, 1876-01-08
THE SuNDAY-scEOOlS,

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aud cnn,o 10 moro TO SEQ Saul. who waa vet on
his throne. He had been rejected aud left to olJ
lis cup. Samuel tnourped deoply at saul.s z,,,.
aud rejection. He kuew that Gods dec.p,ou
waa just mud right. lie may hare felt that Saul
would YET repens,-wou.d 10 moro obeujcut and
mora truthful, and God would restore lin to
his favor. Dut it wnB TOO late. Tho ,srevucab,o
decision OF Heavon had been pronounced.
God ccnsured Samuel for usclcs. roplning and
mourning. Ie ought to lluvo Yielded at ouce 10
tue Dlvlno will 1fe ousht to have dried up hs
tcars and attended to hy official duties. Samuel
Hau nearly perfect man. but, like aomo o,Lor
Enod met, ho hsd sou,o weak points in his char
actor. So II tHecms that oven inspired men arc
not potfect, h. chgiBt MAS. Uo 10 perfect, 81
four 1Io,ven'y Fatner IL perfect.
| 30 God said TO Sanlitl. lpu l,ayo mourpel
long enough over nv lejecuon Of Saul Now I
have utllcla du'laB that domauI yous attention
nt once. lave hsa SUCCESSOR in my mind. it
ID wiso to hnvo hin, prep,red to take Saul'u
place ip cass Of hrs dea;h. FIJI thy horu with
OIL AMI go to Jeedo at Dethlehcm, Ephratap, G
mics touth Of Jcrusaloin. I have selected QUO
Of uis sona to be tho accen1 King OF Israel.
Jesse MSS Grundyon OF B,az aud HulI,
SI%usl lnSa =, se'ms to have lot his con,
said. ~ fear to 70, for II Saul hears Of my
1 Amounting Eel, Of Jeasa az the prospective Kiuu
of ltsas! ho vii! ilit me-" Samuel c,nld nor
forget t1at sau ha3 been crue! and viud!ctaEe-
that BIZ Iroposed to kill hl- Eon Johatnnt, sim
py because he uuwttlDgly dtsubeyed his father
by oat.ng little honey. a,d 81 no felt thut Sau!
would not hesitate t1 Put him where ho could 10
htn no harm 4 Ia should suspect that he wa,
gong 10 bethlehem TO Aaont ono Of jesse Is suns
| III prospective ling OF Gods pecuilar people.
God said: "saut IL still King, bnt 'ho cannot
30 trusted even bY man fon ,u.'st DO YOU. duty.
| Obey Ms. 4 sou OF Jesse tnuat bo Anoiuted
Thernforo take hcifcr. aud say: Il hayo como
to Hac itico TO the Lvrd.' You haze right 10
| protect yot1 own life. 1t il ,onr duty to do it,
It's right, also, tbat you should veil your roal
| purf.oacs under tue form Of sacrifice. a peace
Offering. T. Die. lha,e inspired rou TO execute
| my plans." banlueI nus tooi courage, believing
thar as God had sent htlu OIL BJ yoiy Important
business, He surely would protect hun III ,:H e1-
ccuelou. 9anlUt! was wont To olTec sacrifices
wherever llo went tn order to encourage tho wor-
| shtp Of Jehovah.
dod sl,ou pald 'Csl! Jesse to ,te sacrifice
And will Bhow you w.ht you mus. to. will
ltnpless vonr ,i'nd With Nv will and pleasure. l
will designate tho person, the son Ut Jcssc, whom
hnyu cnoscn nnl "honl I wish you tu upoiut"
Auosntshg tHr*on wss pouring oil un his hcad.
mud wa1 all auc.ont custom-E1., XXX, 3l-of uon-
| HecrAtin5 prophets. priests, aud Kings. WHO
/ were theu SUPPOSED to be unicr G ID l,rotec-
ton and guldance-(I. Sum, XIV. ~
1uete "as usually a soca' foast after tho
had the right to lnylie whom he pleased. so he
felt at liberty 10 invite not only .Iesae, N.ui,,
God had ordered hin, to call. but also ill1 sons
bauslal oboyea God. Talking Vita him horn of
oil Asld tho hslfee. he went to Bethlehem.
n1rall' quiet, r1isal hdy town. sono miles
from Jcru-alotn. a Scty pfoper place for ahoop-
| ral.luK. Iforo aud there were luwer gro1lll4a,
made rIsh and productive by the waslIlugs
Ut tuRm and lime Irous the higher Eruuu.is.
