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Zurich Herald, 1937-08-05, Page 6UNDAY KSS .,.-;,Si1 e VL G01) FEEDS A :PEOPLE (Exodus 16: 1-17: 7.) Printed Text: Exodus 16: 11-20; 17: 3-6. 'UOLDEN TEXT --Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father. James 1: 17. The Lesson In Its Setting Place ---The wildernes of Sin was located' on the eastern side of the Red Sea on the way to Mount Sinai. Rephidim was probably located on the long Wady Ferian in the peninsula of Sinai. Time—B.C. 1498. "And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God."—It is quite significant that whenever God works a miracle among his own people or before the nations of the earth, he does it that they night know him. This is a phrase which oc- curs especially throughout the book of Ezekiel. It is quite similar to the one used of our Lord in the perform- ing of some of the miracles .nention- ed in the New Testament—he there "manifested forth his glory." "And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp." — this is the only place in the entire book of Exodus where the word "quails" appears. (See also Num. 11: 31, 32; Psa., 105: 40.) "Quails belong to the partridge family. They are migratory birds and in March and April come up from Arabia and other southern countries, and cross the Mediterranean. Sea in vast num- bers; and return southwards from Europe in even more enormous flights towards the end of September. They always fly with the wind. When they alight, which they generally do at night, they cover the ground; and being usually exhausted can be cap- tured by hand in,great numbers." "And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a snzaIl round thing, small as the hoar -frost on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, What is it? for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them, Itis the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat. "This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded. Gather ye of • it every man, according to his eating; an omen:: a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent: And the children of Is- rael did so, and gathered some more, some less."—One omer was equiva- lent to about ,three quarts and one- fifth of a pint. Ten omers made one ephah. "And when t% ey measured it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack;they gathered every man according to his eating." — In 2 Cor. 8: 15, St. Paul adopts words from. this verse in begging the Corinthians to be liberal in their alms -giving for the poor Christians in Jerusalem. He tens his readers that he has no wish that they should have distress, in order that others should have relief. He desires an equal balance that they should, at the present time, supply, out of their abundance, the needs of their poorer children. All these instructions were to keep the Jewish people from hoarding and to prevent any man from having such an abundant over- supply that he could sell what God had freely given him to his neighbors. Furthermore, it was a perfect provi- sion against gluttony, "And Moses said unto thein, Let no man leave of it till the morning. Not- withstanding they hearkened not un- to Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was wroth with thein,"—Of course among two million people it would hardly be expected that all would be obedient to even God's commands, and yet one would think when the Israelites real- ized how miraculously Gdd was pro- viding for their needs and how grac- ious he was to them in delivering them from the bondage of Egypt, they would have gladly yielded their obedience to him in everything which he asked. Yet, how many of us, who are the recipients of the wealth of the grace of God, have not known times when we deliberately went straight against the will of God and grieved him by our stubborn diso- bedience? "And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore bast thou brought us up out of Egypt —to kill us and our children, and our tattle with thirst? And Moses cried, unto , 'y#inaht.:saying, What shall I do unto tiii ilit0Ple? they, are 'almost. ab ready to stn me?" ---One of the. great penalties of leadership is lone- liness, When a man, by his ability, or brilliance, or great achievements, or positions, is lifted high above or- dinary men, and even men above the ordinary, he is in a class by himself, and in his own environment,or coin- ntunity, or business, there are few and probably none wth whom he can fellowship. When people began to criticize Moses, there was no man to whom he could turn for consolation— he was driven to God alone. That is the one blessing that can come to us from the strife of tongues, from mis- understanding on the part of other people whom we have tried to bless, from those who should have helped instead of criticizing—we are ,driven to the bosom of our Father in Heaven. "And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go. Be- hold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel."—God, in his graciousness, instead of rebuk- ing the people, instructed Moses how he was to satisfy their thirst at once, by taking the rod of which God had spoken to him before, and which he had so powerfully used during the plagues with which God smote Egpyt. (Ex. 4: 2, 4, 17, 20; 7:9-20; 8: 5, 16, 17; 9. 23; 10. 13; 14: 16) The exact location of the rock at Horeb, where this miracle took place, it is not possible now to identify, The. names which Moses gave to this place, Massah and Meribah, mean, respectively, "proving," and "strife." Massab is mentioned again in Deut. 6: 16; 9: 22; 33: 8; Ps. 81: 7. How strange that water should come out of a rock! A rock would seem the last place to choose for the storage of water. But God's cupboards are in very un- likely places. Ravens bring food. The prime minister of Egypt gives corn. Cyrus lets go the people of Israel from Babylon. The Jordan heals the leper. Meal makes poisoned pottage wholesome. Wood makes iron swim. A Samaritan binds up the wounds ani save the life of the pillaged traveller. Joseph of Arimathae buries the sacred body in his own new tomb. It is worth while to go to Rephidim to get an insight into the fertility and inventiveness of God's provi- dence. There can be no lack to them that fear Him, and no fear of lack • to those who have become acquaint- ed with his secret storehouses. Better Understanding Between Individuals Matter of Education NEW YORK.—Before anything can be done about the understanding between nations, said Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt recently, "we must do something about the understanding between individuals." "And that, I believe, is entirely a matter of education,"", she added. Mrs. Roosevelt, in an address said the men and women of one nation must learn more about the people of other nations before they can under- stand them. Sees Her Escort Shot Patricia Eatone before whose hor- rified eyes George "Les" a rune - man, reputedly a big-ztme gamb- ler, was shot and critically wound- ed at they were walking together at Redondo Beach, Oa]. She es- caped unhurt. '• A-3 6 1.a10.04001Pw.gm004,44NR*0.1,n4 Itaglwlnw w A roun The �ygappy iD RADIO HEADLINERS. OF THE WEEK G. C. MURRAY Y �p " ,.y,-.,,.1119.1c.**daVi►QiYo{16aaa•mpUe4:tat.e 41¢601.1.0401.6 9s. ,.,.:.+.1,.-,.N�;.a'.. Y Well folks as we mentioned a few weeks ago, the news about Amos and Andy bas finallybroke, the new sponsors to be the Campbell Soup Co. This contract will round out more tban 11 years of ,continuous five -times -a -week broadcaatiug of the same comedy -dramatic serial. It es- tablishes them in a radio class bY themselves, and at a time when the famous black -face team is playing to an audience estimated at 40,000,Ou0' weekly, The new contract will become ef- fective on January 3rd, 1938, immed- iately following the expiration of their present contract, and will bring the famous pair a substantial increase in salary. The story of Amos and Andy is e romantic one, and the entire credit for the unrivaled popularity of their program goes to Freeman F. Gosden and Charles J. Correll themselves. Theirs was the idea of the show, theirs the creation of the characters and theirs unaided the important task of writing the script—finishing fre- quently just in time to go on the air with it. We offer them the best luck with their new sponsor and we know that the readersof our little paperwill be listening to them as they have been doing for the last several years. Fred Allen signs 2 -year Contract Fred Allen has been signed to a two-year contract for the staring role of host of Town Hall Tonight,, starting in the fall. The Shows will continue as full -hour -features on Wednesday evenings over the Nation- wide NBC -Red Network. The fast -witted comedian, who ;eau eluded his season on June 30 left New York last week for a vacation in 'Maine with wife and microphone partner, Portland Hoffa. Later in the summer they will head West to Holly- wood, where .Fred is scheduled to make a motion picture for Darryl Zanuck on the Twentieth -Century Fox lot. In the meantime the versa- -tile ersa-tile humorist and master-of-teremon- les, Walter O'Keefe, will carry on at the Bedlamville Town Hall during the hot weather spell. Allen, whose real name is John F. Sullivan, launched his professional 'career as a juggler, performing tricks. as he learned from a book found in a Boston Public Library. He made juggling funny, billed himself as "The World's Worst Juggler. Gogo DeLys, who travelled from. New York to Hollywood last Wednes- day to make a guest appearance on. Ken Murray's program plans to con- tinue her journey further. On August 20, Gogo will meet her sister, who will arrive from her home in Shanghai, then they will proceed to Vancouver for the first DeLys family reunion in five years. Harry McNaughton, Phil Baker's wackey lackey, "Bottle," has dropped his stooging role and microphone monicker for the first time when he appeared as a comedian in his own right on • Harry VonZell's "Summer Stars" program last Sunday. McNaughton, who had established, himself as a comedy favorite on the English stage, migrated to America in the twenties. In 1933 he met Phil Baker on a motion picture lot. When •: the accordian-playing jester came to radio he obtained McNaughton for