The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-23
THIRD QUARTERLY REVIEW.

FIRST woRDs.-The lessons Of the
hsoEy wh'eh = 5s s T tAe U.s.
ed with the tlrne Of Amos, Five Of the
s asd t. The So o nsoSs beas
withstanding. the revolt Of one Of them,
a Unr nd Ahab
posing. idolatrous worship. cotemporary
w ha knEs so Gc spn ned ous
prophets pass before US during the quar-
FIRST LEsso N.z-July 81. The King. g,
request made upon fkhehoboam at rs
osee szss vas hs SH Gs
Ing to- the counsel of the young men as
against the old men whose advice he
IF The e repy 0 he elders Of nt the ten
tribes called their people 10 abandon the
assembly made tor amounting the new
tents. leaving the people Of tho two
tribes to continue their preparations. Re
ho5oam sent messenger 70 COLLECT taxes .;:
people, OF Israel called jeroboam to an
assEsmmby snd msde him MT, their Tx eng
Havns es feai two a'h Places S res
dence the new king Of Israel determined
e, introduse neW religion among ms
by the confederation that II the people
went, up to Jerusalem to worship. as they
nad done they would o soones
him e meas Uin q National a
defence he res Owed to appoint other
paefs worSlhip one in the north and
isries Of Israeei. ss liz fnrtper decided Is
a a. the form s,rt Of religion long prevalent
Rh'o1 Eses n nsd 'eefn u.s. sos
Good Rsign.a2 Chronicles ,xlv., l-12: As
was approaching the end Of his reign:
aa h5 rus s # 'v ws he
So. Of David. In the main, his adm in
Xoted himself e t. R The Religions welfare
that had been, set up, and calling all judah
to the faithful worship of Jehovah: Like
q wise nrevida he did no. neglect
building walls about the cities and raising
q standing army. In a war with the
mhlopt6bns he gained y,GttoTy ~ calling
,{Y and patriotism
i FOURTH z ,,LEssCS;-July Path. Jeho-#I
sh "a ' Reform; Chronicles xix.
Ill. Good King Asa was succeeded on J
who, after one mistake. an alliance With :,
Ahab Of 1sra Ell. consecrated himself to II
holy and wise administration. Of govern 3
services rendered by him is recorded in +
clal system that met the needs of the /
lions. afterward. That system eo,nprls-E /
ed district courts with a supreme court
latter held in JeruSal lem "a i6tA Is
A hasr f Kns, xvi 5u! s slst +W 9mgl r 9pe
gion. peace and prosperity were the por- I.
and his son, Jehoshaphat during the long
period OF sIxty-flve years, the kingdom
of the north q, suffered many distractions
pmri and Ahab, the latter most distin-
sulshed by his Wlckedhess made them
was left for Ahab to introduce into the
Worship or Baal ct the. ,zdonlans, a sys-
.ians brought in by Jeroboam This last
'orm was Intended to please the wife Of
he king for Wi'cse sake idols were set /,
rskins care Of Bljahs; Vi Kings ii%; VIZ VIZ
;;16. At this pointyin the history of the
:hosen people there appeared a class Of
heir fearless performance of duty In the
line Q { great peril they. have had no SUI
oeriors: The first OF these men, Elijah,
suddenly enters upon his mission by
standing In the presence of the wicked
thought as sent blythe Almighty. Hav
ng delivered this warning he Immediately
departs by Divine direction to a place of
safety first by the brook CherIth, where
re is fed BY ravens, and second, to zare-
3hath In Zidon, where he becomes tho
guest Of q poor widow,
Obadiah and Elijah. ! Kings Xviii. 1-16.
At the end of the appointed time Elijah
eft his retirement by Divine dire elton
and sought again the court Of Ahab.# It