The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13

ir~.ox Trxr-I sam 4ssrls-
Gorprx TKxr-Bc not overcome Of ev1is
but overcome evil with gcod--Ron E1-
CENTRAL TErrn TIE only way % ovess
come evil Is with good
Tnr-B. G. 100. two Or three years amer
the last lcsson-
PL.cr-Wiiderness az Enscdi, ~forntain
OF the kid on the cliffs nfteen hundred q
two thousand feet high on the west SIDE %
the Dead sea II Is very dincalt o. sosess.
but Z charming spot WHEN re2chcd Many
caves are In the vicinity.
| SAxrEl-Dicd about this time - han@ns
I aged eighty-six-
\ exile 49,,
20 io5s. "a To Mob. close 70 Jerusalem.
! only few hours ichs. a. p. p AZ ~
1 To Gath. brief STAY f2i:lo15. p - 30
| In the cave Of Ad1llzm. five or ak miles
southwest OF Bethlehem lch- p. fs- 81 ana
lse,. 20 The wilderness 81 judah. Inc1na-
ing ZiDh. Maon. Adull4n G. ,. Ssi-s. r
SAT 80 Experience 81 Engedi Ten = -
days icssonl- 90 Experience - c. ~ ~ =
the south Of judah. with <1o4l tcn ~ -
Az Hachii.h. IN the wilderness Of judah
David snares saul sec0nd time unless
this Is another version Of tc12y's lesson
(ch o5a ~, At Gath. sixteen niles among
the Philsstines ten q: Ps- 3d.
D1vrp,s BAxD-Assenbied - Adnllans
four hundred 81 frst CO - afterwaru 81
hundred GA. Among them were Ne
|. prophet Cad: Abizthar. the son OF me nizn
,,-;es-- absshai. Darsi-s nepher, after
wards = great general. fhirsy-fcur v2l'A1S
men Of war. ..whose faces were - Lonss
ana were as swift as rces upon the mount
ainsr II Chron 1o.1-l4- The Others wero
discouter,ed men, many Of them neelng
from the expressions OF saul
VArrE OF DAvID-s ExuE ExFEEiExcx
IN Ii kept him from the dangers q sudden
prosperity. ~ II taught him 70 put rnst
, in GOD. is0 Ii made him acquainted Win
: ,he re,ds Of the people, a. II gave him
: practice in dealing with men ca pre-
8 parcd large number or persons 70 hail nlm
~ King. s6) II gave him skill IN war 10
, II gave strength 10 his character =.
Hrrp- ovrR HAKD PLAcEs-S1ui. Win
three thousand chosen men, was pursuing
after David. He came in-o the entrance o.
y the cave Of Engedi- where David Va n.noeo
y with his men; while be w2s asleep D@si
= refusing to kill him. merely cut On p@rt q
y his roxsi robe 4. shirt the hem perhaps tho
golden fringe & D1rsds hessfs ,@o<< hsnr Tor
= treating with incignify his King :. Ssyes
q - ,<rrarfs. who wished 70 kali saul ms
h onnor.unitv was = great temptation %
a Daxid. By killing Saul he would save MS
own life. escape persecution. become King.
He had 70 resist mot only his own feeiinkss
n but the persu2sions of nis con- :. =
ID Besr<d hinsef: IN reverence % ~ n,-<, -
r 7iias eyrs hare ssn. DAVID <p@rAz go &. q
=. futed the SANDERS SPOKEN .e~-ns. - =. !:
- such As Doeg CT. 2 IL. and Cnsh- tSec t.ud
ne taps. ~ IL ufrl>dn<s pr.o<cs<h frun -
i wicked: as bad fruit from bid tree From
h. DAVID came good 70 saul. therefore saul
~ could see that he u2s not wicked
- ISIR0DrcToRr-C2l the astent.on o. tne
:. class 10 the fact thatwe have had concre<e
- illustrations Of opposite pr1ncipies uorx.ns
en- out their legitimate fruif@ge n ITO oiner'
I'd ent men In Sail we had envy cullin2i
D. ing IN practical murder. In jc1.fn.n we
had love, ending IN se-f-s-rrlnce- lo-uAy
We have another virtue exenpnfet Ia -
tuzl life In order rightly % understand y
we need 10 remember that Tor fxo or tnre<
wears David had been hunted exile SA1
@ had driven MIN from post 10 pillar leaving
his sou. no resi- iAs . mirror q rs lee.
ings al this time. read Psalm N IA ~.
nd wandcrings David had gathered aro1nd
" him band or disseminated and somewhat
IN lawless men. COO IA number saul who foi
~ some tire had been busy with the Pills
- tines. now gathered sou men, and put ~
his energies into hunting down his enemy
ne With David his falling into Szrrs hands
IN was sure death. Under these circumstances
= The events Of the lesson took place
Coxxxxrs-The golden text this week i
- | vel chosen. Here we have lis practical
ne exempiific2fion in the life Of DAVID u
he order fully 10 understand the grandeur Of
ck Dzvsd's conduct. let u lock .: II carefully.
IN Il /. said that TO return evil for good 4
y. acv,iish: 70 return good for good Is human;
= but 10 return good for evil IS divine II %,
Davii's conducs showed that he was guided
ne bv the Divine Spirit For Saul was seeking
d. his life without any cause Nay. David bad
e. been Saul's bcnefzctor. ard ret be had %
NJ fee from before his face II was rank in
n. justice aud wanton blccdthrstiness that led
=. =. saul 70 act as he was dong Yet D2vit Wa
~ ready 70 forgive him. and bore him "a
malice But nosirc that y Was not Tor iacs
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