The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-11-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ENTERTAINING DISSERTATION ON
SERIOUS SUBJECTS
Lesson and Where IL May BE Found-A
Learned and Concise Review of tho

n ileasant, intefestinEs ana INSTRUCTIVE
Lesson and Where IL May BE Found-A
Learned and Concise Review of the
Same.
The lesson tor Sunday, Dec. /. may be
found in l Kings. g. 5i-63.
INTRODUCTORY.
We have glimpse OF tho most maonih-
cent structure ever reaf ed on earth. AT the
destruction OF the second temple. We are
told. gold throughout the neig h Dor ny COM
merclaf world deprec lated 10 "a large degree
in value owing 10 the enormous quantities.
OF the precious metal taken from the
burned edifice. What then must have been
this elder temple. more splendid by FAR !
About 800 tons OF gold, says Sime. was
used In its constluc on. IL being put on in
benten plates with olden nails rather than
laid on in lea. For the construction OF
TINS magnificent strusture. whose dimen-
sions were l2Ox6O feet. 5000 oyerseers, 3d.
OJO lsraelites, and 10000 servants. or COM
mon lai ers. were employed. the building
requiring seven and one half years in it,
erection. God would have this typiiy for
us the beautiful and costly temple OF the
sancthed hearr. As We stud V o. tho con-
struction end dedication Of that great
temple on Mount Morlah let US keep con-
stantly in mind those temples OF the Most
High mot made with hands" the habita-
lions OK Gods Spirit.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
All this prayer and supplicat0n. There
IS "a sense OF completeness in the words.
lie carried the prayer and supplication
through till he had perfectly and July
made an end of his petition. 1t has been
the fashion OF late. doubtless with abun-
dant proyocation, 10 cry out against long
prayers. But now suppose We look at the
other side OF the question. Public prayers
ought certainly to be within discreet and
reasonable limits, but they should by all
means be sufficiently extended TO voice the
various crying wants OF the congr egation.
Some one gifted in pulpit prayer was wont
10 say dt was John Peddie, Of Philadel-
phia, himself "a most sympathetic petitioner.
VINO quoted it,: Il look out over my con-
gregation as upon IA company of needy
souls and then L try to just take their
wants all TO God" such. as nearly as we
can recall, Were the words. Why not al
ways pray so in public? Not perfunctorily.
but pertinently. personally. Glance back at
the prayer OF Solomon Just uttered. He
seems TO reach out over the whole vast
concourse and on into the great future.
an lift the mighty burdens all up toward
God. or rather lay them all off upon him.
III any man trespass." when thy people be
smitten, when heaven is shut up" IF
there be in the land famine" moreover
concerning u stranger" thou in
heaven and forgive" What "a prayer that
was
And he stood and blessed. The man to
speak blessing S the ono who has received
blessing. When shall we learn this secret of
elticient proclamation! 10 give. we must
have; dynamic preaching is generous ana
ri tful preaching. Hands full. hearts full
letthe 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 Beautlfulf Such as / have" was their
word. Such as / have" and they poured
il 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
threshold OF the Lords house, il we were
the reader TO make the fulness Of Cur spir-
itual possession the measure OF our COM
munication and blessing. q this misera-
bic economizing OF enc giles. Tomorrow
shall interest my people with this. The
other shall save for tho next occasion"
Why not give IL 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.
1873 So. For ye have not as yet come TO
the rest and 10 the inheritance" When
they had attained unto that then they were
To rear "a house for the Lord. Thy were n
long time reaching it, but at last the terms
are fulfilled. One feels peculiar thrill in
perusing the promise in Josh. /: T. From
the 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
Z
.: Is and reading, And he reigned over all
the kings from the river even unto the land
OF the Philistines and 10 the border OF
Egypt. AT last" we have set over against
the latter verse. Nearly a halt 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 il may be said that our
rest is Gods rest and it Is "a spirit fully con-
secrated that says, Arise, q Lord. into thy
4, 4 all. - q /. a4rs
There has not failed us one word OF all his
good promise. That was nearly twenty
nine hundred years ago. Let us say it
again, Across the 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 il with perfect confidence, There
hath not failed one word of ali his good
promise. Fallen is the word. No word OF
his promise has expired. become a dead
letter. Every sentence is living and moving
still. Some portions have not yet come to
their complete fultllment. but events are
marching right on to the final execution OF
all Gods words OF pledge and promise. Yes.
we each can say what Solomon said. For
each mans lie is "A little worbi. "a microcosm
of the divine fulfillments. Tell us Moses,
tell us David. Solomon. Ezra. Malachi. Paul;
tell US Justin Martyr. Luther. Judson; tell
US, remotest soul of the ages yet 70 be-
Hath Gods good word of promise failed?
And the answer comes with n mighty vol
ume. to drown the petty cavilings OF men:
Not onel not onel'
At all times. as the matter may require.
Literally spoken. IL is one OF tho terse
apothegn:s of the word. the affair of day
in its day. We have seen IL so used:.
-Devar-yom Beymo." Properly under
stood, IL is one of the uplifting reassur-
ances of the Bible. 1t means Gods daily
maintenance of our cause. Dav by day. az
little duties. rdens. trials, dis8ppoint-
ments. and at The same time small success
ses. little announcements, limitations %
help, come and 80. we are TO understand
them as the good hand OF the Lord in our
behalf. He is maintaining our cause-yea,
IL is His own blessed cause that is heing
established. for He has linked US with Him
self. craven" us on the palms Of His hand.
Just TO think that these little every day en-
perienccs OF ours are part OF Gods graz
cious plans for the worlds redemptionl
The affair OF n day in it's dav is linked
through the counsels Of eternity with the
ultimate establishment OF the kingdom.
Take IL 20. tired worker. obscure toiler.
sometimes worn and sorrowful; you are
doing Gods work. Be OF good cheer.
Next Lesson: Solomon and tho Queen
of Sheba.- | Kings 10: lib.
THE nobler man truly is, the