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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1940-09-12, Page 6THE EVER-PRESENT GOD.— Psalm 139. • PRINTER TEXT, Pa, 139: 1.12, 23, 24 GOLDEN TEXT. --If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will conte unto him, and make our abode with him, John 14: 23. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.—We are net able to as- certain when this psalm was written, though its title makes It to be a product of the time of King David. Place.—There is nothing in the pslam to indicate at what place it was first written. In this lesson we have the op- portunity of considering a sub- ject which has almost fallen out of modern thought, i.e. God's perfect knowledge of all a man's deeds, even of his inner life. No- where are the great attributes of God — his omniscience, his omni- presence, his omnipotence — set torth so strikingly as they are in this magnificent psalm. Nowhere is there a more overwhehnin; sense of the fact that man is beset and compassed about by God, pervaded by his Spirit; and yet nowhere is there a more emphat- ie assertion of the personality of man as distinct from, not ab- sorbed in, the Deity. In this psalm, the power of conscience, the sense of sin and of respons- ibility, axe felt and acknowledged, and prayer is offered to One who is not only the Judge, but the Friend, His Perfect Knowledge The first section of the psalm is a declaration and confession on the part of the psalmist of God's absolute omniscience, ack- nowledging that God knows all things including the psalmists's own life and thoughts and deeds. 1. 0 Jehovah, thou has searched me, and known me. 2. Thou know - est my downsitting and mine up- rising; Thou understandest my thought afar off. 3. Thou search - est out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. 4. For there is not a word in my tongue, But lo, 0 Jehovah, thou knowest it altogeth- er. 5. Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me. Jehovah knows every individ- ual thoroughly; knows, with first- hand knowledge, as the result of personal search and tracing and testing. The hand suggests the sweet sense of companion - .ship; the ministry of soothing; and the ministry of guidance. 8. Such knowledge is too wonder - fel for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it. Our mind has no line with which to measure the Infinite. Do we therefore ques- tion? Say, rather, that we there- fore believe and adore. His Omnipresence As man's thoughts can never be hidden from God, • who knows all things, so now the psalmist declares that man cannot hide him- self from God, no matter in which direction he might flee, for God is everywhere present in the world. 7. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8. If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, be. hold, thou art there. 9. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10. Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. 11. If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night; 12. Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. Abhorrence of Wickedness In the 19th verse the psalmist switches abruptly from contem- plation of the divine to express a hope that righteous vengeance will 'overtake the wicked. Yet the psalmist does not think of him- self as incapable of sinning in his own life -- he is suddenly oves- whelmed with a new longing to be utterly clean from any pos- sible sin in his own inner life. And thus he brings his marael- lous confession of God's omni- science and omnipresence to a close, with a personal prayer that God would make his own life what it ought to be in the light of these truths. 23. Search me, O God, and know niy heart: Try me, and know my thoughts. 24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. The psalmist felt that what he wanted was a .