Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-07
Sunday School Lesson

Citizens In warm climates frequent
ly preserve food by leaving 1t dry IN
the open air. The Israelites were not
allowed to gather more quail than
they needed, when in great and
abundant fiocks, flying low, they APP
peared at the moment of need to sup
ply the hungry Hebrews with meat.
The mamma was not the gum that
"exudes from a species of tamarisk
which grows in the Sinaitic PENN.
sula." Many have surmised that this
sweet.tasting substance, which Is
called in Arabic a similar name. was
the mamma of the Old Testament.
Whether II was, or was not, as others
hold, divinely given gift of a~dif-
ferent character, 1t does not matter,
for it was God given. like our own
bread. We are apt to forget that
Back of the loaf is the snowy -four.
Ana back of the flour the mill:
And back of the mill is the wheat ana the
And the sun and the Fathers will.
The Heavenly Mamma.
While men may differ as to the ma
ture of the mamma. given to the
Hebrews every day, except on the
Sabbath, during their 40 years pill
grimage through the desert. our Lord
has taught us that He is the Bread
of Life" who descends from Heaven
and gives life to the world" This fact
teaches us that the greatest need or
men throughout all history is the pos
session of this eternal life. The gift
of this dread of life" was made by
God. so that whosoever believeth in
Him should not perish but have eter-
nal life. Christ tells us that the one
who comes to Me will never hunger,
and the one who believes on Me VIII
never thirst" Men will assent to the
theological teachings that He that
hath the Son hath life; he that main
not the Son Of God hath not IRE,
vet fail to practice it's teachings. The
destiny of all men is determined by
their attitude of faith in Christ. Ii
we possess this life we will prove 1t
bv the fruits of our labor. Ii we DO
NOT possess and partake of the bread
of life" the tragic fact is that we lack
life from above. If any one lacks II
is because he has not come to Cnrlst
and accepted Gods gift of eternal me.
While the Lord supplied the daily
food for the Hebrew pilgrims, he
required that each soul had TO gather
His own supply of the daily mamma
Every one was compelled to seek
social application of this fact in his
comments: Everybody worked: there
was no leisure class living idly ana
uselessly upon the labor OF DINERS:
We shall never have either industrial
or spiritual peace until all the apie-
bodied people shall render some
genuine service to society proportion
ed to the share of goods which they
appropriate for their personal enjoy
ment." While this message to the
modern world may fulfill what st.
Bernard has pointed out that ITO eat
His flesh and drink His blood calls
for us Ito share His sufferings and
to initiate that walk which He showed
in the flesh" it does call for US to
practice His gospel with confidence
and power If we individually test
our faith by doing away with all
sanctimoniousness and self-compla-
cency. we will be loyal to Christ and
His church in a life of spiritual serv.
ice that will demonstrate the Gospefs
saving power.
BY requiring that they abstain from
collecting the mamma upon the. Sab
bath, 1t is quite evident that our
Lord sought to teach the young ma.
ton that their welfare demanded
that they preserve the sanctity Of
the Sabbath. 1t is still true that the
returns from six days labor should
provide a rest upon the seventh. The
engine, speeded beyond its proper
point, loses, and disaster, not more
power, comes. If we neglect to pre-
serve this day of rest, which has
been we'll called the savings bank
Of human existence" we will find
that our output and strength has
been decreased. The individual, cor
poration. community and country that
trespasses upon Gods requirements
to remember the Sabbath day to
keep it holy" will learn that by so
doing they are removing from men
the help from above and celestial
hope will perish from the earth. We
owe God at least one day in seven,
so that He may speak to us in wor-
ship and At US to serve Him. If we
seek to eat of 1.-The bread Of life" daily
we will give the Lord the Sabbath
for spiritual service and worship.