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I LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 11
Nebraska Has Wealth But Misses an Opportunity
11) Dr. II. K. Wolfe
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JESUS AND THE WOMAN OF SA
MARIA. LESSON TEXT John 4:5-14. 24. 24.
GOLDEN TEXT Christ Jesus came In
to the world to save sinners. I Tim. 1:15.
This Is a lesson of one of the way
Hide ministries of Jesus. It occurred
Incidentally while he was on his way
to his great preaching and teaching ex
perience at Galilee It was n by-product
of his very busy life, yet It Is one of
the most famous Interviews and one of
the best examples of how to do per
sonal Work that Is found In the scrip
tures. The larger part of the first year
of Christ's ministry was spent In Ju
den. Jesus did not baptize, but his
disciples did, doubtless for the same
reason, though In a less degree, than
why Paul refused to baptize converts
(I Cor. 1:13-10). All but one of the
disciples of Jesus were Galileans and
Jesus spent about a year and nine
months of his mlulstry In that place.
I. Jesus Rested (vv. 4-0). To reach
Galilee from Judea Jesus "must needs
go through Samaria," not that there
were not other ways that he might
have traveled, but rather that It was
worth while to go out of his way In
order to bring the water of life to this
needful woman. Jacob's well was ut
a parting of the roadway near lo the
city of Sychar. Few places In the laud
save Jerusalem had so much Wide his
tory connected with ihciu (Gen. 12:0;
Joshua 8:33; Acts 7:10; I Kings, 12:1.
j etc.). The well was originally ubout
I KM) feet deep nnd 7 ',4 feet In diameter,
I but It has been filled up with accumu
lations of rubbish so It Is now only
! about 73 feet deep. Christ was wearied
! in his work, but not of It, and "sat
thus" (by) the well; literally, ou the
low wall built around It. The sixth
hour was probably about midday
There Is comfort In consideration of
the fact that as a man Jesus was will
ing to meet this woman of bad charac
ter. II. Jesus Holds Conversation (vv. 7-
14). Notice the gentle way In which
Jesus speuks, and that he begun on tint
ground of their common need. Ilo
usks this needed fuvor that he might
confer u greater one, Ignoring the pre
judice which existed against the Sa
marltfros. Water was the thing upper
most in the woman's mind. She did not
grant his simple request, nnd Ikt reply
Indicated that racial differences were
a very real Inirrier. They hinder nut
work even yet. The surprise, perhaps
pleasure, that n Jew should nsk a fuvor
of her seems to have greatly Improved
the woman, nnd aroused her curl'isiiy.
In verse 10 Jesus tells the woman that
there are two things she must need
know: (1) the wondrous gift of God,
Hint Is the Holy Spirit (Luke 11 :i: ;
: Acts 2:2.'-38); (2) the wonderful man
who had nsked of her "Give me to
drink." Had she known these things
she would have nsked him for the liv
ing water. All that was needful was
' simply to ask. The Holy Spirit is the
' living water (John d:C3). The woman
does not seem to have comprehended
, what Jesus was trying to touch, yet ho
was patli nt, und won her as a convert.
; He told her that everyone who came
to that well would thirst ngaln (v. 13)
The world's fouutulns do not satisfy,
fountains of wealth, fame, pi en sure or
carnal gratification, or even learnlnr.
He then tells her of the living water
(v. 14)) of which the drinker should
uover thirst, that It would satisfy who
: soever drinks, and was to be everlast
' Ing (John 7:37-3'.). The one who iv
I celves the Holy Spirit within bus u
perennial, eternal spring of life, Joy
and satisfaction springing up within
him. I'.efore the woman received the
water of which ho was speaking there
hud to come a conviction of sin (vv.
1 VI!)) ; hence his remark, "Go cull thy
husband." This was a sharp thrust
Into her life and heart. She tried to
parry the thrust with a technical ques
tion, yet he conns back with n great
revelation of the nature of God and th
worship which God accepts, revealing
his Messlnbshlp (w. 15-20). As U Indi
cated, she does not seem to have com
prehended the nature of the roquet
which Jesus had made (v. 15) ; then
fore he began this searching of her life
lu order to prepare her to receive the
water of life which he wanted to be
stow. This knowledge of her secret
life by u perfect stranger who had
never even seen her before was an evi
dence to the woman of spiritual en
dowment: "Sir I perceive that thou
irt u prophet." she then entered upon
a theological argument (v. 20) which
fesus answered very simply, suylng
Hint the worship of the Futher Is not
10 be restricted by time or place (v. 21).
At this polr.t the disciples return and
the woiiiau goes into the village.
Jesus, lifting up bis eyes to the cltl
lens who were coming out at her Invi
tation, exclaims, "Lift up your eyes
and look ou the fields, for they ure
white already to harvest." thereby em
phasizing still further the "personal
evangelism" thought which is upper
! most In this lesson.
She thirsted (v. 14), she received
(vv. 25, 20). she became a spring (vv.