-, guide, who would take him by the hand, and hold him up whee he was ready to fall, along the tugged journey of life, or on the brink of e, dangerous pt'eeipiee. "Lead inc in the way everlael- NAVAL CRAFT LAUNCHED AT KINGSTON The latest; war vessel to hit the water at Canadian shipyards, the ,cr•v: :•:-? . Nananee is shown (top) on the ways at Kingston, Ont., a few minutes before she slipped into the water in a "side -launch- ing." The new vessel was christened by Mrs. Angus Macdonald, wife of Canada's minister of naval affairs. At all Canadian shipyards that are building naval vessels, .experts of the R.C.N. are on hand to give advice and supervise the work. Lieut. James Child, shipbuilding engineer, is shown (bottom) discussing a fine point of construction with Assistant% Superintendent Dougald MacCorquodale (centre) and John Greig, ship - fitter. Confucius Was Born 2,942 Years Ago China, on August 27 commem- orated the 2,492nd anniversary of the birth of Confucius, venerated for centuries as the "perfect sage of 10,000 generations." Traditional ceremonies at the birthplace at Chufu, In Shantung Province, and at Chungking's Confucian temple were denied Chinese patriots this year, for Chufu is in Japanese hands and. the Chungking temple was smash- ed by Japanese bombs last month. II RADIO REPORTER Sr DAVE BOBBINS VISIT FROM THE KING Daring a recent visit to the Overseas Division of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the King and Queen spent some minutes chatting with Gerald Wilmot and Gerard Arthur, Canadian announc- ers who are now in England with the Overseas Unit of the CBC. The King recalled that he had first discovered Mr. W it m o t through hearing his voice from a bush where lie lay concealed while giving a commentary for Canadian listeners on a visit by His Majesty to Canadian Forces in an English camp. Their Majesties met many re- presentatives of the British Dom- inions and Colonies, and watched the preparation oaf news bulletins and 'programs in many foreign languages, as well as English. NOTES AND NEWS Edward G. Robinson has return- ed to Hollywood from Pebble Beach where he spent a two weeks' vacation, and he is now working on preliminary arrangements for his "Big Town" program, which will begin its fourth year over the Columbia network in October, Rob- inson cancelled a. proposed trip to South America this summer. * * * Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, who will soon be leav- ing for out-of-town engagements, play "the sweetest music this side of heaven" in their a, gular CBS program from New Yerk, On Sep- tember 16 the Lombardos will be heard from Chicago and on Sep- tember 23 they will broadcast from Cleveland. P. * . The Southernaires, NBC's ace Negro male quartet that is heard • from CKUC each Sunday morning at 10.30, have just been made hon- orary members of the Society for the Preservation and Encourage- ment of Bamber Shop Quartet Sing- ing inging in America. This famous group is the only professional querteLso honoured. Several chapters of this society ac- tually came to be formed as a re. suit of inspiration from the South• ernaires .broadcasts. *, * * When Gwynne Evans, president of the Evans Coffee Company in St. louis, offered to pay the ex- penses of a trip to New York for the winner of a contest in his mato show—he certainly got more than he bargained: for. The winner turn- ed out to be six members of a harmonica band, but Gwynne kept his promise, • And then there is the script girl from the Buffalo studio that was telling her girl pals—"I was out with the big noise from the studio last night!" "The president?" she was asked. "Or course not, the sound -effects man!" Spiders Possess Huge Appetites Consume Equivalent of gn- tire Fat Ox for Breakfast, Judging by Hunan stand- ards The spider is one of the most sue- cessful animals in the struggle for existence. It has adapted itself to life under almost every condition, in all lotitucies and in all tempera- tures, Spiders vary very teach In size, from the tiny garden spider to a South American form that preys on liminaleg birds. It is hard to account for the fear so many people have of spiders. They are valuable animals which do a lot of good. All degrees of de- eelapment can be found amongst spiders, from the hunting variety to the 'wveb•spinning garden spider, which snares a plentiful supply of food with its beautiful geometric web. An insect destroyer; the spid- er demands respect. Its appetite is insatiable. COULD BE COMMERCIALIZED A well-known scientist has stated that a man, eating at the same rate as a spider, would require a "whole fat ox for breakfast, an ox and five sheep for dinner, two bullocks, and eight sheep and four hags for sup- per, and just before retiriug nearly four barrels