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Zurich Herald, 1938-12-08, Page 3Lesson School. Lesson LESSON XI THE .SIN OF COVETOUSNESS Exodus 20:17; Luke 12:13-21; I Timothy 6:6-10 GOLDEN TEXT; "Thou Shalt Not covet." Exodus 20.17 TIIE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time - The Ten Commandments were given in 1498 B,C. The words from Luke were spoken during November or December, A.D., 29; the First Epistle of Paul to Timo- thy was written A.D. 65. Place - The Ten Command- ments were given from Mount Sin- ai. The words taken from Luke were spoken in Peraea on the east- ern side of the Jordan River. It is not known exactly where Timothy was when he received this letter, 17. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man -servant, nor his maid -servant, - nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any- thing that is thy neighbor's. This commandment is also repeated, with slight variations, in Deut. 5: • 21. There is one great distinction between the laws of other peoples and the Hebrew code as found in the Decalogue, namely, that among no other people do we find a law against covetousness. The com- mandment "Thou shalt not covet" "passes beyond the domain of civil magistracy into that intellectual real of motive, desire and thought, where God alone is Lord and also Judge. • The actual word "covet" in its essential meaning is "to set the heart on," very literally, "to pant after." The sin, therefore, •suggest- ed by the word is very evidently that of desire to possess something which belongs to another. The Root of All. Sin Covetousness includes in its own scope all social life. Out of disobed- ience to this command will spring sins that break every law written upon the second table of !the law. The whole realm of human inter- relation is disorganized and broken up by the dishonoring of the tenth commandment. Luke 12:13-21. 13. And one out of the -multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me. This man's personal affair was the supreme thing for him, not the teaching of Jesus. 14. 73ut he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? The Lord never set him- self as a rival to the magistrates of the land. What A Man Is 15. And he said unto them, Take :heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness. For a man's life con- sisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. What .our Lord was continually emphas- izing was the life of a man; not what he possessed,• but what he was. He came that we might have life, and that we might have it -more abundantly. He declared that life never consists of the things which one has, but of the things which. one possesses in one' own heart. 16. And he spake a parable unto them,.,saying, The ground of a cer- 'tain rich man brought forth pler.ti- ;fully: 17. and he reasoned within ,himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to be - .stow my fruits? 18. And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my ,goods. Our Lord is about to illus- trate the evil consequences of the .sin of covetousness by one of his most remarkable parables (a par - .able found only in the Gospel of Luke). 19. And I will say to my soul, :Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. Cf. 1 Cor. 15: .32. The conversation is entirely with himself, He does, not think of •others who may be in need. He :says nothing about increasing his gifts to God, if he was giving any- thing to God. 20. But God said unto him. Thou foolish one. This night is thy soul •required of thee. And the things which thou has prepared, whose shall they be? Truly Rich 21. So is he that layeth up tree - 1 Are You Listening? By FREDAIE TES By FREDIME TEE COMEDIAN BAND LEADER Ray Noble, conductor: of the Burns and Allen shows over CBS from Hollywood every Friday night (WABC-CBS, 8,30 to 9.00 p.m., EST) has not only proved himself to be a great song writer and an orchestra leader, but a sly and effective comedian as well. His straight face, very English re- marks to the comedian stars of the show have proved to have such hilarious ef- fect that they now are an in- dispensable part of each of the air shows. But he'll have to go a long way to outdo his fame as the com- poser of such songs as "Good Nigh t, Sweet- heart," "Love Is t h e Strangest Ray Noble T h 1 n g," "The Very Thought of You° and "The Touch of Your Lips". GINGER ROGERS STARRED Versatile Gin- ger Rogers whose fame as a dancer is equalled only by her gifts as a convincing a c - tress and comed- ienne, was starr- ed in the "Silver Theatre" produc- tion heard over the Columbia network on Sun- day recently. Conrad Nagel was narrator -di- rector for the Ginger Rogers show and Miss Rogers was sup- ported by an able east of Holly- wood actors and actresses. EXTRA ALLOWANCE FOR OLD RADIOS! teForest Crosley, Majestic and Rogers radio dealers are now of- fering special, extra large Christ, inns trade an allowances for d radio sets. With the new 1939 Spread -Band models in the home, the many old -country Yuletide programs can be heard regularly, loud and clear, over short-wave, MELODY LANE The young gentleman in sporty tweeds is Tommy Lane, aged 11, who made his professional debut as a singer this year with Joe Penner and who continues to be heard on Penner's program every Thursday over the Columbia net- work (WABC-CBS, 7,30 to 8.00 p.m., EST. Rebroadcast at 8.30 p.m. EST.) Tommy, whose real ,,......:.< name is Stanley :. ,•�' , < Hoffman, w a s auditioned b y Penner after win- ning a vocal con- test conducted by a newspaper in his home town, Atlanta, Georgia. T h e comedian was struck by the purity of Tom- my's voice and immediately plac- ed him under contract. P r e - Tommy Lane .ceding his trip to Hollywood, Tommy was sent to New York by the Atlanta paper to sing for officials of the Metro- politan Opera Company, who also enthused over the clearness of his soprano. sure for himself, and is not rich to- ward God. Cf. Matt. 6:19; 2 Cor. 12 :14. 1. Tim. 6:6-8. 6. But godliness with contentment is great gain. Paul tells us that true gain in life is found in godliness itself, toge- ther with contentment. The word. rendered "contentment" signifies that elevation of soul above exter- nal earthly conditions which comes from a consciousness of God's pre- sence and love. Contentment 7. For we brought nothing into the world, for neither can we car- ry anything out. See Job 1:21; Ps. 49:17. 