The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-09-29
THE SUNDAY BIBLE SCHOOL
Lesson In the International Series
for October 3, 1eO4-"Elisha
Succeeds Elijah"
prepared by the Highway and BY
way" Preacher.)

prepared by the Highway and BY
way" Preacher.)
Copyright, 1904, by J. M. Edson)
LESSON TEXT.
Or Kings 2:12-a2; Memory verses, 1e-14)
II. And Elisha saw II, and he cried: My
Father, my Father, the chariot OF Israel,
and the horsemen thereof And he saw
him no more, and he took hold Of his own
clothes. and rent them in two pieces.
1S He took up also the mantle Of Elijah
that fell from him. and went back, and
stood by the bank Of Jordan
II. And he took the mantle Of Elijah that
fell from him. and smote the waters. and
said: Where h the Lord God Of Elijah?
And when he also had smitten the waters,
they parted hither and thither; and Elisha
went over.
Is. And when the sons OF the prophets
which were to view at Jericho saw him,
they said: The spirit Of EliJah doth rest
on Elisha. And they came to meet him. and
bowed themselves to the ground before
him.
le And they said unto him: Behold now,
there be with thy servants fifty strong men;
Yet them go, we pray thee. and seek thy
master; lest peradventure the Spirit Of
the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him
upon some mountain or into some valley.
e, 80 -. - -. ..--aA - ,t,, -. So,
ashamed he said: send They sent there
fore hfty men; and they sought three days,
but found him not
IS. And when they came again to him for
he tarried at Jericho he said unto them:
Did not say unto you: Go not?
IL And the men OF the Guy sala unto MI,
sna ss,. ,,.' nsno'u p me. v tnv in,d sesth hut
the water r. nausht. and the ground bar
rem.
~ Ano ne said: BRING me new c,use,
al .aI ~ pa' '''' '"'''"' "' 'A''
a. And he went forth unto the spring of
the waters. and cast the salt In there, and
SAID rh.s saitn .ne a Lorn' IN naye re h.r,vo srnna
thenc. any more death or barren land
a. 80 the waters were healed unto this
day, according to the saying OF Elisha
s1saa, wnlSn ne sRsss, srcr,oN r,. .r,,-o
chnnter with a review Of Elisha's cali in
Kings 1915. 1914.
GOLDEN TExT.-'ret a donble portion
OF thy Spirit oe upon me, ,e;I NinSs ~ a,,. sw
of the ie..on for september IL The proph-
cts ministry extended through about fifty
years.
PI.AcE-rhs scene Of Eijahs transla-
tion. ana az 'er'cno.
Beginning OF 1reat m'S'ion'
The Place OF Enduement'-
prophet, ana our lesson To-Day ln'ro-
duces us 10 the inirai events Ia hfs
career, wnlcn are preparatory 10 ana
propnetic OF tne 1uture success Oh niS
mission IL Eilsha were 10 MI nnHh
place ne must De ehauea WIN hi'an
spirit. The discipies 10 perform tht
Lords service must wait tor Gnu ooeuen.
or power, 1or the descent Oh ME op,''
lActs Ii g. q: i-f). Inc servant vi tue
Lord to-day must walt ior the power
ana INSPIRATION "nicn VIII equ,p ,o'
service. Wnat haa Drought n''sna
mere! Inc piace on such ehoue.he"' Is
always marReu ny W Wa'chiulnees
Elisha "atched' w heveia''on' Ei,sha
saw tne presence anu glory oi YOU az
nil)ah was snatcheo from ear1h 10
HeaVeh' ana q"ickehed MS heart ,o
ne" CONSCIOUSNESS of you an" riis
power Inc soul tnat "a'ches easer's
ana persls'ehuy VIII De re"arueo WIN
reVe'auoh OF Too "nlon VIII tnrii'
the wnole oelng ana cali in'o IRE ne"
capabilities ana create ne" poss'oiii'
tres.
The Place or Test>ng'-The piace ol
testing always lies Just beyond the
place OF enduement. ELISHA IN inc
wilderness beyond jordan gazing ur
INTO tne heavens "oulu never prove
an emcleht or worthy successor OF MI
jan Inc too-iohe gazing up nhto
heaVen hesds DIVINE reouhe lAc'S IL
~. Eiisha must return ana IN tht
pathway I" the return lay the Droad
uhlordaDie JORDAN the race OF rest
ing. All tnat ne hao was the oars
Woru OF lhe propnet anu the Hantle OF
h.iJah, "hich was Ihe evidence Oh Eii'
JAMS departure me testing was 1o'
the aouoie purpose Oh revealing 10 Ell
sha himsei1 ana 10 the sons OF the
prophets gazing IRON ,he mis- OF Jeri,