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SuNpAt-SCHOOi, LESSON.
DAVID AID GOLIATH.

I. H1nl., rrif-Iwenty-aoye ycnra before, tho
Phil.stincs uc1e completely routed at slichmssh
by tho nrmy Of 1Arae! But now-108c b. c.
they had recovered their spirita and their mill
tary atrength, mud weso fully resolved to wipe
away tho dsgrocs OF that tisastrouA defeat aud
regain their lost ascendancy over Israel, So
they collected their martial forces at Shocoh Of
Judah. Haul and Lis army were opcnmrcl ncar
tho valley OF E!ah. Tic philstncs were Oh 4
mountain on tho one side, aud tho Israotea Oh
q mountain Gil the other side. Tho valley Of
Elall was botwecu thcm.
Suddenly Goliath Of Gnth-a deacendant Of
Anak. the father Of tho Anakim, q famous race
Of giants, whom Joshua destroyed, appeared
from tlo rauls Of tho pl'l.st,ncs AZ their
champion, i. c., aa person. WHO III
bohalt of bis own pecpla proposed
to sottlo a national quarrel by engaging Ia single
combat With champion Of tho ether party. This
giant. 0 feet OF moro In height, wore holmot,
coat and boots, all covered With email picceo OF
brass, overlapping cacl, other like tho ecalcs OF
1l1A leaving no part eSpoacl but tho eyes.
Ao carried, NJ nicaha OF loienso. i very
heavy spear. whose iron head weighed ~ pounds.
e'uat advanced III front Of his army and cnel
out: nn ono Of the i'hilistinrn. M1u their
champion. CHOOSE your champion. Lut him
meet M ms IN duel II to k,!is me- then VIC WI!
DO our servants. l dufy The armies Of lsrael Iii,
9ay. hona mo d tsn.l. mud wa will light" Tho
distance fIo1n army to army val mile, or more.
me E'ant cain 30 near tho lu!aslsscH that they
s04a nqc osi!e.y rear h' Challenge And Ao
lis WonlH OF dof1auco, and tho ls.aaltca
were greatly slurm6d to nce q man OF 30 cnOr-
, ,npt1s 2 -, s'a!.to !. And then hiH bollncrs a,d
tie ssrvlsl1ue OF totl's peculiar pcoplo, az tio
result OF single combat batwcpn l.jinyslf and n
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who feel too wcatied With tho wsek'a hard toll
nr are too Eoor TO nttcnJ.-lo etch the SUNDAY
nhper comes with Joy, almost ntlusl to tho COM
!ng 10 Of Tho mo,ntng an'i9ht; especially 10
week It IL !u1nry,-a healthy moral Que, stimu-
latlnR greatly TO good Thoughts and good deeds.
Hhat fnadoF docs not attnre The fearless poa-
.ioa our lhiDusk takes against every regnlng
eSalt whether 1t bn thesc frequent, ,lnpravokcd
murders N our midnt, Illegal taxation, whisky or
any othor fraud. It takes doelded stand against
them. and iabora norcnstsnsly to encourage
v.Ite vh, nnu 1aiRon every daT q well ns for tho
Sabbath, "The DialnteRraton Of society." It
vas = powerful Rermop In itsetf. 1tepoat = 1T
t'o Of It: ave arc about to closo t,o frat
century Of ourpstlonat exslance. TAe nspnblio
and most enduring Law that bound them
vas Tho pledge of their lives, thcir
fortunes; anu their sacred honor to
virtue, cultivate morata. sud alhcre to the
AtandArd OF human integrity. ThH was the
foundation Of the American Boctal system. and
how far ahvo WH adhered 10 ~" II Ia a pleas
,1re to knon that thouaands who do not nttop,l
church can 80 chenply obtain and profit by tlese
wholesome teachings. We have heard several
sermons recently frou, our ministers OH Sunday,
plainly pointing ont to citizens thnir dut.cs to
item, ~ 10 jndie.io i whlch % w.y thsJ Ind Better
vote.. How does tlIlH dllfer from t3ie
moral and political teachings. Of the eab-
batA morning TRfbEAE-Wliich. besides
ia largely deve:ed:to religious in!elIigenca2 It
notices all meetugs and rerivais, giyos argu-
ments aud anh~etH. navcr ehowB tt4elf partial.
