MAY 24. 1923
BfPROVEl) UNIFORM WTEtNATTONAl.
SundaySchool
T LessonT!
(By REV. p. B riTZWATEH. D. t>^
Teacher of Fr?lish Bible In the Moociy *
Bible Institute of Cblcnifo.)
Copyright, 1?2J, Wtaters Nawapaper Vnlaa.
LESSON FOR MAY 27
ISAIAH, THE STATESMAN AND
PROPHET
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REFERENCE MATKR1 A.E-II Chronicles
24:22; 22:20. Iwtiah 1:4. 7:1-17; 1:1-4;
? 11:1.10.
^xvjjaymif TOPIC?IoaUJj Who Wu
Hwd7.
JUNIOR TOPIC?Isaiah's Call to S*r?Ics.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
?Isaiah's Work fur Iltr People
YOUNG PEOPLE AND AJDULT TOPIC
?laalah, thu Statettni&n srx) Prophet.
I. Isaiah's Vision of the Lord (rv.
1-4).
No one's ministry will ever be fruitful
until he hus liu<> a vision of Jehovah.
The scope of his tasks and the !
power to perform services will be lackIng
until 2>e sees God.
1. lie Saw the Lord on H's Throne '
( . 1). The prophet's gaze penetrated
to the very throne of the eternal. We
need not so much know things concerning
God us to bave a vision of
Him, even to see Him on His throne.
Surely now, as perhaps never before,
with the awful darkness settling down
upon the world and the foundations of
culture and civilization, institutions
and governments are tottering, we
need a vision of the enthroned Lord.
2. He Saw the Seraphim Aliove. (tt.
2, 3). Whatever form or rank these
things have, they clearly are minister*
of the Most High. Their standing indicates
that they were In readiness to
do His bidding. Their equipment with
sir w Ings shows the celerity with which
they executed His will, in the Divine
presence they rind different uses for
wings. One pair w as needed bo veil the
seraph's head from the "intolerable effulgence"
of the glory. One pair veiled
the feet, which had been'soiled In the
execution of the com mission. The third
pair was suspended In midair y. nlle
waiting to depart on any errand which
the Lord willed. All ceaselessly crted.
"Holy, holy, holy." The supreme attribute
of Jehovah is holiness. It Is
for tills that His creatures worship and
adore Him. Tne treble repetition
doubtless refers to the triune Qod.
Holy 16 the One who created us, holy
Is the One who redeemed us and holy
la the One who sanctifies and keeps
us. From the position of God's throne
they see the whole earth tilled with
His glory.
f 3. lie Saw Manifestations of Majes'
ty (v. 4). As the holy ones cried the
very door posts moved and the temple
was tilled with smoke. Smoke indicates
the Divine presence in anger
<Kx. 39:8; 29:18). This indicated that
the selfishness, idolatry and ingratitude
of Israel provoked God's anger.
II. leaiah's Conviction of Sin (v. 6).
When the prophet got a vision of
the holy God he was smitten with a
sense of sin. This is always true. The
reason thHt men think well of themselves
Is that they have never seen
God. Face to face with the Lord,
Isaiah saw himself as wholly vile. He9
realized that he had sinned in speech
and. If In speech, then In heart, therefore
tiie crv of desualr. He wm nnt
only guilty himself, but war living In
ths midst of an unclean people.
III. iaalah Cleansed From Sin (w.
?. T>.
Having been convicted of alp. and
having made confession of It, a burning
coal was taken froir. the altar to
purge away his sin. His penitential
guilt was forgiven and removed. Those
unclean lips were refined by fire and,
with pure speech, he expressed the
holy thoughts of God. Only fire from
God's altar can purge us from our sina.
IV. Isaiah's C ?H.
God did not call the prophet until
after he was cleansed. The purged
aoul is .the soul ready for the Lord's
service. Indeed, the'unconvicted, anforgiven
and uncleansed soul cannot
even hear the Clvine call for service.
V. Isaiah's Dedication (v. 8).
Following the cleansing from ain
there was Die quick response for serv
w Ice. The one purged and sanctified
and made meet for the Master's use
readily responds to the call of God. .
