, 1876-07-08

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those days, and yot those old tents al the
branches pf trees c1}ula keep In their memories
vo' who SSa Ed s no sne ssf fsF sf 1 tss or rsqs1 sa
cucc for religious things, asked what gaod there
Was In little spr!nk!lng ef water. Whnt d!
the bread rcprescnt' What tho littlc ennl
e sna ssi ssss fl ssksa en as @
thinking d Tie Institution which tlu!l in llis
grace lind thrust upon thcrn. It had been tho
liz askcd that tlot1 bless tl'cin and make them
medium of conversion, and Of bringing n1en
PROSTATE n tho recognition of their aims and
the powerful love Of Gol: .,.,..,...-,.....,
oca Ass ss ssdq'Ss sd Is Ses
They all slept at tho hotel, and put up cheer.
fully with tho slight inconvonicncea OF the first
night Early yesterday morning they were IN
tct!1nca. and arc today ~ busy - bees In their
arrangements.
Al II o'clock yesterday morning tho
in conference at'd prayer. At . .. IN. Elder
o'clogk tho Rev. NJ. NJ. parkhirst preached IN
tho Tabernacle tcnt, Tho attendance waa much
larger .than tho day before, and tho prospect Is
for an interesting and lnstrncttve meeting.
rni' 1rnr" chica,rn NJ {, TX Saturday niphk re-.
turning By o'clock Monday morning.
6UNDAY-SCIIOOL LESSON.
pAytp's Last DAYS AND aoLoMoN's Fulsr AS
KING or ISRAELI
In our last paper We repeated Da1td's fare
wc,i s,,5rrsa and 1,ts m,bi,c cxhortatton N hi.
NeA s ae pau. ns.,,., |asu ~ .''s
eon, a. p'l1,' ln'c'' W." uA.u s"eo au',eo
TO so'omon feeafaine some tniuent'al men d. wao
10 be hostile to the son. THO Hing transferred
To hi,u nlans for building tho temple, md gave
him verbal directions regarding It's position and
keeping the immense treasures which be and
hfe wealthy friends hal contributed for con.
str,ctsug = snicntlja scmnle tn .Icbuyah.
'',us~n's si"u.a W. so'nIS -, ~ 49,.
fcctly conscious that tho day Of bis
death WINS near. a. he reviewed Ills
INST life. he must tayp e4pcrlgnccd deem
sorrow for his sins, md have said Wash rue
] s,oro,,g,,lv III fro,n nv in;onty. nnil c,oanse m ms
from my sins, For aeRnowiease my trans-
grcssions nnd my sin is ever before INC; create
| in nc clean heart, md rctlcw a right spirit
within me-" Noporson can doubt the sincerity
many wars. And still he said, /" 3ly sin Ia ever
bufure 1ne.''
We now wish to refer to a few Isolated facts
In Ills history TINT show the character OF bis old
a s confidence IL Goa ssss as as oey
sCsscd, hc started for the Jortla1, on his way
hon1c from exile.
Tho King had harlIy reached tho western
shore wieR shIlnel mud Ills / ,ot0 men Of Bcnja,
sente @ t6cmsclyss' @ shuci threw Liusclf n et
Dayid's feet, confessed his rebcllious spirit in
former days, and begged To be forgiven on tic
ground tLat he had sincerely and deeply repent.
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to aid in restoring him to his holna aud Ills
throtlc. Tho wise King forgive, but did not
| forget lslm.
Mcphloo.hcth had lands to which he was
lad o6sained possession Of them. Mcphiboslet{l
nuw colle to the Jordan to apologize to DarttI
Tor hls appnrcnt d[aloyalty, on thu ground TINT
DayId's steward hal neglected 10 E,ys him
wtl, Ills fatSers tricnd Into cxie; that Ills srsal
lameuess bud prevented Ills ioining hjtn, uu,I
that during tic Kings ABSENCE, III, Mcphib,
ahcth, lad not drcssed his fcct, trimmed l!s
beartl. nor changed bis clothes ns an indication!
oi dcsn niIcctiuI1 for the King, and oi deeper
mourning for hts exile and his sufferings.
David rcI,licd, III see Your position, hcphIE-
oshcth, Sun 81 my beloved Jonathan. I truly
give tint land 70 Ziba, but under tho cirs:unii
Tic lan,S son Of Jonathan replied, i:let Zibu
llaYo It all since nv lur.l David. tlIo firm friend
Ut ny father, has ag ain come to hia old hoTat
In pGlcC.H
David f3sd mRny rich frieuds, whose purse.
were wide open for Ills comfort, while
in exile and in want. Among thest
was tic good and venerable Darzfllal, Ills ycr,
fucc Indicated lis noble md generous cl,aracter
lis snowY head and Ills long. white beard hang
inE down ,l1nn lis brcaat, inade him look liz.
ST. John Of after years. when ho heard Of tht
misfogtuncs Of bis King, This 1ieh old man u
{;jlea0 rushed to MD HIM, and now tl1at Daylt
was returning from his sojou1n on The east sl,
Of the Jordara he came down from tic hArtl
rocky region Of GileaA to lie river to aid tbt
King in passing safely over. David was wi,
grateful for his Kindness, and urged tl,o yencra
Gle man to accompany him to Jerusalem, tia
he might have tic opportunity o
rom arling him. Barzlllai, now 30 years o
DIN 10 ny lord. Let mo cross tho Jor
lau with The King and then lot me return tllat
NAV dis In nv own div, and rear the graves o
mended ILL son to Thu ea5s md good viii Of tn
King, who tot,k the son with him TO Jerusalem
and expcnled upon the son, what ho HcAl
We m,lst refer to the courage and provcss q
David in hls old age. Thcy: wcre lot q Viii
l,e lIad with tho philIstiucs, they prcscntcd q