and Elvea newa from all the churches. with their
diroctory. Tina Of service. name of the pastor,
and oftou the subject Of !is Sermon II In df-
fcult a1Nnys TO know ]ust what is tho best course
10 take to aid 1nen to bc conscientious n rucii
community az tlliA. Any waY lot them vet
knowledge. Solomon was tho wises: unn. lie
Bays. "A uise man will hear aud will increase
learning. Then shalt tliou understand right
eou.noss md judgment nn1 equity. I,
wisdom. dwell with prudence, and nnd
out knowledge CT witty inyentnns."
When iuowlodgo s pleasan: to tho sout it wlll
deliver theo from tho owl man wloss waya are
crooked" iptoverhs,)
There is no deoying tho fact that there Ia IN
tTesiatia,o dcMand W the tnaEHca for tic Sun
dag papcr, the reading Of which las porlI.Es
hopt many i hugbapd aud brother from dri,lking-
saloons and from tha company Of 4!s4oluto nlcn
and women. Who hua nus Noticed very marked
improvement ~ our onc" go notably wicked Sun
iay Times: This is no Doubt the result OF tho
fesyent prayers III its belSf Of Christian, people.
1. ls hoped they will continue to suztaln mud pray
moro for the purity aud moral advancement Of
tho Sunday paper. II. y. q.
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happy beyond all descriptions Of 10Y because Of "the
rea,e which psssetA Ill undergtnndinar
. Hhat mtT we'll arrest Attention IN connection with
tho RllsnTte which ths 0ssh Frino1 hAs Jus! had OF
Blsdahhm ia tho marrelously tender and refined
genius of m Aaasc eree which, Of all others oxtant
ought snrey 10 lend i.ee.f tnoat Isay 10 the innn
etes of civilization aud srtence. Tbs errsest wonder
which h!s Roya1 fighness has encountered urou BID
oFentsl travels, when Ill said and done, II thie pro-
i0uha eoMpA.aonste. and spiritual CIlristl&nty Of
thn East, which. aAdIy corrupted from Prince Hakyae
noble teaching has Jet lumsnixet Asia, eevated 1t
come. Duddhlsm has betn accused OF seinshntss ard
eEostic hoatou. but this IN not ita lpcA Or nraeti.
c4l influence: Witne*s the decroo Of Klug Asoka who
taught 1ndtA 10 embrace for many tentuse# tha fllh
o. nantAms. Tbs oltnar inscription, from the hand
Of that 9sest monarch, the C,nstantue Of DuddhIan
n,, nse1; 70 -, nobe:. ;a Thing 70 accom- !sh 4 te
eomp1e,on Of burins.,; Tiers is'As' l. no h,shst 4
duty than ths gool OF the wtos world. All my otTors
ire to refnhvs AIN from created bctnRt 10 makA thc m
h"rry here bsiox. and to enable them 10 gain Heaven
hs1tatrr. For sha purpoee have nrcrG~f tia psrs-
.hs law: may b. long preserved, aud may nly anns
~ to hame nsner strive after the good Of tho xhoIa
world Slch tho fruit Of this Reuite faith in 4
nonafehh hart ketllng nsie tho anperAtitious e1-
cteecehcef u 10 evident that dysncs and 1htfoso-
ptIs might prohtaly examine with attention and re-
spect these antirnt religions Of tho Fast, which avo
80 many !oinss Of notis nors,ty The gents polite.
heAa Of unddh!s!c races. and their prevailing kind
fs" 70 animals, Are te+tiM0nits tsatsas tuut ncs
Wfc sh9 most cAretS traveller would observe in Ger.
