Your Redemption Draweth Nigh

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1 Your Redemption Draweth Nigh I know not in what watch He comes. Or at what hour He may appear, Whether at midnight or at morn, Or in what season of the year; I only know that He is near. I know not what of time remains To run its course in this low sphere, Or what awaits of calm or storm, Of joy or grief, of hope or fear; I only know that He is near. I cannot tell my future lot, Or that of those than self more dear, Nor guess how much of history Still to the church abideth here; I only know that He is near. The centuries have gone and come. Dark centuries of absence drear; I dare not chide the long delay. Nor ask when I His voice shall hear; I only know that He is near. I do not think it can be long Till in His glory He appear; And yet I dare not name the day. Nor fix the solemn advent year; I only know that He is near. Horatius Bonar.

2 W3) 4 10,0 ecep THE ten commandments of friendship are as old as humanity and as changeless as the decalogue. Love, so 'tis said, "is the greatest thing in the world." But friendship, the prelude to love, is easily our most precious possession. What would we, what could we do without friends? Their substraction from our reckoning would leave a dreary, monotonous outlook, surely. Commandment One Thou shalt consider thoughtfully, earnestly, prayerfully, the importance of friendship. Really, what is a friend? Says the athlete: "A friend is a balancing pole that enables us to walk the tight rope of life without falling." Says the physician: "A friend may be likened to a soft bandage and a soothing ointment for the cuts and bruises of life." Says the jeweler: "A friend is a golden link in the priceless chain of life." Says the botanist: "A friend is a vine that clings to us and hides the discrepancies and rough places of life." And the florist listening adds: "Yes, and the greater the ruin the closer a friend clings." Says the heartbroken mourner : "A friend is one who comes in when all the world goes out." Says youth: "A friend is one who knows all about you and loves you just the same." Says age: "The best Friend of all is Jesus, for 'greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.'" "What is the secret of your life?" Elizabeth Barrett Browning once asked Charles Kingsley. "Tell me, that I may make mine beautiful, too." He replied, "I had a friend." Commandment Two Thou shalt choose thy friends with great care. You are not only judged by your friends, so far as your standing in the community is concerned, but their influence is a mighty power in molding your life. Your friends make or mar you. In fact your friends are you. "The water placed in goblet, bowl, or cup Changes its form to its receptacle; And so our plastic souls take various shapes And characters of good or ill to fit The good or evil in the friends we choose. LET9S TALE IT VIEI 1.111ṖOPae-.)alkdre.o.r.. Therefore be ever careful in your choice of friends, And let your special love be given to those Whose strength of character may prove the whip That drives you ever to fair wisdom's goal," and draws you closer to the Master of us all. Are your friendships this sort? Commandment Three Thou shalt not impose upon thy friends. There is no surer way to break a friendship than to expect or demand favors for friendship's sake. Better, far better, borrow from an enemy than from a friend. Be careful or you will find yourself in a traffic jam that even the most skilled untangler of tangles cannot break or unravel, and a heart wreck will result. Commandment Four Thou shalt not be too friendly. Crushes are not only bad taste, but they are unfair to all parties concerned. The wider your circle of friends the wider will be your interests and the broader your outlook on life. Never demand that your friend devote himself or herself exclusively to you that is, if you wish to keep that friend. "I used to love Mary," sighed Julia, "she's so bright and jolly, and goodnatured and kind-hearted, but! When I went to the beach for my vacation, I found her in the same hotel. She ran to meet me, and hugged and kissed me, and took possession of my purse while I registered. Then she went up to my room with me, and laughed and chattered and helped me unpack. She sat and talked until I had to say quite frankly that I must freshen up a bit for lunch. But she stayed in my room, and while I was having my bath looked at my books, tried on my hat, rearranged my dressing table, helped herself to my perfume, ate my candy, and answered my telephone. Altogether, before I'd been there an hour I felt quite fed up on Mary. "The next day I left for an unannounced destination I really couldn't stand her for breakfast and luncheon and dinner, and keep my appetite." No! No! Don't be too friendly! Commandment Five Thou shalt not be supersensitive. Sure as you wear your feelings on your coat sleeve they are going to get brushed the wrong way and that frequently. Half the slights we suffer are imaginary, and the other half most of us richly deserve. The moody, grouchy, snappy friend is soon thrown into the discard. Commandment Six Thou shalt be honest and keep thy word. Deception and broken promises are the supreme denial of friendship. If you say you will do this or that, or be here or there at a certain time, do it or be there, all inconveniences notwithstanding, unless you can send a word of explanation and be honorably excused. Commandment Seven Thou shalt be tolerant. Allow your friends the same right to their own opinion and the same opportunity for self-expression that you demand for yourself. This would be a most uninteresting world if everybody agreed and saw eye to eye with everybody else. Mutual exchange of thoughts and confidences is one of the most helpfully inspiring elements in friendship. Play fair! Commandment Eight Thou shalt keep in touch with thy friends. A call, a letter, a card, or a telegram on some special occasion if your friend is absent doesn't take much time or money. but how it does warm the heart! Water the plant of friendship frequently, prune it, keep such weeds as neglect and indifference out of your garden of friends. Commandment Nine Thou shalt be willing to sacrifice for thy friends. Sometimes yes, often it takes just that. But then, you know, everything worth while costs! And friendship simply cannot prosper and endure unless it is kissed by the sun of unselfishness as the days go by. Commandment Ten Thou shalt make the Friend of friends thy best Friend. And as you live out His command, "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them," those whose lives touch yours will come to a greater appreciation of His friendship and yours! t.. VOL. 81, NO. 26 THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR. JUNE 27, 1933 ONE YEAR, $1.75 Published b the Seventh-day Adventists. Printed every Tuesday by the Review and Herald Publishing Assn., at Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., -U. S. A. Ent ered as second-class matter, August 14, 1903, at the post office at Washington, D. C., under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.

3 crohat Time Is It BY GOD'S CLOCK? `By CARLYLE B. HAYNES (HERE is in this modern world of ours a pronounced tendency toward dictatorships. It is receiving the serious attention and study of thinking people, and awakening a disturbing sense of impending disaster. This is a positive reversal of the tendency of just a few years ago, when we were talking about democracy and its penetration into all the world. We were congratulating ourselves that individualism had come into its own, and as proof were pointing to the toppling of thrones and the collapse of absolute monarchies. But today individualism is collapsing before our eyes. Men have become weary of debates and uncertainties, and want decisions. Everywhere men are crying for a master. A decade ago no absolute monarchs remained on earth. But today new ones seem to come to power almost overnight. And some of them are more absolute than any the world has known for twenty centuries. It is a striking change, a surprising change, and it makes sober-minded persons seriously consider what the end of such a course shall be. It brings a new fear and uneasiness into modern life. We had convinced ourselves that constitutional freedom and constitutional government were securely established. Now we discover this is not so. The rule of the people has passed, and the world has turned to the Mussolinis, the Hitlers, the Lenins, the Stalins, the Kemal Pashas. And, regardless of what titles they may be given, the world is coming to be ruled by absolute monarchs. Nor is this tendency observed alone in lands across the sea. It is making astonishing headway in democratic America. Baseball has its czar; the motion picture industry has its master; the clothing industry has appointed its dictator ; and other industries are following suit, clamoring for bosses. The tendency makes itself apparent also in American governmental affairs. The President has not seized power; power is being thrust upon him. Industry, commerce, finance, labor, agriculture, transportation, even the householder, have virtually abdicated in his favor, and clamor to be ruled. There has been a country-wide shifting of responsibility, not only to the Federal Government, but to the Chief Executive himself, and he is made banking dictator, farm dictator, transportation dictator, empowered to reorganize completely the entire Federal Government, and actually asked to organize and co-ordinate under a governmental board of control all branches of industry, a proposal which looks to a federation of industry, labor, and government such as we have never before known. And consider how swiftly this has all come about. Events move fast these days. During all the years of the existence of this nation no occasion has ever risen demanding the enlargement of the framework of the Courtesy Sunday School Times powers of government such as has taken place within the last ninety days in Washington. The present occupant of the White House has within this period been given more authority and power than any of his predecessors, and presides over a government structure which has greater power and control over private activities than any that has heretofore been known or dreamed of in the United States. Certainly we are visibly moving nearer to that time foretold in Bible prophecy, when a world dictatorship will appear, of which it is written that "power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." Rev. 13:7, 8. These present dictatorships are preparing the people everywhere to accept this coming world dictatorship. All roads lead to America. In times past we have become accustomed to see the diplomats and delegates of the great powers converge on London, Paris, and Rome. Now, more and more, these international errand runners flock to Washington. Led by the Prime Minister of Great Britain, and followed in quick succession by the spokesmen of France, Canada, Italy, Argentina, Germany, and others, the President of the United States has received and conferred with the representatives of all the powers. Increasingly the world looks to America for leadership and the exercise of international influence. The power, and prestige, and influence of the United States in international affairs grows steadily. We no longer stand aloof. Isolation has definitely been abandoned. Leadership in world affairs is rapidly coming to be the role of the United States. What direction will this (Concluded on page 12) PAGE 3

