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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1937-04-22, Page 3LESSON IV The Obedience of Noah •-• Genesis 5:28 — 9:28 Printed Text -- Genesis 8:20.22; 9:8-17 Golden Text -- "By faith, Noah, being warned of • God concerning things not seen as yet, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house." -- Hebrews 11;7,,' THIiI LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time — The traditional date for the flood is about 2350 B.C. Recent arch- aeological discoveries would place the flood nearer 3000 B.C. Ancient chronology is far from being settled, and we need not examine this diffi- cult problem in this lesson. Place — Where Noah was when he built the ark, we do not know. Mt. Ararat on which the ark rested after the flood, is in Armenia, near where the' Tigris River has its source, al- most directly north of the city of Babylon. "And took of every clean beast, and of every clean bird, and offered a burnt offering on the altar." For a list of animals counted as clean in the sacrifice) rituals of Israel, see espec• Tally Delft. 14. The burnt offering is the first to be described in the book of Leviticus (chapter 1), and, of course, was one in which not only was an animal offered in sacrifice, but one in which the slain animal was not consumed on the altar with fire. "And Jehovah smelled the sweet sa- vor." The sacrifice of the patriarch was as acceptable to God as refresh- ing odors are to the senses of a man. "And Jehovah said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake, for that the imagina- tion of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more everything living, as I have done while the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, and sum- mer and 'winter, and day and night shall nor cease." This declaration is not a revocation of the curse of Gen. 3:17, nor a pledge that such curse would not b" duplicated. The language ::rrefers solely to the visitation of the 'deluge, and promises, not that God 4ay not sometimes visit particular ;ocaiities with a flood, but that an• 'aer such world-wide catastrophe never overtake the human race. "And. God spake unto Noah, and to ,i sons with him saying, And I, be- L establish my covenant with --sand with your seed after you; '1 with every living creature that is nth you, the birds, the cattle, and. „very' beast of the earth with you; of go out of the ark,even every, beast Of t1I'e'1.:. will eatab--� Ar fish ray covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be out off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth, The word my points to a covenant already in existence, though not formerly mentioned until the time of Noah. "And God said, this is the token of the covenant, which 1 make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual gener- ations; T do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a cogen - ant between me and the earth." The wordnow refers, of course in this mar- rative, to what we call the rainbow, i.e., a bow arc of several colors ap- pearing in the heavens during or after rainfall, 'formed opposite the sun by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain. The wor' rainbow is not found in the Old Test- ament, and only twice in the New Testament (Rev. 4:3; 10:1). It is not said that the rainbow first appears at this time, for, undoubtedly, clue to the invariableness of the laws which do cause rainbows, there must have been many before this time, whenever the physical conditions creating a rain- bow existed, but what the passage does tell us is that now, for °the first time, God appoints this phenomenon as a token of his pledge to never again curse the earth with a flood. "And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud. And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to des- troy all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the lasting cov- enant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. And God said unto Noah, this is tbe,token of the covenant which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth." The ac- tivity ascribed to God should be par- ticularly noticed. Four times is he said to establish his covenant (9, 11, 12, 17); once he is said to set his bow in the cloud (13); once he is said to bring clouds over the earth (14); and twice it is said that he would remem- ber his covenant (15, 16); and once that he would look upon the bow in remembering his covenant (16). "And there are no obligations on the part of men or of the creatures. This cov- enant is God's only. It is contingent on nothing done by the recipients. God binds himself whatever be the con- duct of men. This covenant is the self motivated promise of an uncondition- farm Queries Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY 0. BELL - • With the Co -Operation of the Variour• Departments of the 1. Question: "Have you any evi- lenee to show beneficial results to rain crops when salt is applied? 