They did not inquire as to the Issue,
did not desire to see the end from the
beginning, but with freedom came forward
to serve.
VI. Isaiah's Cex Mission (n. (MS).
The previous outlook was not promising.
He shrank back from the re?
gponslblltty and instantly cried, "How
long, Lord?" The people were steeped
in selfishness and the Lord assured
' ^ , him that their blindness snd sin,
though long, would not continue for*
ver. The people would ao on in sin
to be taken captive and the land b?
made desolate. _
Economy.
The regard one shows economy !
like that we show an old annt who It
to leava us something at last.?Shen
tone.
Conscience.
The worm of conscience Is the com.
peril on of the owl. The light Is shunned
by sinners and evil aptrlta only.?
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Neighborly Leva.
Lees year neighbor, yet poll not
ywii your hedge.?George HeNrerL
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: THE COMMON ]
HEART
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Tp HE Lord has made us much alike.
And made tm all akin:
Three meals a day. and work and play
And night tu slumber in.
We're high and low, we're rich ao<!
poor.
And think we are apart;
But, in our pain, our Joy again.
We have the common be art.
The Lord has made us much alike.
However else It seems;
The poorest man has still his pies,
His visions and his dreams.
And. if humanity shall rise.
Together we must start.
The h'gh and low together, so
Wt have the common heart.
The Lord has made us much allks
And made as like to lilm.
Ruiid not so high the shadows lit
Another's path to dim.
All you can suffer He can feel.
And tears of sorow smart
The eyes of all, as hotly fall
Upou the common heart.
The Lord has made u> much allkt?
Think not of clnn nor class.
Rut understand and shape the land
Remembering the muss.
Grant rich or poor the rightly his.
There lies the statesman's art?
With justice thrilled, the nation boflf
Upon the common heart!
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S Uncommon
Sense JOHN 9LAK2 |
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DON'T BE SCARED
T^KAR has done more harm in th
world than drunkenness?which I
saying a good deul.
The sooner you eliminate fear fror
\our make-up. the sooner you will gc
where you are trying to go.
The man who has the best chane
In the world is the man who is afrai'
to be scared?who has learned to fea
fear.
The fear that saps a man's purpos
and leaves him trembling and helples
on the threshold of life has man;
forms.
There Is the fear of the rich an<
powerful?too common, even In thl
day when the rich and powerful ca
do little harm to their fellows.
There is the fear of poverty?a rea
fear, and one which Is harder to sliuk
o!T than all the others.
There is the fear of what other pec
pie will sa.v, the fear of being rid!
culed?the commonest and perhaps th
most mischievous form.
Get them all out of your system.
Remember that the rich and th
powerful, of whose greatness yo
stand In awe, are only human being)
and that they have little reason fo
u utiug to Injure you, even if it wei
possible.
Get rid of the fear of. poverty b
thrift and frugality, which will ennbl
you If necessary to live on little, an
give you a reserve to tide you ove
if the loss of Job temporarily strand
you on the beach.
As to the fear of ridicule, forget 1
altogether. The opinion of other pec
pie Is more negligible than you suj
pose. And those who would rldicul
you because you are working hard an
with h ir.'.riuvsp a>e mnvwl more I.
jeaJou>?y than any other motive.
As soon as you dlacover that oth?
people can he afraid of you, you wi
cease to he afraid of them. Then you
fears gradually will subside.
Pear is instinctive in most of na. 1
is one of the results of the desire fc
self-preservation that is as old as th
race.
But it Is always a handicap. Th
thing that you should be moat afral
of is fear?the fear that makes you
weak paltry creature, with your facu
ties paralyzed, and all the elements c
progress that are In you terrified int
Inattion.
(Copyright by John QUU.)
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Progressiva.
A better tomorrow Is born of a goo
today.?Boston Transcript.
??T^THu
Anyone Laugha
I At You f"k '
j Because - ft***
? You pack your trunk at ths
* I set minute?
f Why not? You haven't asked
anyone else to pecK it tor yon.
Yon value your vacations, you
enjoy them sc much you don't
want to infuse them with work.
IX you are on a business trip you
want no interruptions either.
