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September 16, LessonXI-*•Teaching
the Law of God—Nehemiah 0; 1.3
6, 6, 8.12, Golden Text—The, en
tranee of thy words giveth light--
Psalm
ight,—Psalm 119: 130.
ANALYSIS,
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THE cm/tut/40 OF TUE LAW, vs. 1-12.
11. THE FEAST OF T117 SEVENTH MONTH,
11111 vs, 13-18.
INTf0DUOT1oe —Ezra seems to have
brought with him from. Babylon a new
edition of the ancient` law, the, origin
of wh.ek; was ascribed to Moses, It is
difficult for us to understand why the
priests and the people of Judah should
have been Ignorant of this law, We
are told In Exodns of the "book of the
covenant" (24:' 7), which contained
the laws in chs, 20-23, or part of them,
and of the "two table-; of testimony,
tables of stone, written with the finger
of God," "tables of the covenant,"
which were put in the, ark and pro.
Served there (Exod. 24: 12; 81: 18;
• Doul. 9: 10;. ti; 10; 1-5). We are
told also in Deuteronomy that the
),ting. must "write -.lin a copy of this
law in a book," and "read therein all
the days of his life," In this case the
law referred to may be the code, non-
tained in ohs. 12-26, and may be the
lost or forgotten book King Josiah (2.
Kings 22: 8-10), whose reforms, based
upon this book, coincide 'closely with
the requirements of Deuteronomy.
There is also the story of Samuel, last
of the judges, who chose, under divine
direction, thefleet kings of united
Israel, and who "told the people wroth
manner of the kingdom, and wroth it
in a book, and laid it up before the
Lord," (1 Samuel 10: 25; compare 8:
10-22), During the long period of
exile in Babylon there must have been
great danger that these earlier books
would be lost, and it seems to have
been due to men of the Spirit and
mind of Ezra that both history and
law of the early times wee preserved
and copied and merle available for the
e•estored community.
position to send_�ortivl,s to those who
were 'n need. ller, they learned, the
joy.vi the Lord is your strength, that
is,, no doubt, the joy experieneed In
doing the Lord's will,
II. 71116 FEAST 010 1116 SEVENTH 0506110,:
vs, 13-18,
For the law governing the time and
order of this festival see Lev. 23; 33-
36 and 39-43; Exod; 23: 16 ("the
feast of ingathering!'); and Deut, 16:
13.15, The ritual is set forth in, de-
tail in Num, 29: 12:58, The festiv$l
seem: to have had, like the Passover,
a double meanie;, It celebrated the
ingathering of t•'to fceit harvest and
so the en of the old economic year, and
it also eonimemecatod the dwelling in
tents during the long period of their
life in the wilderness before the con-
quest and settlement of Palestine. The
going out of the narrow, crowded
quarters of the villages and towns into
the fields, orchards, and vineyards,
where they lived in booths trade of
olive branches, pine, myrtle and palm,
must have been both ' healthful and
delightful.
The statement in v, 17 that since
the days of Joshua (Joshua) they had
not done so must have been made by a
writer unacquainted with 2 Kings is
,8-10 and 8: 13, See also Ezra 3; 4
and 1 Kings 8: 2, 05, 66. Or, it is pos-
sible, that he means to say that the
feast had not been kept since Joshua,
strictly according to the law.
I. THE READING OF TILE LAW, vs. 1-12.
In this chapter Ezra the priest and
Nehemiah the governor app'e'ar :e-
gethor in a great religious service con-
tinuing eight days, in which the people
are instructed in the ancient law, and
the custom of celebrating the feast 4
tabernacles, long neglected, is renew -
•ed. Ezra had come to Jerusalem on
his mission of teaching and reform
fourteen years before, and at first, -ap-
parently, had had some measure of
success (Ezra 9-10). But, on the
whole, his mission does not seem to
have prospered. He may have lacked
power to enforce the law which he pro-
claimed, and which at first he per-
suaded some of the people to accept.
Or there may have been a determined'
and well organized oposition to its
;enforcement.
The Water late (v. 1) was on the
'eastern side of the city; overlooking
.the Virgin's Spring. The book of the
laws of Moses, which Ezra brought,
robably contained most, if not all, the
laws of the Pentaterch, and repre-
sents the first collection of canonical
Scripture. It is interesting to note
that the Samaritans adopted the same
book of the law (the Pentateuch) and
to this day it is their only sacred and
authoritative Scrieture. The Greek,
."First Book of Esdras" (that is Ezra)
says of him, "Esdres had very great
skill, so that he omitted nothing of the
law and commandments of the Lord,
but taught all Israel the ordinances
and judgments."
