Zurich Herald, 1937-08-12, Page 6Sunday School
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LESSON VII.
GOD' GIVES -LAW TO A NATION
(Exodus 19: 1--20; 21.
Printed Text—Exodus 20: 1-17.
Golden Text—Thou shalt love the
Lord with all thy heart, and with all.
thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy-
self. --Matt. 22: 37, 39.
The Lesson in its Setting
Place --Mount Sinai.
Time -13.C. 1498.
"And God spake all these words,
saying, T am Jehovah thy God, who
brought thee out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of bondage."
—Two fundamental reasons for Is-
rael's obedience to the law about to
be given are here announced; the one
who gives the law is none other than
Jehovah and God, Jehovah meaning
"the one who is," i.e., the eternal
one; this redeemed the Israelites out
of the house of bondage, and cense-
qucntly hacl a claim upon them for
their gratitude and obedience.
"Thou shalt have no other gods be-
fore me."'— This commandment is a
direct prohibition of every form of
worship which does not have for its
object the Jehovah of the Old Testa-
ment, who is the Father of our Lord
and Saviour Jesus Christ, and strikes
et the very root of all polytheism,
and of every ancient and modern re-
ligion and cult which exhalts to a
place of worship either a mytho-
logical god or goddess, or an actual
human being. There cannot be two
gods.
"Thou shalt not make unto thee a
graven image, nor any likeness of
any thing that is in Heaven above, or
that is in the earth beneath, or that
is in the water under the earth. Thou
shalt not bow down thyself unto
• them, nor serve then; for I Jehovah,
thy God, ani a jealous God, visiting
the iniquity of the fathers upon the
children, upon the third and upon the
fourth generation of then that hate
ine.
"And showing lovingkindness unto
thousands of them that love me and
keep my commandments."—" As the
First Commandment forbade any
other being to be worshipped as God,
the Second Commandment forbids
the making of any *ages of God or
of other creatures to worship and
Serve.
"Thou shalt not take the name of
Jehovah thy Gcd in vain; for Jehovah
will not hold him guiltless that taketh
his name in vain."—The 'word "vain'
means "empty", "without reality,"
and, by taking the name of God in
vain, not only is all profanity which
uses his name here condemned,' but
a"i1 acts and words of men who pre-
tend to be Solemnly worshipping God,
while their hearts are far from him.
"Remember the Sabbath day, to
keep it holy. Six days ,shalt thou
labor, and do all thy work. But the
seventh day is a Sabbath unto Jeho-
vah thy God: in it thou shalt not do
any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy
daughter, thy man -servant, nor thy
xuaid-servant, nor thy cattle
st an ,nor thy
Aranger that is within thy gates.
"For. in six days Jehovah made
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aleaven and earth, the sea, and all
that in them is, and rested the sev-
ith day: wherefore Jehovah blessed
tike Sabbath day, and hallowed it." —
The word "Sabbath" means, literally,
c
,yessation, and, consequently, rest.
,While the word itself does not ap-
ear in the Bible until Ex. 16: 23-29,
6 idea of the Sabbath is revealed
the story of creation (see Gen. 2:
—3). For other important refer-
lences, see Ex. 31: 13-16; Lev. 19:
3, 30; Dent. 6:: 12-16; Isa. 58: 13;
Jer. 17: 21-27.
"Honor thy father and thy mother,
that thy days may be long in the hind'
which Jehovah thy God giveth thee."
"The meaning of the word "honor"
is -"to attach weight to; to put in the
place of superiority; to hold in high
opinion; to reverence, in the best
sense of that word." "Td the child
who is not yet of age to think, to
plan, to will, honoring of parents
consists in subjection, obedience im-
plicitly and gladly rendered. This,
like every law of God, is for the child
a gracious and yet imperative re-
quirement.
"Thou shalt not kill."- This and
the next three commandments have to
do with life, purity, property, and
reputation. The command not to
take another life naturally stands at
the beginning of a series of laws deal-
ing with human relationships.
"Thou shalt not commit adultery.'
—Strictly speaking, adultery is vit.)
lation of the marriage vow on the
part of either husband or wife, while
the accurate term for sexual rela-
tionships outside of the marriage
state is fornication. Both of thein
and all sins of every form involved
in these certainly come within the
scope of the Seventh Commandment.
Impurity is probably the most ter-
rible curse in our modern Western
civilization, and it is getting darker,
and deeper, and more prevalent. Our
vicious movies have a great deal to
do with the careless, indifferent, aI-
most smart attitude which our pre,-
ent generation is taking toward sex-
ual sins. No man can treasure evil
thoughts and let them remain in his
heart. They are like the plant which
starts in the recesses of your porch,
which presently beings to creep out
into the light. No pian can think foul
•thoughts, no man can meditate on
things that are unworthy without
paying the price for it in his man-
hood. Keep pure associations. There
are evil-minded friends who love to
spew out upon their suggestions.
