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Zurich Herald, 1938-07-07, Page 3Sunday School Lesion LESSON II. CALEB: LIFE -TIME DEVOTION Number 13. 26-33; Joshua 14; 6.15 Printed. Text, Josh. 14: 6-15 Golden Text.--Letus go up at once, and possess it; fo.r we are well able to overcome it. Num. 13: 30. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.—The report of the spies was niacle about .1490 13.C.; Cal- c'a's request for Hebron was made about '1445 B.C. Place.—Kadesh-barnea was lo- cated between Tamar and the riv- er of Egypt, at the extreme south- ern end of the territory assigned to Judah; Gilgal was on the'west- ern side of the Jordan River, north of the valley of Achor, about three miles east of old Jeri- cho; Hebron was located twenty miles south of Jerusalem. Of the twelve men who had spied out the, Land of Promise there were two of a more optimis- tic mood than the ten, men of unswerving faith in God, who be- cause of .such faith refused to be a part of any so depressing report. These two hien were Caleb and Joshua. (Nuin. 14: 6, 30) : .Caleb never appears in history until he is chosen frog} the tribe of Jephunneh, who is called a Kenizzite, from a tribe of people deseentiing from t enaz, a grand- son of Esau. Nearly half a century has pass- ed since last we saw Caleb short- ly after the exodus from Egypt. There have been forty years of . wandering in the wilderness, and seven more years of conflict in Palestine when our lesson opens. These must have been indeed years when the stoutest hearts of men were tried. Every man who had heard Caleb that day plead with Israel to go up and possess the land of Canaan had died, with the single exception of Joshua. In other words, there was not a sin- gle pian, with the exception of these two, sixty years old at this time among the Israelites. states that he had allowed no dis tance to come between. him and God, Amid the marchings and conn-. termarchings, _the innumerable deaths, the Murmurings, and re- bellions of the people, he retain- ed a seadfast purpose to do only God's will, 'to please him, to know no other leader, and to heed no other voice. A man in whose strong nature weaker men could hide, and who must have been a tower of strength to that new and young generation which grew up to fill the vacant places in the van of Israel. The Promise. of Moses Vigor and Courage 6. Then the children of Judah drew nigh unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the ICenizzite said unto him, Thou • knowest the thingthat Jehovah spake unto Moses the man of God concerning me• and concerning thee .in Kadeshbarnea. 7. Forty years old was' I when Moses the servant of Jehovah sent me from Xadesh-barnea to spy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in my heart. 8. Never- theless my brethren that went up with ine made ,the heart of the people melt; but I wholly followed Jehovah my God. The city of Gil - gal, where Joshua and the Israel- ites are gathered together, was the first camp of Israel after crossing the Jordan. When it says that Caleb "wholly followed the Lord," it does not mean that he claimed to have perfectly attained every virtue in life, but only that he had a perfect aim. It simply 9"-"v. And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy foot hath trodden shall be an inheritance to thee and to thy children for ever, be- cause thou hast wholly followed Jehovah my God. This promise is found in Deut. 1: 35, 36, "Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, save Caleb the son Of Jephunneh; he shall see it; and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden up- on, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed Jehovah." . The particular area to which Cal- eb here must be referring is Heb- ron, which was one of the cities visited by the spies in their jour- ney through the land of promise nearly half a century before this (Num. 13: 22), and possibly at this time Caleb had seen the white buildings of this city and had longed for it as a possession of his own. All through the years this promise of the lawgiver had burned in Caleb's heart. 10. And now, behold, Jehovah hath kept me alive, as he spake, these forty and five years, from the time that Jehovah spake this word unto Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. 