7 THE i:"!tEWS IN SLAVERY : International Sunday School Leason For October 23th, 135L ' , . Memory - Selection: "Be etrbng, fear not: behold, jrous God willfome . . . . and save you." Isaiah 35: 4. - Lesson Text,Exodua It 7-14; 'V ''"'-.v. 8, , J 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 eons, his wives and servants, 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 -abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceedingly i mighty; and the -land was filled with them. , ."' Upon the death of Jacob and Joseph, and later, Pharaoh, and the ascendan cy 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 i called ' together his . counsellor and they decided that something drastic must be done about, the situation. ; 'As a result, the children of Israel 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 per form laborious 'tasks of construction, of digging canals and making brick .'. from the sticky clay of the Nile river. In spite of the hardships heaped upon them,' the Israelites continued to multiply and, seeing this, the Egyptian ' rulers made- their lives bitter, with harder and harder service, so much sot that the Israelites cried out to Uod for help. And, oiir 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 .doctrine that there 1s a Providence in the individual . lifey -thai is interested in afcd watches over and cares for each man and wo man and little 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 purpose ful planning of a wise and beneficient God. "But, as we take the long view, look over the broad stretches of history, we -find, it easier to believe that he has taken knowledge of them, and while he cannot always save peoples ' any more than he can save individuals from the results of their own folly and willfulness, . He is nevertheless working' for beneficient ends. We readily see this in the history of the Israelites. - - 1 , , -Their very oppression in Egypt . was providential. Had they not been ..oppressed and thus eventually forced to" return to 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 caa a king dom rise without his aid." .While a long perod 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 i them out of their distress in his own good time.,.. ' ji The words of our Memory Select'on come to us in a day when great cour- i ; age is. also needed. Dr. H. C. Moore declares, "The folk of the fearful , heart are in their own way and in the- way , of others. They ;t may not be t cowards, but tnelr acts are cowardly. , They may not mean to be'hinderrs, but 'they block the way with 'their : .hesitt.n , . . To one and all comes . the wr-i of coura ve in bugle note ; from Ce t! rone on L'h: 'Be strong. fear not CLr:'h first: for ths tonic of strength is r.:: 'id to quiet the 'fearful heart.' 'ZJ.iold, your God : will come . . and save you . ' BI3 a uTTrrni ,' citizen! ; go to co:ie - AN IDEA This famous statue represents an idea. Rodin's "The Thinker" is not particularly the portrait of a man immersed in thought. It is the : creation .of a sculptor's sense of design, bis love and appreciation for rfcrj&a and form, - ; The artist transfers thoughts and ideas into visual beauty. ' la much the same manner, the Church is the sculptor of man. It strives for perfection through instilling an understanding and glorifi cation of God. The Church works with the beauty of soul. - Through the Church we realise that the only lasting and real beauty comes from within. We are enabled to perceive the divine nature of God by seeing His Spirit reflected in the ideals and actions of His creation, in this way is the Church our greatest asset in building a woria or peace, narmony, ana jojr, 7 S U FOB rm mtnM. r.. "i 'y,rf P'on should bm ft. AP "Srularlr and IUD. chlldS;..0!S: For hi t.i-i "Tr BMtti and mn. Bibi, aS.r and 1 jrow --"y....liIiai it . m l. ' . lm s ,1 A f-- .'WwW 4lhW.wiM-.2- wTfc-iF THIS PAGE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: Lynch Funeral Home PHONE Mil HERTFORD, N. C. CANNON CLEANERS PHONE 2511 DEPENDABLE SERVICE ; Simon's : OUTFITTERS FOR THE FAMILY Hertford Livestock & Supply Co. PHONE 2501 HERTFORD, N. C Robertson's Cleaners PHONE 2976 ' . HERTFORD, N. C Major - Loomis Lumber Company HERTFORD. N. C ' DOZIER'S FLORIST FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS PHONE 4606 Hertford Oil Company SINCLAIR PRODUCTS U. S. 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