Against them we can only erect the
barrier of aggressive purity.
"Thou shalt not steal." -= Under-
hand dealing was the besetting sin
of the Hebrew. It is exemplified in
the early days in the character of the
national ancestor, Jacob. It is the
constant cry in the social teachings
of the prophets Hosea, Amos,
Isaiah, and Micah.
"Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neigbbor,"=To bear false
witness is to make a public statement
before one or more persons concern-
ing another in sndh a way as to de-
liberately utter a falsehood about
that person or persons.
"Thou shalt not covet thy neigh-
bor's house, thou shalt not covet thy
neighbor's wife, nor his man -servant, .
nor his maid -servant, nor his ox, nor
his ass, nor anything that is thy
neighbor's:"—The unproper desire is
the root of all evil. It can seldom be
reached by human legislation. But it
is open to the Searcher of hearts. The
intent is that which, in the last re-
sort, determines the moral character
of the act. This last `word,' is, there-
fore, the interpreting clause of the
whole Decalogue (Rom. 7:7). Covet-
ousness here includes envy, malice,
and every other selfish or disinterest-
edness, but of all forms of unselfish
benevolence. This commandment
therefore, virtually the law of love,
and in this positive sense gives that
loftier aspect to the Decalogue, the
traces of which have been already
noticed.
The Grand Canyon of the Colora- canyon in the world. In some places
$o River is the longest and deepest it is pore than a mile deep.
TIENTSIN, WHERE FIGHTING IS THE FIERCEST
A street scene in Tientsin, the base of Japan's operations in North-
•. (ern China, which was bombed by Japanese planes and set afire, after
Dhirpaa aar,r :+14 reek tligveIi» 4 inte street fighting.
Health Depends
On Cleanliness
,Selhep?al or Culleg x Girl Needs
Plenty of MeV, Food and
Exercise
Exercise, fresh air, sunshine, a sons,
ible diet and sufficient sloop aro the
best beauty preparations for the col..
lege girl. Good health is the founds
tion of truly radiant lT6auty, and it's
a mistake indeed for, the .coed 'to try
to subsist in chocolate sodas and fad
diets, or to fall into irregular sleeping
habits.
It's great fun to sit up in the dor-
mitory and talk'for hours and hours
after study periods are finished, of
course --and conversation is wonderful
-but one who makes a habit of sleep,-
Jug
leep-fug all too few hours a night will find
that her beauty, nct to mention her
alertness, will suffer.;
Even though you ,are not the active
sportswoman typo de go in for at least
one active sport while you are at col-
lege. If routine exercises in the gym-
nasium bore you no end, take up golf,
tennis, swimming, badminton .or fenc-
ing and get your exercise that way.
Brisk walks in the sunshine. will.
l:eep your figure as trim and supple
as, it is now. No college girl wants to
be bothered with a flock of intricate
beauty routines, but walking isn't a
bother, and it is more sensible to pay
a mite of attention to your figure now
while you are young and lovely than
to wait until there are noticeable de-
fects which require strenuous treat-
ment.
Cleanliness is part of the business
of being healthy. Do bathe every day,
and wash face and neck frequently
between times. • See that your hair
always is fresh and clean and fra.
grant. Also that clothes are neatly
pressed and absolutely spotless. Even
though you are in a girls' school where
clothes do not matter so much during
the week, keep the casual ones you
do wear immaculate. Habits set so
BLOWS AWAY COLD
This waren wind machine has
been designed to take the place
of smudge pots when cold snaps
threaten orange orchards. It is
on exhibit in Los Angeles by G.
W. Grable and W. E. Saxe, its
developers. Hot air is supplied
by oil burner at base and is
sucked up flue and distributed
over a ten -acre area through fan
driven by automobile motor.
Happy Lady . Goes Home
Lady Peel, Beatrice Lillie, of
stage fame, is just one brdad
simile as she poses on the deck
of the liner Queen Mary before
sailing for a vacation in her
home in England.
TRAILER -RIDING PONY SHINES UP FOR SHOW
Texas Tommy, a lone cowhand who travels the night club circuit
in an automobile and a trailer with his performing pony, "Dolly,"
gives her a pedicure before they hit the night spots in New York
City. The trailer is for "Dolly's" comfort.
early in life stick. So why cultivate
slovenly ones? When you got out into
the world and whether you choose a
career of business, teaching or mar-
riage, neatness will count. Learn to
be trimly grooined now, then you
won't have to be bothered trying to
change your habits later on.