tint, all-important "Bottle." As a result the Englishman has become one of the air's best known characters. But until Von Zell invited him to appear on. the latter's show, he never receiv- ed au opportunity to display his tal- ents as a headline comic. America Cup Races on CBS A. trio of internationally famed yachting authorities will assist Ted Husing in the intricate task of cover- ing the America's Cup races off New- port RI, starting July 31. WABC- Columbia network listeners will hear Sherman Hoyt and Edward P. Foster, American experts, c.nd John Scott Hughes, Great Britain's outstanding boating authority in addition to Htis ing's vivid descriptions of the more exciting phases of the races, .While Columbia's Department of Sports has not yet completed all plans, pendiLg more explicit information from the America's Cup Committee, it will place this able quartet at strategic points on the 30 mile course. Guy Lombardo and his Royal Can- adians aro again to be the guest Or- chestra at the Exhibition this year, , they will do their network Programs direct from the big dance hall and as • usual with their assisting artists they' are sure to create a sensation 'with their playing and showmanship. It Is rumaaed about that the O'Keefe sing song that. takes place at Sunnyside each each Sunday ev, ening may bo continued during tha Fall and Winter months in one of. Toronto's large Hotels, we slope; this is so because it not only is an exceeds: ingly good program but it also gives to the people attending a feeling of good fellowship and when any one puts their -head back and sings;, ni, the top of their voice they are happy and gay and this old world sure contd do with •a lot more lightheartechteee., • Horace Lapp and bis boys who are playing at Banff are sure making a big hit out there, rumours have it that they almost own the place al- ready, are invited everj'where and the guests state that their musfe Is sec- ond to none on the continent. Pet- ite Madeline Peddler who is the voc- alist with the band has been voted one of the most popular girls out there and that is something. They will be returning to the Royal York this fail to do their stuff for the Big Hotel this fall and winter, CFR.B are already fixing up the Crystal Palace at the "Ex." in prepar- ation for the big times that take place there in a few weeks, their mechanics and engineers are hurrying up their job and it is said that is will be one of the beauty spots and sights worth seeing when the big show gets under way. • Several low powered commercial stations have asked Ottawa to let them increase their Output for the coming season, this is under consider- ation by the CBS at the present time and we may have better reception of some of the nearby stations as a re- sult of this action. Before Apple Picking If there be rain, let it come softly. Wind Be quiet now. 1f rain must come at all, Let it drip gently from the s'kfes of fall. Be 'still, 0 storms, lest this rich fruit be thinned By the unruly hands of any gale That charges from a sultry, green - black sky 'Upon orchards sprawled across the high Plume -crested hills of this, my coun- try. Hail Withhold your knives. Ah, smoke - hazed, blue-sky weather, Sunny and warm at noon, ah, crisp and still Frost -glittering nights, abide. Wind, be a feather Descending softly past this tree -dark hill, Till every globed red fruit is gathered in Safely to slatted crate or cellar bin. Sinkirlig Huge Caisson for limbo Tunnel The caisson to be used in the construction of the north tube of_the Lincoln Tunnel under the Hudson River, is shown as two tugs hold it in position against the bulkhead wall at 39th Street, New York City, as it gradually settles to the bottom of the river. The caisson is 52 feet long, 42 feet wide and 30 feet deep. Building U p A Farm Herd Producing superior stock is an art. No man ever rose high in it who re- fused to study the problem in all its aspects. It is not easy; if it were, everybody engaged in it would be pretty much on the same level, and much of its attraction and glamor Few breeders rise to the high rungs of the ladder. Money will n do everything in building up a hes as many have found out, to thr cost. Leather of varying thickness„ ire that of thick cardboard to. that 1 notepaper, can be -made from shat skin, Starts Night Polo Rochelle Hudson, charming movie star, throwing in the first ball to start the night polo season at McLaglen Field, near Hollywo.d. Left to right are: Ray Griffiths, Victor McLaglen, Mies Hudsbu, Frank Borzage and Joe King. Unexpected Company This pair of deer proved to be the life of the party when they invited themselves to attend the picnic of Girl Guides in Richmond Park, near London, England. The fun of taking care of the begging deer more than offset the rainy afternoon. • Keeping Traditions reeler** Using the flag+-drftped.,hull of a legate anchored&in Cie' Meer 'Medway for a courthoi' e, .AU1ernian L C. Winch, Mayor, of Rochester, England, holds court., For': centuries the Mayors of ltocliester have been Admirals of the Medway and in that haipatnty have settled litigation for twenty miter► ot the river's reaches. '