Her Birthday
By JANE UVDLUH LEE.
Copyrighted, W,r,. y Unmet Ppragno,'
"I .MTSe ptettire oT Tlia tw rtHilg,"rSuK
(cflW man "'u W' tV,,'e more herself,
ff.itl'k'nly .rjunobii)ttil eating, her
I tiaju ifitraeta i'ijp 'ittVentlou. g?(wa
; Uf-Jrand-ifrr.i.'mt kin? infra nil";
fcjust a mortal iuuh thirsting l'orn, jdiu
..of Ire yvcsm. . - . R$
'fHi, JUNy.' rpi fit tf,h .Uv soiMl. 1
I uetuv could !huv ilfijt tvfth the j&ur
, tl that iui'r ipuut iti i-hfl(n " W
Robertson, the J,alt breaker, handcuff. ';.' ."W0 lie gut out, you Killlfiilld.
f?i lnp and maRli-laol was in tofrn. Bill-1 IU' dvs: 'Janet, 'jon irfioueu
t';V fosters were everywhere announcing' alv 11 T;lill,,-t' lot- Y,,il knohat
5'- bis -arrival at reef Vaudeville then-1 v'tl U,,m; J f'W
(f .... and pilssoJ.von us.vmi were stanllin
S,Nter. wunaor wndcrrui reals fie. 1(lt;r(, ,iu. hV:b,M,-,t. I.fofcghtr
r o.nnu.us ueiurv " ytfu Mjuitaj to tlm'ntmi il.K these
Of these posters was a pale faced, tired wonderful-'thUig 4 ;lu:l that is vBr 1
S.f girl ou her way home from the office. took yii'.t. lines" j o.j don't llfce? ui.V
5 .? It was incredible to think that a tiMini present !t if voti'do you':" f '4 ';
.. could do the thins advertised to; "Isn't it HUM Ail-mv life I fijve t
the rime Vorfre
titn Is Kotu.'. 1 loua for yomethittff dif:
Lesson y. Fourth Quarter, Fpr
Nov. 3, 197,
SOLID
'i . fee a man break out of Jail, to un
lock the dreaded handcuffs tiefore your
v, very eyes; tHi.no; it was too wonder-
,.. ful to believe,! ,-SUe. had often watched
' ,' a crowd of utvhins following n man
i, .. who had been a rivaled and once had
6een him taken to the lockup, but that
' a man could Ret out of his own free
Will this seemed incredible. ways ihut Ionium; in i-.iv heart for nit
She gave a final look at the picture ! unknown noniurlilug. ntvl It lurl;$ there
. ', of the man on the nosier, tucked her' still."
Text of the Lesson, Josh, xx, 1-9.
Memory Verses, 2, 3 Gelden Text,
Ps. Ixii, 7 Commentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. Stearns. ,
i (Ooprrlstit, 1!"T, by AmericiB Prrv iwrlilln.1
it nngiu no uatei.T 'ssid that every
person, place or thingf In Scripture,
eithor by nualoy or coutni-t. points to
Him who when walking ith the, two
do thiii. au.K-V"'U ,, fiuw uimo uifi-. in
do' them n.y.nMl i, !,n &'rl the thi:s concern..
ins luuiseii auu wno, s.inl tuat t&ma
f.M-eiiu.i.i.i-li:iiw ..oi.M.il.ii, i .nrUf 1,0't eveuui 10 mo oiseipjes m .lerusaiein,
to have. Then when 1 iret it 1 don't "A" tMn "nlst be fueled whivhJ
wanr it. It s jnt as if I n.aehjja- f were written In the law of Moses.'nnd
tl nd toiulie.i ft t.iisslnu' bubble. :tutl. at lu ,u'' l,r"l'li-ts, nnd in the l'sajntg,
. .. . ... ... ... .. . l I'llIllVrtliliL' Mm" fT.ML
louin, ii 1'iirsi. xvi uiere'a in
novel tightly tinder her arm and mo
. ed elowly toward home. It was her
"Jaadt. little girl, aiy present 0,'you
was not iniicli of a success. I vlrauptei)
to make yn .luippy, and I only succeed
ed In fr!litaidn;; you. !SuppoBe. we
turn the tables and you gl .ine u
present?" ... - '
.."Why, I nevor heard of a girl giving
a present to some one else on her own
birthday. What under the sun do you
'mean? - . .
