The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-08-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON xI. SEPT. u-AMcs.
CHAPTER Q: l-s.
Golden Text-'.Thsy Also Have Erred
Through Wine, and Through Strong
Drink Are Out of the way''-Isa. 2sI
7-sInful Indulgence.

The section includes the study of the /
prophet Amos and his work The Place in |
the History-The kingdom Of Israel was
drawing to an end. OF the z5 years OF |
its existence only thirty were left. There |
was unusual outward prosperity but In |
ward corruption. Place in Bible History |
Kings Il; Chron. rs.
Suggestions to Teachers-Most teachers
will find this lesson hard to teach, ana
uninteresting to their scholars. II they
take up only the selected verses But
this is not the intention of the committee
who selected the lessons. If the teacher
will study the whole book in It's setting
in the history, and note the circumstanc-
es, and set before their scholars the
whole work OF the prophet and his meth
ods it Will be as interesting as a ro-
nance and as instructive as sermon.
| See that the scholars read the whole
book. and try to find things of interest In
/ IL.
Historical Setting the
middle of the eighth century, b. c. so.
| In the reign of Jeroboam IL (Amos /: ID.
and from the circumstances it must have
been the latter half. 790-II3, COM cnron-,
or 765-745, rev. chron.
Place-Amos was a native of Tekoa.
six miles south of Bethlehem. The scene
OF his labors was Bethel. royal and re-
| lgious center twelve miles north of Jeru-
salem.
l.. "A case IN zion. lHOSS NAOSO
prosperity has made them insensible to
| danger."-Mitchell. Like Jonah in the
storm. they are asleep and dreaming
beautiful dreams. unconscious of their
danger. Zion. Jerusalem, the capital OF
| Judah. ''Samaria." The capital of Is
raei Chief of the nations" Israel and
| Judah. .
. Pass ye," over the Euphrates. unto
Calneh." A large city. Klamath" A
city Of Syria. on the Orontes. north OF
Lebanon. Gath" A Philistine city on
the southwest. BE they better than
you? God has greatly favored your ma
ton. yet how you have requited God
goodness.
8. "Ye that put far away" in your
thoughts and expectations. the evil
Gods Word.
4. Beds of ivory" etc Expressing
luxury and selfishness.
6. Drink wine in bowls" Because
they were larger than the vessels ordln-
arily used in drinking.-Mitchell. NOT
grieved." As long as they had their lux
uries. they had no patriotism. no care
for country. or for the poor.
Z. go captive with the first" Since
all lesser troubles had failed to lead them
to repentance, there was nothing left
but captivity. which was Fastening on
apace. Within about thirty years this
was fulfilled.
s. will l." the Lord God. deliver up
The Assyrians could have done no evil
unless God had permitted it. Had the
people been brave moral. united. full OF
religious zeal. Assyria could not have
conquered them: and Gods providence
would have watched over them
Third Section. A Series of Visions
{ Chaps. TO- with applications. This is
what President Hervey. in his lecture on
, teaching calls picture work" and is one
OF the most powerful methods of instruc'
tion known.
l. He draws a picture of locusts begin
= ming to devour every green thing g: 1-S)
? n picture of a fact But at Amos prayer
the plague is removed. 20 Lord God for
give, 1 beseech thee. BY whom shall ia
cob arise? For he Is small"
t 2. A picture of drought. like devour
= ing fire G.: 4-6D, a picture of fact witt
a vision that 1t came from God. This
too, was removed at Amos prayer.
!. B. A vision of the Lord standing will
4 a plumb line testing the nation as II !
q were building. and finding II twisted
and out of true, and ready to fall G: 7-9)
I He interpreted this. that captivity wa
s threatening the nation. which was hast
Z ening to become heap of ruins.
o At this point the prophet is interrupts
= by the high priest of the calf worship
: who accused Amos of conspiracy an
I treason go home" he said. "and tai
b to your own people. We have no use TO
4 you here" But Amos replied that he ha
=. to speak. God compelled him.
So Luther. when pressed to stay ava
Il from the Diet at Worms, where he wa
S TO be tried for heresy, said to the mes
senger, GO tell your master that thoug
: | there should be as many devils as ther
c are tiles on its roofs, 1 would enter 1t.
8 And again of his mortal enemy. Duk
George IF had business at Leipsic.
would ride into LeipSic, though IL raine
Duke Georges for nine days running"
So Mohammed. when his uncle. Alb
It Thaleb, pressed him to be silent, and nc
A anger the chief people by his utterance
: answered II the sun stood on his rigf
- hand and the moon on his left orderin
? him to hold his peace. he could not ODE.
l. Application.-There are still those VIII
think that disbelieving in future pur
ishment will keep the punishment ava,
% that deadening the conscience will war
IT of the penalty of sin: that refusing
~ read the Bible will prevent its threatel
:, ings from being fulfilled. Poor. blin
10 fools, as II breaking the alarm bell woul
% put out the fire: IL tearing down II
IS lighthouse would save the vessel frol
n the rocks as If shutting the eyes to II
precipice would make the path safe.
le T. The fourth picture. prophecy Is; ].
lie was basket of summer fruits. rip
s. ready 10 decay. ana marking the IA
that the final harvest was at hand. Sue
was the nation. decaying at heart ar
" near its end
~ ;. The fifth vision picture %: In WI
q the Lord standing by the altar. and sa,
). ing. "Smite." The altar was the la
" place of refuge. the one safe sanctual
N of the ancient world. Even here the si
lg aers OF Israel could find no refuge
se | hope.
0e 6. But the prophecy ends with an op.
CT door OF hope, with an outlook into Il
ne distant future. This nation must peris
ne but the true kingdom OF God should n
a perish.