14 A. ROBERTS Boys flying planes retrieve their white-winged birds; you can't do that way when you're flying words.—Apologies to Will Carleton.

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IT was in the latter part of Ben- for the. funerals of William McKin- loyal service—death calls—a nation jamin Harrison's Administration ley and Warren G. Harding. mourns ! What a record ! And still —May 6, 1891, to be exact—that it holds nothing spectacular. He sim- there came to the White House in ply went his quiet, unassuming way Washington a young electrician just 911 HERE has been scarcely a dis- doing the next thing that came to his twenty years of age. He was sent by tinguished visitor at the White hand so efficiently that more and the Edison Company of New Jersey House for the past forty-two years more responsibilities were laid upon to install those then "newfangled" who has not taken away with him his shoulders. And, lo, one day he electric lights in the Executive Man- grateful memories of the dignified was indispensable to those he served ! sion. It took him about six months and gracious head usher who wel- Does the task you are doing today to wire the huge mansion properly comed them, made them feel at ease seem unimportant and humdrum ? and arrange things in working order. as guests, and then sped them on their Remember, as you follow the team, Then he returned to his employer. way with best wishes. or drive the tractor, or paint the But the next day an urgent message With his intimate knowledge of house, or fit the pipes in this plumbing recalled him to the White House. men and affairs, he might easily have job, or pound the nails in shingles or Electric devices were not then per- sold his memoirs for a huge sum, but siding, or make a dress, or cook a fected to the point we have them now, to quote his own words, he "valued meal, or clean a room, or run a lino- and the push buttons were out of friendships more than money." Never type, or a printing press, or a truck, order. This happened so frequently has he written a "behind the scene" or punch a typewriter, or mow a that finally President Harrison ar- tale or told an "inside story," even lawn, or sing a song, or write a story, ranged for the young electrician to though the chief actors in the drama or dig a ditch—yes, remember that become a regular employee at the were dead. He felt that it would not this humble task may be the very key White House as usher and operator be in keeping with his high office nor which will open the door to greater of the electric lights. true to the confidence that had been things, if you only fit it carefully in reposed in him. the lock and then turn it with a ready HIS was the beginning. In 1895, When news of Mr. Hoover's death hand and a smile ! Tfour years later, he was appointed came to the White House, President' For don't imagine for a minute head usher and steward. He held this Roosevelt telegraphed the sad word that President Harrison would ever important and highly diplomatic posi- to the Herbert Hoovers in California, have called back a young electrician tion until his recent and sudden death. to Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, widow who had grouched around the White From the first he was an almost in- of the former President; to Mrs. House for six months, dawdled at his dispensable member of the First Fam- Thomas J. Preston, formerly Mrs. job, and tried to do just as little work ily, and his service under ten Presi- Grover Cleveland; to Mrs. Woodrow as possible each day. No, indeed! dents covered forty-two years. Wilson, Mrs. William Howard Taft, Irwin Hoover didn't do things that Administrations came and went— Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, and Mrs. Ben- way. Republican and Democratic alike— jamin Harrison, all of whom have but "Ike" Hoover stayed on at the lived at the Executive Mansion dur- White House. He was a model, not ing the major-domo's reign. IT will be worth more than a mil- only of style and courtesy, but of Former President Hoover pays him l- liondollars to you if you can get discretion. No man was more fa- this tribute: "Irwin (`Ike') Hoover the right, the wholesome, satisfying miliar with White House etiquette or served as the real steward of the viewpoint of the job you have right social demands. As chief usher it White House for nearly forty years now—today. The art of making lit- was part of his duties to attend all with a faithfulness to each succeed- tle things big, of making unimportant the functions at the Executive Man- ing Administration that won him a things important—that is what spelled sion, to supervise the machinery of unique devotion of every President. O-P-P-O-R-T-U-N-I-T-Y for a young entertainment down to the last de- His sincerity and loyalty has never electrician forty and more years ago, tails, and to arrange for all formal been exceeded by any government and kept right on spelling it in large state conferences. official." and larger letters to the end of his He made all the arrangements for Mrs. Roosevelt came speeding life. President Wilson's marriage to Mrs. home from a camping trip in the To you may not come the call to Edith Bolling Galt, and when Presi- Adirondack Mountains, and son stand before Presidents and kings dent Wilson went to Paris, Mr. James flew down from Boston, to join and ambassadors and the great of Hoover accompanied him. He knew the Chief Executive at the funeral earth ; but whoever you are and what- foreign diplomats and foreign ways service of this faithful, trusted, well- ever your task, yours is the high priv- in matters of etiquette and precedent beloved servant, while all official ilege of looking forward to the day so perfectly that he never made or Washington and statesmen and dip- when you will stand before the King permitted his superior's to make a lomats in many lands afar are sad- of the universe and hear Him speak false move. Also it was Mr. Hoover dened by the passing of this genial, these gracious words just to you: who made the arrangements for the gracious friend familiarly and affec- "Well done, thou good and faithful White House weddings of Alice tionately known in the circles of the servant: thou hast been faithful over Roosevelt to Nicholas Longworth, great as "Ike" Hoover. a few things, I will make thee ruler Eleanor Wilson to William Gibbs over many things: enter thou into the McAdoo, and Jessie Wilson to Fran- joy of thy Lord." cis Sayre. Two Presidents under N obscure, unknown boy—a whom he served died in office, and A workaday task efficiently and his was the sad duty of arranging faithfully done—forty-two years of

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\ NCHURIA received its first How God Gave missions, the committee began to lay 11 visit by a Seventh-day Advent- plans for the work in Manchuria, and ist missionary when the writer Us a Hospital at last, after several years of wait- entered this great agricultural coun- ing, listed a call for a physician. Dr. try soon after the conclusion of the in Manchuria Martin Vinkel, and his wife, who is a Russo-Japanese War. It was in May, graduate nurse, responded to the call. 19o7, riding in a box car, using my He had served a year at the Portland luggage as a seat, that I went from (Oregon) Sanitarium. They devoted Tientsin to a town called Hsinmin, By their first year to language study, and twenty miles west of Mukden. Here, in the meantime the church in Man- after stopping overnight in a Chinese H. W. MILLER, M. D. churia went out Ingathering to get inn, I boarded the Japanese train for funds with which to begin a medical Mukden. The railway was an im- unit. These were supplemented by provised one, narrow gauge, and the some Sabbath school overflow funds. cars were the kind formerly drawn (formerly Changchun). Several What a blessing these overflow funds by mules in the States. The ceiling years later our first mission family have been! They have encouraged was so low that we had to sit cramped was sent there—Mr. and Mrs. Bern- many a needy enterprise in the mis- over. hard Petersen, who have labored sion field. From Mukden we rode a day and faithfully for nineteen consecutive With part of these funds, Dr. and a night to get to Changchun, the end years. Mrs. Vinkel, after settling at Chang- of the Japanese line, and transferred There are many interesting experi- chun, which then seemed the logical to a droshky, a Russian horse cart, ences that we might relate of the center for our hospital work in Man- in which we rode five miles to the progress and growth of our work in churia, fitted up a small dispensary. beginning of the Russian railway. Manchuria, where we now have more The room was small; the building One night's journey brought us to than one thousand Seventh-day Ad- was built of mud brick, sundried, not Harbin. Quite a contrast to the ventist believers, Chinese, Russians, more than ten by twelve feet in South Manchurian Railway of today, and Koreans; but I am to tell you dimensions. This little clinic grew in which American rolling stock is about the development of only one in patronage, and a small hospital used! The trip from Mukden to phase of the work here—how the was much needed. However, the Changchun is now made in four and sanitarium and clinic came into ex- funds at hand were not sufficient, and a half hours in a fast express, and istence in Mukden. in mission lands we do not borrow. one can travel comfortably and on In October, 1914, the portion of We must first have the necessary as level a road as can be found any- China known an Manchuria was or- cash in hand to see to completion where. I was much impressed with ganized into a union mission, with that which we undertake. the wealth of this great country, its Bernhard Petersen as its superintend- The ruler of Manchuria at this fertile plains stretching for hundreds ent. It being the policy of the Far time was Marshal Chang Hsueh of miles north, south, east, and west Eastern Division to have at least one Liang, a young man just past thirty from its now new capital, Hsin Ching hospital in each of its several union years of age and eldest son of the PAGE 3 late Marshal Chang Tso Lin, war General Chang Chun, and General ride from Shanghai to Mukden— lord of North China, as well as ruler Tieh Cheng. three days and three nights—in the of Manchuria for many years. He The former, together with members dead of winter. Their object was was killed by a bomb explosion which of his family, had been at our Shang- to see the marshal first. Since Mis- wrecked the train, and in particular hai Sanitarium as a patient, and had sionary John Oss was at this time the coach in which he was riding, made known his favorable impression making a trip to North China, he just as they were entering the suburbs of our medical work to the young accompanied them to Tientsin. As of Mukden on his flight from Peking, marshal. A little later the young offi- Marshal Chang had control of North at the time of his defeat by the New cial himself made a visit to Nanking, China as well as Manchuria, we National army, headed by Marshal the capital, and as most of the high learned just as they were leaving Feng Yu Hsiang and General Chiang officials there had also been guests Shanghai, that he—the very man they Kai-shek. A mystery enshrouds the at the Shanghai Sanitarium, he most wished to see—was at the mo- incident as to who was responsible learned further of our work, and be- ment in Tientsin. They had bought for the explosion. came anxious, if possible, to have tickets to Mukden. About a year before this, the mar- such a health institution for Man- As we stood on the station plat- shal was about to be defeated by one churia, particularly as he had learned form, talking over the object of this of his generals, who led an army through his private adviser of the long journey while waiting for the against him, but through local help special treatments given in our sani- train to depart, a question arose as and encouragement he rallied his tarium that might result in a cure of to the wisdom of their going direct army and defeated the enemy. Thus a difficulty from which he was suf- to Mukden, when the marshal was at he saved his kingdom, only to lose fering. Tientsin, through which city they his life later through a very carefully Mr. W. P. Henderson, our field sec- must pass. Might it not be advisable engineered plan by clever experts retary for that section of China, had for them to stop off at Tientsin and in the timing and use of explosive hoped to gain an audience with the there see the marshal? We did not bombs. To have aimed so accurately, marshal and interest him in help for know what was the best procedure. those intrusted with this work must Dr. Vinkel's hospital at Changchun, So it was agreed that I at once get have known what coach of the train but this opportunity did not come to counsel from the mayor of Shanghai, the marshal was in, and the rate of him. Later on, in order to get addi- who most likely knew the plans and speed of the train, for the missile tional funds to build a small hospital, movements of the marshal, and then took deadly effect. the Manchurian Union called for help wire G. J. Appel to meet them at the It was doubtless thought that the to start a campaign of solicitation. train in Tientsin and give them the death of this iron-fisted ruler would Mrs. John Oss and Mrs. H. W. Miller instruction as to whether they were to plunge Manchuria into civil strife, were asked to respond to this call, stop off, or stay on the train and go which would make it necessary for and went out from Shanghai. They directly through to Mukden. an alien power to come in and ad- carried letters of introduction from As soon as the train left the minister affairs. But the knowledge Mayor Chang of that city, who is Shanghai station, I motored to the of the seriousness of the accident was well acquainted with and very friendly sanitarium, and upon opening the kept from the public until his son, front door, I immediately saw the the young marshal, could gain tight to our work. They had letters ad- dressed not only to the young mar- mayor standing there. He held out reins on the government organiza- his hand to greet me. He had come tion, which was about a week after shal, but to government and other high officials whom they purposed to out to the sanitarium for a treatment. Marshal Chang Tso Lin was dead. solicit. I said, "How fortunate ! I was just The new ruler was regarded as going to try to get in telephone com- one of the wealthiest men of the Far As the mayor's wife was a patient munication and arrange to see you. East. He carried forward a very at our Shanghai Sanitarium at the My wife and Mrs. Oss have just left aggressive government, and was time when we wished to secure these for Mukden, and want to know strong in promoting educational and letters, I made our needs known whether it will be best for them to other civic enterprises for the im- through her, and the mayor came out stop at Tientsin to see the marshal provement of Manchuria. His en- to the sanitarium to learn more of the on their way, or go direct to Muk- terprises—railways, mining interests, particulars. It was a stormy, windy den." He quickly responded, "Have and other lines of commerce, includ- day, and he is a very busy man, but them go direct to Mukden, as the ing the development of a new seaport he personally made two trips to and marshal is leaving in a day or so, at New Chwang (Yingkow)—caused from his office, first to find out just and he is not resident in any par- acute competition with Japanese as- what was wanted, and then to deliver ticular place in Tientsin ; so they pirations and interests in Manchuria, the letters into my hand, with helpful would have great difficulty in getting where the splendid port of Dairen comments regarding their use and the an appointment." I went at once and had hitherto been the sole water out- order of presentation. forwarded a message to Missionary let for the extensive commerce of the Thus Mrs. Oss and Mrs. Miller Appel in accordance with the mayor's country, and the South Manchurian were ready to start on the long train advice. (Turn to page 13) Railway, the chief land artery over which the people and products of this fair land were conveyed. It was evi- dent that the young marshal sooner or later must either join forces with the Nanking government or align himself against them, and he chose to endeavor to save Manchuria for China. The two men especially se- lected by the Nanking government to carry on negotiations with the mar- shal were the mayor of Shanghai,

