Hutchinson gazette., 1899-10-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON NJ, OCTOBER i5--Es1
"; 3-9; 1917.
Esther Pleading for IIor People Com
init Thy Way Unto tho Lord, Trust
YO Also In Him ana lie Shalt Hiring
IL to PAAs Palms 9Ti Is.

8, Esther spako yet again" Tho cxc-
ention of llnmnn did not savo her or her
people, for tho decree OF lamun was stll
IN force.
T. ''The King held out the golden sccp-
tor" The usual sign of his favor "ln
oil the numerous representations OF pcr-
sian kings at Porscpolls, there IL not One
In which tho monarch does not hold
long tnporlng stan (Which h probably
tho sceptor Of Esther IN his right hand, "
Cook.
8. "Roversc the letters devised by Ila-
man. Tho former decree must stand
Tho KING could not reverse II as Esther
proposed but another decree was issued
which practically unnulled the former
one,
$, write as II likoth you"
Tho plan was to give the Jews permission
10 stand In self-defonso and repel every
attack, and tnkO possession of tho prop
erty OF those who attacked them "Rngs
, seal"
She "lves TO clutch tho golden keys,
To mold n mighty States DEGREES,
And shape the whisper Of throne"
y. For how can l endure 10 see the
evil that shall come unto my pooplc2 or
how can | endure to SEQ the destruction
OF my kndred2
T. Then the king Ahasucrus said unto
Esther the queen and to Mordooai tho
jew, Behold, l have given Esther the
house OF IIam0n, and him they have
hanged upon tho gallows, because ho
laid his hand upon the Jews.
s. Write ye also for the Jews, as II
lIketh you, In the kings name, and seal
II with the kings ring; for the writing
which " written In the Kings name, and
annlnn yIIh Iba Hlnp'u tInn
reverse.
10. And Mordecai went out from ,he
presence OF tho king In royal apparel OF
blue and white. and with n great crown
OF gold, and with n garment OF fine linen
and purple: and the city Of Shushan re-
Jolced. and was glad
10. The Jews had light, and gladness,
and JOY, and honor,
II. And in every province, and In every
city, whlthersoever the kings command
ment and his decree came, the Jews had
Joy and gladness, feast and good day.
And many OF the people Of tho land be-
camo Jews. for tho fear of tho Jews
fell upon them.
/. Esther the Star,--EsIher Is n star
indeed brilliant, steady and gaining
gentle and womnnly influence on the
world. AS u star character she shines.
Her moral beauty was greater than her
physical beauty, So Tennyson speaks OF
Queen Victoria;
'Ilstoem her less for sccptcr than for
ring.
And count her uncrowncd womanhood
the truly royal thing"
Sho was patriotic, bravo, devotional,
trustful, prudent, risltlng all for duty and
country,
Like rose bush from dcllllng soil like
n swan sailing p,To and unsullied In
sewer, she kept her religion under tho
worst Of influences.
"Thc gospel Of life like hers
Is more than books or scrolls;
Our dear Lords best Interpreters
Arc humble. human souls"
BY her patriotism, her high daring, her
noble selr-abncgotion, Esther deserves
place second 10 none l.I the annals of hu-
man herolsm. II, w, Ryder.
"Stlll," In tho words Of Professor
Adeney "as we g0zo on the portrait OF
the strong, brave, unsolllsh Jewess we
must confess that beneath all the beauty
and nobility of It's expression certain hard
lines betray the fnct that Esther Is not
Madonna, that the heroine or the jews
does not reach the Christian ideal OF
womanhood"
Q. Patriotism religious note In the
book of Esther does not sound 80 clear
ly as tho patriotic note. The feast OF
Purlum Is more like our Fourth of July
than II Is like Christmas or Easter. But
patriotism Is n lesson we all need to
learn, and It's meaning should be clear
ly understood. Suffering, living, working
FOR our country Is as truo patriotism as 10
fgating for II,