The Washington times., 1920-02-21
GEAT INTEREST
IN BIBLE CONTEST
Federation of Women's Clubs
Sends Out Call for
Helpers.

Much interest Is being shown by
young people in the Sunday schools OF
the city in the Bible contest inaugu.
rated Last week under the auspices
of the District Federation Of WON.
ems Clubs.
Announcements have been sent out
asking those who are willing to enlist
as helpers in the contest to meet on
Tuesday morning, at 1880 o'clock. al
the Y. w. C. A. Other meetings will
be held in the chapel of George Wash
ington University, at 1850 p. m. on
the same date, as we'll as the Y. w
c. A. on Thursday, at 1880 a. m.
The list of questions for the COM
ing week. as copyrighted by Mrs
Louise Harding Earll, follows:
I. AS Moses, weary and worn. sat
resting by the well, what happened:
2. In eight points give a summary
Of what followed after the daughters
Of INDIAN had met Moses at the well
3. At the time of the death OF
Egypt's unjust king, what was the
social condition of the children OF
Israel? .....'.
What Was Moses job.
4. What was Moses vocation after
employed? "- ~ .I.-
: S. One day, after guiding his sheep
, through the desert and up on the
grassy slopes OF the Mountain Horeb
Cor Sinai. often known as the Noun
tain Of Cody. what remarkable cx.
perience did he have?
s. How did Moses reason within
himself when he saw the bush afre
and an angel in the midst OF the
flame?
7. When Moses stepped aside to
| x,to h,,oh md tho o.
whose voice did he hear and what did
the voice tell him to do?
8. When Moses heard God say,
am the God Of thy father, the God OF
Abraham. the God Of Isaac. and the
God of Jacob, what did Moses do and
why?
9. As God was talking, what did He
tell Moses He had seen, had heard
and that He had come down for?
10. AS God was talking when the
bush was afire, what did He instruct
esty, felt himself unable to under.
take?
| . (All answers should be addressed
to Bible Contest Editor. The Times.)
The answers of the questions OF
last week follow:
| I'm early history the notable
family Of Jacob. consisting of him
self, his twelve sons, and their de-
scendants, were for a time absent
from their own land and dwelling in
the land OF Egypt-Exodus IL. ia
cob's name had been changed to
Israel, hence his descendants are
known as the elites."-Genesis
80: 2S. -
2-The children OF Israel were
fruitful: they increased abundantly,
and multiplied. and waxed exceeding
ly mighty: and the land was filled
with them.--Exodus Ii.
3-The new king said unto his peo-
pie: Behold, the people of the chill
dren of Israel are more and mightier
than we. Come on, let us deal wisely
wit them; lest they multiply, and II
comes to pass that when there falleth
out any war they join also unto our
enemies, and fight against us. and so
get them up out of the land."-Ex-
odus :9-10.
Boy Children Doomed.
4-The new king issued an edict
concerning the birth of any Hebrew
baby: IL the newborn infant was a
bay II was to be killed by being cast
into the river: 10 a girl, II was to be
saved alive.-Exodus 1:16:22.
5--The baby Moses, destined to be-
come a worldwide character, was mi
SHNfu from utdtH III tnV
time OF the execution of Pharoah' 6
cruel edict.-Edous 2:1-1O.
Chooses was ~ a Levite by birth
t2) was a goodly child: (3) was hid
den three months in the homo OF his
parents az was later placed in al
ark made by his mother and left
among the bulrushes; (5) was tender.
~ watched by his sister, stationed
nearby: (6) was found by the kings
daughter: ~ was trained during the
carly years OF his life by his mother
who was hired as his nurse; (S) was
adopted and named by the king
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 2:1-I0.
Although reared in the midst OF
luNuries, Moses gave his loyalty 10
his own people, the Hebrews, who
were Of the working elass-Exodus
l2:11-12. The New Testament states
that Moses refused to be called the
son OF Pharsoh.--Hebrews IL :2J-2i
! S--His mother. though only a hired
| servant, was evidently great fec.
tor in holding the future character
OF the man Moses.---Exodus go.
9---In the effort to secure justice for
his own people, Moses unfortunately
killed an Egyptian, and hid the body
in the sand.
10---To escsrv the anger OF the kinR
Moses Ned to the land OF INDIAN, and
while dwelling there was ono day
sitting BY wcyy, evidently to rest
| Exodus 2;l6.