,
AUG. '25.
Lesson VIII. Israel Journeyin0 to Ca-
naan. Golden 'rex!: Exult. 13. 21.
TIIE LESSON WORD STUDIES.
Rased on the text of the Revised Ver-
sion.
Arithmoi, Nutneri, Nunil et S. -= The
Cilie Numbers, commonly given to the
fourth beak of the Pentateuch, is de -
lived through the Latin from the Greek,
ie the earliest codicils of which the hook
appears under the name "Arillunui..,
These early Greek manuscripts of the
tee Testament. however, ungt,0 ti nably
borrowed the title front still older ones
no longer (.51:111, and lite probability
bunk, ii t i will tell you the story," seems to be Ihnt 1110 sword was certainly
his with his face against
and set, and Se pre -Christian. un(1 not s cera of
ht', heart biller against tho two men Alexandrian. origin. In the Hebrew lex!
who held life 111, stoop ttmi they were ni the Old •restamenl, ns has leen}oint-
r 1 out in prevents
willing to sacrifice the crew for the sake
cf sordid gain.
It was twenty --four hours later that
Captain Drue`e found his cnptives had
cone to their senses, and they awoke
wills a (Orange feeling of dread and
wonderment.
"Feeling better?" asked Druce.
"Where ant 1, and what Inas happen -
cd?" asked 7.ei(Iler.
"You aro on lonrd the hawk. You
were both taken ill in my cabin."
"Strange,' said Zeidler, "I\ feel very
'weak; 1 think i had better go home.
You mustn't miss Ito tide, you know,
Cnplain Bruce:'
"No. \Ir. Zeidler, 1 did not totes It. 1
S beye! ytn• instructions and got of( in
"6 d off! What do you mean?"" ask -
cd Grime.
"1 mean Ihnt 1 sailed with the tide.
and we are twenty-four hours on our
journey to Sydney."
"\\'hal? You are taking us to Syd-
ney' How dare you sir? You must
turn bark at once. At once -do you
henr?"
"yes, 1 hear. but I fear that it Is Int-
pc,ssible. \lye orders are to proceed to
Sydlfi'y without delay."
"But we tiro the owners of the shin,
and the (114101 y0it to turn bock."
"Toru cony be the owners of the ship
when you are on 11111(1, and have every
p•Iwer over my movements. but just
now yen are only n couple of passen-
gers. and are, therefore, under my au-
thority."
"But this is nn outrage. \\'hat pos.
Harry Druce from his preeent ship and they u. ' n box from %oldler's private ethic reason cnn you have for curry
rive hem c0mmnn( of the 11nwk." Nets..? i think I am justified in being
Ebenezer Zeidler kinked al hls part- `)151.1-•i• Ili, ro 1'11 "lien il."
nor for n moment in mute nd'miratl(tn, 11•' procured n crew-(Iriver. and be-
"R,rnrlrel. my bnv. yeti nre n genius." 1.011 t., work up en the fastenings. In
"N .1 quite Ihnt. perhaps." answered n few minutes the lop lid wns off and n
Crime. modestly. "but 1'%e gol my hen! Qunet1ly til cnitnn-w»111 was "'wised 111•
screwed on the richt w•ny. Now, how vi(w, and then the sound of 1) rhylhnii-
nteet1 your pnrl of the buci1ees?" co: ticking broke upon his enrs. I'no-
"1 worked nt i1 all last evening. and (soling mor. carefully, he lifted off the
lu,ve got 11 to abcnlute perfection." peeking, nod the contents of the case
"1t ncts nil right?" were revealed to film.
"I cnn Set it to any lime 1 like. rind "Go (1 beaven51 an internal nu -whine!"
11 (hasn't vary n fraction of n minute. Then in n tlnslt he t1nderstoest the
Corse up with me to -night rind we cnn whole plot of 7.eid!cr and Grime. Hee
test itengain before I screw It into the lead made n number of cnn;tors inquir-
be-x," 1e- Ihe day 'whilee and t nmd Ihnt the
"Weld. I nil]; I think Ibis Inst woyng' owner.; of the Ilnwk hnd insure,! the
of Ilhe Hswk ought In put u: right. eh?" s.sse'1 for n sum inc exceeding its ...nine,
"I-1 hope so. Grime; lint when I ane! Ih1s eireum'tanee wens all the mere
think of the rhea 1--1 tremble. 1 art
pt sillVrly nfrnkl."
