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The Seaforth News, 1929-08-01, Page 7Sunday School Lesson July 28, Lesson IV—The Story 6 Daniel.,-Oanlei 1: 14, 19, 20; 2: 17 24. Golden Text—They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they the turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever,—Dance 12: 3, ANALYSTS. 1 A STEADFAST PURPOSE, cit 1 1-2. IL swamis REVEALED, chs, 2; 13-29; 4; 19, III. VISIONSAND DREAMS, chs. 7:'28; 15; 18; 9; 20-23; 10: 1-19; 12: 9. INTRo9U07IO17No book of the Old Testament is d2 greater interest, and none of greater" value than the book of Daniel, None lids attracted more attention from ordinary, readers as well as scholars. Its Main ideas will always be the chief concern of religion —steadfast 'loyalty to.. an ancient faith, confident assurance of God's protecting care even in the midst of ersecution, and the ootining of 'the kingdom of God as the last great era of human history. In it, again and again, the times of then' are declared to be in the hand of God. The book -is -written about Daniel, captive and exile in Pabylon through- out along life of integrity.and honor. He is the central figure in the stories that are told of Babylon and its kings '(ehs, 1 to 6), and it is' to him there onto divine revelations in visions and dreams (chs, 7: to 12). As is well known, there are two possible interpre- tations nter rretations of the book, the one which takes it as literal history of actual events which occurred in the siyth century, B,C., the other which regards it as a story told in the second cen- tury, I3.C., to sustain the faith and -courage of the people whs. were suf- fering bitter persecution under :the 'Greek king of Syria, Antiochus IV., who was called Epiphanea. This Anti- ochus appears to be directly referred to in the visions as, a "little horn" which "made war with the sai: is" (ch. '7: 8, 10-26), and the historical sketch in ch. 11 seems to reach its end in his reign (the "vile person" of v. 21). The evidences for each of these views will be found in any good recent comment- ary. In either case. the inspiration and high value of the book need not be questioned. I. A STEADFAST PURPOSE, eh. 1: 1-2. According to the commonly received chronology, Jehoiakim the son of Jo- siah, came -to the throne of Judah in B.C. 608 after the death of his father at Megiddio, and the, deposition of his brother Jehoahaz by the king of Egypt (2 Kings 23: 29-34). His third year was, therefore, B.C. 605. There is an historical` difficulty here, for we know that in the fourth year of Je- holakim the army of Nebuchadnezzar was still a long way from Jerusalem, engaged in conflict with the army of the king of Egypt at Carehemish on the River Euphrates (see map! and compare Jet'. 46: 1-12), There is the further difficulty that in the carefully recorded history of this period, in 2 Kings, 2 Chron., and Jeremiah, there is no mention of a siege of Jerusalem in either the third or fourth year of this king, and apparently not until the reign of his success or itt B.C. 597. If this story of Daniel was written, ac- cording to the second view mentioned above, moro than three hundred years later, in the time of the Maceabean uprising, such a difference might be. easily explained as due to the imper- fect historical records then available to the writer. The value of tyre story is not thereby impaired. The carrying off of vessels of the house of God and other plunder and captives by Nebuchadnezzar in B.C. 597, is mentioned in Jer. 27: 19, 20, and 2 Citron. 36: 7. Certain of the best of the young men of the princely and noble families were chosen and to trained Bab carried to Babylon to be edor is f service in the king's court, v.5.Am- ong these was Daniel. The learning and the tongue, that is the literature and the language, of the Chaldeana were already very old, going back two to three thousand,f years, and had reached a high development. Very much of• this has been recovered by excavation and research from the ruins of the great ancient citibs of Babylonia and Assyria where their records, written onstone ein and on ndtab- lets'bf baked clay, had for two thousand years. The Chaldean were originally a people of south- eastern Babylonia who, in the latter part of the seventh century, became treaters of the entire country. In other passages of the book of Daniel, however, the name is applied to "wise men" of Babylon, religious leaders who studied magic, astrology, and di- vination. ch. 2: 2-0, etc. Daniel purposed in fits heart.He remained steadfastly loyal to