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Zurich Herald, 1930-07-24, Page 3Sunday School Lesson the valley through which flows the River Cishon. Sisera gathered to- gether his armed chariots at the river. When Deborah gave the command, Up, for this is the day, "the Galilean highlanders rushed like a torrent flown the slope of oMunt Tabor and swept the enemy before them.”- -------...., Peake. There appeals to have been a heavy storm of ram which broke upon July 27. Lesson IV --Deborah (A the Main at the critical moment, and Leader in a National Emergency,)--plain river rose in flood sweeping the Judges 4: 1.10. Golden Text—say enemy enemy and his chariots away. "Kish - to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not.' --Isaiah ..35: 4. ANALYSIS X. THE OPPRESSION, 4: 1-3. II. THE GALL TO ARMS, 4: 4.12, III. THE VICTORY, 4: 13-15. • INTRODUCTION—It was in the period of the Judges, after tht time of Joshua, that the Canaanites of. north- ern Palestine 'r;ightity oppressed the children of Israel. The conquest of the land by Joshua had been by no means complete. The historian of the book of Judges makes. that clear in chaps. 1-3. In the north, the centre, and the southwest there remained po- tential enemies, nations•whici., he says, the Lord left to grave Israel by therm. The Hebrew invaders under Joshua and after made .uch settlement as they could with their Canaanite neigh- bors, sometimes on friendly terms, sometimes unfriendly, and only where they were strong did they put the Canaanites to tribute. In Joshua's r.ampaigns he fo,ind a formidable ad- versary in the north in Jabin; king of Hazor, who gathered a treat host from the northern states and gave battle to Joshu.= at the waters of Merom. Joshua was victorious and follower. up the rout of the enemy by burning their city, oshJ. 11:.1-14. It is 1,o wonder, thereicre, that the Canaanites of the north cherished a hatred of Israel and a desire to be i avenged. Their opportunity cane some time later when they got the better of the Israelites in war and subjected there to cruel oppression, ;cadges 5: 6-5. I. THE OPPRESSION, 4: 1-3. The writer, or editor, of the book of Judges regards the calamities which crane upon Israel as a punish- r..ent for the people's sins. Compare vs. 1-2; 6: 1-2; 10: 6-7, etc. The king of Canaan here m rationed bears the same name. Jabin, as the king who fought with Joshua. He may have been a son or grandson. Hazor was in the extreme north of Palestine, just west of the Lake of Huleh, called elsewhere the waters of Merom. Sis- .ra's home was much farther south, in the southwest carne' of the ,,lain of Esdraelon, not far from where the battle was fought The strength of the Canaanite army may be judged by the statement tha' Jabin hk.d nine hundred chariots of iron. Compare Deborah's question, Was there a shield or sear seen among forty thou- sand of Israel? The odds, were great- ly in favor of Israel's oppressors. 'en's torrent swept the foe off, Kish- on's torrent in their. faces" (5: 21, Moffatt). The song of Deborah (chap. 5) is a fine example of ancient Hebrew poetry. It is a work of real genius breathing a fine spirit of patriotic fervor and confident faith. A well- known English essayist calls it "the greatest war song of any age or na- tion."—R. H. Hutton. America's Attitude Toward League Changed Washington—The United States is co-operating in practically every field of activity of the League of Nations, including important international con- ferences and non-political enterprises, according to a summary of the Fireign Policy Association, published here. America's attitude has changed in 10 years from haughty aloofness in which the State Department refused to answer official communications from the League, to one of close as- sociation save in the meetings of the Council and the Assembly. "To -day the ,United States is par- ticipating in one capacity of another in practically all of the important international conferences held under the auspices of the League," Ray- mond Leslie Buell, research director of the association, states in a fore- word. "Likewise, the United States has developed a system for the peaceful settlement of international disputes which parallels, in certain respects, the policy pursued by members of the League. Thus, as will be seen, the American Government has to an extent accepted the plan of compul- sory arbitration of legal disputes and the idea of compusory investigation of other differences," he said. II, THE CALL TO ARMS, 4: 4-12. Not many women. of Old Testament times hacl the gift of prophecy. The gift of Deborah is fo.' that reason all the more remarkable. The people be- lieved her to be inspired to declare to tlleni the will of God, and gave her, therefore, the• rank and authority of a ,judge. Her home was not fax north of Jerusalem between Ramah and Bethel in Mount Ephraim. Evidently the anaanite oppression was felt even there, though so far to the south. Barak was a man of tate tribe of Naphtali, whose home was a few miles northwest of the Lake of Huleh. His name in Hebrew means "Lightning," and may represen., his character, bold and swift to strike. Deborah had heard of his fame and had chosen him as commander of the: forces she de- teemined to raise against the