'Would. 250 lbs. per acre cause in- jury.?' Does salt cause more moisture to ba.available to the growing crop ?" --R. P. Huron County. Answer: The use of salt with sugar beets was common practice in Eng- land some years ago. Salt does not add any plantfood, but the sodium of the salt lets loose the potash out of the soil Sugar beets are particular- ly potash -loving crops on account of the stareh and other carbonhydrates that they contain, hence the libera- tion of potash helps in their growth, I find records where English farmers used salt on soils growing barley. The same reaction results there namely that the barley crop benefit- ted from the potash which the salt let loose. Malsters, however, found that the addition of salt lowered the quality of the barley for malting purpose s. The sowing of salt at 250 lbs. per acre would not be injurious to crops. In a short time, however, it would be injurious to the soil, in that it leads to the depletion of the potash of the soil. In the case of sugar beets or mangels, it may be that the help which these crops receive from salt is to some extent due to the fact that the beet plant is thought to have originated near the sea. Salt has no plantfood value whatever. As far as we •know, it acts only as a stimulant. When it is applied in quantity, it does draw moisture front the air, but at the small rate of application which would be possible to put on the soil, I cannot conceive any bene- ficial effect resulting from the appli- cation of salt due to the moisture it gathers. I never advise the use of salt be- cause as I have already said, it is nothing but a whip or stimulant to the soil. Question: "Would it be possible to sow fertilizer after the grain has been sown? I am riot going to be Able to procure a fertilizer drill at title of sowing, but could get one ,t shortly afterwards. Would it he pos- sible to sow the grain with an ordin- ary drill and follow later with fertil- izer? If this is' possible, Low much later could this be done to get the best results?"—C. B., Perth County. Answer: I would nut advise trying to add fertilizer to the field after the grain has been sown. I am afraid the discs ancl- shoes would tear out the young sprouting seeds to such an extent that it would do more injury than good. The one exception to this is a top dressing of nitrate of soda, sulphate of ammonia or cyanamid. This can be made by broadcasting the nitrogen carrying material on top of the wheat. This is common practice in England in the Spring, especially on wheat and barley. Un- derstand, broadcasting does not work the fertilizer into the soil. It simply scatters the material on top. The moisture of the soil and any rain that falls dissolves this material and about five bushels per acre im- provement usually results. Depresvrng the Nome The spectacle that depressed the male, and snakes him fear women, and therefore bate them, is that of a woman looking another woman up and down to see what she is wear- ing. The cold fiat look that comes into a woman's eyes when she does this, the swift coarsening of her counten- ance and the immediate evaporation from it of all humane quality, makes the male shudder . , I know one man who surprised that look in his wife's eyes and never afterwards would let her come near him. That look, I believe, is one reason why men disappear, and turn up in Ta- biti, 'or in the Arctic or the Navy. "Almost every crime has at one time been reckoned as a virtue and nearly every virtue has been regard- ed as a vice under another code." —Sherwood Eddy. "Not believing in force is the mime as not believing in gravita.: .:. --- Leon Trotsky. The infant son of the Crown *Ince and Princess, the only royal heir born in Norway for nearly 600 years, was christened, Harald; in Oslo, recently. He is shown in his first portrait with his sisters, Princess Raghild (left) and Princess Astrid. The last heir -presumptive born In Norway was Olav Iaakonsson, in 1370. Will Reside In Montreal MYlr. and Lars. Frederick l3ourchier Taylor, of London, England, who are coming to reside in Montreal, in the early summer. Mr. Taylor is a painter -etcher and has received great praise in England for hiswork. A son of Colones and Mrs. Plunket B. Taylor, of R ockliffe Park, Ottawa, he is a graduate of McGill University, having won a scholarship,' and .'lived..ha a -prior to going to England to. study. Mrs. Taylor is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delamere Magee, of Toronto. The marriage took place in London, Eng- land, last December. - - NEW YORK, N.Y.