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Lesson
(By U. O. SKI-U'.ns, Director of livening
Department, Tlio Mood lllblo Institute.
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 30
4
Morta&fey of St Gztfterine r
EXT to tho Holy Land tha moat
Interesting region In tho world to
Biblical Bcholara Ib tho Slnaltlc
tionlnunln In iinn rnstmct It Is
ovcti moro interesting than tho
Holy Land, for the wealth of relics
and manuscripts which It contalna
has hardly been touched by modem
Investigators.
An important movement has now
been stinted by tho universities,
bcholars and religious leaders of
England to roinliir.t a thorough
search of the Monastery of St. Catherine on
Mount Blnnl, where It Ib befleved that tho oldest
exlBtlns Hlblo manuscripts nro to be found
DIsrovorlcH already made Indicate with prac
tical certainty that these manuscripts must bo
thoro. hut for peculiar reasons very little prog,
reaa has been inndo In searching for them Dur
ing tho years 1811, lBGR and IS Si) tho German
scholar Tlschondorf spent much time exploring
tho monastery library.
Tho monks woro then very simple and hos
pitable and qulto unfamiliar with the waya of
tho outside world. They allowed Tlschondorf to
do ns ho plcasod In tho library. Ho used thla
liberty with stupendously profitable resulta to
himself. Ho discovered tho oldost known Greek
manuscript of tho niblo, now known ns tho "Co
dex Slnaltlcus." By some scholars It la dated ns
early as tho fourth century, nnd In that caso It
Is tho oldest practically completo manuscript of
tho Hlble. It consists of most of the Old Testa
laont, all tho Now Testament nnd "tho Kplstle
of narnnbas."
This wonderful collection of manuscripts Tlsch
endorf carried nway without saying a word to
the monks. -There are doubtless collectors today
who would glvo $1,000,000 for these manuscripts.
When, tho monks slowly realized that they had
boon robbed of ono of tho most precious pos
sessions In tho religious world, they became very
angry, and their anger Insted n long time.
For yeara travelers who visited the out-of-tho-world
monastery reported thnt tho monks woro
surly and inhospitable, nnd would not afford a
reasonable opportunity for nn examination of
their treasures. Many of theso visitors reported
that tho monks woro Ill-using their manuscripts
In a deplorable manner, using thoin na stands
for cooking utensils and flower pots.
Finally, in 1894, two brilliant Englishwomen
Mrs. Smith Lewis and Mrs. Gibson succeeded
In winning the conOdenco of tho monks anVl se
cured permission to make an examination of tho
library. Tholr search waa richly rewarded, for
they discovered a fourth century palimpsest
manuscript or St. Paul's Gospol ,ln Syrlnc. This
Is probably tho oldest known rilble manuscript,
for the Tlschondorf Codex, von allowing It tho
oldest date mentioned, would barely equal It
Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Gibson found that In
order to put the library In thorough order and
reveal even superficially all that It contained
would require tho labors of n considerable staff
ot trained workers. Although the monks gave
facilities to tho two women, they wero not will
log to admit any considerable body or Investiga
tors to tho monastery, In view of their blttor
experience of earlier years.
The present movement alms to overcome the
objections of the monks In a friendly manner.
The Slnaltlc Peninsula Is now In Egyptian terri
tory. When the necessary fundB have been col
lected the assistance of tho Egyptian authorities
will be sought In carrying on negotiations with
the monks.
Among the most precious manuscripts believed
to be In tho monastery Is tho original of the
Gospel of St. Luke In tho handwriting or the
apostle hlmsoir. This would bo incomparably tho
most Important Dlble manuscript evor discovered.
The Syrlnc copy of St. Luko's gospol found by
the twu English women and at presont consti
tuting ths oldest known Dlblo manuscript con
tains evWnco that It waa translated from a
Greek ordinal In the library.
Spot on Which loses feac? 7en Cbmmandmenfa
Scholars hold that tho original Gospel of St
Luke wns in Greek. Tho apostle was a physician
of Greek descent, and his gospol gives evidence
of scholarly attainments. Early chronicles state
that tho manuscripts of St Luke's gospel waa
ono of tho treasures given to tho monastery by
tho Emperor Justinian in 527 A. I). Tho build
ing eontalna numerous representations of tho
apostle writing his gospel, nnd theso appear to
huvo u close association with tho foundation of
tho establishment.
Tho library is known to contain nbout COO an
cient volumes tilled with manuscripts In Greok,
Arnblc, Syriac nnd other languages. Ab ono of
these great volumes may contain hundreds of
manuscripts, the wealth of the library can only
be guessed at Among Its curiosities Is a very
nnclont complete manuscript of the Psalms, writ
tqn on Its leaves In microscopic writing.
