HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1929-09-05, Page 6Sunay School
Lesson
September 1, Lesson IX-- Ezra's Re
turn To Jerusalem -Ezra 7; 6.10'
St 21.23, 31, 32. Golden Text—The
hand of our God is open ail them
for good that seek him. --Ezra 3: 22,
ANALYSIS.
TIIE PREPARATION, ell, .7: 1-28.
If. TEE JOURNEY, ch, 8: 1-36,
XNTRoDuc!r ON --.Tho first six chap -
tors of the book of Ezra, tell the story
of the return from Babylonian exile,
permitted by the decree of Cyrus after
his conquest of Babylon in the year
33,C. 538 (see eh, 1). The second part
of the book (chs, 740) tells of Ezra's
coming to Jerusalem from Babylon.
nighty years later (13,C, 458), or, as
some• think, one hundred and forty'
years later (B.C. 398). There were
three Persian kings of the name of
Artaxerxes, and it is regarded as
doubtful whether Ezra caste in the
reign of the first (465-425) or of the
second (405.35`9) of these kings (see
Ezra 7: 1, 8), The earlier date is the
one generally accepted. In that case
Ezra's mission as priest and teacher
preceded that of Nehemiah as gover-
aor, by fourteen years (see Neh. 2: 1).
It is quite evident from the pro-
praay of Malachi, from the story of
Nehemiah, and from certain chapters
of the 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
Babylon had nreserved 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 an in Jerusalem,
Ezra came on a mission of teaching
and of reform, zealous for the laws
and customs of his fathers, and armed
with magisterial powers conferred
upon him by the Persian court.
I. THE PREPARATION, ch. 7: 1-28.
In vs. y-5 Ezra's genealogical tree
is resented. showing hits to have been
a descendant of Aaron through the
family of Zadok, who was a chief
priest in the days of David and Solo -
tion. According to the Levitical law
only the descendants of Aaron were
true priests (Exodus 28: 1). Ezekiel,
in the early years of the exile, declar-
ed that in the restored temple only
the sons of Zadok should minister in
the priest's office, because of their
fidelity to duty in the temple service
"when the children of Israel went
astray" (Ezek. 44: 1.5. 15).
Artaxerxes king of Persia was,
probable, the first of that name. the
sante who commissioned Nehemiah as
governor fourteen years later. Ezra
was a ready scribe (v. 6). well versed
in the art of writing and learned in
the ancient law. The author of this
book regards the inauguration of bis
mission. the king's favor, and the suc,
cess which attended him. as due to the
bend of the Lord 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-
serve, and teach the law. Apparently
years of study and of preparation of
mind and heart preceded the great
adventure.
Under the strict rule of the Per-
sian Icings permission had to be ob-
tained for such a journey with so
large a company. The copy of the
king's letter is given (vs. 11-26) in
the Aramaic language. a language
akin to the Hebrew, which was widely
used throughout the whole region
from Mesopotamia to Palestine.
The last words of verse 12 should
be rendered as in the Revised Version
"and so forth." Instead of the usual
Iong list of complimentary titles given
to the Persian king at the beginning
of official documents this abbreviation
is used (see 4: 10, 11). The seven
counsellors (v. 14) formed the king's
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 ten bushels, a bath was
about eight gallons. The powers given
Ezra aleo seen great, but it must be
remembered that they were o . paper
only and that he had no military or
police to enforce them. They were
largely, if not entirely, in the way
of authority to teach,and disobedience
could have been punished only by the
instructed community.
The chapter ends with a thanksgiv-
ing drawn, apparently, from Ezra's given me any.
own memoirs, which OA.. centirteed in Style Notes-
chs. 8 and 8,
Il,
1I111 JOURNEY, ell. 81 3.40.
The nanie8 of the heads of flt101138s,
Or family groups, who aecotnpenied
,Ezra are given in vs. 144. Where
Alava, or the river that runneth to
Allure, was, is not known, The same
is true of Casiphia. The 301831)0 was
constituted by prayer enll fasting "be-
fore our God," Ezra says, "to seek of
hila a right way fur us, and for Orr
little ones, and for all our substance,"
Ezra frankly admits that he .would
have liked to have had a band of sol-
diers and horsemen to help him to
guard the company against enemies on
the way, but was ashamed to ask, be-
cause ho had declared to the king that
their God would take care of them
(vs. 21, 22), The enormous value
of the treasure which they ',tarried is
told in vs. 24-30, and may be reck-
oned at about five trillions of dollars.