the faith and customs of his fathers. The ,Java. were very particular in abstaining from food which they regarded as un- eeloan, such as the Jewish law forbade) in the Jew1h w or mot act drip s ay, a a k neat which had not been alaeG'iitere which had been offered to idols, 1' 'or this adherence to principle Daniel le rightly to be honored, oven thouglt we do not now share his serupioa. In so doing he Was able to carry his three friends with him to the same decision, IT. $3088T8 EEVEALEO, oils. 2: 13-291 4: 10, The king had required a hard thing 'of his wise men. He demanded that they should first toll hint what his dream had been, and then interpret it, Daniel carne to the rescue, fie and his companions prayed to God, and the secret was revealed to him itt a night vision. Both the deep'piety of Daniel and his inspired wisdom are displayed in what follows, In his interpreta- tion of the ldng'a dream he ahowa the wisdom and might of God in the course of human life, in the rico and fall of empires, and in the knowledge whieh he imparts bo the sage and to the prophet:, ch, 2: 19-23. The'king- dotns seen in the droatt are Babylon, Media, Persia,.. and Greece, and the last the kingdom of the Messiah, the Promised Saviour, whieh shall never be destroyed, eh. 2: 44, III. ,VISIONS, AND Dat9AMS,. ohs. 7: 28; 15:'18; 9; 20-23; 10; 1-19; 12: 9. The Jews in the two centuries pre- ceding the birth of Christ, and after, Produced a number of religious, books in, which prophetic teaching was set forth, in the form of visions, :flame bearing the names of famous ancient men, such -as Enoch, the 'twelve sons of Jacob, Baruch and Ezra, It is pos- sible that the visions of Daniel are of this class, In ch, 7 Daniel himself dreams of kingdoms and kings all of which are to pass away before the coming of the Lord to set up his own kingdom, an everlasting kingdom, ch, 7: 27. Something of the same sort is repeated in ch. 8, in each case the last of the kings the ""little horn" (chs. 7: 8, 20, 21, 24; 8: 9), almost certainly representing the persecuting; Greek. king of Syria, Antiochus Epiphanes (B.C. 175.164). In ch. 9 an exceed- ingly impressive confession and pray- er is followed by another vision which: seems to refer to the period between the beginning of captivityi t Babylon, and the Maceabean revolt Chapter' 10 is introductory to the final vision (chs. 10 to 12) in which again (see ch. 9: 21) an angel appears in answer to Daniel's prayers, and reviews the events leading to the same period of revolt. } Jazz Age ..; f €* id Use of Lipstick in Stone Age Proved by Nile. Delta Excavation Vienna.—That the lipstick is as old as human history was proved by ex- cavations in the Nile delta undertaken by an Austrian professor, Herman Junker, for the Vienna Academy of Science. Among the . important discoveries were relies of the Stone Age, including pallettes for rouge and other instru- ments of beautification, some of them made of ivory. Numerous finds of flint and stone, like'larrowheads, knives and saws, showed that primeval settlers in these distriets belonged to the Neo- lithic culture. The forms of juga and other recep- tacles and their ornamentation reveal- ed the same forms as those used by the Sudan races. Churchyards were unknown. The dead were buried kneel- ing or lyiti+g, next to fireplaces, indi- cating that there existed no fear of the dead and that the strongly devel- oped rites for the dead must be at- tributed to other psychological mo- tives. Results of the prove excavations convincingly that, against all contrar Y Nile deltapossessed the'N e assumptions, a well-developed primeval culture and that the traces of foreign elements found in Upper Egypt must be aecrib- ed'to these lower. Egyptian influences, FAt'IMER WHEATBEARD MUSES What a pity the chickweed don't° hatch out a chick, An'' the milkweed ain't good as a cow; That the bull -throne, tho' rennin' all over the field, Dou't furnish a beefsteak somehow. With prices as high as the air it's a shame— rd be rich as old Croesua—but what's in a name! In the search for anew naval yard- stick, it might not be amiss to try the golden rule. '"Virginian 'Pilot" -honors Memory of All ra�lnche9 of Service LORD JELLICOE LAYS WREATH ON THE CENOTAPH Lord Jellicoe eeeu as he laid a wreath on the Cenotaph iu Loudon when members of the Minske League observed this ceremony recently. The .1 y Sc :,l uts And the Jamboree Sir Robert Baden-Powell Gives Touchout Answer to.Question "Is Scout- ing a Military Movement?" • A FORCE FOR PEACE "The sight of boys of forty-two na-° they