Here Jesae'a grandparents lived anu spent
many hspfy wears, oacli harysas remindn. tuem
VI thclr eallT JOYS, when each year or more
4ddcd son,o QUO to their happy fasn!ty circle.
bethlehem was SO obscure yilInSe that it was
mt within fhR nBtlHk cIrr1it Of "a 1Dfvn Eo
tho leading 1nen OF tae town treulblcd whuu they
eas Ssunel md hts rctlnus approaching. They
greatly won2rsad for what par,pso Troy lad
suui, aud many ii them Ind besD III il
Ills arraitA, aud q. Samuel nE,a Saul wore
not how acting III unison, In former
DAYS. they weEo 'cEy suspicious that same harm
was soon to hapncu'to tkcui.-shat some eHauge
in tho government Of tile country was Intended
SO tllrY were nlarneh, mud anxiul,sly inquired:
"llave you como to bless, or 10 harta It's 7"
Samned replied: " We lave come to oIeas you
Tho rearo OF Jehovah bo with YOU. we la,o
come t. sacrifice unto Tho Lo'd. sanctliy
pur1sy your bodies. that '''' yoa a''''nss n,sy
10 prepntod to meet your Gol.-aud
Jel,ovah." Tnls klhd language lulrted Their
foars, aud u,sds them gaI to ~ With l1e yener-
abe Samuel 10 adore il!e God Of tlolr fathers.
asnsl eoretnousal nay Of sancsiflcalion IIo tlcn
cacd tuem 70 th. sacrifice. At psoper
timo ana place sauugl 81 asked thst tlio
sneS a Of Jesse be h,vn presented nn,rs 80 bn
wneu God chal.od lin not to be governed w
the o1tHa1d s,.t,earAtire. However pruubarhs-
iuE the tneo aud AlBh tho Statue, yu., uiust uot
neces s4rlly tho greatest. ur Ge4t. Satnuci "aa
pleased "itn them nll They lind good blood in |
the!r yc'ls God did not roje.t them Lecauro
tnay lacked the p5op'r qua!stlcs OF ut. but |
L.-~. II
and IIu PsetorI cd thsir yuuugest hrnthtT.
ho b4unc! BAla 10 Jehse. ''Ate these all thy |
Sons /" mo" replied Jesse. "nt yoauyos.
hny ,s AWAY OH tbs hills tendi,,g nls batOp."
will mot slt doAn until TIC comes.' Jress sent
fo, hlm to come in al! haste. What mus: have
benn Jesse'1 ulnotioHE whrn Tho venerable
priest requested thak David 10 brought
letoro hiul. Ills hoart n,tet hay6 swel!eu ~ith
jpy nnd br,de. ~ he hAstcned to tho nlJther t,
dny In a few hurried Words, "Onr darling Uav!d
may yet DO tho ctect. lhs anointei III the Lord"
How tears Of toy ul,st flIse putlred dowu her
cleskH shH Thought thst her 6elasud boy.
The Youngest Ana Ioye!sost ot hss sons, might IN
due tius be King VI lstuel. tls ftsHu face.
PAINTED ny tho t'ula air u the hills, any Moshrr
wuuld rejoice to hiss. "llu IN r4u,lns," rays
clothing aud , l.eau lace. s.v-- hlm nsotl!sf's
K!HA, aud tonis him to b p1creutrd to thp vsnet-
able, sliser-ha!led prophet vi tile f.o!d God OF
lHlael,
Thu Lord said, .sanuc', auont him. lilo Ia
my choice" Amounting was fu!Eiuus scFvice.
s,gu aud asal Of III In'eHlou to be deyt,urei
in duo t,rnv au 6anel aook him from tho nj :st
at his preshrcl-t.e O., p''fatny-Aia anolntsl
hItu. Ihus 1t heci,ss tnl d'u not deoal Is WISE
10 ptucellu lhst David. tbs beloved Bon OF Jcaso,
wu.,l,; bt lI,u aaeond iils!e Of ISRAEL, 10 do 20
wuuld rouse OLD kinx saul aug excite h'a v!u-
ttct,yo eoul anil hrIuE Oh . civil war, Tue pp,ut
Of tlr Lord cat1le up1n David, who went Auiuo
~ tcud hiu phuep, 10 Play sweully on his harp,
and to suR praises 10 Gbd. ''TLo Lord III NY
shepherd"
Samuel having ohoyed tho Lord and dscharg-
cd uls oflIctal dntcs At DolAehom, won't to
ltamah. Saul WAS still OH the III, one. He could
lead atmlsa, -w4s increasing tn strength aud
fame. hut the spirit OF tbs Lord iult hun. An
uvil arirst VI the Lord troubled binl, aud lls at-
'eudhnts were alarmed. aud Ba1d to him. "Mhy
NJ tlh4 cunuluE harpist, 90 tuat whom tho evil
spi'is troubles you. you NAV 10 cAecfed aud
cured by biz sweet HtrattIH I" Saul said: +i}rirp