A close-up view of the new Mukden Hospital. It is located in a beautiful, wooded part of a large public park.

PAGE 4 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR On the cG)RAIL

By

MRS. A. W. COTT

A. W. COTT, PHOTO Missionary and Mrs. Cott Performing a Minor Surgical Operation in the Interior Jungles of British Guiana HEN we left Georgetown, British Guiana, on the first lap of our long journey to the Sukabi Mission, Mt. Roraima, A. floor was covered with water, and I and Joycie kept saying, "You in your A. Carscallen, the president of the was walking in it almost knee-deep. woodskin and I in mine." They were Guiana Conference, was with us, and We put all our things up on the most uncomfortable, as they are so we much appreciated his valuable shelves and tables, but the water rose shallow that one is continually wet help and counsel on the long journey. so fast that we finally had to call for and must constantly bail out the water We arrived at Bartica, at the mouth a little boat. We piled everything thrown in by the paddlers. Two days of the Mazaruni River, the same day. into this boat, and were taken over of this brought us to the landing on At this little place, we met the to a small bachelor shack—the only the Kamarang River. governor of British Guiana and his dry place available. • After hiking forty-five minutes, we wife. They spoke very favorably of This place is only a mining camp, came to the small savanna where the our work among the Indians. The and is as far as our mail comes once mission is located at the present time. next morning we started up the a week. We must send our Indian Weren't we happy when we learned Mazaruni River in a small boat. That carriers down here from the mission that six Indians from our previous night we had a fairly comfortable station to receive it once each month. headquarters at Acurima, in Vene- camp. From here we traveled another two zuela, had come to meet us ! Two The next day was filled with ex- hours by water, and then left the others had come from Wong King, citement, for as soon as we got over river and made a four days' march. ten days' march distant. Mr. Cott one falls we arrived at the next Since the Indian carriers had not ar- had visited this place only once, but one. I was told by the crew that rived when we came off the river, these Indians reported that about we made fifteen falls that day. When we had to make camp in the forest, ninety of their people were faithfully we reached the different rapids the and wait there fourteen days. This keeping the commandments. They crew had to jump overboard and hold camp was most uncomfortable, and pleaded earnestly for us to return the boat with ropes to keep it from there were numerous cow flies and with them at once and teach them being carried backward and broken mosquitoes. In a few days our legs the word of God. We surely long on the rocks. The men certainly did were full of sores from bites; so we to go back into Venezuela, and hope work hard. were indeed happy when we could soon to be able to do so. We believe The next day we encountered only start on again. Little did we realize that the Lord will open the way for eight falls. The last of these was what a miserable trail lay before us. further work for these needy people. very dangerous. All the cargo had We had to wade through water, and The morning these two men left, to be unloaded, and the boat steered it rained every day and night. When we were extremely busy, but they along a narrow channel. we were not wading in the water, would not go until we had taken time On the fourth day we had a heavy we were walking on the sharp roots to explain different parts of the Bible rain; in 'fact, we had a heavy rain of trees. There were thirty-four to them. Then they asked us for just about every day while on the pairs of sore feet at the end of the some Bible pictures, as the chief had journey. It was so wet that all our first day's journey, and I wondered especially requested a supply for use things were mildewed during the first how we would make the trail the in church and Sabbath school. I gave week of the trip. Some of the camps next day. the spokesman some Memory Verse where we stayed at night were ex- We were thankful for a Sabbath Cards, and he went out to the front tremely muddy, but some one had day's rest at the end of this trail, on of the house, where he spread his pic- given them nice names, for one was the bank of the Membaru River, and tures on the sand, and looked them called "Honey Camp," and still an- were glad to have about eighteen of over one by one, telling the story each other was called "Banana Landing." our Indian friends with us, who had represented to his friend. No honey or bananas, however, were come from the savannas of Vene- After a while he called, "Mamma, to be seen. zuela. mamma, I know all the stories of the On the sixth day we arrived at Sunday morning, while the rain pictures. There is one more story Kurupung late in the evening. Here was pouring down, we piled ourselves that I know, but you did not give we found a little house 'in which to and our belongings into sixteen me the picture of it." sleep. During the night it poured woodskins. These woodskins are so "Yes," I asked, "which one is rain, and by noon the next day our small that we had to ride separately, that ?"

OCTOBER 10, 1933 PAGE 5 "Of Jacob and the angels climbing shelves for the pantry. Three girls we were chasing a tiger. This ani- up and down the ladder. We all love were plastering the floor, and also mal came back three times during the that story," he said. While I was there were the window making and night, in order to break into the searching here and there for the pic- the building of the chicken house to chicken house. We would just get ture, he told me all about it. When watch. to sleep, and then we would again he received it he thanked me, and A quantity of second-hand clothing hear our poor chickens giving the returned to his friend, and went over brought from the States had to be emergency call. We would jump out his pictures a second time. dried out at once, for it had become of bed and grab whatever weapon Once more he came back, and wet and mildewed while on the trail. was handy, and rush to the rescue. asked, "Oh, can we have just one or I had to keep my eyes closely on these Near the chicken house we could see two big pictures for the chief to use clothes, for there were a number of the animal stalking back and forth, in meeting? We use them as our strangers at the mission, and they his big eyes shining like great balls Bibles." The Indians cannot read the would try them on as soon as my back of fire. On the second occasion, we Bible, but they can read the pictures was turned. I also had from twelve called an Indian with a gun, but the that are shown to them. It made my to fifteen patients to treat daily. I tiger got away without being shot. heart rejoice to see the earnestness of can assure you that I was kept busy, Two nights ago he killed five of my this young man. with meetings to hold as well. most valuable chickens. I say "valu- We were glad to find a mission I have been experimenting with able" because they are very hard to house with a roof of leaves and a making different medicines, since all obtain and very expensive. They roughly laid floor, but there were no we have here are samples given us cost as much as $5 each at Kuru- sides to the building. Two days after while we were in the States. In order pung. our arrival, Missionary Carscallen to make these last, I have been work- We are having a plague of jiggers. and my husband left to visit the sta- ing out various other concoctions. They are everywhere. My husband tion at Paruime, where about twenty- For instance, many Indians ask me removed thirty of these insects from one Indians were waiting to be bap- for liniment or rubbing medicine. one foot, after returning from the tized. So I was left to supervise the Finally I cut some red peppers up church the other day. We have to be mission work and the completion of fine, and steamed and strained them. constantly on the alert, for if they the building of the house. Then I mixed them with a little cook- remain under the skin any length of There were some twenty men ing oil, liniment, and other things. time, an egg sac forms, which quickly working in various places. I had to This gave me a good supply. Soon becomes septic and causes trouble. watch them all. None of them were an old grandmother and an uncle We have used everything we can carpenters, but just raw Indians, and came along and asked for some rub- think of to be free from them, but some of them, I am sure, had never bing medicine, for they said they were still they are a worry to us day and before used a hammer. I had to very stiff. I treated them, and told night. watch the shingling on both sides of them that they should rub the medi- The second-hand clothing we the house. Three men were laying cine in well. They did this for a long brought from the States has been a a foundation for a storehouse. Two time, but it must have been rather hot, great help in paying our Indian car- more were building my kitchen, and for only a few have come since, riers, for the mission had not a cent three girls were making a nursery for whereas I used to have as many as to spend on barter goods to pay the my plants. Two other men were cut- thirty a day asking for it. I would men for several days of hard work ting trees and making a garden. give it to them, and they would go on the trail. Some of them look quite Near the house two girls were making out into the yard and sit there rub- comical in their new outfits. I have bricks for a Dutch oven. These girls bing by the hour—and often come noticed one of the boys working had never made bricks before, and I back, asking for more ! around the house, wearing a bright- had to watch them very closely, or We slept very little last night, for colored tie around his neck—and that was all. Another boy wears just a vest, and a man considers himself Joycie Cott con- fashionably dressed in a girl's middy. ducts school on her We thank our friends who have own account with kindly donated this clothing, and trust her Indian play- they will continue to remember our mates. Notice that needs. they are giving The Lord is blessing the work here, close attention. and there have been thirty-six Indians baptized recently. We ask you to re- member this lonely field before the throne of grace.

