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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1939-09-14, Page 6Will Co -Ordinate Work of Canadian Women To Be Done In Emergency With the object of co-ordinating the work Canadian women would be called upon to do in the case of a national emergency the Voluntary Registration of Canadian Women is working hard at increasing its ranks and outlin- ang plans in eastern Canada, while a drive for organization is going forth in the west. Mrs. Walter Charteris of Chatham, Ont., wife of the provincial soldiers' aid commissioner, is seen here as she arrived at registra- tion headquarters of the Ontario branch in Toronto to line up the work to be done in her own district. Sunday School Lesson • LESSON XII MICAH: A MESSENGER OF SOCIAL JUSTICE Micah 3:1-12; 6:6-8 Golden Text — What doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God? Mic. 6:8. THE LESSON IN ITS •SETTING Time Micah prophesied from about 735 to 715 B.C, Micah, the sixth of the twelve minor prophets, was a native of the country., born about twenty miles southwest of Jerusalem. He was pre-eminently a prophet of the poor and a friend of the oppressed. Jerusalem in his time had become a hotbed of actions .and intrigue. The custodians of the law abused their power; ,nobles fleeced the poor; priests taught for hire. Com- mercialism and materialism were supplanting the ethical and the spiritual. Then Micah .appeared, a prophet of the people. Sins of the Rulers 1. And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice? 2. Ye who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; 3. who also eat the flesh of my peo- ple, and flay their skin from off them, and break their boues, aud chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. The people are likened to sheep who are devoured by the shep- herds who should protect them. People are being similarly oppres- sed in many parts of the world to- day, in Germany for instance. 4. Then shall they cry unto Je- hovah, but he will not answer them; yea, he will hide his face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings. False Prophets Condemned Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that make my people to err. Micah now turns to those who are in high spiritual places, the prophets and priests of the land that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace. And whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even pre- pare war against him. 6. Therefore it shall be night unto you, that ye shall have no vision; and it shall be dbrk unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day be black over them. . 7. And the seers shall be .put' to shame, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God. These men will be more accountable in. the day of judgment for what they have done, knowing better, than will those 'Whom they have led 'astray, who knew no better. "Div- iners" used incantations and other vnlawrul means of drawing men to God. 8, But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and of judgment and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgres- sion, and to Israel his sin. Judgment To Come 9. hear this, 1 pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity. 10. They build tip Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. "With blood"means by cruel extortions, by graft: 11. The leads thereof to judge for reward, and the priests thereof .teach for hire, and the pro_'zet there,.- divine for money; yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us. The ecclesiastical and religious leaders of the people followed er- ror (their own desires) and led others after them. 12. Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall be- come heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places off a forest. The prophecy came true, first at the capture by Nebuchad- nezzar. Judged By the Heart Mic. 6:6. Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, and bow my- self before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt -offer ings, with calves a year old? 7. Will Jehovah be pleased with thou- sands of rams, or with ten thous- ands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? The prophet overthrows the outward means of reconcilia- tion with God, sacrifices and such, reminding the people ot the moral demands of the law; 8. He hath showed thee, 0 man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God? This isone of the most famous verses in all the Old Teat ament. It is a' creed in itself. Jealousy Often Behind Gossip In ninety-nine cases out of a hun- dred jealousy is the cause of gos- sip as we are reminded in the fol- lowing letter: "We were discussing the very human little failing ot many peo- ple, of being unable to watch the other fellow make good. Having been a victim of it now and then, we felt a sympathetic twinge the other day when we overheard an- other girl 'getting it in the neck'— behind her back! She had just rac- ed off, tossing a rather flip remark over her shoulder. The other girls could have said the same thing and provoked nothing but cracks back, but there was nothing but cold silence, till one girl said in a surprisingly ugly tone, 'She makes me sick—she think's she's so very good!' "The girl under fire was axed to take up one of the popular sports this summer. To her delight she is quite good and the older people, especially the men, are taking quite an interest in her on account of it. "She isn't being overbearing at all about it though and is just a teeny bit hurt by the attitude of the other girls, "Everything about her is being criticized, for no more real reason than that the other girls are not willing to accept the challenge that her natural aptitude should be to them and give her a run for her money." Rose Is Subject Of Many Legends In All Lands Where It Grows —Origin of Red Rose The rose is grown and worn in almost all but Arctic lands and those near the Equator. There are hundreds of legends about the rose in all lands where it grows. It is said that the origin- al rose was white, and many stor- ies are told to account -for the red rose. A Persian legend says that the nightingale flying towards the perfume thrust one of the thorns' against its breast, and spilt its blood over the petals?• Ever since the rose has been red. Another story says that the red rose was originally white, but it blushed with joy when Eve kissed it in the Garden of Eden. A still older story tells how the rose grew red with shame whezi it saw that it had pricked the foot of Venus as she chased Adonis. The rose has often played an important part in history, as when the plucking of the red and white roses in the Temple Gardens led to the.Wers of the Roses. Swastika's Origin Old, Unknown Adolf Hitler Didn't Invent it--- Symbol t•=Symbol Popular. with Chinese People who belleve that Hitler invented the swastika should visit the exhibition of Chinese imperial robes and tapestries, recently op- ened by tbe Chinese Ambassador at China institute, Swastikas of red, blue, green and yellow, representing infinite pros- perity to the Chinese are to be seen on' magnificent ritual cost- umes }worn many hundreds of years ago by great Manchu empor- ers. The symbol IS of unknown orig- in. Swastika, or, to be correct, ;ivastihaa ehams have for many `years past been made to suit all pockets and sold in large numbers by jewelers. Their appearance, al- most that of two "Z's" intersecting suggests magio and mystery; yet it is. doubtful whether nine out of every tea of their wearers know anything of the history of the ma- gic sign. In Middle Ages In the 1vliddle Ages the sign was thought' to have been derived from the Greek Gamma, and to be em blematie of Christ, the Cornerstone of the Holy Catholic Church. It is now known, however, that the sign -was in very remote ages introduced into India, that home of things occult. It is thought to have been' connected in some way with the rites of sun worship. In India, Peru and Mexico The svastika has also been found on, early Indian and Chinese work, and as far away from the East as Peru and Mexico, among the ruins of old Aztec civilisation. The religion there, too, was suu worship. Vocal Classes -_Help Teachers School Choir Singing Brings Out Hidden Talents, Person- ality in Pupils Edward Johnson, Guelph's fam- ous tenor and manager of the Met- ropolitan Opera Company, has for some time been advocating group choral singing in school. Quite naturally then, he has been chosen as honorary director of the master vocal classes in the schools of Rochester, N.Y. These