Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1895-12-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONGL SERIES, DEC. 29.

~ NoLh hPrehennAtE REVIEW OF EhR Lessons
Of the Fourth Quarter-Golden Text,
Math. Vi. IO-comsnentary by the Rev.
d. N. stearns.
LEssoE 1.-The Time Of the Judges
(Judg- ii, l-12, l6). Golden Text, Judg.
ii, l6 The Lord raised up judges, which
delivered them The people W Israel
were raised up by the Lord that they
might be unto Him peculiar people for
His own possession; that He might through
them make Himself known to others for
their benefit We cannot emphasize this
too much, nor say iii too often. T0 this
end they were to be completely separate
from all other nations unto the Lord alone.
The sin Of Judg. i and ii is that Of fellow
ship with idolatrous peoples and conse-
quent oppression, but when they cried IN
to the Lord lie raised them up judges, and
the Lord wa with the judge and delivered
them tii, 1s-D
LESSON 1.-THE Triumph W Gideon
(Judg vii, 1929. Golden Text, Ps. xvii,
3, Though an host should encamp against
me, my heart shall not fear" Gideon is
a good sample Of the judges; he delivered
Israel from the Midianites and the land
had ret AID years in his days fchapter Will.
the Lord WAS with him TILE Spirit III
the Lord came upon him. and bis strength
was that the Lord had called him and sent
him (chapteT vi, r. u, is, 34). II is not
men and women of strength who are need
ed fer the lord work, but such al are
filled with the spirit
LESSON III-Ruth's Choice CRuth /, ia
22) Golden Text, Ruth j, is, Thy peo-
pie shall be my people and thy God my
God. All good Judges, prophets, priests
and kings We're typical of Him who Is the
only Deliverer the King Of Kings, and
now in the book of Ruth the principal
person IL not Ruth but The mighty man
of wealth. who owned the field IN which
Ruth CLEANED the kinsman redeemer
whose wife Ruth became. and because Of
whom her name appears in Math i, 3. Let
a., with the same purpose Of heart that
Ruth bad, cleave unto Him and wait pa-
tiently till the morning
LESSON IN.-The Child Samuel III sam.
iii, ll3). Golden Text, I sam. iii, 9,
Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth."
Old Eli was not walking with God as he
should have DONE and so the Lord raised
up Samuel tn judge His people. Samuel
was given tO Hannah lid answer 10 PRAYER,
and from the lips Of Hannah We have the
name Messiah for THE first time in Scrip
ture (chapteF ii, 1GJ. H ~ Trumbull says
on this lesson that even child may have
a place in Gods house, an ear for Gods
call, a mind for Gods service and mes
sage AT Gods bidding
Lesson N--Samuel Tile Judge III Sam.
viii, 5-l5y- Golden Text 4 sam. Vii, 12,
Hitherto hath the Lord helped us1 On
the return of the ark to Israel from the
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people to turn to the Lord with all their
hearts and serve Him only. III answer to
Samuels prayer The Lord gave very
manifest answer of deliverance from the
Philistinos, and they came no more against
Israel all tho days of samuel verse 13), .
for all his di IS he walked before the peo-
pie in the fear Of the Lord (chapter xii,
2 81.
LESSON NI.-Saul Chosen King HI sam
x, l7-3f). Golden Text, Ps 1Uvii, III: tThe
Lord reigneth. Let the earth rejoice" IT,
rael was chosen that they might be unlike
all other nations in that the Lord Himself
was their king, dwelling in their midst in
the building specially prepared for Him,
and this desire To havca king like an other
nations was y virtual rejection of Jehovah
~ their king tchapter viii, SID They pre-
faith, and weary 81 Sod and His ways.
The sin of many today is that they do not
care to be the Lord s own possession, but
prefer to be like other people
LESSON VII.-Saul Rejected II sam. XIV.
1929. Golden Text, / sam. ~, 22, ITO
obey IL better than sacrifice God gave
them a king who He knew would please
the people, fine man to look upon,
choice man and head and shoulders above
the people (ehapter tx, y and had he been
as fair To God a. he was to the people it
had been well for him and foF them, too,
but he proves dis0hedient to G0d III order
To please the people tverse 24), and yet pro
fesses loyalty to God.
LESSON VIIL-The Woes Of Intemper-
ance lisa. Y, 1929. Golden Text, Isa. V,
IL, "Woc unto them that rise up early in
the morning. THAT they may follow strong
drink Although this seems like a Ill
gression from The series of lessons for the
sake OF a temperance lesson, YET we have
over again the same troubles as we found
in the judges and in saul, They have cast
away the law of the Lord of Hosts and de-
spised the word % tho Holy One Of Israeli
(vcrse 24l The siu of intemperance was
only one phase of thU self life which they
lived.
LESSON TZ.-David Amounted King II
sam xvi, 1-13). Golden Text, l sam. xvi,
Z, Man lookcth on the outward appear
ance, but the Lord looketh Oh the heart.
Having indulEod TIKI people with q king to
their liking, Hn now wiIl live them a man
after Hi own heart (chapter xiii, l4D, that
il i'll the matter of tke kingdom; one who
viii prefer to please Sod rather than the
people; one who viii sit on the throne and
rule the people as the Lords representa-
tive.
LESSON X.-David ana Goliath III sam
xvii 3s-51l Golden Text, I sam. xvii,
AL The battle IL the Lords TO mag
Nifty self is one thing, but to magnify the
Lord is a wholly different matter. Goliath,
as a mighty man of the world, magnifes
bis mighty self; saul protesting to be
servant of the Lord vet seeks to magnify
himself, but David has no thought VI him
I seIf ana seeks only THE honor uf the God of
\ Israel, whom Goliath was defying
LESSON XT-David and Jonathan II
I sam Xxx, 32-42). Golden Text. Prov.
xviii, "a, There is friend that sticketh
closer than a brother. David, although
anointed kim, has to wait patiently The
\ Lords time t0r him tOroTne tp the throne;
Y meantime the one filed with an evil spirit
J - 0A AllG NAAlRiAN anu rN->H AfthhAA : -+ANs
/ Our Lord Jesus is appointed TO reign over
I the whole world (Ps. lxxii. III; Rev. xi.
4 Is; Dan. vii, l3, l4l, but He waits for the
\ Kingdom while satan continues tO be- REC
N ognized by fhe majority While We wait
\ with Him Iet the howe XII David and iona
I than make us think az His love To rs.
! LESSON Xfl.-Thc Birth Of Christ duke
( ii, s-20). Golden Text, Luke ii, 10, Be
4 hold l bring yon good tidings Of great
4 ioy" RI il q great juy to turn from al the
shadows ana types ky the glorious reality
4 of Jesus Christ Himself, hut the lesson il
still the same. Tic emptied Himself, made
I Himself ~ I'd reputation, became poor for
US, sought neither His own viii nor His
own glory. but ever rejoiced to glorify the
Father and please Him in Oh things.
The Bird of Dawning.
"A popular superstition il that on the
eve az Christmas THE bird of dawning
singeth all night long to frighten OF
any evil thing.
1t was from this belief that Shakes
4 peare wrote.
Some ~ that ever gAinst that season comes
1 Wherein our Saviour birth il celebrated
The bird Of dawning sinEeth an niEht long.
And then, they say, no spirit darcs stir abroad.
| The nights are wholesome Then no planets
strike,