oppres- sor. he bids him draw toward Mount Tabor ten thousand leen of his own tribe and the closely -related tribe of Zebulun. Of these mets he 'would be the recognized and accepted leader. It. is the Lord's command and Barak obeys, but he makes one condition. If thou wilt go with Inc, he said to De- borah, uteri I will go. Deborah re- plied, I refer sorely •o with thee. Then with a touch of humor, chiding the chieftain's dependence anon her, she added that the honor of the enterprise would go to a woman (see 5: 24-27). Barak knew very well that the pres- ence of such a woman as Deborah in the army would inspire courage. With such a faith they would be invincible. Men of the other tribes Were called and some came willingly, others hesi- tated, or refused Deborah's rallying cry was, To tete help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord, against the mighty 5: 23 Heber the 1 enite is Huge 72 -Storey Theatre Skyscraper is Planned New York—A motion picture theatre that will be one of the largest in the world will be built in 1932 in a 72 -storey skyscraper by the Para- mount-Publix Corporation, diagonally opposite its present 29 -storey Para- mount Theatre Building In Broadway. Announcement of the plan., was made on July 9 by Eugene Zukor, in charge of building for the corpora- tion, who said that the Broadway site had been purchased in the name of the Seneca Holding Corporation. The new theatre will have a capacity for 6000 persons, 2000 more than the Paramount, and its skyscraper will be the highest in upper Broadway. The plot of laud acquired is 50,000 square feet running 206 fent back from Broadway between Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Streets. PRECIOUS MOMENTS "If you. in the morning Throw moments away, You can't gather them up • In the course of the day, You may hurry and scurry' And flurry and worry, They are lost forever, Forever and aye." Athletic Nurse! "Where's that watch gave you?" "Uncle has it now." • TIME Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff lifo is made of.—Franklin. your Miss hospital, of ten hours Marcella Newburn, Chicago; recently, a week judged best all-round athletic where all nurses are required athletic work. Dishes for Warm W eath r During the hot weather the prob- lem of how to use up left -overs be- comes important. If these are allowed to remain beside fresh foods they will soon contaminate them. For this rea- son housekeepers should examine the larder every morning and plan how these food remains are to be incorpor- ated in the menu. Scraps of porridge, bread, and so on may be used for thickening brown soups. Boil the scraps in the soup, then pass through a coarse strainer, *,,. i•t w foodstuffs deteriorate more Auy'kind of cold meat may be trans quickly during hot weather than fish, formed into delicious timbales, patties, and the housekeeper should make cer- or cutlets; and scraps from a joint tain it is fresh at the time of buying, may be passed through a mincer (or and that every precaution is taken to cut into very small pieces with a prevent it turning bad while in stor- knife) and stirred into breadcrumbs age. • which have been moistened with stock. If whole fish are required, select Shape into flat cakes and fry a golden medium-sized ones in preference to brown in fat from which a faint blue large ones. The scales should be smoke is rising. bright and firmly attached; if these The remains of mashed potatoes have a slightly -bluish tinge and come may be incorporated with other left off readily when rubbed with the over vegetables, seasoned, and fried a fingers, the fish has lost its first nice brown. freshness. There are many ways of utilizing The eyes should be clear (not dull stale bread. If there is a large ac- and glazed), and the gills a bright cumulation, spread thinly with butter red. The fish should be stiff, plump or good margarine, arrange iu a p1e- and firm. Should it show growths dish containing milk and a well -beaten about the head, or unsightly blotches, egg, and bake in a moderate oven for it should be rejected, as these are an hour or so. indications of disease. If despite all precautions batter The spots in plaice stay be regarded should become rancid, it may be 1'e as an infallible index to the condition stored to its original freshness in the of the fish; if these are a bright, deft - following manner: Break into small mite shade of red the fish is fresh; if pieces and place in a bowl containing they are dull and rather indistinct the fresh milk. Leave for an hour or so, fish'is stale. then drain off the milk, wash in cold Cut fish should have a firm appear - salted water, and forte into its former ance and a close grain. If it appears bulls. limp and flabby the fish has lost its Three Ways With Peas first freshness. Shell and boil the peas with a sprig A. few drops of lemon juice squeezed of mint until tender; hard -boil as into the water in which new potatoes many eggs as you require. Line a or cauliflowers are boiled will keep baking -dish with fried onions, add hail them a good color. the peas, Put in the eggs halved, cover If a wicker article is scrubbed well with the rest of the peas, add a good with salt and water as well as soap, tablespoonful of mushroom ketchup, it will look like new, as the salt not cover with breadcrumbs and a little only cleans but stiffens the cane. grated cheese,, and bake in a sharp A little castor sugar sprinkled over fried tomatoes will improve their fia- vor.