A. W. COTT, PHOTO they would mix too little sand and too much clay in the bricks. The Indians of A young boy was laying the front the Mt. Roraima steps. He had to make them over Mission bring lib- about six times before he had them eral Sabbath school straight; for he did not know how offerings—not of to use any tools. In fact, I had to cash, but of what do all the leveling off and measuring they have to give. for every one. Two other boys were making bark doors, and two more, A. W. COTT, PHOTO PAGE 8 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR ETTERS cBETTT

6.13y AGNES LEWIS CAVINESS

cA'bout Study

DEAR BETTY : it is not worth much more to him "We had the weak declension, Your statement in your last letter than the first kind of knowledge. In didn't we?" that you were sure you did not know order for this knowledge to be of "Yes, but I don't know why it is how to study, was so characteristic service to him, he would have to take weak." of you. And it is quite possible that his teacher along with him to prime "Neither does anybody else. Here, it is much more true than even you him—to ask him questions at given let's let that go and learn our vo- realize. But I want to tell you that times and seasons, so he could use his cabulary." there are dozens of freshmen who knowledge. "Well, you hear me—but I don't enter college this fall who think they But the third circle of knowledge know them. Oh, well, I'll try. Now, know how to study, and have no is the one that is the really independ- come on ; this is it about the house." earthly idea of how to go about it. ent knowledge. Having this knowl- "All right, now: What's the word They may spend the greater part of edge, one can take the topic and talk for room? Don't you know ? It's the first year floundering around, not about it, discuss it. He can take a zimmer !" knowing how to begin, getting poor fact of history and tell what led up "Oh, of course, that's nearly like grades and not knowing how to bet- to it ; who were the persons chiefly summer." ter them. connected with it; what were its "I don't see how I can ever remem- Now there are at least three re- causes—primary and secondary; also ber this stuff. Say, that's a classy quirements a teacher may make of its results, likewise primary and sec- wrist watch ! Is it new? Mine is, his students. He may ask them to ondary. He can also cite historical but it isn't as nice as that. Oh, I memorize something; that is the sim- parallels, and summarize the whole in like it all right. Now let's get back plest form of study. Children do a few well-pointed, comprehensive to this lesson. 'Floor' ! What's the that beautifully, more quickly than sentences. word for floor? What? Why, sure, we do; even parrots can do it after Now study that leads to this knowl- we had that for today !" a fashion. Or he may ask them to edge is what my freshmen find diffi- "Well there's the bell for chapel write something,—to put pen to paper, cult to get at. There are several rea- anyway; so we can't study any more. to compose, or to work out some sons why it is hard for them; but the Oh, I wish I could learn languages problems. These both have the ad- greatest of these is their inability to like that Sarah Carter ! Miss Blake vantage of being definite. I find concentrate. is just crazy about her." freshmen usually manage either of I've been watching young men and "Well, I don't care. I don't like these quite well. But when I as- women a number of years, and I have Miss Blake much anyway. She's a sign them "Chapter 6. Come pre- come to the conclusion that very few stuck-up thing." pared to discuss it in class," they are come to college with any idea of con- "Oh, I like her about as much as the most helpless mortals you ever centration at all. And the great mass I do any of the old maid teachers saw ! leave with little more than they had around here. Come on. Let's go !" Some one has said there are three when they came. (Sounds of gathering up belong- circles of knowledge. The first is . My office last year was right by ings and leaving the room, slamming acquiescent. I may know a set of the women's rest room at the college. the door.) facts just barely enough to say, "Yes, Involuntarily I could hear a good deal The voluntary begins, and students that's so ! Yes, that is right !" And, that went on there. Schoolgirls are file into the chapel. Those girls may of course, it does not take much men- not known for their subdued voices; steal a few hurried glances into their tal gymnastics to get to know some- often and often I would hear a con- books during the chapel talk. But thing as well as that. If I read my versation something like this: they will appear at class with just history lesson through casually just "0 Marjorie, this hateful old Ger- as much knowledge of the weak de- once, I know it well enough to nod man ! Have you got it ?" (Sounds clension as they had when they left at appropriate places while my pro- of flouncing into chairs and tossing class yesterday. Only I think their fessor is lecturing. about books.) knowledge is slightly more garbled Then there is a second circle of "Of course not, Silly ! What do than it was then. knowledge. It takes in the first and you 'spose ? Come on, let's learn it There really is almost no way of goes outside it. That is the respon- now !" studying with some one else and both sive knowledge. That is the knowl- "Oh, all right ; only I ought to be of you learning something. One or edge that a teacher can pull out of getting my trig. May came in and the other gets it, perhaps, but not me by the corkscrew method—one gave me a finger wave last night, and both, and as in this case I speak of, question at a time. That makes hard by the time that was finished, it was often neither. work for the teacher and compara- late and I was so sleepy I couldn't do Then you ask, "How shall I study ?" tively light work for the student. But a thing. What did we have ?" First of all get your book before OCTOBER 10, 1933 PAGE 7 you and fix your eyes on it. Put know I like fun as much as the rest "Thy faith hath made thee whole." your fingers in your ears if necessary, of you, but when I work I want to "Ye are the salt of the earth." and study that paragraph over and work, and when I've finished, I can "Hold Thou me up, and I shall be over till you know what is in it. At enjoy my play that, much more. safe." first you will find that while you read, Sometimes I sit before a class and "I will guide thee with Mine eye." all kinds of other thoughts flit through find them apparently just on the verge "The Lord is my strength and my your brain. But keep at it, and you'll of bursting into laughter over any shield." find yourself increasingly able to little thing that may arise, their atten- "Be of good cheer: it is I." shut them out. tion poised like a bird ready for flight "Judge not, that ye be not judged." Now close your book and say over at the slightest sound. "I will praise the Lord with my the theorem you've been trying to Now you know I can't teach that whole heart." memorize, or that list of Spanish class anything, until they settle down The word of God is rich with truth verbs, or the main points in that para- and give attention. "Give attention." in terse words like these: graph of your history lesson. When The whole thing lies right there. It "My son, keep My words." you've done that, open your book again is a matter of the will. There is, of "Not My will, but Thine, be done." and check up on yourself to see what course, involuntary as well as volun- "Be swift to hear, slow to speak, you've left out. Now go over it tary attention. Mature students are slow to wrath." again, and again test yourself. An expected to depend upon the second "Lord, teach us to pray." hour of this kind of study is worth for their acquisition of knowledge. "My sheep hear My voice." dozens of the other sort. And best Sometimes I feel as if a class is sit- "Hold that fast which thou hast, of all, you'll find it growing on you ting before me saying—to all intents that no man take thy crown." if you keep at it, till after a while and purposes: "Buy the truth, and sell it not." it will not be such a struggle to pin "Here we are ! Teach us some- "All Thy works shall praise Thee, your mind down to business. thing if you can !" 0 Lord." Then, Betty, I hope you will be And some even seem to add: "I am come that they might have in earnest about your lessons. You "Dare you to !" (Turn to page 12) life." "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." TTTITTTTTTITITTITTTYTTTITTITTITTTTITTTTITTTTTTTITTTITT "I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue." "My times are in Thy hand." "The Lord bless thee, and keep The Short thee." "Be still, and know that I am God." "The sea is His, and He made it: and His hands formed the dry land." "Let all the earth fear the Lord." "He sent His word, and healed GWORD them." "Teach me Thy way, 0 Lord, and lead me in a plain path." "Fear thou not: for I am with By thee." "I can do all things through GRENVILLE KLEISER Christ." "0 God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise." MAKE a plea for the use of the Make special note of the force of "The Lord is on my side ; I will TI short word. When it can be used, these: not fear." it saves space in print and time "I am the bread of life." "I wait for the Lord, my soul doth in speech. A short, crisp word gives "We walk by faith, not by sight." wait, and in His word do I hope." weight to thought and tends to strike "Keep the door of my lips." "When He hath tried me, I shall home with force. "He led them forth by the right come forth as gold." Some of God's great truths and way." "Great peace have they which love laws are set forth in short words. "As thy days, so shall thy Thy law." Note these: strength be." "Ye are dead, and your life is hid "God said, Let there be light : and "Fight the good fight of faith." with Christ in God." there was light." "I will go in the strength of the Thus it is evident that much can "There shall be no night there." Lord God." be well said in a few short words. "The wages of sin is death." "Be strong, . . . and work: for I Hence: "God is love." am with you, saith the Lord of hosts." To write your thoughts "Ye shall seek Me, and find Me, "I hate vain thoughts; but Thy law In prose or verse, when ye shall search for Me with do I love." Use plain, short words all your heart." "With my whole heart have I And style that's terse. "I am the light of the world." sought Thee." A word too big "Trust in the Lord with all thine "Teach me to do Thy will; for To fit your thought, heart." Thou art my God." Will show your work "They that sow in tears shall reap "The sun shall not smite thee by To be ill wrought. in joy." day, nor the moon by night." The