Pi-M) which supplied others (v. 39).
The water of life fully satisfies, and
t Is a spring (v. 10); it continually
tatitdiea.
On Sunday, the 24(h of last Scp
tembt r, tho State Journal published
a table entitled "Su.i mary of Nebras
ka Agriculture." The figures contain
ed in that table wero compiled by the
United Slates department of agricul
ture aim were Introduced as evidence
by the Lincoln commercial club In the
farm loan bang hearing In Lincoln
the preceding Thursday.
This table was most Interesting to
me nnd, after reading it, my spine
straightened perceptibly and my eyes
turned skyward. 4 5 years in Nebras
ka, much of this time on tho farm,
all of it in close contact 'th farm
ing Interests, and especially with the
Interests of all working people, cause
me to rejoice in the meterlal prosper
ity of my state. I am proud to be a
citizen of Nebraska. Remembering
the dark days of the seventies, and
some In the eighties, with not a few
clouds In tho nineties, I am surprised
and delighted at the facts set forth.
Without reproducing tho whole
table, let me select a few of the most
prominent facts.
Nebraska ranks 28th among tho
Btates In population (1910).
Nebraska ranks 5th In ladn In
crops (1909).
Nebraska ranks 10th In all crops
value for years (1909).
Nebraska ranks 4th In tho value of
farm property.
Nebraska ranks 10th In the value
of farm laud per acre.
Nebraska ranks Oth In oats acre
age (1915).
Nebraska ranks 2nd in winter
wheat acreage (1915).
Nebraska ranks 5th In spring
wheat acreage (1915).
Nebraska ranks 4th In wheat pro
duction (1915).
Nebraska ranks' 11th In barley
acreage (1915).
Nebraska ranks 5th In outs acro
nge (1915).
Nebraska ranks 10th in ryo acre
ago. Nebraska rankB 3rd in total hay
and forage acreage (1909).
Nebraska ranks high in sugar beet
acreage.
Nebraska ranks 11th In potato
acreage.
Nebraska ranks 8th in value of
live stock sold, slaughtered on farms,
and live stock products.
Nebraska ranks 6th In number of
horses.
Nebraska ranks 4th In nuniebr of
cattle.
Nebraska ranks 5th In number of
swine.
AXtre reading this very satisfactory
exhibit, I carried my head nearer tho
clouds for several days. But "pride
goeth before destruction." Gradually
ther came to mind vague visions of
another report which 1 road a year or
bo ago, In which my beloved state did
not appear so bright. - Finally It was
found that this unpleasant distur
bance from my subconsciousness was
due to a report made by tho Kusscll
Sage foundation entitled, "A Com
parative Study ef Public School Sys
tems In tho forty eight Elates.
This report was published four
years ago. It was based largely up
on the figures given In tho report of
the United States commissioner of
education for 1911. It Ib at least
probable that 1he figures of this re
port are as accurato as those of the
department of agriculture concern
ing, tho prosperity of the states.
According to the report of the Rus
sell Sago foundation. Nebraska ranks
20th among oil the states In the per
centage of children betwocn the at;os
of 5 and 18 years In school. This
means that 19 states havo a larger
proportion of their chlldrno in either
public or private school during the
year than Nebraska has.
Among these 19 states are Okla
homa, Montana, Arizona, Rhode Is
land, Florida, Illinois. Surely this Is
not a sectional issue. Nor Is it due
to climate, or elevation, or age or sire
or wealth, or tho presence, or absence
of n great university. It cannot bo
due due to good roads or the cost of
schools. Next year Nebraska comes
Utah, then Indiana, Tennessee and
Wyoming In order.
Nebraska ranks 17th In total amount
of money expended for public schools
Just ahead of Nebraska come Kan
sas, Washington, Texas. Immediate
ly after Nebraska romes Kentucky,
Colorado, Connnectlct. It Is Inter
esting to note that Kentucky raises
53 per cent of its expenditures for
public education by state tax, and on
ly 40 per cent by local taxation. Ne
braska raises by state tax one-half
of 1 per cent nnd by local tax more
than 75 per cent. Michigan raises
nearly 4 0 per cent by etnte tax.
Georgia over 60 per cent. Californ
ia nearly 30 per cent. Vermont 16
percent. Delaware 26 per cent.
Nevada 35 and Massachunettes less
than 1 per cent, South Carolina less
than 4 per cent and Alabama 70 per
cent.
In value of school property per
child, Nebraska ranks 21st. Oregon
North Dakota, Idaho, Vermont, Utah,
Michigan all exceeding us. Nebraoku
has Invested In public school proper
ty 141 for every child between 5 and
18 years of age. Massnchusettea has
$115, and New York $111 so Invested
Missouri has $41 and California more
than twice as much viz.", $89 for ev
ery child of school ago.
