The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-12-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENT
FOR DECEMBER 81.

@evinw Of She lessons For the LRss
Quarter Of the Year Read PSALM
cxxvi = Golden Text, Psn. Ixv.s - -
Summaries.
1-ess0ll JopIc: Divine Judgment.
against sin Place Babylon. BelshaS-
var. only sixteen or seventeen years
old. was the ruling king in the city OF
BahSlen. III his drunken folly and
wiekedness be called for the golden
and silver vessels which had been fah-
Ell from the temple at Jerusalem that
be might drink from them as tOt
ken that his gods Ind given victory
over The God 0f the Jews. During this
profane fevelry hand appeared and
wrote mon the wall. This filled tho
king with fears, and he declared that
the wise man who should interpret the
meaning should be clothed with scar
let and have chain of gold and DO
third ruler in the kingdom. When az
had failed, the queen, mother OF BET
shazzar came in and persuaded her
son to send for Daniel TO whom, when
he came, the king repeated his pr0inise
made TO the wise men.
III. s Topic: Divine deliverance OF tho
righteous. Place: Babylon. Daniels
enemies knew that he was accustomed
to pray to his God, and they were as-
suFed that no decree and no danger
could stop him. and by foul means
they could secure his sentence to be-
thrown III the den of lions His char
actef was D constant reproof. They
persuaded the king to make a decree
that no one should ask a favor Of God
or of man except of the king himself
for a month, ON penalty of being cast
among the lions.
Ill Topic: Gracious life providenres.
Places: Babylon and Jerusalem. When
the Jews from Jerusalem were led cap
tive by ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Babylon WAS
the world kingdom. In the year b. q.
53S the Medic Persian kingdom arose
under Cyrus and conquered BabyI0-
MIA Things went better with the cap
tiyes. But d change of government
was not the only help, for the prophets
warned and entreated the people. Eze
kiel, who himself was taken captive in
the second siege against Jerusaleni,
preached to the people upon the need
of new heart and changed life. DAN
iel's example and influence helped 10
turn the hearts of his people to God.
Isaiah's prophecies gave inspiration
and hope.
Nv. Topic: Building the house of
God. Place. Jerusalem After long
hard march from Babylon, a distance
of 500 to 700 miles. the exfles reached
Jerusalem. where they found the city
in ruins az it had lain since its destruc-
ton by NebHehadnezzar Their first
step was to rebuild the altar of sac
rifice,
v. Topic: A study of the Holy Spirit
Place: Jerusalem zerubbabel was
building the second temple ait Jerusa-
lem amid difficulties and discourage
ments. AT this time God gave the pro
phet Zecharfah.a q. series of visions that
he might encourage the people. He
spoke to Zerubbabel of the golden cap
dlestiek and the olive tees. He Az
sured him that he should finish the
temple.
vi. Topic: Fidelity TO duty Place.
Shushan. The history contained in the
book of Esther belongs in the time be-
tween the dedication OF the second
temple and the coming or Ezra to Ju-
dea. The great danger Of the Jews,
the opportunity Esther had to protect
chem, and the defeat of wicked enc
my all go to make up thrilling his
tory showing Gods great love and care
of His children
VII. Topic: Vital principles in LIES
journeys Places: Jerusalem and Baby
lonia In this lesson we have Ezra'S
account of his mission to Jerusalem.
BY prayer and fasting he prepared for
the journey, He set apart priests to
have charge. OF the valuable vessels
and money The journey was msae
under Gods guidance.
VIII. Topic: a study of prayer.
Place: Shushan Nehemiah was a no
BILE example Of Christian PATRIOTISM
He was man of profound piety, CEN
meeting everything, great and small,
with the will Of God His prudence
was equally marked, and there is no
better example Of constant dependence
on God united with practical fore
thought He was unselfish
TX. Topic: Seliesaclifice for the good
of others. Place Ephesus. The church
in Corinth was founded in A. d. 81, So,
by Paul while on his second missionary
Journey. The church was little band
in city of 40O,0 inhabitants: a gem
in city of iniquity The early train
ing, the former habits, the surrounding
influences Of city which. even in the
Gentle world, was famous for drunk
enness made it difficult to live a true
Christian life
X Topic: Important principles in
life's battle. Place: Jerusalem. Nebe-
miah had the eduse of his people at
heart. He had left his position OF trust
to go with the despised and prosecuted
Jews who were struggling to protect
their city by a secure wall He eatab
lished prayer among the laborers, and
thus kept the work going on regardless
of opposition
XII Topic: How to study the Bible.
Place: Jerusalem. When the city was
enclosed by a wall, though it had been
built under great difficulties the people
turned their attention to Gods word
XII. Topic; The coming Messiah.
Place: Jerusalem. The history of the
Jewish nation shows hnw often they
were allured into sin. Severe chasise-
-s1ents were sent upon them. They
were reduced as d nation.
XIII Topic: Vision of Christ the
Messiah. Place: Jerusalem The peo-
pie of Judah We're at this time under
two-fold darkness: / The darkness OF
outward trouble 2 They were in
moral darkness. But the prophet saw
into the future when Christ should
come mud His gospel should be preached
Sad gu nations be bsesf-