The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-03-19
1R RAIN1NG Cnif6n

A
6shekt IS cns of tks be-
ksaa6 Judah ever had lais raiga ii
brisAt spot 50 the history ofths ~
ti0n. Codes ahd idolatf0us kisgl
before and nlter him, hib reign show
the mirdcm ofa theccfasfc pol e., aNs
he sttehszh o. =, God-Ssaripg ahs
God loT.ag pecpsa Early ID his relgl
peaee seems tGt haKU selaled tlfIAa--
barring now and then an easily sun.
pressed rebes;ion-and the Eeriod O
his dominion Il noted. for the seIega
work Of Improvement.
Yet bis reign doesn't close wilhoul
u shadow. Great men sometimes
make mistakes; aud Jehoshephat die
| in this wioe. He attempted to restor.
foreign commerce; and, being unable
10 accomp,ish it alone, he formed Al
alliance with AhaGiah, king of IsrAei
Now, . few years before this, b.,
had gOae up to battle with the king
of Israel, and God rcbuked him 70.
joining himse.f 70 . baekslid .ng ans
| idolatfous nation; but he seems d
have ftrgottsn III about i1 aud TO-DAY
we 1nd him' forming 3 partnershil
with the same wicked ration to buiie
ships a Tarshisb.
Whata grand scheme it waSl Hs
looked, no doubt, with pride at III.
castle. ne had built, the supply depo:.
which ne had erected ihlouxhou
Judah, aud the increasing str. myth
their Notifications. Now, If t0reigI
commercial relationship could be re
established as in Solomou's time
what could prevent JudAh's glory
cQualiug that Of the old kingdom.
II was worth trying, and if Ahazi, he
cooperation could be occurred il
world doubtless be Q success. So tn,
alliauco wGs formed. The old ship
yards ct Ezion and Gebre were
cleared, hammer and chiAel were
dsed vigorously, masts were raised.
1ars sat, sails hung ready TO launcI.
The shout frcm the shore is answered
Oy the depa-tiUg crew. and tho fi:s,
lees scts out for the gold fields OF
Tarshish.
But rong w'rd q. .,rang mp blow.
ing clouds across the sky. The sbipt
were tossed, the sails were spill, til.
oars became useless, tnc /. u Tier ceased
to guide the ship. The waves rAh
higher, the wind grew Stronger
tfsave your lives mcu; the snip j.
ROneg-aud with q crash they fe,.
up0a- the rocks. "Jhe ships wert
bFUiEen that they were not able 10 g
TO Tarshish."
l have TO say toU;ebi. fi 'enis, tha
many Of the disasters aud fai ures O
this life result from ju such aliianc
with evil; GUd, as a servant Ot God,
stand 10 warn 700 aga 'nst sac1 un
righteous part1ershJ.,s
Here the speaker dweit upon tht
evil Of in roduc: g {. aud iii Tny fornl
iutO business tran ac.ions. heu 6Cu-
tinucd: "Eut, l notice that many a
family forms this s,'rt CT an alliance.
expecting 10 build ships which vii
bring peace aod harmony into th-
home. Great things ere expected Of
those children. They are al to hold
poslt lions of influence. The, are shiDs
which win come b,ck to the old
homo freighted Wi h e.O'y, wealth
&1d honor. Rut how are dneac ships
to be built9 How are these Ives to
be trsined these .barac ees foI ned
Every parent sees numbe .css a:ti-
culiies, but here. 10 q way 0u. A
temporary 9Ha1ce with sOD evil
principle viii b. iClge over the trouble:
Ahazixb VIII come 10 the reseuej q
compromise NAV be applied. 10
pactlcGlaG;ze, you are bor fled at the
thought Of yoUr hoy becoming 6
drunk&rd. Sober, .tcMpe.aie Inen
are your Ideals aad 10 Iring it sbOal
you advocate The keeping of liquor
within the reach of tie. boys. 81 a
lree as water boys. DOnt go to the
saloons, or dives for it. Go to the
cellar whenever you want it." IL Ell
the boys und erst- nd, ," they say, ''that
it 10 OOC forbicdeE, AID the temp q
tiOn WI NO: he SU hsrs ng." If you
will allow me 8 ..tJE0nal mention
here, some OF nv l." "estnrs t-ied that
Graudfather kept vine in the celia
aud the childreH spred it; later on
they drsuk j.; theB ,hev Spiked4t; and
last year the o dest son was carried
On the otl,er side Of ;he hO0se they
tried II. Kentucky wnieKey Ia the
house always. Dirk wGeD Sot
want 10 beys;" and shey d Il. One Ot
them 10 q dTGukea sot "a Cu;aagO 20
day. Ships of 5&esn:sh .hroWA on
the r0cks oecaase Of rarane. gu p ". =
evL.
'E dOo't wait ms boy to gsD5.e
motbeg, we'd i,tter leach ou- cci.
dren to PLAY car. 9 AZ ht3IIe, a2d Dey
vii DOt sip out anu set iu,o bed
company" 1tat looks li1e . gooC
plaza proT'i- II Ple0 - &.pInC
ihe 1reside they ptav. aud tue oid
folks congr<sUla themselves fnst :hs
children e0jot sle evenings at home
Alb, they lnOw notLipg of lhe gamei
IN hAy-mOws Oa Saturdays aud il
fence corners on tue wAV TO school
of the prsebt an es. Lhen penn