Ion or siA Tho Injunction of ha7ntet suera-ohinta
hn tue sublime doctrine tha every spod ur eyil act
and word aud though. haa is IneyitAic conseauence
for the hene6t or Aur. upon each .auia course and
te'ny, are teachings the mark Of which Is aau,Yed
deep upon thesa Oriental people.
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Jehovah. our helper. and VA are all fres' They
do not s.ne stout ,on, DAVID. son Of Josse," ex-
clamod Abner. .'TheT givn all tho praise to
Jet0sah," "And very rightly" esid David.
=" IIe IA tho fireat Commauder Of the Arrnlss
OF laraeI. 10 Him, al1 glory hetongs,"
/" "Jchnvat bo with snu." Bald tito
klug with mora than Lis uaust bcntKnity,
David has.cd over tho lilIa and through The for
esta, ainsluR na ilo went. II will prsito lice. q
God, witt all my hesrt, 11on hast punished
that uncsEcumelsed Phiilstino. At Thy word f1c
stumbled and fell. 1hon wsut my al,eld and my
helmet. my strength, and lilo torn of my salvA-
tion. Our fathers truptnd 10 IlIco. Wllen our
people tromblsi, Thou dilat defend them. Thou
dlist deliver them from their toea Thou tlidst
eavo mo frum tho lions jaws. Thou didst de-
llver mn from tho enemy that wonld scatter my
tles 10 the Wild bessts Of tho forc.ss. Hlesa tho
Lord, O my soul. and fDrRet not Ali hin benefits.
Thou haat hllcd my cup with Joys" An these
last worta wero uttered, David pasrod rustic
bower hY the roadside, aud they had hardly
rasHed his lips uhen A1ichal rushed cut to meet
them.
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IOWA,


Religion and Etiucntiou.
spsefat corrtspondtnes of The Ch,eaoo Tribune.
DEs NOISES, H.. jan. 12.-TLo lrnt aot oil
legislation after tho organization OF tho Legsl&-
ture Was the Introduction OF the following Joint
resolution IN Tho Senate; and l. Ia a little alnsu-
LAT that the author was ralllcal Demoerat,-
Benator Murphy. OF Scott:
Ia Resoired BY The u.,trof d.so;u Of a srar..os
lora. That the following amendments ID the Uonsti.
.nton OF tho State OF Iowa b mid arc hsreby pro-
J. That no rnhc funda. either sta.e county, ctty,
or tnwnthip, or other public mopeys Or revenues Il
any character Or description whs.sre1 shall 10 appro-
rTatc 70 b. used In ths establishment. snppori Or
maintenance of hny atmhlry, school, college, or other
nsttusion Of learning Of Charity whatsoever, mn
- ~ ths saua shell have been esta.,hed by The lava
OF tue Htatn and s nnfer ita full control nor shall
any bato Institution do un1er the cnntrol OF any
EenR'nnt denomination, nor shall any nectar1an!tm ~
2. The General Assembly a.l enact s.ch laws N
sa o. may u NECESSARY 10 carry cut and enforce the
provisions Of tho foregoing section.
F~so.ttd, Jar'htr That tless resolutions, propos,ns
to amend TIM Connitssinn at tho sato Of Iowa, AIN
ht the general election iu ls7s and tLe Secretary of
htate aaii CAUSE thg satne 10 bo published. for tbrot
1unhthR Vrevt0s to tho lima If eA tieettup In ous
newspa1cr in each Congressional district.
