Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY AND
ABLY CONsIDERED.


tures-Time Well Spent.
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 29-,oUARTERLY RE
VIEW.
Lesson /. 2 Samuel 5; liz.
Subject: The Tribes United Under David.
Memory Verses 1-3.
Golden, Text: Behold, how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together
In unity" Ps. 1888: 1.
Lesson 2. 2 samuel 6: 1-12.
6ubject: The Ark Brought to Zion.
Memory Verses H. IA.
Golden Text: The Lord loveth the gates
OF Zion more than all the dwellings OF
Lesson g. 2 Samuel 7: 1929.
Subject: David's Thanksgiving Psalm.
Memory Verses %. 20.
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus
concerning YOU" Thess. 8: 18.
Lesson 4. Psalm 32: Ill.
Subject: Sin. Forgiveness. and Peace.
Memory Verses 1. q
Golden Text: Therefore. being justified
by faith. we have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ" Rom. 5:1.
Lesson 5. 2Samuel Is: liz.
Subject: David's Rebellious Son.
Memory Verses 4-6
mother. that thy days may be long upon the
land which the Lord thy God glveth thee.
Ex. 20: IL
Lesson 6. Samuel 1S: 1888
Memory Verses 80, 33.
Golden Text: "A foolish son is a grief to
his father. and bitterness to her that bare
him." Prov. II: %.
Lesson T. Samuel 23: II.
Subject: David's Last Words.
Memory Verses 8, 4.
Golden Text: He hath made with me an
everlasting covenant. ordered In all things
and sure" 2 Samuel 23: s.
Lesson 8. / Kings 3: 5-15.
Suhiact. HolOmOn's Wise GhOiaa
Memory Verses IL, Is.
Golden Text: Wisdom is better than ru-
bies." Prov. 8: II.
Lesson 8. Kings 8: 54-63
Subject: The Temple Ded Gated.
Memory Verses 81. 63.
Golden Text: The Lord is in his holy
temple; let all the earth keep silence be-
fore him." Hab. 2: 20.
Lesson 10. 1 Kings 10: 1-13.
Subject: Solomon and the Queen OF She
Memory Verses 6-8
Golden Text: she came from the utter
most parts OF the earth to hear the wisdom
OF Solomon; and behold, a greater than
Solomon is here. Matt. IL: AZ.
Lesson IL. Kings IL: 4-13.
Subject: Solomon's Fall.
Memory Verses 9-11.
Golden Text: Wherefore let him that
thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall
Cor. 10: IL.
Lesson H. Kings IL: 26-43
Subject: Close OF solomon's Reign.
Memory Verses AZ, 43.
Golden Text: Let us hear the conclusion
of the whole matter: Fear God and keep
his commandments; for this Is the whole
duty of man." Eccles. IL: Is.
INTRODUCTORY.
We have again come to the quarterly re-
view. this time to bid Good-by for awhile to
the Old Testament pages as basis of
study. We take up now tho New Testament
Ar
our Sunday-school classes for a long time
to come. By the decision OF the Interna-
national Committee. acceptable, no doubt,
TO us all, we are 20 spend the entire year.
instead OF six months. as formerly. upon
one book k,-that book the gospel OF Luke.
IL we have used our opportunities Alright In
these days and weeks with Samuel. Saul.
David. and Solomon. we shall be all the
rea lier to take up the later record. and
read OF that blessed One toward whom
all kingly and priestly. rs we'll as pro-
phetic. eyes were turned. the desire Of the
ages.
TEMPERANCE LESSON.
Proverbs 49, 29-35.
29 who hath woe? Who hath sorrow2
Who hath contentions2 Who hath bab-
bling? complaining" Revision.) Who
hath wounds without cause? Who hath
redness OF eyes2
80. They that tarry long at the wine, they
that go to seek mixed wine.
81. Look not thou upon the wine when 1t
is red. when it giveth his (-its." Revision)
coloe in the cup. when it moveth itself
Alright Cgoeth down smoothly" Revision).
32. At the last 1t biteth like a serpent and
49, Thine eyes shall behold strange
women (-things." Revision). and thine
heart shall utter perverse things,
81. Yea. thou shalt be as he that lieth
down in the midst OF the sea. or as he that
lieth on the top OF a mast.
35. They have stricken me. thou shalt
say. and was not sick; they have beaten
me. and felt. II not; when shall awake ?
l will seek 1t yet again.
MISSIONARY LESSON.
Psalm ITO: 1T.
1. The Lord said unto my Lord. Bit thou
at my right hand until make thine enc
mics thy footstool.
q The Lord shall send the rod OF thy
strength out OF Zion; rule thou in the midst
OF their enemies.
8. "Thy people shall be willing In the day
OF thy power. in the beauty OF holiness from
the womb OF the morning; thou hast the
dew Of thy youth.
4. @The Lord hath sworn. and will not re-
pent. ghou art priest forever after the
o. der OF Melchizedek.
s. "The Lord at thy right hand shall
strike through kings In the day OF his
wrath.
g. He shall Judge among the heathen.
he shall fill the places with the dead bod
ies he shall wound the head over many
countries.
z. He shall drink of the brook in the
way; therefore shall he lift up his head.
LESSON PARAGRAPH.
Hebrews. first chapter. Is the best COM
mentary on this. You might suppose. to
see one take his seat. that his work was
done; but in Scripture imagery it Is but
Just begun. When the Master wished to
call the disciples for instruction and minis
tration he sat So the apostle in the
Hebrews represents him as sitting down at
the right hand OF the Father as our better
spokesman to guide his church In the con-
quest OF the world; -henceforth expecting,
TN his enemies be made his foot-stool."
God has chosen the church as the instru-
ment for the glorifying OF his son and the
extension OF his kingdom. 1t Is -out OF
Zion" that his scepter Is to extend. And
this makes us very clear as to our
duty We are not to withdraw from the
world in a separate and select community;
how then could II he said of Christ rule
thou in the midst Of thine enemies2" When
Christ said, Il pray not that thou shouldst
take them out OF the world, but that those
shouldst keep them from the evil. there
was a positive as well as negative signih-
cance to the prayer. just In proportion as
the church pushes its righteous principle
into all the ways OF life. may the kingdom
be said to come for this world.