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Lesson for December 5
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RUTH AND NAOMI
L ESSO N T E X T — R u th 1:1«.
G O L D E N T E X T — T hy p e o p le s h a ll bo
•ny p e o p le and th y God m y G od
PR IM A R Y
T O PIC — T t .
S to ry
of
R uth .
JU N IO R
TOPIC— R u th
a
lo y a l
D a u g h te r .
IN T E R M E D IA T E A N D SE N IO R T O P
IC-—R u th th e L oyaL
TOUNG P E O P L E A N D A D U L T T O P -
, c — T h e M f»»a«e o f th e B o o k o f R u th
In order to grasp the matter, con
tained in the lesson subject, there
must be swep, into view the whole
hook of Ruth. The lesson text which
Is to be printed has been confined to
the first chapter, verses 14-22.'
I. Ruth’s Connection With
Musical Instrumenta of Angola.
(P r ep a red by th e N a tio n a l O eosraph lo
S ociety. W ash in gton . I>. C .)
Naomi
(1:1-18).
On account of famine In Bethlehem
of Judah, Naomi with her husband
and two sons sojourned In the land of
Moab. After the death of her husband
her two sons married Moabttlsh wom
en. After a time her sous died also.
After the death of her sons Naomi re
solved to return to her homeland, hav
ing heard that the Lord had visited
his people In giving them bread. They
went to Moab to escape trouble but
only got Into more. It was not until
Naomi was thus chastised that ahe re
solved to return. One purpose of God’e
chastisement Is to cause His children
to return. Naomi had the good sense
to recognize thut the hand of the
Lord was upon her for good. When
the time came for her to go, Ruth
and Orpah accompanied her for
a distance. This she permitted but
determined to place before them frank
ly the difficulties which would neces
sarily confront them.
THEY
W ERE
Mr. Conkertnn, who had an Irre
pressible habit of boasting, was hold-
i ing forth.
“Yea,” he said, "I was banging on
i the buffers and the train was going
1 at 70 miles an hour. My arms grew
tired, my hand« slipped, and I re
member saying as my head struck the
i rails—"
No Good
Customer I want to return thia
b o o k 1 bought, "Stories For All Oc
casions.
Bookseller—What's the matter with
111
Customer—It’s a fake? There’s
nothing there for a man to tell Ills
Wife w hen lie gets homo at 2 a. m.
S O M E T H IN G IN O IL
difficult for Portuguese plantation
HE latent rumor concerning owners to operate, and in many cases
the solution of Italy’s great they took ’ matters Into their own
problem, the finding of an out hands and forcibly put laborara to
let for her too crowded and rap work. Government regulations against
idly Increasing population, alleges such practices were ignored. In re
that negotiations have been under cent years these conditions seem to
way for the purchase by Italy of An have been greatly Improved and a
gola, Portugal’s vast territory on the more forceful government esfahltahed.
The government, too, has mad« avail
Atlantic const of Africa.
Angola coveys a large part of south able large funds for physical develop-,
western Africa. It stretches along meat of the colony. In addition to
the Atlantic ocean for a thousand fostering railwuy building, the gov
miles and extends 800 miles or more ernment has itself constructed some
Inland. A comparable slice of terri excellent motor roads In the plateau
country.
tory In southeastern United States
Second Floor Plan.
The big factor In appealing to
would have a coast line extending
First Floor Plan. ,
II. Ruth's Noble Choice (1:10-18).
from southern Georgia to New York Italy, If she were considering such a
The exterior of the home is made
Much as Naomi loved her daughters-
city and, excepting Florida, would In purchase, undoubtedly would be the
attractive by the wide front porch
By W. A. RADFORD
Art I>ept. Salesman—Madam, can’t
clude an area greater than all the sparse population. Less than 4,000,000 ln-luw, she would not have them go
which extends the width of the house
Mr W illia m A. R ad ford w ill a n a w e r
inhabitants
dwell
In
the
485,000
Into this matter blindly. She wished q u ea tlo n a an d w ive A D V IC E F R E E O F and is eight feet deep, the dormer In I show you something done in oil
states south of New York and the
suitable for your dining room?
