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SCHOLARS STUDY.

TIME.-David was king over Judah
about seven years and six months; ac-
cording to accepted chronology, B. G.
1055-1049.
PLACE. = David's capital during
this period was Hebron, eighteen miles
south of Jerusalem.
GOLDEN TEXT. 1.-THE Lord
reigneth; let the earth rejoice. psalm
81: l.
UNIV SALIST CA TIE
CHS M.-XXVlI. From what is Jesus
to save the world? From san, sorroaU,
and the fear of death. Mart. l: 2l;
REV. 81: 4.
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DAVID, KING OF JUDAH.
Samuel III. la.
Lesson July 5. 1896.
INTRODUCTION.

We take up again the study of Old
Testament history at the point where
David comes into prominence. David is
a striking figure. He must be conceded
an important place in the history of the
world. Abraham, Moses, David; these
are the most conspicuous characters of
the early history of the Hebrew nation.
David appeals to us, as we have
already said, not as man free from evil,
but as one who maintained in himself
strenuous warfare against evil. This
characterization of the Hebrew king by
Thomas Carlyle ("Heroes and Hero
Worship" p, 49,. an author not wont to
be indulgent toward human faults, is
worthy of careful consideration: David,
the Hebrew king, has fallen into sins
enough; BLACKLIST crimes; there was no
want of sins. And thereupon the unbe-
levers sneer and ask, is this your man
according to Gods hearth The sheer, l
must say, seems to me but shallow
one. What are faults? What are the out
ward details of life, if the inner secret
of 1.-THE remorse, temptations. true,
often bafflsd, never ended struggle OF it,
be forgotten? David's life and history
as written for us in those psalms of his.
/ consider to be the truest emblem ever
given of a mans moral progress and
warfare here below. All earnest souls
will recognize in it the faithful struggle
of an earnest human soul toward what
is good and best. Struggle often baffied
down as into entire wreck; yet struggle
never ended; even with tears, repent
ance, and true uncomfortable purpose,
begun anew"
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Studies in Old Testament History.