classes are under the supervision of Alfred Spouse, who conducted a course on choral singing at the summer school of University ot Western Ontario. RADIO A N D N E By MADGE ARCHER WORLD SERIES BASEBALL Another big event of nation wide interest broke into radio news last week. Exclusive broadcasting rights for the 1939 Baseball World !Series were awarded to the Gil- lette Safety Razor Company . of Boston by Judge Kenesaw M. Lan- dis, of Chicago, baseball high com- missioner. Baseball is perhaps the most popular sport on this continent for millions of radio listeners. It is safe to guess that baseball has the biggest audience of any type of radio program on the air. It is very doubtful whether it is even sur- passed by the fight championship broadcasts. NOTES AND NEWS Orson Welles opens his second "Playhouse" series over CBS and CFRB at 8 p.m. ou Sundays with the announcement that Helen Hayes will be starred in the first six dramas . - , President Roose- velt will speak over the Red and Blue networks from 10:30 to 11 pan. on Saturday, Sept. 16 . the world's heavyweight champion Joe Louis will defend his title against Bob Pastor in Detroit ou Wednes- day, September 20th over NBC be- ginning at 10 p.m. Walter Huston has been appointed "man of all. work" for the coming season on NOTES W 5 Thursday night's "Good News" over NBC CBL at 9 p.m. . - . The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra open its tenth year on CBS on Sunday, October 15th. WAR CHANGES SCHEDULE With the declaration of war by Canada, programs on the Canadian networks may necessarily have to be adjusted. American programs will -r ffidl 'as scheduled as far as we know, TO Be HEARD Sept. 15 — 10 p,m. NBC Tony Galento - Lou Nova, Sept. 16 — 8 p.m. Mal Hallett's Orchestra. Sept. 17 — 3:00.pan. CFRB Col- umbia Symphony; 8 p.m. CBL The Chase andSanborn our. Sept. 18 — 3 p.m. CFRI3 Tune Trp Time; 9.00 p.m. CPRB Radio Theatre; 10 p.m. CFRB Guy Lom- bardo; 10:30 p.m. CBL Pageant of Melody. Sept. 19 — 8.00 p.•in. CFRk3Big Tonw; 3:30 p.m. CBL Information Please; 10 p.m. NBC If I Had A Chance; 10:30 p.nl. -- CI3S ICalten- born Comments. Sept. 20 8:30 p.m. CBL Jack Teagarden's Orchestra; 9:30 p.m. CEL Percy Faith's Music; 10 pen. NBC Joe Louis Bob Pastor. Sept. 21 — 8,00 p.m, NBC Jessica Drag ohetle. A pioneer iu methods of school music training, Mr, Spouse stated that the trend Toward class teach- ing Of 'voice in schools has been fought for 40 years by private vo- cal teachers, "They claim we are taking bread and butter out of their mouths. But instead, they actually find that there are more student with talent than 'they would have otherwise. And after we have done tbe ell' amental drudgery work, they can take them and teach them a rope e toire," he explained, in predletiux a sure future for school choir sing• ing. I THIS CURIOUS A uy ORLD By William Ferguson IF THE, WERE A HOLLOW SPHEJ E, THERE WOULD SE ROOM TO SPARE FOR. TH MOON TO MAKE ITS MONTHLY TRIP AROUND THE EARTH, //vs/ .E OF IT. COPR. 1937 BY NEA SERVICE, INC, NOME, E, ALASKA, GOT ITS NAME THROUGH A DRAFT MANS ERROR/ R' FROM A MAP SHOWING A NAME.- LESS AME.LESS CAPE, I N D ICATED THUS, " ?NAME;' THE DRAFTSMAN COPIED IT AS "CAPE" Alegai'1E" BUT HIS L.=I it.RJNG WAS POORe AND THE NAME WAS INTER:- eke, NTEReke PRETED AS "CAPE AIOME." ON Ti -t GALAPAGOS !SL1A•NL>S, EVERY BIRD 1N HABITANT IS SONGLESS'./ 8 •'! THE diameter of the sun is 864,400 miles, while the moon'r average distance from the earth is about 240,000 miles. Thus, it may be seen that the moon could stray away almost twice its present distance and still make its monthly journey inside a sphere the size of the sun. CABINET OFFICIAL HORIZONTAL 1,7 U. S. A. cabinet official. 10 Conceited. 11 Period of time 12 Lady. 13 Bushel, 14 Driveway in a building. 1 Exaltation, 18 Medley. 19 Behold. 20 Crucifix. 21 Dye. 22 Noise. 23 Mooley apple. 26 Brother, 28 To seize. 29 Green quartz. 31 Lizard, 32 Boundary. 34 Region. 36 Toward. 38 Astonishes. 41 Before Christ. 42 Small shield, 44 Revived. 45 Cry for heli at sea. Answer to Previous Puzzle 46 Weight allowance. 48 Since. 49 Footless animal. 51 Punitive. • 52 Viscous fluid. 53 Concerns. 55 He is secretary of, 56 Crafty, 57 He promotes good will through — agreements. 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