Great Lakes, and east o f the Missis square miles of Angola. It Is esti them to know the seriousness of their COST on a ll p r o b le m s p e r ta in in g to th e the roof and the exposed rafters of the
Mrs. Newrlch—Oh, la thia where
mated. while Italy, with only 118,000 undertaking. She told them the worst s u b je c t o f b u ild in g , fo r th e r e a d e r s o f porch roof. The house ia of frame con
sippi river.
th is paper.
On a c c o u n t o f hia w id e
you keep the sardines?
This vast region, although It was square miles, has a population o f that could come upon them. This prin e x p e r ie n c e an e d ito r , a u th o r and m a n struction and has a large basement,
discovered by Portuguese sailors in about 40.000,000. In other words, al ciple ought to be carried out by us u fa c tu r e r , he In. w ith o u t d o u b t, th e which is of the same dimensions as
Revenee
ig h en t a u t h o r ity on th e s u b je c t. A d- the house.
1442 and although It has had Portu though Angola Is four times as big as In all our relations In life. In this h dresa
a ll I n q u ir ie s to W illia m A. R a d
Th® h u n te r had bu t l it t le lu c k .
guese settlements since 1575, has not Italy, It has only a tenth of the ac respect Jesus Is our supreme example. ford. No. 1127 P r a ir ie a v e n u e , C h ic a g o ,
The
living
room
extends
across
the
For he w e e o u t to s h o o t a b u ck .
1. No chance to marry again. fo r r ep ly .
been developed to any great extent. tual population, or one-fortieth the
H® «hot a fa r m e r 's c o w in s te a d ;
front of the house and Is unusually
“
W o rth 60 b u ck s," th e fa r m e r said .
It was really a victim of the discov density of population. Perhaps one- Naomi told her that she had no more
A small house with a number of large. 26 feet. 6 inches long, and 13
ery of Rrazll and the opening of the half of the area of Angola at least sons for whom she could wait. In
feet
wide.
Connected
with
It
by
a
large room« In it Is the deal re of most
water route to India, for into tljose Is suitable for colonization by Euro that day to be unmarried was the
Then He Detoured
double <*ase<1 .opening Is the dining
peans. It is obvious, therefore, that greatest disgrace.
Society differed housekeeper*. The home illustrated room, 17 feet, 6 inches, by 12 feet, ex
more promising regions was poured
Parson Johnson (sternly)—Did you
It would form an admirable outlet for then from now. No avenues were left fits these specifications nl(S*ly. Here
all the colonizing energy of Portugal
clusive of the deep hay window. At the come by flat wulehmelon honestly,
Italy's surplus people.
o|(en by which a woman eonld earn Is an Mt tractive house, 27 feet, 6
at a time when that country was the
Brudder .Smith?
In the southern portion of Angola's her living and be independent. Fur Inches, hv 50 feet, that contains seven back are the kitchen and washroom,
world's lender In colonization. The
The Melon Toter— Deed Ah did,
plateau Is a sort of little Transvaal. thermore, It was against God’s law rooms, besides a large washroom ad while off a hall reached through the
stream of energy and men passed
pahson. ebry day fo nigh on two
dining
room
ure
two
bedrooms,
with
a
joining
the
kitchen
on
the
first
floor,
Displeased with nllen eontrol from for the Jews to marry outside of their
weeks.
Angola by, and It has been a sort of
two bathrooms and sewing room on bathroom between.
which ordinary treks did not seem to own people.
Portuguese backwater ever since.
the
second
floor,
and
an
unusually
Upstair*
are
two
good-sired
bed
free them, a group of Boers took the
2. She must renounce her gods.
Its Coast Is Dreary.
Slightly M ixed
wearisome journey across the great Her idolatrous worship could not be large amount of closet and storage rooms, an alcove room in the dormer
Johnson So you gave up trying to
and a hut broom.
