The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-01-12

. lpf1sI That SOulloS n " pa at'7C
II the first part If his sixth chapter
II the Book of Judges. The letter is
from a friend in Syria, an American.
The present wal has brought upon
that land all the woes that the Midi
antics inflicted upon Israel. Ruthless
turks have not only robbie the people
nf their harvests and goods, in the
name OF their government, but they
nave even carried off foreigners, Brit
;sh. French and Russian, to the n
terror. Poverty and oppression are
driving the people frantic. Even my
American friend faces want, and
VIA is more bitter, he Is impotent
Ia slccor the need that cries daily at
mis- gate. n S~yrians who are able.
despite the present turbulence III
heir land, to follow the International
sunday School Lessons, can req With
an understanding that is entir,l.- i'm
,ossible TO us in this favored land,
such words as these from the days
lesson:
And the hand of indian pre-
vailed against Israel; n be-
cause of INDIAN the children Of
israel made them the dens which
are in the mountains, and the
,.aves. and the Stronsholds. And
so it was, when Israel had SOWn,
that the Midianites came up, n
the Amalekites, and the children
Of the east; they came np against
them: and they encamped against
them, and destroyed the increase
of the earth, till thou come INTO
GAIA. and left no S~ustenance III
Israel. neither sheep, nor OK, nor
ass. For they came up with tLelr
cattle and their tents: they came
in as locustS for multitude; both
they and their camelS were WITH
out number: and they came into
the land to destroy it. And Israel
was brought very low because OF
INDIAN; and the children of Is
rael cried unto jehovah
The new sultan of Egypt is able IL
recall the days, in which, indeed, ne
mad q part, when expressions IKE
these were visited upon the long-suf
fer ng fellaheen before the British
came into control of Egypt. At the
present moment the same hiding o
selves and OF animals n of food II
caves and WildernesseS is going on IL
Palestine, where Turkish oppression
is making its last stand.
Ere We pass to a study Of n as
signed theme, let us thank GOD tina
we live in a land of peace and JUS
ice, where life and property are SAFE
and where our worst ills seem brigh
slIOllGSlUt Oh the DIdCh ~ u liiliich
perhaps quite as deserving as ouI
selves. Is not our very prosperit
Gods call TO US to play the Gideon i
behalf of the worlds needy?
n Mans Highest Call.
Among the Society of Friends tn
most distinctive teaching is that c
she Inner Voice and the Inner Light
and the belief is n held by all grea
servants Of God. That God calls tn
individual to special service IN tn
browning truth about man. OF all tn
ness ges that so come the flSheSt
hat which Gideon heard, as in tn
Seclusion of the w~ine-press he thre
I'd the family grain-the call to deh'
er ones own people. Deborah ha
heard this voice: O of Are hear
il: so have q thousand others WI
have not counted their lives dear un
themselves il they might be Servan
Of their countrv.
Most opportunity, GideonS stol
comes today before NAM millions
youths, to remind them that the n
bleSt use of life is to employ 1t braT
~ in meeting the present problems
ones own land. 1t seems IS II tn
summons were never more wide
heard and answered than now. A
round the earth, patriots have be-
giving themselves to leadership in tf
time Of unrest. In China. Ind
egypt, Turkey, Russia and the cou
tries Of Eu-Opep, flaming souls ha
been calling upon their countrym
10 seek a nobler national life.
ANY young man VINO in these gre
days elects to remain merely COZ
fort2ble and at ease, seeking Or
pleasure and wealth for himself, is
culpable as Gideon would nave be
mad he remained out of the storm a
stress Of work for the ernapcipati
81 Israel from the Midianites. Brit
papers and publicistS are pouri
forth scorn and contempt upon I
able-bodied young Britons who ref
TO enlist in the service of their COT
Try, preferring football and music
military service. The first great I'll
70 he written concerning Gideon
mat, while about his daily. task,
heard the call to a great duty.of
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