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. OD LEADS A PEOPLE .- IDXQdus
13:17 — 15:21
printed Text — Exodus 13:17-22; 14:
10.15
'iolden Text -' "The Lord will guide
thee continually." Isiah 58:11.
'THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING
Place -- The Israelities gathered to.
ether, as they went out of Egypt, at
uccoth, which is to be identified
itb the city of Pithom in the north-
ast of this great country. Various
vents in this lesson occurred be-
Ween the city of Succoth and some
Fart of the Red Sea, which is not to-
day easily identifiable.
'. Time-.B.C. 1498.
"And it came to pass, when Phar -
oh had let the people go, that God
ed them not by the way of the land
f the Philistines, although that was
ear." If the Israelites had come from
Egypt straight up into -Palestine all
trough Gaza, they could have been
,..ii the center of the Promised Land
ithin a week. This is the way almost
11 of the great military campaigns
or the invasion of Palestine from the
bath have advanced. The march is
difficult, at certain seasons of the
pear it is blistering hot, and many
3iiiles would be through an arid des -
tit, but, nevertheless, such a march
possible. Napoleon himself led his
'oops up this way in his futile at-
mpt to reach Constantinople. "For
od said, lest peradventure the peo-
"le repent when they see war, and
hey return to Egypt." "But God led
he people about, by the way of the
wilderness by the Red Sea." The Red
sea is about 1350 miles long, with an
extreme breadth of 205 miles, the
deepest portion measuring 1200 fath-
oms. 'It is located between Egypt and
`Arabia, stretching from Suez to the
*trait of Bab -el -Mandeb. Why this
body of water has been called the
ed Sea for the last two thousand
tears, no one seems to konw. The
frame has been explained ,by the cor-
als within its waters, by the color of
the Edomite and Arabian mountains
bordering its coast, or by the glow of
tike sky reflected in it.
God's ways are so often not our
ways: ours seem to be capable of the
t`uicker results and less suffering. But
pod's ways* often appear so much lon-
er than necessary, and involve so
uch hardship and disappointment,
yet God always knows best. We see
two evident reasons why in the good
providence of God the near way was
Pitot chosen. First, the escaped slaves
geld not fear the sudden danger and
fierce struggle in the near way (be -
Ouse of the powerful Philistine peo-
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"And the children of Israel went up
armed out of the land of Egypt." Lit-
- orally they went up equipped. (see Jo-
shua 1:14; 4:12).
"And Moses took the bones of Jos-
eph with him; for he had straitly
sworn the children of Israel, saying,
God. will surely visit you; and ye shall
parry up my bones away .hence with
you." This was according to the ex-
plicit orde. of Joseph just before his
death (Gen. 50:25, 26; see Acts 7:16).
Faith in the Promised Land must also
have kept burning in the hearts of
some Israelites from one generation
to another, or the bones of Joseph
would have been forgotten, Would
that all of us, in dying, could leave
such legacies of one kind or another
that those who follow us, especially
our own children, might therefrom de-
rive strength for continually walking
in the favour of the Lord, living the
faith -life l
"And they took their journey from
Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in
the edge of the wilderness." The ex-
act position of Succoth is not known,
but scholars are coming to believe
that it was very near to or actually
identical with the city of Pithom in
lower Egypt, on the banks of the ca-
nal connecting the Nile River with
the Red Sea.
Etham N as on the east of the Isth-
mus of Suez, although its exact loca-
tion has not been determined.
"And Jehovah went before them by
day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them
the
way, and by night in a pillar of
fire, to give them light; that they
also might go by day and night. "The
pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar
Of fire by night, departed not from
the people." We are not to regard this
miraculous phenomenon as consisting
of two different pillars that appeared
alternately, one of cloud, and the oth-
er of fire. There was but one pillar of
both cloud an(1 fire (14:24); for even
when burning in the dark, it is still
balled the pillar of cloud (14:19) or
the
cloud
(Num. 9:21), so that it was
a cloud with a dark side and a bright
one, causing darkness and also light-
ing the night. Consequently, we have
to imagine the cloud as the covering
of the fire, so that by day it appear-
ed as a dark cloud in contrast to the
light offethe sun, but by night as a
fiery splendour. When this cloud had
gone before the army of Israel, It as- n
suited the form r•f a column; but
who It stood still above the taber-
nacle, or came down upon it, it most
probably took the form of a round
globe of cloud, and, when it separated
the Israelites, from the Egyptians at
the RedSea, we have to imagine it
spread out like a bank of cloud, form-
ing, as It were, a dividing wall, In
this cloud, Jehovah, or the angel of.
