New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-05

Now samuel saws 10 saul To obey is better than to
sacrifice What God wants Is obedience ana R1 tel xou
what God told this night God told me He mas taken
Who Is Seter than You are And as Samuel turned
saul seized the mantle OF samuel anu Si from
you as You have rent my MANTLE" And they
separated, and never met AFTER tna,;, r "a man nam
had. Samuel wept over him as father over MS sun
for he loved saul But saul tried TO have sS rue
f an the WnS Of God But Samuel went back to
Ramah and left him.
DAvIDs COMING.
But now the enemy comes back again stronger thah
ever thousands upon thousands great multitude anu
the OF battle comes on There on that NIL are 'e
armies OF the Phstnes and here on this are the lhou
sands of SAUL and at last giant warrior comes out
the camp OF the Phlisnes and cries TO Sauls army Js
select one man TO out and night me, ana ii nc VII
overcome will all be your servants ana ne denes
them day after day. and there Is not aman Ill all tt c
that dare meet the giant Of Gath. They were al irsht
ened and the King trembled from head TO foot As ne
SO Startled and saying Look! There he comes again"
so he defes them again and again SHOW me a d
after day, day after day, TOR 40 DAYS, no cnIv
out two three times not d dp ana 10 ea open nre
Just them up came young STRIPPING SGne C SmS
siOnJ had been sent from the country round Gy
his mother, 10 se9 how his brothers were gettihe On
some nice things Tor them to eat nice cakes per
haps, and jelly can see him coming up hsP ass
st a. they came into camp out came the giant again.
and deGEd them hem rs What an what does
that that man saw Harki" lie hears the giant defy
Israel Gods anonted Gods own people Ils Dl9od De
TO his brotbers What does that meant Why do not
some of you out to meet him & tRe e,5 S moi
talk OF such thing in that way" said me- 81 VIII a SO
60. Why one look at him will make faster than
You ever ran in your life" They began 10 MAKE MAKE
sport Of him and p S e D% But Me y only
him At last some one said to the kins leIe - sV
And n the King said Go bring him" And when the King
saw David his heart sunk within hun at once Mnd'
could he do He had been used to using sword a.
him You are not able" He looked at David:
Ws e snw in ahf Battle ne sand Dayd think would
like to meet him lion ana nd, ,, Dear go.
and believe that God will be able to deliver me from
the giant a. he d 9 S S En n OF es in that
who knew that God could them, but David was ihe
only one NSW % co. So they took him and
began TO dress him for the fight Iney began d 70
put aOr uP ISR him. Minutes nRa it se began anu to act
upon HIM He began TO feel uncomfortable in IT, and to
TlS c,nnot eht in this aTmor He was like little boy
in his grandfahers overcoat 1t did not ut hlm at al;
81 e israel s,e have G not proved this ike
the way of the world great many are ANXIOUS 10 ~ o
conquered they would have said Il was saIis
that ala ea Te S tna he s1a they eR e
GAINED, Sling to meet the giant Of Gath Why, he
has helmet and Id Sw VaG ana Will only take my
sling" can imagine how they made all manner oi
must have some one and so they him go; Even his
brothers must have thought he would sue! DC Drought
So he went to the brook and he picked up
FIVE smooth stones out OF me ,, 3pCoA' cod
uses use the little thnei You and I would have wanted
some good big rocks to have sung at him. but David got
The giant came out fun OF indignation and wrath SAYING
"Am to take the consent OF THIS man 10 meet me
and bearer come IN the name OF the Goa OF
fall So he puts one hand behind him and raises tho
other right up and throws his sli Z, and
s giant a him de~ and a6 SS h sword nS T rS@
him. and cut Off his head, and with the sword and the
giants head III his hand, went forward toward tue hing
rush upon them And not long before the whole
camp OF the Phlisnes were falling before the enemy
sAUL's LAST DAYS.
So God used the man who willing to be used. He
used the man that had faith TO believe that God would
use him. But soon Saul began to grow jealous fDavid
1t might have been that the fires OF envy were
kndled in saul's soul by Davids success Immediately
but first Saul wanted to show him off, that no had man
among his subjects who could aceonpiisn Mat Da'
be happy and TO sing and at first they never Thought
about JEALOUSY But soon e og ia co ~ pu David
70 death, and get him out Of the way what
Susv How it does mar the work Of salvation
II is one of the worst enemies OF God and Well
three times God put Saul the hands Of David once
when he was asleep the and David was left there
in the cave but lac would not lift his hand against Gods
anointed But at last he drove him of into the wilder
ness finally he drove him out OF his kingdom aud he
went of INTO foreign land Samuel also died. and they
buried him at Roman. We are not told that saul
was there at his funeral The enemy at last
,, ga 5ea iUon news as to Saul ha e
Phistines were marching upon his country lie Drought
out his army Now and , Ss sfe 'f% nGIG
remorse and despair. God has left him; Samuel has
died. David is gSae he nGGs he 6ad oSoe men az
Glboa. Only few years before he had 300 men, who
men. he is full OF fear and are they What are even
100000, full Of fear and cowardlce Inc Church mas
cannot work. God cannot use them.
Saul cannot keep the fight off any longer God has left
TO some medium, some wtcl-ihe witch Of Endor" And
they took him off down to Endor How are the mighty
colunselors went to consult an old witch an
old mediuml In the day when he took the
burned; but now he SAID, r tiha }qe S one
SO he was led by some one away TO Endor lie wanted
When You Who make light Of the counsel Of loved friend
Of loved mother loved father-the time Will come
could hear her counsel once mOrel Would that had
to t Cod ri had sieS left samuel would to God
obeyed! so he said TO that medium. Bring me up
SAMUEL some But per SSnue think A' that at that time
samuel was brought before him but do not believe
uel anywhere A man came to Inc some time ago and
said, II want to know you would not Ike to go TO
place where co. and them maeriaze these spirits
II you 20 there you father and shake hands
with him / said, No; that would as soon put my
hand in the fire. " In the last day shall come spirits
| spirits from hell" | believe are there to-day.
| / believe they would deceive the very elect
| if they could Thank God We have the Holy spirit
! for Guide and Comforter. new saw man yet who
believed these things who not an infdel and who
did talk against the Bible They come to see us and
10 know II we want our departed ones brought up
Let our friends rest with Jesus Let us not think they
are sleeping in the grave God permits them To see
something That do not They will not be terrified
and alarmed BY being brought back here. God undoubt
eddy spoke TO Saul there and told him Of his doom
! night he too would be Ia the arms OF death.
Thcn thcY tred 10 got him 70 eat lie had not eaten any