The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR OCTOBER is.


mentary on the Days Lesson.
l. Kindness rewarded Tvs. SID. Elisha
in his work as prophet and religious
leader of the people Travelled from place
to place, on foot, with Gehazi, his attend
ant. There seems to have been public re.
lgous services on the Sabbath and first
days Of the month ". 23). Elisha fire
quentlv passed by the village Of Shunem,
and was invited to the house Of one of the
leading families for refreshment and food.
The lady of the house seems to have been
much more intelligent and religious than
her husband, who was wise enough to
know it and to trust her, while she showed
due Difference to him. This woman was
chidless, which was great sorrow in her
life, and as a reward for her kindness
Elisha promised that within a year she
should embrace a SON.
III. Death in the home Tvs. 1920. In
due time son was born into the house.
He grew up to be foui or five years old.
He could not have been much older If this
part of the story took place during Jeho'
rams reign. But the story may have be-
gun then, but run on to a later period.
One morning the boy went out into the
fields where his father was gathering in the
harvest in this valley which is to-day one
Of the richest wheat lands on the wide
globe, he was taken suddenly sick. Con.
sidcring the symptoms and the season OF
the year there is little doubt that a sun.
stroke was followed by inflammation OF
the brain. The boy was sent home to his
mother. who held him till noon. when he
died. She took him up to the little cham
Der by the roof and laid him on the pro
phets bed. 1t was strange aatt,ietI2n that
sod should take away the child He had
given as a reward for her Kindness to the
prophet. while her kindness had been con.
tinued and increasing year by year
Is, "She VENT The mother Immediately
FASTENED across the plain to Mount Car.
mel, sixteen or seventeen miles distant. in
,earch OF Elisha. Man Of God" That is,
Gods representative. So called, !. Be-
,ause of the integrity of his character. ..
Because he instructed the people in divine
.hings. Ten times in this chapter is Elisha
called hy this title. saw her" From the
hilltop looking down into the valley.
&C. "Run now" This was mark OF
courtesy, showing his great esteem, is it 1t
well?" 'Is it peace:' 1T Is well. In
the Hebrew only the word peace" is
question that she NAV avoid more words;
she has no thought of deception.
81. Caught HIM by the feet" The, atti'
tude Of humblest supplication. She hum
bly, reasoned with him concerning her pres
ent affliction; she threw herself at mis- feet
as one troubled and in grief, which she
nene, ," Ino"eu G o''in ha1ia'.,d nould helm hcr.
yn,t ha, n,,.o,.n n b;s oficious zca1.
thrust NJ I;i .o,,.,rd hin, nv deem.
insrL al & Sne 'desi desiooond ro or her, imnorti,.
~, sxcoSS;va nv such liberties beneath
his masters dignity. LET her alone. A
1oble mind does not pass sentence before
hearing the case. Elisha's gentleness was
an evidence of his greatness. Soul IS
roHe oarre:tiv the Cbrist.lil,e talent of dis
.ate earnes's s s unu ~ athors IT ord hath
Sct"u,"s ."e s se. - this ,oint be had
nv A. ~ a;ioorrr'ont Of sn;r;ts This and
~ ~ ;s, s;t df rrnnhonv yrera influences God
nu sn,.a y, a,,lpnepdad os in His infinite wis.
l lss nI uu lo,,a Uo ,,os GOOD
Ao,u, no a..I I'M 7 jas;ro 49,; Sbe reminded
~ had no+ osLod Gov tba child
nun iha' shg nau ny to as' bor % as n free OF,
eut 'nsC ne W. UTi 'oine ,,iJ Ga sha arued
rom you; WY euous ~ ~. o,,',' ,,;iI or7v ~
sHe her tne ci'o IA " iiia iEa ,t Loso,oht the
sane t MN & attS WOOL, l her with a false hone?
TIop'iJ; TTrl ia ~ ~ ~ roaSor ,n",N "
iI%S W ui' Wha s"e eorvant. foiIure Tvs o93n. %
,,6IN ine 1etNH D. t;,Ltor;n1 tbe
nlru up my ;oa's tbo S 10 nndar so ~
slrule aiI 'goM,5 Ioa,. go S' .sSaf y The hadce
70 ieaVe tne .ee? rs. L;ah ba b,J re-
VI .ng plop"CC.J' @ ca of mi, ~ and strength
i.s, seNeu rom ooI5; IT, u 'ha ~, East saIutations
nan.nn s.n nm ~ 90. o,d oon, ,rne much fine
are 1 luIl ol ioiNl S ",,u ~, ~ ,r,ano,, of The
ne conl,,d"u snomeu o,;t,, tm' for etbe eyarcise
uiission anG tne nce'S' on "yviIi not Leave
OF lai!h af.u praSTr ny o,,tIoss SI ottarrnt of Ge
thee' Alter tIIe i'e"rtaesI Las M " conf
.aAl 10 tnrus1 Nv, ;t'S "maS ~, tbnu,b he
1ehce IN ms lhli.isi.ih' III eve" nrod7 ,,ost
airy eng I'll I'll. no,,,n;ss;on will NOT com
ments ana n3iS Go,l''l,tssaom arst mih snuIs nm
mann n th tng eonnd onson;ated w viii true and ten
less they pe assooi"'eu WIN - 'e
uer hearS. o;oo or hoor;n,v yybr
o. S.nei s;nn 49, trm;tlessS ME- Fvervtb;ns
was Elsha nilSsion irs,. sn1t Ei;sha IA NO,
goes 70 SNOW enSs St a. NE b,,t ushon he saw
,htenu 70 70 " S.ihe,, III thar DJ he obengeG
Lne p persis.en'S oi ras rne nrobab,v in conse
ms purpose. ~ Twas was pfoIau an tbnt al no 'T re
luehce ol tnis IntnsI H., ~ frst pH nla;n of faith
spohse was n,due tL etoF ~ Thot onnnal was in
oy means oi CIe i.a,,, n,ant ' ha preso,ved r.
TACT superseded the nioihuh. IN he iesu;nou 60,
60 IN person. the ioiu ."uI M nrprhe,
the personal intercessl9n VI IL rs P'0p'e
the honor OF TINS IuarNeious oeeS q, o., %
,,N A great n,rag,s We. ,eo :
Cnlid Vas ueau, oi;tior iniS stI thet the cb;Id
" ioroldS tne su2pos'sslTT,h sT,a 'H"t to 'n tronce
had merely Ialhteu OF !ai.en im'o ,aoa q 4 %
ae was really, noI apparenS'S, ,rat ue oot %
smut the door, ne pr.yeu Ln sIpreE s.psod az
his Father rewarded MN Openly: a.
The only remedy IN such d case as ri enlI
The best things IN me coine t1rouHi
prayer; "a. Lay upon the chit '.oun, a,I