- The forgotten woman—the typist who spends her days pecking out somebody else's thoughts—can take heart. Ahead of her stretches the possibility of luxuri- ous offices with overstuffed furniture, free malted milks at hourly intervals, and only one letter a day—and all in the interests of efficiency. The first step toward this Steno- grapher's Paradise has already been taken. E. F. Castles, stylist for a New York textile house, has designed a le: ur:oils overstuffed chair for his se:rotary that resmbles nothing so "nticll as a section of a living town sofa en wheels. And what's more— it improves the efficiency of the young lady, lie says, even though it may start sit-down strikes. The chair is built comfortably, to begin with, with just the right sup- port in the right places. It is uphol- stered in a soft, neutral shade of a rich mohair velvet, the salve sort of fabric used for living room upholstery and it adds a dignified touch of lux- ury to the office in which it is plac- ed. The overstuffed construction, however, gives the young woman con- stant support during the day, so that five o'clock finds her fresh and un - tired. Joins Jungle Search Miss Ruth Howe, pretty 23 -year- old Chicagoan, studies map of British Guiana's uncharted jun- gles preparatory to joining Mrs. Paul Redfern and otner.members of the Waldeck expedition in search for Paul Redfern, noted flyer, who hes been missing for a decade. D-3 By VIRGINIA PALE While the director, George Cukor, was in New York making film tests of Southern debutantes and several young actresses from New York stage, the news inadvertently leaked out in Hollywood that David Selz- nick, the producer, had already made up his mind about who should play the leads in "Gone With the Wind." Miriam Hopkins is to play Scar- lett, Clark Gable will be Rhett, Janet Gaynor draws the appealing role of Melanie, and Leslie Howard will be Ashley, whom Scarlett loves but loses. Undoubtedly if the tests made in New York show .real talent, the girls will be put under contract to play supporting roles in "Gone With the Wind" or for future pictures. —*— That cast that Hal Roachhas lined up to support Constance Bennett in "Topper"— Con- iie's entry in the ligh comedy race — has everyone gasping. Cary Grant, so over- whelmingly pop- ular since he dominated Grace Moore in "When You're in Love," draws the lead. Hedda Hopper Billie Burke, who are just as sick at comedy lines as they are at wearing exquisite clothes, are next in importance, and Roland Young and Alan Mowbray join the cast to add to the hilarity. Even if Greta Garbo were playing- the lead, a more imposing cast could not have been commandeered. A current picture that everyone likes, and that men are particularly enthusiastic over is "Sea Devils," an RKO picture with Victor McLaglen. There is a storm at sea in this one that will make you grip the arms of your theatre seat or your companion and if you don't let out a few loud gasps, you won't be like the majority in the preview audience. Ida Lupino plays the lead skilfully, but the girl. you will remember is Helen Flint who gives a brilliant performance as a tough character. Cary Grant Good News London' Da111 Mail.._ owpirred with February last year; Britain's total exports were up by £4,738.579. In-' ,eluding re-exports, they amounted to £45,499,680. The comparison is even better when it is remembered that 1936 was Leap Year,- giving Feb- ruary an ,extra day. If the returns are compared with those of January this year, British exporters, it will be •found, did, on an aevrago, £100,000 more business every day. Imports, because of the heavy demands of industry and rearmament, remain high, but exports show a bigger pro- portionate growth last month, and the situation is healthy. Nations from which we have been buying more are using their increased purchasing power to buy more from, Britain. This will encourage our manufac- turers to continue the attack on overseas markets with all their re- sources. More work, more money, and more spending for Britain are the promise of the latest official figures. To S 1 Valuable Kipling Letter Tells of Gloom in England When Edward's V.11's Illness Postponed Coronation NEW YORK. — A letter describing the gloom in England when the Coro- nation of Edward VII was postponed ,because of his sudden illness is among a group of Rudy and Kipling niemen� toes to go on sale here. The letter from the poet to his American mother-in-law, Mrs. 13. Wel cott Balestier, of Vermont, is dated, June 26, 1902, scheduled date of the. Coronation for which England had prepared elaborately. Only the day before he wrote, Kip- ling, who -with all Englishmen of his` day revered the popular Edward, had' learned of the King's illness and the • postponement of the ceremonies. "The only thing I can compare the general effect to was being on a gi- gantic motor car with all the brakes suddenly applied at once . . all flags , of course were hauled down and all - sorts of sports stopped," Kipling: wrote, "the little telephone boy was blubbering and it looked as though a gray sponge had been passed over the faces of all people , , . today the land seems stunted, ..." "A nation is great not by its riches or buildings or automobiles but just through the character of the people." Herbert Hoover.