II Was complete surprise to The Republican
side Of the 1louBc, and Senator Campbell moved
Its reference to tho proper Committee when ai,-
pointed. Sanntor Murphy Thought tile SenHts
waH ready to adopt 1t tllBre aul then, without
d'ases'tng vote. aud especially as It passed
III prcclEey tho aano words br the Senate four
years Ego, and defeated in the House. After
ton1o discussion, it WIS referred. when Senator
slnrply Ircsented The following joint resolu-
tlon, WHICH was also reforrcd:
WHEREAS, 4 liii hn4 lcen !n.roluced tnto ConRrczs
bT Representative ulalIe. proposing amendment to
te Constitat'1n 0! 3ha United a.ascs, tina: Hat8
.al mako any l.w respecting tic establishment If 70
lc!on u prohibiting tau frra e*trciEe tl.oresf; hd
Alho lrodI.ng iat na tux received public lands ret
aside Tor Ihiie schools ra:i ever bo uniGr tic
troll Of any t,E,oss SECT, and that such lunneya Or
lande sh1 be divided nnlpnE any religious u de-
nutniratihlH thergfsrn, be It
lttaeesd, tN the Sstat, the Naac of Representatives
tanc'rFtny. That VIZ Instruct Senators AND 1.e1re-
rentas!fc+ III CouKeas 10 all honorable ueans In
ii"r Io~er TO Ercnrr Fatd A1neudlAent tic couss
lion OF tho United state..
The Iame resolutions we're introduced Ia the
House. a. tho first bupluess after organization,
anu wclo refer. nd to tho Committee 90 Conssi-
tutiouai Atnai.lmeglts.
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CHRISTIANITY,

ITS INFLUENCE oN MODERN CIVILIZATION.
7" the Ed,sor u The Gh,taqo Ys,tun<:
Cu1cAoo, Ian. 1i.-Aftor tcading the very able
and exhaustive ceBay Of Dr. Duldold on the III
bio III OUT public bchoo1s, venture fow aug-
gcstions.
That Christianity is not potent element In
civilization is evidenced by Abyesna. There
it 1lousished for fourteen contnriea. and no Quo
can claim very high ueg1ce Of civilization forft.
Tho same may be said Of Mexico, and South
American countries, TO which it NIL lie replied
that three or four centuries is too short 10 try
system, but In comparison To wlnt they wcso
when tho Christian Spnniarls introduced civil
i2atlon, have tAe poopla improved? Aso they
hotter, moro humane, better members OF tho
human family ? Compare aucicut Greece, hnd
India. Which country has tho most heroes.
best laws, poets pAintots. eculptora, etc. 7
My ID modern times. ii il not EcnaIi pagan
legislation Which laH produced the most BONO
Ecial effects? Ito country which has net adopt
ea Roman law iB lsussa. Now Ehs Christianity
placed her at Tho hoaa Of civilization:
Eut great stress IL lald on three thlnaH,-wl,ich
wo are assured arc lot rectaria,.,-tho Goldeu
Ru|o, tue Lords PRAYER, n',d tho Ten Command
nlen,s. Az to tI,e first IL it ptnciicablc2 Tako
the HeSorcul geItlemtn'a own Hork; Ia there
ono person IL 1t wlo foilowaIt? Has hc no law
yon, ConBlablca, police officers, WHO make liy-
AHS ~ A"ht wv OFPO*4tEI 43ua A1 Au A4elGAla4@lb
Who use tho Inv to enforce collection Of debts--
fsom thoso Who nro tardy? Try lilo Godon llu.e
by every day experience, and 1t will not work.
What does the reverend gentleman csll tHo
Lords praycti Surely not tho modern invcn-
sion aB 1t roadA in Matthew, Which Tue liomau
Church always objected 10, or even In Luke. Ia
II tru0 that ChIist ever !ocaioi umnipsesence, aa
lH dem IN tho first clauee. Our Father. which
art in heaven. IN ere.y unthinkn,g ln.ud this is
sheer folly. Tho uti ity. wGo il oyelyuhagc, CALI
not aver be esiE To he ut any timo peculiarly in
ono place. Dr. SEcnkei hotH stiis I'll interpola-
tf0n, aud presume Lo IL an authority; mud even
tho record shows thu. Chr*L did not wish to ciyo
to His disciples oven o form Of prayer. Gsa
no repeitlons, an the hcathcn do: they think
thoy al!all ho heard for their In1lch Apcaking."
I-,tllh did lilo imagine that III o;a sesycc the
tamn form can be uB:d 5 doztu ti1nea-yfdo tbs
EpiacDpn! service.