So the journey was made it safety,
the treasure was all accounted for and
letter vast the shownmt tele lieutene ants
and governors on the way..
Of Paris Salons
A Few Models Frorn the Vari-
ous Leading Dressmakers
Are Described
SKIRTS LQINGER
A brief diso•iption of the latest
stylee from the centre of dee:sm:thing
activittes, Paris, Prance, is given in
part 'as it appeared in the Montreal,
Star and should be of interest t0 our
residers.
Jayope in Color
Ohaue''s sports group is joyous In
color and includes among other Suter -
este blouses buttoned int front, A de-
linite rejection of anything but arrest-
ing color contrast is noted In title
group made up largely of tricots in
navel patterns and jereey. Some of
Chattel's color schemes are brown
with blue, orange with black, mustard
and bream, grey with red, and much
black and white.
In her more formal ensembles she
makes use of much fury especially oft
Princess coats '01311 cape collars.
These coats are of cloth and worn
with flat crepe dresses, Some coats
have fur Gapes and deep fur cuffs, Fur
trimmed evening dresses are another
all
A Strange Water Dwells*
FORTUNE IN RARE FISH
Mile, .Seln, Paris, feeding her telescopic fish and acclimatizing them Co
y known climate, Inset—A-"Ptercphilum" of. Brazilian waters.
Even For Pinner
Mary Notwiteky's shoeing was
made up largely of pajamas for all
occasions, including dinner.
One of these dinner pajamas is de-
velnped in pink georgette, the trous-
ers widened by exaggerated godets
iuuovatiou, cue at least of these be- I and the jacket on bolero lines, A
lug oontpteted by fur bordered velvet point is made on having the trousers
contrast with the jacket in most of
kniekera, this particular model being
1 ruolse blue velvet with mink. Net the models shown, and there is of
' i
n tt 0011080 a great 7011813' of fabric and a
Is also prominent with this couturiere. nsoat fascinating array of bright ool-
The evening silhouette is ankle ors, The trousers,, wide in themselves,
length, molded to the figure well be- are exaggerated greatly by the godets
low the hips and flaring at that point. which are placed ata low line. Moire
Many lace dresses are made with and velvet is one distinguished paja-
three , graduated flounces, the first MU combination, other models are of
placed below the hips, the bodice be. bordered crepe and still others of fa-
ing molded. Donne and printed velvet.
A series of black woollen dresses The daytime sports costumes at this
featuring pique is also shown. Among establishment are inclined' to light
thee novelties is a crinkled velvet. colored tweeds and diagonals. The
The Worth Collection tucic-in blouse is repeatedly used.
The Worth collection numbered over Sports dresses are in small allover
300 models and exploits fur trimmings,
lingerie details, beads for evening.
matching hats and several other in-
terests, including "peasoup" shades,
Pur bordered skirts for afternoon
DEFINITELY SMART
It's definitely new and smart, and
immediately gives impression of chic
individuality. It's the fashionable
tunic silhouette all Paris is talking
about. It is a slender type with gra-
cious flare that doesn't interfere in
the least with the slenderness of fig-
ure.
gure. The left side of tunic dips the
hem just slightly, an interesting
means of adding length. The surplice
closing detracts from width of bodice.
Calls for Human Aid
C. IJ. Howard.
A giant pelican of Santa Monica,
Calif., recently appealed to a man to
relieve him from a pain he could not
cure himself, After Imaging around
in the air for some timehe finally set-
tled down upon the Municipal, Pier
near Mr. Ed. Hendricks, who was fish-
ing there neara group of other men..
They all noticed that the bird was
evidently in pain of some sort, and;
when Mr. Hendricks gently reached,
out his hand the pelican 'stood still.
and let him make em examination. A
little exploring discovered a large fish-
hook embedded in its fled' and ,it was
necessary in the ensuing surgical
operation to its a pair of pliers, to
which the bird submitted courageous-
ly. Several times it squawked out in
pain, but made no attempt to use its
huge bill or wings in anger, and when
it was over flew away as happy and,
relieved as a boy would feel after hoer-
patterned
aypatterned jersey. A series of beach Ing had a' bad splinter removed from
costumes concluded this collection. his foot.—Dumb Animals.
Paul Poiret
Pato Poiret stresses medieval types
in his presentation modifying this
gowns with tuckdu blouses are some- Mote for day wear, although the Dela-
times topped by fur hats. ; eess line is used throughout. Por the
One of the startling accessories pe- evening ensembles it is noted that
collar to this premiere Is the use of • coats follow the identical line of the
red suede or kid elbow length gloves dress, and a great deal of lame in
worn with evening dresses, red shoes
also being worn. Bright red is advo-
cated for evenhtg, alsa several greens,
black, white and grape with multi-
colored effects in patterned fabrics,
such as brocades. Beading is played
up ou nets, sequins also being used.
