Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-02-10

| tspcSisiiy Arranged from Q. n cyarteriyl
Is<sos ION vssncAns "a tssa
oolpks Tkxr u vni forgive their iniouisy.
aud vsii remember shsir sin no more, der
usA
cssrRAL rnrru-Ths way o. salvation A.
through . ace heart BESTOWED py Jesus Christ
| rtsR -JercmiAs prsphssicd frem the thir.
,esnth pear OF Josiah IA g ssD AN After the
destruction % Jerusalem ,ss1l.
Plaza --Chisuy In Jerusalem
Darn OF Tusn PnovuRcv. -. During the last
pears OF zedskiah (ssSasrl. after two siegcs
s.d carrying away Of espsives 70 babylon
CONTEMPORARY PnornsrSs -zephsniah and
Hseakkak and uuldah In JadAhs Esekiei aaa
| Daniel n pseyioniA
JrsxstAn-- tuSAmss 'essitsd 81 Jehovah e
| ca PArentagsi son OF unkish. probably th-
htsh prics, OF the last Lesson. s) Birth; about
u q. s<S the same time King Josish. (D
Hone; bora ~ Aasshoth. . small Village three
| uaies northeast OF Jerusalem In nenjanin
| CD Ne vas never married to) Chsrscteri he
| - called the weeping prophet sad on account
| % the hopeless sip. sad miser,es OF tho pcopl.
lie wss tlmid retiring. teader- hearted. never
ncseee always brave. With sn outlook Of hope
/ ~ WORK; Jeremiah began 10 prophecy In ths
| thirtcenth year of Josish. n q az, and con-
tinued through i've reisns.uii AFTER the dcstruo
tton OF Jerusalem. n g. kA lie vas carried
| captive 10 Esyp, after ina, and tradition says
| he vas stoned 10 death there. aged - years.
| CtrcrssrAScss Tho Jewish nation vas
| hsstening 70 its f.il False Worship sb<,urded.
/ Jeremiah
other prophets tried In vain IA stem the tile
The people we're bcsinnIng 10 reap the hsr,
ves, their sins had so~n. Twice Ind Nebu.
| chsdsssxsr come Nth his hosts aud carried
away many cartiscs and great treasures (ee
snd hosl. and he was again planning the cam
psign which ended In the oaptur, Of the city
Helps ovKR HARD fr-AcEs Chaps ~ and
~ are . CLEAN Of iisht In thc dsrkn,s.
w. Sow The house Of Israeli n vas then like
devastated n.sd; God sremi.ed 10 make the
Elx- L..
grain " sovn With ~hes, - 30 viii
| watch" etc. the countries which took them
captive cent them back again. ~ a sour
grape" rather sour gtapea. that injured tho
teeth. ~ Sc, on edge" dulisd. ruined In
the exile The people Imagined they were suffer
/ Ing Tor their fathers sins. but really no moro
than they deserved, -. covenant with
their fathers" tsec In. "; ileb 4 Sec al.o
pent chaps s. ~ 81. They were 20 be pros
pered n thoy kept the law although vss
husband" Joined In the closest love aud most
solemn VOWS n '-rais shall be the covenant"
He would give them new hearts by tho coming
OF Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. providing
also for forgiveness. 81 The ordinances ~
the moon the sure and regular order 20 ma.
ture would be proof ot Gods fsiihfuiners to
HE PROMISE. They proved lila faithfuinoss,
His kindness. and Ills power
LESSON COMMENT.
During the life of Jeremiah Il was "A
time OF great trouble and anxiety for
AL who really loved the welfare Of
Israel. Things were going from bad to
worse, for the northern kingdom had
already gone into captivity and the end
3 OF the kingdom OF Judah was fast APP
! preaching. This the prophet clearly
saw, and, seeing. did all he could TO
arrest the downward tendency OF tho
nation. But II was all Ina vain. The
people and their rulers were bent on
4 mischief. and nothing could stay them
/ in their course. So for the weeping
| prophet there was nothing left but 20
warn and 70 weep. Yes, there was one
more thing left 10 him, and that was
the only cheerful thing that lac had to
do. That was 10 predict a return OF
blessing To even those whom God had
rejected for their own wiclScdness.
through the goodness and mercy OF
their Heavenly Father. This hc did In
mnny ways and nt different times
One OF these cheerful uiteranccs we
have in our lesson for to-day II speaks
Of "a time when God shall again plant
Ills people aud shall watch over them.
In that day all the house ~ Israel shall
know the Lord'and shall not any longer
need To be taught. for thcy shall all
have come 10 "a loyal obedience 10 the
truth. as they have learned IL from God
Ilimself All the verses 81 the lesson
In various ways speak OF this time. and.
oesiaes this there are many passages
both In Jeremiah and Ia the other
prophets that mention the same thing.
Even In the New Testament we have
testimony TO the same story; for tho
Apostle Paul says that while blindness
In part hath happened 10 Israel, the
time Is coming when God shall take
away the veil that is before their eyes
and they shall see clearly that truth
which they now reject This
prophecy was not fulfilled when the
Jews returned from their captivity. nor
was u fulfilled when Jcsus came 10 this
world. Has IL get been fulfilled? No.
not yet: for rs yet we see the vast
majority Of the Jews Ia spiritual dark
ness and rejecting the Messiah Of whom
their own prophets spoke 80 clearly.
A. they refused 80 listen - the preach-
ing Of Paul eighteen hundred years ago.
80 now they refuse 90 hear the Gospel
message to-day n any Of their number
accepts the Messiah. they cast him out,
and regard him az dead 10 themselves.
But this IS not always TO last The day
Is coming. says the prophet. AID the
apostle as well. when they shall see.
and shall believe
Now look az few Of the reasons WHY
we should be- much interested In the
welfare az the Jews Ia the first place.
all that we know of religion has come
70 as through them. Abraham Is the
father 81 all the faithful. both 81 Jew.
ish nationality and Of All nationalitics
hil the prophets and all the apostles.
without an exception. were Jews. The
world has been more swaycd by Jewish
thought than by the thought Of any
other people But. last and mort inn
POrtant. let us not forget that. rs regards
the Bcsh, the Saviour 81 the world was
q Jew This is the best reason Why we
should b. deeply Interested IN the well
fare 81 that people. and not only inter
rstcd. but prnycrfni that God may
hasten the time when the words 81 our
lesson may prove true. and Israel come
under tie new and blessed covenant Of
winch Jeremiah here spcaka Rev. A
T. Schaniiier ID "
NOTES FROM ORIENTAL LANDS.