, 1876-07-01
RELIGIOUS.
Comments on the Sunday-Schoo'
Lesson for To-MorroW.
Solomon Declared the Successor
TO King DAvitPs Throne.
History Of tle Moravian Church in This
Country.


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eo,oMoN DEnloxAr.u AZ pAv1D's BuccEsson
At tho closc of ous lns. Lesson from the DID
a.o..,n,rr1 IN Anr,}. wc ieft David IN great
a11trsi"t, ~ ,lc nnt,mciy dca.,, al hls reckless
con Ahsalo'n: somo c'eht Feaf7 elaPec" 'l"'n
this event 10 thr subject lesson Ut to~,lay,-the
appointment of his son Solomon as K!ns Of |
Israel We cannot fh,ss es r.esv'! 't:' "s',as i',
nn.mg ie~ ese's.s ,Has ; ".ay .s,,,a -, Y,ayit
intr 1en Of tho tuabEea an,' 'r!als o. }t,, na'n.
1T tho last very few years Of his lifc. Tic way
uf tranfCtcsBors Is l,ur,l. Gutl may forgive u
our dc';a "t SUI ao'e o'a a,a'ss gaa",,r,n a'hr ~
ifscpfs9s''le t'eina"a lor paJn,cnI, .,.,'1. ~,
ere often basct! IN inostgaGea not 81 '"as'' W.
rcnl % ou pcreonal cstatc.
This sons ,leparturc fro.n this lifc was grief,
,,,, ~, '',a.. ,'ax ,o,, = rcl,cf tn the fnter
nu Js: 'a"s' niao, ss,S to W;nr ~ ha driving
Into fogclg,. lard md forming an alliance
wi,ic. God lad expressly forbidden. Ills stns
wcrc followed Il, rIs,sy}y by troubles and trials
t,,at IN ,st nnys dcr;,cd It crriuin that siila
and sorruws are twi s!stcrs, 50 lirll,ly united
MA, t.v "rr NJ last i,Iri,s il, the anne grave.
i3sv,1 s;3ot nu,y brnkc iii Tic commandments,
iut anne Of tl;cul uinpy times, lest ncsi Shout!
dare to tl,i,lk tint i.c really loYcd uod.
| m thc rt.t!rci IIst tic King was lfstonsoiatc.
~ iia 1nu ir,os link ,Irtly into the div. NJ
n,,Isir of for ERECTED thcir home fuaryN JoaD
.,,s,,roa EvHf fr rnt J,af1intr him and Ills ,,r,l
~, t1.ir rt,rn with tuku,,s Of esteem and gyati
~ t ~. tnr th"r sntrirrs joni WIS llaraji and
1n,,r;tv - liz r.,uti mt npfrrciatc Tic Kings
s.,rrw IL tiIu lnss ii 80 uniial u sou. Lie wus
r,1hcr lin Kip7 thu,, thr Subject. lila son's au-
hsnnts III lad IT'D. iI,s own friends had entered
thr ttv it, ,srnt to lis tnlacr, and sat at tlte
NJ gats as 4 III % io,.arr dasa TO hear tho eorn'
n;,agrei nruse bctwccn tho ten tribes Of tic
tribe If ,I,tflnh pou,,]ar 11at,, SileJu, began
~ Trr.1,;t m army ind manifested strong iEt.
su.tets af a; an,osnx David, ami iii mutually sue
ca1 9s T. W petsn1 many fncn,rrs Of thc dsaf-
fectc.l tun tribes.
PLACED lit, and appointed Au.aea ii his stead.
ss.tn, ,r,nnrsT tn rirs 1,larr to Anlasa, lie
rcIz,. ths earliest pro,s.r time to ncvt him, dnl
] aprsuarhcd l,i.n us il to salute. him. A. once
9ug vsterti deiiu lin T 1T Inc " rst thrust Of ills
ssworJ. III ,hci assumed cuuinantl Of Ills ula
uS,,,y, and ,aarcles promptly to The city III wnlr1
he k,'cw sieIa wns, a,,d esircled It II psrparu.
+,,si,s,1 III witluut thu wulis unI prunlycl to d.
it,r r. In. Kina's GcucraI TIC hraI oT Shcba
# t]le ruyul trtous would slnrc The city. Size
returned Il, a las,e, a,.l iii short time sAuba's
nj, sufn,nisston frum tile King, Lu. Its wo,,tlvr.
IN, sMccess III ouelIius ts rce!,lon ii,einc,l Da.
. I'D t., rcap,,oiut him siajor-Gcnerai Of NIL his
y fnrre., md To overlook hi. insulcnve and biz
+ ieen ssa, c,,it.1e Inc, Of 4 murdering Amasa. - -
i ills rebellion had llurdly heeu 1uaslcd wien
anotl.er niiirtjon c,,nv uup,, tic King and Ills
lsFased people. a fa.,,fnc, extending 10 nearly
yser ysets II, ~ ycr caused nj unlimited amount i
!, suffering ind lccp DISTRESS. That old cucln,
!. Of nany yeaTs' con,.nuaner tue philistincs, r.
II newell ]iustilitscs. Dayids warriors wcr: re
c n rnttt Tic Philis,tues, even II the,
!. Ind ,men OF heruic deeds, Of monstruu
4 nrorass. and gigantic stature. They lad no
l. il sp.sseticl in staying tlcIr boasting champion
nl rnutiul. the sclirull1ldrut .rly Ut their llft
II 5nn,, foes'
ID Uuyiil now felt that he aud his people slioult
IT. III nrtM.rnic Of bis lift and troubles on
t, rnor. ,,n,,ish1nrpt to endure lie INCURRED th
r Sts,eus,,rn f (;rl bv ordering general ceust1
ss ~ Of tEc pco,,c A fearful pchtilcl!ce lEevaflc
a' nyr ila c,tire lu,,l, and destroyed TO- U0O Mci
n iI,s fourth son, AdunIjals, was nearly as alt
- httM'a "a Absaiom lad Iscci. lie wns 1luw til
:, e oidest living sou Of King Dayil. Na1nrali
y s,wH,ph liz aee1ncl himself to be tho rightfu
ii inh"5r o If the crown, liz was beloved ~ III
bu i..ml;nr 1nrr, t,f lis fathers court The kin
y imsrsi iii MT hcsitnt to show that AloulIu
" Was Ills farurite son. All the young aud csnnln
II ,nn considered him hclrutlpafrnti 10 the throne
-. sih" health of thr Kinr wus wuYse,,ing {ro.n la
~ Inv Ai]nn;tah dId not sec the Wisdom {
At mukiSs ~ haste slowly. IL kl,cw that his fecbl
father had special lpse 1or Iosn H. vctsr
y! seiztI ut a,l curly DAY an opportunity Of cor
Ill ferrn.r wItl, min 70 we'll ierscd iii All til
., tast!.st' 1t Jewish wusfarc. lie was anxious t
~ e"",,.. tl,e tnfluencc aud service of a General
~ ~ o,tarnrisinr nni IN ,1on,,}nr with thu arm,
n. Atl'ml;ah l.,t no ti1uu in haylng u confcrert
ID viii, HI!athar, tho priest, whose tuilustl.
i. aIs a,a TIcs,, twt, mlicluls drr,acl his rlgl
&c IN Tho c.,w1, bcyolu question. Other ID
10 10 Gals rntsrtnincfl a different opuon. AdonJlu