The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-06-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS suBJE6rs c2REFuLL1 AND
ABLY Considered.

lffG hS0 T. Y NuHy ~
tion-Half IN Hours Study Of tho Scrip
tures-Timc Wei Spent.
Along with tR Esr sas7sssg l.,,.v re a,ye
lew notes. for such as desire them. on the
optional temperance and missionary les
sons. For daily readings. the quarters les
sons themselves, in part at least. may be
Lesson !: Christ's law OF love: tfks 8.
.i ssiss E IS ss 81 4: 4 81 s e! ASss;+id' !. ta q , ,$ss
Iesson 2. l he . WIDOW "a; o, Main. Like !:
Ills.
Memory Verses. 1916,
.b ss j s5s TT s4es sSssy 4 S 5issa d e sS. ssy e.:
Luke Z: 16.
Lesson 8. forgiveness and love. Luke z:
Memory Verses. 47-50.
first loved ISL John 4; 19.
Lesson 4 The Parable 81 the Sewer.
Memory Verses. 1915.
Golden Text, Take heed therefore how
ye hear" Luke 8: 10.
Lesson s; The Rulers Daughter. Luke
Golden Tx. Fear not Believe otly and
she shall be made whole Like 9; So:
Lesson 6. Feeding tho Multitude: Luke
8: 1O-17.
Memory Verses. 16. II.
Golden Text. Jesus said unto them l
Lesson Z. The TRANSPORTATION. Luke
O.: 1886.
Golden Text, And there came a voice
G SoyeS & son. The b siGa Sin Saying Et IT, J: s. j my be-
Lessons s. The Mission Of the Seventy.
Luke IL: lie;
Memory verses. Sill:
Golden Text. The kingdom Of God is
come nigh unto YOU" Luke 10: II.
Lesson 9. The Good Samaritan. Luke
10: 25-37.
Memory Verses. 1886.
Golden Text. Thou shalt love thy neigh
Dor as myself" Low. 10: IS.
Lesson 10. Teaching to Pray. Luke IL:
lila.
Memory VERSES s=1a.
Golden Text: ask, and 1t. shall be, given
unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock
and it shall be opened unto you" Luke
II: 9.
Memory Verses. 1921.
Golden Text. Take heed and beware o
~covetousness; for a mans life consistent
not in the abundance of the things which
he possesseth.' Luke IL; Is.
TEMPERANCE LESSON
Daniel 1: 8-17. But Daniel purposed IN
his heart that he would not dsfle himsel
with the portion of the Kings meat etc:
LESSON PARAGRAPHS.
Heart purpose-behold here the genes sis
Of all the great reforms OF the world. SOM
his heart.
Daniel enrolls his name high up amons
the worlds reformers. 1t was by dint o
labor aud travail OF soul that he o thu
er? Have a care. 1t is a glorious prerog'
alive. but it costs. be assured it costs:
Daniel was a prophet also. Every re
former Is a prophet. must be a prophet il
order to be a ieformer. He must beholc
with a seer's vision the better world he
would bring about. and then live in tina
new world Of hope and fancy ever after.
That alone will nerve him for the tolls anG
tests OF his career. Cur friend: the Ram
bier, is right about it. it is not pleasant tc
be q prophet, but it is pleasant to have
been one, after the people have conn
around to Jul view.
The tenn perance that is here inculcated
does not cohflhe itself to drink. There are
other forms OF temptation to the appetite
tesides the terrible liquor ~darhnation. We
peals to the appetite together. There is tc
abomination Of its sort to be mentioned
in the same breath to-day with the liquor
curse. But we believe that the principle Of
temperance is very wide and worry deep
and it should begin at the domestic table
perhaps with things deemed but triae'
and fancies.
But maniiestly it is prohibitive temper
ahce that we deal with in this case. n
high license. or any sort OF license: here
Downright, upright. outright prohibition
nothing else. How could there BE- other
Whom it is that which will "defle," there
but one thing the Christian can dc. an
that is, be done with it. Touch not the ur
other attitude might conscientiously h
taken. possibly SO. But that was befo,
the fondness CT the thing had mad, itse
fully manifest. The liquor traffic to-day
clearly of the devil: Its stencil is heave
The men brought especially into promi
hence by this lesson are those easy-goin
people, friends mainly of themselves
friends uuwittIngly OF the dram-seller. enc
mics. let us believe unintentionally. OF tn
truth and the right, who say that liquor /
u good thing If taken with moderation
But that is impossible to-day. The bloc
Of the age is too near ferer-neat. the driI
itself has come 10 be seven times hottie
than of old. tho spirit of liberty and of in
moderate drinking to-day. A mouth:ul i
immoderate. In fact We are in wartime
on this subject. The battle is on. 1t is
day for the utmost stringencv, q stringenc
which will show itself blessed as with Dan
iel and his confreres. when the ten days
have been proved. We were talking wit
a friend + ron a distance at the table In GU
God blessed prohibition town. He wa
%sreaking of that atrocity of modern SO
ciety, tie s saloon! sna Il Papa. 5 pip ped, up a lit IL
LOOM" Heaven grant that coming gener
ations may never know. except as told il
sad "reminiscences.
MISSIONARY LESSON.
lisa. IS: 8-13. For my thoughts are no
your thoughts. neither are youc ways m
ways" etc.
LESSON PARAGRAPHS.
It is the Lord who is speaking. Shall W,
let him teach US something alb world
wide evangelism?
There never was a greater miss ionar
disciples everywhere. saying. Lo, 1 am wit
you. Wherever true missionary work l
being done to-day. there is Christ.
Jesus has a distinct missionary polio!
He has something to say about the world
redemption. He has thoughts" thereon
Lee has ways" Of doing it. But what
more, these thoughts are quite differen
from earth's thoughts. these ways fro1
earth's ways. A'e we ready to compar
our plan with Gods? And are we Iead
l Vile W u - Alhls - oOs Happy VIZ
happy world.
Well. certainly, his plan is more ampl
than ours. Higher? Yes; If the heaven
are higher than the earth. Broader? Yes
as broad as His blessings Of rain and snov
Surer? AS sure as the summer harves
1T shall not return unto me void" Natur
is simply God showing US what He can d
in physical things. Is it not well done
Suppose we let Him have His way in spirit
ual affairs.
Just take His word and go forth. that
all. His word planted in love is enough
There is heavens power in the seed and i
the planting. No, not schools, not tradin
stations. God may make them helpers an
they will be needed in time. But o, fc
grace to trust Him and 90 forth as He hs
hidden with the simple word. Plant in H
name and He will give the increase. G.
your call for this work not from the dea
dumb world. but from the living God. CT
your JOY from Him; your song from Hin
After trust has put the Lords sons in 20,
mouth and faith has sent o forth-aftt
that comes the singing of the hills, tt