11. As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, and to go out and to come in. In this speech we have the only direct evidence as to the duration of the wars of Canaan under Joshua. The spies were sent from Kadesh-barnea in the second year of the exodus, about 381/s years before the pass- age of Jordan (see Deut. 2: 14). Thus Caleb would be 40 plus 38 equals 78 years old when they crossed the Jordan. He was 85 when they began to divide the country. Therefore the conquest itself must have extended over a period of seven years. Religion Preserves Youth Christianity, by the inspiration that it imparts, the stimulus that it gives, and the hopes that it per- mis us to cherish, has a direct tendency to keep alive in old age all the best of the characteristics of youth. Its buoyancy, its un- dimmed interest, its cheeriness, its freedom from anxiety and care Driver Escapes Death As Truck Hurtles 75 Feet ft's Even Rarer Than Hen's Teeth Rarer than hen's teeth, according .to agriculturists and breeders, is the birth of a foal to a mule, which is classed as a hybrid animal. But her is Sandstorm, dark bay mule owned by William H. Mobley, of Hartsville, Ind., with the baby to which she gave birth. The little fellow has been named `Isickapoo. —all these things are directly ministered to, andpreserved by, a life of simple faith that caste itself upon God, and dwells se- curely, in joy and, in restfulness, and not without a great light of hope, even when the shadows of evening are falling. give me this 12. Now therefore „ s hill-country, whereof Jehovah spake in that day; for thou heard - est in that day how the Anakim were there, and cities great and fortified; it may be that Jehovah will be with me, and I shall drive them out, as Jehovah spake. Heb- ron was one of the most ancient and important cities in southern Palestine located 'about twenty miles south of Jerusalem and sit- uated about three thousand feet above sea level. Here Abram dwelt (Gen. 13: 18), and here the three angels came to ; visit him (Gen. 18: 1). The Anakim were, of course, the descendants of Anak, a mighty giant, and. probably the ancestor of a race of giants. Caleb does not ask for some lovely valley from which the inhabitants have already been driven out; he asks for one of the most difficult places to take in all the Promised Land. He may, be eighty-five years of age, but he has the heart of a young man, Such, a Mna' As He _. "We want some such inert workers who are willing to con- tinue" the work." 13. And Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron unto Caleb the son of Jephuiineh for an in- heritance. 14. Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Keniz- zite unto this day; because that God of Israel. 15. Now the name "It is a miracle he is alive," doctors stated after an -tonhr trans- port truck, driven by Jack Thompsonof Toronto rot , tun Toronto,om ged and guard-rail of the Rouge )liver Bridge hurtled ,.75 feet to the bank of .the river. The wreckage of the huge transport is shown, INSET, with a view of the bridge .from which it stropped. Thompson suffered severe fractures of the pelvis, an injured spine and bead, but was conscious when extricated from the wreckage, of Hebron beforetime was Kir- iatharba; which Arba was the greatest man among the Anakim. And the land had rest from war. Of all the Israelites that received now. We must not dismiss old their inheritance in the land of promise, Caleb appears to have been the only one who succeeded in perfectly expelling the native occupiers of the country. The Israelites generally seem to have made but poor headway against their strong and mighty foes, with their chariots of iron and fenced walls. Repeatedly we encounter the sorrowful affirmation, the were not able to drive them out. Yet Caleb drove them out—not he indeed, but the Lord, who was with him, and gave him a victory that must have otherwise eluded even his strong hands. Partition The man goes to his aleep, The man's breath goes to air; The bones are buried deep, But breath is everywhere, Blowing, the world around, A grace that bends the wheat, A heavy sound, a light sound In winter woods, in street. Ruffling the feathered bird, • Shifting the cloud— But only in the word • Man writ or spoke aloud, The breath, being shapely, now, And signatured, atones For the dismantled brow, For the anonymous bones. -DAVID MORTON, in The New Yorker. RADIO LOG - iv to ate OG- ate app " r, 3 y xi V u'1ili - y JJ. I Soo bop 100 too 9oe 10ao IS ;'leo co 1340 14644 :See SPECIAL COMMENTATOR D'Arcy Marsh, well known Cana- dian journalist and essayist, who is heard regularly over the national network of the Canadian Broad- casting Corporation in talks of in- terest. Mr. Marsh, who conducted the series, "Democracy at Work," gained international recognitic as a biographer with the publication of his book on the late Henry Thornton, one time president of the Canadian National Railways. Mr. Egypt's Future Queen HORIZONTAL .1.' 5 The bride- to-be of the King of Egypt. 12 Writer's mark. 13 Prophet. 14 Theme of a talk. 16 Indian. 17 Instigates. 18 Platter 19 Males. 20 Evergreen tree 21 Ocean. 