God, was really present with the peo-
ple of Israel, so that he spoke to Mos-
es and gave him his commandments
out of the cloud." — C. F. Keil. (See,
for further references to tbis remark-
able phenomenon, 16.10; 19:9; 24:16;
34.5; 40:34.38; Lev, 16:2, 13; Num. 9:
15„22; 1 Kings 8:19; Neh. 9:19; and
Psalm 78:14).
"And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the
children of Israel lifted up their eyes
and, behold, the Egyptians were
marching after them; and they were
sore afraid; and the children of Is-
rael cried out unto Jehovah." From
every human standpoint it was inevi-
table that Israel should be afraid.
The Egyptian army, whatever its
number, was composed of trained sol-
diers, well armed and used to war;
the 600,000 Israelite men above twen-
ty years 34 age, were, in the main,
unarmed, ignorant of warfare, and
trained very imperfectly. Surrounded
on three sides by water, and desert,
and ground too rough for foot march-
es, with the Egyptian army complet-
ing this circle of obstacles utterly
incapable of being overcome, Israel
forgetting that God himself was om-
nipotent, and that they were in this
very place by the command of God,
turned against their leader in bitter-
est complaint. The leader of any ex-
pedition is the one that always re-
ceives the brunt of criticism. If there
is failure, he is severely blamed for
it. If there is hardship, he is held re-
sponsible for it.
"And they said unto Moses, because
they were no graves in Egypt, hast
thou taken us away to die in the wil-
derness?
ilderness? wherefore hast thous dealt
thus with us, to bring us forth out of
Egypt? Is not this the word that we
spake unto thee in Egypt, saying, let
us alone, that we may serve the
Egyptians: For it were better for us
to serve the Egyptians, than that we
should die in the wilderness." Here
is an utter lack of faith. There' is no
turning to God, but a shameful ex-
pression of helplessness, and that so
soon after God had powerfully mani-
fested his, own ability to deliver from
every power that was now threaten-
ing them.
We, too, have our Pi-hahiroths,
when we seem absolutely shut in, and
helpless against the circumstances
awe a cna pe'ootr ate r5tigIr
into the greatest straits and difficul-
ties
ifficulties that they are favoured with the
finest displays of God's character and
acting, and, for this reason, he oft -
times leads them into a trying posi-
tion, in order that he may the more
markedly show himself. He could
have conducted Israel through the
Red Sea and far beyond the reach of
Pharaoh's hosts before ever the lat-
ter had started from Egypt; but that
would not have so fully glorified his
own name, or so entirely confounded
the enemy, upon whom he designed to
get him honour. If we could only look
upon a difficult crisis as au occasion
of bringing out, on our behalf, the
sufficiency of divine grace, it would
enable us to preserve the balance of
our souls, and to glorify God, even in
the deepest waters,
"And Moses said unto the people,
Fear ye not, stand still, and see the
salvation of Jehovah, which he will
work for you to -day; for the Egypt-
ians whom ye have seen to -day, ye
shall see them again no more for
ever. Jehovah will fight for you, and
ye shall hold your peace." Nothing
t can be conceived nobler and finer
than a servant of God, standing out
in absolute faith and confidence as
against the unbelief and fear of a
vast multitude of people, here over
two million of them, his own breth-
ren. One thing the children of Israel
were not to do — to fear. Two things
they were commanded to do—to stand
still, and Fo see what the Lord would
do for them. What else could they do
but stand still? There was no power
in Israel that could have ever over-
come the circumstances arrayed as
against the Israelites that day. If
they were to be saved God must do it.
The Lord not only places himself be-
tween us and our sins, but also be-
tween us and our circumstances, By
doing the former, he gives peace of
conscience; by doing the latter he
gives peace of heart.
"And Jehovah h van sa'
rd unto Moses,
wherefore cries: thous unto me? but
speak unto the children of Israel, that
they go forward." What a command:-
to
ommand—to go forward, when immediately in
front of them was a great body of
water! When the circumstances seem
the most difficult and the time most
unripe, then it is that God often com-
mands his people to advance. May it
of be in these very days, when the
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The Clipper III; Pan-American Airways' huge flying boat, as she was overhauled at Southampton,
England, after her trail -blazing trans-Atlantic flight. The figures of the mechanics working on her
are dwarfed by her huge wings. _.
Earl :Baldwin Attends Henley Regatta
For several -years Earl Baldwin, the former British Prime Minister, has made it his practice to
attend the final day of Henley Regatta, and this year he watched the races as usual. Lady Baldwin
also attended. He is seen at the right.
Oh, Mr. Mountie!
