Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM
REFLECTION.

Learned and Concise Review OF the
Same
The lesson for Sunday. June IL. may be
found In IL Chron. "a: l4-2s.
INTRODUCTORY.
Every Sunday school teacher will rejoice
over this lesson regarding the Book. What
an opportunity IL gives Tor urging tho
blessedness OF BiDIe-study! 1t IL 10 DO
feared that with our modern conveniences
for lesson study, we are neglecting not a
little the simple perusal OF the sacred vol
ume itself. In some classes the presence or
a Bible would seem almost as startling as
Hiikiah's finding OF the law. IL tt not a
good time 20 roinstate ethe good book IS
H. Is called, In its place I'm the classroom?
There Is quite pertinent application also
In this lesson as respects character. IL Is
70 be noticed that a right attention TO the
money question-as we regard IL, the burn
ing question OF t0-day-led 20 this fortunate
discovery OF Gods law for the people.
aWhen they brought out the money that
was brought into the house OF the Lord.
Hilkiah the priest found the book OF the
law of the Lord.p
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
When they brought Hebrew: In the
bringing out In the course of the work OF
repairing the temple, instituted by King
Josiah e Chron. "a; s)-Money. Properly,
silver. So the Douay. Fee Variations.
The word literally means white. the color OF
the metal-Found Not OF something
sought for and found. The first meaning
OF the word Is TO come upon.-A book.
Better, the book as in Revision "A bookn
Is ambiguous. IL rather means what we
signify by volume. Or, by the Hebrew
custom, a roll.-Given by Moses. Or, by
the hand OF Moses, TO be more exact The
Mosaic authorship Is here distinctly stated.
Some of the critics have 1t still to find.
Answered. A frequent use of language
in the Hebrew and Greek. where IL Is cir
cumstances rather than any spoken query
that provokes response. Spake would be-
more In accordance with tho English idea.
This same word SO rendered at Job D; e.
To Shaphan. As the proper custodian,
being scribe, or secretary, or possibly, as We
might say. librarian.
Brought the king word back again.
Hebrew: Returned the king word. 1. O., he
made his report, his returns, and at the
same time presented the book that had
been found.-All that was committed.
Probably the formal language OF an officer
In making report--They do IL. Douay,
is accomplished.
And they have gathered. A continual
tion or itemization of his report The word
gathered literally means to pour out. prob
ably emptying and counting. The mean
ing melted, found also In the margin, is
the rendition of this word at Eze %: 20.-
or the workman. Hebrew: The dCers OF
the work. Hence the translation OF the
Douay (Variations) which is not far OFF
from the original here.
Then. Hebrew: And, having finished his
formal returns. he speaks OF this interest,"
ing piece of intelligence. --Read IL. Bet
ter: Out OF IL. or In It, The word read
means literally to proclaim. The tone of
voice I'm reading out loud.---Before the
king. Or the face of the king, T. e., to the
king direct
When the king hal heard. Hebrew. In
the hearing, or during the hearing. Rent.
his clothes. Oriental expression OF grief.
Commanded or appointed. sort of
"prayer-mceting commitee.n
Inquire. Hebrew, Seek. So rendered at
Job 3: s. The Douay translation is pray,
the method OF appeal being through the
DIophetess.-Them that are left. Hebrew
The remainder Douay, remnant. One
word, behind.-Poured out, same word
rendered gathered at V. IL.
Huldah. An intimation that will doubt
less be dwelt upon In Methodist circles just.
at this time.--Wardrobe, or garments.
Her position higher than that of her bus-
band. --College. Hebrew. the second part.
Probably the newer part of the city.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Found book. This is the best OF eurekas.
He that finds the book of the law of the
Lord finds treasure. And IL is a discovery
that Il daily being made. The Bible Is ac-
cessible TO US all to-day, but IL is book to
be found to be enjoyed. and there are many
who have not yet laid hands on the hid
that "the finding mentioned in this verse
was not IA discovery OF something unknown
before but the rescuing of the temple copy
OF the law from the hiding place in which it
had long lain" 1t is a genuine item of
Christian experience, and some of us wait
very long for IL. The writer of this para
graph is free TO confess that il was some
time after the walls OF the divinity school
had been entered and pas led that this in
enable discovery was made and the JOY of
the finding still fingers We can wish our
readers. Sunday-school scholars, teachers.
and we venture to say, pastors, all. no
higher fortune than the finding of the book
OF the law.
Up 10 the highest; that is where the book
belongs. This Is, in very truth, a kings
book. Ii is the law for the goverance of all
lea;lers: lit embodies the common law OF all
peoples. Fit TO lie upon the rude tables OF
peasantry. it is also the chiefest adornment
OF the purple and the velvet. Let Shaphan
carry the book TO the king Alas. that the
kings and mobiles OF the land should have.
ever ignored the book of the law of God!
Alas, too. that the subject peoples have
ever forgotten its mandates. The good OF
ruler and ruled together. the perpetuation
OF all right government Is in this sacred
volume, held In reverence by all. The.
king that ignores the Bible ignores his sub
tects. save as creatures to be trampled on
The people that know no book OF the law
know no magistrate ordained of God No
wonder the anarchist fights the book IL is
the chief hndrance TO the pandemonium he
would bring No wonder the tyrant hates
IL. for it thwarts his fell designs. Keep this
safeguard OF liberty and progress ever at.
the front
And Shaphan read IL before the king. A
true court preacher. He lets the law have
its full application. Who was it preaching
In royal halls that said: "All men IN ust die;D
and then, catching the eve of the king and
cringing, stammered. @Almost allr! No
matter; it was not Shaphan. gThou art
the mani" Is his swift. arrowy, Nathan-like
utterance. He was reading the book before
the king-and to the king We should like
to know his selections. Collect for the kingI
What was IL? Well, It was something sharp
and searching. IL made the king uneasy
on his throne. uneasy In his sns. There is
a sort of reading in the state-church litur-
giles of to-day that has no such effect. an
easy-going. fashionable sort of intoning of
words. under which the king yawns and his.
mobiles go TO sleep. o, TO see the chief mag
istrate walked up. Is there no Savonarola
or John Knox hereabouts? May heaven
send the king another Shaphan.
Go, inquire OF the Lord fos me. Prayer.
Supplication follows Scrlpture-reading as
naturally as the flower follows the bud.
Our ordinary procession of dc votions in the
Sabbath service has a normal genesis.
Scripture provokes prayer. The Bible
reading man Is a praying man. 1t Is q
happy thing when the presentation of the
law of God has such effect rs here--a happy
thing. and yet the natural thing, when tho
word finds Judgment. First, there is re-
pentance. intimated In the rending Of gar