Ezra stood upon a pulpit of wood,
Or rather "a wooden platform," upon
which others also were standing. At
the beginning Ezra blessed the Lord,
the great God, :t is not easy t, under-
stand just how the reading and teach-
ing was done. Most robably Ezra read
first for alt who could understand and
follow his reading, and then chosen
men (v. 6) gathered the 'people in
groups and caused them to understand
the reading. It must have required.
sem • such organized plan to convey
instruction to some thousands of pea
' ple. However it was done, Ezra .and,
his helpers were able to make clear
to all the demands of their law and
religion, and to make them realize
that this was the most important
thing in their 1'.ves.
Tirshatha is a Persian.word and is
here the title of the governor. The
statement made in some commentaries
that this reference to Nehemiah is an
interpolation and does not roperly be-
long to the story seems to be quite
without foundation.
All the people wept, realizing how
ignorant and neglectful they had been
of these important natters (compare
2 Kings 22: 10-11). Weeping and
laughter are often closely joined, and
these simple folk, when comforted by
their leaders and bidden make the day
a holiday, snon turned their weeping
into great mirth, Their mirth, we may
be sure ( was not 7eesened by the dis-
MUTT AND JEFF—
JABOT BIB COLLAR.
A becoming semi -sports type in
chartreuse green rajah silk with •two-
tone of brown dots is fetching new
idea ,,of Paris to complement she sun-
tan vogue. The . jabot bib collar of
Style No. 608 is what makes it so out-
standingly smart, and softens its line.
The hips are snug; skirt slightly cir
culee. Sleeves dart -fitted below elbows.
It is designed in sizes 16, 18, 20 years,
36, 38 40 and 42 inches bust. It adapts
itself lovely to cotton fabrics as print-
ed lawn, sheer or handkerchief weight
linen, printed voile and printed lawn.
Shantung, rajah, silk, georgette crepe,
crepe de chine and chiffon appropri-
ate. It is stunning in rich Wine red
canton crepe which is advanced Fall
note and quite suitable for immediate
wear. Black crepe satin can be work-
ed out nicely in reverse treatment and
is entirely dependable for serviceable
daytime wear. Pattern price 20c in
stamps or coin (coin is preferred).
Wrap coin carefully.
HOW TO ORDER PATTgRNS.
In
Showing Swedish Horse Lovers What Stan larl
Brads Can Do
AMERICAN TROTTING HORSES IN LEAD AT STOCKHOLM
Splendid actin picture, showing Natalis and Chilton, Iwo American trotters, capture first and second places
race held recently near Stockholm,. Sweden, palms he dormant, can brave the
storms of the ocean for months, only
Cocoanut Palm
Still Untraced
By Scientists
Both American and African
Origin Suggested in the
Theories of Birth-
plaeo
Science is ktill grappling with the
mystery of the origin of the cocoanut
palm, azeor.t,ni to Dr. J;the K. Small,
head aerator ref the museum at thy
New York: Botanical Garden boom
Park, awl i;,s..iate of Thomas A, lith.
son dut'ingthe Inventor's rubber ee-
perutlents in riurida.
While utany have located the birth.
place of the palm in parts of 01101 quarters of the Oauadinn Section in
f meriesn conticent, the eminent stu- Maltreat recently. The visitore a e
dent of palms, Bawer!, has jointed P. W, Parson, Loudon; George Hut•
out that an African palm is its cies- olteson, Aberdeen; stud A. E. Howitt,
est relate e. Nottingham.
Its true nationality may gave al- Mr. Parson is a member of the ex,
ways remain in doubt. The reason it ecutive council of the London Chani -
that its great thick-huske3 nuts are her and chairman of the provision
inveterate travelers and colonizers, trade section. Ho was formerly
sailing the seas since time immemorial managing director of Reynolds Sons
end starting a new race of cocoa- and Co. Ltd., Smithfield, and Richard
nuts who .ever they were east up on a Dickson and Oompany of London and
tropical here. oUser flints in the provision lino.
These :sturdy cocoanuts vessles, in FIe said that li will be particularly
which the elements of s forest of interested to see lite position of the
dairy industry in Canada.
Canadian Dairy
Produce Praised
Noted. British .Visitor, Sys
England Offers Big
Market
IS TOURING WEST
Three Important Delegates in
Canada for Chamber of
Commerce Rally
Three delegates to the annual c"n•
vontton of the Canadian Chamber of
Commerce la Edmonton and Calgary
in Soptonlbcr from leading British
ottambnrs gave itttorviews at the head -
Farm Notes
HOG FEEDING TROUGHS.
