INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON, OCT. 28, 1951
These commentaries are based on the International Sunday School
Wesson Outlines, copyrighted by the International Council of Relig
ious Education and used by permission.)
THE HEBREWS IN SLAVERY
MEMORY SELECTION: “Be
strong, fear not: behold, your God
will come . . . and save you.”—
Isaiah 35:4. Lesson Text: Exodur
1:7-14; 2:23-25.
The first five verses of the first
chapter of Exodus give a brief
census of Jacob and his family
when they first arrived in Egypt.
From this small beginning—Jacob
and his 12 sons, his wives and ser
vants. or the “seventy souls” in
all, that came into Egypt to
escape the disastrous famine that
was threatening their very exist
ence, the children of Israel were
“fruitful, and increased abundant
ly, and multiplied, and waxed ex
ceeding mighty; and the land was
filled with them.”
Upon the death of Jacob and
Joseph, and later. Pharaoh, and
the ascendency of a new king,
who knew nothing about Joseph,
fear came upon the Egyptians
lest the Israelites become mightier
than they and take over their
land. Therefore, the new king
called together his counsellor and
they decided that sometnmg dras
tic must be done about the .situ
ation.
As a result, the children of Is
rael were reduced to slavery, with
harsh taskmasters placed over
them, and were assigned difficult
and well-nigh impossible tasks to
perform. From their accustomed
work of keepers of sheep, these
people were made to perform la
borious tasks of construction, of
digging canals and making brick
from the sticky clay of the Nila
river.
In spite of the hardships heaped
upon them, the Israelites continued
to multiply , and, seeing this, the
. Egyptian rulers made their lives
bjtter, with harder and harder
service, so much so that the Is
raelites cried out to God for help.
And our scripture reference de
clares: “God heard their groaning,
and God remembered his covenant
with Abraham, with Isaac, and
with Jacob. And saw the children
of Israel, and God took knowledge
of them.”
As one writer, referring to
God’s providence, points out: “We
find it difficult to accept the doc
trine that there is a Providence in
the individual life, that is inter
ested in and watches over and
for each man and woman and lit
* tie child in all the world, and
it is not easier to believe in a
Providence for the nation, a God
to whom the life and needs of the
people as a whole are matters of
concern, and to whom the destiny
of races is a supreme care. The
forces that seem to control in the
life of a people seem far removed
from any purposeful planning of
a wise apd beneficient God.
“But, as we take the long view,
look over the broad stretches of
history, we find it easier to be
lieve that he has taken knowledge
of them, and while he cannot al
ways save peoples any more than
he can save individuals from the
results of their own folly and wil
fulness. He is nevertheless work
ing for beneficient ends. We
readily see this in the history of
the Israelites.
“Theii very oppression in Egypt
was providential. Had they not
been oppressed and thus eventual
ly forced to return t» Canaan,
they never would have become the
Chosen People through whom God
was to work such great results for
the world."
“Benjamin Franklin said: “God
governs in the affairs of men; and
if a sparrow cannot fall to the
ground without his notice, neither
can a kingdom rise without his
aid.” While a long period of
time, probably several hundreds of
years, elapses between the death
of Joseph until the call of Moses
by God to deliver his people, God
is watching them and will bring
them out of their distress in his
own good time.”
The words of our Memory Se
lection come to us in a day when
great courage is also needed. Dr.
H. C. Moore declare*, “The folk
of the fearful heart are in their j
own way and in the way of oth
ers. They may not be cowards,
but their acts are cowardly. They
may not mean to be hinderers, but
they block the way with their hes
itation ... To one and all comes
the word of courage in bugle note
horn the throne on high; ‘Be
SALARY RAISES WON
BY N. Y. CITY TEACHERS
New York (LPA) — After an
18-month dispute, during which
union teachers “struck” against
uncompensated extracurricular ac
tivities, the Board of Education
has approved pay increases which
will put maximum salaries at $6,
500 for all the city’s 35,000 teach
ers by 1954. Immediate raises
t anging from $6 to $250 were
given to high and junior high
school teachers. In addition, fees
for instructors coaching athletic
teams were boosted 40 per cent,
ranging from $350 a season for
swimming and soccer to $700 Yor
football.
High school teachers will get
the $0500 maximum next July 1,
an increase of $450. Wtih $200
extra included for holders of
masters’ degrees for other teach
ers, those in junior high school or
teaching special subjects in
grades above 0B will get the max
imum October 1, 1953. Present
top for those with the degrees is
$5,875. All others will achieve
the top July 1. 1954.
