The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-07
,,.E SUNDAY SCHOOL
vcs.rns,,onai Lesson for August D. lsv:
sa',,' x,c,orie.-2 samuel ioi s-lo.

GOLDEN TE\T.-lhe Loi" - ~
nd my salvation. whom s"A'
'sa. "a. 49,. ,,.hoic range
ra,',r.s wars. Sam. 5Is-25, chaps. !
80 m, md II 2G-Si: thron' 'h"ps. -, =
~ and 20 Psalms is ana o' throw nr -, M.
pa,Id,s experiences and motives az ctn,s
49,, ronnare also tho spiritual conihe's
,l'i'v ,,,,,,ns u the warfare and armor OF
~ -. MS G.lO-ls and the promises 70 tn"S'
a.ho overcome. IN Revelations ana 2.
TIME The earlier years OF the secoh'
mart OF Dayi4s reign. Is. Z. lvfV-Aoo'
LESSON NOTES.
I The story OF David's Victories
VS. s-Dayids army consisted OF ooo UP,
borim or heroes led by bahu % ~
nromoted for special valor, al Oh Nnuin
lad heen proved during DAVID eNnie'
ana the general force, known as ne
Host. consisting of 100000 men III
missions of $4,000. who eaeh S'i'N'
ordinarily one month IN the !e"'' -
cont in time OF war. Each corps ""s
a;rided into regiments OF l,ooo az"
companies of 100, with their resps'.'.e
os;cers Davids general in cher "'s
his nephew. Joab. sort OF i'eo's
a,,la III Alva. skilled, brave, almost III,
yinciblc, but willy, INSCRIPTIONS anu
cruel. =.
David's first act of war was ms eon'
fict with Goliath in his YOUTH a. :,
,os3. Later, b. c. 1858, DAVID puisu'u
the Amelcpites, who had ralueu ~iN'"5'
,oor Goth. and recovered the spoii.
when David became king of lsraei b'''
. ,o.s, the phihsiines made TWO aes-
or,te and vain efforts TO put down MS
growing power. David's next Nio,o' ;
: ne over Moab. These people ~ 'neii
= incursions and depredations serious :
u mpedcd the prosperity oil Israel ien
!, dering life and property lnseou,'
r po,iI was successful, and iald I'M
h r.holc country under yearly tribute
ef The next campaign was AGAINST va
- Ammoniies, north of M"ao "i'"
er The Jordan. and their allies, the ~ riai'
ng an The north as far as Damascus az
oi thence TO the Euphratcs. mean ~
70 HE death Of the king OF Ammoh, pa'
rs. sept n friendly embassy OF cohuoleA'
ms ana svmnathy with his son liaiu
~ The new king. but he, "ohseior.
mower and Jealous of the growing ~
ara dom OF David. treated the erhnass'''o
n a .s spies. and sent them away VIII -
'"h 49,, boards shaved of. Immediate
" u,nun began 10 prepare for war.
TO ,a,,e out from his capital INTO
cal a,, country. lie hired syrian 5
rur- dicrs. The scene OF pat'io
be- c;tv OF Nedcba. in the inouh'a'i9
attic Noah. cast OF the northern emu o.
sets. pood sea. The Ammonites pi''
,,o-. themselves at the entering IN the :
IS Of Of tho CITY. while their Assyriah ~
,...r. in the plain, and the lsrael
rsi,- ,,ore between them. Joab took OF
80 t,r,vcr men. and faced the Syrians
plies the more dangerous enemy. ne
tory. ~ the army he gave into ehars'
de .. .h;shai his brother. In case OF
,bso-. each should help the other
con- ,,rotbers with their armies were
be no h,cl. 10 back. The battle against
N and pa'h " : ,;..orv quickly
lr fell Assyrians Wae ,,ro,
II fed lowed by the defeat Oh 'he
COM under Abishai-
This defeat w'ns not hnai' p"'
Syrians made one more eifort 10 ~
policy, from their losses. Iladarezer was
=, ~. 80 zohab. northeast of Damascus
new OF .o,,th of Klamath between the Ar
N. and - tho Funhrates lie came TO IL
ne enu ,o,vn vest of the Euphrates. !
'nrican r,st him hcce a nd gained a great VIC
ny ono The vassals and tributaries OF haua
has APP transferred their allegiance 10
e,eas While David was thus employ
epriyed tho north, the Edomites, Seems
' In the 9Th ,,anuded of troops. invaded =
,,aoan .Ioab and Abishai were ais
. norton Of the army. Al the SOU
tv. =
TO the extremity OF the Dead sea. IN -
n abey- 80 Salt the Edornites were del
A. now - Ia elk months the Edomites
former ,,,o,,n.ains and defiles OF ldumeaw
one SUI l,coa 10 submission and gar
eir oha.. placcd in the conquered uls'rie''
MEN has Now for the first time was con-
/ men OF f,l1llcd the promise made TO 40
cousum- ,cnr t5.1s) that his seed shoul
: in'oN' Tho land from the river oi fFNp'
= q, the river Euphratcs. The lsraeilt'
financial this land as long as they ooe!eu'
uncia,e ,a IT. Moral BATTLES and NictoTle'
= Ian. .hi.f lesson 10 he learned fr
which 10 .,orv Of David's victories are
issue IN which pertain to the warfare
ook s,r,,,ic Il, ana evil. These enemies are
invention nc,ur,d by 81. Paul IN Ephes'.'
aska, for ..ror we wrestlc not against II
aaine' ~ blood but against prime paii'les,
: adopted: mowers. against the rulers OF U
is confer. noes of the world. against
the forces: wicledness in high places
IA az. should First. there are outward VS.
OF achiev- mics which we must o'creoi''
free silver perance. oppression. traps
rounr.- corruption in city a.
.u... governments. misrule. oil Q
repse. a evil. the whole heather worn
The silver a glorious causc. TO bring u
> receipts world into the kingdom OF TO
/, how to inc nobler can inspire the nun
being ad. ar wake the enthusiasm OF 'he
~ better 10 help make the p
nting his than TO live in it; TO win the VIC
10 ride in the triumphal proce'
Second. the battles are on y.
|. ,lefeld OF the heart. ~ !
national often the hardest Of all oa'.le
ed, issued "a ,he longest continued. III
tions that s,a,,cr Of Romans gives q
Ihe ring OF ,hose battles. (2) The ar
and nm - =. t.l..;a,e A. 19-1S.