Connecticut western news., 1876-01-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONS.
Ely the Pastor of a Sunday School.
FOR LANuARY 2SRn. 1873.

GOLDEN TEXT.-When a mans ways please the Lord, he maketh even his ene- mics to be at peace with him. Prov. xvi, 2.
 LESSON-I SAM: XVIII. 1-16. | CONNECTION. When the Philistines saw that Goliath was killed, they were fright ened and fled. The Jews uttered Q shout and pursued them, killing all they could of the tents the Philistines had left behind them, ana witAout doubt found much that was very valuable in them.
 When King Saul saw that David was conqueror he turned to the general of his youth z Abner did not know. What Saul (who must have known David well enough wanted to find out was whether Oayld belonged to 8 family of wealth and distinction. Abner brought David to Saul and Saul questioned hlm for himself.
 LESSON. III While David and Saul talked together, Jonathan SauPs son. overed that he loved David with a great love. David was the saviour of Israel. All must have greatly admired hls valnr and patriotism and faith. But Jona than's love loved hlm for what he was. as we'll as for what he had done. TheNaffection between these young men forms tho subject of the next lesson. and we need not dwell upon that 1t is one of the most remarkable sto- ries of all that are told in the Bible. Da- yid's heroism in meeting Goliath is not so wonderful as Jonathan's love for David. It was unseifish, pure and patriotic. You say there was reason enough for it. too. True, ought we to love our a>iourf Isn't the, ( better reason for that Isn't He worthier than Davld. and hasn't He done moref [2l David, in Gods providence, was to must learn to fit hlm for the office. Where better could be learn the'u than in the king's household God uses the circum- stances of our lives to teach us; we ought to use them to learn. so that we may be fitted to do Gods work well.
 ! [S-4l Heather writers tell of such cove nants or compacts between other men o1 \ ancient times. sealed by exchange oi l clothes and weapons. It was fitting thai tLese two handsome, brave young meI should meet and should love one another Jonathan's feat Read Sam. xiv. 1-2S) wal like David's ID the faith that prompted it | the valor that carried it through, and ths
 success that God gave it.
 l5l One thing David must learn was tt superlntend the doinGs of other men, 8, God set him Low in place of authority
 He must learn to use other men, so Goi taught him to make himself acceptable tt
 all the people. and even to SauPs oficeri
 and servants. who naturally would bt jealous of the new comer:
 l I6:7l See tine account of Mlriam's song a
 the Red sea, aud Deberah's, and the wa, Jephthah's daughter met him. LEX. xv, 20 l Judges v; Ri, S4l.
 ls-9l SauPs jealousy and au ger are ava kened. He begins to look with suspicion and ill-will at David. l10-11l When Saul allowed his evil na ture to rule hlm, he let that evil spirit int,
 his heart agaln, and it led hun to try t,
 murder the one who had saved them all Read John vlii,S4, Matt. V, 21-22 and 1 Johl iii, 15. l [l2-1Sl Another thing that David mus learn, that he might become a wise an, good king, was to be a soldier and com
 mander. Saul hated him, and was afrai,
 of his growing influence. He had tried t.
 kill him and had failed. He wanted tn PhilistInes to have a chance to kill hin
 tSee verse 21.) So Saul gave him @ com ! mand in bis army.
 IA 16l But God took care of his servan
 and gave him wisdom. He SO acted tba
 the very means Saul took to bring him in
 to danger let the people and the army se how wlse and good and brave a man Davit | was. The people loved him more ant
 more. and Saul hated and feared him nor
 and more.
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