from them their spoil and infiicting up
on them the customary vengeance, the
Philistines met the army of Saul on the
plain of Jezreel near Mount Gilboa and
the decisive battle was fought. The
lsraelites were routed; Saul and three
of his sons lost their lives; the Israelites
abandoned their country west of the
Jordan and fled in fragments to Gilead
in the east.
When the news of the death of Saul
and Jonathan reached David, he COM
posed requiem in their memory q Sam.
1: 17-2T, This requiem is one of the
marvels of the worlds literature. David
forgets all personal resentment; he says
nothing but good of the dead. He ex-
presses the most affectionate regerd for
Jonathan. What words can be more
beautiful than these:
!. 1 am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan;
Very pleasant hast thou been to me;
Thy love to me was wonderful,
Passing the love of women.
ut is almost impossible to read the
original of this elegy," seys DIR. Clarke,
without finding every word swollen with
sigh or broken with Sob"
l. David Amounted King of
Judah,-vs: IA.
David was in sore perplexity. He was
10 nominal alliance with the victorious
Philistines. Should he disregard the
command of the Philistine king Achish,
and go northward? Should he, while in
alliance with their enemies, make over
lures to the defeated Israelites? Danger
threatened on every side.
David inquired of the Lord. He took
Abiathar the high priest into his coun
sci. Some mystic direction of Jehovah
through the ephod, may have been
sought. The result was that David was
directed to move his force to Hebron,
the capital of Judah. and await develop
ments
1t mars the beauty of the record for
US to read; David aoent up thither, and
has tao lDiUes also. 1t would be agreea-
BILE to know that our hero was SO far in
advance of his age as to be obedent to
the eternal law. now recognized through
out Christendom, that one woman only
can be given to man in marriage, and
that these two shall be faithful to each
other till death. But David knew no
wrong in having two wives; indeed
three, for Saul's daughter. Michal,
though taken from him by her father
and given to another. was still his wife;
she will be again claimed by David.
Ahinoim. the Jezreelitess. was apparent
ly the first-married wife after Michal;
then he married the rich Abigail. More
than ono wife. according to the right
standard, will always blight the ideal
home; and David's example in polygamy,
while by the standard of the crude NOR
atty of his day it is pardonable, will
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In the last two hundred years France
has spent 9993,0OO,OOO in war.
Even Belgium spends every year 49,
100000 francs on her army.
In less than three hundred years
Great Britain alone has spent Ell 1857 ,00O,-
900 in war.
At Bannockburn $4,000 men fought,
and $4,000 we're killed or wounded.
Italy spends every year 100000 lire
(f560000, on her army and navy.
The French army costs every year
675.O00.000 francs; the navy 100000
The peace footing in the Russian
army calls for the services of 10000
horses.
The army of Bolivia costs the people
OF that impoverished country 100000 a
year.
At Gravelotte 100000 men were en-
gagged, of whom $4,000 were killed or
wounded.
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tree; the warriors then devoted seven
days to mourning for their fallen king.
That the report of the brave acts of
the warriors of Jabesh should receive a
generous recognition, is what we might
expect from David. He sent them an
eloquent Oriental greeting: Blessed be
ne of the Lord. that ye haze sho,on this
kindness unto your lord, eUen unto
Saul. and haze buried him. He furth
er promises to requite the kindness
shown to Saul, as if it were shown to
himself. He exhorts the Jebesh war
riors to courage, intimating that, con-
trary to the appearances, the cause of
Israel is not lost. We see some trait of
the wise politician in his final words to
the brave patriots of Jabesh: Saul
gour lord is dead. !. the house of
Israel haze anointed me king over
them. A plain intimation that David
has no objection to being recognized as
king by the eleven other tribes.
3. The Son of Saul Becomes
Rival King,-vs. Sill.
But the road to the throne of Israel
was not yet open to David. Abner,
Saul's uncle and the able general of his
army, had escaped from the battle field
of Mt. Gilboa; he had taken with him,
in his fight across the Jordan, Ish- bosh
eth. the remaining son of Saul. At
Mahanaim on the Jabbok, near the spot
made memorable in Israel as the scene
of Jacobs vision, Abner proclaimed Ish-
bosheth king. The appeal of Abner in
behalf of Saul's son met ready res
ponse though Ish bosheth himself ap-
pears but weakling. He was forty
years old; yet during all his reign no act
or word of his was worthy of record.
Abner was the power behind the throne.
Ish bosheth was formally accepted by
the Gileadites. by the tribe of Asher,
by the Israelites yet remaining on the
plain of Jezreel, by the powerful tribe of
Ephraim, and by the tribe of Benjamin.
Eleven tribes against one; the prospect
o. David becoming Saul's succee sor
does not yet appear very flattering.
The inevitable war which presently
began between the factions of the nation
continued seven and half years. At
the end, Ish -bosheth having been MUIR
dered by two of his own captains and
Abner having been treacherously killed
by Joab, David had reached through a
bloody way the throne of Israel.
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LESSON STORY.