But there are also potent geograph Kalahrarf desert and settled in this carried on In the land where God's space.
teach your wife to drive the car?
ic and economic reasons for Angola’s remote region. Many perished on the people dwelt. This was delicately
Williams—Yes. When I told her to
lack of development. With the ex road, but those who won through touched upon when Orpah went hack
release her clutch she let go of the
Plumbing and Wiring
ception of former German southwest have established solid communities In (v. 15). Orpah went back when It Good Housing Elements
steering wheel.
Africa, which adjoins It to the south, which the Portuguese officials have was plain there was no chance to get
in Modern Building
Need Frequent Check-Up
Angola has the dreariest and most granted them the liberty and self- a husband. Now Naomi puts an ad
Tt Is not so much the cubic feet of
What should be done to the plumb
•D O N E O N T IM E
forbidding coast of any section of Af government in their communities ditional test upon Ruth, that of giv
rica
Superficially It may be com which they so much desire* In tlielr ing up her religion. Ruth was equal space In a house as the way In which Ing system? The first place to look
pared with (lie desert coast of north settlements, surrounded by house« of to the occasion. Her mind was fully this space Is used, which Is Important for trouble Is in each toilet tank, as 1
in a house of average sire. Hence it the little float valve wiiich shuts off I
ern Chile and P eru ; and the com typical Transvaal architecture, and made up. She was willing to accept
parison Is heightened by the exist with the great heavy wagons In use. as her God the one who was able is difficult to say what should he the* the water when the tank Is full some I
ence of a cool current that sweeps one might imagine himself a thousand to produce In Hit subjects the nobil minimum space required for a family times gets out of order and does not
of given sire. The extremely high close properly. Take the top off the
tip the coast from the Antarctic as miles away In the vicinity of Johan
ity of character ahe had observed In ceilings of a few decades ago provided tutik and see If the valve closes tight- j
the Humboldt current flows north nesburg or Pretoria.
Naomi. Naomi's very frankness In a lot of spa<v* which served no practi
l y ; if not, call a plumber—or fix It
ward along the west coast of South
dealing with her caused Kuth to he cal purpose. Modern housekeeping de yourself.
Good Harbor at Lobito.
America.
At several points railways extend more determined to cast her lot with mands compact rooms. planned to
You may apply modern bathroom
Sand dunes cover much of the land from the const of Angola to the al
he«-. Ruth's |K)sltion was so definite make housekeeping easier.
and kitchen plutnhlng fixtures in an
Immediately along the coast, with most temperate zone plateau.
and
unfaltering
that
the
very
expres
The
In most cities combating dost and old house easily, quickly and with
here and there hare rocky promon most important railway starts from sions have come down to us In words
tories jutting out of the shifting the middle of the long const and ex which "no poetry has outrivaled, and soot is no small part of the house economy. They can be attached to the
old pipes with very little labor.
grains. Where the sands are not In tends some 300 miles Into the interior. no pathos has exceeded, and which work. and other things being equal,
L«w»k over the faucets carefully,
have gone through centuries with the the smaller the surfaces to he cleaned,
dunes a scrub grows, hut It Is so It will eventually extend eastward
and the easier the particular type of those that drip should have new disks I
sparse that from the sea the coast across Angola and Into the Belgian music that will not let them be for
applied, old fashioned faucets can h<»
She was determined to surface can l»e cleaned, the better.
appears utterly barren. Where wa Congo to connect witli existing Bel gotten."
Plenty of closet space In all parts of deftly removed and new ones udded 1
ter courses enter the sea there Is gian and South African systems and share Naomi's Journey, her home, her
without difficulty.
often a luxuriant vegetation In tlielr with lines to the east coast of Af God. her lot Io life, and her grave. the house is a great saver of work In
Hubby Dinner late again! You’re
The electric wire system of the I
housekeeping, am) reserves irn|w>rtant
valleys. It Is in such long, narrow rica. The Angolan port terminus of
III. Blessings Which Attended Ruth’s consideration In selecting a house plan house should he gone over to see that ) done nothing lately on timet
Wlfle—Oh, yes. dear. I’ve gotten a
oases that are grown the vegetables this railroad Is Lohlto, with a fine Faithfulness.
