Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1926, Page 18

REAL ESTATE. Sunday School Lesson BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENS. GIDEON AND THE THREE HUNDRED.—Judges, v1i.1-25. Golden Text—Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.—Ephesians, vi.10. Only one lesson has been selected from the book of Judges, which is our source for the history of Israel dur- ing the transitory period, when “every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” It reveals the fact that Joshua not driven completely out and the conquered inhabitants. They had remained in the country and continued to occupy important loca- Nearly the whole of the sea- all of the strongholds in the h plain of draelon, and, in the t of the country, the invincible fortress of Jerusalem were controlled by enemies of Israel. Their presence had weakened the faith of the He- brews during the rule of Joshua and was the source of the nation’s peril; then he renewed their covenant pre- ceding his death. Following his death the insidious influence of “aiths made such headway that “Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord” and narchy and disorder marked when the nation had During the several hundred years the period of the jude d taught Terael by events that should serve Him. They learned that the of the transgressor Is hard, but it the fear of Jehovah was the hway of blessing. Idolatry brought ter. Prosperity, peace and power resulted from trusting in Ged and try- ing to do His will. During the trying 3 s that developed from’ the sters of disaffection between con red people and themselves, the invasions that swept ove tine from _different dustrious Jewlish fa necessity of repentance for thei and reliance upon God for de 4 Tt w such an hour that God ce his countrymen. in ideon to sa alled. iffered the invasions of i s for seven These wild hord: cted by fertility of raclon, that has been coveted by men of all nations. A mis Whose work causes him to months, quotes Si t high com- talssioner s his _au- fhority for the statement that “the r part of the land has been t in trust for the nto a prosperous countryside, already the heme of thousands of healthy d le.” This fertile plain with t was sought by the Midian- knew that there was no \lized government to op- pose their expeditions. Their repeated alds forced the Jewish farmers to sk protection in “the dens which are the mountalns and the caves and the stronghoids.” Israel had been re- duced to want and sought protection trom Jehovan against the people of Midian. In answer the Lord sent a prophet, who pointed out the nation’s sin. God found in Gideon, the youngest #on of a poor and obscure family in pa- e soul was distressed by the trend of the times. He was brooding over the perils of his countrymen and the cause of their suffering, while en gaged in doing the menial work of the family. He was threshing wheat “by s. to hide it from the Mid- Poverty and peril had forced ftes, who atrong cent an effort to assist his 1t this modest man lutation. He recognized that pos it was from the Lord and sought a sign, which when given removed all doubt. The call to conquer the Midlanites demanded that Gideon first show his courage by cleaning up his own house. 1ie had to remove the idolatry in his father's home by destroying the altar of Baal, which belonged to his father, &nd the sacred post that stood beside ft. He was then to erect an altar t in - | the force should be of such a Jehovah and worship Him. H€ com- menced his work by removing the idolatry from his father's home. This incurred for him the dislike of Israel, whom he later was destined to save from the Midianites. He saw that his task was first of all a religlous one. When the call to attempt to save his countrymen from the Midianites came |to him, Gideon sought the evidence , that Jehovah had called him to this | work before he attempted it. Con- |vinced by the signs that God had called him, the cautious, courageous champion planned his campaign and sought to enroll an army. Israel’s Army. Thirty-two thousand men responded to his call to arms. This demonstrat- ed that the nation was not ready to | follow him and also that there were a number of patriots, who were min- ute men ready to enroll for the na- tion’s defense. The number assembled (had to be tested. Gideon did not ap- | ply any physical tests in his efforts | to remove the unfit from his ranks. Although that number did not appear to be large enough to fight the vast horde of arrogant and successful Mid- ianites, that the men in his army | could see from their camp upon Mount | Gilboa in the plain below them, Gid- |eon ordered that all_ faint-hearted |men should return Worfe. They had | been moved by the patriotic impulse | to respond, but their faith failed them when they faced the enemy. Their presence might arouse a panic in bat- | tle, when they saw that it meant sac- |rifice and danger. Twenty-two thou- | sand departed, leaving Gideon a force | of 10,000. These