Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-07-17
RBV. DR. fALIAGR.
he Eminent Washilgtsl Divins's
Sunday Serusn.
Eloquent Exposition OF tire WAY Saul Wcs
sF1cek and Lost = kingdom-Impr~s
Give Lessons Drawn Prom an old Ribls
Gscry-Tne Utter Futiissv Of Fraud


Essry-rhe Utter Fuuissv Of Fraud
Txx-. And samuel said. What rneanets
then this eles;ins of the sheep In min,
ears and the lowing % the oxen which
hesrs-l Samuel XIV. Ia.
TIE AralesiteS thought they had con.
cuered God and that he would not carry
into execution his threats against them
They had murdered the rsraelites in battle
and on; % hattie and lef no outrage I'M
tried For four hundred wears this had
been going on. and they say. God either
dare not runish rs or he has forgotten &c
do 80" let rs see. samuel. Gods
prophet. tells saul % 20 down and Siav ali
The AnAleSi'cs. rot leaving one 81 them
alive. also % destroy al the beasts IN their
poSseSSiOn--oN. sheep. camel and as.
HSrk hear the tread - 80 600 nan with
nonStrouS saul az thsir head. shlS-e with
arrnor. his shield dangling AZ his side hold
tn< IN his hand = spear. az the waving oi
which the great host marched Or halted
So smoke curling against the sky. Now
there Il 3 thick cloud 81 Il. and now I see
the whole city rising in = chariot % smoke
behind SfesiS ~ fl-e. IL i saul that set the
city ahlsre The Aual@ki.eS and T>raelifes
meet. tie truuVets of battle blow peal On
peal. and the-e - \ death hush. Then
there i = sigma waved. swords cut AMI
hack. iaveli-S -i~r on shields arms fall
from trunks and heads ron into the duS.
cash after cash. TIE frenzieG veil. the
curling % throttlet th-osis TIE cry %
pain. the laugh - revenge the curse hi>Sei
between chrchet reeth-an Rrnv's death
croan- stacks 90 dead on al sides with
ewes unshut AMI mouths vet crinninc VEN
rearce. Hu--s for the lSraeiitcs, Two
hrnlre- and ten thousand men wave thei~
Hi1ues and elan their shields. Tor the Lord
Cd hs- = given then the victory.
Yet thai 81 -rrrtru- army 90 Israel is con-
0rerei = sheep and oxen. God. through
IT, prophet Ss-rrl rrii saul - siav an
tie Araiesr~s anl g. say al the beasts in
Their possess N. tut Saul thinking Do
knows more than God. saves Acar tha
Ana.ekiti>h king. ana Eve drove % sheep
and 6 hcrl 20 oxen that Do cannot bear q
<ill- saul 1r-T-- the sheep AID oxen towa
toward home. He Las 40 idea that samuel.
The prophet will End out tax D. ha~ saved
these sheep arl oxen FOR himself samuel
cones and ESrS saul the news from the
battle. saul pats on o solemn face. for
there - 10 one vln can look m ora solemn
than yo-r genuine hvrorrite and he saws
T hav- tuifli-1 the command % the
lord" samuel listens. and he hears the
drove 90 sheep q little WAY OF. saul hai DO
idea tSAt The PROPHETS esr would % 80
acute samuel SAYS - saul. II you have
done a. God told you and slain al the
Analekite~ aud al the heSst In their pos
session. whRr ueaneth the hleariuc % the
sheep II Ui1e ears AMI the lowing % the
oxen tat I hear Al ona would have
thought thar bushes would have con-
suuei TIE cheek % S4uL No. no Re SAYS
the Ar-ry--nCt himself. % course hut the
sruy-hAt saved the sheep and oxen Tor
Escrl1ce. and then they thought u would
- too bad anyhow 20 Kill Aca<. the Amale-
xit.Sl klr-. samuel take the sword and
le Sass 4--- % pieces and then L.
axes the skirt % hi- coat IL true oriental
stvie and reads II in twaia. a. much a.
~ say. You. SS1i. Just like that. shall BE-
torn away from your empire and torn away
from your throne" n other words. ~
81 the nations q the earth hear the story
hat saul. cy tisoheyiuc God, Won a nock
- sheep. b1- lost q kingdom
learn from this subject that God viii
expose hypocrisy. Here saul rret-ll- be-
aks f1lfllec lie divine commission by s.ay-
n al TIC beasts belonging - the AMAZE
Kite a-i ~ a. The very moment he Is
cling th- story and Tra-tlrinr the leiu
lon tie secret comes cut. a-- tie sheep
s4e3- Ard TIE oxen below.
A hvqoerite D. ore Wa pretents 20 "a
rnA- b. - not Cr % 60 wha- h. does lot.
sAul wa Only tFr- 80 a class. The mod
~ hyDocr-e l11ks s~f1Ly solemn. whlr-s
Eae-. ne rrays and during his public de-
r0tlol s-oE- q great deal - tn white o.
ais eve. h never laughs. or. - be does
augh. - seems -o-ry - u afterwarl. a.
hougl be bad committed some grea. IL
discretion I1- rr-t time De- gets . chance
- pr1ys twenty minutes u public. and
Ehen - erhcrt- b. seems = inrly that al
he r1ce ar sinners. With one exception.
Is zod@s-v .crtit1lng the stating who
sh4t one T. There are q great many
---rr--~- t-1t -1f- no y A-4Er- '---4'-- "a =
"a TrlAh Eeeps.
Whe1 tic OK begins % pray. look out
'o- ycU- chickens. The more genuine -
1glo1 EaD has the more comfortable ne
GIL -. bat you may Know O religious irl-
poster ~ the fact tL1t De- lrll+- himself on
being uncomfortable. A nan - that kind
= % immense damage - the church a
Christ A ship may outrl1e hundred
storms and ~ \ handful q worms IN the
planks nay sink II 20 the bottom. Tbs
.hU-c1 %. God j. not - much IL danger al
~ cyclones % trouble and persecution
hat cone upon = o, the v-ruln d
nyrOcrisy that i1fest u. Nolve- are % ri
danger - t.e fold q God unless they i0oi
Ike sneer. Arnold was Of more dan az.
% the AIRY than Corn wallis and his hosts
Oh ~ c2E10. deceive God with clurcs
certificate. Re s-es behind The curtain a
eell a. t,esore the curtain he sees every
.hlzs inside C1f. nan nay throug.
policy aide bic real character. but God vi
After awhile tear open the whits1 sepElch@l
And e1poee the p.tr-factiOn. SUNDAY
,se-s cannot save 81. Long prayer
saEno- save him Ss-.-1 singing an
enUrc1g going cannot save ki-- God vi
expose hin .ust a. thoroughly a. thong.
he braided upon his forehead The wor
~Hypocrtte" He may thi1k be has be@l
successful n the decepsicz. but 80 IN
clost unfortunate moment the sheep VII
tlsat and TIE 0xel W1l below.
One q the cr1~l bishops q olfen tine IA