The National tribune., 1891-05-21

religion al practically coGld be accounted for
by the bold EIaIi,m had Of the people and this
was augmented amazingly by Jrhoram's un-
fortunate aud wicked marriage with NLhaIiah.
She wgs not interested in Judah She did not
feel 40 homo IN Jeru,J'Uu. For her c0ave-
n'ence there bal 70 be facilities even 8t the
capital Of Judah for the worship Of Eall Tho
influence Of q QIeeu-c0n50rt must be great and
must be felt. She cared nothing for David
aud was anxious 20 break up Che ROYAL line
succeeding from the Hebrew singer and Ein-.
study fitness IN marriage. Seek similarity Of
tastes and religious preferences. Do not marry
the heathen. Keep from che progauc Apprs-
cats ptety in your companion. Let 60 weigh
most ~ AL ia your decision OF acceptance or
rejection Of q sutton. Men have occasion TO
consider this matter as well rs women. Those
IA public positions must consider to an extent
the good and pleasure Of tHs masses In their
selection Of companions for much OF their
success viii depend on fitness in this respect
;. Keep doing right. It is said " Job0ash
did that which was right ia the sight Of the
Lord all his days wherein JehOildr the priest
instructed him." Thus he did right for, say,
about . years. IS long as JcAOiada was
alive, JebOd5h yielded % bis advice After the
death Of tho priest, the leading men Of Judah
became his advisers. lie was very susceptible.
and was easily led astray. lie even c0unte-
nauced idolatry, became Indifferent to the
1Nt4+ Ft'r anu INV hliA 10 AA.L .1tA. EEDputL Us
OF the true God rose up am tried to in
huence JehOa5h 70 be loyal 30 Jehovah. He
would not heed them. The son of Johoi-
ada, Zechariah, became very much stirred up
when he noticed how idOIatry vas gaining on
moHothcisH. He even veuturcI TO 20 to the
King and say, why transg. s We the com
m1ndmeuts Of the Lord. that so cannot pros
per? Because ye have forsakgn the Lord,
he hath also fOrsakCn you" For bis fidelity hs
was stoned TO DEATH and that though he vas
the son Of Jehoiada, who saved the life Of Je-
h0ash when an infant, and made him King.
Shame on JehOa5h What q bewitching power
BlGl bad BE right. Let no one lead you 10
wrong. BE true 70 God to the end. Always do
right in his sight
Q. BE liberal in offerings for religious pur-
poses. The people brought to excess.
TO- Do away totally with evil; leave no room
for doIatry
ii. If repairing church property do not do so
at the expense OF the pastors salary. tRcad
verse is of account IN I EingsJ
II BE faithful wOrlSmeu- honest employees
Establish such a reputation for idelity, in
dustTy and economy, thai 10 viii not be neces-
sary to watch You all the time
H. Be careful in all money matters. Two
acted together ia opening the chest and count
ing the money. There are always in every
community certain viscious and su5pecting per-
sons, who will not be slow TO seize on any
chance q i4iIro son. i. sou alone have the
di-p1zItira @. col. e..oEH, tasy W J.. express the
belief you 90 rot haud over ad -iven; that
certainly they wGst be- ,3Fgsl llaG you account
for, .lat d0g.-iess -,sas coins sick to your
fingers.
II. Keep church buildings in good repair It
IS evident S0lomon's Temple became quite d.
lapIdated When thl Queen -e0nsOrt was a wor-
shipper Of Baal, we must expect to find the true
faith waning. So soon as there Is a lack Of in
terest in religion, church structures become
neglected. In the days Of Jehoash the worship
OF Baal was tolerated even in Jerusalem for
some time it took the precedence Of devotion to
Jehovah. So presumptuou5 were the sons Of
Athaliah that they took choice stones and orna-
ments from SOlOmOu's Temple for the con-
struction Of an edidce to Baal. They robbed
Gods Temple Of even its gold and siIverware
That building was a sacred spot TO Jehoash 1t
saved him from the wicked Athaliah We do
not know that a refuge the temple is to Us all
We should love our church structures. They
make the life Of every man more sacred and
safe. You can generally tell the religious con-
dition Of parish by the appearance Of It's
church building. Men have little respect for
God who allow his house % 90 to decay.