4 SEEKING 1-(IGHER CHIEFTAINSHIP 'By J. I. ROBISON THE territories of Ruanda and Urundi in Central Africa are beautiful for situation. They lie right in the heart of the continent of Africa, on the great watershed between the Congo and. Nile River basins, and extend from latitude I to 5 south of the equator. Westward from the mountain peaks of Ruanda one looks out across the interminable forests of the Belgian Congo, and sees the beginnings of the countless rivers flowing into the great Congo, the Amazon of Africa. There is nestled on the western borders of these provinces the most beautiful body of water in Africa, Lake Kivu. Tucked away in the mountains, and dotted by numerous islands, lies this sparkling, silvery gem, 5,000 feet above the sea. The shores, which ascend right up into the high mountains, are healthy, fertile, and rival Switzerland in natural beauty. The lake itself swarms with fish, and neither crocodiles nor hippos are found in its waters. A small steamer traverses the lake, but smaller craft sometimes get into difficulty because of the sudden storms that sweep down from the mountains and make navigation dangerous. The Ngoma Medical Mission, where Dr. J. H. Sturges is located, is situated on a beautiful hill overlooking Lake Kivu, in a very thickly populated district of Ruanda. This mission has probably the finest location of any of our African stations, from every standpoint, health, scenery, abundance of natives, and a people hungry for the gospel story. As one travels southward through Urundi, one comes to the shores of Lake Tanganyika, the longest freshwater lake in the world, and also one of the deepest, for the lake, which lies at an altitude of 2,536 feet above sea level, is in places over 4,7oo feet deep, although on an average it is only about thirty-five miles wide. Looking eastward and northward from Ruanda-Urundi, one looks out across the vast East African territories of Tanganyika and Uganda, with the great Victoria Nyanza in the distance. In these countries the cotton fields, sisal plantations, and cattle farms indicate the presence of European colonists who are contending for world markets and exploiting the natives for gain. But the provinces of Ruanda and Urundi, in which our North American Missionary Volun- PAGE. 4 teers are especially interested this year, protected by the everlasting mountains, are native reserves, and no European settlers are allowed to take up land therein. Their chief wealth lies in the richness of human life which, scattered over the hills of these little territories, number nearly 6,000,000 souls. It is these waiting millions, hungry for the bread of life, that make this country greatly appeal to us, and I am sure you would like to know more of their customs and habits. There are two native kingdoms in the provinces from which they derive their names, Ruanda and Urundi. Although the country is now under Belgian control, being a mandated territory of the League of Nations, still the government rules through the native chiefs, and the king, or sultan, who is the native supreme ruler in each province. The king's new palace in Ruanda, which has just been built, is only a short distance from our Gitwe Mission, and here he rules almost as an absolute monarch. His territory is divided into fifty provinces, each under a chief appointed by him and liable to be recalled, though not without the consent of the government. The provinces are further divided into smaller districts under subchiefs, and again into smaller portions under headmen. A similar native government exists in Urundi under another king, and the two countries have been thus divided as far back as history or legend can trace the records, although geographically they are one country. Sunset on Beautiful Lake Tanganyika There are three distinct native races in Ruanda-Urundi, The oldest of the tribes, and without doubt aboriginal to the country, are the Batwa, a pygmy race of Negroid extraction and a very primitive type. These little men and women, scarcely four feet in height, are despised by the other natives. They live back in the mountains, and are seldom seen. When I asked a native young man of the ruling tribe what his people thought of the Batwa, he said, "We think of them just like the baboons in the forest." That is true, and as a result they are treated about like dogs. However, we have made a little beginning even among these people, and a few of them are in the Bible classes, and there is one baptized member, I believe. But it is very difficult to reach them, and no mission society has succeeded in establishing any work among them. Their numbers, however, are comparatively small. The great majority of the people are Bahutu, a race of Bantu stock, industrious, intelligent, and good workers. They are splendid gardeners, and show considerable skill in the rotation of crops, in irrigation and drainage, and in terrace cultivation on the slopes of hills, although their implements are primitive, the plow being almost unknown among them. Their universal farm tool is the hoe, and this is so prized that hoes serve as a currency in the native markets, especially in the purchase of their wives. But the humble hoe in the hands of these hard-working natives produces some of the finest gardens I have seen anywhere in Africa. They grow beans, peas, potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, cassava, cabbage, pumpkins, peanuts, etc. Having such a variety of vegetables, and possibly also because they keep cattle only in small numbers, they are almost entirely a vegetarian people, and seem to have no desire for a meat diet. The Bahutu have also given the language to the provinces. 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5 Se. Life Story of an Armenian Girl Who Was LED By Serpouhi Tavoukdjian THEN one day I was giving a patient a quartz light treatment in her room. The telephone rang, and I learned I was wanted in the superintendent's office. Quickly I turned off the light and told the patient, "This is an emergency. I will be back very soon," and hurried to answer the call. As I ran I kept wondering what naughty thing I had done that I must be called upon Miss Macey's carpet. As I turned to go down the hall toward her office, the door opened, and she came toward me smiling the same smile I had seen in my dream weeks before, and she said, "Miss Tavoukdjian, your dream has come true." We went almost at once to Jacksonville to take the examinations. There was no time left for me to get down to real hard study, and I was dismayed. I said, "Miss Macey, I never can pass unless the Lord makes a miracle." She just smiled and answered, "Do the best you can, Miss Tavoukdjian. And He is perfectly well able to do a miracle, you know, if that is His will." We were there having examinations for two days. I studied as hard as I could, but when there was no more time, I just told the Lord and asked Him to bring to my mind the things I would need to know. Then I went and wrote the best I could. When I was sure at last that I had passed in every subject, I was so glad! A few weeks after taking the State board examination, I went to Atlanta, Georgia, where the Orlando Sanitarium was operating a health extension,service for the poor and sick and needy. We gave treatments and also studied the Bible with those who desired to learn about the truths of the third angel's message. I was just nicely started in the work when a letter came from the emigration officials in Washington, saying that I am in America only as a student, and now that I have finished my nurses' course, I must leave. Even though I received no salary, only board and shelter, for this extension service, still they would not permit me to stay in Atlanta. Through the kindness of friends, it was arranged that I could come back to Washington Missionary College and spend another year in school. I was not in the dormitory, but worked in a near-by home for my room and board. JUNE 27, 1933 One morning early in December of 1931, I was in the brush factory where I had worked when I first came to America and to Takoma Park. While I was standing there talking to a friend, two strange men came in to truck away some merchandise. One of these men looked at me so long and intently that I was embarrassed, for I knew that he was noticing the tattoo marks on my face. Then he turned to my friends and asked what those marks were, and why I did not have them taken off. They explained that I could not have them removed because it was impossible. Then he said, "I believe there is a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore who could take them off." I, of course, heard this. "If there is any hope that these disfigurements can be removed from my face," I declared, "I will go to Baltimore and see about it." For all the years since I had left Arabia those tattoo marks had been a great embarrassment to me. Every one, when he first saw me, stopped to stare. If I went to the store, people looked and looked. If I walked down the street, the children would sometimes follow me. And the first time I went on duty with a new patient was always hard, for the patient would draw away, and did not wish to have me come near. Once some of my friends asked me to go to a circus, and I told them, "No, I do not wish to go to any circus. For if we go, my face will be a greater curiosity than the animals, and people will look at me and forget them." Even before I left Turkey and Greece, I felt much ashamed of these tattoo marks, for every one who saw me knew that I had been sold to the Arabs. And particularly whenever I met a Turkish soldier I felt like covering my face. I was afraid of what he would do to me. So you see why I was so very anxious to have them removed if it could be done. I wanted to go to Baltimore that very day, but that city is some distance from Takoma Park, and I was busy at work and in school. Neither did I have much money for taking trips. I waited a week, and then some friends of mine were going there on business, and they asked if I did not wish to go with them and visit the hospital. Of course I was glad to go. At Johns Hopkins Hospital I talked with the receiving nurse. She said that there was a doctor there who does that work, Dr. L. W. Ketron, but that I could not see him that day. It would be necessary to make an appointment. Of course, I did not know when I could come again, so I could not make such an appointment, and there was nothing to do but go home. However, I did ask Dr. A. W. Truman, superintendent of the Washington Sanitarium, to write a letter to Dr. Ketron, and explain to him about me, and ask him if he could see me the next time I could come to Baltimore. He very kindly did this. One day, when I was doing the housework in the home where I earned my board and room, the doorbell rang. I opened the door. A strange lady stood there, whom I had never seen before, and she looked and looked at me, and I knew, of course, that she was surprised at my tattoo marks. I was becoming very much embarrassed when she leaned toward me suddenly and asked, "Who did that to you?" Before I could answer, the lady of the house was standing beside me. She explained about my face, and told the visitor of my hope that the doctor at Johns Hopkins could do something to remove the marks. The visitor was much interested. Also she was very kind. She told me that she drove to Baltimore from Washington almost every week, and would be more than glad to take me with her any time. I was very happy. PAGE 5