22 Mister. 23 Defaults. 25 Railroad. 26 Basketry twig 28 Spain. 29 Distinctive theory. 30 To opine. 32 Electric unit. 34 Russian emperors. 36 Form of "a." 37 Rodent. 39. Cavalryman: 42 Drinking cup. 43 Frost bites Answer to Previous Puzzle 45 Poem, 46 Armadillo. ' 48 Land right. 49 To daub. 51 On top of. 53 Her future husband IS called King to —. VERTICAL 1 Mothers. 2 To press. 3 To observe. 4 Street. 5 Striped animals. 55 Unoccupied 6 Rubber tree. persons. 7 Kindled. 57 Language of 8 Neuter the Lapps. pronoun. 58 She changed' 9 Fish. her first name 10 Honeybee genus, 11 Stair parts. 12 She is a ----. 15 She is --� in appearance. 17 Ozone.j, 20 Woods. 23 To encbunter.' 24 Story incidents. 27 Idant. 29 Within. 31 To damage. 33 Strapped slipper. 35 Chamber. 36 Eos, goddess of dawn. 38 Hair ornament 40 Tiny vegetable 41 Sun god. 42 Married. 44 To plump. 47 Sanskrit dialect. 48 Preposition. 49 Snow shoe. 50 Inlet. 52 Postscript. 54 Above. 56 Doctor. as 3 D'ARCY MARSH Marsh is a native of Hamilton, On- tario, and has been engaged in ac- tive newspaper work in Ontario and Alberta. He fills the role of special commentator for the CBO besides handling newspaper assignments. b o 0 IS "SWING" HERE TO STAY? "Swing" like every other type of popular music will definitely have its day and then sink into deep, dark oblivion. Since the current "rage" for swing music) started about three years ago, music critics, orchestra leaders and people in gen- eral have forecast a sudden and violent death for it. Strange as it seems, however, "swing" is still going strong with the younger gen- eration. Now, "swing music" is jazz of the "hot" type that appeals to the "jungle" complex in us. Have you ever watched a crowd of frenzied "Big Applers?" Every muscle, ev- ery nerve is engrossed in one thing Rythm — the same rythm that drives African natives into deliri- ous dancing. Yet the Big Apple, the Susie Q, Truckin', etc., are all dance crazes that we gloomily or happily stand for. Whether "swing" will stay or not is pretty hard to say but as long as Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and L. rry Clinton play music we can be sure of a Big Apple or two per dance. "ut it's all fun isn't it—or is it?! * * * * RADIO—A CANADIAN DEVELOPMENT Contrar; to popular belief, the electric radio is not a foreign In- vention, but was brought into the world in Canada, within 150 miles of Toronto! Let us turn back time. It is a warm summer night in 1914. Deer in the heart of Muskoka, a boy site tense before a rough home-made wireless receiver, (-.,h• : qus- ly, he listens. Yea!—there it is— "Imperial German Army crossers Belgian frontier." That boy was B. S. Rogers, better known as "TYPO and tt nth-" crude wireless re. ceiver was the world's first sates• cessful electric radio. Many years have elapsed sines that summer night in 1914, but "Ted" Re - ers is still one of the leading lights in Radio engineering. The story of radio is a long one and is far from being complete. But we should be proud of Canada as the pioneer of radio! To -day "Ted't Rogers owns one of the finest radio units in North America—Rogers Rae dio Station CFRB in Toronto—the first electrically operated broad- casting station in the world. And now CFRB is one of the outste'r4 Ing Canadian stations broadcasting local programs and Columbia Broadcasting System programs. # 4 * TAPPING PUBLIC OPINION TORONTO.—A new type of ads. tuality broadcast, in which an at- tempt is being made to get a crease - section of Canadian public opinion directly from "the man in the street" himself, is being presented - every week day except Saturday and Sunday over the CBC national network at 1.30 p.m., EDST. This microphone questionnaire is being conducted in important Canadian cities from Yancou---r to Halifax. CBC commentators, stns tioned at the busiest street corners, interview passers-by on questions of current and general interest. .A certain amount of preparation. is necessary for these broadcasts, but all interviews are genuine and the opinions and statements obtain- ed from "men in the street" are spontaneous and sincere. This broadcast series will be pre- sented regularly throughout the summer. Costa Rica shipped 5,509,8046 bunches of bananas to other coun- tries last year. Lectures on the Japanese lan- guage are being broadcast from Shanghai. Ski races are the rage in Rus- sia. He's the Envy of Most Small Boys—the Mountie Lance Corporal R. C. McDowell of the R.C.M.P., is shown here as he began his duties as commissionaire at Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London, 'A veteran of seven years in the Arctic, McDowell is the object of obvious hero-worship by some London boys who gaze, all eyes, at their first Mountie.