I4assty tue Ten Cnn,sl1, t!:nents, prens.ruo
cvory ordinary reader U! EustIrl, literature Is
acquainted with iho Ing! Ut the llscoyary Of tllo
0i1slhnl Ten Ccu.E.Enansn:s. Elic!l Mose4 cu,,-
led. md AL uncnl.Eh;tned reor'e put t1,enl down
III coming from Heaven. VIC know hotter.
Agnin, Ase We to fullow tho l!lbIe mud got
atonea ont Gil our prarlcs to stone tdultcrers
fcar this would ho expensive. Or arc Ws to
abide by tho platl direction TO burn witclns
Surely. u, this city no teacher Wit! say, "Tuko
no thought Of tho morrow"
WlLL1AX FRANCIS.
, 1876-01-15

Speech RcstoFcd After Twenty Xcnrs.
THO Providence Journal has IN aceount Of tho
partial recovery Ut sIeoch by Mr. Frederick L.
l.uLo Of WooasocAet, after tweaty years.
silence. It says: 'tlle waa suidcn!y do
pr.ycd Of speech, aud Tor tho last twenty yoars
Luke. havo constituted lnost OF the tiua tho
household. liz NAs for tilno in faiiiut. hoalti,
aud confined to tho house. tAAlug rest only III !.
hitttng posture ln chair, aud VI tIEnss worry
hlu.solf to cold Eoom, eyou iu Water, md used
,cs frueay about bis hoau and chest. During
thess twenty ysaEa ho hts only bseu able to make
!.'1nasn undsrssood BY ssuB. For =
improved. aud ho has baon able ~ go out Of
doors, aud have tito caro- OF Aowor RaIdeu. A
week ago yesterday morning ho suddsdiy telt
the removal OF testsleuou. aud realized that
oysScpua. &a~naana 9hks k4 could zp&ak. Hn
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sa'0ouH and from tha company Of 1!s4olute nlen
and women. Who hua nus Noticed very marked
improvement ~ cur onca go notably wicked Sun
ttay Times? This IL no Doubt tho result OF tho
Il ls hoped they will continue to suztaln aud pray
more for the purity aud moral advancement Of
tho Sunday paper. II. y. q.
BUDDHISM.
THE ECL1S0 HrLlhlON OF AgIA.
Tho Loudon Telegraph les tho following lot
ter from lis correspondent WHO il accompanying
tho Prince OF Wales on hin Iudian tour:
After br"f hit pleasant stay In Ceylus thp Prime
Of Wales has returned to tho Indian malnlsnd, ~hrrr
10 haa opened useful railway and ls on his way to
a<taa'ehs he witnessed Eonr.n:ng Witch IL sureiy
worth sa much attention as any ftsiye ceremonies
hunting c1curhious; lie has seeu Duddhtem Eud tic
Dnddhsts. The yelu~.rnhed trtcsta Of sasya-muni
wers nnnlsron. among thosc VII" welcomed him IN
sacred relics md books their temples aud rtharns md
tho holy tooth itself oi Daaha: nnd uowllsEp eee,
EXCEPT 1eraara III siam, could ~ 10, d lshne. asvs
caught further plinEss of the npst wileiy-srteaa
s.srtle .osno PERSONS y. e1s esn nc 20 doubt thrt
either II cS?..,5sn @ = + ,ae ls sio!'.mnsasa s,
tnE. to 1lous fablc, the footprint of The Lord
1suldAa Is stlll impressed OIL Adams Peak, hut sa,n
s n,h dan u a. Ssa , e II Ut s!ana
ths great sefosusr aud teachei What four hundred
FuredY more fesutciu st,idY thau linz vi Isn r,rcn
to this rtmsrkab1u faith and Il may BE- raftly ~
nra really understood. tha i,enSr nna,iou sni tns
terevt must be iii fot ihc,n Es s thoehtful uI.
ln saying tLs, thess is no nted to exit 1in1dhs.
s;onT IL mors r,r,r ,h,n s3 IN n. .5mc, :;
to WorIJ dIeren ress s,e IcI toxarI. muraistv and
r.3aio,, ~ Iian.ort c%er.,.,ns ~ enr,n1 .s.n %
.n9thn, Ibes" eoo gcnsrtj, ;,tr fHn. .,i W. W.
tnai nmrr' nv Ilrs, hs ian. hs ,u"ts hont ~
sns - -! - .4N aotic Nustt anuat *
oe'ote Eo ~ eE, ns "onacfi nan
to.S ,,s,r NY a na1t =, ~ IT,; n r1ta
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Is tie Roman Catholic Church In
tsrestcd in Politics /?