tested men, who had demon- | strated their courage and conviction when the greater number deserted, had to be shifted more. The battle | was the Lord's and He wanted that ter that the people would know with- | out doubt that He was thelr God and the victory had come from Him. The next order tested the men in a way | that revealed those who had been in bit of worshiping Baal. He de- manded only consecrated, cautious and courageous men for the battle. The | test at the stream reduced His army |to 300 men, who lapped the water | like & dog. st has been a | subject for rch. Inglis gives a possible cule in his sugges- tion that they drank by stooping down until their faces were within about 18 inches of the water, then they threw the water up into their mouths with their hands and lapped it just like a dog would lap water. He has seen natives do this and it impressed him as the way the alert, aggressive, cau- tious, courageous and conquering army was formed. Strategy Succeeds. The 300 were filled with a spirit of courage and faith. Gideon to have his own f INSPECT 1716 Upshur Street The Best Value in a Detached Home West of Sixteenth Street An exceptional new home of eight large rooms, two tiled baths, h! hardwood floors throughout. spacious ||l kitchen, large light cellar with serv- |i| ant’s lavatory and wash trays, thirty- gallon automatic storage heater, ~ open fireplace, large attic: lot 33x156 feet to alley. Open for Inspection SEVEN BUILT—SIX SOLD | Floyd E. 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Open for inspection every day and evening, in- cluding Sunday. B. B. Pinn 712 Kenyon St. Q Owners’ Sole Representative Col. 5817 : THE EVENING STAR, WASHING “Murdering” English Language Approved | TRAINS FOR COFFEE TEST. If Speaker Thereby Increases Efficiency ened before the strategy of the battle was announced, so he was sent into the camp of the enemy, where he overheard a soldier tell about a dream and listened to its interpretation, which showed that Gideon's name and sword was feared by the Midianites and the other invaders. Under divine guidance Gideon formulated his plan of battle. He determined to destroy their morale by an amazing method | of attack. Gldeon divided his forces into three campanies of 100 each and had them approach from three different direc- tlons, armed with trumpets to blow, lights to flash and pitchers to crash. It was only a meager equipment with which to attack a well equipped and disciplined force, for the Midianites possessed pearheads, bows and camels. The 300 were inspired by their leader, who placed God first. They believed that Jehovah was with them and that they were doing His work under the resourceful leader- ship of Gideon. They obeyed his in- structions and routed the Midianites | with their slogan, crashing of the pitchers and blowing of the trumpets. Confused by the darkness, believing that they were surrounded by a great host, the Midianites fought one another and others fled. Gideon con- tinued his efforts and secured the extermination of the Midianites with assistance of the aroused Ephraimites. They disappear from history. Gideon declined the kingship after his victory, but he guided them in By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, November 27.— “Murder the King's English if you will,” if by so doing “punch” and con- viction in speech result, professors of | the language vesterday told the English_Language Congress. Dr. Edward Sapir of .he Univer- sity of Chicago told the delegates that human speech was a medium by which every one could get his or her personality across, and the less atten- tion paid to rules the better. “Human speech, has four unique and distinct qualities, the most im- portant of which is a and complete expression,” said Dr. Sapir. “Speech is unlike other form of impression; not like art or musi but one which cannot be mistaken. “The less attention paid to rules, the better becomes tile expression of the human tongue, thereby ing_the fluency and conviction carried by human speech. This does not ply only to English, it is univel Prof. Sterling sity of Wisconsin, told the convention that looseness of the use of language which would have shocked an eariier the ways of peace, seeking to promote | & sincere and earnest worship of Je- hovah. Great and loyal as he was, Gideon failed because “he set up a sham house of God of his own, and a sham service of God of his own,” that caused Israel to sin. of Gideon ought to inspire us to be- lleve that Jehovah can use us if we are faithful to His call and try to do His will. We ought to he warned against trusting to our own leader. ship. Let us ever seek to “be Strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.” Faith and obedience will glve us strategic victories every day it we follow the leadership of the | Holy Spirit and the teaching: Word of God. SR Man Not the Only‘;{;rvester. Man is not the only animal engaged | For example, says the in harvesting. 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