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Lesson XI. -Fourth Quarter, For
Dec. 15, 1907.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Taxt of th Lesson, I Sam. iii, 1-21.
Memory Verses, 8-10 Golden Text, I
Sam. iii, 9 Commentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. Steams.
Cbpyrigbt, 1907, by American Press Association.
We have come to the last and the
best of all the Judges. The record In
Acts xiil, 20, Is, "lie gave unto them
Judges about the space of 450 years,
until Samuel the prophet." He is one
of the men of faith of Heb. zl and In
Jer. zv, 1, is associated with Moses as
a prevailing Intercessor. In Ps. xcls,
5, be Is also mentioned aa one who ob
tained answers to prayer. lie was
himself on answer to prayer, firstborn
of Hannah, to whom the Lord after
ward gave three sons and two daugh
ters because she gave Samuel up to
Him (II, 20, 21), an abundant recom
pense. The condition of affairs in
Hannah's home Is suggestive of many
a home and many a life in the matter
of an adversary to provoke and make
to fret (1, C). If there is no such ad
versary visible, the great adversary
seems to have a thousand ways of pro
ducing fretfulness, and not many seem
to know Hannah's way of taking the
trouble to the Lord In prayer. Not
withstanding the threefold command
in Vs. xxxvil. 1, 7. 8. to "fret not," it
Is a most Common sin. How beautiful
the saying of Hannah in 1, 28, "As long
as he Ilveth he shall be lent to the
Lord." Have we said It about our
selves or any one or anything belong
ing to us? Then the prayer or song in
L 110, In which the Messiah is first
mentioned and the throne of glory, one
cannot but wonder if Mary was affect
ed by it when she uttered her "mag
nificat" (Luke ii, 4t5-o3). Our lesson
chapter opens with "and the child
Samuel ministered to the Lord before
EH" (see also 11, IS). A fine oppor
tunity for the teachers to explain how
even n i-liilil mnv mlnUtor nntn ttin
Lord, referring also to Jesus, who, at i
the nse of twelve, said. "I must bo '
about My Father's business." If a!
special lesson for girls Is needed, let '
the little maid of Israel of II Kings v
be used, who ministered to the Lord
by telling of His prophet In Israel. I
One night or very early morning !
Samuel heard some one call him by
name, and, running to EH, ho said, i
"Here am I. for thou calledst me." !
Eii assured him that he had not called !
nml bade him lie down again. Not un-1
til this happened three times and Sam
uel for the third time ran to Eli did
Eli seem to understand that the Lord
was calling the child. Then he told
him to lie down again and if called to
say, "Speak. Lord, for thy servant
lientvtli" (verses 2-!). Eli was not in
touch with Ood ns he nilulit have been,
for he was honoring his sons (who
were both bad men. although officiating
as priests above the Lord, inasmuch
as they made themselves vile, and he
restrained them not (il. 12, 2H; iii. ID).
The veriest mite in one's eye affects
our vision, and the least sin may af
fect our hearing. The prl
ts of the
Lonl should, of all men. be holv. All
believers are priests, and it becomes
us as such to recognize ourselves as
wholly the Lord's for His service, giv
ing Him pre-eminence over all people
and in all things (Matt, x, 37).
The Lord called for the fourth time,
"Samuel, Samuel:" and then the boy
answered, "Speak, for thy servant
heareth." This was Samuel's first ex
perience of direct communication with
God (verse 7), and yet we do not Infer
that he seemed at all startled or over
come. From tliis time on Samuel had
an ear for God, and God could tell him
in his ear (chapter lx, 15), while many
Christians would need a shaking to
make them hear the voice of God. Let
us trust Him for anointed eyes and
ears that we may quickly see and hear
all He would like to show or tell us.
May He be able to say to us, "Blessed
are your eyes, for they see, and your
ears, for they hear" (Matt xlll, 10).
The message concerning Eli is found
!n verses 11-14, and the Judgments
which were to overtake him and his
house were because of Iniquity which
he knew and did not restrain. Some
times we are powerless to do aught
but sigh and cry to God, but in that
case He puts a mark of approval upon
us (Ezck. ix, 4). Ell had the power
to put a stop to the Iniquity of his
house If he had only the heart to do It,
bnt according to the law It might have
meant the putting to death of his sons
(Num. xv, 30, 31; Ex. xxl, 17). If we
ever find little comfort In God or His
word, we may be sure that there Is
some secret sin or desire or something
that our eyes wink at (Job. xv, 11, 12).
Let ns pray God to search ns (Ps.
cxxxlx, 23).
In the morning Eli, who probably
had not slept much after Samuel's
night call upon him, Insisted on know
ing what the Lord had said, and Sam
uel told him all and bid nothing from
him (verses 15-18). EH accepted It as
Just, saying, "It is the Lord; let Him
do what seemeth Him good." Com
pare Job L 21; Ps. xxxlx, 0. It soon
became known In all Israel that Sam
uel was established to be a prophet of
the Lord, the Lord's spokesman, and
that the Lord was with him (verses 19,
20). Compare Ex. Iv, 16; vil, 1, for the
definition of a prophet. Although Eli
seemed wholly submissive, yet when
tidings came that not only had - his
two sons been slain, bnt the ark of
God taken, be was so overcome that
be fell off bis seat and died, being
ninety-eight years old and havlo
f
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Judged Israel forty years (chapter Jr.
