, 1877-01-14
SUNDAY-SOHOOLS.

NOON MEETING OF THE PREACHERS.
The Suuday-school teachers meeting at Far
we'll Hall yesterday noon was well attended,
and the proceedings were of an interesting char
acter. The lesson WIS ssTnc sin Of Jcroboaua,"
Kings, xii, 25-33.
In opening the discussion the leader, the Rev.
John Williamson, said it was good plan to
read the record over once so that the lesson to
be drawn therefrom might be apparent to the
scholars. 6hechem was undoubtedly rebuilt
BIZ Jeroboam, as it was previously referred to in
Holy Writ. God had commanded the lsrae1ites
to 70 up to Jerusalem to sacrifice, but Jero-
beam thought that except there was an ccclcsias-
tical separation,the peoplewould return to Rcho-
boan In order to avoid such n result, the King
made two calves of gold, and bade the people
worship them, telling them it was too much for
them to 20 up to Jerusalem, and that those
we're the gods which brought them out
of the land of Egypt. The other prominent In
cidents OF the chapter were pointed out, and the
speaker then proceeded to say that the first
lesson to be drawn was not to reason IN our
own hearts, but to look for disine direction By
reasoning for ourselves we would fail just as
sicnally as did Jeroboam. Again We should
learn there was DO sure strength but in God. II
We built I'D a Shechem, or In other words rebuilt
any devices of our own, it would not avail us.
Third, VIC should beware Of idolatry, and feel
the awful responsibility OF enticing innocent
people into guilt. Jcroboam TOOK everything
into his own hands, and assumed prerogatise
of the Almighty. From this We should learn
to avoid worshiping self and to obey implicitly
tho divine laws. Then there was an awtul issue
to life OF sin. God gave US up, and II thefe
was not Rerdton ~ ne dnan mo so hsd
continually cried for an incarnation Of its deity
God had responded to this CRY, and became I'LL
carnate in the form OF Jesus.
The man from Omaha, notwithstanding the
Injunction Of the leader to speak to the lesson,
wade a few remarks in regard to his spiritual
experience. He apolonized Tor his Grafton %
Stating that he did not expect to see them
again, and he wished their prayers to help Linn
Into the everlasting kingdom:
lesson was obedience to God on the one hand,
chose the latter, and hence his punishment.
Another brother thought they could sec ;, from ON
the chapter that the human heart was LUZ ~ @ aLs
thoughts Of sin. There was a7 lnevltable Ia"
about sin,-that it would bring death.
4 teacher i'll the audience said the tendency OF
the times OF the lesson was towards 1pera1lsH.
There was neglect Of Gods Word,-a neglect
Of the means which God had appointed ana
nroyiled for the government OF the Kingdom.
This suggested to him the many OCCASIONS on
which Christ impressed His disciples Win tne
NECESSITY of obeying the commands OIL 6od. |.
would be great benedlctlon 10 tne 1eaensss .,.s
t1venty-fourth verse Of the first chapter OF John
as test to themselves. ....z a.,
Another brother was greatly impressed with
the opportunities God has given Jeroooam.
Had he remained true, his Kingdom miGnt nase
remained intact and prosperous until the time
" Ar. B. F. Jacobs would teach the progress Of
the backslider from the lesson. Jcro-