.Three types of hog troughs have
been tried at the Experimental Farms
Of the Dept, of Agriculture at Ottawa.
These were made of wood, galvanized
iron, and of concrete. The wooden
troughs have been found to be the
most serviceable and have the further
advantage in' that they may be non-
structed at home. The Dominion Ani-
mal Husbandman, in his report for
1928, favors the V-shaped trough be-
cause it is more resistant than other
shapes to hard usage and it is simply
made, The twc sides are nailed to-
gether in the shape of a V and the
ends nailed on. These ends it is re-
commended, should be extended' at
least twelve inches beyond the edge or
Hp of the tro egh in order to make it
more stable and less easily tipped over
by the hogs when feeding. Pine,
spruce, hemlock, or other similar
woods are suitable. The material
should be two inches in thickness and
eight or ten inches wide for most
feeding purposes. The upper cages of
the finished trough should be sheeted
with galvanized iron to preteet then
against the chewing of the hogs.
These troughs should not be nailed
downbutleft so that they can be mov-
ed from place .to place and easily
eleai.ed when necessary. Galvanized
or other metal troughs are more eas-
ily broken and bent than wood and
are difficult to repair. Concrete
troughs that are sometimes built into
a cement floor are more difficult to
keep cleats than a moveable trough.
hen these are installed the Dominion
Animal Husbandman recommends that
the bottom of the trough be slightly
above the floor level, To facilitate'
the easy cleaning of the permanent
trough a drainage hole should be left
in one end and a wooden plug kept
inserted in it, The wooden trough has
the further advantage over the cement
or metal trough in that the feed does
not chill so quickly in it during ':he
cold weather. '
SIHIPPING CRATES FOR HOGS.
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving number and size of such
patterns as you want. Enclose 20e in
stamps'or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it' carefully) for each number, and
addrese your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
Patterns sent by an early mail.
Angry Customer—See here, these
eggsyou just sold me aren't fresh.
Grover—But the boy just brought
thein from the country this morning.
Custorner-What country?
•
In some Pacific Islands fish is still
used as currency. It must be a nuis-
ance there to get a packet of cigar -
est from a slot machine.—"Glasgow
Eastern Standard."
side and attach as a unit and nail in 1 i
ono end. The other end should con-
sist of a removable gate set into a
grooves. Cross pieces should be placed p
across the top binding the two sides
together, Spr ,oe or pipe is satisfac-
tory wood to use. The floor skids
should be 2 inches square and of the
required length, and the lower s,ats on
each side and on :the ends should be
flush with the floor 'phe spacing be-
tween the side slats should not exceed
25,4 inches. These are bound together
with two uprights, -or' the large
crates a third one may be placed in
the centre.
The crate may be constructed en-
tirely of 4 -inch material, five-eighths
of an inch in thickness, but for the
lower slats on each side wider boards
up to 7 or inches may be used ac-
cording to the experience of the Do-
minion Animal Husbandman,
SELF FEEDERS FOR HOGS.
While self feders for hogs save
much labor they are not entirely sat-
isfactory for the feeding of bacon hogs
throughout the entire feeding period.
This is particularly so in the case of
newly weaned pigs, although' a well
balanced protein ration supplemented
with milk by-products would appear to
permit the use of the self feeder for
the younger classes of bacon type
hogs. In his report for 1928 publish-
ed by the Dept. of .Agriculture at 01-
tawa, the Dominion Animal nlIsband-
man states that some surprisingly
good results have been obtained from
using the self feeder throughout the
entire feeding period. In too many
cases, however, it is shown by exper-
ience at the Experimental Farms that
the use of the self feeder has a tend-
ency to result in a thicker type of hog
than is usually produced by careful
trough feeding.
BUTTERMILK COMPARED WITH
BUTTERMILI{ POWDER.
