The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-15
Ube international Sunday School Lesson
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I land OF Egypt. and followed other gods.
OF the gods OF the peoples that were
round about them. and they provoked Je-
hOvah 10 anger. And be deIfv-
cred them into the hands OF spoilers that
despoiled them; and he sold them into
the hands OF their enemies round about.
so that they could not any longer stand
before their enemies. Whithersoevsr
they went out, the hand Of Jehovah was
against them for evil, as Jehovah had
spoken. and as Jehovah had sworn unto
them, and they were sore distressed. and
Jehovah raised up judges. who saved
them out Of the hand OF those that de-
spoiled them.
Israel's Heroic Age
The period of IsraeTs conquest OF
Palestine under the leadership OF the
sturdy Joshua, a man OF faith. goodness.
ability. and character. with such asso-
ciates as Caleb. the hearted. manly
knight of religion. was the heroic age Of
IsraeTs history. II corresponds to the
era of Trogan war among the Greeks.
Desert-bOrn Israel. under the tutelage
of Moses and the direct leadership OF
Jehovah. was an aggressive, conquering
power in the world. Israel fulfilled
those days and set the world the ex-
ample OF following high religious ideals
AS long as Joshua and his comrades lived
the IsTaelites maintained their standard
OF faith and Righteousness. What a eu-
logy this is upon the lives and charac-
tiers OF those meni The best thing to
be said of a man Is that he has a good
influence" Some characters hold the in
tellect. the cOnsciences. and we may say
the very faith OF their associates in their
hands
Mighty Is the power OF influence for
good OF evil, A good influence Will bless
the memory OF him who exerted II and
a bad influence will bring maledictiOns
upon the memory OF him who e1erted IT,
"One strong and noble life IN a com
munity HOLDS many other lives from
wrongdoing II makes goodness popular
in a certain sense. One noble life in a
peighborhoOd-upright, unwavering With
fixed principles, with answering devo-
ton to truth, outspOken for God and
fearless IN duty-sways an incalculable
power over others for good Evil men
dread such a man and sin hides away in
his presence. while good men are made
more bold and earnest Every Christian
man ought TO live such a life that MS
name shall be strong tower. that those
and women because they know him
Every parent ought to live such a life
that his family shall be ready 10 serve
God because he does. Every young man
should be a positive force for good in
the community where he lives; follow
ing Christ without regard to those about
HIM. Every mans life should point to-
ward the right. toward Cod. toward
heaven"
Israeps Dark Age.
The land Of Israel was full OF light
and glory and spiritual power in
Joskua.s lifetime, but darkness. dis
honor. and spiritual weakness soon crept
in and hefouled the land when he died.
We should not pin our faith to the opin-
ion OF character or life OF any man.
When men see Jesus. they will not miss
Joshua" We should let no one get be
tween US and Christ. Each man should
know and serve God for himself Not
even his church or his accredited teach
eT should stand between him and his
Lord Each new generation must have
its own heart acquaintance with God.
The fact that our forefathers were
Puritans. or that our fathers were
gathered into the church under some