In annual expenditure for public
schools per child, Nebraska ranks
27lh. I'ennsylvanin, Indiana, Iowa
and Michigan ranking a little better
than Nebraska, and Maine, Kansas,
Wisconsin and Missouri Just a trifle,
lower. This low grade 1b duo pri
marily to our low salaries for teach
ers, and this Is tho first cause ofmost
of our other deficiencies. Nebraska
pays $18 per child per year for her
schoools. The. state of Washington
pays $32 per year per child. Appor
tioning the difference equally among
tho several items of expense, we may
say that a school in Nebraska which
pays its teacher $45 a month would
be of the same relative grade as a
school in Washington which pays Its
teacher $80 per month.
I In average day attendance per
child or school age (in all cases from
5 to 18 years) Nebraska ranks 19th,
which, of course may explain to a cer
tain extent the excellence of our
schools at so low a cost for sup
port. 1
In the cost per child, per day act
ually in school, Nebraska ranks 21st,
It costs the taxpayer in our state 19
cents per day for each child in school
Arizona and Washington pay 30 cent.
Missouri nnd New Mexico pay 17.
Alabama puyB 9 cents and Georgia 7
cents. Wyoming peys 27 cents.
In' teachers' salaries, Nebrusga
seems to have reached bod rock. Our
state, according to this report, ranks
2Hth. The states immediately above
us are Delaware, Iouisiana, Konsaa.
Wyoming, Missouri. Thoao Immed
iately below us in salaries are Ok
lahoma, Texas, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Kentucky. Indiana ranks
16th. Maryland 18th. Tho aver
age yearly salary of teachers in the
United States was for the year given
by this report (1910) $485. In Ne
braska for the same year the average
was $411. We paid our teachers on
the average about nix-sevenths of the
average salary of teachers in the
whole United States! That same year
coal miners got on tho averugo $600
and common laborers $513, while
factory workers received $550.
In the samo year, salaries of teach
ers in Colorado averaged $642; in
Kansas $429; in Iulslana $415;
in Delaware $414; In Oklahoma
$408; In Rhode Island $607; In
Washington $692; In Wyoming $4 39
In Arizona $817; In California $918;
In New York $813.
I am told by our secretary of state
that Nebraska ranks first among all
the states In the number of automo
biles per 1,000 Inhabitants.
The above facts concerning our
schools are largely In terms of money
The showing Is not creditablo to us,
especially since for a generation we
have prided ourselves on having the
lowest, or next to tho lowest, per cent
of Illiteracy of all tho states. We
may have forgotten that tho ability
to read and write, may in time, be ac
quired In very Inferior schools. We
are proud of our school:. They are
better than they wero 20 years ago,
but they hnvo not kept up with the
growth of tho better states in this re
spect. In no one of tho 20 foremost
states educationally, hns there been
;as little progress during tho past 20
years in public school affairs has lu
Nebraska. In only one reaped has
Nebraska Inaugurated a movement of
far reaching consequences. This was
the establishment of normal training
courses In public schools, begun by
W. K. Fowler In 1904. Tho result
of this movement measure our great
est Improvement In 10 years. Not so
much on account of tho professional
skill acquired In these courses as on
account of tho Impetus given to high
school graduates to enter the rural
schools as teachers. Retiring State
Superintendent Thomas assures me
that nt present practically all tho
teachers of Nebraska are graduates
of high schools.
If Nebraska is to keep her place In
the educational procession, that Is, to
remain about in the middle, where we
are now, (to say nothing of passing
our nearest superiors, ns Kansas,
Pennsylvania, Maine, Idaho, and
North Dakota), we must have an ed
ucational commission. Educational
"reforms" nro too complex to bo en
trusted to non-professional minds.
No business man tries to do special
ized work In law, or medicine, or the
ology, or even in advertising, nowa
days. Dut every Important person
believes he could reform our schools
right out of his superfluous wisdom.
Such a commission requires no sal
aries. There nor teachers of train
ing and experience In Nebraska who
would bo glad to spend many hours
drulng the noxt several years study
ing educational tendencies, in the
world, and Nebraska conditions in
particular. Three such teachers.
real students of education, together
witn a lawyer who has served on a
huard of education, and a business
man of wide Interests and long ex
perience, to keep tho "theoretical ed
ucationists'" from do..ig much, might
report valuable suggestions to tho
legislature two years hence, and In 4
years they should bo able to submit
a plan or plans worthy of most caro
ful attention by tho legislature. The
; entire expense of such a commission
, need not exceed $2,000 per year, to
include expenses of members when In
conference, salary of pormr.nent
clerk to do all work of correspon
dence, collectlngMata, making dlgeti
lillinu doc intents, etc. To nccom
' plish anything the commisinon should
j be a working boily end not a talking
body a body of trained minds, not
merely prominent people, a group of
workers not of poscm or advertisers.
Approximate rank of Nebraska In
ten Important factors of wealth, ac
cording to the Lincoln commercial
club, (based on reports of the United
and In ten important educational fea
tures according to the Russell Sage
foundation, (based on reports of the
(Continued on page six)
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