This monastery is tho oldest continuously In
habited building In tho world. It wns founded
by JuBtlnlan In nbout 527 A. D., and has been
occupied over slnco. It h surrounded by walls
30 feet high, and dofendod by cannon, for it was
cut oft from tho civilized world for centuries.
Until recently everybody who entered was hoist
ed by a ropo over theso walls.
Tho earth on which tho vegetables of tho
monastery aro grown wns brought from tho Holy
Land, for there Is no soil In the vicinity. In the
first fow conturlca of tho Christian church tho
Slnaltlc Peninsula was tho refuge of mnny Chris
tians fleeing from tho Homnn persecution. Then
tho church triumphed nnd for centuries after the
founding of tho monastery it was honored by
gifts from emperors and kings.
Then enmo tho Mohammedan outbreak. Dur
ing tho centurlos when tho followers of tho
Prophet overran tho enstern world this little spot
hold out for Christianity.
The convent stands at tho foot of tho moun
tain called Jabal Mubu, which, according to many
authorities, Is tho actual mountain whore tho
Ten Commandments wero committed to Moses
by the Lord. The slto of tho monastery, accord
ing to thlB thoory, Is the Bpot where Moses de
livered tho Commandments to tho children of
Israel. This Is a dlsputod question, but thore is
llttlo doubt that it Is an Important Bile, for the
natives In all ages have rovored It.
Horo pasBcd tho children of Israel during their
40 yenrs' wandering on their wny from Egypt to
tho Holy Land. Here occurred tho many mir
acles and wondorful evonts of tho Exodus the
cloud by day and tho pillar of fire by night, tho
feeding of tho poople with manna, tho miraculous
production of water by Moses, tho battle with the
maiBKiios, mo appearance of the Lord on the
the raising of tho brazen
serpent by Moses and
flnqlly tho death of Moses.
The Slnaltlc Peninsula
covers about 10,000 square
miles, and there was
plenty of room for tho 40
years' wandering. The
traveler who sees the
land today can easily un
derstand why miracles
wero necessary to koep
the children of Israel
ullve. It Is an exceeding
ly barren wilderness,
largely composed of rocks.
It only maintains a hand
ful of natives, and It la
believed that the number J
has hardly changed hlnco
piohlstoric times. Though
lurren, the land Is very
pl turesquo, and tho red
mountains rising abruptly
Into tho clear sky are
wonderful.
Nearly all tho sites
mentioned in Exodus and
the other bookB ot tho
Old Testament are Identified by the monks and
by local traditions. There Ib a peak called Jabal
ltas-esSafsaf, which Is said to bo the exact spot
from which Moses witnessed tho worshipping of
tho golden calf by the children of Israel. It Is a
small peak, giving nn excellent view or a large
plain, which might very well have been the place
whore the Israelites Indulged In their Idolatrous
festivities, as described In Exodus:
"And It enmo to pass aB soon as he came nlgh
unto the camp that he saw the calf and tho danc
ing: nnd Moses's anger wnxed hot, and ho cast
the the tables out of his hands and brako them
beneath the mount
"And ho took the calf which they had made
and burnt It In tho flro, and ground It to powder
nnd strewed It upon tho water, and mndo the
children of Israel drink of it"
Tho peak where Moses is reputed to have wit
nessed this scene Is part ot the same group
where tho leader of tho chosen peoplo received
the Ten Commandments from heaven. The local
traditions assigning sites for all these ancient
occurrences seem veiy reasonable.
DOUBLE VISION.
Police Magistrate Hovn't 01 seen yos here
twlct befuro?
Prisoner Only onct, yer ahner, an' that was
last Patrick's day.
Police Magistrate St. Patrick's day, was utt
Wull, thot Uplalna ut Ol must av seen two of
yes. Puck.
UNPROFESSIONAL.
Powers I'm sorry you lost your lawsuit.
Powers Well, I ought to have known that my
attornoy was no good.
Powers Why?
Uowors Tho very first time the case was call
ed he told the Judge he was ready to go on.
Puck.
ALL AT WORK.
"All of a sudden you don't seem to bear any
thing moro about futurists. I wonder what has
happenod?" '
"Walt till the whitewashing season Is over.
Take It from mo, they'll bob up Into promlnenco
again."
A LADIES' MAN.
mount, tho building of the Ark. the worshipping .
of the golden calf, the budding of Aaron'a rod,
"A bomb."
"Put It in water," said tbe chief of police.
"A suffragette bomb."
" It In Florida water. Ab, tbe dear girls."
CROSSING THE JORDAN.
LKSSON THXT-JoHhua 3:7-17.
QOLUCN TKXT "Pair thou not for 1
am with thco." Isu. 41:10.
Tho spies sent out by Joshua (ch.