"I mean tills, dear. I want a present;
that only you can (live me. It's a big,
precious -present. You say you don't
kuow what you Ioiir for, but I know,
what I am reaching for, and that some-,
thing Is you, Janet. Will you give
yourself to me. a preseut to keep al-.
ways ami to love forever?"
"Hilly, that waitress heard everv
conconiii.g Me" (Lufca xviv, 27, .44).
Some people nto typical of illin a a
very special way, such, as Aliel, Isaacf
Joseph. Muses. David,;. Meh hizwdekiand
others. He is very clearly seen in
such things as the tree of life, the man
na, the rock that wns pn :'ti-.u and the
water flowing therefrom, the taber
nacle and nil Its parts am! vessels the
vine, the brazen serpent: In such crea-,
turcs as the sacrifices in Eden, titer
Passover lamb, the red heifer, the goats,
and other sacrifices, of the day of
atonement, the birds of the leper
cleansing, and as to places, In none'
more notably than the cities of refuge
of today's lesson. ' now many precious
texts' the word "refur-" brings ta
mind: "("Sod Is our'.refuge; the
(iod of Jacob Is our refuse, "My refuge
is in God," "Thou art my strong' ref
uge," "I will say of the l ord. He i my
refuge" (Ps. xlvi, , 1,, 7. U; -Ixii, 7;
word yon said. It's not fair to propose t ,xxl ; ci. 2). The cities of refuge
to a girl In an Ice r renin pnrior. r were for those who kill.-d others peci-
woulilu t dare say 'No'. If I wan toil to.
"I'o you want to say 'No,' Janet?";
almost whimpered Hilly.
"Well, to lie perfectly honest, I don't
think 1 do. lHlly, maybe, after all, it's
you I'm longing for, maybe It's you
I've been reaching out for nil the time.
I guess It must be. Hilly, dear, because
I have been happier in these past few
minutes than I've ever lioen in nil tuy
life before. It you'll take me, Hilly,
I'm yours."
"I WAST TO 00 HOME. VT.KASE TAKP Sin."
birthday, and her mother had given
her a i i' : : .ii- to huy herself a present.
She still !i.-i't the dollar, and the thought
occiinvd to her that he Cotild take u
girl friend to the vaudeville tonight
and see :l:!s wonderful man. Then she
Vc;ii!e 1 that .her mother objected to
."!! g h:sr ti th" theat-'r r.'-ne. After
i-.-. tin:, her ilij'iier she ih-i ided that idle
v. as t ... ! . I She ,)!!. I M.iv ;t
Deer Shooting Extraordinary. I
"The most extraordinary deer shoot-'j
lug I recall," said a hunter, "wns up )
In Aroostook county, Me., one winter, i
1 wai new to the business then. The
guide posted me behind a cold rock, a
very cold rock, nenr a runway, with In
structions to hoot the deer that cnnie
my way. He was to take his post
downstream a bit, nnd If I heard sev
eral quick shots 1 was to leave my lair
and conn; to his.
"An hour had passed, the coldest
hour
brer.k
black
'I
"It.
"V.'h
after din-
ver spent, with nothing to
monotony of white mow ami
-s. Then I heard it shot. I
ti i t heard another sh 't
'r. 1 "ii:i :iy there were so
p 'i':s t!,:,; I started for the
..' i.'ii. .1.!.-; as I reach. m1 hiai
dentally, that no Innocent blood might
f lie shed. There was no r.tfuge for the
guilty. Here our lesson comes ty con
trast, at least part" of it. We must
plead guilty before wit can expect that
Christ will receiver, us. lie came' to
save sinners the ,iost ones (Rom. Hi,
19, 21; Luka xlx, 10; I Tim,.!, 15) and
of all precious words for such what
can excel "Him that cemeth to Me I
w ill In no wise cast out ':" (John vl, 37.)
; The full story of the cities of refuge Is
I found in Num. xxxv and Deut six, In
j connection with today's lessou chapter.
and the first mention of them Is In Bx,
xxi. l,'l. but we first hear of n refuge for
the sinner In Gen. Ill, 1.". 21, and then
all the way through in Kev. xxil, 17.
