Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-09-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


for September II. 1905
Quarterly Review.
.cnES TExT-The Lord % ~
nnns nad nay salvati0n.-Psa. 27,n.
sobJECTS AND GOLDEN TEXTS
lesson I.-israel Asking for q Kine.
Golden Text: Prepare your hearts unto
the Lord. and serve Him only Sam.
7:3
Lesson II.-Saul Chosen King. Gold
en- Text: The Lord is our King: He win
save us."-Is. 81: -.
Lesson lII.-Samuel's Farewell Ad-
dress. Golden Text: Only fear the,
Lord. and serve Him In truth with all
your heart Sam. 1924.
Lesson iV.-saul Rejected N King.
1o'aen Text: ITO obey is better than
sacrifice. - Sam. 1922.
Lesson V.-Samusl Anoints David.
Golden Text: Man looketh on the out
ward appearance. but the Lord iooketh
on the heart. II Sam. 1857.
Lesson VI.-David and Goliath.
Golden Text; 'Tf God be for us, who can
be against us?"-Rom. 1871.
Lesson vII.-Saul Tries to XIII David.
Golden Text: God is our refuge and
strength. very present help In trouble"
-Ps. 46:1.
Lesson VIII.-David and Jonathan.
Golden Text: There ia n friend who
sticketh closer than a brother."-Prov.
1924
Lesson IX.-David Spares Saul.
Golden Text: Love your enemies. do
good to them which hate you."-Luke
6:27.
Lesson X.-Death OF Saul and Jona-
than. Golden Text: There is way
which seemeth right unto man: but the
end thereof are the ways OF DEATH
Prov. 1912.
Lesson XI.-David Becomes King.
Golden Text: Behold. how good and
how pleasant II Is for brethren to dwell
together In unity."-Ps. 1881.
Lesson XII.-Abstinence from Eyi,
Golden Text: BE not drunk with vino,
wherein Is excess. "-Eph. 5:ls
INDEFINITE CHRONOLOGY OF PIE.
RIOD
In studying the period OF the judges II
VIII be remembered that we were almost
entirely at sea 30 far a. Chronology was
concerned. From the time OF David on
the dihicuity grows steadily less. and
yet, as Algen says. II In necessary to
prenx the qualifying word about" to
every Biblical date down ut least to the
beginning OF the eighth century. or the
dozen well-known schemes OF Old Testa-
ment chronology none has won general
acceptance. The chronology derived from
Assyrian inscriptions Is OF very great
value, though II by no means removes.
all dificulties. These Inscriptions are
dated by the Assyrian calendar or
canon. This canon exists in several
copies. all OF which agree closely. and
cover the period from about 300 r. c. to
$50 B. c. Each year bears the name or
an officer called an "eponym." The term
OF Office OF the eponym was one year.
Now this calendar mentions the fact that
during the term Office OF the eporym
ur-Sagali. In the month OF Swan May
June). the sun was eclipsed. Astron-
omers tell MS that there was n total
eclipse OF the sun at Nineveh June Is.
1863 b. c.. thus fixing with accuracy rot
only this date but all the rest.
But we shall probably never have an
accurate chronology for early Biblical
history. The orientals laugh at us for be-
ing so anxious to get at exact dates ard
accurate hshTes. Inese Things Wers
matters Of little account TO them. "a
most or their histories SHOW. Prof.
Park once iliuetrated the difference b.
tween the oriental point of view and
that OF the European. by saying that II
you ask German general how MANY
men there are In his command he viii
tell you to a man but ask the earpe ouss
ton OF Turkish general ard be will
make profound bow and gay: by tho
grace OF Allah. my people are az tina
sand which is upon the seashore." We
may we'll remember this Illus. ration in
reading the historical parts or the Old
Testament.
AS an illustration OF the indefniterers
OF our knowledge OF the dates OF enr.y
Biblical history we can rotIce two I'm
Dortant Incidents The year In whI,l,
Saul became king OF Israel IL vsrinus!y
believed 10 be u. c. 1895. 1913. 1887 ara
1920. Which date. or inGeed II any "a
correct. W. have TO means Of mailing
certain. The date OF the bePinning OF
David's reign Is as far from beirg GER
'siDly sscertnincd Ussher Fays n ysa
1856. According 20 Biblical yyEcbrcn-
isms ~ was 1909. The Assvrian comprt,
ION puts II 81 1917. Patton puts II IA
late as the year 1000 ". G.
Fias aud Thistie..
The most dangerous hypocrite IA the
one who deceives himself