short, clear word "Oh that I knew where I might find "Have faith in God." Gives force and strength, Him !" "My mouth shall speak truth." While much is lost "Search me, 0 God, and know "Be not wise in thine own eyes." In words of length. my heart: try me, and know my "In Thee, 0 Lord, do I put my Hence speak and write thoughts." trust." In clear, brief style; "The night is far spent, the day "I sought the Lord, and He 'Twill tend to make is at hand." heard me." Your words worth while. PAGE 8 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR HERE did this girl learn to "Why can she not have both?" and noon, for Michael Keeling kept his paint ?" Maybelle asked. Maybelle gazed intently at the strik- appointments promptly. But as she "The Trotsky family came ing picture before her. hurried home she thought back over from Russia. I don't know just "I'm afraid that would be impos- the past few months of her life, and when, but the older children still re- sible," explained Jean. "I'm sure realized that she could not say truth- member the pogroms, and the suffer- Sapiro would never consent to her fully that they had been altogether ing and death that followed in their devoting to her art the time necessary happy ones. Her experience had been wake. As Jews they endured terrible to make it a real success. But come, indeed bitter-sweet. And she was not persecutions and hardships before you must meet Anita. She is rather so sure but that the bitter overshad- they were able to escape, but out of timid with strangers; so don't expect owed the sweet. True, she had a all the horror this girl came forth her to say a great deal." definite end to work for—the pos- with a great thirst for beauty, and The girls were putting away their sibility of winning Michael Keeling a deep soul longing to place her material when Jean called the young to accept the truths of the third an- thoughts on canvas. When she was Jewish girl to meet their visitor. gel's message which she loved so old enough her father sent her to Anita listened shyly to Maybelle's dearly. At times success seemed work in the factory during the sum- compliments on her work, but could near, and then again the tide sud- mer months, and then she was al- not be persuaded to talk art. She denly turned, and he was entirely in- lowed to go to school in the winter- was grateful for the interest shown different to her efforts. time. There she learned how to in her picture, and every word that "Where are we going?" she asked draw, but when allowed to select her fell from Maybelle Armitage's lips two hours later, as the blue roadster own subjects, she selected the fa- was carefully cherished. sped down the street. Her escort miliar faces and forms of the Alley Jean was surprised when Maybelle gave no satisfactory answer, for dwellers." said a few minutes later, "I've really Michael Keeling seldom informed her "I suppose that you discovered this enjoyed the afternoon. But will you of their probable destination, choos- hidden treasure in your Alley wan- excuse me now, please? I have an ing rather to surprise her with his derings." There was a hint of sar- evening engagement." pleasure plans. This was his excuse, casm in Maybelle's question. "Cancel your engagement, and stay but the real truth of the matter was "No, indeed," was Jean's quick an- with us, Maybelle," suggested Jean. that he preferred to visit places where swer. "I deserve no credit there. "You will have a much better time, the amusements best suited his fancy. Her brother brought some of her and there'll be no vain regrets." And this charming girl with a con- work to David Graham, and he sug- "I never break a promise ! You science might object if he gave her gested that it be shown to Katherine ought to know that ! And shame on opportunity. Moore. The organization of the art you for asking me to," Maybelle At last, when they were stopped class was the result. It has done laughed. "However, I'm not antici- momentarily by a traffic light, he said, wonderful things for Anita, and it has pating any grief over this evening's "You're so interested in Bible stories, helped a number of other girls who that I'm sure you will enjoy seeing have perhaps less talent in that same one of these fables. I know you be- line." lieve in the ten commandments, for "Will she appreciate all you have you have tried very hard to persuade done, all you are doing?" queried me to keep them—the fourth one in Maybelle. particular. We are to see a picture Jean hesitated a moment. She was tonight of God giving the law from not sure of the advisability of saying Mt. Sinai—which, of course, He much more about Anita. Still—it didn't 1" might somehow influence Maybelle. "Are we to visit the art gallery ? "Our Anita," she replied, "is very How delightful ! I do love pictures ! appreciative. And she is paying a And with a connoisseur like yourself price for her art study that few of to explain everything, an hour there her more favored sisters would pay. will be wonderful." There is a young Greek who is more "WE'RE all in the same He laughed heartily. "What an than interested in her, and there is boat." But you must unsophisticated little lady you are ! no doubt that she is quite fond of We're not going to an art gallery— him. Yet she spends many of her handle your own helm. nothing so dry as that ! We're to evenings here at work, when she see a dramatized story of the giving might be enjoying his company." 1 of the ten commandments, presented "But I thought you said she is a in moving pictures." Jew? How come the Greek friend?" "She is a Jew, and her friend is a pleasure. In fact, I think it will be She gave a little gasp of surprise. Catholic, but he does not seem to con- a night that I shall remember all my "But I told you, Michael Keeling, sider a difference in religion any bar- life." With these words she left her long ago, that I do not attend the rier to their friendship, because he friends at Dew Drop Inn. Jean's eyes movies." confidently expects her to join his filled with tears as she thought of "I believe you," and he smiled at church. We are hoping and praying, the suggestion in Maybelle's lightly her concern. "This is not an or- however, that Anita will become so spoken words. dinary 'movie,' but a religious story deeply interested in her art that she There was little time for the girl thrown on the screen; and you, above will make it her first choice." to think over the events of the after- all people, should approve it. I am OCTOBER 10, 1933 PAGE 9 told that the acting is marvelous, the led them to their seats. She glanced He looked into her face closely. setting superb, and the story mag- around surreptitiously to see if she "You're not enjoying the picture ! nificently filmed. You don't object to could see any one she knew, but those What is the trouble?" reading this narrative in your Bible, within range of her vision were all "Nothing," she answered miser- of course. Then why should you ob- strangers. A great longing for the ably, "only I wish we might go home. ject to looking at a picture of history friendly stars and the cool air of the This air is stifling." in the making?" great out-of-doors swept over her. He expressed his sympathy, but in- "Did you ever read the story of But Michael Keeling gave her no sisted on remaining until the picture the children of Israel in Egypt?" she time for thought. He had much to was ended. "Of course you are on questioned. say about the picture before it ap- a nerve tension," he explained. "No, I can't say that I ever have. peared on the screen. "This picture is very dramatic. But I've told you that we did not read The story that night was indelibly when it is all over, you will want to the Bible in our home when I was a engraved on Maybelle's mind. Per- see it again." child growing up; so I am not fa- haps there was some good in the pic- The remainder of the time seemed miliar with the Book. But what's ture, but somehow the evil usually like a hideous nightmare to Maybelle, the use of reading page after page transcended the good, and many and she breathed a prayer of thank- when you can see the story acted on times, as the story progressed, evil fulness as they emerged from the the screen with far less trouble? was made to appear as good, and building into the cool night air. She You're always talking about your reli- good as evil. The setting of the pic- vowed in her heart that she never, gion and the necessity of attending ture was very realistic, the coloring no never, would attend the theater church, and I have been fairly pa- marvelous, and the acting wonderful. again—not even with Michael tient. Now that it pleases me to The return of Moses from Sinai, Keeling. urge religion in another form, you the breaking of the ten-commandment Very wisely her escort refrained play the part of Miss Prudence and tables of stone, sent a thrill of sorrow from commenting on the picture, but would spoil our evening. Is that through her; but the making of the as they motored home he talked of fair? If you're really interested in golden calf, the worship of the image, art and artists until the girl felt her my 'soul's salvation,' as you call it, the lewd, licentious dances, made her feeling of aversion gradually lessen. you'll do a little sacrificing yourself." blush with shame, and long to hide She was even able to bid him a cheer- There was such an aggrieved note her face from the sight. It was all ful "Good night" as he left her at in his voice that Maybelle felt her so utterly abhorrent to the girl that her own door. But for some reason heart go out in sympathy. Perhaps she was overwhelmed with disgust at there was a break in her usual bed- she was overparticular, and expected the indecency of the picture before time conversation with her heavenly too much. If this friend was to be her. The love story skillfully woven Father. won to her Christ and His service, throughout the scenario only served to (To be continued) she should be willing to make some accentuate the evil which had so im- concessions. After all, one visit to pressed her, and she found herself the theater would not wreck her shivering with nervous excitement. FORCE of character is a fine thing Christian experience. And the Lord "Are you cold?" There was a to have. But far more important would surely forgive if it should be caressing tenderness in Michael than force, after all, is direction. a wrong act, when the question of Keeling's voice as he placed her light Christ not only gives the gift of saving a soul was at stake. wrap around her shoulders. She power to His followers, but the gift But Maybelle felt herself uncom- shook her head, for she dared not at- of direction for that power.—Se- fortably out of place as the usher tempt conversation at the moment. lected.