You know the folks who begin
to pack a week before they leave.
They never can do anything you
ask them to do because "I roust
pack." "I must throw those
things in my hat trunk, etc., etc."
You on the contrary, pack when
there is nothing else to do but
pack. You save time and pack
when you have to only and don't
spoil your days with it.
SO
Your get-away hora la:
You navar I at business interfere
with pi assure.
( fcr McCt?r? N*??p?9n SrndiMt.)
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THE WATAUi
HE WON A PRINCESS
I upon a time there was a
A-* princess so beautiful that dozens
of suitors cume to her father's court
to seek her hand. The king was
rich and powerful, but he loved bis
daughter so much that he let her have
her own way In everything.
Jem was an orphan lad who cleaned
the pots and pans In the kitchen. His
post was an humble one. but Jem was
strong, brave and determined to make
himself something in the world.
That evening the paluce was full of
music, light and gaily dressed lords
and iadies. Ail the princes who came
Courting wore gorgeous suits, and so
many were there that their horses
stood four deep in the stables.
Behind a big palm Jem hid himself
and looked in wonder at the scene of
magnificence. As midnight sounded
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H His Post Was Humbie.
there was a blast heard from without,
p n noise as of tramping feet grew loud.
* the doors of the big ballroom flew
apart and there on the threshold stood
e a great brown dwarf. His eyes were
r* green, his face wrinkled, and his long.
r Mack hair hung in curls around his
huge head.
e "1 have come for my bride!" he
s shouted in a loud voice. "I am the
king of the Thousand Isles and no
human dare brave my power. Let
^ the princess eotne with tne ami make
K no resistance, lest I destroy this whole
castle at once with my men."
The king was shaking with rage.
"Arrest and cast into prison that
e Impudent dowu," he cried to the
guards.
v "l*ut out the lighta," screamed the
dwarf. "Seize the princess and bear
her off to tny car."
: I "What's in a Name?" I
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> AMY
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* A MY. slrnlfvinic beloved. Is derived
d ^ from the Latin "imo," to love.
y There is on adjective amabilis, meaning
'ovuble, which gave rise to the
:r feminine proper name Aimable, much
41 used in early times, probably througn
ir some complimentary allusion to the
quality which is an admirable if
ft sometimes rare feminine possession.
,r The first Aimable known to history
e was the Norman heiress of Gloueeeter
who so strongly protested again.-1
e accepting even a king's son without a
d name. On English lips, her name bea
came Amabel, which has been hand1
ed down practically unchanged in
if : English families. France adopted the
o name, after placing the stamp of her
language upon It, and long honored a
, Saint Amata or Aijjiee. She had
many namesakes, so there can be littie
doubt that Norman families are
* responsible for pretty simple Amy.
England liked the name and adopted
that spelling, but France has aljj
ways clung to Aimee. About the end
of the Seventh century, the masculine
counterpart was given s religious
significance by Saint Alrae. or Amatu*
a hermit of Valsis, and later bishop
of Sion, who was persecuted by
Merovingian kings.
Amfcla was evolved by the English
from Aimee and served as an affected
form of Amy, just as Edythe and
Alys are used by ultra-smart youm
ladles today for Edith and Alice. The
uivni uviauic tunuuci; ui uic aui?pi "i
: of Amida was the daughter of thi
earl of Leicester, who brought her
county to the fierce old persecutor,
Simon de Montfort, and left It to th*
I warlike ear! who imprisoned Henry
III. Her sister carried Amide into
the Flemish family of De Hoye whert
straightway It became Amice.
Amy's lucky gem is the earn el lan.
which gives courage and confidence
to its wearer, and preserves her from
Injury or accident. Singer* are especially
fortunate In possessing s
| carneiian since It la said to bars
I great potency in promoting strength
+ | and clarity of voice. Friday la Amy'i
| | lucky day and 6 her mystic number
( by tbm WbKiM SyaSleat*, Xao.)
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i A DEMOCRAT
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I At the foot of the marble stairs j
waited a golden car drawn by four 1 ^
winged horsey and into this the dwarf
Stewed.