It Is In go«wl order. Old wiring Is |
or in purchasing a house
piano and a new dreaa lately— both
■ and fruits for the few coastal set harbor. Loblfn Is an upstart among
Ruth was never sorry for her
Families that are rearing children sometimes In a dangerous condition 1 on time.
tlements.
the ancient coastal cities. Rengúela choice, because:
ordinarily
require three sleeping because the Insulation has dried up I
Behind this worst foot which An and Luanda and the middle-aged town
1. She found the true God (1:10).
rooms. Where there are small «'till - and dropi>ed off, leaving hare wires I
gola thrusts forward Is a region of of Mossamedes, having been horn o i l
Instead of her heathen god who was
U nutilized Retourcet
exposed In places.
surprisingly good potentialities. The j a hare sand-spit only a few years ago. unRhle to help her, she now had the dren. many parents prefer to have the
B a n n o n w a i a m an o f b r a w n .
A modern system of wiring In metal
bathroom and one bedroom down
W ho w a it e d a ll h is m ig h t.
coastal desert strjp extends Inland
The excellence of Lohlto hay’s har living God, the God of Israel.
tubes will safeguard your home
stairs.
It® had b«®n lu c k ie r had he g o n e
from 12 to 120 miles and then the 1 bor is hidden as one steams toward
2. She found human friends (ch. 2).
In most moms the new wires can he
In to a p r is e rltk* rtghl.
Every
family
wants
to
have
an
at
country rises by a series of huge ter It. The steamer seems headed fo r
As she went to glean In the field
“fished’’ In place and thus concealed
races to a broad plateau which ex barren cliffs with a narrow, sandy the was led to the field of Boaz, a tractive living room; the need for a In the partitions.
dining
room
Is
not
so
essential.
Among
Sweet Sixteen
man
of
wealth
and
grace.
The
serv-
tends eastwnrd Into the heart of Af beach at their base. As a matter of
the families that are able to afford
“I t ’s bedtime, daughter.
When,
rica. On each higher terrace condl- fact, however. It turns out when one anta of Boaz treated her with consid
only small houses an Increasing num
are you going tonight?"
tiona are better than on that below. approaches closer, that the beach I» eration.
Wrought
Iron
Used
ber prefer to have a large living room,
“I don’t know yet. I’ll tell you to
The transition Is from aridity and a narrow sp't of sand a mile or more
A A good husband and a happy
j and to, use one end of it for eating,
More in Decorating morrow. mother."
lack of vegetation through semi- off shore. This sand-spit walls off the home (chs. 3, 4).
i with |M*rhaps a breakfast alcove to
Wrought Iron has become Increas
aridity to a reasonably well-watered sea. and behind It lies one of the ,««t
She not only secured a husband, bnt
, be used at th e m o rn in g m eal and occa-
ingly Important In home decoration of
The F a ta l Policy
park land of grass and scattered J harbors In Africa. It is three miles a man of God who had an abundance
; «tonally for lunch
late, and not only In the plan of the
frees. Much of this plateau Is an ex- | long and a mile wide, sufficiently of thia world’s goods.
Insurance Inspector (suspiciously)
With
a
well-arranged
kitchen
(and
modern house Itself—In lighting fix llow did your hiishiind happen to die
4. An honored place In the Israel»-
cellent region for Europeans, healthy, commodious lo hold easily ships to
; It takes pleuty of time and study to tures. grill doors, etc.—hut In the fur
cool, reasonably productive and much handle the sea traffic of an empire. lsh nation (4:18-17).
so soon after getting Insured for a
!
develop
one)
n
mother
can
prepare
nishings of that home. Whole pieces large amount?
of It free from the tsetse fly
Though she had to forsake her own
The harbor seems protected In al,
The grains flourish In the Angola winds and there la little tide. Plans people she became one of a nobler l»etfer food for her children, feel less of occasional furniture sre now being
Widow He worked himself te
fatigued at meal time and have n.ore I developed In wrought Iron; among
plateau country, but they are grown for the development of Lohlto bay people.
death trying to pay the premiums.
