The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-18
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sspcelaliy Arranged from Peloubets SosssJ
GoLpEx TExr-Thy people shall be my pee-
nile ana thy God my Goc.-kuih liza
TrxK-Keil. with great probability. pisces
Ruth in the time OF Gideoa. II q i--,-iis<
PLACE The early home 81 Naomi ana INC
later one Of Ruth was AT Bethlehem. around
which 80 many interesting events cluster
The early home OF Ruth was in Moab. east o.
she Dead sea and southern JORDAN
EXPLANATORY
During the rule of the judges, prob
ably near the time of Gideon, there
aros. n great famine in the land OF
Israel which must have lasted several
years.
A, This time there lived family az
bethlehem consisting Of Elimelech. his
wife Noami. and two sons, whose names
Indicate feeble health. Finding ~
| difficult 70 obtain living on the homo
| farm on account of the famine. inc
family determined 10 emigrate. IN
| the course Of ten years the sons
married Moabitish women, and botn
sons and Elimelech. their father aieo
| In the land Of Moab. leaving the three
women widows.
/, is plain that Naomi's personal char
acter and her teachings, shining GUS
through the night Of sorrow, had COM
mendea 10 her family and neighbors
The religion of the true God But this
was not her home. Everything hero
reminded her of her loss Inc TWO
widowed daughters-in-law, orpha ana
Ruth 1.-THE Rose of Moab }. went part
of the way 80 see Naomi of. as friends
and relatives were accustomed TO do'
and as is still the custom in the east
When the time camc To- part, when they
had kissed each other and wept to-
sr,her. they both declared they would
not return. but would go with her 20
israel. Like a wise woman she de-
clined 10 take advantage of the Impulse
- nassiooate regret, and urged them.
nv strong arguments. TO return. Orpha
was prevailed upon. and gave Naomi
! the farewell kiss
10 And Ruth said" Ruth's passion
ate burst Of tenderness Is Immortal.
: ..Entreat me not 20 leave tnee' All
/, that Naomi had said. her solitariness'
poverty. sorrow only served 10 a'tacn
Ruth more firmly. whittier thou goest'
!, Twill co. Compare the very similar
. entreaties Of Elijah. and the steadfas'
determination of Elisha not TO leave
: him q Kings 2:2-ol. Thy people shall
: he INV people:~ even though she went
!. apparently to lifelong poverty among
= strangers But the blessedness tina
= ,,aonls had in the true God was infinite
iv'rreater than that she left. and trans
- formed the dark clouds as the sun doe
- with his setting glories-
!. l.. Where thou dicst, Will de- am
=. there will be buried" She gave nef
y self up wholly and forever TO the PEG
!. N. of God. 1.-The Lord do SO to me:
!. calling upon herself the severest pur
- ishuent il she should break her prom
an Use.
- i. -she left speaking" Perseverin
love conquered all opposition
10. They came to Bethlehem: N
carly home Of Naomi. which she ina
left ten years before. .-All the city WI
~. moved Bethlehem was small TOW
Mic 5:a): and in such small village
isi- and especially in an age when the
der were no newspapers mails etc. eve
ew event flew quickly abroad by the col
Of munications of friend to friend IA
Idi- they said They in the Hebrew
lily feminine. The women Of Bethiens
I'M said. rs this Naoni?" Can this
mes the Naomi who went away SD happ
cry ten years ago?
Of On call me not Naomi ''lovabl'
the pleasant That name once belong
ills 20 me ..Call me Mara" bitter"
this better expresses my conditis
mes ..For the Almighty hath dealt very !
zero terly with me" He has given me =
for bitter medicine for my soul.
ERE ai.x.I went out full" be- rich
bill in money and property, but In the p
igle session of a husband and two sons
tant rich mother. but now deprived oil
aid that makes mothers heart rich
ions reff Of both husband and sons.-h
the Hath afflicted Me- The Jewish W
lun- ers generally think that they did wre
to in leaving their own country to go
L. live among idolaters-
'ries -. Barley harvest Usually in
the middle 81 April. The fact Of is be
per barley harvest suggested To kuth !
: OF She might contribute something
lSes. their mutual subsistence by 90
sue forth to CLEAN. This right OF CLEAN
car was one Of the legal provisions for
:. 900 poor Of Israel. The part Of the fiei'
ges. which Ruth was providentially dire'
I OF belonged TO Boax. near kinsmai
wage Nao,ni-s late husband
rest OF the book Of Ruth tells the 8
well Of her recompcnsc for all self-den,
ouid love and giving up all TO religion
Is 10 10 God. still. we are to be careful
aper 70 confound outward rewards with
must real reward of virtue. A. Low
a 70 loving finds its joy as the savo
the singer neglected and forgotten. decl
- that
The song Itself shall yet reward
the labors OF the Sayoyard.'
,r,,. so virtue contains in itself. in tn
,rrea proval Of God. in peace of consci'
issue in spiritual life and character, in
Jour- fulness and service. its best rewart
ers Of