The Moral Influence of the
Sunday Morning
Papers.
What Is the Effect Of Christianity up.
on Modern Civilization 7
Tho Prince Of Wales Among tho
EuGldlilstY.


Hell1loN IN FOl''lGS.
THE CATHOLIC QUESTION IN Pennsylvania.
IL tie Ed't"r Of ah' ch'ca1o Tribune:
I1r1sBUEa, Pa. Jan. 12-Tho religious 'Bsuc
,,udo by the Catholics In thu Ohio 3ubernatoriai
a,,,- -oi.,, ta bcar,nu y,,,t ,vntHcottv Tin ~,
e''a"A'sh 10 osH,,ns 'u.. p'oanI"'s. 1nu ~
tfsiaS "eose "n'en "as 1iefo oE'son pi'.a 'a'i ~
E!aie gull IN which tho Aoman Church III tll'p
tc,r..cd potltic[ane ad M efYoct mon the ponn-
~, ~. .t.,,,.,,,t -. ~ t,,,a ca,,,a,,u.,;t,,
~, - .uss1, .a y. s''p puoa,
h:ta b1t lof lne Iathohcb 1hemae4Sos there "ou!a
Lave l,cen lo atousnl OF antsgon!sttc sentiment.
Tic haurlty mud dictntorlal position taken by
I'm cuUoIic 1ror1i unon lin exoressed
s,,.,,,,,4,o, t,,.. 49, aa,,a,rr,,asa.a ~ .t,a
"ih"in'*'u' INV 1uv eoa,u'aa'.*ats =. 'ao
rt;int of population III thiY country, md TINT
tl,ry wtulu farco lilo rlrrcction of Gnyernmnntal
uro,r,, ,,o a rhonnol ,,o N tho,r ,,a,,o,
10y ,..,. . a'.,.a r. 1..s.'s us
eHa ueu'auosi uWoAe WIG iaten& enefElos VI
lroteatanta. Of all denominations, and beyond
n1ladyouturo tho Centennial year will inanpu.ats
hrcliuinus contict fbat will mt cnd until nuo mr.
.ho ALTAR ~ ,ha ,,,,t,aa h,,o ~, ,,,oa, ot,a,,t
NV 49,. =. 80. VS., w '11eeA '''eoe'"
ehoush 70 CONTINUE the oatsle'
Ihb may Eocm like pretty strong ln1lgua1e 10
vou n Illinois whore apparently, this feeling rs
y.t has had no ron,arkablc e.pross,on. Dut
here in tho Eeystoue Htnte all ciuRsea Of soce-
T.. f,.1 ,t,.t No. -. ..is -. .,a,,tt.,. T.. ~.
ty leel thns ltoma mas tssen III position III tho
struggle for religious supremacy Ia tlLa country,
apd iI,,t It. Ia ,,ro tor ri rroto.to,t don,n;,.
aDu t'la' ~ ~ ''o tot W. A,oseatant ue"oa'aa
tlonb 10 begin narshaiinS their forces Scr tito
Iay. The war in Ohio araiuat
THE ENchohoHMEsf6 or PAfACf,
was, after all, OF very negative character, no
,~ =, ,o,z,,y,.;, r,t,r. ,.,,.S,,., .., !. ,
fef sa fesnsoea 1ataso concieslons' anu II seetoa
stal ponns7lrania is fatod to take the ron Of ug-
rfesbiye protestautjen,.