—Tit-Bits. father Automobiles Have Lessened Chances of Getting Lockjaw Sy E. E. FREE, Ph, D. In spite of the enormous number of Any chance injury like stepping on a nuts, scratches and bruises for which automobiles are responsible each year, the automobile must be cred- ited, believes Dr, O. 0. Sappington, of the National Safety Council, with a nurse at Passavant to put in minimum rusty. nail or a cut with a dirty knife or even a scratched band or kneel caused by a fall was likely to become infected with these lockjaw germs which then multiplied in the blood and brought on after a few days the great decrease in cases of lockjaw In dreaded spasm of the jaws and other the United States in the past ten muscles which gave the disease its Yeats. Not that automobiles or outo. name. Thelockjaw germs, Dr. Sap. mobiling have any direct effect on the pington recalls, cannot enter the body lock-jaw germ. What has:happened through unbroken skin. Some kind Dr. Sappington explains in a recent issue of the Council's industrial bulle-1 tin, "The Safe Worker," is that auto- I mobiles have displaced millions of horses, especially in cities. The lock- jaw germ, he continues, is a normal inhabitant of the digestive system of the horse. It the old days when horses were common these living lockjaw germs were scattered by bil- lions everywhere in soil and dust. of scratch or cut is necessary. Now - a -days, with fewer horses to scatter the germs, such accidental abrasions of the skin are less likely to become infected with lockjaw germs, al- though it still is a good. plan, Dr. Sappington agrees, to have all such cuts cleaned and disinfected by an expert physician or nurse, and to take a dose of lockjaw serum if the physician so advises. Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado Evening falls with soft sounds And colorings in these mountains - A gentle breeze is making its rounds, Low, tender whisperings go Through the evergreens, Whose discarded branches have Made the glow For my fire—the trees know All the secrets of the wild and the happy places Where the wind careens! half a pound of flour and three ounces of good stripping or lard and a pinch of salt, nixed to a stiff paste with cold water. Roll out into squares. Put a teaspoonful of the cooked peas on each square, add a little cold cooked fish or chopped bacon and a dash of tomato sauce, fold, and bake in a sharp oven until brown. Or—Take the peas, with Some thin slices of cold veal or lamb. Roll a small spoonful in each piece with a little chopped onion mixed with salt and pepper. Tie with cotton, dip in egg and breadcrumbs; fry in hot fat, and serve with mashed potatoes. Fish in Hot Weather I hear a slight stir Somewhere near, then a sudden whir, And glimpse the bright flash of wings, And two gay birds getting home late Are off and away, the lovely things! From the tiny village below Comes an occasional humming, to and fro It is carried and echoed, Voices, softened by distance, Into a melodious murmur; There is the bark of a dog, shrill Whistle calliug it to heel; The wistful song of the whipoorwill. The plaintive bleat of sheep On the rocky, mile -high hill, And the faint tinkle of a bell, all steal Up the narrow, winding trail; Venturesome stars and a young moon peep Out above a waving scarf of purple clouds, While over all the stately mountains keep Watch silently, wrapt In their own magnificence and soli- tude. olitude. -Peter A, Lea. grow and a What New York Is Wearing BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON' Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur-. nislted With Every Pattern mentioned here apparently in order to explain why he had pitched his tent Of all lies, the worst lie is that the so far north. although the home of his American worship money,"—Gilbert people was in the south, It was his K. Shesterton, wife whose cnuragetus but inhospit- able act won her such high praise it Deborah's Song of victory, 11: 24-27. , r Whilst. "Aren't you relived to h to 13-1e. d Was Barak assent e his Canada Can Teach France a Lesson? Paris—There is at least one thing according to a writer in Paris -Midi, which France can learn from Canada. One of these is clow to house a par- liament. If only the Chamber of Deputies could be transported from the Palais Bourbon to the Grand Palais, thinks this Parisian, and thus conduct its deliberations in spacious, airy and cheerful surrounclings, as does the House of Commons at Ot- tawa, many discourteous speeches and many ill-considered votes would be avoidei. But there is at least one thing which Canada can learn, and apparently " is learning, from France, and that is the importance of Bolding world expositions. The great exhibition which is being plan- ned for Vancouver in 1936 to promote friendly relations between America and the Far East, seems to the writer in Paris -Midi to have been at least in part inspired by the extensive pre- parations which are being made for the International Overseas Exposition to be held in Paris in 1931. 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