The seven years which have passed
il the life of David since we last saw
him in his agonized parting with his
friend Jonathan, have been filed with
hardships and trials. He has been an
outlaw, not of choice but of necessity
He has been compelled at times, by the
straits to which he has been driven by
Saul's enmity. to make common cause
with the Pnilistines against Sauls sold
iers. He has been the leader of com
pany of bandits, composed largely of
malcontent and outlawed Israelites. His
force. numbering from four to six hun
dred, has sustained itself by adventurous
marauding expeditions into the southern
villages, and by levying taxes for exemp-
tion on various of the villages of Judah.
His center of operations has been the
cave of llum.--which is reasonably
conjectured to be section of the valley
Of Eah. about thirteen miles west of
Bethlehem, where numerous caves, in
the aggregate ample to shelter David's
followers, still exist.
This period Of rough life was school
for the future king. He learned the
science of government in sympathy with
its subjects. In hardship his character
was toughened. In ever recurring dan.
gers he became an adept in strategy.
Through all he kept his native integrity.
His skill in psalm-writing was developed
in this period. He had such faith in
his destiny, which was prophesied by
Samuel's amounting, that he kept his
soul in heroic patience. Twice at least
Sauls life was given into his hands; but
with magnanimity rare and admirable,
he refrained from avsnging himself on
Jonathan's father.
While David was at this time nomin-
ally an outlaw from Israel, it is to be
observed that he had the companionship
of Abiathar the high priest, and of Cad
the only prophet; he had the undoubted
sympathy of Jonathan. Saul's oldest son
and heir-apparent. Saul was the actual
rebel.
David was now about thirty years old.
liz huO q law moSuOtlC OJOSJ duQ
winning manners. His successive ad-
ventures and hair breadth escapes; his |
mastery of music and fervent- poetical
utterance; his rapt devotion to Israel's !
Ideal; his confident waiting for the way
to open before him to the throne of his
people,; his dash combined with his
steadiness. give to his personality the
strange light of romance, and prove him
to be of the stuff of which heroes are
made.
David was in partnership with the
Pnilistines at the tims Saul was slain.
He was not present at the battle, how
ever, because the Philistine generals
were in doubt whether he would be a
Trustworthy ally against his own people.
There was shrewdness exhibited in this
doubt on the part of the Philistines.
David could be trusted to oppose Saul's
m aladministration, but not to oppose his
nation.
Ga arriving with his six hundred at
his home ia Ziklag, David found it had
been desolated by an incursion of the
Amalekites. While he was engaged ia
oyertaking the invaders and wrestling
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surely not cause any discerning student
to be favorably inclined to a practice
which civilized Christendom has for
ever left behind.
The essential historical fact is that
David moved his household from Ziklag
days journey northward to Hebron,
the burial place of Abraham, Sarah and
Jacob, and the capital of Judah. And
with David marched all his followers;
such as had families also bringing their
households. The encampment at Ziklag
was now finally forsaken.
and the men of Judah came, and
there they onointed David over the
house of Judah. The amounting, which
is equivalent to coronation, was by a
representative assembly. David had
been before anointed by Samuel, a
prophetic act; he will again be anointed
when lac achieves the kingship over all
Israel.
This amounting by single tribe seems
a desperate measure of over partial fol
lowers.
2. David HonOrs Saul's Memo
ry,-vs. 81.
David had previously learned of the
death of Saul. A young man had in
Ziklag told him story of taking the
kings life, and had hoped thereby to
gain Davids favor. But even the telling
of this story, Notwithstanding it's mani
fest falsity, was reason for David to
order that the young man be smitten to
death.
This is the story of Saul's end: When
the battle at the foot of Mt Gilboa had
gone against him. and his troops were
routed and his three elder sons, iona.
than, Abinadab and Melchishua, were
slain, and he was sore beset by the
charioteers, after vainly entreating his
armor bearer to end his miserable life,
he fell upon his own sword. While the
body of Saul was lying on the field, by
the side of that of his armor bearer who
had, following his masters example,
also slain himself, it was robbed of it's
crown and bracelet by the young Prov
Ter who carried them to David in the ex-
pectation of obtaining a reward. When
the body of Saul was found the next
day by the Philistines it was stripped of
its armor; this trophy was sent through
the cities of the Philistines as proof
that the great Saul was slain; it was
afterward deposited in a Philistine
temple of Ashtaroth. The body of Saul
was treated with barbarous indignity.
The head was cut off. The body was
then carried to Bethshan, on the north
side of Mt. Gilboa. which city had fallen
into the hands of the Philistines, and,
while the head was exposed on an ele-
waited pole, the body was hung in sight
of the people upon the outside of the
WALL likewise the bodies of Saul's sons.
This was intended to be- as it was, a
horrible menace to the beholding
Israelites.
News of this aggravating indignity to
the fallen king came to the warriors of
Jabesh in Gilead on the east of the Jor-
dan. By daring night expedition the
watch men of Bethshan were surprised.
the bodies of Saul and his sons were
rescued, and tenderly brought to
Jabesh. The putrid flesh was inciner-
ated; the bones were carefully deposited
in place designated by we'll known
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CHAPTER l.


