Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-08-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.



A Pleasant, Interesting, and Instructive
Lesson and Where IL May 10 Found--A
Learned and Concise Review of the
Same.
The lesson for Sunday. August 25. may
be found In / Sam. 16: 1-1a
INTRODUCTORY.
We come with David TO one OF the accept.
ed types OF Christ. Hence we shall study
OF the establishment OF his kingdom with
increased regardmlness. Over In Luke we
read. in the angels deliyerance. He shall
be great and shall be called the Son OF the
Highest. and the Lord God shall give unto
him the throne OF his father Dauid." True
Il Is. then. that reading Of the thi one OF
David We are learning OF the throne OF our
Lord Jesus Christ. Compare Dayid's
Psalms with tho book OF Hebrews. Is the
former speaking primarily Of an earthly
monarch and that monarch Dayldf Then
the New Testament tells Us the full
prophetic Significance OF that reign. yet
have | set my king upon my holy hill o!
Zion,' says the second Palm. Heb ews
echoes in the meahingsul words that fol-
lowi Thou art my SON VAST with the
eye bent upon Dayid's kingly estate that
the Psalmist (45: 81 cred, THY Throne, o
. God Is Tor ever aud ever" Hebrews sig
nincantly p eilxes the wordsi unto the
Son he saith" Prophets OF old looked
the coming Messiah. Il. the Lord. will be
their God" said far-sighted Ezekiel. "and
my serrant David a D. ince among them,
And Hosea. hope ully, "Aiterwa'd shall the
children OF Israel return and seek the / o.; d
their God and DaUid their King" turely
we are treading here on ground not un-
holy.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
fIu thine horn ,oiM oil o, for more king
But let us pray first o, for me- re alert and
godly Samueis going forth 10 sock the
called of the Lordl Do we in any adequate
degree realize the importance Of that word
OF our Lord when. moved with compass
sion" for the multitude he said. Tho har-
vest truly is plenteous but the laborers are
few. Pray We, therefore. the Lord OF the
harvest that he will send forth laborers in
to his harvest lie is saving TO MS In the
interests OF his everlasting kingdom. Fill
thine horn with oil" When tho horn Of
prayer was fun at Pentecost. the church
was also FULL But 70 tell the truth. now.
brethren. how much such zeal for recruit
ing the ministry have we shown OF late?
Out Of this church. this Sunday school.
how many have entered the seminary or
training school? Indeed, how many times
have we gone forth with the real JUNCTION Of
prayer In this behalIp 1t is but a symptom
OF our general Indifference. "A hundred
years he know" said the Indian girl. told
OF the white mans God. What for why he
not come tell my people sooner? Iget well
Just run tell my people Jesus is so good.
Where Is the spirit that runs to tell?
it was. What higher sacrifice than laying
hands upon the Lords anolnted? Doubt
less Jesse looked on with wonder. What
strange errand was this? What meant the
P4639egPetr efha psf e. dd 'RsootuPy KffS& est
when the horn OF oil was emptied on the
head OF the youngest son. the shepherd
lad David. But atterward, in the provi-
dence OF God he knew. whom David came
TO his throne. God sends strange vista
lions to Christian households to-day. We
| fail to see the meaning OF IL ut the time. II
all seems strange. sad and resultless. But
after while one of the family, the youngest
1T may be, and, in these dark days the
| least thought OF. is standing at the altar Of
! conservation. his eyes toward Gods great
mission field and saying, Hero am Lord,
send mo-" Then we see IL all II was
sacrifice indeed.
Ihare provided me King. That is our
unceasing announcement. Always. some
! where, for every good cause the Lord has a
Header whom he is bringing forward. IN
fact he gives us leaders as fast as we are
ready to be led. Our prayer for true lead
! crship is token that we ourselves are pre-
| pared TO go forward. God provides king
among his sons to lead his people into
eyery blessed conquest toward which the r
hearts turn. There was a general for u
.ra.riots OF the Revolution and q chief Tor
| tho army OF the Wilderness. There is be-
hind the veil OF providence, for Gods
church, a champion to lead in overy season
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place wherein to seek king. So 1t seemed
again, thousand years later. But In out
| of the way places and sometimes out Of
very strange material God is raising up
| his spiritual guides, they themselves, per-
ihaps, most of all startlel by tic call.
| Young Thorpe, OF Yorkshire. and his com
,panlons were engaged one evening, ridi
culing the gospel proclamation. Each took
his turn at a text. and there was loud mer-
rimeht. At last young Thorpe leaped 10
the table and lightly said, Il shall heat you
all The Bible which his hand held
opened to Luke 10: 3: Except ye pent
| ye shall likewise perish" Like fash the
truth pressed in uron him, and. as he after
ward said, IL ever he preached with thu in
fluence OF the Holy Spirit 1t was then. Ee
became a preacher and the father of Rev.
VIM. Thorpe. of Bristol, England. Tho Lord
will provide.
CONTEST thou peaceablp? It is the trem-
| bling inquiry OF many soul Mt the ap-
Iroach OF Gods messenger 70 enmeshed
are we in the world that the failtest init
nation OF Gods nearness makes us af-
rrighted. We faint with fear where We
ought to reioico. I thought 1t was the
landlord for the rent, said the poor tenant
her had she admitted him when he called.
"Comest thou peaceablyf' say the men.
gu plciously. to whom we go with glad
gospel. CONTEST thou peaceably?" say the
heather, doubtingly. to the Lowell laden mis-
slonary. "Comest thou peaceablyY say,
| with frown, the unchurched masses when
the pas or goes out OF wonted paths to seek
them out. o. well. remember there was
Samuel going down to poor, poverty
strckC n Bethlehem with. so 10 speak, a
crown I'm his hand. And, MAX you there
were Jesse and his neighbors ENORMOUSLY
asking. "Comest thou peaccab W But,
look you. did Samuel turn back? BY no
means. God had sent him. And, pray, who
but God sends us?
The Lord hath not chosen these. Evil lent
ly they were esteemed by Jesse the choicest
that no had. And for that matter, by sam
ui Also He was quite surprised that
Saul's counterpart. the stalwaIt Eliab, was
not taken. No. assuredly, Gods ways are
not as our ways nor his thoughts az our
thoughts. Saul of BENJAMIN was a very
iall man. but that other Saul OF Tarsus,
however insignificant in bodily stature. was
infinitely larger. God was with b I'M, and
as Chrysostom says. This man o! three
cubits' height became tall enough o touch
the third heaven" And perhaps we may
sec Just here, in the example OF Paul. the
open principle Of the Lords election. God
res stein tho p-ou1 but giveth grace unto
the humble" He who cried. Il can do al
things through Christ which strengthened
me-" had first sa' d in simple reliance upon
God. Il have lelrned"-"to be content.
Can VIC say it7
Il am content TO trust him
In eladness or distress,
NV Father hand is only laid
Upon his child to bless
Through all the past his gracious care