1 Our Youthful Volunteers 4, 4, ti By Paulina Alway-Anderson WE'VE joined the royal army Keep a conscience void completely To the youth so strong and loyal Of our blessed Saviour Friend; Of offense toward God and man, Every eye is turned today, He has promised to protect us Wield the sword of His blest Spirit, Praying they will win the battle And be with .us to the end. Patient, do the best you can. And all storm clouds drive away. 4, Though the storm clouds thicken In whatever strange position, Youthful Volunteers for Jesus, round us, Fierce temptation, sudden test, Haste, gird on the armor bright, And the evil hosts assail, Be alert and choose the noble, Arm you with the sword and Spirit In the strength of Prince Immanuel Then press forward—do your best! And proclaim the gospel light. We will conquer and prevail. S Long has been the raging conflict Christ, your faithful mighty Captain, L Faithful to His great commandments, Between righteousness and sin; Will your righteous cause defend, With His word our hope and stay, Now we've reached the last great And will bring you off victorious, He will guide us and protect us struggle— If you battle till the end, In this awful, solemn day. Prince Immanuel now must win, Keeping all your Lord's command- How we pray God now to save them, Going forth before His people, ments, Keep them safe from doubts and Leading them by waters still; Lifting high His banner Truth, fears, Thus prepared, they stand triumphant, Righteousness the living watchword sss For so much depends, we know it, And ascend a holy hill, That will bless and save our youth. On our youthful Volunteers. While Jesus pleads His grace suffi- Soon the conflict will be over, Then go forth with courage, bravely cient, With its fury, hatred, strife;

ss Dare to do, or dare to die; Washing white each tint of stain ; God will then reward the faithful Volunteers for Jesus' army, While down from His holy presence With a gift—eternal life; Place your treasures all on high. Falls the gentle latter rain, And amid that ransomed army, Though the conflict may be fearful Comforter, so strong, so mighty, All redeemed from doubts and fears, Ere we reach the final goal, Cleft to save all. Israel's host Many souls will say, "We're rescued Jesus will sustain and keep you, Who, prevailing, win the witness By the youthful Volunteers." S Be the solace of your soul. Of the precious Holy Ghost.

PAGE 10 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR PLEDGES AND PINS

The J. N. C. Investiture Service

By

INEZ BRASIER

HE members of the Junior Na- "We are very happy to meet here ture Club were talking very ear- for our second Investiture service. Tnestly as they walked home to- I am also very happy, Mr. Anderson, gether, and stopped for a minute at to present to you this class of boys Tom's gate. and girls who call themselves the "Bob thinks it will be fine for us Junior Nature Club. They have been to have our Investiture service in the more than that, for I have watched woods under the oaks," Dorothy said. them the past year, and I can assure "That will be a lot nicer than hav- you that they have been 'pure and ing it in the church. The trees are kind and true;' they have been serv- still beautiful, all dressed in red and ants of God and friends to man." brown leaves trimmed with green," "I am glad, indeed, to know that Virginia agreed. the J. M. V. pledge has become a part "You ask your father, Jack. He of the lives of these boys and girls," is church elder. See what he says Mr. Anderson responded. "There is about it," Frank suggested as Mr. no better time to lay the foundations Barker came out of his garage. of a noble character than now while "Dad ! Hi, dad ! Wait a minute. they are young." Then he turned to We want to ask you something," the Junior Nature Club sitting before Jack called. him. Mr. Barker smiled as the children "You took the first steps toward be- ran toward him. "It must be quite coming Master Comrades more than important, since all the club members a year ago, reaching the first mile- visit me," he said. .stone when you received your Friend between these trees for him?" Frank pins. Now you have come to the sec- "It is important. We want to know suggested by way of a question. "He ond. I like to think of the word 'in- if you don't think it will be much could rest in that the way he does at vestiture.' It means a giving posses- nicer to have our Investiture service home." sion. We give you the insigne you under the white oaks in Frank's "That is a fine idea. I'm sure it have earned, but before I could do woods than in the church." Jack was would not tire him too much. I'll that, you had to do some investing spokesman. bring him in our car, and I can drive for yourselves. You had to invest "You do, don't you, father ?" Vir- across the end of the meadow, so he in knowledge, to reach a certain ginia coaxed. will have to walk only a few steps," standard, to become stronger, truer Bob said heartily. "Why, I think that will be fine," friends to man, and to grow in the he agreed. "The weather is warm grace of God through a diligent study The sun was shining low through enough so that an outdoor service of your Bibles.? the tree tops as the fathers and moth- will be very appropriate." "It is said that when Benjamin ers and friends gathered that late "Oh, thank you !" the children an- Franklin was a boy, his father often •afternoon in the beautiful oak grove swered, and hurried to their homes, quoted Proverbs 22 :29 to him. `Seest at the end of the meadow. There for was not tomorrow the day to thou a man diligent in his business? was Mr. Anderson, walking with Mr. which they had been looking forward he shall stand before kings; he shall and Mrs. Barker, and stopping every all summer long? not stand before obscure men.' This few steps to greet friends. A car was Morning came, and school, with its was true in his case. It will be true driven slowly across the end of the busy study. Mr. Anderson, the con- in yours and mine if we wisely invest meadow, stopping near the trees ference Missionary Volunteer secre- in those things which make the com- where a hammock hung. Bob opened tary, visited them and then went plete, full life. 'Higher than the the door, and assisted a tall, thin man home with the Barker children. highest human thought can reach is to alight. Frank helped Bob get the camp fire God's ideal for His children,' and ready in a little open space in the "Father !" Tom cried, coming only as we live up to this high ideal grove, and arrange the seats for the quickly to them. "I'm so glad you are placed before us, shall we able to do fathers and mothers and friends who here !" the most for God and our fellow were coming. "So am I, son," Mr. Allard said, men. Then, at the close of our serv- "It is too bad Tom's father can't placing his hand on Tom's shoulder. ice here on earth, we shall come up come. We wish he would get well," "It is good to get out again," he added to that great investiture service when Dorothy remarked to her brother as as Bob and Tom left him lying com- Christ Himself shall say, Well done,' they took a last look to see that ev- fortably in the hammock. and invest us with a crown Of gold, erything was arranged for the im- Soon the camp fire was lighted, and the insigne of eternal life." portant service. Mr. Barker stepped forward in its • He sat down beside -Mr. Barker, "Why can't we fasten a hammock light as master of ceremonies. and the Junior leader, Miss Cuthbert, OCTOBER 10, 1933 IAOE Miss Cuthbert spoke again as Vir- your favorite subject the best of your ginia sat down. "Last spring the time. It isn't a bad way to get your ,Junior Nature Club was formed. hardest or, least pleasant lesson first The members /have learned many' of and then those you like better. The nature's wonderful secrets this sum- last year I was in school I had so tr mer, and now they want to share a much work I never could cover it few of them with us." all properly in any one day ; so I vilot,.....„-.../.„,...- "We thought," Jack explained, worked out what I called a "Rotation "that we would take you with us on of Assignments." Monday, I studied 101.Wfr"— _,. a hike, describing the birds and trees my lesson for 7:45 class first; for and flowers and poisonous plants as 8:3o, second; and if I had to slight we go." any, it was my afternoon class. Then The audience went with them— Tuesday I began with my 8 :3o assign- amoilli there in their seats under the rustling ment and continued with the 9:15, leaves—as the children spoke of fa- ., .... and slighted the 7:30 if necessary, g - miliar places or of birds and flowers and so on. _ ow and their haunts. Even Mr. Barker Don't ever tell any one I advised -.1 ..-,,,ivr„.,. a.,0 rubbed his cheek in sympathy as Tom that. Theoretically, I believe in one again felt the sting of the honeybee and one-half hours of preparation for '1 i // i when he stopped under the flowering each recitation. But practically, my 4 basswood, and Jack's father rubbed dear, I know it is hard to get it all in ! his hand as Jack did after catching Be careful not to overload in the hold of the poison sumac. They first place. Then when you have your heard the chewinks stirring the dead list of subjects, don't fritter away your One on God's side leaves; they saw the goldfinch nest time by thinking you've chosen un- in the little white birch tree in the wisely. Go at them with all your is a majority. old stony pasture, and heard the beau- might, and they will soon begin to tiful song of the brown thrasher. open up to your mind. —Wendell Phillips. "Makes me wish I was young I must say a word on required out- again," Tom's father whispered to side reading. A conscientious stu- Mr. Barker as the children stopped dent sometimes makes the mistake of talking, a bit out of breath. trying to do this reading as inten- "We studied trees especially this sively as he does his study of the arose. She stated that the boys and summer," Jack spoke again, "and text. It is not to be done. I have girls had completed in a satisfactory Tom will tell you something of what not yet reached the point of those manner every one of the Companion we have learned." who advocate reading the three or requirements. "Tonight," she said, "Trees are factories, and God made four words in the middle of each line "they will give a little of what they them away back in Eden," Tom be- down the page, but I do know that have learned." gan. "He gave them to us for food a wide comprehensive view of an At her signal, Jack, Virginia, Tom, and shelter and for beauty. We