do not want to see war occur tloualities, different in language,again. Are they to be denied this reed and color, but wearing tl:J Same opportunity of beating their swords creed and obeying the sante Scout' into plough -shares, their spears into is Promise and the same Law which pruni reeehooks? Atter all, there no reason why an old circus horse, binds every Scout to be a brother to- haviu 'finished his career in the ring, every otter Scout, -cannot but open should not' settle down peaceably to up to the moat unimaginative a vislou his useful civil occupation of pulling OE what may be the ultimate outcome.' a baker's cart. "Prom this meeting we shall go I "Through the, Scout training a forward with fresh inspiration and vision of highehope and broader renewed strength of brotherhood to 'outlook outlook his opened out before us, a spread our Moventsnt wider and to vision which has nothing whatever to make it a still greater force for the, do with militarism. By developing peace of the world and the service of education through backwoodsmanshi.p God."—Sir Robert Bmien-Po well, ranter than through drill we can Chief Scout. The Boy Scout Jamboree. at Birk-, give Co our future .citizens In each enhead is responsible for the happy country the instinct for peace rather notion on the part of Messrs. Beim to for war, yet without their laok- to include" in their Sixpenny Library' frig or losing any of the manly vir• "Scouting and Youth Movements," by {aures or the attributor essential to a Sir R. Baden-Powell, Who in one of , 'healthy nation, he chapters answers a question often influence on the Next Generation t A "If the look forward we can realize friends. Sir raised by critics andthat the two million Scouts and 11. Baden-Powell writes;'— Guides in exleteuco td -day represent "The aim' of the' Boy Scout Move - another . million who have passed went is to make good citizens, and through :the training, and that they are the prospective fathers and moth- ers of the next generation. They the Army, and the Royal Air Force at a very much younger age than from most other forms of occupation. They are, more often than not, men of active disposition, imbued with Ideals of service foe their fellow men and anxious to take up some form of useful wark. It is not surprising that they flock foto the Scout Move- ment, o "Further, most of them, like My- self, have seem something of the hor- rors of war; they know the suffering and cruelty that war involves, and for this reason it has been judged un- necessary to introduce military drill. "Scotttcraft is a means through will, therefore, be bringing up some which the veriest hulligan can be two or three millions more of boys brought to higher thought and to the elements of faith in God; and, cou- pled with the Scout's obligation to the base of duty to God and to portuuity and a great responsibility. neighbor on which the parent or pas- We must shape our training with the tor San build, with greater ease the right vision so that we .shall not he- content o-content merely to have smart Troops and temporary success, but we must beut that the highest ideals have s e g been aa ctu llY inculcated and that the boys and girls really bring Christian hit into their dailylife and prac- tises; Iss P that they overcome selfishness with service, and that they substitute goodwill and co-operation for the too prevalent state of narrow patriotism and jealousies. In Oita way our Movements will be helping in a tangl. ble manner to supply the interna - and girls within the same line of thought and action as their. own. "'Guts we have a wonderful op - form of belief that is desired. "I do not think this can be done 'form fours.' through rll More Important than Drill 1n s Things' 1 system' of drill which "The simple n Scouts le merely suggested for u Boy gg given in order to enable Scoutmas- ters to move their Troops and Pat - role in good order for parade pur- poses ,and not as an exercise for Ire- quent practice with the boys when other occupations are possible, When I eee a Troop drills well but fails to follow a trail or cook its own food tional spirit of goodwill which is I recognize that tate Scoutmaster is needed to give the soul to the exist- ing form of the League of Nations. "That the League itself recognizes this is shown in the following signi- ficant and carefully weighed passages "There is no military aim or mean- from the Report of the Fifth Com- ing in. Scouting for Boys.