A feature of the evening group is the
transparent hem from knee to ankle,
large indefinite desigus is employed.
Poirot 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.
O'Rossen follows the general trend
by dropping his skirts to about 1.5
inches from the floor. The waistline
while long flying panels are also used, is definitely placed at normal. Tweeds
For day wear Worth favors a slightly in ctlelveb effect for morning suits
irregular hemline,. the general effect and velvety velours for formal ones
being of neat lines. give an indication of the trend in fab -
The Molyneux collection occasioned ries, mannish worsteds beteg well to
the fore. The tuck -in blouse is wore
Style No. 503 is designed in sizes 1G, great surprise by its disregard for the slightly bloused over the skirt band
g new silhouette advocated at other at this house. Pacoima crepe case -
13, 20 years, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 houses. Molyneux retains the low ulna as well as gilets in woolen lace
and 48 inches bust. It is lovely and waist line often using a double girdle,are iucidentai. Gabby Gertle
cool and so entirely smart in pin dot- and adheres to straight lines, prefer- 'A miss in the motor can be satis-
ted cotton voile ingreen and white gTrousers For Tennis
in box and other pleats to circular The Schiaparallt opening was held factorily adjusted with one head ea
with white voile vestee. Printed lawn,
sheer linen in orchid shade, printed d ti to enlarged gawtens and consrstad oe
tub silk, sun -tan beige georgette
crepe, flowered chiffon and navy blue
georgette crepe are ideal selections.
Pattern price 200 in stamps or coin
(coin is preferred). Wrap coin care-
1ully.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Unconscious Humor Embarking at
A Few Extracts From An►l1711k~
skirts. the wheel•
Printed velvets an interesting some fifty sport models, the straight
Industry
industry is in itself, and when pro-
perly abeasu, delightful and profit-
able
rofitable to the worker; and when .you
toil has been a pleasure, you have not
earned money merely, but money,
health, delight, and moral profit, all
is one.—R. L. Stevenson.
"Bertle'a schoolreport 'had just
a rather large group of sport wear a int blouses while e o coo las ng coma lei imed losing father,
with
leather costume stands out, thio hav- nearly always matched the tweed you!' exclaimed his tabhe0, How
ing a flaring skirt, Jacket and hat all skirt with which they were shown. is it young Jones is always at the
top of the class, while you aro at the
of leather. Raincoats are also include The consensus of opinion al buyers ,bottom?' "The boy looked, at his
ed i nthfs group. who have carefully studied and cote- father reproachfully. `You forget,
Callon has not added many inches pared the many collections is that a dad; he said kindly, 'that Jones has
to her silhouette of last season, new style era is upon us. That it will awfully clover parents.' "—Watchman-
PrIncess lines rank high for evening take two seasons at least to revolt- Examiner.
tionise present standards 1s admitted
woollens are salient features of this
conservative showing. Coats are also
straight of line, there beiug a parti-
ality for black trimmed with broadtail,
Some capelets are shown and fur col-
lars are upstanding.
skirt being emphasized. An innova-
tion was a tennis costume without a
skirt. This consisted of a white Bilk
jersey top with straight hanging trous-
ers. The sleeves were elbow length.
Suede acceesories such as belt, bags
Write your name and address plain- and gloves were shown with some
ly, giving number and size of such Callon as usual is among the last to sports costumes and the trousers idea
patterns as ,you wan. Enclose 20e in show and included in this large col- was carried into this group. An ef-
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap lection are interesting lounging paja- foctive union of tweed with a match -
it carefully) for each number, and mus and several culotte costumes. Ia ing knitted top was •applauded. Tuck -
address your order to Wilson Pattern 1 it e t ti fabric
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, he said, "Fifty per sent, of and there are several models distin-
tite people down there thought we guished u3' drapery at the hipline,
were coming down.' Pat replied, The characteristically Calton bouffant
"'Fifty per cent. of the people up here tulle frock is repeated with variations
did ,too." while other frocics folio wslim lines,
Pajama Costumes
African Paper Covering Extremes are 01)310ing. This feet
a Variety o Thins
.osplatns polar exxtedltions, it also
Its the Gold Coast Spectator, pub- a000unts for our desire to go to the.
