The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-07-02

II wv ~ dem ucNtWN'i >'''''
extent but this was tue
,pa,t imIOrtant Inc II us
,, r,n,, v,s a new organization "'
| ALI its lcrrrS a ne" rei'si""H NV .,ir,
| ,,,,i;oyt,tions If and means OF iInp'pS'"h
,hat ,ife ,,non The people. through song anu
| music and organization OF the ''''',
| ,or,or. From thi, lesson We may lear" '''
| r,,I, that will rebound to the aaVaA'as'
| :, ,,r avn country and the religious NV |
| u,,i,h i, it, central force. ih' H."t'
Trac. David's movements on 'hr h''''
h,, hy tho situation tn" advantage VI
Jerusalem. Time.-B. {. l''H' Ses'"
half years after Sauls death anu va,
bcccming king OF Judah pace. ~
first and then Jerusalem. Da''a,
% ears old Contemporary events go:
,o. u,,risbing under Hiram. but az '"'"
neriod during the tenth ana e'e''"'"
urins p. c., the Assyrian power was
,rasseJ and Egypt declined IN ihnu''l''
,yeeo T. G. Zoo and D. &. M"' the 'a'" VI
.he ,c,eyson ri She3honk. lhu" an 'P'
,unitv was made for the Development -
kingdom OF Israel. g.,
Today's lessen includes Sauiue' - '
Then came al the tribes OF ''r"r, ~
n,rid' He did not seek them OUT ivy
,ouaht him. They came BY lne!'
*. n. representing. according I" ''''''
lies =: CSC 33a.Gc' warriors. 1N'!
good reasons.
Thou vast he that leddr8t "N'' :"
All through his past life, since we
9th Goliath David hid shown Ee"''" ''"'i
2..sd.tn skin. forb"aran's. 'onIdN'' "''
a., ~ men ard tr,i5t in God. tie Wa
iiy.n.ly 1..l3i.'cd. TIE one "no'' w" ..,,,,
- Ia tho hest ero to hG their t:H?- '"'
II, /
concerning the duties Of knS. nov
,bai, coed" Literally. Thou shalt SheP
aora" Xxx. Polmanes' natural m"''p"'
f. ,yrrcss the rulers care for his p"oP''
..rbou Shalt be A captain over israel III
ouIy ,o lead tn" military forces wheh I'''.
.ory Int 70 ho the example ana ''ahe'
aycry form Of good wOrk--Io better ""!S'
12bler conduct, to higher lives '''''
- over all enemies.
Z >. And king Da|id made ? l''5'' -.
,hcin." This league vas pr7oah'y d So's''
contract in which the hins, on thc one ma,
promised hrm their allegiance. some MI
of = charter defining III" kings rlSn'S' "
IN cy;s;crco It sam 10: "': ''' 'ate,
49,, r,d t,c naoDl, demanding some lii
tstion Gf these rights q Kings l.: .''.G
ran,i'o monarchy VS. not 81 &9a@l"-s d
ir-r,.ct.g;bic de pot,-:l.~Canbi.d dye I'D
,ucrcr. tile Lcrd" II was religious cc
nooy They anointcd David k'hH.
was his public coronation with ~
feast lasting three days q thron. u: o.
G. "unto The Icbustes, the inhabi''l''
- tho lard" These were one ''ioe VI
c&a2ari,cS, dos"cr.'-'. >! J"n"S' 'n' ~
IA y, ca.a..,. They held the io'
Mount Zion. surrounded on three SUES
!eap Valleys, and 50 coHtr'iie" ,','
while the other portions were i-'"' .'v
.Ieg.s and Guarantees in common VIZ
sualc unto David saying. Except mo"
"a ava, tnr blind and the lame Better
~ = Y margiu. "Thnu shalt not &c
!, hither but the blind and the lame :
- trrD thee awar" Their position was
e.roue that blind and lame soldiers c'
= ~ defend il.
~ "nayd took the stronghold oil ~
uh. manner Of capture is described III
mo-; verse. Zion was no feet higher
Mor,ah. the site OF the temple
.WhOgoeyer gcttcth ny to the gnu
o nv tho watrrcoursc. David had gu
noticed that there was one way VI w.
the citadel where few defenders "''',
watching since no ere expected an i,
in tb,t direction. Tho lame AID the b'i
whom the .jehrsites lid "e"e tnode" L
% ,hf s."ocghOld, which aSScrlich st
Doy.d's indignation. Possibly they
,uch soldiers upon the walls, ana '''e'
"totcd of Npyid's soul" lie couio not
the thought of such defenders hespi"S
from gaining po5@2Ss'"n.
ard captain" 50 ! Chronicles il: ''
sib,y David wanted to find some oh
eurersodc .I1ab but joab took the hh'
win few men captured the for
Wherefore they said" 1t became pr
,.,.I,. ,,;,a tho lame etc. Better
y v There are the blind and the
y. cannot come into the house AZ
@ Dayid did get into the mousse
o called it the city Of David.
added a city to the history of the WORT
Of the three most influential c.ties the
ho. known. 'Ilcnccforth his race We
cling to 1t with Il passionate io.e'
still is the type Of the redcemeh "oi y
rerf.cted city of God with its gates OF
and streets of gold. ''l'ullt round aboa'
Milo rather. The Milo. prooa
Fabrication that defended the city on II
exposed sidc-thc north. I've 'o'nplc''
dcfcnccs.
10 And David went on. ana gre" :
The kingdom bursts upon the "o'''
splendid development OF lha'e''ai p "
and religious progress ne ,'o'o
hosts" The hosts OF heaven t'' VI :
forces oI earth Of every kind, hatu'
spirtual. Was with him. lie was
wont and obedient servant OF 'roo'
To do Gods will in everything. ana
tho Guidance Of his Spsrit. So that d0'
toach him and bless him in al! his
The two high priests, Zadok nhde'
and Abiathar with David in his cS'i'
made coordinate high priests
T.. Perceived that the Lord had
,shed him. David recognized iha'
had was from God. This kept MN
ard enabled him to steer clear of tn