Youth in Ottawa, feeling the urge
of love, must be displeased with the
Royal Canadian M•otlntetPolice—and
"witii:good reason t7:'or years young„
its spacious ; awns. aQ
placed seats underneath a par -
feet place for frysting. But all that`
is gone. The Mounted " Policehave
placed floodlights at strategic posi-
tions, have had all the bushes cleared
away and the branches of trees cut
up to a distance of 20 feet from the
King of the Rovers
Wrapped in his state robes and
swearing his crown, Janusz Kwiek
sits on his throne in the Military
Sportsplatz, near Warsaw, after
be -ng crowned Gypsy King of Pol-
and. He was elected by thirty
'Senators", His defeated rival for
the throne committed suicide.
church of Christ seems to be growing
weaker and weaker, and its influence
more and more circumscribed and its
leadership less and less able, when
there seem' to he no great prophets in
the land, when thr people of God are
indifferent — that this is the time for
a real advance led by the Spirit of
God?
ground, notes the Windsor Star.
One feels impelled to speak a word
ea behalf of frustrated youth. What
is wrong with love -making? And
why should dove not be made in such
ji° perfect setting as : arliament
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lie Sumnier twilight, they should be
allowed to do so. There are adequate
policemenaroundParliament Hill,
surely„ to sae that nothing very im-
more danger of impropriety in cars
parked along road+ in the Laurentian
Hills, or other places to which the
young lovers may be driven, than
close to the Parliament buildings.
There is asontuch difference in the
strength,.elasticity, and hardness be-
chrome steel as there is between dead.
wood and teak. On the average
about eighty kinds of steel contain
alloys, ten are nickel steels and 25
Mickel -chromium steels.
Farm
ueries
Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY G. BELL.
With the Co -Operation of the Various Departments of the
Q "Talking with an Englishman
who hag farmed in Devon, England, l
found that over there they broadcast
lime 'and fertilizers by means of an
instrument drawn behind their wa-
gons.'`•The machine is built on lines
similar : to the outfits they use to
sand the highways in winter. I would
appreciate your opinion as to whe-
ther that is a sound way to do it, or
if I should get a drill that would
handle fertilizer." — R.A.S. — Simcoe
Co,
A The implement to which you
refer is known as an end gate seeder
and is operated from the back of a
wagon by a connection with the
wheel and axle -of the wagon. It given
a- very fair distribution of lime and a
fairlAood broadcast sowing of oats,
but I would not advise it for fertili-
ers "other than for top dressing moa-
dows or . pastures. Fertilizer in order
to give . best results on cultivated
crops should • bo worked into the soil
fairly near the seed, but not in touch
with it ` •
I believe yoµ would get your best
results from a combined grain and
fertilizer drill which --is constructed
to give continuous and even distri-
bution. I would call your attention to
an apparatus, which is being put out
now to attach to an o'r'dinary grain
drill. (Prof. H. G. Bell, Dept. of Chem-
istry, Or .A.C.
Q — Asan amateur gardener living
in the city 1 aln- writing to you bop-
ing that you will advise me regarding
the comparative values of different
forms ;of fertilizer' which are -at my
disposal
First I have a quantity of wood ash-
es which 1 'sift. There is much ashes
from paper `and some from burnt
bones, bet most of the wood was the
soft wood and twigs and branches and
a:ao shingles in It. Can you tell me
if the potash is quickly available.
Would it be good for celery? Is it
l71uable for tomatoes?
::Second, please advise met the value
otfrssa pig's blood' fixed with W
atea
'as 1 Believe it is rich in nitrogen. t
''have need It mixed with water, 1 to
In on tomatoes and one five pound
honey pail of the mixture to each
plant once a week. Can you give me
au analysis of it in nitrogen, phos-
phate, and potash contents?
Third, in my celery last year, 1
applied a cup full of water to each
plant every ten days with Nitrate of
Soda dissolved in it (2 tablespoons to
each gallon of water) with wonderful
success. This year 1 am planting over
400 plants, and, can 1 substitute the
above with liquid obtained 'by soak-
ing one pail of dried hen mange in
a large &faire] of water and; allowed
to stand a week? How would the
blood mixed with water -compare with
the Nitrato of Soda dissolved in the
water as above? I3.ow would it com-
pare with the liquid hen manure that
is soaked in water?
A. — Wood ashes as a rule should
contain about six per cent if they
have not been bleached.
This Would be good for celery and
fairly good for tomatoes. The wood
ashes contain about 30 per cent lime
as well as six per cent potash, and ce-
lery thrives where there- is an aika•
line reaction. Tomatoes do well on a
neutral to slightly ,acid condition, but
they use a considerable amount of
Potash, hence they would benefit a
lot from wood ashes,
Regarding the analysis of pig's
blood, I wish to say that dried blood
carriesu
to to fourteen en per cent nitro-
gen
1
aud"'3bbout • one to five per cent
phosphoric acid. A mixture such as
you suggest, of fresh' blood with the
be
water,'- wouldnot too ,.frons to
apply to tomatoes. There is 'no potash
in bt od.
