The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-12
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON
aksa Copyright, Davis W clarh)

y.,eL ~, ~ apPear. The naturally fine qualities
 With which David was endowed had hssrS
 qnickened and brought to perfeetion in ss. scnooi pr diversity. His Judgment va. v,a right: = 4's neart made
 This is manifest in his first act 1fs dra ,o.
 ueonhe .e tribal crown because he was bent
 upon national pne Had he done so ~ h.
 Mouid nave alienated Judah from his standard
 t, I,e LOOK the half loaf as means of Recurring
 SS. e mnole, Here was truest statesmanship be- fore ever Rome was dreamed of
 The next act was the last in A s.-,.. ..s
 tioutes to the memory of the unhappy but aS- Ihlred King, all calculated to show that Da vid was a genuine admirer of Saul and rot a,
 .ls, unsenerous rival scheming to supplaat him while he lived secretly reioicinp oys. hi Ditlful death. He sends n well-nbrasaa x.a. sage or compliment to the heroes who had rec cued the exposed corpses of Saul and hIs sons ana had placed them beyond the possib,I,tv =.
 auuilional n dlsnonor. There is a quasi -ass,irnn .ion or royalty in this official recognition of public service There is a kineIv nIadra ce reQultal and protection. This is legitimate nci- itics poi- NOW David patiently serves an apprentica.
 ara,.. ne ehaures long probation in which he proves his capacity to rule the whole kinxdom oy ruling we'll a fraction of it. The trIhe. .,t as Jury. Every act passes in review befors them.s oeA"'o The Teachers Lantern, Ahe accession of David to the throne was n opocnSl event In Hebrew history. Out of
 lost confederacy of petty principaIities he
 evoNeu splendid apd stable monarchy. He was the real founder of an empire. which wltn varying fortunes, was destined to en- dure for millennium.
 David was born to the purple He had kinxlv uaits; qualifications judicial executive. mili-
 tary; all of first order
 He behaved himself wisely" There was a direct connection between his conduot and his period or discipline He learned in suffarinr
 what he did in reigning. Not in vain had he
 carried his life in his hand for six years and
 more He was alert. sagacious. He knew men
 and measures He was Gods man for that dis
 cordant and chaotic hour. He knew how to key up The loosened chords of State as we'll as those
 Of the rustic harp of his boyhood.
 Judah is a splendid example of the utility of
 doing what one can. If he could not give a
 national crown, he would at least give a tribal one-and did so. That was the first most im- portant step toward a general enthronement
 That condemns those who will not do anything because they cannot do much. person to whom l once appealed for an offering towards
 a benevolent cause sent me dollar by mail,
 and said; That is one hundred cents better | than nothing. Many folks give nothing because | they cannot give a great deal''
 David was at least e pleasant-mannered | guerilla if we must admit he lived the life | of a freebooting marauder Witness his twice | sparing the life of Saul; his refusal to drink | the water which had been gotten at the risk of life: his lament for Saul and Jonathan: his provision for his aged parents; his treatment of SauPs descendants.