"Ole rubhish; n lot of eenlInwngs and
jail -birds; (here nre plenty of Nolo
P1141 thew will soon be picked up, Don't
(etraordinary, nS 11 0.115 n by'.vord in
!shipping circles that Messrs. Zeidler
read Grime never insure(.
With tris evidence of their murder -
ens project before him, he undersl<od
1. ok for trouble, but think hew glorl. their nnxiety for hint to mike his last
<u, it will 1.e lo pence the firm on 0 semi-! In this vessel. In their greed
some! financial fooling. .And. besides, 1(r mnney they reeked nothing for 1111.
you hwe your own worry le kook to; omit life, but with utter callousness
Ihe law takes a very serious view of doomei the whole crew to almost ser.
lie uli'approprinhl'n of trust nioncy5 ' non death,
"ly •,, 1,
Bernard. don't." As he I(okett upon one "f the mast
"l'he 1 don't to foolish. hitt carry the murderous Instruments devised by the
ninth r through lke a conn. With Cap- perverted ingenuity of man n hot flush
Iain Deme out of the any 1 can marry of eightsome anger `uffffusovl his face.
t.t;ey, and her fortune will rennin in enol he renneined for a few moments
!lie firm nt a nominal rale of interest." plunged in thought.
"Rut. it we fail?"' (le -turning In the deck he secured a
."l:nll! flow can we fail if you've done 'helve (.f water, and after unscrewing
your work all right? No, no. we will I'r' e'm.'ine' of dent' from the bottom • 1
net fall; so your write to Captain Druce, the box 1,.e plunged it into the flo!dt
and tell him Ilial, as we nre dry-dnek- in et few minutes the clockwork ceased.
int th' Merlin Mr repairs, we into.% ask and then by cautious manipulation he
tendert,' It hnrmlrss,
ilepineing the cotlrn-w•)ol in Ihe Mix
he screwed dawn the Ild, and then cal -
tog tis with you?"
"i'e'rhnps 1 wont your company', and
p'rhaps I w'nnt to prevent you consplr-
ing; against \tips Normal,"
And you refuse to turn bock?"
"1 absolutely refuse, so you can make
yourselves ns comfortable ns possible
for the r0ntninder of the vnyngge,"
As Captain Druce loft the cnbirn the
two men locked at each other with star-
ing; ryes.
"Dors he cusprel' asked Zeidler.
"No, no; how coolO he? lint wr-we're
l•eeo on the 'hip thr Iwenty-four hones;
1h!e mist be the 1 ilii. nod --and-''
"In two hours we nre atoned. unless
w.• can gel that linx up from the hold.'
"Ilu1 what can we say --what cats
do? ile will never allow the cargo to
Le disturbed unless we tell hue the
truth."
"fain. this lc horriblo-horrible! \Thy
diel 1 <ter listen to your wretched
schemes? Rut the lime is passing and
every minute le precious. It Inny take
h(urs to (find haat box. Oh, Grime,
'Creme, go nn( see Captain Druce not
-and-"
"And teil him Ihnt wee hate planned
to scuttle the ship in two hours' time?
1\'•0, n•); I h115e n tetter plan tint that.
1' stems n dark night; let us go on
desk and see if we cnn't gel nwny in
one of the hosts. We should soon ne
picked up. (hush! here is I)rue<' again."
".Anything I cnn get poi. gentlemen?"'
"Oh, yes, ( apinin Druce; there is a
-3 box nmeingst your cnrgeo it ern -
thins some things that 1 sh<.uld very
much like to have: non frown box.
faptnih Drone, with n row et lrnee
nails in Irhnl:'
"Ate right, 1'll hove a look for It rn
58 hour or tw".'
"put iL---i1 w Il be too late then -we
v ie 1'
( \Word situ lie, (
Look was known by its introductory
phrase, "And Jehovah soak'." even ns
Genesis was known. Vy the title, "In the
Ile ginning." The book of Nuutbe'(•+s dif-
fer; from Genesis, Ewdus, 1.eviticus,
red Deuteronomy 10 that. whereas these
four books of the Pentateuch have re-
tained the Greek names, the title "Arilh-
r 1(11' was subsequently translated and
has cordo down to hs in its English
ham, "Numbers." The i t,le,hts of the
!sok of Numbers are very nli'eellnneous
1:i character. The hook fall; naturally
into Iwo principal divisions, or sections,
Ib� first of 5Lich, Num. 1. 1-10. 10. may
be regarded as an Iippcltllie to the books
o' liNo(1os and Leviticus, since elle inel-
dents of the sojourn of the Isr•nelile a in
Ile wilderness at Sinai are recorded in
Ihe• (hooters between Exexl. 19. 1 and
Num. 10. 10. 'These chnplers,- therefore,
form n neturrll connected group by
(tre•nSetes. The remainder of 1110 hook
Is devoted ton record of the experiences
of Ia-nel mice hawing sinal, up to Ihe
point at which they were nt Inst pre -
mired In enter cold take possession of
the 1.nn(1 of Promise. The nnrrelive of
this second portion of the honk cowers
n period of a little less then forty years.