Not a soul had moved to save her,
for all were stur?n?>d by the sudden
ness of the attack and blinded by the :
darkness. Yet one there wa6 who
kept his senses, and that was Jem.
for as the dwarf bore the princess by {
bin;, the lad followed closely behind,
and hid himself behind the high seat j
which the others occupied.
Iij another instant the horses were !
cleaving the sky with their wings and I
leaving behind the castle, from which |
they could hear a groat tumult and |
j shouting arise.
j The princes were running about j
j madly seeking the one who had stolen j
I the princess, and the king sat as V
| turned to stone. The castle was 1
sen* hed high and low, but not >
a trace of the princess could be !
founu Far away, a mere? speck in the
inid'.igbt sky. the dwarf was urging '
his .??.rses to tlieir home in the crest
of the great Rlaek mountain, where
no - . could scale the walls to rescue
any prisoner.
held on silently. The rush cf
air made his head swim, but he
wrapped his arms and legs around
the seat posts, and was carried safely
along with the princess. About dawn
the h-rses stoppetl on a rock and the
dw.-i.rf t^-ok the princess into a stone
chamber, which stood a thousand feet
abo\e tlie valley below.
"You are my captive," said the
dwarf as he placed the frightened girl
within the room. "When you consent
to bo my bride you shall be freed."
Then he went out, closing the door
and linking It fast behind him?but
he did not notice that in a dark closet
in the hall nearby Jem had secreted
himself so as to he able to aid the
princess. Itut what could he do?
J here, hundreds of miles away from
I home and the princess secured within
huge stone walls?
While the dwarf lay sleeping Jem
went outside beneath the window of
the prim es* and saw there a huge
hat' .oi-k swinging from the trees. He
called softly to her to leap out. She
st?xm a moment on the win?io\r, then
sprung down. The soft, linn folds of
siik held and she rolled to the ground
unharmed. Quickly .Tern ran to the
stable and harnessed the winged
horses to the gilded car. The princess
leaded in and Jem took his place heside
her.
By dawn the car alighted in the
courtyard <?f the princess' home. And
the next night there was a wedding In
j which Jem was the groom and the
1 princess the liappy bride.
(<?. 1923, by McClur* Newspaper Syndicate.)
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FOOD FOR THE CHILDREN
FOR the first two years of a child's j
life the fond nrohlem te not /*nm
piex as his main diet is milk. At three
months of age strained orange juice
may be given, a teaspoonful at a time
between feedings to great advantage,
supplying fruit acid and vitatnines
which are invaluable for growth.
As the child grows he may eat more
and more the food of the adult, but
the wisest course to follow is simplicity
of food, no mixing of several varieties,
even if enjoyed by older palates.
Oatmeal, whole wheat and cereals
which add bulk and furnish the desired
energy are best for breakfast.
Toast, egg and a cup of hot milk or a
glass of cold, depending upon the season
and taste of the child, is another
good breakfast. For dinner, vegetables,
very little well-cooked meat and a
simple dessert Is the wisest plan. .
Steamed pnddlng with rich sauces ;
and Ice cream with sauces should be
avoided. A pudding like the following
is good and easily digested:
Prune Pudding.
Take one cupfnl of prunes, remove
the stones and put through the meat
chopper, add one-half cupful of sugar,
two eggs well beaten, three cupfuls of
milk, one-hnlf teaspoonful of orange
extract?or a little grated rind it better.
Cot a thick slice of bread into
small dice (the bread should be buttered),
stir Into the mixture and pour
into a baking dish. Bake slowly until
the custard is set and the bread is
brown. This will take an hour and a
quarter.
Blueberry Pudding.
Duuer ?iicr* m urraa iiuu lay mio a
baking dish, cover with canned blueberries
poured over hot. add another
layer of buttered bread and more berries
until the dlah Is full. Set awky
to chill. Serve with crehm and sugar.
If put Into a mold It may be turned
out on a platter and garnished with
whipped cream.
A nicely baked apple with or without
cream and sugar la a fine dessert
for a child. Tapioca podding, rice pudding,
prune whip, gelatin puddings of
: various aorta are all good for the little
people aa they are easily digested.
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