Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-11-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ENTERrAfNING DISSERTATION ON
SERIOUS SUBJECTS.

Lesson and Whore IL May BE found-;A
Learned and Concise Review OF the
Same
The lesson for Sunday. Dec. /. may be
found in Kings. 8: 54-63.
INTRODUCTORY.
We have glimpse OF tho most magnih-
cent structure ever reared on earth. At the
destruction OF the second temple. we are
told, gold through out the eighborng COM
mercIal world depreciated to large degree
In value owing to the enormous quantities
OF the precious metal taken from the
burned edihce. What then must have been
this elder temple. more splendid by fari
About 500 tons OF gold, says Sine. was
used In its construc ton, IL being put on In
beaten plates with olden nails rather than
laid on In leaf For tho construction oil
this magnificent structure. whose dimen-
sions were 120x60 feot, 3.00O oyersoors, OO.-
600 Israelites, and 10000 servants. or COM
mon laborers. were employed. the building
requiring seven and one-half years in its
erection. God would have this typify for
us the beautiful and costly temple OF the
sanctifed heart. AS we stud y oil the con-
struction and dedication OF that great
temple on Mount Moriah let US keep con-
stantly in mind those temples OF the Most
High mot made with hands, the habita-
tions OF Gods Spirit.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
All this prayer and supplication. There
Is sense OF completeness in the words.
He carried the prayer and suppllcation
through till he had perfectly and FULLY
the fashion Of late. doubtless with abun-
dant provocation, to cry out against long
prayers. But now suppose We look at the
other side OF the question. Public prayers
ought certainly to bo within discreet and
reasonable limits, but they should by all
means be sufficiently extended to voice the
various crying wants OF the congregation.
Some one gifted in pulpit prayer was won't
to say ut was John Peddie, OF Phlladel-
phia, himself most sympathetic petitioner,
who quoted iD: Il look out over my con-
gregation as upon company OF needy
souls and then try to Just take their
wants all 10 God:' such, as nearly as we
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but pertinently. personally. Glance back at
the prayer OF Solomon just uttered. He
seems to roach out over the whole vast
concourse and on into the Rreat future.
AMI lift the mighty burdens all up toward
God or rather lay them all off upon him.
IT any man tresPass, when thy people be
smitten," when heaven is shut up. III
there be In the land famine" moreover
concerning stranger"-~hear thou In
heaven and forgive" What a prayer that
wasl
And he stood and blessed. The man to
speak blessing is the ono who has received
blessing. When shall we learn this secret OF
efficient proclamationl 10 give. we must
gi tful preaching. Hands full, hearts full
let the preacher thus stand like his gracious
Master on the hunger-smitten hillside and
he shall not want for ready, hearty hearing.
Do you remember Peter and John at the
gate Beautiful? such as have" was their
word. Such as / have" and they poured
1t all out right there. their whole spiritual
store. There was great rejoicing at the gate
of the temple. Perhaps there would be more
souls go leaping and praising God from the
al. l..NA .
the reader to make the fullness OF our spir-
municati6n and blessing. o this misora-
bic cconomizing OF enc gies. Tomorrow
sh II interest my people with this. The
ether shall save for the next occasion.
Why not give it all, and go to God for
more? SO did the great gospel dispensers
OF all history. And so. as they stood, they
blessed.
Hath given rest unto his people. 1t was
significant word. Look back at Deut.
1919 so. For ye have not as yet come to
the rest and TO the Inheritance" When
they had attained unto that then they were
to rear house for the Lord. They were a
long time reaching it. but at last the terms
are fulfilled. One feels peculiar thrill in
perusing the promise in Josh. l.: L. From
tho wilderness and this Lebanon even unto
the great river, the Euphrates, all the land
OF the Hittites. and unto the great sea
toward the going down OF the sun, shall be
your coast;" and then turning to 2 Chron.
8: 26 and reading, And he reigned over all
the kings from the river even unto the land
of the Philistines and TO the border oi
Egypt" AT last" we have set over against
the lattcr verse. Nearly half century
making tie land OF promise the land of pos
Session. How far indeed. in this sense. are
we from restl Yea, how far is God from
his rest. for truly it may be said that our
sec. ated that SAYS, Arise. . Lord, into thy
rest. thou. and tho ark of thy strength"
There has not failed us one word of all his
good promise. That was nearly twenty
nine hundred years ago. Let us say 1t
again. Across tho three millenniums OF
time that stretch between us and Solomon.
we make signal and. reckoning all that God
has said in his Word and all that he has
done and is still doing In this world, we can
still say it with perfect confidence. There
hath not failed one word of all his good
promise" Fallen is the word. No word OF
his promise has expired. become dead
letter. Every sentence Is living and moving
STILL Some portions have not yet come to
their complete fulfllment. but events are
marching right on to tho final execution OF
all Gods words of pledge and promise. Yes.
wo each can say wnat Solomon said. For
each mans life is little world. microcosm
OF the divine fulflllments. Tell us Moses.
tell us David, Solomon. Ezra, Malachi, Paul
tell us Justin Martyr, Luther. Judson; tell
US, remo,est soul Of the ages yet to be-
Hath Gods good word of promise failed
And the answer comes with a mighty vol
ume. to drown the petty cavilings OF men:
Not onel not oneP
At all times, as the matter may require.
Literally spoken. 1t is one OF tho terse
apothegms OF the word. the affair of day
in its day. We have seen It SO used:
-Devar-yom Beymo.- Properly UNDER
stood. 1t is one OF the uplifting reassur-
ances OF the Bible. 1t means Gods daily
maintenance Of our cause. Day by day. as
little duties. burdens. trials. disappoint-
ments, and at The same time small success
ses. little encouragements, intimations OF
help. come and go, we are to understand
them as the good hand Of tho Lord in our
behalf. He is maintaining our cause-yea,
it is His own blessed cause that is being
established for He has linked us with Him.
self. craven" us on the palms OF His hand.
Just to think that these little everyday ex-
periences OF ours are part OF Gods gra-
cious plans for the worlds redemption
The affair OF a day In its day is linked
through the counsols OF eternity with the
ultimate establishment OF the kingdom.
Take IL so. tired worker, obscure toilcr.
sometimes worn and sorrowful; you are
doing Gods work. Be OF good cheer.
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