Special emphasis is placed in the nar-
sol a on Ihe events of the first few and
Ihe chasing( mouths of the journey. Be-
fore leasing the vicinity of Sino, 1(11(1
again at the end of the long desert w•tur-
derings, Moses is instrt.cled by Jehovah
to mintier lite peepte, and it is from
these two numberings that the t.cxok as
we 1111we it I1ns reeeiV(,I its name.
29. 1lolutb, the soul of Reuel the \hJi-
t:ilo, !doses' father -in -low -in Jude;. 4.
I, Hobab is called the brother -in -Om of
loses and is identified ns a Kent . In
:mot. 2. la, the name Helot) is omitted,
teuel being subsli11dcd ; but since
leuel is a clan name it may well Is. that
he pctrsonnl mime "114 bab." has in
15041. 2. 18, been purposely omitted in
tVor of the name of the clan of which
tory male member wile considered to
e 1) son. lienee the designation "Ho -
ab, the son of Reuel" may be taken la
ignify Ilubah of the tribe of Reuel.
elsewhere ►4 aher-In-la\loses is
ulled JethrolluExfotd. 3. 1), w n seofeming fn-
-ensuteney which has not been as yet.,
alisfacturily explained. The fact, hnwyW'►
.ver, that he is in some cases said to bo
t Midianite and m others a Kenile does
lot involve a serious discrepancy, sinco
5)1)1 designations agree in connecting
pile by marriage with an Arab or no -
odic 10(15' of the wilderness.
Jehovah said -"And Jrhevah soaks
.501(1 Aloses, Ikepnrt. g(1 up hence, thou
led the people 11181 thou hast brought
in out of the land of Egypt, undo Cho
'and of which 1 sw•are unto Abraham,
o Isaac. and to Jacob, saying. Unto thy
:coil will 1 give it" (E5<xl. 33. 1).
30. M)no own land -'The land of
\littler. the boundaries of which are not
le(luitely fixed, the \tidianites being
nomads arid hence having no permanent
!welling place. It has been sugge led
'hat the clan of the \tfdinnites to which
,rehab belonged may have dwelt near
the southern point of the Sinaitc penin -
sole. in tvhich case Ilobrib in order to
return to his people would have returned
just r► little southward from the plates
where the conversation with 1loses
naturally bee( place. If his tribe had
'e'en lurnted farther to the northeast,
.east of Cho Akobah, it would seem that
'Os journey homeward would have been
her some distance along 11i0 proposed
line of march of tete Israelites.
31. Theo shalt alt be to us instead of
eyes-Fainilinr with the territory, Ilo-
1•nb is invited to act as a desert. guide
for ih0 Israelites, and is promised,
dc:ubilees for his fnmily ns well as for
himself, n share in the prosperity which
Moses its confident the chosen people of
Jehovah will sem enjoy.
33. 'Three days' journey --Not sepa-
rated from the people by a three tinys'
jeunuey, but going before them during a
three (lays' march.
To seek out a resting ploce--A suit-
able place for encampment,
35. noses said --Addressing himself to
1110 Ark as the Symbol of Jehovah's pre-
sence among his people.
Lel thine enemies be scattered -Tho
verse reflects the old ilebrety Thought of
Jehovah as a God of lollies, known
principally through his manifestations
of power.
36. Return . 0 Jehovah -An address
to the ark and a prayer for 111e abiding
presence of Jehovah daunt his people.
WORK OF SKIN MUSCLES.
Protect Cody OmGold and Sudden
(.hanggnics,
'Tho muscles of the skin need Irrifn
n.g.
• ( e them to contract ---
to eluent vi (6or
ously on the slightest cold," says n twill -
oil writer, "le, shut the blood out of Ito
skin so quickly that the )•rccious body
heat will not Le lost. You notice lliat
when tete skin is cold (here is a 'goose
skin' nppearnne0. This is clue to the
rr.nlraclion of the little muscles of the
shin. The contrnclton of the muscles
compresses the external blood vessels
1,0(1 (hives away the blood front the sur -
Mee, hardening and Thickening the skin,
which thereby becomes a better non-
conduelor, 'Thus the body temperature
is maintained. ,
"It is because of the constant exposure
in cold that the Indian's body is 'alt
face.' The skin of hes whole body, not
only that of the face, has learned to take
cure of itself."