of fresh fish." The question of food has so far prevented much use of the spider's s 11 k for commercial purposes. Gloves have been made, and are said to be mare durable than those made of silk spun by the silk -worm; but the feeding is a serious itenn. Farm Notes r • 1 Practical Asset — A Root Cellar As in Eastern Canada from early pioneer days, the root cel- lar in the Prairie Provinces has proved one of the most practical means of preserving and storing farm vegetable crops. Among the many methods in use, the root cellar has the advantage of low cost and simplicity of construc- tion. Old lumber and materials on hand may be utilized where - ever possible. To show how a substantial root cellar may be made, the Agricultural Engin- eering Division of 'the Dominion Experimental Station at Swift Curren t, Saskatchewan, has drawn up simple and effective plans for the construction of a root cellar, which are given in a recently issued Farmers' Bulletin entitled "A Practical Farm Root Cellar." It can be obtained by writing to Publicity and Exten- sion Division, Dominion Depart- znent of Agriculture, Ottawa. Ideal Location Important factors upon which the measure of success of storing vegetables depends are the loca- tion of the cellar, temperature, humidity, and ventilation. The ideal location for a root cellar is on the side of a hill. This will ensure proper drainage away from the celiac and prevent water from accumulating during run- off periods. By having a south en- trance, sunshine and air may be admitted which will help to keep the vegetables in .a dry condition. Vegetables, especially potatoes, should not be exposed to very much light as it tends to spoil them for table use. Best Temperature The best temperature for .the storage of vegetables is between 35 and 40 degrees F. However, in the case of potatoes better storage is obtained when the tem- perature is kept around 60 de- grees for the first two weeks. At such temperature, tissue injury that may have occurred at har- vesting will heal more rapidly. production of crude petroleum in Canada was increased in April to 634,869 barrels, as compared with 570,131 barrels in March, and 559,368 in April 1939. Out- put during the four months end- ed April totalled 2,347,445, as compared with 1,835,983 in the same period of 1939. Blindfold Artists ::here's an amusing party game to try: Cards and pencils are passed to the contestants, and the rights are snapped off. Then, in ab- solute darkness the players are. aslced to draw a horse, When this is done, they are told to draw a rider on him; then to draw 6 feed box for the horse; and last- ly, to print "Oats" on the box. When the lights are flashed. back on there will be many as- tounding' pictures exhibited! The manufaeture" of machinery is the biggest industry in the Un- ited States, !! By WilliamTI-IIS CURIOUS WORLD Ferguson 1 su F'OF2. MANY CENTURIES, THE CHINESE -r n- SECIPFT OF .5/4K.✓ THEY MADE71-4E OUTSIDE WORLD BELIEVE rr WAS CONIaleip PROM OE:/ ;1-.,i\„, r�- 1 �R.OM AP 1L, I9IZ -r0 APJL, 1919, 71 -IE WORT n WAR. COS-f- TH E U N ITED SAT S1ATES ABOUT A /l9/44/O,'!s AND A HAL -P DOLLARS AV 1-101)R1 C • (N OVCQ()a Gl ,,.s OF MARRIAGEABLE AGE HANG DOLLS IN 71-1EIR WINDOWS, COPR 1935 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. i -s THE secret of silk leaked out in A. D, 552, when two Persian monks visiting in China, concealed silkworms' eggs and mulberry leaves in a hollow staff and smuggled them into their own country NEXT: Does our food just slide down when we swallow? MAP OF EMERALD ISLE HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured is the map of 7 It has a large center -- or table -land. 13 Auto body: 14 Monkey, 16 Waterfalls. 17 Cover. 18 To emit vapor. 20 Unit of work. 21 Crime. 22 Antiquated 23 Bartered, 25 Part of a drama. 26 South. America. 28 Field, 29 Perched, 30 Preposition. 32 To eject. 35 Lights. 38 Opposed to wholesale. 40 To habituate, 41 Devoured. 42 Ancient Egyptian deity, Answer to Previous Puzzle 19 Myself. SIH(AIKIEISIPIEIA RIEL 21 This country'.