2) were animated by qulto a different
motlvo than that which governed
those who 11 rat visited Canaan, and
they brought back a much different
report (Num. ch. 13). The story of
their experience in Jericho with Ra
hub, their escapo from her house, nnd
tho incident of the "scarlet thread,"
will prove nn Interesting Introduction
for todny's lesson. Thero nro two
suggestions In the preparation for tho
crossing of tho Jordan mentioned in
the first seven verses of this chapter:
(1) It was .to bo an orderly advance
(v. 4); no disorderly crowding about
those who led.. This was also to bo n
sure path, though they had not passed
that way before, for God wns leading.
(2) It was to bo a prayerful advance
(v..C). Literally, they wero to "un
dertake great things for God nnd tc
oxpect great things from God."
Jesus Must Lead.
I. The Leader, vv. 7, 8. Tho cir
cumstances surrounding this episode
aro far different from thoso at tho
crossing of the Hcd sea. Moses on
counter with Pharaoh had stamped
him ns the ono who should savo tho
nation. True, in tho battles and In
his association with Moccs Joshua
had occupied a position of leadership,
but now ho is to deliver Israel from
tho death of the wilderness Into tho
Ilfo and possessions of Cancan, henco
tho words, "I will magnify thee in
tho sight of all Israel." It Is notice
able, however, that Joshua did not
lead this forward march, but rather
the priests. The ark which they bore
Ib a type of Christ and ho must al
ways lead. Jehovah magnified Joshua
because Joshua had magnified Jeho
vah, see I. Sam. 2:30, John 17:4, 6.
II. Those Led, vv. 9-13. Joshua at
once communicates Jehovah's ordex
for a forward march to the peoplo (I.
Thess. 2:13). But God graciously ac
companies his word by a visible mani
festation of hlB presenco (v. 10, 11)
cf. I. John 1:1, Col. 2:9. It wns tho
word nnd presence of tho "living
God" (v. 10) that was to work thla
miracle, and to accomplish the victo
rious possession of tho land In ac
cordance with his own suro promise.
This lesson Is a great lesson of
types. God, through the leading of
his priests bearing tho nrk (n typo of
Christ), leads man from tho failures
of his wilderness experienco, through
death (tho Jordan), Into newness of
llfo (Canaan), Horn. 6:4, 9. Previous
ly tho mention of tho names of theso
enemies (v. 10) had so frightened
Israel that they turned asldo in a
panio but Israel had been learning
in tho bitter school of discipline and
failure. "Tho Lord of all the earth"
(v. 11) Is to lead, why then fear?
Thero was, howover, to bo a test, viz.,
tho path was not to open until their
feet wero In the waters. Thoro was
no Buch test at the Red sea, for they
did not then have sufficient faith, L
Cor. 10:13, I. Peter 1:7.
Israel's One Way.
III. The Dry Ground, vv. 14-17. Up
antil tho moment they stopped Into
tho water, priest and people alike re
lied upon tho baro word of Jehovah,
I. Sam. 15:22. We, too, will surely
And a wny of escape if wo yield him
Implicit obedience, Isa. 43:2; I. Cor.
10:13. As if to heighten this miracle
wo need to remember it was the sea
son of flood tldo (v. 15). Tho river
Jordan is a great typo of tho Judg
ment passed upon sin. Verso sixteen
tells us that the waters wero backed
up beyond "tho city of Adam." Our
Joshua delivers not only us from all
sin but his deliverance is also suffi
cient for tho wholo human race, Heb.
9:28, I. John 1:7. Our deliverance Is
complete, let us praise him. The
Jordan would not, howover, have
opened bad those bearing the ark
paused upon tho bank. Tho people
could not have been delivered except
as tho ark remained in the river bed.
Jesus went Into tho waters for us, 2
Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13. Ho baa con
demned Bin for us, Rom. 8:3. He
alone has opened a pathway for our
deliverance. There was no other way
whereby Israel could be delivered and
further they were delivered "right
against Jericho" (v. 10) viz., before
their next big task, and "all the na
tlon wero passed clean over Jordan"
(t. 17), John 17:12.
Representatives of each tribe (ch.
4) carried from the river twelve
stones for the building of an altar ao
that the history of that deliverance
might bo perpetuated.
IV. The Lesson. In this lesson we
are brought, in company with Israel,
Into the land at last. Abraham saw
and believed. Jacob and his aona
left 11 when threatened with moral
contamination and physical death.
Much has happened since that tlmo,
but God's purposes have gono on un
changed. Nor has Jehovah ever been
defeated. Israel Is delivered because,
In the language of Ps. 114:2, "Judah
became bis sanctuary, Israel his do
minion." Note bow Ps. 114:3 united
forty years of history, "The sea saw
It and fled; Jordan was driven baok."