I The denea.o1y Of Jesus Christ: IS Marys
nairacalous Conception; Jesus is born 81. %
his names
THE book of the generation of Jesus
i Christ, the son of David, the cson
of Abraham.
2A'bra-ham begat isaac; and isaac be-
gat jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and
8 And Judas Begat Pha'res and cara of
Tha 'par and d Pha res begat Es'rom {;
and Es'rom begat Aram;
4 And Aram begat Amin 'a-dab and
Amin 'a-dab begat MAIDS son and Ma
as'son begat Salmon;
And Salmon begat Bo OF ! of Ra'chab;
and Bo6z begat Obed of Ruth; and
O'bed begat Jes' Sc;
6 And gJes'se begat David the king !;
and David the king begat Sol o-mon of
her that had been the Wife of U-ri'as;
Z And iS0fo-mon begat Ro-bo' am and
Ro-bo am begat ABBA; and AHA begat
Asa, Q
8 And Asa begat Jos a-phat; and JOS
aphat begat Jo'ram; and Jo'ram begat
O-zl'as.,
Q And 0-zras begat Jo'a-tham; and
Jo'a,tham begat Achaz, and Achaz be-
gat Ez-e-ki as;
10 And jEz-e-ki'as .begat Ma-nas'ses 4
begat Jo-si as
II And iJo-si'as begat Jech-o-ni'as and
his brethren, about the time they werel
carried kaway TO Bah y-lon.
IL And after they were brought toI
Bah y-lon, Jech-o-ni as begat Sa-la' thI eel Il
and Sa-la 1thi-el begat iZo-rob abel;
10 And Zo-r0b' bel begat Abb ud and
A-bi'ud begat E-li'a-kim and E-lI'arkm
begat A'z6r;
IA And A'zor begat sa'd6c, and Sa'doc
begat A'chim and Achim begat Eli I'D /;
IS And E-li'ud begat E-le-a'zar and
E-le-a'zar begat Nathan; and Nathan
begat Jacob;
l6 And Jacob begat Joseph the hus-
band of Mary, of whom was born Jesus,
mwho is called Christ.
IL So all the generations from Abra-
ham I'd David are fourteen genera
tons and from David until the carry
ing away into Bah y-lon are fourteen
generations; and from the carrying:
away into Bah y-lon unto Christ ave four7li
teen generations.
Is 4 Now the birth of Jesus Christ,
was on this wise; When as his mother
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Here is Something Worthy of Your Attention!
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO
SAINT M ATTHEW.

. Mary was espoused to Joseph, before
-lthey came together, she was found with
child of the Holy Ghost.
10 Then Joseph her husband, being a
Just man, and not willing to make her
lpublick example, was minded to put her
away privily.
90 But while he thought on these things,
behold, the angel of the Lord appeared
,sIunto him in dream, saying, o'seph,
thou son of David, fear not to take unto
thee Mary thy wife: for p that which Is
Iaoonceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
.. 81 And she shall bring forth son, and
o thou shalt call his name sJE'SUS: for he
! shall save his people from their sins.
% Now all this was done, that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken of the
u Lord by the prophet, saying,
% Behold, "a virgin shall be with child,
and shall bring forth son, and 4they
being interpreted is, sGod with US.
"a Then Joseph being raised from
sleep did as the angel of the Lord had
hidden him, and took unto him his wife
70 And knew her not till she had
brought forth her firstborn SOD and he
called his name JESUS.
CHAPTER 9.
1eeth mo EggpI; l6 Herod sials,i ne Us XII.
| N'S'e- ~ SfPt't VfV9Jftt OUt " EJVpG
lNOW when Jesus was born In Beth
IN le-hem of Ju-de'a in the days Of
Her cd the king, behold, there came wise
men from the east to Je-ru' salem,
Saying, eWhere is he that Is born
King of the Jews ? for we have seen his
star in the east, and are come to wor-
Iship him
s 3 When Her'od the king had heard these
things, he was troubled, and all Je-ru'sa-
lem with him
) 4 And when he had gathered all the
chief priests and Jscribes of the people
together, he demanded of them where
Christ should be born.
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem
OF J1-d@'a: for thus it is written by the
prophet,
9 And hthou Bethlehem, in the land of
1lJ 'da, art not the least among the princes
lof Jnda: for out of thee shall come q
81 Governor, that ishall rule my people
Is ra-el
Then Her cd, when he had privIly
called the wise men, enquired of them
diligently what time the star appeared.
And he sent them to ethle-hem, and
.7l3
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SIDE LIGHTS.
David in his Better days HabitualIy In
quired of the Lord.