Clocks of the Naval Observatory,
,which furnish time for the United
States east of the Rockies, are kept
in an underground vault and, are
wound by electricity. The vault is
never opened except in case of em-
ergency.
QUEEN'S NIECES ACT AS 13RI
ESMAIDS
The Queen's twin nelces, Mary and Patricia Bowes -Lyon, daughters
of the Hon. Michael and Mrs. Bowes -Lyon, were bridesmaids at the
wedding of Mr. Vernon Harington and Miss Mary Egerton at Holy
Trinity Church, Brompton, London. Note the strong resemblance
between Mary Bowes -Lyon (left) and her cousin Princess Elizabeth
MINISTER TO JAPAN IN MONTREAL
Hon. Randolph Bruce, Canadian Minister to Japan and Mrs. Bruce
arrived in Montreal for a short stay; Photo shows then on arrival
at Windsor Station, While in Montreal they will occupy tit s Van
Horne residence. '
Everything goes in cycles' in mos
tion pictures, and just now the Rus-
sian cycle threatens to monopolize
the screen. No less than' three of
the most fascinating screensirens
aro currently holding forth in the
midst of Russian magnificence.
There is Marlene Dietrich with
Robert Donat. in "Without Armor"
for instance, Miss Dietrich and Rob-
ert Donat make a thrilling romantic
pair. Another of the Russian cyclo
is "The Emperor's Candlesticks"' in
which Luise Rainer and. William
Powell appear as rival spies of Rus-
sia and Poland. Last, but by no •
means least, particularly for music
lovers, is "Two Who Dared" with
Anna Sten, who has been too long
absent from our screens.
are his best friends
* * *
At last George Raft is out of
:seclusion and he is so relieved. For
months he has had
to go without a
haircut for his. -rols
tw "Souls in at Sea'
and to his eternal
discomfiture hu
shoulder - length
hair was daily wav-
,r� ed with a curling
iron. Re didn't dare
face the mugs win:
who are lis friends looking like
that. The day the picture was finish.
ed he celebrated with a very tight
haircut and smeared on the vase.
line lavishly.
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Ever since a court forced Mae
West to break down and admit that
she really was married 26 years ago
to one Frank Wallace, she has been
in seclusion. Couldn't stand having
people stare at her intently looking
for wrinkles, while they counted on
their fingers—eighteen and twenty-
six make forty-four.
* * *
In those odd moments when they
are not discussing Mae West's age,
Hollywoodians are raving over the
beautiful newcomer, Zorina, who is
under contract .Co •Sam Goldwyn. She
is an enchanting young woman about
19 years'- old. Born in Norway, not
far from the Arctic Circle, she went
to school in Berlin, joined the. Monte
Carlo --Ballet Russe company when
she was visiting in Mexico City and
because of her two years' association
with `his troupe now has a slight
Russian accent.
e *
Rudy Vallee spends many'' `o1 his
evenings nowadays at a night club
in New York where his friend,
Jackie Osterman is making a come-
back after -a long stretch of hard
luck. Vallee is a great story teller,
and .one of his favorites concerns
Jack Benny. Vallee whole-heartedly
admires the drastic wayin
which
Jack Benny treated a hostile vaude-
.ville audience years ago. Benny
came out on one side of the stage
merrily saying "Hello folks," only to
face a bunch of tough -looking ruf-
fiians who glowered at hien. Con-
tinuing right on across the stage, he
exited frons the stage, saying "Good -
by folks," and walked right on out
of the theatre never to return.
* * *
Martha Raye made the hit of her
life and smashed all box-office
records making personal appearances
at the Paramount Theatre in New
York recently. The audience simply
cquld not get enough of her. They
surged down to the footlights when
her act was over, shot questions at
her, begged her to sing one more
song, and then just stood and yelled
when her voice threatened to give
out.
* * q,
Frankie Masters, NBC star and
band rnaestrn says "it pays to work
your way through
college," Frankie
started out to earn
his way through the
Commerce school at
the University of
Indiana by strum-
ming his banjo in
the band. Soon the
band became more
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11101.'00 and he had
profitable
s
engagements at
hotels and leading night clubs in
Chicago and other big cities. Frankie
is starred with Eddie Guest on the
"It Can Be Done" program.
* 0 *
ODDS and ENDS—There is a fan
in Grand Rapids, Mich., who writes
Gene Autry a 16 -page letter of
criticism and convnei✓it every time a
ney picture of his is shown. He not
'only reads every line appreciatively,
he tries to correct all those faults it
his next picture, .. Everyone is
marveling at Connie Bennett's gooe
sportsmanship in letting Rola:;r
Young get most of the laughs in lie
first comedy. "Tnnnev" . , ,