The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-23
The SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lesson Comments for
September II.
Review Of the Topics for the Third Quarter
Read Psalm S-Goiden Text. Psa. xvii,
i-Top!e: Israel Obtaining King
Summary Of Lessons.

Summary OF Les sons.
"Lesson L. Topic: Israel demanding o
king. Samuel was growing old; there was
no one to take. his place; other nations
had kings Israel wanted to be like the ma
tons around them; the elders came tt
Samuel and asked that they might have a
king; the request disp.eased Samuel; he
took the matter to the Lord; the LORD
said, Hearken unto the voice. OF the people;
they had not ony rejected Samuel, but
they had rejected the Lord the Lord told
Samuel to protest so.emnly and show what
king would expect of them.
III. Topic: Israel choosing king. Sau,
goes 20 Samuel seek ng information; tho
Lord told Samuel to anoint Saul to be
king; Samuel invites Saul to dine with
him; afterwards he anoints Saul; Samue!
calls the people together to Mizpeh; told
them that they had rejected God; ordered
the tribes to arrange themselves for the
purpose of casting lots for a king; Saul ls
chosen. Saul had hid himself; the LORD
revealed his hiding place to Samuel; Sau'
is brought in and the pcop.e shouted and
said. God save the king.
III. Tonic: The consequences Of obey
ing and disobeying God. After his election
as king Saul returned to private life, but
soon it became necessary to go against the
Ammonites. and Saul called the army to.
gether and gained a great victory. Samuel
then cal,ed the people together at Gilgal
for the purpose of establishing Saul in the
government Samuel makes his farewell
address, speaks OF his integrity; recalls
Jehovah's past mercies and lsrae,s ingrati.
tude: confirms his words by a n..racle-s
thunder storm in harvest time; the people
are comfortcd.
". Topic Disobedience punished Saul
had been king about ten years; he had grown
nrGnH hp A. ~
to utterly destroy the Amalekites; he
brought back the best of the sheep and
oxen and Agag the king: Samuel met Saul
and charged him with disobedience; Saul
excused himself and said the peoD.e saved
the best in order to sacrifice to the Lord I;
Gce-;" Sail is rejected.
V. Tooic: The Lord choosing a king.
The history of David is begun; Samuel il
commanded to go to Bethlehem and anoint
ore of the sons of Jesse; he fears to 60: is
told to take a heifer and sacrifice unto the
lord; the elders OF the town tremble at
his coming; Samuel told them he came
reaceab,y; seven OF the sons Of Jesse are
made to pass before Samuel, but the
prophet said the lord had not chosen
them; David is called in from the field
AID is amounted by Samuel il the presence
os his brethren.
VI. Topic: Fighting the Lords battle.
,
Goliath. the Phi.istine giant. challenges
Saui's army to furnish a champion to meet
him; David hears the challenge and offers
himself; is first cad in a coat of mail, but
laws it aside and takes only his staff and
sling aad five Smooth stones from the
brook; TIL, Phi,istine derided David
David answers him; David slang stone
and smote Goliath in the forehcad David
then cut off the head of the giant; the
Philistines fled; Israel pursued them.
VII. Topic: The deliverance and pros.
perity OF David. After his victory over
Goliath David acted wisely and was pro.
noted; the women sang his praises; Saul
became very angry; he watched David q
movements with suspicion; feared David
would seize the kingdom; tries to kill
David, by casting his jayelin at him; David
escaDed David made captain over thou.
sand; all Israel and Judah loved David.
VIII. Topic Jonathan's last interces.
sion for David. To save his life David fed
to Samuel; Saul pursued him; David then
appealed to Jonathan for assistance; Jon.
athan loved David and promised to find
Gut what Saul's intentions were; Jonathan
soon discovered that Saul intended to kill
David: DavIu and Jonathan met at the
stone Ezel; according to previous arrange.
nlent arrows were shot and David was
warred; David and Jonathan then have
an affectonate farewell.
IN. Topic: David's noble act. Samuel
died and was buried in Ramah; David in
exile for six or seven years. Saul pursued
him with murderous intent; David's exile
benefit to MIN in many ways; Saul's life
was twice in David's power; DAVID exhib.
tied true nobility by not permitting bim to
be put to death; David called to Sa'i. from
a distance AID espostulated with him I;
Saul admitted his sin and promised to
pursue David no longer.
X. Topic. The Israelites Defeated. The
Philistines fought against 1srae.; Sau!s
sons were s,ain in the battle; the archcrs
pressed Saul hard; he was greatly dis.
tressed; asked his armorOearer to xii, him (;
the armorbearcr would not: Saul took the
sword and tool; his own nfe; the ar'nog.
bearer then took his life; the men Of Israel
fed; the Phili,tires cane and dwe't il
the country; the bo'ies: OF Saul and hi:
sons treated with irdignitv. inhabitants oi
,Iahesh-giiead took the bodies, burnt them.
and buried the bo"os.
NJ. Tonic: David ascending the throne.
David returned fr1~' exile: ael,ed f'"nctoN
OF God; was told to go up to Hebron
those with David ,ocated near Hebron !;
David was arointe1 l:ing OF Judah; he
showed Kindness the peopie OF ,Iabesli'
pilead; asked them 70 recognize his al
thority; Abner 'r'e.e Ish-boshoth king
over the northern tribes: Abncr aud Ism.
bosheth we're both assass'~a.cd: - Israel
came to David and urged him to become
tier king: he was aaai1 anointed and cs'
tabished his capital at Jerusa en-.
MI. Topic Warnings against y infrl l;v'
ing. This ep'stle was written by the Apos'
tie Peter about a. d. 64-eG, from Babylon,
to the Christians scattered abroad: the
true lie ia the Christ.,ife al should for.
sake sin; intemneranee is deadly evil; all
will be judged; Peter urgcs sohriety. watch.
filness, prayer, ferveNt charity h1spita 'ity,
the proper use, of gift'. In this 'cssoH we
should dwell on the O'den text. Temper.
ance in it's true significance is a Yerv broad
term, and in its importance ranks third in
the constellation OF graces. which, accord.
ing to | Pet. l. are the adornings of true
Christian character. Its proper application
iTp'ies the total abstinence from that
which ia wrong. and the moderate use and
enjoyment of that which is right. 1t s a
mistaken ard harmful, but too frequert
conception that it means only TO ab-tHir
from irtoxicantS. Properly understood il
comprehends al the inward impulses and
outward acts OF life. Gods commands are
both negative and positive. The first COW.
wand to the race was, Thor shat ~.
Its violation wrecked the race In like
manner wreck follows disoboiience :, the
command, BE not drunk with wine' he.
trbuton will sooner or later overtakc the
man who INDUCES, or the nation which in.
dorses the gigantic wrong. II it is exec is
of every kind-inebriety, criminality, in