- Itis true niittee, to the General Assembly of that the Movement has an old Gen-. the League of Nations. eral at the bead of it, and a goodly "'The Boy Scout and Girl Guide Movement is not one of those new, unknown or little, known movements In the cage of which it is .desirable not much good as such. The in- different or unimaginative officer al- ways "falls back upon drill as hle one resource. number of ex-ofince'rs In Its rank. The reason of this is not very far to seek. Men retire from the Navy, to, await the results' they mar pro,. llut'e before • recommending Thom for consideration and support to public opinion and the varloua governmental organizations. Pounded before the 1914 war, : the Movement had, even et that date, a very ooneldera'ble num. bey of adherents tltroug!hout the world, To -day it includes more than ,two and a hale indica young people 02 both sexes in every continent and in every land—and it eontllies to prosper. "'The Fifth Committee was of the Assembly to invite the various goy. ernments-tc grant the assistance re• quested, it Would not be asking tar support for some, feeble undertaking which is destined to disappear. The Assembly is being asked to take un- der its protection a movement withal. is full of life and which is inspired Call Your Doctor Early BY DR, GORDON BATES, (Oen. Sec, Can, Social Hygiene Conn.) A little boy sat beside a window with his head on his bands, He seemed quite itidilfatent to the shouts of the other youngsters at play in the street, He looked very miser- able, Now usually, when a little boy doesn't want to go out and play, his mother knows that something's the' matter. If she is a rather careless mother ,she may just do nothing, and. let hint sit there feeling miserable. Or she may give him u dose of castor oil, or send him to bed, or both, by ideals, the noble and lolly chars- But if she is an intelligent mother stet 01 which is net contested and she will send for the doctor at once, whose usefulness is undeniable from the point of view witiolt 1s of special importance t oall of us here, the Point of view. of world peace. "'Therefore, it is not only noes- sary,. but actually indispensable that this Movement should receive every support and assistance. 'It should not be forgotten that the thoughts and feelings of the 'younger generation are an important eement in forming the consolece of humanity, a pure and healthy ole- ment freed from all prejudice, ran- cour, and 'memories poisoned by bat- fore securing medical attention for red; an element of enthusiasm and him, It might have been a different' generous sentiment, story. As it, is, hie recovery' will be For that reason we should as- much faster, thanks to your alert nesa," Now this story, which happens to be absolutely true, aobut real people, has a moral. And the moral is, don't guess about disease. Don't take a chance. Think Safety First about disease just as, you think it about accidents. How can you tell what a sudden "queer feeling" may mean. Little Jim's mother didn't know he had diphtheria when she called the doctor, How could she tell? But she didn't take a chance. She called upon the one man in the com- munity' who could tell what was the matter with her child -her doctor. And by her promptness ,she possibly saved, the child's life. When you get sick, get a doctor be' fore you get very sick. Over a life- time such a policy will save you money Rs well as misery—end it will be a longer lifetime. 0'f course jimmy's mother might', have done still better than she did.'i Site might have absolutely prevented "011, yes!" explained the moody one him from getting diphtheria by taking with delicacy. "She told me what her him to a doctor months before, when. milliner's bill was, and 1' told her how mach a week I got. Then our engage- ment just sagged in the middle and gently dissolved." before her child has a chance to get very sick. By doing that, she may save his life. Little Jim's mother was intelligent, and she loved her child, So before long a car stopped et the house and a big man came in with a lithe satchel., Several minutes passed, then: "Now I don't think you have any- thing to worry abeut," the doctor said, "It's diphtheria all right, but he'll come around, thanks to your prompt- ness in sending for a doctor. I£ you'd waited for another twelve hours be - :list the international movement .on behalf of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, a movement which, by the constant exchange of visits, by camp life, by games played, and by happy days spent together, during which the young people get to understand one another, increases from day to day their feelings