gelled la Accra, Gold 'Coast, we 31ud Ileliler, the most northern point la,
the following iteine which appeared to the provineeof N�rth Ilolland, whel'e
the waters of the Zuider Zee clash'
twice a day with those 03 tate North
Sea. Isere, we Were told in Amster-
dam, was a very tall lighthouse which
twiaicles to anotbor on the island
of Texel, and so on, by way cf Elie-•
land and Ter'Sehelling, to Denmarlc
and Norway, thus binding in a fellow-
ship of helpfulness tate outer fringe
ot those lands from which our Eng-
lish
ng
lisp race 0080 into being and whence
it drew its tenacity, its love of the
hard-won soil, and its daring on the
deep. We thought we would ratltea.
behold the flash of that light than Wm
glare of all the cafes in Amsterdam
and rather hear the rush of those
waves than the blare of motor -horns.
We had spent many hairs of
Waling Joy in the picture galleries
of Rotterdam, The Ilague, Haarlem,
and Amsterdam and then on stepping
out into the streets and waadering
through one or two villages had dis-
covered that the models of the paint-
ings wo had so much admired were
stili living in their descendaauts.o. .
Titus it carie to pass tat
sunshiny morning in early July we
stepped aboard the Alkmaar packet,
at her moorings in the harbor of
Amsterdam, nit much "caring what
her destination might be nor when
she .reached it, or even wheet she
started, for the interest of the voy-
age began .long before •her screw
made its fleet revolntioa. It pleased
us to remark that the pedestrians, in
the streets, being rational, practical,
and withal social people, were more
striet in observing the law of the
road than. the less discipliiied' inhabi-
tants of South, European cities, where
everybody bumps along as he pleases,
The Dutch keep not only to the right
side of the pavement, but to the right-
hand pavement: We also •noticed
gratefully and put down as another
little marls of high civilization, the
fact that people' did not stare at us,
though no. doubt. there was sometbdeg
outlandish in our appearance. The
Dutch have had a long and varied exr
perience of the world; their empire
is far-flung; they. govern about 8evea
times their own number of East and
West Indians; their shipping and
their geographical position make
them neighbor's t0 all the. earth. Con
tie of interest to cul` Editor, We trust
they will be of interest to our Ontario
readers.
Saltpond, Girl Kidnapped to
Togoland
Conning to town from the village of
G'rematine, where she had been on 8
visit to 1ne1' family, sometiure last year,
a girl 01 about 10 years of age, belong-
ing to the household of Chlef•I{orsals's,
mysteriously disappeared and all
search for her proved uisuceessful.
News lute Just been received by the
girl's family that site had been seen
at Lome, Togoland, but her phiz had
been. alightly altered with Togoland
tribal marks.
Work on the lagoon has been stop-
ped, with, the result that a little show-
er causes the small drain to overflow,
causing damages to nearby houses.
Passengers Not Admitted
At Nsawam railway station one sees
the entrance regularly closed lately
before the scheduled time for the are
.rival of trains. This practice started
a little over a month ago and coin-
aided
oin
oided with the appointment of the 11.
literate, sigperiutendent-in charge: Pas•
stingers are' therefore'prevented from
catching a trate' for their respective
destinations, Probably this is due to
au 0x0888 of zeal on the part of the
uew-Domer, who does not realise that
he is disturbing the earning capacity
of the railway by his stupidity, apart
from causing grave inconvenience to
business men and' the travelling pub-
lic Who have to seek other means of
transport. Is it necessary for one to
be in the compound ball -an -hour be -
bete a train arrives? Cannot the sta-
tion master instruct and control him?
Nkronso (Akim;)
The "Spectator" can be purchased
from Mr. J'. B. leComson, Licensed Let-
ter Writer. •
Owing to the Constant rainfalls, the
Nkrouso-Asafo road has fallen tato,
ruin and has therefore been closed
temporarily.
The town is infested with desperate
robbers, • and the police are asked,
therefore, to be doub' • vigilant Sam-
tatlon is very bad. The Chief must
look into this to improve the hygiene
of the town.
"Okun," the native festival, will be sequently they have a worldly-wise
celebrated shortly, and preparations tolerance of altar Is foreign.—George
aro beiug made towards it. McLean harper, in "Spirit of De-
ligh t."