Verso 11. hi the second year, in the
seco141 11111)- The sojourn of the
1: ractitee et 511111i had occupied fmni
tee t(1 lwelwr nrnr►11is.
Ihe (•loud 55'18 11)1500 up--'i-ho cloud
87m11)1i/0118 the pres-ence of )(gavial had
costed upon the Inhernarlc ever since its
erection, 'the rising of the rlon.l fetal
eft the tabernacle was, the diving signal
that 111e Isnielil(S should tweak ak up their
camp and )n,e.(('(l on their re ti. The
cloud. vis1.•1e• to the daytime, assumed
at night n fiery (i• InmiilnhS nppea•nn<e.
The Internale of the lestinthny---Iter"
8841 in (111(•r passages s" called because
of the fact That in the Hely of Holies of
this tabernacle were prexerve.l• in the
)k "f Ihe (nvrlwnl. Ihe ' of rnto
"nArx5111111:4.
1115414' written 1114'fill'T'ns sl
(:ait-
rua:dmrnls.
1?. Set forward - Resumed (heir
march.
Ae..nling to their journeys -- Or,
"stages." Mnny nn^icnt les<Ip}es men-
surerl the journeys or their armies rind
militating hods by the daily singes of
their march.
\\ il11 rn,ess h1 Partin -North et urinal,
rind tiouth of tiniest', though sometimes
c(.Isi(Iered ns 1111510)1 !11(•1ud'(1 the vicine
it- of Kadesit al o, Ii,e exact tomtitnries
of the district being som(•whol uncertain.
The wilderness of frena had nt one
lune Igen Ishunaere dwelling place. it
t+y Ichtecn 11lidian and Egypt.
13. They first took their journey -
perhaps the weird "first'' Is superflous.
If retained. the meaning would s(ern1 to
Ln 'they began their journey."
Accenting to the contend/nerd of J.
1.0581) -l -h" ,)nminndn%ent heron
err' re'a'rs
In Ihe die inety presrril r.) marching
order indicated in verses 5.8 of Itis
etinpler rind elsewhere. 'fhe precision
with wfii^h the mmmen(tment 5 as
obeyed is Indicated by the detailed ac -
SENTENCE SERMONS.
t,avo is iheaven:s Itght.
Haling reproof is loving ruin.
Sacrifice demonstrates sincerity.
There is no achieving without believ-
ing.
rite \Nord of life is n lot more than
wools.
The Smooth neon tins a hard road
ahead of him.
No soul 5.115 ever yet caught by a
steel trap senile.
No one heeds to sit still while wailing
no the Lord.
The n►nr•iyr's crown was never found
by looking for il.
The people will go to the church flint
gives itself to then!.
'I'Ih' greatest miracle is the casting out
of the devil of self.
Dote may be misunderstood but it
never misunderstands.
The love of the Lord never ,yet lot
yen to hale one another.
A than army be solid .n the time card
and still miss the train.
Ninny n sister spoils her testimony in
the elmrch by her tongue in the kitchen.
There Is something wrong with Ito
h<.rlte that is not the happiest place on
earth.
1t is lite giving 111 his nano that turns
the cup of cold venter into the wine of
kt-e.
Some people never enjoy Ihcrosel'e3
unless they are gelling out an injunc-
tion on another's happiness.
Many nn average man has been
steeled by hnving to ler with a m
who thought he was way above 10
overage.
This is not the only worid trial Is cal-
lus to the non who goes around look-
ing for a chalice to put his feelings tin -
dee the other fellow's feet.
GERMAN EXHIBITIONS.
Disense exhibitions • nre Iying held
from 11190 to time in Gendlioy. Dos
would regard them ns popular forms (.l
entertainment, hut it is believed !he,
Imre n great educutk,nni vntu.•. Kerr! •
thing ntout different diseases nn,1 their
causes is explained. and books aril
p0mphlete are forthcoming litowin„
law the diseases nre 10 be cored. '1 %5
hundred tn,usnn( i"r•pte % 1511481 5)1(11
Ir, exhibition at 1)resslen. and one being
hekl at present al Frankforl•on-Ihe-Nlnin
g (vpinlly AlfeCC ester Such shows, hots•
clef, are not :rt ncr:)us'o!k,
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