In the feeding of hogs at the Ex-
perimental Parra at Ottawa each of
two lots of five pigs was fed on an
ordinary meal ration, while one lot
.received buttermilk and the other but-
termilk powder. The test was con-
tinued for 98 days. The meal was
fed at the rate of 4 per cent, of the
live weight of the hogs. Buttermilk
powder was mixed in water at the
rate of two pounds to eight' gallons of
water, this solution was.fed at the
same rate as the buttermilk. Gains
made by the :togs were not widely dif-
ferent. Those receiving the butter-
milk powder required 2.44 pounds of
meal per pounds of gain, -while those
fed buttermilk made a pound of agin
on 2.2 rounds of meal. The total cost
of the feed in the case of buttermilk
powder fed lot was $44.55 and for the
buttermilk $44.82. The cost per pound
of gain, charging 8 cents per pound
for buttermilk powder and 30 cents
per 100 pounds for buttermillt, am-
ounted to $7:02, as compared with
$6.47 from pigs that received butter-
milk. In this test 1,616 pounds of
meal and 152 pounds of buttermilk
powder ;roved to be equal in feeding
value to 1,400 pounds of meal and
3,970 pounds of buttermilk, or with
heal valued at $42 per ton and but -
catmint. at $0 per tan, the powder had
relative value of ...53 cents per
ound a.. $70.00 per ton, This test
was carried on by the Dominion Ani-
mal Husbandman. The methods and
results of the test are given in his Re-
port for 1928, published by the Dept.
of Agriculture, Ottawa.
Some Fish Yarn
From the West
Vancouver, B.C.—Angling for sal-
mon in British Columbia waters has
been so good this year that very few
disciples of Sir lzaac Walton at the
Coast have failed to land at least one
of the silvery monsters,
The best fishing story of the season
is being toil ley Captaht d, H. Mutus,
of Waterloo, Port Washington, on the
Gulf of Georgia,
After trolling off shore near his
home for a few minutes he decided to
change the spoon bait. He hauled In
his line. When the spoon left the
water and was rising toward the gun•
wale an eight -pound salmon jumped
fo rit au dlanded inside the row boat.
The fish is exhibited stere by A. E.
Craddock, manager of tete Auto Club
of British Columbia, a son-in-law of
the Angling enthusiast.
The Experimental Farms ship out a
great many hogs 'or breeding pug -
poses, using individual crates in most
cases. In his sport for 1928 publish-
ed by the Dept. of Agriculture at Ot-
tawa, the Dominion Animal I3us'band-
man describes the method of con-
structing a strong and rigid crate that
is light in weight, The size of the
crate for hogs of different weights
are: for hogs up to 76 pounds, 9 inches
wide, 2 feet high, and 2 feet 10 inches
long; from 75 to 100 pounds the di-
mensions have to be increased to'10
inches 'in width, 2 feet 2 inches in
height, and 3 feet in length. Hogs
from 100 to 150 pounds require a crate
1 foot wide, 2 feet 6 inches high, and
3 feet 8 inches long. From 150 to 200
poands the width should be 1 foot 2
inches, the height 2 feet 6 inches, and
length 4 feet,
In Constructing a crate it is first
necessary to nail the floor firmly into
the two floor skids then assemble each
sprouting into apparent life when con-
ditions favorable to colonization have
been found,
To -day cocoanuts are found along
the seashores of Florida, Central and
South America, the est Indies the
South Sea Islands, India, Australia
and Africa, One species at least, call-
ed Cocos, seems to be pecular to
South America.
Cocoanuts grow sparsely in such
climates as that of southern Californ-
ia, but the extensive groves are in
warmer countries, and the great com-
mercial plantations are in the Orient.
The biggest single area of cocoa-
nut palms in the world is in the
Philippines, where they cover the en-
tire southern end of the Island of
Luzon in a rense grove. An automo-
bile can pass for a day beneath their
share, towns and villages are built
among them, the oil and meat of
hteir nuts are the materials of an im-
portant industry, while their milk
furnishes a native beverage.
Thus the cocoanut is at hone in
many arts of the world. But if a
plant's nativity can be judged by the
place where its enemies lurk, there
are certain reasons for upholding the
theory that its origh.. may really be
African. Only in Africa is found the
lobber crab, wkich climbs the cocoa
nut tree and feeds on the nuts, or the
huge rhinoceros beetle which devours
the young cocoanut leaves.
Gabby Gertie
'('Wraps and pelts are frequently
exchanged at summer fur sales."
Reparations
London Daily Chronicle (Lib,):
Great Britain's share of reparations
was fixed at Spa by interuationl
trety. The percentage cannot be al-
tered against her without her consent.
If she firmly refuses to be plundered,
no one can plunder her. By this re•
fusel let Mr. Snowden immovably
abide. He will, of course, hear rough
words, The French and possibly the
Italians will exclaim that the Confer-
ence rust break up. Perhaps It even
will break up; though we have our
doubts. But uspposing it did—which
we should greatly regret—we say this.
Better a break-up than another con-
cession to the practice of treating Bri-
tain as the world's milch-cow She
was milked by her Tilies throughout
the war; by them and by America she
Itas been milked since. The process
must stop being extended, once for all.
