Zurich Herald, 1937-04-01, Page 6LESSON 1
God the Creator --- Genesis 1:1-2125
Printed Text — Genesis 1:1.5, 2641
Golden Text —"in the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth."
Genet's 1:1.
The Lesson In Its Setting
Time — It is not known when the
universe was created, nor is it defin-
itely known when man was created.
However long ago the creation oP the
universe, the creation of man did not
take place before 5000 B.C. though the
exact year o1' this will probably never
be known. All ancient histories re-
cognize that there are no records of
human civilization antedating 4000
to 5000 B.B.
Place •-- There have been innumer-
able conjectures as to the location of
the Garden of Eden, but, thus far,
none of them have been generally ac-
cepted by the Bible scholars; all we
can say is that it was probably locat-
ed somewhere near the lower part
of the Tigris and the Euphrates
rivers.
"In the beginning God created
the heavens and the earth." There
was no natter before the beginning,
nor any planet in the heavens, nor
any angel or created being. God
was before any thing, or any cre-
ated person. Every thing that is
in the eniverse today has come from
t as any-
thing before God, it might be that
power or person could ultimately
crush God, but, if all things have
been made by God, then surely God
is greater than all the universe, and,
if his power is great enough to
create, it is also sufficient to con-
trol it. God had no beginning. He
was from eternity.
"And the earth was waste and
void," (See Jer. 4:23 and Isa. 34:
11.) The word waste refers to the
matter, and void to the form, and
the phrase combining the two de-
notes a state of utter confusion
and desolation, an absence of all
that can furnish or people the land.
And darkness was upon the face
of the deep." The conjunction in-
dicates that the darkness is con-
nected with the disorder of the pre-
vious phrase, and forms a part of
the physical dearangement; the deep
refers, of course, to the sea (Gen.
7:11; 8:2; Isra. 51:10, etc) "And
the Spirit of God moved upon the
face of the waters. Here is the
beginning of God's work in the res-
toration of that which has become.
chaotic. What the Holy Spirit be-
gan to do with the chaotic condi-
tion, bringing out of it the beauty
of a new earth, he also has been sent
to do in the human heart, bringing
out of its chaos, due to sin, a new
life, beautiful and orderly, like that
of the Lord Jesus Christ.
"And God said, Let there be light:
and there was light. Simply for God
to utter his word brings into exist-
ence whatever God wills (John 1:
1-3; Eph. 3:9, Col. 1:16). The fact
that God creates by a word is an
indication not only of the ease with
which he accomplished his work, and
of his omnipresence, but also of the
fact that he works consciously and
deliberately.
"And God saw the light, that it
was good." That is, he examined and
judged the newly finished product,
investigated its nature and its prop-
erties, admired its excellency, and,
in all these respects, he pronounced
good. "And God divided the light
from the darkness." Thus God al-
lows darkness still to exist, but
never again to become dominant.
'And God called the light Day, and
the darkness he called Night." The
first word which we have in the
Bible as proceeding from God is the
word day. We, as followers of the
Lord Jesus, are to walk honestly in
the day (Mont. 13:13); we are the
children of the day, not of the night.
(1 Thess. 5:5.. "And there was ev-
ening and there was morning, one
clay." It is significant that, as in the
Genesis account of creation, .light
appeared en the first clay, so in the
new creation which we have in Jesus
Christ, the Lord came forth from the
darkness of the grave and death on
the first day of the new week ill the
morning of the resurrection (Matt.
28:1; Mark 16:2; John 20:1, 19).
"And God said, Let us make man
in our image, after our likeness,"
The plural pronoun "us" certainly
indicates that God took 'counsel
with at least one other in this su-
preme, final work of creation, and
we can believe he took counsel with
no reec's. but with the other two
persons of. the Godhead, the Son and
the Holy Ghost. This is the only
place in all the six days of creation
concerning which we have a record
of such a councile three times in
the narrative of man's origin do we
have i'^n word create, both facts
e r.,.".ra. izing t':° preeminent sign-
,1..r pelmet of
creation above all preceding ones.
"And let them have dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the
birds of the heavens, and over the
cattle, and over all the earth, and
over every •creeping thing that
erce,peth 'upon the earth." "And
Cod created man in his owl, imago,
in the image or God treated he him;
male and female Created he them.
Man lost perfect dominion over the
creatures when he fell in sin; thous-
ands .of men and women every year
are destroyed by the animal crea-
tion, especially in countries where
gospel is not known, such as India
and Africa. Dominion over the crea-
tures will be restored to man during
the Millennium (see Isa. 11:6-9).