I
time
to
spend
with
her
children
and
thern
telephone
sets,
console
tables,
by only a few natives and fewer Eu call for a commercial port on the
5, She became a link In the chain
coffee
tables
and small
chairs.
ro, >eans. There are enthusiasts for sand-spit and a residential town on of Christ’s ancestry (4:18-22; cf. | for other activities.
How H e Felt
“The more sunlight the better*’ Is a Wrought-iron lamp bases, candelabrs,
this country, however, who insist that the cliffs.
Matt. 1:5).
"Well, how do you feel today?" said
good
rule
for
a
house.
Msny
small
smoking
stands
and
plant
stands,
too
It Is only a matter of time and the
The
one
who
fully
decides
for
Loan da. capital of Angola, also
j the first man. greeting an old friend.
Influx of more energptle farmers, un has lines of steel extending Into the Christ and gives up all for Him shall , houses are built nowadays with an have refreshing notes to add to mod
"Like a total loss. My wife has
enclose«]
sun
porch,
which
is
a
valu
ern
Interiors.
til thia vast upland region shall be Interior, and from Mossamedes a “toy gain a hundredfold In this life, and to
lust s|M*nt s ti hour telling me all the
able
addition
when
It
can
be
afforded.
come another Argentina. It Is point railway." with narrow-gauge track the world to come eternal life.
things that are wrong with me."
Good ventilation in a small house Is
ed not. too. that the country la In and tiny cars, runs acroaa the desert
not hard to obtain during cold weath Bathroom and Kitchen
much easier and less expensive reach strip and Into the hills.
D e p e n d on G od
er. when all that Is needed In a tin
the Whole Butinete
o f European consuming centers than
Need Special Attention Queered
All of the Angola coast la Indebted
Remember that nothing ran ere» gle room la to «>pen the window a few
Landlord
(ezaapernled)—I wish
New Zealand, Australia, or South to the cold current that bathea It for harm you when you have given your inches.
Too often. In planning a home, the you'd pay me my rent
America, and that It would have a cool sea breezea and In general a ilfe Into the keeping of God. Man la
bathroom and kitchen are neglected.
Mrs. Jackson—Oh. Lawdy, Don't
marked advantage alao in the produc much more pleasant climate than Ita powerless against Him who Is fortified
Yet theae rooms, si most more than y,,,, gn„w when you wish fob anything
Set Hinges Properly
tion of cattle and the shipment of latitude entitles It to. Rut the cur of the Almighty. Too are a child of
other places, should possess an air of ybu must nevab wish out loud. Iae
meat.
To do a g'MMl Job of setting hinges refinement and sanitation which will
rent ia especially beneficent to the God—Immune, secure.—R. J. Campbell.
'frald you's goln' to be disappointed
place the hinge where It la to go and leave I,a Impress upon every one who
Portugal Hat Improved It.
M ossa m ed es
and Porto Alexandre
now.
then trace the three sides with the enters them.
Since the World war Portugal districts of the south. These are the
Jesus’ A ehiew em ents
point of s sharp knife, being careful
You perhaps hsve admired and en
seems to h#re taken an Increasing healthiest portions of the coast with
r / i e Returned T ouriet
One Is sure that a great deal tliat no« to get the space too large. Cut vied bathrooms and kitchens In tho
Intereat In Angola. There were long relatively low mean temperatures,
"And what did you think of tM
ngly rumors of a continuance of slav dry, cool air. and freedom from ma Jesus achieved He achieved bees use out the wood at thia point Just deep homes of friends, but did not realize
beauties of the Yosemite?”
ery In the colony In aplte o f interna larial mosquitoes. The coot current He was able to give thia deathless enough Io permit the hinge to He that equally artistic and practical ef
•I've seen Just as pretty girls at
tional agreement a for Ita suppression alao brings to the southern coast vast hope to the hearts of thoae te whom flush with the surface of the wood and fects could be secured In 'your own
home."
He spoke —Robert E. Speer.
drive
the
acre
we
home.
home
et
comparatively
little
cost.
schools
of
fish
like
the
cod
and
the
The sparseness of the population and
the latlneas of the natives mude It chief Industry la fishing.
T