8. But having food and covering ' we shall therewith be content. Pro- bably the word here translated "co- vering" refers also to the shelter of the home in which we live. • 1. Tim. 6:9, 10. 9. But they that are minded to be rich. Fall into a temptation and a snare. And many foolish and hurtful lusts. The de- sires in question are hurtful be- cause they hinder true happiness. Such as drown men in destruction and perdition, Those who set their hearts on being rich become in- volved in the meshes of wordliness and sin; their movements are so fettered by cares and inordinate desires, and by artificial wants, that they are no longer free men. 10. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil; which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. For gold men have •betrayed their country, their friends, their God, their immortal souls. The Tenth Commandment is also God's demand that man shall put the reins of the government of his life into the hands of God. More Apples Shipped Up to November 16, 1938, this season's export of Canadian apples to the United Kingdom amounted to 999,227 barrels, and 1,431,904 bokes; an'increase of 48 per cent. in barrelled apples and 35 per cent in boxed apples, compared with the corresponding period of the 1937 season. Business executives of Germany are having difficulty in finding young people with sufficient knowledge to fill good positions. Czechs Purchase Ontario Farms Recent purchases of three farm properties and negotiations now under way for others indicate there will be a settlement of Cze- choslovakians in Wentworth coun- ty. It is understood the purchas- ers of the farm lands were for- mer residents of Czechoslovak Sudetenland who left their home country just before the recent crisis. - Their search brought them to the Hamilton district and sales of the William Ridge farm at Mount Hope, the Lloyd VanSickle farm at Glanford Station and the Reu- ben Sren property, also at Glan- ford Station, have been reported. The purchasers of these proper- ties, all large farms, are Czecho- slovaks. It is said to be their in- tention to engage in mixed f arm- ing. Health Is Better Out on Prairies people of Canadian West Have Lightest Mortality in Domin- ion - omin-ion- Are Much Healthier Than Maritiiners Consider for a moment the probability of a Canadian aged 25 dying within five years, says Canada's Weekly. The probabil- ity is greatest in the Maritime Provinces and least in the Prairie Provinces, being twice as high in the former as in the latter. The expectation of life at the age o3 five is over 64 years in the Prairie Provinces and under 61 in Que- bec, to take the two extremes. Less Healthy Stay Home Why should the Prairie Prov- inces show better than Quebec and the Maritimes? The answer is simple. When large movements of population take place, there is a tendency for the more healthy and energetic elements to move, while the less healthy people stay at home. To move to a strange land requires, even at this day, something of the pioneering spirit. Hence it ie that the Western Provinces of Canada have the lightest mortality. These prov- inces have received much of their population very recently. Canadians Live Longer Incidentally, the Canadian boy. of five can look forward to two full years more of life than the British boy of five. The Canadian at 42 has 32 years in front. of him as against less than 30 of his British cousin. Even at 75 there is a difference in favor of the Canadian of a little more than a year. zx Once you sweeten your p'morn9 lg cereal with BEE Riff Syr -up you'll know how good cereal can 't .ssteo World Population Total 2,134,000,000 The population of the world at the end of 1937 was 2,134,000,000 the League of Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics estimated. The figures were 18,900,000 Aver 1936. The bulletin revealed that more than one-half of mankind lives in Asia, where China claims about 450,000,000, India 350,000,000, and Japan and its possessions 100,000,000. The population of Soviet Rus- sia was estimated at 1'78,000,000, while of 397,000,000 human be- ings in Europe 79,000,000 live in Germany, 47,000,000 in the Unit- ed Kingdom, 43,000,000 in Italy, 42,000,000 in France and 35,- 000,000 5;000,000 in Poland. Death Rate Overtakes Birth Rate The bulletin gave the popula- tion of the United States at 130,000,000 while South America has 90,000,000 of whom Brazil claims 50 per cent. - In Europe, the United States and Japan the proportion of old people is increasing as the death rate begins to overtake the birth rate. In Austria and France in 1937 there were more deaths than I births. Let this overwhelming preference for'blue coal'- the world's finest anthracite -be your guide to better heating. 'blue coal' will give you a standard of heating satisfaction and value that has won the confidence of over 100,000 Canadian homeowners. Order a fon of 'blue coat today Ask your 'blue coal' dealer also about the 'blue coal' Heat Regulator which provides automatic heat with your present equipment. 394 Tune in "The Shadow" every Sat,, 7 p.m., CBL, TORONTO, or 6.30 p.m., CBO, Ottawa. Goes to Iceland To Dodge Winter Off to his home in Iceland to dodge the rigors of a Canadian winter, Capt. B. Kristiansson, well known master of the New- foundland Canada steamer Belle Isle, sailed last week from Montreal with his wife and daughter. He is going to Eng- land en route to his native Reykjavik. "What do you mean, dodge the cold?" he was asked. "Because it is not cold there in winter like here." He stressed the fact that it was not cold in Iceland in win- ter. West May Go In For Glass The Regina Leader -Post last week said development of Basket- obewan's elay. and glass sand de- posits looms as a possibility right through employment of skilled Czechoslovakian workers, now dis- possessed of employment by : the German occupation of Sudetenland, It was learned the paper added, that already Dominion Government officials are in Europe to interest these skilled workers In industrial possibilities here. In Southern Saskatchewan there are substantial deposits of pottery and fire brick clays. In addition there are huge glass sand deposits. 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