"And God blessed them; and God
said unto then, Be fruitful, and mul-
tiply, and replenish the earth, and
subdue it, and have a dominion over
the fish of the sea, and over the
birds of the heavens and over every
living thing that moveth upon the
earth. And God said, Behold, I have
given you every herb yielding' seed,
which is upon the face of the earth,
and every tree, in which is the fruit
of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall
be for 'ood. And to every beast of
the . earth, and to every bird of the
heavens, and to everything that
creepeth upon the earth, wherein
there is life, I have given every green
her for food; and it was so. Four
things are to be discovered here:
the Creator bestows a general bless -
nig upon the newly created pair,
our first parents; he commands them
to be fruitful and multiply that they
might replenish the earth and bring
it into perfect subjection; he gave
thein full dominion over all crea-
tures beneath them; the Creator
gave them herbs and trees for food.
It would seem that originally man's
diet was exclusively a vegetable one.
It is not recorded that man ate the
flesh of animals until after the
flood.
"And God saw everything that he
had made, and, behold, it was very
good. And there was evening, and
there was morning, the sixth day.
Perhaps here we might just add a
word about the meaning of the word
day in the creation narrative. Many
believe that titis word, as used in the
first chapter of Genesis, must meant
a period of twenty-four hours.
Others believe that it was used to
indicate a long of period of time,
perhaps geologic ages. We must re-
member that the word day has dif-
ferent meanings in different places
and does not always mean a period
of twenty-four hours; thus in Gen-
esis, 1:5, it means only that part of
a period of twenty-four hours in
which the light shines; yet again, hi
the very same verse, both the morn-
.ingand the evening are called one
day. Again, in Genesis 2:4, the
phrase the day refers to the entire
period of creation. Elsewhere in the
Bible the same phrase is used to in-
dicate various periods of time (John
6:39, 44, 54; Rom. 8:10-23).
Cotton Lace Creation
•
Stunning jacket of white cotton
lace, with ruffs and pockets of
white chamois, was created by
Maggy Rouft for wear over a
formai gown of white crepe.
"America is beginning to see—and
indeed beginning very acutely to
feel—that it is itself a part of the
world and when the world suffers
will have to gofer with it."
—Havelock Ellis.
"Any progress which is not based
on an intrinsic advance in human
intelligence is very precarious.".
--Dean Inge.
Cic t Brit in has about 10,000
pate schools, with 810,000 pupils.
Splendor of Nizam. }iyderab ad's Silver Jubilee Celebrations
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Splendid ceremonies marked the silver jubilee of the Nizam of Iiyderabad, ruler of the largest and 1, e.�i,.:.iest oa .._,.... e
states, and probably the richest roan in the world. Picture shows the Nizam, a simple figure on his throne in the magnificent court-
room, hearing an address read to him by his second son, Prince Muazzam Jah, on behalf of the Hyderabad Improvement Trust, dur-
ing the jubilee celebrations. On the sofa to the left are the heir -apparent and Prince Aly Khan, heir to the Aga Khan.
These Shells Get a Second Chance
Prices of raw materials for war are soaring throughout the world. As one i•c...ft. t.,.rs t ...qty
Belgian lad profitably spends his time collecting old shell cases from Great War battlefields near his
home. Shrapnel and other metal scraps left behind 20 years ago find ready market today.
7orm Prnkfi4Dirras
Conducted by
PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL
with the.co-operation of the various departments of
Ontario Agricultural College
Question 1:—"How can I ,tell what
analysis of fertilizer is most .:suitable
for my farm? The most of it is
heavy clay soil. What would be suit-
able to put on Old Meadow?" --- G,
Q., Perth County.
Answer:—Tho only way you can
obtain fairly definite information as
to the fertilizer mixture that is most
suitable for your soils, is fax you to
send a sample of the soils to the De-
partment of Chemistry, 0.A.C., Guelph
Out., where by rapid methods we can
test these soils tar acidity and min=
eral content. Samples of soil should
be taken at about plow depth from
a number of places in the field. Mix
these samples together and send. abcurt
% pint of the mixed material for an-
alysis. This is best sent in a cotton
bag.
For Old Meadows, experiments
have largely shown that 250 lbs, of
3.10-5 or 4-12-6 have given best re-
sults. This fertilizer should be a1i-
plied broadcast over the meadow as
soon as'growth begins in the spring.
Question 2.--"I had intended to buy
20% Phosphate and inix Muriate of
Potash together" without filler, and
sow thinner. I would like to know
whether you think this will work sat-
isfaetorily or not. In case I want to
add 2% o nitrogen to it what material
would you use, such as nitrate of
soda and sulphate of ammonia?
How Would you mix a good digest-
able mineral that is high in Phos-
phorus and Calcium? Would steamed
bone meal be alright to use it"? --
S. A., Bruce County.
Answer:—I would say that a mix-
ture of 20% Phosphate and Muriate
of Potash can be made for sowing
as you indicate. You do not say in
what quantities you plan to mix these,
but I see 110 reason why the mixture
should not give results
The big point is to get it on evenly, ,
which means 'that great care must
be taken in the first place in the
mixing of the phosphate and potash
so that each pound, or gallon, will
carry an equal proportion of plant
nutrients. If you .wish to add 2%
nitrogen, you would have to add 200
lbs. of Sulphate of Ammonia, or 267
lbs, of Nitrate of Soda to the ton..
