The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-27

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| TifE.-D. g. crsE. The scccnl yer a -Schp
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DIritl VS. taigclcnDfist
| piACE-Bab, lon. 81 the nc.grf ~ ifs eicry.
| kIscs -JcAoaki.a. son 81 Joseph. Lag q
| Judah. Ncblc,ladrt ear ring ~ B1oyipn
| I.AscrAcE,-This lesson IN nc original Is u
| Cha.dcc. one branch 81 t1e Ar1rlaic.
| HELPS own HArD PLACES ~ sfr--rc
| yi1ioa was sent 20 Nt0UNh1anfx<ar. Enirh
| PASSED from his mind on nua,.enl=-. IL tested
the rcallf. az the wts1 % hts wise r-lsn b. De-
mandins them 70 tcll the dream a. vel a -
meaning when they could not do II hr ordered
them al 10 DC slain Then Daniel c1cfet - a.
It. He end his three companions prayed. 1nd
God revealed the answer. The dream y glTca
IN the verses previous 20 the lesson y
Thou art king of kings he ruled Over
| nearly al the then known world ''PoEcr
AID glory Babylon was fhe richest and most
beautiful city then existing. Few have ever
srrpasstdir y Thou Irt this head o. gold
lie represented the uor.d kinvdor1 Of Balyiclia.
which existed but short firnc after his death
II lasted frcn u {. 90 ccs 10 5ss-sizfE eight
years 30. The second Kingdom. 81 silrcr- The
breast and arms o. the image. was the Mc1o
Persian. hcgfnnng with Cyrus. u. Z. So md
lasted alrnost TWO hundred years. tlll a. 20
The fourth Kingdom" the body and thighs q
br1ss. was the Macedonian empire. begun ~
Alexander the Great lie rcigned ten years.
bur the kingdom lasted I'll about u G a. Or
II was the Roman empire. ~. ~Ningle then.
selves ally themselves by marriage a.
In the daTs Of these kings: 81 The
fourth Kingdom .Cod fet up a king
dom. ihas brourht ~ Jesus Christ -,ercr
be destroyed: Ii is principles arc right and shall
never fail That X inracn las been growing
| ever since. ard already holds stray orcr more
than oac-quarfcr OF the world and three guar
tcrs q is power ard glory A. ''Cut OF
| without hands" not 81 human. bur n Divine
and mysterious origin. a. --Saf IN the gate"
| where The court was held lie remained In The
city. The kings chief counsellor. The rate OF
city in the cast bcing chief place 81 concorrse
| was place whore courts were held AID public
business was usually transacted The phrasc
sublime p0rte-fh1t Is sublime rarc'-ls tfil
| employed al Constantinople 70 denote the GOV
ernincnf Of the sultan: for ia The carrier days
Of Ottoman rule. the rfignSng sovereign n -
| still the case Ia some parts q the east. held
courts Of justice and leyoes II the entrance q
his residence
One reason for sending this dream 10 the king
| rrd its Interpretation through Daniel was
| doubtless that b. Daniels promotion. and BY an
fnnuc-ce upon the king. the Jewish cxilcs might
be corlfortcd and encouraged. Be confirmed in
faith and allegiance 20 Cod: be Strengthened
| with hope: and that tho hardshirs q the exile
: might be alleyiaicd and the people left free q
serve and worship God
LESSON NOTES
suppose that. Of all the nations Of
he earth. the frccst and the most moral.
all things considered. is that in which
we live. Yct even here. we sec 50 much
| that it is evil. that II makes our hearts
sick. We see on every hand the cursed
saloon and the gambling house. Cor
i. ruption in politics abounds ON every
hand. 50 that one sometimes Is temptef
TO doubt whether we have any rea
patriots in political life any more Evi
|. in gigantic proportions may be seen on
/. every side. II we were 20 sum II up in IL
: true colors. we might almost give up hop
for our own dear land. but even when w
" put good face ON Il. IL seems as though
we were as far rs ever from a perfect!
: pure government Shall we then Civ
Up hope. and come 70 the conclusion tina
men are ever doomed 20 live on in thi
\ way? No: the believer knows that al
:, these governments are one day TO CON
70 an end. One day the stone cut o.,
! without hands is going TO come an
strike them all. and they are 70 b
A / DIDA-nl lR It&4 I1lA4A &-t%<- 'tA"- = 49,
= roing 10 Let such iniquitics live forever
!. and when His time comes,E lie will put
, sudden end To them all. and set up III
: kingdom on this Garth Exactly vhe
that will be we cannot say. But tina
II l. sure 70 come IKE may be confident
for the month Of the Lord hath spoke
Il IT,
What kind of kingdom -ill that b
1 when it comes? II xiii be a kingdoI
r Of Righteousness and peace a lsingdoI
lr in which there ;-ill need % b. no stand
r ing armies. and in which iniquity 4
Is every lsind viii come 20 a pcrpctu:
'r end To live m that kingdom will !
as much pleasantcr than % live in Be-
20 ton rs now il is plcasantcr to live in Bo
IN ton than in dreadful Africa Imagine
IS IL You can, No jails- 10 drinking hole
n no thieves. no cvil-mindcd mca 10 harI
"a Others. no quarrcls II any kind. 70 r,s
IN our peace and happiness The fact
. that that Kingdom will be a Heaven Q
n earth. Would you like TO live in such
le Kingdom: .Oh. yes say all Well theI
4 try and help o. bring on that bless
ot reign by living out those same pril
b. ciplcs here and now II you are N
IL willing 20 do this right here. and 1
once. IL shows that that is NOT the XII
ne Of kingdom yon like and that thong
IL you would prefer 70 have this Cover
IN ment a little better than II Is ~ pre-
=. ent. you are not al all anxious - ha'
m il a perfect one. You want IL IL roo
lip enough for yonr own crooked though
~ and unlSind words and evil deeds,
NJ yon would az once cease 70 indulge
z them. When we look al things in n
he way. il is kind ~ revelation ~ Us
e. our own evil characters i IL not, \
lis the fact Is. that in our deepest hear
p' we are no. IL all anxious to have thin
ne much better. unless we are truc Chr
AZ tians- But. whether we desire II or =
an II Is surely coming and whether we .
~ 60 have part in that kingdom or
nd shut out from its blessed reign will
i'm pend ON how much we love rightco'
RI. ness and follow after peace here
ny PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
l. Only God can reveal the future'
" Is His signature TO Ills word
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