The c'ltte.' were' 'conveniently situated
for all. threo on each vile .of the Jor
dan. Jesns is a' Saviour nigh to all
ho call upon Him In t: uth.
There was n way : . pared to each
city i!ent. xix. 8t. anil where other
ways crossed there w- .Id doubtless be
directions conci-ming l ie right way.
As soon as the hY.-.ug one entered
the ci'y lie was per:, efly safe (verses
4. To. The siiitier '., tlecs to Christ,
or in otl: words. ; ceives IIn:-. or be-
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"' -(-.': -fi. i; i i ' . Ui : i. bin no eie
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"Y. -.. but tb:i;' '. i . ) !. .In.-t: t...v t!n
Ac;!.fi In his i: it: i;-: Oh, I.i: ! ly , I eau'L,
stand it to see a puur man uO'er soil
Look, Hilly! His face Is ettlntf red
der nnd redder every minute!" she
cried as ehe bid her f.ico in her h an tip.
- There tvas n denthli!;e silence In the
house. You could hear a pin drop in
the awful stillu.iss in which the man
held the aujience. Janet peeked out
between her finders, but dared not
really look. Hilly leaned a little closer
and gave her arm a reinsuring pat. It
encouraged hor to Fpenk. Leaning
close to hint, she whispered:
"Billy, I'm ashamed to tell you, but
1 trnnt to ro home. Dense take me.
I'm so frightened."
"Why, of course, little girl, but I
thought you wanted to see him get
loose.".
"I I didn't know It would hurt him,"
sfle -whispered.
Ont la the street, with a tight hold on
bis arm, her fear left her, nnd -when
Billy troggeeted Green's for plate of
Ic cream sue readily agreed. Away
from the atmosphere of the theater
J ' l in. i . . i .f. ;.., i i i i
an" lli-n
Ihe bo-jk w ill
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leuiptiu:
!;.. fcV".
licnV -;
' Jt "it -
iV..!.V0
.ipusness, PMi-.etrdca-.1
Cor.. I,;fi0. He Is
:-vi I the oM man. "1
half the tunes. ''
And ho resinned his subdued looting.
Fearson'3 Weekly.
n:y ph,
j,,shyuiiier, and we
"W iue s 1o dwell between Ills Phoul
let t, ,!td the Kovernment Is on His
"I shoulder, as ulso the tfry of the house
of Uivid vner.t. x-:xiii, U; Ia. ls6). '
Hebron, as we .-aw In last lesson, sig
nifies fellowship or Ii)cIo3ui-e. He
wants ns all for Himself "A gnrden
Baokd Both Ways. Inclosed, n spring shut up, a fountain
The race- was over, the lias hoisted sealed" (S. of Sol. Iv,12) for God, who.
and the crowd of fortunates who had : ls faithful, has called ns unto the fel
backed the winner had gathered around 'low-ship of Uis Ron Jesns Chritt our
the bookmakers to receive their win-1 J-n (I Cor. 1, 0). '
nlass. I r.ezer U Bald to signify metal ore or
due vacant looking Individual, who .something precious, and the Spirit tells
was evidently "fleeing life"' for the first
time, claimed 1.
"What did you back?" asked the fat
faced man with the big waist, who
Was standing oh a stool.
"Silver Cloud," replied the ' vacant
cne. ,
"Why, man alive," yelled the man
with the satchel, "that horse turned
back and finished at the starting post!"
"I know that," said the other, "but
didn't I back the horse both ways?"?
There was a dull thud on the green
sward,, and an. anxious crowd gather
ed. The "man with the 1)Ig -jvalat bad
fainted. London MalL . V
us through Peter that He la chosen of
God and precious, precious to those
who believe, mat that His promises are
exceeding great and precious (I Pet II,
4, 7; II Iet. I. 4i.
Ramoth fOp:nifies exalted, and even
now by faith we are at God's right
hand In Him who has bern exalted
thither and as overcomers shall In due
time' sit "with nim In His throne and
come with Him hi His glory (Eph. II,
0, 7; Rev. Ill, 21; Col. Hi, 4). " " ? :
Golan Is suggestive of joy or rejoic
ing, and He has told us that no wanfi
our Joy to bo full and that till our sor
row shall be turned into Joy (xvl, 20).
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