This Is the history of IsraaL
MDM1S AGAIN
This Time at the International
Soil Products in Oklahoma.
Last yenr and tho year before, and
the year before that, tho farm prod
ucts of Western Canada carried oft
first premiums, championships and
honours, together with medals and di
plomas, feats that wero likely to give
a Bwcllcd head to any other people
than those who had bo much moro be
hind. At Columbus, Ohio, and then
ngaln at Columbia, North Carolina, a
fnrmcr of Saskatchewan carried off
tho highest prlzo for oats, and in an
other year, will becotno tho possessor
of tho $1,500 Colorado Trophy; anoth
er fanner made two successful ex
hibits of who-it at tho biggest show
in the United States; nnother farmer
of Manitoba won championships and
Bwccpstako at tho Hvo stock show in
Chicago, and this year expects to du
plicate his successes of last year.
Theso winnings nro tho moro credita
ble as none of tho cattlo wero ever fed
any corn, but raised and fattened on
naturo grasses nnd small grains.
At tho Dry Farming Congress held
at Lrthhrldgo hi 1912, Alberta and
Saskatchewan, farmers 'carried off
Hie principal prizes competing with
tho world. Tho most recent winnings
of Canada havo been mado at Tulsa,
Oklahoma, whero seven of tho eigh
teen sweepstakes rewards at the In
ternational Soil Products Exposition
were taken by Canada In competition
with eleven states.
Tho chief prize, a thrashing ma
chine, valued at $1,200 for tho best
bushel of hard wheat, went to Peter
Gerlnck of Allan, Saskatchewan. Mon
tana took four of tho sweepstakes,
Oklahoma four, and Nebraska two.
Russia sent ono delegate Spain
had two, Uelglum three, China four,
Canada fifty, Mexico five, Norway one,
Brazil three.
In tho district in which tho wheat
was grown that won this prlzo, thero
were thousands of acres this year that
would have done ns well. Mr. Gerlack
is to bo congratulated as well as the
Province of Saskatchewan, and West
ern Canada as a wholo, for the great
success that has been achieved la
both grain and cattle. Advertisement
Greatly Desired Lady.
It would appear from bits of the so
cial gossip or her day that Miss Bur-dett-Coutts'
nearest approach to an
occupation was refusing offers ot
marriage. It Js stated that the namo
of tho "Prlnco of Adventures" was
connected with hers; that she re
fused tho duke of Wellington and a
score of lesser gentlemen.
For years tho great heiress was the
most glittering matrimonial prize In
England, and when at last sho con
sented to chungo her condition by
marrying an American, a London club
wit struck a responsive chord by ob
serving, "1 don't blnmo Ashmead Bart
lett for proposing to tho baroness.
I'vo dono it myself. I regard It as a
duty every Eygll&hman owes to his
family." "Intlmato Memoirs of Napo
leon HI."
Didn't Impress Farmer.
An altercation aroso between a
farmer and a so-called oxpert in agri
culture. "Sir," said tho expert, "do you real
ize that I havo been at two univer
sities, ono In this country and ono In
Germany?"
"What of that?" demanded the
farmer, with a faint smllo. "I had a
cnlf nursed by two cows, and the
moro ho was nursed the greater calf
ho grow."
Insulted.
"Why didn't you go to work fo
nlm?"
"Ho Insulted me."
"How?"
. "I asked him for a situation and
he offered mo a Job."
His Retort
"You proposed to mo a dozon time
before I finally accepted you."
"Yep. I always do have a touga
'I mo getting you to agree to any
hlng I want" Dotrolt Free Press.
FULLY NOURI8HED
Srape-Nuts a Perfectly Balanced Food.
No chemist's analysis ot Grape-Nuts
can begin to show the real value of
tho food the practical value as ehowa
by personal experience.
It is a food that is perfectly bal
anced, supplies the needed elements
for both brain and body in all stages
of llfo from the Infant through the
Btrcnuous times of active middle life,
and is a comfort and support in old
age.
"For two years I have used Orape
Nuts with milk and a little cream, for
breakfast I am comfortably hungry
for my dinner at noon.
"I use little meat plenty of vege
tables and fruit, in season, for tha
noon meal, and if tired at tea time,
take Grape-Nuts alone and feel per
fectly nourished.
"Nerve and brain power and mem
ory are much Improved since using
Grape-Nuts. I am over sixty and welgk
155 lbs. My son and husband seeing;
how 1 had Improved are now using
Grape-Nuts.
, "My son, who Is a traveling man,
eats nothing for breakfast but Grape
Nuts and a glass of milk. An aunt
over 70, seems fully nourished oa
Grapo-Nuts and cream." "There's
Reason."
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