author requires rapid comprehensive Frank, and Dorothy stood, facing the learned that trees grow in families. reading. If you don't learn to do audience. They repeated the books We learned about buds and leaves this, you'll find yourself hopelessly of the Bible in concert, following and flowers, and the more we learned, behind. them with the beatitudes. Then Jack the more wonderful and beautiful Is there any need of my advising stepped forward, the others forming a the trees seemed to us. Bob told us you to avoid cramming as a substi- half circle behind him as he repeated that God talked with Adam as they tute for regular systematic study? and explained the three angels' mes- walked in the shade of the trees in Flee it as you would the pest ! Over sages found in Revelation 14:6-12. He the garden of Eden. Sometimes it and over I hear students wondering closed his explanation with the words, seemed to me He walked with us in why they have such poor grades. I "We want to do our part in carrying the woods, too." know the answer. They are the stu- these messages to those who do not "Amen," Mr. Barker said, rever- dents I see loitering in and about the know them." ently, and added, "I am sure that He halls and assembly rooms when they Frank told of their first aid study did." have a vacant period, aimlessly chat- and practice, and finished with these " 'The groves were God's first tem- tering and gossiping. words, "I could never decide just ples,' " Mr. Anderson told them as I know a girl—the youngest in a what I wanted to do, but when we he stood again by the glowing em- physics class of forty members— were studying these things, and when bers of the fire. "I am glad that in who continued to carry off the top Miss Cuthbert told us of the great this grove, where He will walk with grades. People said: need of missionary doctors and us, I can give to these boys and girls "Hum, she's smart !" nurses, I knew what I wanted to do. the insigne which indicates their ac- I happen to know she "boned" over I hope to be a doctor some day, and complishments and high hopes for the her physics book every day. And go to Ethiopia or Africa or some days to come." when it came time for examination, other place where missionaries are she reviewed briefly—and the thing so much needed." was done ! As he finished, Virginia stepped be- Letters to 'Betty The difference between two stu- hind the seats. "If you will turn this dents is more often a difference of way, with your backs to the firelight," (Concluded from page 8) application than of mental caliber. she said to the fathers and mothers Well, you must not think I'm being So if you feel you don't know how and friends, "I will tell you what I a pessimist. I don't mean to be. As to study, Betty Girl, be encouraged! have learned about the stars." She a matter of fact, it is so hard for You're on the way to learn ! pointed out the stars, the planets, and any one to get money to go to school Heaps of love to the others. the constellations, and then added, "I these last years, that the frivolous AUNTIE. used to be afraid at night, but since I and the sluggards are getting weeded learned about the stars and planets out. If we have a few more years and know that God watches over us like this depression, we'll get some- ONE man who will is worth more as He does over them, I am not thing accomplished. than ten who must.—George F. a f raid." Don't make the mistake of giving Hoffman. PAGE 12 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR The guiding Hand Their telegram at first puzzled us as much as the unusual situation in +++++++++++++ (Continued from page 4) which they found themselves puzzled Therefore, when their train arrived them. However, our committee, in in Tientsin, he met the travelers with going over the development thus far, my telegram. At first he was per- saw a divine hand leading. We were plexed by the message directing them not adverse to the change of location, to go on to Mukden. For weeks past and it was felt that I should go to it had been reported the marshal was Mukden at once to investigate fur- leaving Tientsin for Mukden, but as ther this matter and act in accepting yet he had not gone. He felt that the gift, if the Manchurian commit- there was a possibility that they tee were clear in the matter. This might go up to Mukden and wait was no new suggestion. Others had there for several weeks to fulfill their felt for some little time that Mukden mission. For a time, after they talked was the place for the sanitarium, but with him, they thought they had bet- as Mukden had more medical work ter get off the train ; but as they than Changchun, and we had so little thought about it more they said, "We to do with, we had agreed to spend asked for advice by telegram, and it what money we had in Changchun. The only real way to "pre- has come; it is direct counsel not to I left at once, and wired ahead the pare to meet thy God" is stop, but to go on." So they all time of my arrival. The marshal ar- agreed it was best to follow the coun- ranged for an interview the day I to live with thy God, so sel given in the message. reached Mukden. We accepted his They arrived at Mukden the next liberal offer, talked over the details, that to meet Him shall be morning, in late January, 1931. That explained the nature of our work and very morning the marshal they were the amount of land desired, and he nothing strange. so anxious to interview got in his at once set about to secure for us trimotor airplane and reached Muk- all that we asked, and appointed a —Phillips Brooks. den in the afternoon of the same day. representative to deal further with Mrs. Oss and Mrs. Miller thereupon us. He allowed us to choose a site arranged at once for an introduction in the most beautiful wooded part ••• ••• O. ••• ••• O• ••• ••• O. ••• •••• ••• O• to Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang. In of a large public park, only four only a few days they were given audi- miles from the city. Eight acres ence, though he had been away and were turned over to us, and the city which had come to us from America many matters were pressing upon engineers came out and set the stakes from the Sabbath school overflow, him, and many people were waiting and measured off the land. The and that 'which had been raised in for appointments. They were re- money for the construction of the China for a medical unit in Man- ceived in the royal mansion, and the sanitarium was given to us by the churia, should be used in providing marshal listened very intently as they marshal in one check, which was the a clinic for the poor in the city of endeavored to interest him in making largest check we had ever received Mukden. This building, fortunately, a substantial gift toward building a for our work in the Far East. It was hospital in Changchun. was completed before the trouble deposited in the bank in our name, broke out, and Dr. Vinkel and his He desired information as to how and the expenditure wholly intrusted large a hospital those whom they rep- wife have been in charge since this to us. clinic opened. We have there accom- resented would build; how much cash Plans were made for an institution they already had toward the enter- modation for from forty to fifty pa- that could be built within the money tients, and there is a daily dispensary- prise; and how much more was provided, and the contract was let. needed. These facts were set before clinic of from sixty to seventy people. E. C. Wood, architect and builder, This work is greatly appreciated. him. He responded by agreeing to went up to Mukden to take charge. give them the entire sum necessary Everything ran along fine; the corner Dr. Roger Paul and his wife, who to establish a hospital at Changchun, stone was laid, and the work was pro- for eight years were connected with but stated that in his opinion it was gressing well, when, on the eight- our medical work in our Shanghai a mistake to go to Changchun, since eenth of September, 1931, the Japa- clinic, came to Mukden in July, 1932, Mukden was the logical center of nese took over the city as their first the doctor to act as medical superin- Manchuria, and always would be. step in the seizure of Manchuria. tendent of the new sanitarium, and He said that if the hospital were lo- While we continued our work, more Mrs. Paul to act as head nurse and cated there, he would give them not than half the men, being from else- medical matron. They are eminently only the money to put up the build- where in China, left for their homes; qualified for this work. They brought ing, but the land as well. He fur- and the bank in which our money was with them from Shanghai several thermore arranged for them to see deposited was closed by the Japanese, graduates of the sanitarium there, two prospective sites, and appointed and no check could be drawn against who form the nucleus for a staff. men to go with them as guides and it. This threw us into great perplex- Thus another sanitarium is launched escorts. ity. Winter was coming. We had in the China Division, which institu- This, of course, was more than let all our contracts, with money sup- tion has come to us in such a way Mrs. Oss and Mrs. Miller had antici- posedly in hand. Our men wanted that we have seen the leading as well pated. They were somewhat dis- their pay. Not a cent was to be had.' as the sheltering hand of God over mayed. After thanking the marshal For several weeks this situation pre- His work and workers. Although it for his suggestions and offer, they vailed, during which time we carried has been rumored that it was an un- explained that his suggestion involved on as best we could. Finally, after safe place to stay, that it might be a change of location, which would many interviews, the bank agreed to taken over by the military within a have to be agreed to by a committee. pay up in weekly installments, and month from the time of opening, He wanted to know by whom, and in the end we received every cent eight patients had registered and were when they referred to the writer as due. However, certain features of present on the day of its dedication, chairman of the committee, the mar- the contract had to be delayed until. the twenty-fifth of May, 7933. shal very alertly said, "Send and have spring the following year. This sanitarium fills a very impor- Dr. Miller come up here and talk it When the marshal made his gener- tant need in our work for this great over." This they did. ous gift, we decided that the money field, and affords opportunity for con- OCTOBER 10, 1933 PAGE 13