For a good digestible mineral mix-
ture high in phosphorus and calcium,
probably nothing snporsedos steamed
bone meal. This is.; good.healthy bone,,
cooked with steam under pressure.'
This practically removes 'all the pro -
tern and fat from tho bone, and the
bona is then dried and ground into fine
white powder, and should bo almost
free of odor. hertilizer bone meal
should not be used for stock feeding,
since in preparing fertilizer bone meal
the meat is boiled under ordinary con-
ditions to let loose the flesh from the
bone. This does not kill disease
germs as thoroughly as where the
material is cooked under steam pres-
sure. Sonie stock men advise the
adding of a small amount of Iron Salt
and Iodized Salt.
Question 3:—"Does Nitrate of Soda
work more rapidly than Sulphate of
Ammonia? Which one of the two is
most satisfactory for spring crop?"—
L). G. L., Grey County.
Answer:—Nitrate of . Soda supplies
nitrogen in a form that is immedi-
ately usable by crops. Nitrate of
Soda is immediately soluble in soil.
mixture. Sulphate of Ammonia is
likewise immediately soluble, but in
very large part, the nitrogen supplied
in Sulphate o Ammonia must under-
go change in the soil to the nitrate
form before it can be used by grow-
ing crops. Hence,• its action has to
wait for bacterial growth in the soil.
it is therefore a little slower than
Nitrate of Soda.
Sulphate of Ammonia leaves an
acid reaction. If your soil is already
acid, Sulphate of Ammonia will add
to this trouble. Nitrate of Soda is
neutral in reaction.
I3t1Y 'PCG PLAYER
Wintcr:iaven, lila.--Oflicial3 of the
Boston l::es, National League base-
ball Cln;i have announced the pur-
ch ee of Sncoiidbaee..' :n Len Ellison
from tl•e Winnipeg 1\lnrocns, North-
ern Leanne Out:. They said they had
orderer, him to report to the Albany
Club of the New Ye"k-1? .n"sylvania
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By DOROTHY
Everyone who enjoys madcap com-
edy will be pleased with the forth-
coming "Love Is News." Tyrone Pow-
er, Don Ameche and Loretta Young
play the leading' roles, but there Is
another member of tho.cast who may
interest you even more. Playing oppo-
site Tyrone Power is a young lady
named Carol Tevis who it an old,
old favorite of yours. Never heard
of her? Maybe not under that name,
but surely you will recall that you
have loved and cherished her for
years when I tell you that she used
to be the voice of Minnie Mouse.
All Hollywood is rejoicing because
W. C. Fields is so far on the road
to recovery, that he is able to have
a few visitors now, walk around the
sanitarium grounds, and even think
about coming back to Paramount to
work. During his illness he became
one of the country's leading radio
fans. All day and far into the night
he was listening, and he thinks that
curiosity about the next punch in the
Jack Benny - Fred Allen feud helped •
to keep him alive. His other favorites
are Easy Aces and Lum and Abner.
Zasu Plitts has come back from
England where she made two pic-
tures, paused in New York a short
time and hustled into Hollywood to
go to work at RICO. She loved sight-
seeing in England, particularly as her
guide was the mellow -voiced Charles
Laughton of innumerable film tri-
umphs, including "Ruggles of Red
Gap" In which she appeared. Laugh-
ton 'not only showed her around Lon.
don, he gave her a pair of exquisite
French antique vases for her new
home, Incidentally, a radio sponsor
is trying to get Zasu to devote all her
time to radio programs.
ODDS and ENDS — John Barry- ,
more looked at himself en the screen
and was so shocked that he went off
to the desert with .a physical trainer
and went in for regular hours and
exercise. After two weeks he emer-
ged looking healthy and about ten
years young . . . Gertrude Michael,
fully recovered after a long hospital •
siege,. is starting work in "There Goes,
My Girl," a newspaper story in which
Lee Tracy, as usual, plays the star
reporter ... Paul Muni grew a beard
tor his part in "The Woman 1 Love"
and was longing for the day when
he could shave it off when he got
the bad news that he will have to
keep it months longer for his •role
in "Tho Life of Emile Zolo." . .
Shirley Temple has been promoted
to the fourth grade, but she 'tan con -
solo herself that she would be rate
ed a senior in any singing, .dancing
or dramatic school.
The throne It Windsor Castle is
corapose:l entirely of ivory, and de.,
novated with many precious stones.
":N. tress in any country is as fret
,r the people want it to be."
—Lady Astor,
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