THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURO, PA.
IfTOfllONAL
Lesson
By REV. B. B. BUTCI.IFFE, Extni1ot
Department Moody Bible Inatltul.)
(Copyright, 1917. Weatarn Nawippa
Union.)
,n This Department Our Readers In Fulton County and Elsewhere May Journey
Around the World With the Camera on the Trail
of History Making Happenings:
1
LESSON FOR DECEMBER
BAKING , OVENS OF THE FRENCH NEAR THE FRONT
NEHEMIAH BUILDS THE WALL Of
JERU8ALEM.
LESSON TEXT-Nehamlah
GOLDEN TEXT Tha Lord la u)
Helper and I will not fear what ma
lhall do unto me.-Hebrawa 11:1
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sent 2-French soldier examining a church bell In tho ruins of a village near Lens overlooked by the looting Ger
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. EVEN THE FIREMEN ARE KNITTING, FOR THE SOLDIERS :
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Thousands of these new style baking shops have been Installed by the French near their various battle front
The I rench system of feeding the troops Is unsurpassed.
IDLE SHIPPING IN THE PORT OF HAMBURG
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i aeiu or time to spare while waiting In their flrehouse for blazes to start. So all day and all night those on duty
ire (it their knitting turning out socks for the American f uud for French wounded, which Installed three knitting
naclilnes in engine bouse No. 2.
VENICE MAY FALL INTO HANDS OF THE TEUTONS
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haiiUr"0rUla f Venlce w'lch mn'y be taken by the Teuton armies that have Invaded Italy,
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This i Is a portable searchlight that
Is In use at the United States marine
camp at Qunntico, Vu. It can bo
moved anywhere at short notice.
Good Cause for It
.Stranger Say, It seems like the
whole town's running. What's the ex
citement? '
Nutlve Excitement I Why, mtster,
the 9:40 train's coming past 1
Here are several of the latest air
plane bombs Invented by Amerlcuns
and ncccpted by our government.
They do not explode except when strik
ing on their noses.
Cantonment Talk.
A battery on parade was being In
spected by the sergeant major. In the
center of a wagon a driver In a "tub"
had a haversack, which was none too
clean. The following dialogue took
place :
. Sergeant Major "Out of cells again,
Brown?"
Brown "l'es, sir."
Sergeant Major "That's a very dir
ty haversack you have got."
Brown "Yes, sir. I only got It from
tho stores yesterday, and have not had
time to wash It"
Sergeant Major "Get It washed im
mediately after parade and show It to
me."
Just then the commanding offlccr
came on parade and the sergeant ma
jor called the battery to attention.
The commnndlng officer, riding along,
followed by the sergeant major, came
up to Driver Brown (who wns of a
dark complexion).
Commanding Officer "Have you had
a wash this morning, Brown?"
Driver Brown "Yes, sir."
Commanding Officer (turning to the
sergeant) "Do you think he has
washed Ids face this morning, sergeant
major?"
The sergeant major, not having
caught all the sentence, and thinking
the commanding officer was referring
to the haversack, blurted out: "No,
sir, It Is un entirely ncv one ; he only
got it out of stores last night."
MEAT DRIPPINGS MAKE FINE SOAP
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Making soap from the drippings of meat Is the practical war work oi
Mrs. O. O. Van den Berg of Washington, who Is shown at her desk In th
uniform of tho United States food administration. The drlnnlncs are saved
until six pounds are accumulated. This, with one can of lye, will make It
cakes of hurd soup, delightful for the bath and excellent for washing flni
fabrics or laces.
GUN THAT RIPS BARBED WIRE DEFENSES
The Free Man.
When tho man listening to his con
science wills and docs tho right Irre
spective of Inclination or of conse
quence, men ne is tne man iree, the
universe open before him., He Is born
from above.
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The lesson of November 18 spoke ot
Nehemlah Journeying to Jerusalem,
after his, arrival he spent three dart
n looking over the work; then hi
;old the priests and other leaders hl
lnns. Enthusiasm wiwi awakened, all
ilasses were aroused, the work of th
uildlng of tho wall of the city was.
Apportioned among the people, aid
loon half of the wall was completed
'for tho peoplo had a mini! to work.