The A PL Teachers Guild was
praised, with several groups, “for
invaluable assistance in bringing
about an agreement on the teach
ers’ salary question.”
Authoritative
A young business Onan returned
home tired from a hard day at
the office to find his two children
rushing madly about the house.
He gave both a scolding and sent
them off to bed as soon as they
had eaten their supper.
The next morning he found this
note pinned to his. bedroom door:
“Be good to your children, and
they will be good to you. Yours
truly, God.”
Keep Him In The Dark
Mother with three chjjdren, all
on the way to a rpovie, found a
bus seat for the smallest child
next to a nun. He gazed at the
nun open-mouthed for a time,
but was soon chatting away.
When they reached their des
sination Mother thanked the
Sister for her patience, and
hoped Jeremy had not been a
nuisance.
Not at all,” the nun replied,
smiling. “But. please, never tell
him I’m not really a penguin!”
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
tor of the estate of W. W. Cruse,
late of Mecklenburg County,
North Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
said estate to present them, duly
verified, to the undersigned at his
address, care Hunter’s Grocery.
R. P. D. No. 2, Providence Road,
Charlotte, N. C., on or before the
18th day of October, 1952. or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. •
All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate
set£!emen* wi*h the undersigned:
This the 18th day of October.
1951. •
W. I. WILLIAMSON,
_ Administrator.
(10-18, 26; 11-4, 11, 18, 25c)
NOTICE OF SERVICE BY
PUBLICATION
North Carolina,
Mecklenburg County.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
Haxel S. Franks, Plaintiff, vs.
James C. Franks, .Defendant.
The defendant, James C. Franks,
will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of
Mecklenburg County, North Caro
lina, by Haxel S. Franks, the
plaintiff, to obtain an absolute
divorce on the grounds of two
years’ separation; and the defend
ant will further take notice that
he is required to appear before
the Clerk of the Superior Court
of Mecklenburg County at the
Court House in Charlotte, North
Carolina, within twenty-seven days
after the 2nd day of November,
1951, to answer, demur or file
other pleadings to the complaint
of the plaintiff filed in the said
action, and if he fails to appear
and answer, demur or file other
pleadings to said complaint with
in the time specified herein, the
plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in said
compjaint.
This the 11th day of October,
1951.
J. LESTER WOLFE,
Clerk of Superior Court of Meck
lenburg County, North Carolina.
(10-11, 18, 26; ,11-lp)
strong, fear not.’ Strength first:
for the tonic of strength is needed1
to quiet the fearful heart. ‘Be
hold, your God will come . . . and
save you’.”
Let’s Save lives . . .
Tips on Pall driving were of
fered today by a key official of
the North Carolina Motor Carriers
Association, representing pro
fessional highway drivers. *
J. T. Outlaw, the association’s
Executive Secretary, warned all
motorists. “Fall means increasing
weather hazards and a need for
extra precaution. To avoid skid
ding on wet, frosty and snowy
toads, our drivers find that driv
ing slowly, braking slowly, and
turning slowly is the best prac
tice.”
All road surfaces become slip
pery when wet, Outlaw pointed
cut, but some types are much
more slippery than others. He
urged drivers to develop the habit
of getting the “feel” of the road
on rainy days. This can be done
by pressing quickly on either the
accelerator or brake to see if
wheels slip. It should be done
only when no other vehicles are
present.
Mr. Outlaw also called motor
ists’ attention to the hazard of
wet leaves on residential streets:
“The fact is not well known,
but leaves are covered with an
oily film which becomes extreme
ly slippery when wet, thus add
ing to the hazards of wet pave
ment.”
Lastly, he observed the preval
ence of fog in the Fall. He list
ed four basic precautions for get
ting through fog safely:
1. Reduce speed in keeping with
visibility.
2. Always turn lights on so
others can see you.
3. Use low headlight beams
AT A CONSTANT
SPEED OP
45m.p.h.
55 m.p.h.
65 m.p.h.
lSut-\\ YOU HAVE AN
INJURY ACCIDENT,TO
YOU CAM DRIVE CHANCES OF SOMEONE
400 MILES IN KINS MUD ARE
1 in 16
Un 12
8 hr*. 54 min.
7 hr*. 18 min.
6 hr*. 10min. 1 in 6
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
for maximum penetration of the
fog.
4. Use pavement markings aa,
a guide where possible.
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