of comprehension, re- spect, and love for their neighbors, whatever may be their language, race, or continent.'" The Explanation "Is it true that your engagement to Miss Smarte is at an end?" quarried the inquisitive visitor. The young man addressed shook his head mournfully. "No," he said, "I didn't break it off." "Oh, she broke it off, then?" To this there was no answer, but the curious one was not easily dis- couraged and tried again. "But it is broken off, isn't it?" I hate to be a kicker, I always long for Peace, Bttt the wheel that does the squeaking frighten anyone. On the contrary, it is the one .that gets the grease. is hoped that of those who read it, It's nice to be a peaceful soul and not some at least will find- new security, Bard to please, new protection against disease by cul - But the dog that's always scratching tivating the habit of calling upon is the one that has the fleas. their physicians when slight physical "I hate to be a kicker" means nothing- in a show For the kickers in the chorus are the ones that get the dough. The art of soft soap spreading Is a thing that palls and stales, But the guy that wields the hammer is the guy who drives the nails. Let us not put any notions that are harmful iu your head, But the baby that keeps yelling is the baby that gets fedi he was perfectly well, and having toxoid administered to him, just as she had him vaccinated against smallpox. But failing to do that, she did do the next best thing. She called a doctor early and saved a life. Thia article is not written to t Wiley: If. T should die, what would you do? Hubby: Olt, the sante thing you would do in the circumstances. Wifey: You wretch! I've atwaye suspected it. trouble begins to bother them, just as a sensible motorist takes his car to the garage when the engine develops a little knock, instead of waiting until the bearings are burned out. Remember, a so-called "simple" sere throat maybe the beginning of scarlet fever or diphtheria. A plain, ordinary little cough, or a high temperature may herald pneumonia, tuberculosis,. or typhoid fever. A.pain in the stom- ach today may mean acute appendi- citis tomorrow. Any one of a number of "simple" little discomforts may be signs of the beginnings of any one of a dozen diseases. ti Planting Perennials in July Copetnish, Miert,—During the latter part of July, in the northern part of the United States, is ono of the bolt periods of the year to start new per. ennial plants. The gardener is not rushed at this time of year as he is during the spring months, nod still the plantshave time to get establish- ed before winter. This affords idiot an opportunity to give the pinata more cure while they are young and, as a consequence, better results are obtain- od than when the work is done earlier, More worth -while perennials would be used if gardeners would grow a part of their plants rather than try to buy all they need. - Good plants cost money, quite open 50 cents or more for each plant. Before we know it, our garden appropriation is gone.. and we"have :ust about a third of the plants wanted. Seeds of ,most of the worth -while species cost 10,pr 15 cents a packet attd a packet 'will usually produce all the plants of a variety that will be needed. This gives a gar den of perennials at very little cost, An old cold -frame is a good, place to start perennials in midsummer. The soil in such a place will undoubtedly be sufficiently fertile to give the plants a good start, and, if it, has been used recently, weed growth should not be unduly bothersome. However, the soil in an unused frame is apt to be very dry in midsummer, so it should he thoroughly soaked before any seeds are planted. Do not merely moisten the surface but take plenty of time and water and see that the soil is saturated to a e depth of 8 or 10 inches. hs. This amount of water in the ground will do away with heavy sprinkling until the plants get established. It should be remembered that the lack of moisture is the great bane of mid- summer gardening and that every pre- caution should be taken to conserve every bit we have. Pulverize the surface of the soil and level so water cfhl not stand in pools, leaving other parts to suffer from lack of moisture. Sow the seed in rows because it is easier to keep weed growth subdued'if the flowers are in rows. Gardeners have a rule for planting seds that may be followed to advantage when you sow your peren- nial seeds this summer. Cover the seeds twice the depth of their dia- meter. Very small seeds, such re .some of the campanulas, hould