6 God had once more answered my prayers. The week before Christmas I went to see Dr. Ketron. Of course he knew about me from Dr. Truman's letter, and he was very kind. He looked at my face and said, "Yes, we do that kind of work. Come in, and we'll try right now." Dr. Ketron used an electric needle on the mark on my forehead. But when I went back for another treatment, he looked at my face closely and said he was not satisfied, that he feared the electric needle would not do the work successfully after all, but might leave bad scars. "But," he said, "there is a doctor, J. S. Davis, who is also connected with Johns Hopkins, but who works in the Union Memorial Hospital here in the city. He is a very wonderful plastic surgeon. I think he could do it for you and leave almost no scars. You just wait, and I will call him up right now, and will talk to him and tell him about you." I sat there in his office while he made all the explanations and also made an appointment for me to see Dr. Davis. The next time I went to Baltimore, I went at once to Dr. Davis's office. He was expecting me. Carefully he looked at my face, and said, "I will try to do the very best I can. But you will have to be a very, very patient girl." I did not think I would mind how patient I would have to be or how long it took, just so those horrid marks could be blotted out. We talked about what' the charges would be. He knew something of my experience, and that I had no money to pay a large price, so he told me that he would do it entirely free of charge. I was very happy about this. Then he told me to write to his secretary for a bed in the Union Memorial Hospital right after Christmas, and we would begin. I spent New Year's Day of 1932 in the hospital. When Dr. Davis said I must be patient, he knew whereof he spoke. I am writing these words a year later. Three times I have been in the hospital, remaining there fourteen weeks in all, and undergoing four very painful and delicate operations. My doctor is a skilled specialist in plastic surgery, and his fame in this field is wide, but he has never before done work of just exactly this kind. However, he and his assistants are being very successful. As you read these words I will be in the hospital for my last operation, and then every disfiguring tattoo mark will be gone. More wonderful still, there will be only very slight scars remaining to show where they once were. PAGES Never, so long as I live, can I forget Ward C in Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, and the many kind friends among doctors, supervisors, nurses, and patients who have helped to make my days there not only pleasant but a real benefit healthwise. When my school closed in May, 1932, I again heard almost at once from the emigration authorities. They reminded me that I was in the United States as a student, and since my course of study was completed, and I had done one year postgraduate work, now it was most certainly time Entrance to Grainger Hall, Pacific Union College for me to leave the country. They also reminded me that it would be against the law for me to do any remunerative work, since foreign students are allowed to earn only their board and room. I reported to them that I was planning to go away very soon. Doctors Robert and Carolyn Hillbourne, with whom I had become acquainted while in training at the Orlando Sanitarium, are now doing self-supporting medical missionary work in Morocco, North Africa. They need a nurse very much to help them, and I had just received a letter from them, asking if I would come and give this help. Not only could I do nursing, but I also had the language of the people there. They said they would pay my passage and promise me board and room and clothing, but that they could not give me a salary at the present time. I was very glad to accept these conditions, and made application for a passport. Then I hur- ried back to Baltimore, and to the hospital for another and I hoped the last operation on my face. While in the hospital, I learned to my dismay that I could not be granted a passport. It seems that the paper from the Greek government on which I entered the United States in 1924 was not a passport at all, but only a "statement." Greece was at that time very anxious to get rid of Armenian refugees, and the American emigration laws were much less strict than they are today. Long weeks were spent by my friends and the emigration officials trying to straighten out the tangle. But in spite of our efforts, it still seems that there is no legal way in which I can get out of the United States to go anywhere else. And neither can I legally stay here. The emigration officials have not known what to do with me, for I really have no country. The last months have been troubled, uncertain ones for me. I have been living under constant threat of deportation, hoping for the best from day to day. The authorities have been kind and have done their best to solve the problem of my future. But they have been very much perplexed and so have I! Also the Doctors Hillbourne are much disappointed as they work on alone in Morocco. Now at last I have received final word from the emigration office that I must stay in the United States. I am not a citizen of any country, but a refugee, therefore I cannot have a passport to leave, neither will any country receive me without a passport. But now I may work for wages if I am fortunate enough to find work for the first time since I finished my nurses' course. I am very glad for this, because I have word from my father that he and his family are in great distress and have hardly enough food to eat, and I hope to be able to send them at least a little financial help, even if I do not have the privilege of being with them. And so my story ends. What does the future hold for me? I do not know, but I ;do know that it will be all right. In1the midst of disappointment. and uwertainty it is my privilege to trust an all-wise heavenly Father.; I am sure "He leadeth me," even p.t the moment, though I cannot see jttt exactly where He leads. And as I in submission' to. His will, I am-l- ady to go, ready to stay, ady my place to fill ; ady fof service, lowly or great, Ready to glo His will." THE END. THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR

7 Pacific chnion College The College on the Mountain'. By PRESIDENT W. E. NELSON TODAY every wide-awake young man and woman should hear the stirring challenge of a world in need. Predictions of calamity which not many months ago brought only a ripple of laughter, are appearing daily over the signatures of the world's recognized thinkers. And in this crisis, as in all other crucial periods in history, every eye turns to the youth of today. It is not illogical, then, to consider what is being done to prepare these makers of the World of Tomorrow for their momentous tasks, to scrutinize the work being done to help them cope with the unprecedented problems of our age. Numerous statements from leading educators reveal the tendency to examine critically our present methods of education. From the pen of one of these men we have this solution for modern ills: "The whole high school course [of study] should be saturated with the great doctrine of evolution and modern psychology." Such ideas as the following have effectively thinned the ranks of Fundamentalism : "No thinking individual need any longer apologize for not believing in evolution; he need rather apologize for lack of ability to comprehend it." Nor are we left to conjecture as to the possible results of incorporating such theories into our educational s y s- tem. The resultant disregard of truth is reflected in the following, clipped from the columns of a college daily: "They [the teachers] are as apt to err as those monks of the Middle Ages, who in all sincerity taught that man was descended from Adam.... What college students should do is to question and doubt." Thus the banner of doubt is marching on before millions of youth today. In the disregard of what they have been pleased to term "worn-out, oldfashioned ideas," we see the force which has undermined faith in truths as old as the world itself. In the words of the Great Teacher, we are led to exclaim, "When the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?" But in the darkest hour we are assured that many a Samuel, a Joseph, an Esther, a Daniel, will arise in the vigor of youth to bear before the world a message of trust in God, and to lift from the dust the trampled banner of truth. Before the universe these heroes will testify to the power of a Christian education, based upon the principle that faith, not doubt, is the key to knowledge. Pacific Union College is proud to be a part of a world-encircling system which is training men and women "for such an hour as this." Its sole object is to fill the present need of the world. That need, in the words of one trained by years of business experience and responsibility, is "not more factories or materials, not more railways or steamships, not more armies or more navies, but rather more education based on the plain teachings of Jesus." There can be no doubt as to the best means for the accomplishment of this great purpose. The Scriptures, the source of the power and inspiration of the Master Teacher, are to lead the youth to Him. Following the instruction of the Lord as given through His messenger, we recognize that the "study of the Scriptures should have the first place in our system of education." Our schools should be distinct from those of the world in putting the word of God first. The trend in the schools of today brings to mind the daring words of Luther, as quoted by D'Aubigne: "I am much afraid that the universities will prove to be the great gates of hell, unless they diligently labor in explaining the Holy Scriptures and engraving them in the hearts of youth. I advise no one to place his child where the Scriptures do not reign paramount. Every institution in which men are not unceasingly occupied with the word of God must become corrupt." Any tendency to discount the Reformer's statements may be dispelled by a candid survey of the modern situation. Everywhere are to be found those who have achieved scholastically, but who are entirely unfitted morally and spiritually to cope with the tremendous problems of the age. At the base of our crumbling social structure, we find the broken foundation of doubt and uncertain theories. Our only hope is to build A Bird's-eye View of Pacific Union College From Across the Valley JUNE 27, 1933 PAGE 7

8 on the rock of faith and confidence in an Almighty God a lighthouse f o r our fellow men who are in darkness. The character and work of God as revealed in the Bible and in the textbook of nature teach men that the strongest anchor on the stormy sea of life is simple, abiding faith. To instill this faith Pacific Union College has been dedicated. Away from the din and confusion of the city, surrounded by the inspiration and quiet of the wooded hills, the student may come to obtain a better understanding of nature and of nature's God. A corps of consecrated teachers devote themselves to the task of guiding the students, not only to a knowledge of books, but to a truer conception of Him whom to know is life eternal. A wise Providence has ordained that such a knowledge may best be gained "out in the fields with God." To such study the vicinity of "The College on the Mountain" is singularly adapted. Here the beauties of nature are to be found in enviable profusion and unusual extent. Authorities on natural history in Cali-.'lima J. Graf Hall Women's Home, Pacific Union College fornia recognize that because of the overlapping of the many zones of plant and animal life, this section is one of the richest for the study of the flora and fauna of the West. Howell Mountain is the year-round habitat of many native birds. Aside from these, a long list of migratory birds make regular visits, bringing the list throughout the year to more than no species. Large tracts of wooded land, a section of which is set apart as a wild life reserve, afford the botany student opportunity to study more than 365 species of flowers, shrubs, and trees, as well as many ferns and mosses. Many points of scenic interest may be found, the memory of which will remain in the hearts of those who have known the beauty of Howell Mountain. In the little valley which shelters the campus may be seen fields and orchards which provide healthful occupation f o r many students every year. A large student pay roll testifies to the fact that the financial and educational advantages of manual labor are here recognized. To the faithful application of two fundamental principles on the part of its pioneers, much of the success of the college may be attributed : The supreme place of the Bible in Christian education, and the dignity of efficient manual labor. Yet throughout the years of its expansion and growth no effort has been spared to maintain high scholastic standards in the institution. Today every department is efficiently manned and supplied with equipment which is up to standard and amply adequate for all the courses offered. To such an institution Pacific Union College invites any who, realizing the crying need of a stricken world, are willing to shoulder the responsibility of leadership in this hour, and who desire to gain that which is the only safeguard in a time of crisis the enduring principles of a Christian education. Throwing Away 61-Cealth 'By HERMAN N. BUNDSEN, M. D. Commissioner of Health, Chicago, Illinois ELDOM does one actually "lose one's health." It is usually thrown away. By this we mean that when health slips away before one is aware of it, the loss is often to be charged to neglect or lack of personal health consideration. Nature often allows one to go on for a long time, wasting health and dissipating one's health assets. She gives warning signs of impending disaster, but these are often disregarded or misinterpreted. If you own a business, you keep books, and every so often you ask for an accounting. The modern system of bookkeeping makes it rather hard to get away with accounts that do not balance. And when a loss or a leak is found in time, it can usually be stopped. Well, do you keep books on your health? Is something undermining your health account, or are PAGE 8 you throwing your health fortune away? You hear the boasting fellow who says boldly, "Nothing makes me sick." Yes, sir, he's the boy that adds the life to night life, and says he is as clear as a bell at 8 A. M., ready for work. He's the fellow who can so engorge on food as to make an ostrich look sick watching him eat. He's the one that says, "Them doctors don't know nothing. Look at me, boys, I am full of pep, and I pay no attention to fool rules." This little boaster is usually young, or one on whom kind Mother Nature is indulgently smiling temporarily. She hopes he'll learn better later, and when a little wiser, will tone down a bit and live a sane, peaceful life. But if he persists in his ways, she will get out of patience, and exact payment as the price of folly. Nearly every one starts out in life with a great treasure of health. We carry it with us all the time. Some toss it out rather prodigally at first, but common sense counsels that we conserve it as we get on in years. As age increases, the health reserves should be saved as much as possible, and even added to, instead of being spent with lavish thoughtlessness. One should live regularly, eat, sleep, work, and play regularly. One should exercise, get plenty of fresh air and sunshine, and take a long vacation every year in the out-of-doors. It is reasonable to presume that health is like every other commodity, the more you spend, the less you have, unless you have an effective way of adding to your store, or renewing it when necessary. If you are careless with your health (Concluded on page 13) THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR

9 vex j. The Amateur castronomer VVIHE clear dark blue of the evening sky set with thousands of sparkling jewels worlds, suns, and universes has always fascinated me. At first it was the simple beauty of the starry sky ; then it was the majestic grandeur of the vaulted heavens. When I started to study, it was the story of a loving God, who has created and keeps in operation this marvelous mechanism, that enthralled me and caused me to take up amateur astronomy as a hobby. Not having access to any optical aids, I began my study by observation and from books. But soon the desire to view with my own eyes the scenes described could be restrained no longer, and I set out to build my own telescope. Armed with two disks of optical glass, some carborundum, and a book, "Amateur Telescope Making," published by the Scientific American magazine, I started. All my spare time that summer was spent in my basement, grinding, testing, and then grinding some more, until at last the curve began to take shape on the glass disk. But it is fascinating and delicate work to grind a parabolic curve on a six-inch disk. At last came the day when it was ready to be polished. This required many more hours of tedious work, but finally the last test showed it to be as near perfect as my homemade apparatus would permit. And then came the day when the telescope was completed and mounted in the back yard. Saturn was a prominent object in the evening sky, and I decided to test the telescope on it. Would it work? Would the silvered mirror bring the light to a focus just below the eyepiece, as I had planned? Was the triangular prism near the top of the tube in just the right position to reflect the beam into the eyepiece? These were some of the questions that kept running through my mind as I carefully focused the instrument on Saturn. Then suddenly it came into the field of view, a shimmering yellow ball set in the center of a band of rings of the same color. True, it formed not nearly as large an image as I had seen in some telescopes, but it was there. Memory of all the wearisome hours I had spent in the basement vanished in the joy of achievement. Even then I little realized the wonders that lay within the reach of my By ELDON W. SNOW humble instrument. I spent many an enjoyable evening in the back yard, indifferent to the cold or the lateness of the hour, going with my telescope from star to star, or from the glowing cataract of one nebula to the brilliant preponderance of another. It was wonderful work exploring the kingdom of God. At the coming World's Fair in Chicago, the Hall of Science is to be illuminated every night by the light that left a certain star, Arcturus,., t 1 Mr". AWIRP, 1119 IllatirrenW r-vniur WAv 4... row.* THE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue, ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim; Th' unwearied sun, from day to day Does His Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale; And nightly, to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth; While all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole. What though in solemn silence, all Move round the dark terrestrial ball? What though no real voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs be found? In reason's ear they all rejoice, And utter forth a glorious voice, Forever singing as they shine, "The Hand that made us is divine." Joseph Addison. forty years ago! The light will be received by a telescope, and brought to a focus upon a tiny photo-electric cell, which will complete the circuit that will turn that building into one of the most dazzling spectacles of the Fair. To me this star, Arcturus, has always been of more than ordinary interest, and many times I have turned my telescope on it. It is nothing spectacular to look at, but it has a very interesting history. It is mentioned in Job 38:32, and even here it was recognized as a very unusual star. It is over a thousand times the size of our own sun; yet it sweeps through space on its mighty orbit at a speed of nearly 200 miles a second. Jupiter, the old Roman god of the heavens, is another beautiful object of the sky. My first view of it with a telescope was about four o'clock one morning, for many mornings I arose early to glimpse some object that was not in the evening sky. The great glowing orb has many colored bands, and its moons seem to cling to the planet like dewdrops to a beautiful flower. Double stars always fascinated me, and I spent a great part of my time searching for them. They are superb objects to behold, and since more than half of the stars are double, they are comparatively easy to find. One I enjoyed looking at more than others. It is an unnamed star near the brilliant blue-white Vega. My telescope revealed it to be four stars instead of one, and each was of a delicate, distinctive color. I often speculate as to the beauty of the sunsets on the planets which undoubtedly revolve around this pair of double stars. Imagine a great crimson sun sinking behind the western hills, one of sapphire blue directly overhead, and another of delicate emerald hue just coming over the eastern horizon! Nebula those mysterious glowing streamers of light that even science cannot understand! How happy I was when a nebula came into the field of my telescope! Nebula cover immense regions of the sky, and are apparently composed of gas in an incandescent condition; but what causes them to be this way science cannot explain. They make a sight never to be forgotten as they seem to glide from star to star like a beautiful cadence of phosphorescent material. I searched night after night for an island universe so far away that the unaided eye can scarcely find it. At last I found it. It is known as the great nebula in Andromeda ; but it is not a nebula, it is a vast galaxy of stars forming a universe by itself. It has the appearance of a great cart wheel turned sidewise with a glowing ball of stars as its hub. Then one winter evening I turned my telescope on what I consider to be the most beautiful and most inspiring view of the heavens the nebula in Orion. Words fail to describe the scene; the beauties of our earth appear like tinsel beside that majestic sight. Listen to a famous astronomer's description of the scene: "Torn, twisted, and riven masses of shining gas, irregular pillars, columns, and stalactites in glittering splendor, and stalagmites rising from the mighty floor! The appearance is that of (Continued on page 12) JUNE 27, 1933 PAGE '9

10 COLLEGE CHANGED t/ie `By DOROTHY MCLATCHY HY do those tears keep coming to my eyes? There's nothing sad about this talk but then, I know my eyes do need attention." These were my thoughts one 'day not so long ago as I sat in chapel, listening to one of our teachers pleading with us to let our school year make something of us, to let our instructors help us in our perplexities, and to let Christ have His way in our lives. It was really an orientation lecture for' our new students. But down deep in my heart I knew 'why those tears kept coming to my eyes. No, they weren't sad, troubled tears; they were tears of joy and gratitude that in some way, in His providence, God had brought me to this Christian college, and that it was so positively doing its work in preparing me for life. Many times since then, I have thought about what college has done for me, how it has changed me, and what it has taught me about life. And so, day by day, in the workshop of my mind, I have been taking an inventory of my stock in orientation for life. Viewpoint Broadened. Although I recognized my tendency toward an inferiority complex, which perhaps had developed because I had never understood and accepted a correct philosophy of life, I nevertheless believed that I was almost prepared for life when I entered college. For had I not faced life's problems for a whole year, as I worked and saved in anticipation of college expense? Had I not learned to obey orders, shoulder responsibility, and give satisfaction? Yes, I firmly believed that I had just completed a rigid course in the school of experience, and could cope with all the problems in college life, with the exception, perhaps, of dormitory routine and the "mass production" element in the work program. But I soon learned that my viewpoint was quite too narrow. I quickly discovered that many other students had had varied experiences in life also, and were far ahead of me in the point of fitness for its responsibilities. Many of them surpassed me in the qualities of initiative, leader- Ship, and adaptability ; and it gave me a sort of worthless feeling, akin to the lack of self-confidence which stifled my personality in high school days. PAGE 10 Now, as I have taken my inventory of orientation, I realize that if college has done one thing for me, it has given me a certain sense of security in the God-given powers which have been developed through the years of my education. The "happy medium" between overconfidence and selfdistrust is just what college has, at least in some degree, helped me to attain. Adjustments Made. College has, through some of those conventionalities such as roommates, rising bells, study periods, permissions, and "Politeness is refined common sense. demerits, taught me. I think more effectively than any sermon that could be preached or any book that could be studied, that we must fall into step with life wherever we are. The more I worried about the irritability of my roommate, or the evident impossibility of finding transportation to town, or the receiving of demerits for absence from physical education, the harder the day seemed; but as soon as I began to accept some of those things as rather natural experiences in college life, the happier I was. And so it surely is in all of life; for, to succeed, we must take the experiences that come, and adjust ourselves to meet the conditions. Individuality Developed. One day, soon after entering the college, quite unexpectedly to me, the matron said, "Now, I want you to be the hostess of this table where you have been sitting." Me a hostess? Quite impossible timid, awkward, quiet me, with the dullest of personalities? (The old inferiority complex was pointing its finger at me.) And then the other side of the picture gave me courage. Why, these students, after all, didn't know anything about me; perhaps I could fool them into think- ing I was quite a capable, entertaining individual ; and beside's, I ought to be able to fulfill the duties of a hostess. Well, sometimes it was trying; but through this experience of making new friends and endeavoring to entertain them, I learned lessons which surely will be valuable in all of life. Self-reliance Awakened. Bef ore the close of the term came the eventful day when I made my first application for stenographic work. Tremblingly I went to the business office. where I desired employment, to make possible financially my second year in the commercial course. Somehow, I forced out a few of the words I had intended to say in making application. And although I could hardly believe it, the answer given me was that there would be an opening which some one must fill, and that I had as good a chance for the position as any one else. That kindled a new spark of self-reliance in my personality. On the last day of the term, I was called into the office where I had made application. Never before had I experienced such intensity of feeling. What was the business manager going to say? Could it be that he would offer me the position for next year, or was he just going to tell me how sorry he was that he could not? The words he did say are almost indelibly stamped upon my memory : "We have decided to have you work for us next year." I felt like shouting it to the whole world! I was to be a stenographer the next term! Practical Values Recognized. Soon after taking over the office duties, I began to realize that the principles I had studies from a textbook in secretarial training were really practical, and intended for use in the office, and, in fact, in all of life. First, Accuracy and Detail. I knew that a Mr. A. U. Payne, of Chesley Avenue, could hardly be expected to receive a letter addressed to Mr. 0. U. Pain of Chestey Avenue; and I knew that a MacGuire would really not appreciate being addressed as McGuire, and so on. Now why is it not just as essential in all of life to be accurate in every instance? Have we mastered the little things? Reliability. It means everything in an office, and after all, everything in life. And college has taught me, by both pleasant and unpleasant experiences, that it pays me to make my word as good as my deed. Courtesy. If my office experience has proved one point to me, it is that courtesy is a grace every one needs, if he expects to be successful in life. Sometimes a cheery "Good morning" will change the tenor of the day's routine; and so, in life, if we expect to make and keep friends, we must (Concluded on page 13) THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR

11 9n Time of Storm AN WEATHERS awakened on It l this particular Monday morning to a veritable cloud-burst. The rain was coming down in torrents, and one could not see through the window panes for the rapidly coursing streaks of water, which chased each other in endless streams. The first thought which entered his mind was that of the old dam, halfway between his home and the small country schoolhouse which he attended. The county had been warned several times that this dam was in need of repairs, but many other things of pressing importance had been at hand, and they had not as yet been able to turn their attention to the ancient landmark. Other things, however, claimed Dan's attention, and he thought no more of the dam. In fact, he was having a very bad case of what might be called stage fright. His grandfather's trade had been that of a potter, and many an old native of Bridgewater well remembered the time when "Jonathan Weathers turned out the best stew pots I ever seen." But those days were long past, and only Dan's great interest in the old-fashioned trade had caused him to beg his grandfather to teach him the art of pottery. Now the boy almost regretted his skill on the wheel, for his teacher had called upon him the evening before, and asked that today he would demonstrate this age-old art before the school. "For," said she, "pottery is one of the most ancient arts, even as that of weaving, and blowing glass, and dyeing by the use of tree barks and berries. And though the old-time method has been largely displaced by modern machinery, it is still of educational value and great interest to understand how they were once performed." And Dan, disliking to disappoint her, had hesitatingly promised to grant her wish. He was one of the largest boys in the school, and as awkward and painfully self-conscious as any halfgrown boy can be. In fact, the thought of his coming trial made him feel a bit ill. He ate his breakfast in silence, and then went slowly about gathering up JUNE 27', 1933 By ALICE J. LOVE the materials which he would need for his demonstration. He dreaded it as he had dreaded nothing he had ever done before in his life. He could hear the girls giggle and the little boys snicker as he thought of how his hands would shake when he worked before them. His father laughed at his fears as they drove along the road to the schoolhouse. "Don't get nervous, son," he called as he gathered up his reins after leaving him at the door. "The main thing to do is to keep cool, no matter what happens or how 4 Forgive I've found a little remedy To ease the life we live, And make each day a happier one; It is the word, "Forgive. " : So often little things come up i f That leave a pain and sting, A That covered up at once would not f Amount to anything. # + 'Tis when we hold them up to view, And brood and sulk and fret, They greater grow before our eyes; 'Twere better to forget. i i So when at night you seek your bed, Ere yet your eyelids close, Lay all your problems, doubts, and acts! Before the One who knows, t And wait the verdict of the One Who knows just why you live; 1 And hear the blessed words of peace : i "Forgive, as I forgive." F. W. Workman. t many are watching you." But poor Dan felt very little comforted as he carried his heavy bench and clay into the hall. All through the morning his heart sank every time he thought of the afternoon so soon to come. The rain increased in intensity as the hours passed, and Dan noticed the teacher casting anxious glances out of the window. He too was worried. If the dam should give way, the water would come down in force upon the schoolhouse.. Finally the time came for Dan to give his demonstration, and it was with outward calm, but great inner trepidation, that he took his place behind his wheel. In the quiet of his little shop at home he was a very good workman, but now his hands trembled so that it seemed an utter impossibility to turn out a piece of pottery that would in any way approach perfection. Meanwhile there was a leak in the dam. It started where there was a weak spot in the cement. Dan's father, as he worked in his little harness shop just above the barrier, began to hear a queer murmuring sound as the water trickled in larger and larger quantities through the slowly enlarging gap. As the sound grew in volume, he became certain that it was the dam beginning to give way. Just as he put down his tools, determined to go and investigate, there was a crash, and with a sullen roar tons of water rushed downstream. Then it began to spread out over the adjacent fields and meadows, but still pushed relentlessly though more slowly onward. When it reached the bridge near the schoolhouse, it was held up for a few moments by the small but strongly constructed masonry. Dan's father ran for his boat and started rowing frantically for the schoolhouse. Because there were windows on only one side of the building, and these on the side opposite the dam, no one had seen the rising water; and no one in the building knew anything of the approaching danger. They were all deeply interested in watching Dan at work at his little potter's wheel. The boy was just stepping-into, the PAGE '11

12 hallway for more clay as his father opened the outer door. He caught a glimpse of the boat moored not more than ten feet distant, and in a flash knew just exactly what had happened. "The dam has given way," whispered his father. "In an hour the schoolhouse will be surrounded by water." "We've got to get them out quietly," said Dan, "or some of the children will drown. Wait here, Dad, and I'll send them out one at a time. If they don't get frightened, I'm sure we can get them out all right." He returned to the schoolroom and calmly seated himself at his wheel. "Now I am going to make each of you a little pot for your very own. I shall give them to you one by one and you may file out as I make each pot. Miss Jones will help you put on your coats. Yours, Mary, will be the first one," he said, speaking to one of the younger girls. Miss Jones, the teacher, looked surprised, but knowing Dan as she did, she decided that there must be some good reason for his queer decision. A moment later she accompanied Mary from the room. Then it was that she learned just what had come to pass. Mr. Weathers waited outside the door until he had a boatload of little folks, and these he rowed to a safe spot above the dam. Then he returned to the schoolroom, where Miss Jones waited with another group for him. By this time over half of the school children had been rowed to safety. In a little over half an hour the schoolroom was nearly emptied of its precious contents. Only a few of the older ones were in the room when the water came trickling over the threshold. Then Dan leaped to his feet, and stepping to the door blocked their way. "The real danger is over," he said. "In just a moment my father will be back to carry the rest of us away." By the time Mr. Weathers returned, two inches of water covered the floor of the schoolroom. As Dan and his father rowed slowly homeward after depositing their last boatload safely at their own doorsteps, the boy said with tears in his eyes: "You know, Dad, if it hadn't been for what you said this morning when you left me, I'm sure I couldn't have carried on. But every time I began to be afraid I remembered your words, 'The main thing is to keep cool, no matter what is happening,' and I tried to keep cool just as I knew you would want me to." Strange to say, almost every one of the little pots came through the experience unharmed, and were treasured by many of the rescued children in memory of the time when awkward, bashful Dan Weathers stood between his schoolmates and an all too possible death. PAGE 12 What, Time Is It by god's Clock? (Concluded from page 3) leadership take? We cannot answer for the immediate future. But ultimately, we know, on the authority of the word of God, that the United States will cause "the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed," and "cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads : and that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name." There is dictatorship for you control of prices, control of industry, control of commerce, control of labor, and dictatorship and tyranny over religion and worship. It is rapidly coming to be that time by God's clock. And archeological discoveries continue to corroborate the old Book. The statements of the Bible which, formerly, it seemed safe to challenge and toss lightly aside, have a surprising way of demonstrating their accuracy at most unexpected times, from the most unlooked-for sources, and with convincing positiveness. For many years the spade of the archeologist has been digging down into the civilizations of the past. And what greatly disconcerts Bible critics, and is silencing their former loud claims regarding Bible accuracy and history, is that practically all these archeological discoveries that have a bearing on the Bible, invariably tend to confirm, prove, and corroborate the Scriptural records. In no known instance of properly understood evidence which has been uncovered from the dust of the centuries, has the Biblical record been proved untrue. In scores and hundreds of cases has it been proved true. So pronouncedly and invariably has this been the result, that it is not going beyond the truth to say that nearly all those who are engaged in archeological research are, or become, convinced of the substantial truth and accuracy of Bible history. And now from the oldest city that archeologists have ever excavated they have dug up a rather remarkable bit of corroboration of the story of the fall of man. In the great valley of the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, at a place now called Tepe Gawra, history has been pushed back to the year 3700 B. c. A joint expedition of the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, Dropsie College, and the American School of Oriental Research, under the field directorship of Dr. E. A. Speiser, has been digging in the oldest ruins known to man, and some remarkable discoveries have been brought to light. A few years ago archeologists were digging at Ur of the Chaldees, home town of Abraham. Since then Tepe Gawra has taken the antiquity record away from even old Ur. Nothing like it so old is known anywhere else. In these ancient ruins the excavators have dug up a seal. On this seal there are the figures of a man and a woman, in an attitude of dejection, bent over, and stumbling forward. They wear no clothing, except that of some kind of headdress. Back of the woman a serpent is upreared like a hovering powerful evil genius. Here is depicted a triangle drama similar to the Bible narrative of the fall of man. The finding of this seal discloses the fact that in the earliest days of human history there was a tradition that man and woman fell into the power of the serpent, and the end of some encounter they had was triumph for the serpent and tragedy for the conquered pair. Dr. Speiser describes the group on the seal in this fashion: "There are two of them, a bearded nude male in front, followed by an unclad woman, whose outstretched arm rests on the back of her companion. They are pictured as walking, with bodies bent ; the whole composition gives the impression of weariness and dejection. Behind them and overhead rises the figure of a serpent." The seal was found buried in the layer of ruins which Dr. Speiser counts the eighth town on the site, counting down from the top layer through deeper and older layers of the ruins. This layer of ruins he estimates dates back to 3700 B. c. So today even the very stones are crying out of the dust in witness, to the reliability of the eternal truth of the Scriptures. And God's clock ticks on and on. The camateur castronomer (Continued from page 9) light shining and glowing behind Herculean walls of ivory and pearl, and these studded with millions of diamond points shining stars." I felt as I gazed on that scene that I was standing on the threshold of eternity and looking, as it were, into the future. My vision had, through this little telescope, broken away from its ephemeral boundaries, and I was looking into the kingdom of God a concrete, living thing, pulsing with life, to be mine for eternity through the promises of God! The stars have come to be my friends silent, yet speaking volumes about their Creator ; silent, yet scintillating and quivering like millions of sparkling diamonds set in the blue heavens, all pointing me to the one who is Father of us all. I feel as did David of old when he wrote these THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR

13 words: "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard." To any youth or older person I can heartily recommend amateur astronomy as one of the most fascinating and instructive hobbies you can find. You will learn from the stars the lessons of faith, humility, and trust in God, and be able to say as did David, "When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained ; what is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him?" Ps. 8 :3.4. College Changed Me! (Concluded from page io) give thoughtful, courteous consideration to others' opinions, even though they may differ widely from our own. Lessons Learned From Reproofs. Oftentimes in life we have to take bitter reproofs, that we may discover our failings, and overcome them. I experienced this after only a few weeks of my office career had passed, when a trying "first attempt" at the mimeograph machine taught me that, after all, I had a lot to learn before I was a really efficient stenographer. And so in life, I began to realize, we must overcome difficulties, and not allow them to master us. Indeed, hard experiences may have to come, to lead us on to the right track. All too soon the year closed; but I was happy in the anticipation of summer work. Some of the hardest, but most valuable lessons I learned came in those vacation months. The steady grind of work, work, work, was not made more pleasant because I had to labor several hours each day in a department where some felt that I was an intruder. What could I do? Just try to forget it but oh, how hard to know I was not wanted in a place where I had to be! That wasn't the only disagreeable experience in that summer. One was the time every one else went away to a rather enjoyable celebration, and left me to do the work that just had to be done; another was the job of substituting for the preceptress occasionally. Well, those were eventful days, but they demonstrated to me that life is full of perplexing problems, and we must face them with all the courage and vigor of youth. Then another school year opened, and how glad I was to be back on a regular work schedule in the office! The time had now come when I could really begin to enjoy my work, for it was becoming a part of me, and the new spark of self-reliance was glowing more brightly. Character Evaluated. As I look back over the recent months of my college career, two outstanding lessons seem to have fastened their clutches upon my philosophy of life. One is the lesson in the old maxim, "All is not gold that glitters." I made some friends at the beginning of the year that I thought were true, faithful, worthy friends. But they were not. Underneath all the exterior varnish of friendliness, generosity, and courtesy, there were some wrong principles that finally uncovered themselves and spoiled the whole effect of glittering promise, that had been just an empty sham. It was a disappointment that hurt. But, on the other hand, several friends I made later have now proved themselves to be worth a thousand times my fondest hopes. In fact, one of these new friends has given me an almost revolutionized philosophy of life, which has brought me more courage and self-assurance than anything before had brought. This philosophy that I have recently learned to understand more fully is that no matter how dark the past has been, God looks upon the hidden motives of the heart, and loves us notwithstanding. Since this is true, I have every reason to face the world with courage, knowing that the experiences life brings will all work out for my good, if I accept them with humility. And if college had not taught me to see life as it really is, I could never have understood the meaning of my friend's philosophy, for I would still have been my old, narrow, inferiority complex-burdened self. What has happened to my old self? Where is the old "I"? It is dead. College changed me! Throwing Away Health (Concluded from page 8) assets in earlier years, you will be short when you need them most. There will come a time when your body is undergoing stress, when a little extra health savings account will come in very handy. It's justifiable to be miserly in having health, so that old age may be provided for, an old age with sound teeth, good wind, red cheeks, a bright eye, and a hearty laugh. Old age is generally dreaded because it is often the end of a poorly managed business. Life, in such instances, started out with a great spending of a seemingly inexhaustible fortune. It ends in a sharp shortage when resources are most needed. Just because your body seems to stand all sorts of abuse and your health does not go bankrupt all at once, it does not follow that you will not sooner or later have to pay your creditor; Mother Nature. There is only one real asset in this world, and that is your health. You can't lose it if you are careful. Take care of it, check up now and then. You have everything in your favor. You have only to eat right, sleep sufficiently, work enough, and play well, and you need not worry about high blood pressure, heart disease, pneumonia, tuberculosis, diabetes, or any other of those ills so common to humanity. Don't throw away your health fortune. It is valuable ; it is the key to all success and happiness. Nothing else is worth while without it. Save it, protect it, renew it, and use it when needed, but don't waste it. Seeking Higher Chieftainship (Continued from page 4) for, with small variations, it is spoken by all the races throughout the territories. The third tribe are the Batusi, who are the ruling class, the aristocracy of the country, who hold the Bahutu in subjection. Their numbers do not exceed some hundreds of thousands, but they have allocated to themselves all the positions of importance in the native scheme of government. They are of Nilotic origin, a tall people, of fine physique and good intelligence. They are the finest-looking natives that I have ever seen in Africa, having clear-cut countenances, thin lips, and high foreheads. They have shown considerable ability in government, and have for generations sue,- ceeded in keeping in subjection the Bahutu tribe, which outnumbers them probably ten to one. The Batusi are a pastoral people and have large herds of cattle, but all the cattle are the property of the king, who sometimes appoints two chiefs over a district, one for the land and the Bahutu people, who are the gardeners, and one for the cattle and the Batusi. It is among these last two tribes named that our work is growing so rapidly in Central Africa. Thousands of the Bahutu people are accepting the gospel message, and they make good, loyal Seventh-day Adventists. We also have many Batusis among us, in fact most of our teachers and workers are Batusis. They are finelooking young men, some of them standing nearly seven feet tall, straight as an arrow, and enthusiastic in giving the third angel's message to their people and in preaching it in the villages. They are natural-born leaders, and delight in proclaiming the news of salvation and of a sooncoming Saviour to their fellow tribesmen and to the Bahutu, who are a more quiet and subdued people. Our teachers in Ruanda-Urundi, although drawn largely from the ruling class, know how to suffer for their faith. They have met severe opposi- JUNE 27, 1933 'PAGE 13