• prime zninister ERE VISIT FROM THE KING Daring a recent visit to the Overseas Division of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the King and Queen spent some minutes chatting with Gerald Wilmot and Gerard Arthur, Canadian announc- ers who are now in England with the Overseas Unit of the CBC. The King recalled that he had first discovered Mr. W it m o t through hearing his voice from a bush where lie lay concealed while giving a commentary for Canadian listeners on a visit by His Majesty to Canadian Forces in an English camp. Their Majesties met many re- presentatives of the British Dom- inions and Colonies, and watched the preparation oaf news bulletins and 'programs in many foreign languages, as well as English. NOTES AND NEWS Edward G. Robinson has return- ed to Hollywood from Pebble Beach where he spent a two weeks' vacation, and he is now working on preliminary arrangements for his "Big Town" program, which will begin its fourth year over the Columbia network in October, Rob- inson cancelled a. proposed trip to South America this summer. * * * Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, who will soon be leav- ing for out-of-town engagements, play "the sweetest music this side of heaven" in their a, gular CBS program from New Yerk, On Sep- tember 16 the Lombardos will be heard from Chicago and on Sep- tember 23 they will broadcast from Cleveland. P. * . The Southernaires, NBC's ace Negro male quartet that is heard • from CKUC each Sunday morning at 10.30, have just been made hon- orary members of the Society for the Preservation and Encourage- ment of Bamber Shop Quartet Sing- ing inging in America. This famous group is the only professional querteLso honoured. Several chapters of this society ac- tually came to be formed as a re. suit of inspiration from the South• ernaires .broadcasts. *, * * When Gwynne Evans, president of the Evans Coffee Company in St. louis, offered to pay the ex- penses of a trip to New York for the winner of a contest in his mato show—he certainly got more than he bargained: for. The winner turn- ed out to be six members of a harmonica band, but Gwynne kept his promise, • And then there is the script girl from the Buffalo studio that was telling her girl pals—"I was out with the big noise from the studio last night!" "The president?" she was asked. "Or course not, the sound -effects man!" Spiders Possess Huge Appetites Consume Equivalent of gn- tire Fat Ox for Breakfast, Judging by Hunan stand- ards The spider is one of the most sue- cessful animals in the struggle for existence. It has adapted itself to life under almost every condition, in all lotitucies and in all tempera- tures, Spiders vary very teach In size, from the tiny garden spider to a South American form that preys on liminaleg birds. It is hard to account for the fear so many people have of spiders. They are valuable animals which do a lot of good. All degrees of de- eelapment can be found amongst spiders, from the hunting variety to the 'wveb•spinning garden spider, which snares a plentiful supply of food with its beautiful geometric web. An insect destroyer; the spid- er demands respect. Its appetite is insatiable. COULD BE COMMERCIALIZED A well-known scientist has stated that a man, eating at the same rate as a spider, would require a "whole fat ox for breakfast, an ox and five sheep for dinner, two bullocks, and eight sheep and four hags for sup- per, and just before retiriug nearly four barrels of fresh fish." The question of food has so far prevented much use of the spider's s 11 k for commercial purposes. Gloves have been made, and are said to be mare durable than those made of silk spun by the silk -worm; but the feeding is a serious itenn. Farm Notes r • 1 Practical Asset — A Root Cellar As in Eastern Canada from early pioneer days, the root cel- lar in the Prairie Provinces has proved one of the most practical means of preserving and storing farm vegetable crops. Among the many methods in use, the root cellar has the advantage of low cost and simplicity of construc- tion. Old lumber and materials on hand may be utilized where - ever possible. To show how a substantial root cellar may be made, the Agricultural Engin- eering Division of 'the Dominion Experimental Station at Swift Curren t, Saskatchewan, has drawn up simple and effective plans for the construction of a root cellar, which are given in a recently issued Farmers' Bulletin entitled "A Practical Farm Root Cellar." It can be obtained by writing to Publicity and Exten- sion Division, Dominion Depart- znent of Agriculture, Ottawa. Ideal