It was always unjust. It is today, la
view of our suffering, quite unbear-
able.
Ships Copy Refrigerated Air
Harold 0. Lewis, an Englishman
visiting the United States, says h( System of Picture Theatres
Tacoma, ash.,—Motion picture thea-
ters are responsible for more comfor-
table traveling to tropical climes. Sev-
eral steamship lines operating on the
Pacific are installing refrigerated air
systems similar to those in the thea-
ters. Mid -summer voyages to South
Sea and mid -Pacific ports thus will be
made more pleasant.
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Some one estimates a laze saxo-
phonist must move his fingers 500
times a minute. We don't know how
often his neighbors must move.
has yet to find one place here where a
human being could taste a real cup
of tea. That Boston tea party ruin-
ed us St. Paul Pioneer Press,
According to a Shanghi message
Canton and General Chen -Chi -tag is
in flight. For other sports items see
other pages,
Said he, "I think 111 buy a rope
And end this daily strife."
And so he bought a rope of pearls
Much wanted by his wife,
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Produce Praised
"The trade in the United King-
dom," lie said, "has an extremely
high *Mon of the quality of Cease
dim dairy produce shipped le the
Iasi year or two, and especially cheese,
There Is very little doubt that all
the cheese Canada can ship cif the
present splendid quality will find a
ready market on the other side,
General regret has been expressed
that Canada has not leen able to
send butter as it is much appreciated
on account of its high quality. Ina
porters handling bacon ,too, coming
into England ,are very sorry that the
supplies from Canada are sheet and
Intermittent. I helteve there is a
demand for all that they can get."
Mr, Parsons, reported that in Eng•
land the provision trade is quiet at the
present time. He refused to 'make
any statement concerning politics on
the other side. "As a representative
Of London Chamber of Commerce,
which is a strictly non-political bode
and knows no politics."
He pointed out that the London
Chamber with a membership of acre
than 8,000, is the largest In the world.
He said that it has 72 trade sections
and very large associations affiliated
to it and represents merchants, int.
porters and manufacturers of every
commercial interest of standing.
Canadian Cattle
George Hutcheson is the only Scotch
delegate to the crnvention, He Is
vice•president of Aberdeen Chamber
of Commerce and he is interested in
feeding stuffs, fertilizers and grata.
"Naturally," he declared, "I shall
be interested in everything appertain.
ietg to agriculture and I am keenly
looking forward to seeing the wheat
fields or Canada."
He said that at one time there were
flour mills in Aberdeen but now Cana-
dien flora' is imported which suite
the bakers best and nothing else can
torch It.
Another importation from Canada
to which he referred was cattle. "At
one time Canadian cattle name in,"
he said "and many of our farmers
were sorry when the supply ceased."
In regard to herrings he said that
they are looking for fresh markets
through having lost the Russian.
While characterizing trade general-
ly to Scotland as quiet at the present
time, he said that the farming and
the trawling interests have had a fair-
ly good ar,son c
Mr, Hrtyetcltepolce highly of the
calibre of the human stock frons the
North Bast of Scotland and said that
there are many people in this part
who would like to eome to Canada it
opportunity offered.
Silks or Woollens
Mr. IIewitt is vice-chairman of the
hosiery section of the Nottingham
Clamber of Commerce. Ire is a manu-
facturer of full-fashioned ladies'
hosiery, and while in Canada he said
he wi11 be interested to study methods
Of manufacture and Is visiting some
of the mills.
He pointed out that in Notthing-
leani the hosiery trade has. been very
good, but woollen hosiery has been
rather neglected, especially during
the past winter, when it was so dry
and cold in Bngland.
"`Che ladies kept on with their sills
stockings and wora socks," lee said.
Mr. Hutclteson was interested to
discover what was the position in
Canada.
Only Foolish Ones
"I never wear woollen stocklugs
myself," explained a lady secretary tri
the Clamber of Commerce office,
"but it is only foolish girls who don't.
Lots of girls do;"
"Jr, Howitt said that the mace Cant-
ons lace trade of Nottingham is neve ,
a thing of the past and he remarked
that if there wore a rev,val difficulty
would be experienced In finding the
necessary labor.
The relations between employers
and employed in the.lrosiory ;trade, ks
said, are vorygood, and there has
been uo trouble for upwards of 20
yearn.
Now the General. Fuss is over,
Olt, how happy we shall be.
Tories, Rods, and Liberal Partin
Won't be knowing glee and late,