13-18; ii, 3D.
MONEY WITH SHEEP.
Srops of Plump, Sound Lamb That
Bring Long Price.
This is how we have uiiide the most
money with shin-p on Woodlaud Farm:
The ewes have boeu selected for their
niilklug properties anil have been bred
early to good uiuttou rams of the
(short legged, early maturing type.
They have had the run of the pasture
ill winter ami a good warm shed or
liarn basement to run In at night. They
have been watched, so that when their
lambs eauie, If It happened to be cold,
they have been given attention. Small
pens have been provided them In
which lamb and mother might be
placed for a day or two while they
have been getting acquainted with each
other, especially If we happened to be
busy. Their mothers have been well
fed nud not overfed. They have been
fed on the right kind of food. That
means something cheap and home
raised and full of milk. That means
alfalfa hay, of course. Well, these
ewes, eating alfalfa hay, with a very
little grain, are full of milk, and the
lambs thrive from the start. The sur
plus of milk Is taken away by hand
right at first, so that they will not suf
fer from engorgement.
Starting the Lambs.
Soon they are plump, playful little
rascals and wishing something to nib
ble with their own teeth. Then they
are Inducted Into their own special
apartment, whore, rlsht close to their
mothers, they find troughs filled with
grain with oats and corn and clean,
fresh bran, nud with little racks of
fresh alfalfa or red clover hay. These
troughs are clouned out every day and
the surplus is given to the mothers.
Tims they thrive like weeds until grass
comes la the spring. When grass first
comes thoy are kept shut away from
It until after It gets strong and sweet.
Then they are turned out and the grain
is fed out of doors. Sometimes we
have made the fattest lambs on grass,
throwii. ; e:r corn out on It as we
would to the pigs. Of course, we have
to fence a corner where the lambs can
get the grain and the ewes cannot.
We like to put out rollers in the creeps,
so that the lambs may squeeze through
and not hurt themselves, ami pretty
soon the shorn ewes are nearly as
sma11 as ,h,'ir Iaml
Selling the Lambs,
Manairod in this way, we have sold
our crop of lambs In three lots. One
In April.- and they averaged eighty
pounds and brought a long price; the
younger ones going again in May, and
weighed above eighty pounds, and the
yi'v' I"1' "d the culls went in June,
1,11,1 tllc'.v ,l,so averaged above eighty
pounds and also brought a good price.
w- l:- win" 111 Filn 11,1,1 Fireside,
THE SHEP
HERD.
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When fed In large (locks the sheep
should be driven from the feixl yard
luring the time the racks .are being
filled; this will overcome the tendency
to overcrowding and prevent injury to
the sheep from the wagon and team.
The quantity of silage to lie fed should
be governed largely by the appetite
of the hock, but it is not usually ad
visable to feed over three pounds per
head daily. For sheep weighing 12."
pounds about 2..1 pounds of silage and
1.." p minis of hay will be ample; and
If one-h.ilf pound of grain or bran be
fed slightly less hay will suffice. If
grain is fed it is not a proper plan to
mix it with coarse feed, as the sheep
are inclined to root out and waste this
feed In their efforts to get the grain.
In Western Oregon.
Sheep husbandry in western Oregon
is conducted on lines that would be a
revelation to many farmers. In the
matter of pasture, land is plowed and
sown to wheat about Oct. 1, and, in a
normal season, by the following Feb
ruary a luxuriant pasture will be fur
nished for the ewes and lambs or for
fattening sheep.
It Gives Vital Tone.
The effect of salt on the health of
the sheep is not generally understood.
Its effect Is to give tone to the organ
Ism. The ash of the blood of a healthy
sheep contains about CO per cent salt,
and the ash of urine 33 per cent
The scarcity of such an. important
constituent In the blood means a re
laxation of vital energy
Lambs For Early Market.
Corn meal Is an excellent feed for
young lambs that are to be fattened
quickly. After this comes bran. Lin
seed meal may be fed in small quanti
ties. The Sheep's Foot.
Don't neglect to trim off any over
growth of the horny part of the foot.
Manure and filth will accumulate and
trouble likely follow later. While ex
amining the feet don't fail to have
sharp shears at band to trim off the
tag locks that are an annoyance to the
sheep and mean a loss of wool.
Hog Cholera.
So far as I am able to learn, the
farmers in our state as well as the
farmers in other states have not as
yet secured any remedy which will
cure hog cholera, says Professor W. J.
Kennedy of Iowa in Itural New York
er.' Personally I do not think that
such a thing exists as a remedy which
will cure without foil all cases of hog
cholera. We have had a little experi
ence on the College farm with hog
cholera, and we always used preven
tive measures to overcome the same.
I thluk that when bog cholera is in the
neighborhood it is a very wise policy
for every farmer who owns hogs to
ose disinfectants very freely. He
should divide up bis .hogs into small
lots and feed them on rations of a
thin, sloppy order. Skim milk Is very
IQin, 810
good at
of watei
this time or a thin slop made
atcr and , wheat shorts. By all
meaus avoid the heavy feeding of corn.
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