tact with the officials and influential ,....------mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmm tion which involves the underlying prin- groups of all nationalities, such as COUNSEL CORNER I ciples in tithe paying. It pays to be faith- we find in no other way. Members ful and liberal in dealing with the Lord, and yet it is proper that we understand of the Chinese, Japanese, American, what His requirements are. All His in- and Russian communities in Mukden Is it wrong for a Seventh-day Advent- ist to herd sheep on the Sabbath, when struction is to the effect that we pay tithe on our increase. For one who is work- were present on the day of dedica- he has them out in the mountains, and it tion, and all expressed their interest ing on a straight salary, there can be no is his duty to look after them every day question as to what his increase is, in and good will toward our work. of the week? What would you advise namely, his full salary. But when one is one to do with the pay for Sabbath work, in business involving expense to conduct providing he receives a monthly wage? that business, it requires a little more In Eastern lands the cattle, sheep, and study to figure out the tithe: A merchant LET'S TRADE goats feed on the hills and in the val- may have an income over the counter of leys and open fields. The people live in a considerable sum, but, after paying for the goods and legitimate expense in the villages, practically all of which are bare WHAT ? Why, STAMPS--of course of vegetation. In order that the flocks conduct of the business, may have a small increase. God does not ask this and herds may graze daily, shepherd mmmmmmmmmm -.4 man to tithe the gross receipts, but rather boys are employed. These boys may be the increase or gain to the merchant on STAMP REQUESTS seen leading their flocks or driving their his business. So in your case as a herds out of the villages to the grazing painter, your repairs on equipment needed Tilford M. Mohr, 817 South Water, grounds, at evening returning them to Wichita, Kansas, wishes to trade stamps for your business, the purchasing of your the safety of the village, away from the brushes, the actual expense involved in from Siam, Congo, Costa Rico, Guate- prowling animals and robber bands. No the transportation of your ladders and mala, and Liberia for those from other adequate way of feeding being available equipment, and expense involved in the stamp-issuing countries. in the village, this program is continuous purchase of the materials, as well as the Chester R. Cochran, Braae, Wyoming, throughout the year. In Southern India price of the materials themselves, are all has German stamps and a few French, the Adventist herdboys, on conversion, expenses incidental to the conduct of Dutch, and English stamps for trade for met the situation by taking their Bibles your business, and it is therefore proper those from any other foreign country. and their lesson sheets with them and in reckoning the income upon which you He will also trade a set of Washington studying and carrying out the Sabbath pay your tithe to deduct from your re- Bicentennials for air mail stamps. school program while watching their ceipts the legitimate expense incurred in Wilbert Mitchell, Care Sabers Store, flocks. Sometimes others went out and obtaining these receipts. This, of course, Maitland Road, Cooranbong, New South joined them in their study. It was, would not include personal or family ex- Wales, Australia, would be glad to have doubtless, under somewhat similar cir- pense, any more than the man on salary stamps from Nyasa, Cape of Good Hope, cumstances that David was found at the would deduct from his salary his ex- Liberia, Latvia, Salvador, and Mexico, time of his anointing. He was called pense for rent, food, or any other family also any triangles or old United States from his father's sheepcotes, and accord- need before paying his tithe. The Lord stamps. He has for trade Australian, ing to "Patriarchs and Prophets," when is most reasonable in His demands upon Belgian, Austrian, and French stamps. Samuel departed, "he quietly continued us, and is a splendid business Partner. Lindsay Pascoe, Care Babers Store, his employment, content to await the He, as a senior Partner in the firm, sup- Maitland Road, Cooranbong, New South development of the Lord's plans in His plies us the strength and the means to Wales, Australia, has stamps from Bel- own time and way. As humble and obtain what we have, and only asks 10 gium, Austria, France, Australia, and modest as before his anointing, the shep- per cent of the increase. Surely, we and their colonies for trade for stamps herd boy returned to the hills, and should be certain that He gets all that is from Nyasa, Cape of Good Hope, Liberia, watched and guarded his flocks as ten- His in tithe, and then as He prospers us, Latvia, Salvador, and Mexico. derly as ever." We like to think of let us be liberal in our offerings to His him there, surrounded by the beauties cause as a token of our gratitude to Him. STAMP NEWS of nature, communing with God, carry- Elder C. H. Watson has written an ex- ing the heavier duties daily, and on Sab- cellent tract on "Tithing, A Moral Obli- Bulgaria has a Sunday delivery stamp. bath quietly watching the grazing flocks, gation," which you may obtain from your Its appearance marks the establishment of the while meditating on the Lamb of tract society. C. P. Crager. a long-advocated postal reform. God, an object lesson brought home in The Post Office Department has been each unblemished sacrifice taken from asked to issue a commemorative stamp for his tenderly nurtured flock. Under simi- the 250th anniversary of the purchase of lar conditions, where daily grazing is The Sabbath School the site of White Plains, New York. The essential to proper care of God's crea- land was bought from the Indians, No- tures, we see no wrong in Seventh-day Lessons vember 22, 1683. Adventists grazing herds of sheep. Take God with you, and make the Sabbath a Estonia has issued special stamps in delight in the midst of His creation, but honor of the tenth National Singing Fes- do no unnecessary work. If it is pos- tival. There are three values, all of the sible to feed the flocks within the fold, SENIOR YOUTH same design: 2s, green and orange; 5s, red so that you may attend church, you will and green, and 10s, blue and violet. esteem it a privilege doubly valued. One III—The Christian 'Race Indo-China is issuing a series of 14 air should tithe all the increase he receives. (October 21) mail stamps. These range in value from Some of our doctors and nurses give lc to 10p, and only one design, a mono- their receipts for Sabbath calls to mis- MEMORY VERSE : "Know ye not that plane in flight, is being used. sion funds. The giving of Sabbath they which run in a race run all, but earnings is a personal matter, to be de- one receiveth the prize? So run, that Portraits of 17 Presidents, one Spanish cided by each individual after study and ye may obtain." 1 Cor. 9:24. queen, one Indian princess, one British prayer. S. A. WELLMAN. general, one Prussian, one Polish, and two Questions French officers, and 22 other eminent per- I am a painter by trade. If I tithe the An Apt Comparison sons appear on United States stamps. money which I use in purchasing my equipment, must I also tithe the money 1. To what is the Christian life com- Recent Chinese stamps bear a portrait of which I use for repairs on the equip- pared? 1 Cor. 9:24. Note 1. the late Governor Tan of Hunan Province. ment? (I'm speaking in particular of my 2. What did every man do who pre- He was a distinguished scholar and a gen- wallpaper removing machine.) How pared to run in the ancient Grecian eral in the Nationalist revolution. The about brushes for which I pay four or races? What contrast is drawn in the values listed in this Tan series are: 2c. five dollars and use about one or two matter of rewards? Verse 25. Note 2. olive green; 5c, yellow green; 25c, dull weeks? Must I tithe the money which I 3. What admonition is given that ap- blue, and $1, Chinese red. use for the brushes, or would that be plies to each of us? Verse 24, last part. included as expense? I find a car is very Note 3. The long-legged bird which appears on essential for carrying my equipment to 4. What did Paul say of himself? the 1923 postal issues of Uruguay is the and from work, also for going to neigh- What did he fear might cause him to teru-teru, an inhabitant of the pampas. It boring towns to purchase paper and be a castaway? Verses 26, 27. Note 4. is a useful creature in that country, in paints. Should the money I use for gaso- 5. Who are spectators of those who which stock raising is the chief industry. line be tithed, or can that be included as are running the Christian race? 1 Cor. Each bird adopts a cow or steer and makes expense? I am in earnest in wanting to 4:9, margin. itself a special guardian of that animal. pay the Lord that which is rightfully His, Flies, ticks, and other insects which other- and will appreciate whatever help you Training far the Race wise would annoy the cattle, are delicacies can give. 6. What must be laid aside by those on the teru-teru's menu. You have raised a very practical ques- who would win in the race of life? PAGE 14 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR What special qualification is essential? ance,' that is what so many of us want." sent, the leader appointed Aaron and Heb. 12:1. Note 5. -"Faint Yet Pursuing," E. I. Hardy, Hur, assisted by the elders, to act in 7. What necessities are freely sup- page 47. his stead."-"Patriarchs and Prophets," plied to all? 2 Peter 1:3. p. 313. 8. What enables us to partake of the SUN I MON I TUE I WED I THU ! FRI I SAT 2. "For six days the cloud covered the divine nature? What will we thus mountain as a token of God's special escape? Verse 4. presence; yet there was no revelation Make a ✓ in the space below each day of Himself or communication of His 9. What virtues are named which when you study your lesson that day. will. During this time Moses remained must be acquired? Verses 5-7. in waiting for a summons to the pres- 10. What is the relation between tem- ence chamber of the Most High. . . . perance and patience? Verse 6. Note 6. JUNIOR During the six days, Joshua was with 11. What is a marked characteristic Moses, and together they ate of the of the church raised up by the third an- manna, and drank of 'the brook that de- gel's message? Rev. 14:12. III-The golden Calf scended out of the mount.' But Joshua did not enter with Moses into the cloud. 12. How is patience developed? (October 21) What will enable us to have an experi- He remained without, and co,ntinued to ence in which nothing is lacking? LESSON SCRIPTURE: Exodus 24; 32. eat and drink daily while awaiting the James 1:3, 4. Note 7. MEMORY VERSE : "Thou shalt have no return of Moses ; but Moses fasted dur- other gods before Me." Ex. 20:3. ing the entire forty days."-Ibid. Notes STUDY HELP: "Patriarchs and Proph- 3. "The 'mixed multitude' had been ets," pp. 315-330, old edition; pp. 319- the first to indulge murmuring and im- 1. "Various games were instituted 331, new edition. patience, and they were the leaders in among the Greeks and Romans in honor the apostasy that followed. Among the of their gods, and with the design of Questions objects regarded by the Egyptians as training young men to personal vigor 1. After the Lord had spoken His symbols of deity, was the ox or calf ; and activity, and to intrepidity and skill and it was at the suggestion of those in war. . . . It was deemed the highest law from Mt. Sinai, what did He call Moses to do? What did He say He who had practiced this form of idolatry of all honors to be crowned with a sim- in Egypt, that a calf was now made and ple chaplet of laurel, olive, pine, or would give to Moses ? Ex. 24:12. parsley in the presence of the vast as- 2. Who went up into the mount with worshiped. The people desired some semblage of witnesses who delighted to Moses? Who were left in charge of image to represent God, and to go before the camp? Verses 1, 13, 14. Note 1. them in the place of Moses."-Id., pp. honor the victor. The preparatory train- 315, 316. ing was very severe, and every weaken- 3. What was the appearance of Mt. ing indulgence was forbidden. . . . The Sinai at this time? How long was 4. "The words of God, 'Let Me alone,' foot race was a game of the first rank; Moses in the mount? Verses 15-18. he [Moses] understood not to forbid other games were the torch race on foot or Note 2. but to encourage intercession, implying on horseback, the chariot race, wrestling, 4. While Moses was communing with that nothing but the prayers of Moses boxing, leaping, and throwing the quoit God in the mount, what were the peo- could save Israel, but that if thus in- or the javelin. The foot race well illus- ple in the plain doing and saying? Ex. treated, God would spare His people."- trates the Christian warfare."-Bible 32:1. Note 3. Id., p. 318. Dictionary, pp. 464, 465. 