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GOLDEN TrxT-The face 81 tho LORD -
against them that DO evil. n rs. MD
crxrnAL Tntrm ssThcy shall eat the fruit
Of their own way, and be filled with their
own devices"
Tmr~B. Q. los56 Four Ct i've years
after the last lesson
P,Acr-Thc PLAIN Of Jczrcel, part Of the
Main ~ Esdraclon. between little Hcrmon
-, the north, AZ whose base the fnilistii'es
were encamped ~ Shuncm; and Mount
Gilboa on the south, on whose slopes the
Isracl,tes were cncampcd. The two camps
were thus four or five miles apart Tins
,yas the same battle-ground where Gideon
and his M overthrow the Mcanitcs
PARALLEL AcCorST-l Chron. losi'H
ssrr~Six,y or scvcniy year old; capital
NJ Gibeah.
HELPS OVER HARD PLAcrs-l. The Thfe-
fines: the old enemy Of Israel, on tho coast
81 the Mediterranean. Fought against .1's<';
see II ace Their object was 10 ravage the
country, and 10 take possession or the great
caravan route TO Damascus. for Their COM
mercc. q Sauls sons; all Of his sons were
killed. except the youngest. lshbosheth. :.
Took sword, aud IN upos q; his army y
routed; his trust gone; his sons SIAN "od
has forsalcn him. David might nave peen
there TO help. but he has pcrscru'eu ms
only true friend. 5. Died wm h.m' pe'ps
answcrable for tho kings He ne feared
uunishmcnt g. An hts men; pi baby the
soldiers cf the royal body-vuard. Q Hs
h<ad, placcd in the temple OF Dagon 81
Ashdod Il Chron. 10: l0l. 10 Ay'nonr: In
the temple Of Ashtaroth at Bcfh-shan OF,
Ashkelon. Bch-shnn; a fortress on the
heights overlooking the jordan, twelve
miles south OF tine Sea OF Gaiilcc ii.
yobcsh-Giie "a; town east Of the Jordan,
ten m les from Beth shan.
LESSON FACTS Between the events Of the
last lesson and this five years Intervene.
David knows no rest for the sole OF his foot.
Jonathan sees him once. but cilngs with
filal devotion to his father. Things 90 from
bad TO worse with Saul. Al last The end
draws near. The old-timc enemy. the Phil
isiine. appears; Saul u defeated; good jon
uthan and ms two brothers are slam with
the edge Of the sword; Saul fees; IA over
taken; wounded. He bcgs his argor-hearer
10 STAY him 10 save HIM from the disgrace
Of capture aud the ignominy OF torture.
His arinor-bcarer refusing, lie draws his
own sword, and wildly fa ling u.on II, COM
miis suicide. The armor- bearer follows his
example. In their exultation tbs Fhllstincs
cut on his head and sent II in triumphai
procession around among their cities, while
they nail his headicSs body 10 the city Wal
At Beth-shan. Finally the men Of JaDcsh-
Gilcad, hearing Of this indignity 10 the
body u their King, organize "A rcscuing
party. march ia the darkness OF the night.
recover the body, and, burying il under
tree ia Jabc~h. fast seven days Us q token
Of respect for their fallen monarch
COMMENTS That which w..limpress many
scholars as remarkable in this lesson. is
the fact that men so utterly different IN
character as Saul and Jonathan should be
united In their deaths. One would think
that while so yllc q man AS saul deserved
so inglorluus an end. so magnanimous a
man as Jonathan mcritcd q different death.
Any novel would have brought things out
differently. The word OF God, however, is
more novel than any novel. and Is often
very hard 10 understand. unless we take IN
10 account the other world. Judged merely
by experiences Of this world, things are ali
wrong. II there be no future life. then all
Is frightful.y bad In this world. III so noble
a man as Jonathan IS 10 have so little in
this world, and 50 Cruel man as Saulis 10
have 50 much; II Herod is to sit on the
throne in luxury, while John languishes ia
prison; II the Nazarenc is 70 be nailed 70
the cross. while Caiaphas rcclincs on dam
ask cushions in ease, II, say, that is Nil
that there is 20 look At, then " all imaglna-
BILE worlds this Is the worst,
Death does not end all Our Golden Text
Is again good this week. for its says: THE
wick is driven away in his wickcdncss.
but the righteous hath hope IN His death
What II Saul and Jonathan lac ia the same
field. dead. Nay. what II Jonathan alone is
slain. and Saul 1.-Two and reign many years.
What II John suffer and Herod rejoice, and
what IL Jesus pine away on the cross, and
Plate complaccntly carry on hls earthly gov
ernmcnti The end will set all right. FOR then
will appear the true character Of all that Is
earthly. Then the true gold Of character
will be found TO be the only thing that will
stand the fire OF the rcfiners. Let all sur
ferers be patient, committing the keeping
Of their souls 70 Him In well doing. as unto
= faithful Creator. The fire shall try every
mans work of what sort IL Is Then will
Saul and Jonathan, Hcrod anu John. Plate
and Jesus, stand no longer in such ap-
parently false positions. Our scholars may
Is well know first as last that Jonathan is
apt in this world 10 fare worse than Saul.
and David often has 10 bear n patient, for
giving manner wha, lie never has deserved.
~ - w Vii t"NtAH tttNkAlftt tI4> Aiu tu-
dures patiently, for he has respect unto the
recompense Of tho reward Looked al
from the standpoint ~ time, the rcc;i;ndc
of jonathan IS folly. Looked at from
the standpoint Of eternity. the envy az
Of Saul Is suicidal. Thus while the Mount
Giboa draws the same dark curtain over
the lives a such different men. the curtain
rising and displaying the scenes 81 another
world reveals them in very different as
poets, and wcarc led 10 exciaim: ..Lct mo
die the death Of the righteous, and M nv
last end be like Hss.'-Kev A. +. Schauf.
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PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
!. God gives Us all many opportunities 70
live happy and useful lives.
2. Life is a probation, testing Us whether
we will serve God or not.
B. God gives US the aids necessary "a
make our lives success.
g. II we fail we snail have only ourselves
TO blame.
D. Many people have done nobly under
more difficult circumstances than ours
o The finest qualities and the highest
position, without the love OF God IN the
heart, will fail Of making true and noble
man.
!. Those who reject God grow worse ana