The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-07-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON II, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 9.


downright. 1905 BY American Pres Association
This sickness aud recovery OF ieLN
klah in answer 10 prayer, which Is CIV
on I'm one verse In II Chron HxXil' ~
is recorded more fully In our lesson
and with oven more fullness of detah
in II Kings AZ. hut, ms In last weeks
lesson. the fact OF lis being three times
recorded indicates it, special impor
tapce and asks our special attention
to II. The testimony TO llczckiah IN
II Chron. XXI. 20, II. could scarce
y be improved upon, hut IN the rec
ord now before Us there are many
sad things. the manifestations OF the
dcccitful heart that is In every one.
What a contrast between the people .
whom the Lord now uses In His s'rN' .
lc, unreliable In soul and body, slnlul, F.
we'll today. sick tomorrow and dead .
the next dny. and the same people ~ .
their glorihcd bodies. without SIN. ncv
or sick. requiring Hu time for eating
or sleeping. serving Him day aud nishI
unwcarily and whole hcurcdly ana
pcrfeytly. Those who understand u
cannot but groau within themselves
waiting Tor the redemption of the body
Eum Ni.I 3D.
. How would you take 81 Try 10
nut yourself n llrl,hmh's place anu
consider if you are ready Tor such
message Would you say. Thank Col.
glory duwus. to die is gain. 10 bee WIKI
] Christ is very Oar better or would yo1
do Ms Iczeklah did turn your face 10
the wall anl weep sorclyl lu'smuch
u. our stay 90 these mortal hodi'' is
uncertain and health Is 40 assurance
that We shall stay. il is certainly wis"
1, have our house 10 oulcr always. ah
our aIalrs no far u.s. possible In o salts
factor, condition. nul. then. our sins
being washed 900 Ills precious blrpd
We can say always ANY time You
want &c. Lori. =m r.sdy' III Tim
w. o..
We must remember that liclekllh
had not the light that we have. There
was 90 crucincl anl risen and ascend
ell Christ ln bis day. yet Moss when
he uls called To- full health made nc
complaint dcut NNNi. o. iu. NNNiV
80 Isaiah. the prophet brought Oh"
! message 20 llcEckiah. aud be at once
h gave himself o. prayer. aud h"f"rr ih'
prophet had lett tie middle court the
. worl ~ the Lori came 90 him. salihg.
!, Turn again and tell iIcn'kiah. the cap
tain ~ Ms people. thus saith the Lori.
the tod ~ David. thy father. have
y hcan thy prayer ! have SEW thy
tears. behold will heal thcr'
y How rapid the communication BE-
n tween earth and heaven. how beautiful
10 have au auo.uicl car Ike lsiiihs,
4 IA tune with Col. 20 hear liz wireless
message even A. We walk the str~i
!. How grrat the privilege and power u
prayer which eau take hold u Cod
, even fpr the proloIgntion " our 80
J. Journ ln a mortal body n Il seems best
AZ 10 Him That a man who was about
10 Ill. should be- up aud about In ihrs-
days was nothing short % a miracle
and yet. while Il was a dir-rt answcl
10 prayer. some m.uus werc used bl
h. the prophets urlcr~ 90 Kings n. a.
r. II dos stym strange that som" pr
A. levers should deem the use ~ mean
a. lncuu. stcnt with the prayer q faith
!. The klug ia not seem satisfied VII
\, the simple word of God by the pruphe
~ aud 30 askci fof a sign that the Ion
~ would DO as Tie had said The Tor,
graclously gave him a sign ani eve
IT, gave him his choirr - two sign- llo,
gracious nnl wonderful j. our God >
i. 10 Indulge Ills unworthy aud unbelle'
Tug children Hut LEI w. not forge
"a blessed arr they that have not scgi
p set have believed" aud "Hless"d Is N
that believed. for there shall h. a ~
Torrance ul those things which wei
ID told her from the Lord let our mo
OF 10 be-. 4 believe Gei that Il shall b
even as u was told me" John II. :.
NJ Luke 1 Is. Acts xvii 2sL
4. The writing ~ llcteklah after his r
covcry FROM his illness NJ given In ct
. lesson chapter contains many most ~
scsilye sayings such Us verses iii
~ lie hath 18th spoken unto me, 10
Himself hatn done a. shall 80 soft
&C. all my Year," The bitter Ia soul d
llver,i aud ull sins put away n
how vasy Il IL 4, say aud how ditiicu
nr to do. ran our COOL resolutions we
Kept and all our vows performed VIII
81, "a good testimony fof God thrfc won
he Hut. alns. how I'D 20 read. "liri
klah rviidci,-l MT again according
u" the bcneft dour unto him for hls hca
'nd was liftci up. therefore was wrath d
on him" 40 Chriu XAxlL 80
whsu the King % Babylon sent 4
ter sni a pursuit to iie1ekiah m
his rrovcry from his illness iieIeki
'l' proudly aud bosstfully maguih~i NJ
Ken fsif Instead n Jehovah. AMI display
The al bis trvasurs In hls house aud Ia
and Kingdom. N consequence u Il
is. the prophet was sent 10 the klne VI
cen a message from the Lord under viii
"a liczrkiah again humblcd himself a
!. thus avcrtci wrath IN his days
Ne lay 20 heart that when visitors co
''' 10 W. there Il nothing We say 20 IN
ana aud nothing We show them that IL
pre- noticed and heard In heaven II q
! be- talnly does bc,omc Ne 10 20 softiy.