Pho' dissolved iNitrate .uf 'Soda ap•
plication that you made to your - ce-
lery is good. Be careful not to get it
too strong. 'Tobacco men use no more
than two pounds of Nitrate of Soda
to forty 'gallons of water • when they
are mixing for application by spray-
ing.
praying. ,
Re your suggestion to dissolve the
poultry manure in water 1 would say
that this should give you fairly good
results.' Poultry manure should run
about 20 to 22 percent available ni-
trogen, whereas Nitrate of Soda is
about fifteen per cent, (Prof, H. G.
Bell, Dept. of Chemistry, O.A.C.
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Radii®
By VIRGINIA DALE' -Y1Ci
,At last Shirley Temple's parents
have given in and will permit her to
speak over the radio. She will stay
up until eight -thirty the night that
"Wee Willie Winkie" opens in Holly
wood, address a country -wide audi-
ence and then go home to bed with-
out seeing " the picture.
This is more of a victory for Shire
ley than it is for radio executives
All their money did not interest Mr,
and Mrs. Temple, who try to hold
Shirley's working hours down to a
minimum. But Shirley heard talk on
the studio lot about this player and
that one going on the radio and she
began to wonder why she couldn't do
it. She begged and begged. Finally
Mrs. Temple,just had to let her do it.
When Carole Lombard insisted that
her new contract with Paramount in-
. • elude a clause giving
her permission to
make' one picture a
year for any other
company she choose
• all the little com-
• patties scurried
around looking for
stories that might
interest her. One
picture with a star
like Lombard, they
Carole figure, would put
Lombard them in the big
theatres, and in the big money. And
now Carole has gone and broken
their hearts. She has signed a con-
tract with Selznick to make one pic-
ture a year for him for five years.
R -K -O has a grand surprise all
ready for Irene Dunne. They have
found a dizzy, hilarious character for
her to play in a perfectly -mad comedy
—the kind she loves. It is the role
of a rich, giddy girl who wants to be
a detective and who goes around de-
tecting whether anyone wants her to
or not. "The Mad. Miss Minton" is
the name, and here's hoping it is half
as good as everyone expects it to be.
There are a lot of people on the
M -G -M 'lot who think ,,that Greta
Garbo isjust about the grandest per-
son alive and one of them is -Charles
Boyer. When ,.their current,_ picture,
•-.-trn„nteAs Waleska" was .abouf ilt
finished, he—NV—butte. the director a lit-
-tle worried: He had discovered that
his part was much longer than hers.
Breezily the director told him -not to
give it another thought. Miss Garbo
knew all about that before the picture
was started and insisted • that . no
a,'tanges be made. "The picture must
be good," she said. "Not all Garbo.'
Weary t.f waiting around the War-
ner Brothers' studie watching song
and dance stars overworked while
there was rarely a part for her, Jose.
phine Hutchinson asked for a release
from her contract and got it. Immed-
iately Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer •signed
her for one of the most thrilling roles
of the year. She will play the lead in
"He Who Gets Slapped," with Spen-
cer Tracy and Robert Taylor in the
cast:
Meanwhile, the same studio that is
making Miss Hutchinson so happy, is
making Joan Crawford unhappy. She
suspects that the story -finding depart -
m t Por ets Lief for monthsat 14,;t efoil and rust and out any od sTory
that is left over as a vehicle for her
Rumor has it that she would lik2 t�
brealli_a\vay and go to Waris for Sae
Goldwyn. Maybe she will, And yo.i
know what grand pictures he ma:Ses.
After all, the 'Bennett sis',ers, Jean
and Constance, won't play the pic-
t•ure star and. the
„ 4 wg1 double in the popu-
lar novel, -"Stand
In,-' Joan L'londeil
has been borrowed
from Warner Broth-
ers and will _play
both , parts. Con-
stance was not keen
about •playing the
vicious, calculating
star and Joan is 10-
Joan ]Blonde)) tent on going to the
Summer Stock thea- -
tr•e . at Dennis ni
s nr
iCa
e Coil to
A do
some stage acting, incidentally, Joan
is said to be the best rumba, danc-M'
in all Hollywood. Wouldn't• you love
it if she would dance in a film? if
enough fans wrote and asked her,
to, she probably would. Stars love-tr
get • letters that offer suggestions.
ODDS AND ENDS: After all,. irre
011en won't make a picture this sun
mer. He' did not like the story tb
studio cooked up for him, it woul
have to be good to top his last fie
radio programs of the season. rdverl
one is wondering if Warner O'Koel
can keep the pace Allen set , Dant
directors and scene designers wit
think up those colossal numbers - 1(
Musical pictures aro a little- annoy(
because Jeanette MacDonald outd.
them in staging her own wedding
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