14 tion, and many of them have been beaten, some have been driven from home, some who occupied positions of trust as chiefs or subchiefs have OUR COUNSEL CORNER Conducted by the Missionary Volunteer Department of the General Conference Questions concerning young people's problems will be answered in this column each week under the supervision of the Missionary Volunteer Department. The answers are not to be taken as a denominational pronouncement, but rather are good, sound advice in harmony with the principles and practices of the church. You are cordially invited to write the Counsel Corner regarding your problems. When writing, please sign full name and address, so that a personal answer may be given if in our judgment the question should not be printed. Neither names nor initials will be attached to queries appearing in print, and any confidence will be fully respected. Address all questions to Our Counsel Corner, in care of the YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR, Takoma Park, D. C. We live in the country, and seldom have opportunity to attend church or to see other Seventh-day Adventists. Would it be against church principles for us to join the Grange, and classes in the Baptist church? Do Seventh-day Adventist children join the "4-H" clubs? In other words, what social life can be had by an isolated Seventh-day Adventist family? Of course, there is no end to organizations, such as the W: C. T. U., the Y. M. and Y. W. C. A., and groups in other churches. What can we join and which are prohibited? So far as we know, all the organizations mentioned by our questioner, in their original organization, had as their ultimate aim, high and noble objectives. But much depends upon the local leadership. In addition to the leadership and activities of such organizations, we must take into account also the fact that in joining them we are stepping into surroundings and influences that will bring varied and peculiar temptations. Some Seventh-day Adventists will be able to withstand these and have a helpful influence upon others within the organization. Others may gradually yield this point and violate that principle only this once, of course; but eventually they will find themselves far from the solid foundations upon which they had formerly stood in their Christian experience. In view of these facts, it would seem to us that after you have considered the principles upon which the organization is founded, and after you have ascertained that the local leadership and activities are uplifting, then the act of joining must be an individual matter. And once you have joined, it will be necessary to maintain a high standard and constant watchcare that you do not imperceptibly slip. Concerning affiliations with other churches, in the early days of the Seventh-day Adventist movement, the Spirit of prophecy very definitely warned against any such connections. (See "Early Writings," pp. 124, 125.) This was written, however, in the early days of our message, when believers had only recently come out of the other churches and were not founded in a church experience in their new faith. We believe the same admonition should be given to those not firmly grounded in our message today. But in later years the servant of the Lord made the following statement in "Testimonies," Volume VI, page 75, relative to the help that Seventh,day Adventists may be to those of other religious gatherings : "Let some of the workers attend religious gatherings in other churches, and, as there is opportunity, take part in them. Jesus when only twelve years old went into the school of the priests and rabbis at the temple, and asked questions. In this temple school, studies were conducted daily, somewhat as we conduct Bible studies. Jesus asked PAGE 14 lost their chieftainship, but they have proved loyal to their God, and are among our most faithful workers and most successful soul winners. questions as a learner, but His questions furnished new matter for those learned priests to think upon. Similar work might be done today." Another point that must be taken into account as you associate yourself with such organizations or church groups, is that of your influence and example. God places us in this world to do good. We can seek Him for guidance. Only He can direct us individually in problems of this kind. EMMA E. HOWELL. Is there any objection to a Seventhday Adventist's marrying an unbeliever when the individual lives a more consistent life than most Adventists? Assuming that by "consistent" our inquirer means "upright," and not "consistent" (since one may be consistently bad as well as consistently good), I would still say that there is objection to an Adventist's marrying a non-adventist. If you are ready to give up your particular religious faith and practices; or if you are ready to endure, year after year, the lack of heart communion, the divergence of ideals and actions in physical, social, and spiritual matters; if you are willing for your children to be brought up in a divided home, with differences of opinion about their personal habits, their education, and their religion, with painful conflicts ensuing, then marry one not of your faith. How many a disillusioned girl, how many an older mother, has poured into my ears, in a vain hope of easement through confession, the sorrowful story of her rash marriage to one not of our faith, who, no matter what the prenuptial promises, brought quickly the clashing of wills over social practices, religious duties and privileges, and the education of the children ; besides the constant gnawing hunger for that close spiritual union which is the due of husband and wife, but which is denied to those who know not the same God. I know that many marriages between members of the same church fail in part or completely, often because the religion of one or both of the parties is but a sham. But that is no argument for throwing oneself openeyed into a marriage connection where the very groundwork for harmony is patently lacking. Without spiritual union, complete married happiness and success are impossible. Don't marry an "insider" who is rotten inside; but neither marry an "outsider" through whose outside you never can penetrate. A. W. SPALDING. Is one utterly lost who commits a known sin after he has been baptized! No, one is not utterly lost who commits a known sin after conversion and baptism, for God has told us that "if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." These things were written, John tells us, "that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." God does not intend, however, that individuals shall continue to indulge in known sin, for it says in 2 Timothy 2 :19, "Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." The sincere Christian may be overtaken by sin, but as soon as he recognizes his fault, he sincerely confesses and repents and turns to God for help to enable him to withstand the temptation in the future. The experience of Jabez should be an encouragement to every sincere Christian. The record says of him that he "called on the God of Israel, saying,... Keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested." The help that God gave to Jabez is assured to every othet individual, for God is no respecter of persons. Let us, then, look to Him in faith for the forgiveness of our sins and for His keeping power to enable us to stand loyally for the right in the face of every temptation. C. LESTER BOND. Arc we told anywhere about the height and weight of Adam? Is there any record which says that he was eighteen feet high and weighed between two and three thousand pounds? In reply to your question, I am quoting a paragraph from "Spiritual Gifts," Vol. III, p. 34: "As Adam came forth from the hand of his Creator, he was of noble height, and of beautiful symmetry. He was more than twice as tall as men now living upon the earth, and was well proportioned. His features were perfect and beautiful. His complexion was neither white nor sallow, but ruddy, glowing with the rich tint of health. Eve was not quite as tall as Adam. Her head reached a little above his shoulders. She, too, was noble perfect in symmetry, and very beautiful." Reference is also made to Adam's height on page 45 of the book "Patriarchs and Prophets." Here it says that "Adam's height was much greater than that of men who now inhabit the earth." Nothing is said relative to Adam's weight as far as we know. C. L. B. 1 The Sabbath School Lessons SENIOR YOUTH II cangels a Higher Order of 'Being Than Man (July 8) MEMORY VERSE: "What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him? For Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor." Ps. 8:4, 5. LESSON HELP: "Ministry of Angels," pp Questions Man's Rank Compered With That of Angels 1. When man was created, what dominion was given to him? Gen. 1 :26-28; Ps. 8 : In whose image was man made? Gen. 1:26. Note In God's creative plan, how did man compare with angels? Ps. 8:4, How did John recognize the superiority of an angel? Rev. 22 :8, 9. Power of Angels 5. How weak and helpless are human beings in the presence of an angel? Matt. 28 :2-4. THE YOUTH'S INSTRUCTOR

15 6. How was Daniel affected by the presence of an angel? Dan. 10:8. Man's Body Compared With That of Angels 7. What questions do some ask regarding the resurrection? 1 Cor. 15: What differences in bodies does the apostle Paul call to our attention? Verses What change of body comes to man in the resurrection? Verses What terms distinguish these dif- 'ferent bodies? Verse 44, last part. Note When the Son of God was born in Bethlehem, had He a spiritual or a natural body? Heb. 2:16, 9. Note 3. Man's Change at the Resurrection 12. What change of body will be given to the righteous in the resurrection? 1 Cor. 15:51-53, In what respect will the redeemed be "equal unto the angels" after the resurrection? Luke 20 :36. Note 4. Notes 1. "Man was to bear God's image, both in outward resemblance and in character. Christ alone is 'the express image' of the Father; but man was formed in the likeness of God. His nature was in harmony with the will of God. His mind was capable of comprehending divine things. His affections were pure; his appetites and passions were under the control of reason. He was holy and happy in bearing the image of God, and in perfect obedience to His will. "As man came forth from the hand of his Creator, he was of lofty stature and perfect symmetry. His countenance bore the ruddy tint of health, and glowed with the light of life and joy. Adam's height was much greater than that of men who now inhabit the earth. Eve was somewhat less in stature; yet her form was noble, and full of beauty. The sinless pair wore no artificial garments ; they were clothed with a covering of light and glory, such as the angels wear. So long as they lived in obedience to God, this robe of light continued to enshroud them." - "Patriarchs and Prophets," P "From this scripture it is plainly seen that there are spiritual beings with spiritual bodies-bodies unlike the material bodies we possess. Just as surely as there are earthly, or material bodies, just so surely are there spiritual bodies. 'There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial ; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.' It is sown a natural body ; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.' Man was created with a natural, or material body. He belongs to this earth ; for he was made from the dust of the ground. But though man's eyes are holden from perceiving spiritual beings with his natural senses, still these are revealed to him through the word of God and by the influence of the Holy Spirit." -"Ministry of Angels," p When Jesus came into this world He came as a man. He did not take the nature of angels," but He took the nature of the "seed of Abraham." Jesus, then, was made for "a little while" lower han the angels. Read carefully Hebrews :7, 9, 17, noting marginal readings of he verses. 4. "Let us not forget that the promise s never given to man that he will at any ime become an angel. We are assured, owever, that in one respect we shall be ade equal to the angels-we shall not e subject to death. Of those who are ccounted worthy to have a part in the irst resurrection, Jesus Himself said, Neither can they die any more, for they re equal (into the angels.' At that long- desired and triumphant day, the saved of earth will be made 'equal unto the angels.' Every longing of the heart will find complete satisfaction. The fear of death will be banished; and they will receive from the hand of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, the priceless gift of immortal life."-id., p SUN I MON I TUE I WED THU I FRI J SAT I when you study your lesson hat day. Make a / in the space below each day JUNIOR II-Israel's journey to egypt (July 8) LESSON SCRIPTURE : Genesis 46:1-7, ; 47. MEMORY VERSE : "All things work together for good to them that love God." Rom. 8 :28. STUDY FIEt.p: "Patriarchs and Prophets," pp. 232, 233. Questions 1. As Jacob went on his way to Egypt, what did he do at Beersheba? What did the Lord say to Jacob? What promise did the Lord make? Gen. 46: 1-4. Note What is said of the removal of Jacob and his family into Egypt? Verses 5-7, 26, 27. Note Where did Joseph meet his father? Verses 28, 29. Note What did Jacob say after he had seen his long-lost son? Verse What plan did Joseph make for his people to remain in Goshen? Why could they not mingle closely with the Egyptians? Verses What did Joseph say to Pharaoh concerning his father and his brethren? Gen. 47:1. 7. How many of his brothers did Joseph present to Pharaoh? What conversation took place between Pharaoh and Joseph's brothers? Verses 2-4. Note What gracious consent did Pharaoh give to the plans of Joseph? Verses 5, Whom did Joseph then bring before Pharaoh? Describe Jacob's interview with the king. Verses Note What care did Joseph continue to have over his father's family? Verses 11, How severe did the famine become? What arrangement did Joseph make for the people in Egypt to get bread? Verses What was done the next year of the famine? Verses What further arrangement did Joseph make with Pharaoh's subjects? Verses How long did Jacob live after he came to Egypt? How did the family prosper in the land of Goshen? Verses 27, As the time drew nigh when Jacob must die, what promise did he ask of Joseph? Verses Notes 1. Beersheba was located at the southern extremity of Canaan, and so was the last city Jacob would come to before crossing the boundary into Egypt. Abraham had named the place because of an experience he had there in digging a well (Gen. 21 :31) ; and later, Isaac, having had a similar experience (Gen. 26:33), called it by the same name. Since Abraham and Isaac had worshiped there, it was fitting that Jacob also should offer sacrifices there. 2. "How was the journey to Egypt made? It was a large company, sixtysix males of Jacob's immediate family, no one knows how many females, and the attendants of all, perhaps two hundred and fifty persons. Asses were loaded with household goods. Some of the men rode on camels, many walked, and Jacob and the women rode in the wagons sent from Egypt. Each night they slept on the ground, most of them with no tent over them."-peloubet. In "Joseph the Dreamer," Robert Bird gives this interesting and not improbable description of the caravan which set out from Egypt to Canaan : "Joseph told his overseer how many wagons were required, and what they were wanted for, and soon he had ready a score of little bullock wagons brought from the farms and the wagon-makers, with a brown and a white bullock harnessed to each, by a pole and yoke of wood that went across their shoulders. These wagons were little carts with low, broad, wooden wheels for going over sand, and high sides, and both wheels and cart were painted in different colors of red, yellow, and green, for the Egyptians loved bright colors. And there was an Egyptian driver to every wagon. The next thing was to load these wagons lightly with food and water for the bullocks and their drivers, and more food for the people who were to be brought down to Egypt."-Tarbell. 3. The "land of Goshen" was between the ancient delta of the Nile River and fhe southwestern border of Palestine. It was nearer to Jacob's old home than any other part of Egypt. Besides, it was a rich, fertile land, and so a good place for the flocks and herds, and the Israelites would there have a better chance to remain a distinct people, separated from the idolatry of Egypt. 4. The brothers were careful to tell Pharaoh that they were coming merely to sojourn, or dwell for a time, in his country. The famine was so severe in their own land that they had no pasture for their flocks. They did not want a permanent home. With this understanding they expected to be free to move out of Egypt when they chose. 5. "With faltering steps, and leaning heavily upon his arm, Joseph's whitehaired father was led by his powerful son into the splendid palace of the king of Egypt, and the nobles and officials crowded into the brilliantly painted room, curious to see the strange meeting between Zaphnath-paaneah's [Joseph's] aged father and the vigorous young king. Dressed in the long loose tunic of a shepherd chief, striped in broad stripes of different colors and held in at the waist with a girdle of red leather, upon his head a dark kerchief that hung down over his shoulders but did not hide his snowy hair and beard, leaning with one hand upon his strong shepherd's staff, and with the other upon the shoulder of his graceful, red-cheeked son, who wore the shining white robes and jeweled collar of an Egyptian noble, Jacob stood with Joseph before the high gilt throne."- Bird. -Fri U TIMM INSTAIRUCTCR Issued by Review and Herald Publishing Assn. Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. LORA E. CLEMENT - EDITOR ADVISORY COUNCIL C. A. RUSSELL H. T. ELLIOTT S. A. WELLMAN F. O. NICHOL SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Yearly subscription $1.75; six months. $i. In clubs of five or more, one year, each $z.5o; six months, 8o cents. JUNE 27, 1933 PAGE 11