5. What did Aaron say to the peo- 5. "If Aaron had had courage to stand 2. "To win a perishable prize, the Gre- ple? What did he do with the gold they for the right, irrespective of conse- cian runners spared themselves no toil brought? What did the people say? quences, he could have prevented that or discipline. We are striving for a Verses 2-4. apostasy [sin]. . . . To justify himself, prize infinitely more valuable, even the 6. What did Aaron build? What Aaron endeavored to make the people crown of everlasting life. How much proclamation did he make? What did responsible for his weakness in yield- more careful should be our striving, how the people do the next day? Verses 5, 6. ing to their demand. . . . Aaron's yield- much more willing our sacrifice and self- 7. What warning of their idolatry ing spirit and his desire to please, had denial!"-"The Acts of the Apostles," was given to Moses? Verses 7, 8. blinded his eyes to the enormity of the p. 312. 8. What did God say of Israel? crime he was sanctioning. His course 3. "It was not a light thing, as men What did He say He would do if Moses in giving his influence to sin in Israel, call lightness, which these racers sought would let Him alone? Verses 9, 10. cost the life of thousands. . . . Of all after. The man who seeks to be won- Note 4. the sins that God will punish, none are dered at because he is so rich, or because 9. What did Moses ask the Lord? more grievous in His sight than those he is so learned, or even because he is What did he tell the Lord the Egyptians that encourage others to do evil."-Id., so kind and charitable,-this man seeks would say? Of what promise did he p. 323. just the same sort of reward the run- remind the Lord? What did the Lord then do? Verses 11-14. 6. "It was found that the tribe of Levi ners and the wrestlers and the leapers had taken no part in the idolatrous wor- • and the throwers among the Corinthians 10. What did Moses have with him as he came down from the mount? ship. From among other tribes there coveted."-"The Sermon Bible," Vol. IX, were great numbers who, although they pp. 318, 319: Verses 15, 16. 11. What did he and Joshua hear as had sinned, now signified their repent- 4. Paul "desired to know God, and ance. But a large company, mostly of desiring this he did not desire a vain they came near the camp? What did Joshua think it was? What did Moses the mixed multitude that instigated the thing; he desired the most real of all making of the calf, stubbornly persisted things-he desired that which the spirit answer? Verses 17, 18. 12. When Moses came near enough to in their rebellion. In the name of 'the of you and of me and of every man on Lord God of Israel,' Moses now com- this earth is desiring, and which we must see the idol and the dancing, what did he do? Verse 19. manded those upon his right hand, who have, or perish discontented and miser- had kept themselves clear of idolatry, to able."-Ibid. 13. What did he do with the golden calf? Verse 20. gird on their swords, and slay all who 5. "The laying aside of every weight persisted in rebellion. 'And there fell is only possible by looking to Christ. 14. What excuse did Aaron make when Moses asked him why he had of the people that day about three thou- We empty our hearts; but the empty sand men.' Without regard to position, heart is dull and cold and dark; we brought so great a sin upon the people? Verses 21-24. Note 5. kindred, or friendship, the ringleaders in empty our hearts that Christ may fill wickedness were cut off; but all who them. Just as the old leaves drop natu- 15. What did Moses call out as he stood in the gate of the camp? Who repented and humbled themselves were rally from the tree when the new buds spared."-Id., p. 324. of spring begin to put themselves out, came to him? Verse 26. so the new affections come and dwell 16. What did he command the Levites in the heart, and expel the old."-A. to do? How many lost their lives that day? Verses 27, 28. Note 6. Maclaren, in "The Sermon Bible," Vol. IE lirE) XI, p. 291. 17. What saved Aaron from being de- stroyed ? Deut. 9:20. 6. "It is impossible for an intemperate INSTRUCTC man to be a patient man. First tem- 18. At a later time what did God again Ila give to Moses ? Ex. 34 :1. perance, then patience."-"Testimonies," Issued by Vol. II, p. 95. Side Lights 7. "In the lives of almost every one Review and Herald Publishing Assn. there has been at some time an attempt Read the story of the lesson as Moses Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. at well doing. It may have been as the told it later. Deut. 9:9-20. LORA E. CLEMENT - - EDITOR. morning cloud, and as the dew that Notes ADVISORY COUNCIL. goeth early away, but there was at least C. A. RUSSELL H. T. ELLIOTT B. A. WELLMAN a desire to do right, and good resolu- 1. "Moses and 'his minister Joshua' F. D. NICHOL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Yearly subscription, tions were formed. What was wanted? were now summoned to meet with God. $1.75; six months, $I. In clubs of five or more, Staying power. 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REV. BILLY SUNDAY, who for the past AND now England has a woman radio COFFEE, which is sometimes called the forty years has been the arch foe of announcer, Mrs. Giles Barrett, who is most popular American beverage, was liquor, announces that he is quitting the cool, and businesslike, and very popular unknown to the early Greeks and Ro- speaker's platform as a dry law advo- with her great audience of air listeners. mans. Its discovery came about in the cate, but will continue to preach the thirteenth century, when an outlawed -A. gospel. He makes it plain, however, that Arabian, hiding in the mountains and his physical condition, and not any ONCE more a large section of poor old hungry and thirsty, looked about for change of heart, makes this necessary. China is in the grip of a gigantic Yel- something to eat. Seeing nothing but -A. low River flood. The governor of some brown berries, he picked a few Shantung Province reports that more in desperation and tried to eat them. JOSEPH P. DAILY, of Englewood, New than 3,000,000 people are homeless and But they were so bitter that he decided Jersey, cannot name his new prize destitute, with 800 villages under water. to build a fire and roast them, after dahlia seedling NIRA, after the Na- which, in order to cool them, he steeped tional Industrial Recovery Act, as he them in the water of a near-by stream. had hoped. He was informed by Gen. Ever since that time the coffee berry Hugh S. Johnson's office that NIRA DR. JULIO C. TELLO, famous in Peru has been very precious to the Arabians. is a distinctly governmental insigne, as an archeologist, has recently an- About the seventeenth century it was and cannot be used as a name or trade- nounced the discovery of a perfectly introduced into Holland, after which it mark of any private enterprise of any preserved portion of an Indian building soon spread over Europe and to the nature whatever. belonging to the ancient Chavin civiliza- West Indies and America. Today more tion, which existed in Peru from 200 than a hundred different varieties of to 700 A. D., and thus, of course, ante- coffee are known, but the bulk of the dates even that of the Incas. world's supply comes from South THE good ship "Leviathan," once America. queen of transatlantic passenger liners, and retired from service because of the depression which in late years has COMMODORE CHARLES H. HARLOW, U. greatly curtailed regular and tourist S. N., retired, last naval officer to hold THE poet said the sea was mysterious. ocean travel, is to be turned into a float- that now obsolete title,• recently died The chemist said there was no mystery ing beer garden, movie theater, res- at Lake Placid, New York, aged sev- about the sea. It was simply composed taurant, and entertainment center oper- enty-five years. He was a member of of salt water and a bit of this and that. ated by a corporation organized for that the famous relief expedition to Labrador And in proof he volunteered to produce purpose. If permission cannot be ob- in 1884 which rescued the exploring manufactured sea water. He did. But tained to operate the big amusement party of Lieutenant Adolphus Wash- when he put fish into it, they died. ship while it is tied up at a New York ington Greely. However, experiments finally proved pier, the promoters of the enterprise plan that when 5 per cent of normal sea to take it to the middle of the Hudson water is added to a quantity of artificial River and securely anchor there for THE government in the Congo is very sea wafer, fish live in it and thrive. business. severe with people who keep mosquito Truly scientists can do wonderful things, nests in their gardens. Some years ago but there is a limit to their power of an inhabitant of the colony was sen- accomplishment. How puny after all THE world's smallest Bible is a book tenced to one day in prison and a fine is man's handiwork when compared with with pages about one third the size of of $40 for having two vases of stag- the most common objects of the Cre- an ordinary postage stamp. When nant water in his garden, breeding places ator's making. closed it is less than a quarter of an for mosquitoes, bearers of deadly fevers. inch thick. It is attracting wide atten- Public opinion, so it is said, approved tion at the Century of Progress Exposi- this severe measure. MEASURED in dollars the cost of the tion in Chicago. The volume is not only restoration of the city of Williamsburg, the smallest Bible, but the smallest book Virginia, to its colonial appearance and containing a large number of words. It atmosphere is now in its twelfth million; was printed from plates made under a DID you know that the average Ameri- the actual work is in its seventh year; microscope in Glasgow in 1895. Four can citizen annually eats his weight in the end of neither is in sight. This years were required to make the plates. flour? The average sugar consumption information is set forth in a statement Three books only were printed. One per person is nearly 100 pounds, and it of the progress of the project recently of these volumes and the plates were takes one very industrious hen to keep issued. To last July, 352 buildings of destroyed by fire, and a second copy was one person supplied with eggs for the modern construction had been torn lost. The one in Chicago is the only year, as the average hen lays every other down, 57 colonial buildings had been one remaining in the world. day and it takes about 270 eggs for every constructed, and two business blocks than, woman, and child. Also the or- containing 25 shops and stores had been -A. dinary American consumes around 135 erected. This represented an expendi- pounds of meat a year, and three bushels ture of more than $11,000,000. IN case you have been thinking that of potatoes. No wonder our food bill the. Forestry Army at the front, num- is something! bering more than 300,000 men, is on a BRAZIL has decreed that Portuguese holiday, we note this list of eight major shall hereafter be written as it is spoken items on their program, in addition to 4S' in public offices, schools, and in all peti- flood control and soil erosion preven- You Will Be Glad tions or documents submitted to the gov- tion : Construction of 40,000 to 50,000 S to know that the story of Miss S ernment. The aim of this order is to miles of horse and truck trails in the Serpouhi Tavoukdjian, the Ar- do away with divergences in use in forests ; construction of 12,000 miles of Brazil and the mother country, and re- 1 menian girl who was "EXILED," telephone lines ; building of 4,000 miles gional differences in both nations. After of firebreaks; improvement of 5,000,000 which appeared in the INSTRUC- S January 1, 1935, schoolbooks printed acres through thinning and clearing; TOR recently, is to be printed with the old spelling will be barred from conducting campaigns against tree dis- now in book form by the Review S public institutions and schools recog- eases and insects on 10,000,000 acres; S nized by the government. fighting rodents, such as prairie dogs, and Herald Publishing Associa- on 6,000,000 acres ; removal of fire haz- tion. The price will be FIFTY 1 ards from hundreds of thousands of CENTS. The book will be acres ; and planting of trees on some PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 300,000 acres. Each worker receives $30 S ready for delivery the last of receives an average of 8,000 letters each a month and all his living requirements. October. Send your order to day. This far eclipses the high mail But virtually none of them receive all your Book and Bible House record for the White House previously of their salary, because a portion is al- TODAY, so you will have one S held by Woodrow Wilson—an average lotted to dependents and sent direct to S of 800 per day, during the World War them. It costs Uncle Sam $100,000 a of the first copies off the press. period. Mr. Hoover, while President, day to provide food for this army. + + received about 600 letters a day. PAGE 16