not be cover- ed '&t all, but simply pressed -into the soil lightly. Cover the surface with a cloth and water thoroughly after planting. It might be well to shade the frame with, boards for a few days if the weather is very hot. Keep a careful watch for germinating plants and remove the 'covering from the rows as the plants show up. Never allow the seedlings to be- come overcrowded in the seedbed. This causes spindly growth or a setback that takes weeks of care to overcome. When thre or four true leaves have Formed, transplant to another frame, placing the plants four or five inches apart, or they, may be planted directly in the border arid given a protection of leaves or litter during the first. winter. The number of goad perennials is ahnost limitless. Some are easy to grow and others are quite difficult. If you have had little experience in the work, it would be well to confine your efforts to the easy subjects at first, and, as skill comes, the more difficult ones may be taken up. You. should be able to handle the follow- ing along the lines recommended and without undue trouble: achillea, alyssum, anchors, arabts> aquilegia, is , Englishh daisies, campanula, Shasta daisy, delphinium, dianthus, foxglove, it elenium holly- hock, gypsophila, h - y hock, hardy poppy, pyrethrum, scabi- osa, vioia and wellflower. Truce They whoalong in life had ceased to be friends, Through force of circumstance aid foolish pride, Iu that green hostel where all bicker- ing ends Lie side by side. But though between their graves a thick hedge grows. Its little openings pushing calmly through, Each June with petals white, a pity- ing rose Covers the two! —Mule V. Caruthers in the New York Times. It is no good being the light of your wife's life if you are not allow- ed to go out! MUTT AND JEFF— Jeff Had Better Read Up On The Lion Tamers' House Ruler. eel Help Lad Becomes An Expert Electrician By Getting a Friendly Start Sonie yeara ago, writes J. J. Kelso; I was in a home where the young: matt of the family was an expert electri•. clan, earning a considerable salary. I asked the mother how he came to Lake up that line of business, and she said it all came about in a very, simple way. When he was a buy of thirteen,.. there was a house being built in their neighborhood, and he stopped, out of curiosity, to watch the men at work. There was an electrician just stare ing to put iu the wires, and, noticing the boy's interest lie asked him ii he would like to learn how it was done. The boy said he would, and the workman invited 'him to stair- with him and he would explain it all as they went along. In a week or ten days he had learned a great deal, and triumphantly informed his moth- er that if site wanted` an electric light anywhere, v it •e he would do the work for her without charge. lie got two or three books on electrical work, and later he was able to obtain ern- ployment in an electrical supply con cern, owing to his knowledge of the, Whole subject It struck me what a splendid ser- vice ervicethe electrician did and how of. ten there are : other workmen who could awaken the' interest sof a lad by showing him how' things were done. rive year old: My daddy is only thirty but he is very old Every time he crosses the street he ashes me to take his hand. v,.. . *? ms Li- 'TILT " `. 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I asked the mother how he came to Lake up that line of business, and she said it all came about in a very, simple way. When he was a buy of thirteen,.. there was a house being built in their neighborhood, and he stopped, out of curiosity, to watch the men at work. There was an electrician just stare ing to put iu the wires, and, noticing the boy's interest lie asked him ii he would like to learn how it was done. The boy said he would, and the workman invited 'him to stair- with him and he would explain it all as they went along. In a week or ten days he had learned a great deal, and triumphantly informed his moth- er that if site wanted` an electric light anywhere, v it •e he would do the work for her without charge. lie got two or three books on electrical work, and later he was able to obtain ern- ployment in an electrical supply con cern, owing to his knowledge of the, Whole subject It struck me what a splendid ser- vice ervicethe electrician did and how of. ten there are : other workmen who could awaken the' interest sof a lad by showing him how' things were done. rive year old: My daddy is only thirty but he is very old Every time he crosses the street he ashes me to take his hand.