From the bedroom Of the boys the draperies being tight to the body.
came the bedroom
f the twin boys Greens, notably myrtle, cedar and le not computable with present condi- —Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
hof so bottle are endorsed, while dahlia and tions 1 nthe opluton of some but taken
weeping and hearty laughter, cyclamen are favorites for evening. on the whole the collections presented
but is the intermediary period in WINDOWS OF THE SOUL
which we are, changes are brought Let there be many windows to your
about with cotsiderahle discretion.' soul.
The fragility of some ot the fabrics! That all the glory of the universe
and the general elegance of the model May beautify it.
lather weal up to investigate. WhetsTraffic Cop: "Pm sorry, Miss, but
the, matter up here?" The joyous Evening coats are sumptous chez wearable and exceedingly attractive
twin indicated his weeping brother. Callon. They are developed in exciui- costumes. 1 I've got to tag your oar. You know what that means, Sweet Young
" he chuckled, "only nurse site lame fabrics heavily bordered • Let us plant and rear all tender Thing: Certainly. Now • I have to
has tgiven him two baths and hasn't
with fur, but otherwise untrimmed. thought, knowing surely that those who ! chase somebody ease and tag them
The three quarter coat is approved, sow is tears shall reap is joy. 1 and then they're it.
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Forest Insect Problems
Serious losses occur each year in
the forest growths of Canada due to
the tvorlc of insects, Great stretches
oe timber have been killed outright
and become a total loss. Not only
does the loss affect forest twee but
shade trees and stored wood products
suffer serious losses from insect at-
tacks, The problems of forest and
shade tree protection are being dealt
with by the Division of Porest Insects
of - the Dominion Entomological
Branch, Department of Agriculture,
and a force of trained men are con-
stantly working in meant, surveys
and tate discovery of reihedles that
Columbia Ice -Field
The Columbia ice-tleld in the Cana-
dian Rockies is one of 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 of these
ranges.
Poles Asunder
New York Evening Post: We note
may be applied with some hope of that Mrs. Sydney Webbrefuses to ac-
•
Wide Range of Clays
As might be expected in a country
as Large. as Canada, and In which so
many geological formations .are re-
presented, a wide range of clays and
shales suitable for various uses are
found. Aside from the brick. tile,
and sewer pipe clays there are de-
posits of fireclay, stoneware clay, hall
clay, and kaolin or china Gley,
Canada's Forest Area
' The total forest area of Canada is
estimated to be 1151,454,square mites'.
Of this area, 8115,880 square metes are
Productive and accessible; a little
over one-third of this area bears tlin-
ber of merchantable size: the remain-
der carries young growth not yet fit
fen use,
POSSESSIONS
As It is the desire of a man to pos-
ses8 what he finds most beautiful, so
is it tine instinct of the Net, of the
painter, of the musician, to express
and give again to the world --tbe
captured ideal. --Agnes and Egerton
Castle, •
By ...BUD FISHER
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sept the rank and name of Lady Pass-
field just because her husband has
been created Lord. Passfield, time,,' we
should say, establishing the record
for extreme polar distauce from the
position assumed by Mess. Edward
Everett Gann.
Wait and See
Ohio State Journal: When Ramsay
MacDonald comes over to confer with
President hoover on the great world
issues it will be interesting to note
whether he puts up at the British Em-
bassy, which we suppose will be dry
as a bone by .that time, or at one
the leading Washington hotels, with
a reliable bellboy within easy call.
ENDURING FAME
Study the lives of our great men
who have won enduring fame and
whose memories are revered not only,
by our own countrymen but by the
civilized world. Read and re -read the
lives of Lincoln, of Franklin,. for rttet-
epiratton. Study the 0010018 of Edi-
! eon, Carnegie, Bell, Vali and Schwab..
and take courage those of you who
are not born with golden spoons in
your mouth.
John Bays Hammed.
Messages by Heliographs
Heliographs have been successfully'
used for the regular transmission ot
messages betiveen Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan, and a station ht the
Prince .Albert naticmal park over a
distance Of 30 miles.
This story will raise a broad smile
on the faces of all Soots who know
anything about the old days of schisms
and cleaverages which rent the.church-
es asunder all over the country. An
old shepherd in the highlands was
asked by a visitor from London how
the church of 'which he was a pilar
was faring. "Not so . goot, sir, I'm
sorry to say," remarked the old man
with a mournful shake of his head.
"Ye see we had a split up last year
on a erne' matter o'docteine, and that
left us with only 2oo members. "Then
we had a disruption, and only ten o'
us were eft. Last month there was a
heresy trial, and only ma brother
Duncan and myself were left, Aud to
tell ye the truth, sir, I lzge docs about
Poem's orthodoxyt"— Marry Lauder