Iha DesnioneB speech OF Frceidcnt Grant
thrilled tho ptoteetapt ueart Of peuusvlynu!a,
~, =, go n.,M
1S1t becauso 1t gave no comfort TO tho Catholics,
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Tho sihnt thought that nuch words from
str'pling TO- him, tho largest man III exihlenco.
bear. SO lo strodo forward, spear in hand, his
sword III It's HohbEarl ut hia ado, IuiIy deter
mined to throw llttla David to tho vu.luges aud
tln wolves. Dnvid eaw him ponderously ut.
band. Il teer not what tl.ia giaut cal, d.
UasEl Ind letectttl the protection SAl,l would
eve hin. nntl hAil: ''ln ll.oe, Lord, will
Trust, aud 1Lou art my Hhisll, my lnsckles, my
defcllhe." David bad selected five ulu0otsI
htones, and rlucetl them III Als ii.ls bag, IL,
he ii.ht laud he held ha hllng To tho utc .!
whlch llo bud been framed from iln earliest 1as-
tolal lio 10 that. i.ko the Tt lett Handed EGil-
)kmn1tes, 10 could sling stones 1T hair und
not nl;es. II ,ssed bo, uAyiu cuuld uu,ruu h,s
opruncnt, for Dnsld'. lout we.o lau l,l,.aa fpcs.
tlh. - 0i.) But to do thIa would Aufuat hls
lpueo. lie proposed to kill thu nnci1cnnc.red
fb!liBtihc. hnunihg with lis lack 10 Tho too
Was not 'le Way ho caught tho hon and tile
lear.
70 David hurrled On. until ho wss =. tLs
right distance from tho Eiaul, wl,su, wtlh
an ~ 'MIi!femnl,nE "" hand' 10 placed
diving Ills tsusty hling few twi,ls, fastcr aud
fsstcr. to lc1,d Tho stone mote forco. ho lot II
n.y. II lit the on!y unprotected scot ou ttt,
Eiailta alrfacs. al0 giant stumbled aud fell.
Tho Plil'atlnos. aeeipti thtls champion fall! rAn
1t double.qulck march over tho iiil!s and down
through tho sal!eys. David llaAtenoa to h,a
rrossrato foe. drow hit sword from ,ts acahnard,
cut otf his 4ead--a captnl psizs--anu lugs It
with lts lpot iu triumph to camp. snytpg to
hMscif % llo wends hls way slowly plong.
"BleDhci he tho God Vt lslaeI.'' III Hun did /
trust. lia Las given rs tho yictory."
Abncr ordered hiu forces to start ia pursuit Of
tha enemy. vino weta ~ alarnlel 1t tho dcteat Of
tler cause that they tied at once. leaving
camps. aud furn!tnlo, aud aluipaRe, al behind.
David bud reached tho camp, Anu was brought
to klug saul, who SAID "Whosa sou art thu,
sou.tx man;" Dagid replied, ~ a1a The young
sht son of thy aersant, JeaaB Of bethlehem IL
alienal, youT youngest daughter, as homo r"
a.aeu David "sLS III in her rural xetreat with
lef naiae,ia, and sho IL waiting to congratulate
sou aud to thank you tllat cur count ~ IL free
'n4t you Killed that auelEcutDciasd l'nsfisttno,"
Micha! had not furgotttl, him. Itoso brlght
eyvs. ana theao tosy checks. aud thoae sweet
iEs i1ay haze lott their s,npresa upon Lur ls.ft
ol Fossibiy alla probably, tloso duieet strains'
almost !EhpiIaa by heavenly iua:tl,cct. may hays
20 oaa!ted hor sou! that ehe thought si,e VIA
ncar tue poalIy gatea Of tie csIcsttal kiuxIom.
Abncr, Cotnnandet-ln.Cllef ue the Hru,y Of
the. jordan, said. g." lily son haB come from her
retreat, snd bass that AichAl and Aer n,A,dcna
are in d high s!cs. sud are dancing aud siuvInr.
,1ho ssaut has fallen and cur asmy IL irse
Jehovah but Hsle1 Il md our psonls ne fiss-