II pray
But this: Let every day
Be modelled still
By thine own hand; my will
Be only thine, however deep
have to bend. thy hand to keep
Let me not simply do, but be content,
Sure that the little crosses each are sent
And no mistake can ever be
With thine own han to choose for me-"
The Meaning of the Particulars Re-
vealed i'm the Whole.-An iron church which
was wanted in West Africa was ordered from
England, and duly shipped for its destination at
Liverpool. IL was, of course, sent in detached
pieces. to be put together after it arrived, ac-
cording to the plan of the designer. Until this
was done 1t could not serve the purpose for
which it was intended. Now imagine that on
Its arrival the purchasers had attempted to put
1t together after their own fancy, without re-
gard to the plan of the maker, what utter con-
fusion would have followed! The different
parts, put in the wrong places would not have
fitted one into the other. There would have
been no beauty, no harmony. no conference. and
the structure would have failed in answer to
Its design. Not altogether di similar was the
confusion which existed in the land of Israel
during the first seven years that succeeded the
death of Saul. There was one king relgning
over the tribe of Judah at Hebron. and another
over the remaining tribes at Mahanaim. III.
sam. % 29). There was constant warfare be-
tween the followers of the one and the other.
and the period was marked by disorder. blood
shed and treachery. AS divided nation Israel
could offer no bold front to the enemies around.
and was powerless to attain the position God
had intended it to occupy
David's Life-Purpose by Seeming Hin
drance was Really Being FuIfIIed.-A
mans purpose of life should be like a river
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CHAP g.
a Dan. ., ~
Lu "a
) | Ki. 4, 80
lisa. ~, 10
. Lu. ?, II
mum. "a. I
lisa. CO. 3
; Ps. ?,
f9Chr 81. /.
, Mai al
! Mic s, 2
John 7, AZ
Rev. 2, q
or,Jeed.
Ea. 30, II
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HOKE SMITH RESIGNS.
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
OUT OF THE CABINET.
His Surpoet OF the Chicago Ticket Causes
. Break Among tho Presidents Adj
visors-His Successor Will he In Ac'
cord With the dents Views.

WASHINGTON, Aug. c4.-The news
that Secretary Hoke Smith had re-
signed. and that his resignation had
been accepted by the President, ere.
ated a considerable stir in political
circles here. although the probability
of Mr. Smiths retirement had been,
in 4 measure. anticipated ever since
his paper, the Atlanta Journal. de-
clared that it would support Bryan
and Sewall.
After the nomination of Bryan and
Sewall it became known that Secro.
tary Smith was the only member OF
the cabinet who announced his pur-
pose to support that ticket This &C.
ton on his part, while not in any way
affecting his personal relations with
the other members of the cabinet,
seems SO material to him that he felt
constrained to tender his resignation.
There has been q good deal of gossip
about Mr.. Smiths successor. 1t seems
altogether unlikely that John NJ
REYNOLDS, the assistant secretary. will
be promoted 1t is regarded as much
more probable That new man Will
be selected, proba bly, from the middle
West, Indiana, Illinois or Missouri
The names of Ex-Governor Francis of
Missouri, ex-Congressman Bynum OF
Indiana and ex-Congressman Ben Ca
BILE of Illinois are those around which
gossip most persistently clings. All
are pronounced gold Democrats. The
mention of Ex-Governor Francis name
in this come elton is merely the revi-
val of an old rumor. 1t is believed by
Governor Francis friends that at this
time he would not accept 4 cabinet
position.
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Found In Pickle Barrels.

FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Aug. Ca
Dallas Bruce, Il white mar of Caroline
county, who lives some twenty-five
miles from here, attended the recent
Confederate reunion in Richmond and
then disappeared. lie was separated
from his wife and had been living
with a negro woman in the neighbor-
hood. a few days ago y search for
him was begun by his friends, which
resulted in finding his body cut into
pieces and packed in several pickle
barrels at the house of his negro mis-
treSs
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Theasr,ca! Manager Abbey's wife
has been allowed $3.50 counsel fees
and 8. 800 per year alimony by tho
eonrt in her suit for divorce in New
York.
Troop E. Seventh cavalry, had .
brush with Yaqui Indians near Tue.
SON, Ariz. killing three and captur-
Ing thirty. Three soldiers were
wounded, one fatally.
American Tin Plate company ut Ell.
wood. Ind, has locked out its men
and announced it would resume with
non-union men At . reduction.
Trouble is anticipated.
President Cleveland will meet Ii
Hung Chang August 81. probably in
New York.
The cases Of The Delaware single
tsxers have been decided adversely
and they must serve their sentenc es
Craftsmen robbed Q hote; safe near
Bridgeport. Conn.,. driving lv.k the
pursuing guests with revolvera
Three men were killed and fifteen
injured by . dynamite explosion ~
Lancaster. Pa.
Twelve per cent Of the whoot crop
Of Illinois has been destroyed and the
quality OF the balance - below Tie
average.