I. The Wrath of the Enemy, vv. 7-6
The progress of tho work kept up
jie anger of Sanballat tho Horonltt
ind his friends who formed nn alU
tnce to hinder tho wall being built
,'vv. 7, 8). When God begins to wor1
;hrough his people, Satan Is aroused
ml tries to Interfere. It Is no sign
Jint a Christian Is out of the will
)t God when opposition Is felt Th
rnemy will always be on hand to try
;o hinder whenever a real work foi
od Is going forward. Dead formal
Christianity runs smoothly and with
Jendly monotony and Sntnn lets It
lone, but as soon as some results ol
(fill work are seen, opposition Is al
nce felt Thus It was when God
lent his Son Into the wortd, and
,t has been In every movement fot
)od In tho church, and so It will ba
n the Individual Christian life. From
;he next verse (0) we would almost
:htnk that Nehemlah had heard out
(.ord's Injunction to "watch and pray."
Many do much watching and fall
Jiany do much praying and fall; but
lone ever turns to watching and pray
ng without finding victory. Prayet
alone means sloth; watching alone
neans pride; but watching and pray
Jig victory.
II. Internal Opposition, rr. 1014
Snnballut and his friends were not
;he only ones Nehemlah had to con.
tend with. Among those thnt worked
in the wull were some shirkers and
grumblers. They had become dlseour
iged In the work and began to say
they could never complete It (v. 10).
(f Satan falls to hinder the work
from tho outside, he will attempt to
rrente dissatisfaction on the Inside.
fnternnl confusion of the chnrch It
more to be dreuded thnn open opposi
tion from a known enemy. Dissension
nnd confusion In the church run usu
ally bo traced to workers becoming dis
couraged. Tho plot of the enemy to
make a surprise attack wns dis
covered by tho Jews who lived out
jlde the city. They reported It not
once, but ten times, with the sugges
tion thnt the work nn the wall be
stopped and safety sought by leav
Ing the city altogether (vv. 11. 12),
When the enemy's open opposition
falls nnd discouragement has been
tried, nn attempt Is made to bring feat
upon the workers. But the Bible II
full of exhortations for Christians to
"fear not" Could these workers oo
the walls of Jerusalem have seen thi
unseen, It would have made little dif
ferences to them whether the enemies
were numbered by tens or thousands,
nnd could Christians today realize that
God la for them, all opposition would
bo as nothing. (I Cor. 10:13; Horn,
8:Si; Mill. 4:13). Nehemlah nt onci
proceeded to allay the fears (13,
14). Armed forces were arranged
about the walls to guard against th ,
reported surprise attack. The warri
ors were placed so that In the event
of battle they would be protecting
their own particular families. Then
Nehemlah made a short speech of en
couragement to the people, tho heart
of which was "Remember the Lord
which Is great nnd terrible." Remem
bering htm would drive tho fear away.
They who nro on the Lord's side are
already victors even before tho bat
tic has begun. Someone said to a
great general before a certain bat
tle began : "I hope the Lord Is on our
side." Tho reply was: "I trust we
are on tho Lord's side." When this Is
true, there need be no fear whether
the enemies be few or many. Nehe
mlah then exhorted them to light for
their families and their homes. This
two-fold secret of the victory Is pre
sented to us over and over In this book
it Nehemlah, and nowhere is so prom
inent as In this lesson. Victory for
the Christian depends on two things:
We must trust In tho Lord as though
all depended on him, and we must
work and fight as though all depended
on us. This Is the secret of the sue- '
cess of Nehemlah.
III. The Progress of the Work, (vr.
13-21). The speech of Nehemlah bar
ing quieted the fears of the people and
the enemy having beard that theli
plans were known and that God had
brought their counsel to nought, all
the people returned to the work with
renewed enthusiasm and purpose (15).
There was a rearrangement of forces
(10-21). Half of the peoplo worked;
half, full armed, stood guard. A trum
peter wns beside Nehemlah, so that at
the first alarm from outside nil the
i workers and fc'arrlors could be called
1 to tho threatened spot Then, after
1 all wns done that could be douo In
I Yia n.nv nt ni-itnnHnn ttiAV M'nnt fitiAaft
with tho building of tho wall, encour
aged with tho word of their lender
"Our God shall fight for us." So tho
Christian Is going ahead In sptre of
nil opposition being God's instrument
doing God's work with God's power,
knowing that "Our God shall tight for
us."
This French gun throws nn nuchorllke projectile Into the barbed wire
defenses of the enemy. The missile Is attached to a cable and Is hauled back
to be fired ugula and again.
Divine Chemistry.
There Is no finer chemistry thnn
thnt by which the element of suffering
Is so compounded with spiritual forces
thnt it Issues to the world as gentle
aess and strength. G. S. Merrlam.