16 IIE 11L4111 STEIN CO C BIRDS that migrate up and down instead of north and south are reported by the Smithsonian Institution. During the hot season in Africa, which is winter here, they are found only on the mountain tops, but when the cold season approaches, they return to the lowlands. This bird, which belongs to the finch family, has a marked partiality for aloe trees. CHINESE walking fish are curious creatures. They go from one pond to another overland. When the water they inhabit dries up or becomes low, they set out across the country in search of a new home. Their progress is not rapid, to be sure, and consists of a combination of wriggling and stumping along on front fins, but it gets the curious fish where he wants to go which is the main thing after all. You have heard of watch dogs, but did you ever meet a watch cat? There is one in Portland, Oregon. His name is Defiance, and he guards the office of a tea company on Front Street bordering the river and docks. It is a dim and lonely place at night. The tall policeman who tramps this beat always has an eye out for trouble, and frequently tries the doors of warehouses he passes to be sure they are secure. When he touches the door of Defiance's tea company, something happens on the other side of the glass. A huge black cat, with legs as bowed as a bulldog's, leaps from the shadows ready for a real fight. OuT of stringent credit conditions arising from the present business situation, there is a movement on in many communities to exchange commodities by means of barter and through the use of scrip. The Federal Department of Commerce announces that there are now approximately 300 barter organizations and fully 100 unemployed groups, trade bodies, and municipalities using scrip in some form. Not only have many small communities established exchanges, but several large cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Ogden, Salt Lake City, Oklahoma City, and Seattle, have establishments where farm produce, miscellaneous goods, professional services, etc.,.are bartered. A RUG valued at $150,000, probably the most historic rug in the world, is owned by a Buffalo (New York) resident. It is a Tare example of Oriental handicraft, geld is known as the Liberty Bell rug, because in 1915, during the Panama-Pacific Exposition, the famous bell rested on it for more than five months. Also the rug has been pressed by the feet of many persons of renown. Theodore Roosevelt stood on it when he made a speech at that exposition, Governor Lehman stood on it when he was inaugurated as New York State's chief executive. The rug was used in the Electoral College when the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt was formally ratified. Warren G. Harding stood on it when he was inaugurated in 1921, and the Versailles Peace Treaty was signed on a table which stood on this rug in _PAGE 16 THE new governor of French Guiana declares that the world-famous Devil's Island convict settlement is to be revised and modernized. This includes a plan to allow the French Salvation Army to send an envoy to teach convicts whose time is up, to become useful colonists, after which they will be allowed to leave the island and settle elsewhere. Heretofore freed convicts have been required to spend the equivalent of their sentences in residence in the colony, under the "doublage rule." A COPY of the Maryland Journal of August 20, 1773, was recently found in the rafters of an old log cabin torn down near Cumberland. It contains a letter written by George Washington advertising 20,000 acres of land on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers, which he was offering for sale. This rare and interesting old paper is now the property of Edward Reinhart of Cumberland. IN 1932 the Salvation Army provided a total of 12,147,299 beds for the homeless in 262 emergency shelters ; 36,670,- 115 meals were served the hungry; 340,- 839 men were supplied with temporary or permanent work; 286,082 persons were placed through the Army employment bureaus. This record covers eighty-four countries. REMARKABLE among new modes Of transportation is the seatrain, which takes a mile of cars out to sea at Hoboken and sets them back on the rails at New Orleans. Seatrain Lines, Inc., offers non-break-bulk service; the railroad car serves as the package for the freight. HOOVER DAM is no more. It is Boulder Dam from now on, the name "Hoover" having been entirely eliminated by order of Secretary of the Interior Ickes from the world's largest water barrier in the Colorado River project. COPYING the Christmas savings club idea, Detroit (Michigan) banks have launched a system of taxpayers clubs, which provide the opportunity to pay taxes in small monthly installments throughout the year. r 7.1 BEGINNING NEXT WEEK the new serial story, "Rosemary and Rue," by Ruth Lees Olson. This story has a very SPECIAL message just for you! FOR the past two years Newark, New Jersey, has required medical examination of domestic servants, supplementing the examinations required for many years previously of all persons engaged as food handlers in public places. The domestic servant is considered to be even more directly in contact with the family circle of the individual householder than the restaurant food handler. A certificate is required from a duly licensed physician declaring that the holder is free from tuberculosis and any other contagious or communicable disease. The successful applicant receives a card, which bears his or her photograph. I ft; THE Polish Corridor, one of the problems of European peace, is a strip of land running from Poland proper to the free city of Danzig. It gives Poland an outlet to the sea by way of Danzig, but it drives a line through Germany in such a manner that East Prussia is cut off from the mother country. As a result of this barrier, or outlet, depending upon the viewpoint, Germans living in East Prussia must either face the inconvenience of crossing the Polish border and passing customs guards, or reaching Germany by way of the sea. The corridor was set up by the treaty of Versailles, but since that time has grown to be a constant source of fear and worry to all the European powers. THE American Museum of Natural History in New York City is showing lesser museums a new way of avoiding a deficit. This great show place has 35 exhibition halls and 500 employees. In order to save $50,000 this year and thus balance a depleted budget, wages were cut, some help discharged, and then it was decided to close the exhibition halls in rotation, ten at a time, except Saturdays and Sundays, when only four will be shut. Therefore the visitor to Manhattan who wishes to survey everything in this great American Museum must remain in the vicinity at least two weeks unless he is a student or special investigator. Then he may secure special permission to any hall any day. IF the inventor's wife had not falsely accused her husband of failing to put out the milk money one morning four years ago and if a thief had not stolen the dollar intended for the milkman, the Sanitary Lock Box Factory would not have been opened recently. The disgusted husband decided to invent a container that would be thief-proof protecting empty bottles, money, tickets and milk. He succeeded, and now there are twenty men employed in making milk bottle safes. After the empty bottles are placed in the safe they cannot be removed until another bottle fillec with milk is inserted. This releases a revolving four-compartment interior section, which then turns to the left and the empty bottle appears at the opening. After removing this the milk. man closes the door which automatically locks. The housewife is furnished 1 key with the safe..