Location Important factors upon which the measure of success of storing vegetables depends are the loca- tion of the cellar, temperature, humidity, and ventilation. The ideal location for a root cellar is on the side of a hill. This will ensure proper drainage away from the celiac and prevent water from accumulating during run- off periods. By having a south en- trance, sunshine and air may be admitted which will help to keep the vegetables in .a dry condition. Vegetables, especially potatoes, should not be exposed to very much light as it tends to spoil them for table use. Best Temperature The best temperature for .the storage of vegetables is between 35 and 40 degrees F. However, in the case of potatoes better storage is obtained when the tem- perature is kept around 60 de- grees for the first two weeks. At such temperature, tissue injury that may have occurred at har- vesting will heal more rapidly. production of crude petroleum in Canada was increased in April to 634,869 barrels, as compared with 570,131 barrels in March, and 559,368 in April 1939. Out- put during the four months end- ed April totalled 2,347,445, as compared with 1,835,983 in the same period of 1939. Blindfold Artists ::here's an amusing party game to try: Cards and pencils are passed to the contestants, and the rights are snapped off. Then, in ab- solute darkness the players are. aslced to draw a horse, When this is done, they are told to draw a rider on him; then to draw 6 feed box for the horse; and last- ly, to print "Oats" on the box. When the lights are flashed. back on there will be many as- tounding' pictures exhibited! The manufaeture" of machinery is the biggest industry in the Un- ited States, !! By WilliamTI-IIS CURIOUS WORLD Ferguson 1 su F'OF2. MANY CENTURIES, THE CHINESE -r n- SECIPFT OF .5/4K.✓ THEY MADE71-4E OUTSIDE WORLD BELIEVE rr WAS CONIaleip PROM OE:/ ;1-.,i\„, r�- 1 �R.OM AP 1L, I9IZ -r0 APJL, 1919, 71 -IE WORT n WAR. COS-f- TH E U N ITED SAT S1ATES ABOUT A /l9/44/O,'!s AND A HAL -P DOLLARS AV 1-101)R1 C • (N OVCQ()a Gl ,,.s OF MARRIAGEABLE AGE HANG DOLLS IN 71-1EIR WINDOWS, COPR 1935 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. i -s THE secret of silk leaked out in A. D, 552, when two Persian monks visiting in China, concealed silkworms' eggs and mulberry leaves in a hollow staff and smuggled them into their own country NEXT: Does our food just slide down when we swallow? MAP OF EMERALD ISLE HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured is the map of 7 It has a large center -- or table -land. 13 Auto body: 14 Monkey, 16 Waterfalls. 17 Cover. 18 To emit vapor. 20 Unit of work. 21 Crime. 22 Antiquated 23 Bartered, 25 Part of a drama. 26 South. America. 28 Field, 29 Perched, 30 Preposition. 32 To eject. 35 Lights. 38 Opposed to wholesale. 40 To habituate, 41 Devoured. 42 Ancient Egyptian deity, Answer to Previous Puzzle 19 Myself. SIH(AIKIEISIPIEIA RIEL 21 This country'.• prime zninister ERE N PLE SIRS 6 L ! E ALIAS 9 COST 12, ZTEM POLITER 14 15 16 BATEED�i. ERECT REE 7 NA`SPEAZ- GOOF SU�S0 H 0 T E LS R1E N E CCLE D de ----. 24 Maiden. 26 Ironies. 27 Prominent. 29 Mineral spring. 31 Light broven. 33 Pertaining to O EOSIN R Q[the retina, D R O L C R 36Genusof Q S��G R O W 34 Indian. IP RAMAT I ST{1POMEO 43 Sun. 44 Loss. 49 Pays one's part, 51 Constellation, 52 Lukewarm, 55 Not common. 56 Condition, 58 To increase in price. 59 It has a mild 60 This land's chief river. VERTICAL 1 Exists. 2 Small memorial. 3 Decree. 4 To drain, 5 Form of ,"a," 6 Granted facts. 7 Tiny vegetables. 8 Dye. 9 Cravats. 10 To register, liNook. 12 You and me. 15 Footlike part. 18 Gaiter, rodents. 37 Conditional stipulation. 39 Upright shaft. 44 To opine. 45 To value. 1 46 Deity of war, 47 Door rugs. 48 Gull. 49 Circle part. 50 Three. 53 Metal fastener . 54 Man's reading room. 56 Street (abbr.). 57 Sound of inquiry. POP --- Sleeping Time Up to the Minister By J. MILLAR WATT HOW :_ATE DO YOU Ut UALLY ON SUNDAY MORNING -ruAT TNF L.ENGTH -. OF HIS SERMON n-' ,•'tt' • IY^t1 a� ndi• 1: • , 7, �... 6 7 8 9 10 12, 14 15 16 ` .1 `_� 23 24 30 31 36 1 29 .. 35 J.. . 98 99 .95 96 97 9 50 Si 52 53 55 56 58 59 POP --- Sleeping Time Up to the Minister By J. MILLAR WATT HOW :_ATE DO YOU Ut UALLY ON SUNDAY MORNING -ruAT TNF L.ENGTH -. OF HIS SERMON n-' ,•'tt' • IY^t1 a� ndi• 1: • , 7,