The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON Xii, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. "a.

Text of the Lesson, 4 Comprehensive
Quarterly Revicw-GoldcH Text, Ps.
cxxI, documentary Prepared by
Rev. D. VI. Stcarns.
[Copyright 1905, by American Press Association
LESSON I.-Sennacherib's isvas!on I'll
Cbrou. xxi, 0-o3). Golden Text, II
Chron, xxi. S, with Us is the Lord
CIR God to help us and to fight our
battles" One Of the most beautllul
things in this lesson, which is so full OF
the manifestation of the carnal mind,
is to see the king and the prophet tax
ing hold Of God i'll prayer (verse co)
and to note their aim in asking deilT-
erance. That all the kingdoms Of the
earth may know that Thou art the
Lord God, even Thou only Il Kings
xix, 19).
LESSON II.-Hezekiahs prayer Qsa
xxxviii. Isl. Goldra Text, rs. XVI, l.
God is our refuge and strength, i very
present help III trouble In last lesson
the trouble was national; how 1t IS
personal, but the king seems more cast
down than in the last. Sometimes a
great calamity is borne better than
small trial. lIezekiah had not the nrighO
future before him which we have (Phll.
i, p. 23l; there was no risen Christ
and vet &c mad as much light as Moses
and Aaron, from whom we hear no
complaint when told their time had
come.
Lesson III.-The suffering Saviour
Gsa. lii, 13; ill. 12). Golden Text, lsa.
lii. 6. The Lord hath laid on Him the
iniuuity Of us all" From Gen. III, IL
on through Gen. xxi. EX. XII, Ps. XIII
and notably in this lesson we have SET
before us a Messiah Of Israel who must
sufTer-"The Lamb slain from the foun-
dation Of the world" (Rev. Kill, 81, the
sinners substitute. suffering in our
stead, bearing our sins in His own
body on the tree. dying the just FOR the
unjust.
Lesson IG.-The gracious invitation
lisa. ", 1-l3y. Golden Text, Isa. ", +,
Seek ye the Lord while He may De
found" IF we would understand ana
walk with God we must let His ways
and Ills thoughts displacc ours. In ref
erence to blessing upon all nations, aft
er Israel has eel blessed with the sure
mercies of David (verSe 81, then all
nations Sh:1l run to Israel (verse %.
LESSON T;.-N1anasSeh's sin and re-
pentance CT Chron. xXxiii, 1-13). Golden
Text, Prov. xiv, 81, Righteousness ex-
alteth a nation, but sin is reproach to
any people" The invitation Of last les
son IS even for such as Manasseh or
Barabbas or Saul Of Tarsus. The Won
derful grace Of God is for the chief OF
sinners. The Scriptures fully set forth
the love Of God and the sin Of man
that all may know that the Lord is
God (verse 13).
LESSON VI.-JoSiah's good reign Ql
Chron. xxxiv, 1-13). Golden Text,
Eccl. xii, /, Remember now thy Gre
ator in the days Of thy youth" Right
in the sight Of the Lord" is statement
that should become part Of the very be-
ing Of every believer. as it implies the
fellowship which brings heaven to
earth. 1t means doing always those
things that please Him.
Lesson NII.-Josiah and the Book OF
the Law CT Chron. xXxiv, 14-2S). Cold
en- Text, ps. cxix, 16, Il will not forget
thy word" Josiah's reverence for the
word Of God indicated Gods special
favor to him, according to Isa. Xvi, 2.
Blessed are all such. And yet how rea-
sonable that we should reverence, re-
ceive mcekly and believe fully and
obey promptly all that God has said.
LESSON vIl1-Jehoiakim burns the
word Of God (Jer XXXvi, 21-32). Golden
Text, Jer. XVI, IS, Amend your ways
and your doings and obey the voice OF
the Lord your God" In great contrast
to Josiah and his submission to the
word of God see this wicked son Of his
hating and deliberately destroying the
message from tta' Lord, but it only led,
as always. to q new and enlarged edi-
ton Cverse 32).
LESSON IX.-Jeremiah in the dungeon
Ger. xxxviii, 1-13). Golden Text, Matt.
Y, 10. Blessed are they which are per-
secuted for righteousness sake, for
theirs is the kingdom Of heaven" The
father of lies told a big one when he
said that jeremiah was seeking the
Eurs and not the welfare Of the people,
but nothing is too bad for him who
dares to make God q liar (Gen. il, Il;
Iii, i; John Y, 10). If We are the
Lords witnesses we must expect such
treatment as He received.
Lesson N.-The captivity Of Judah
OI Chron. xxxvi, 11-2I). Golden Text,
Mum. xxxii, %, "Be sure your sin will
find you out" The iniquity Of Judah
came to a head, as that Of Israel had
done over 100 years before, and the
Lord did just what lie had said By the
mouth Of Jeremiah that He would do
(yeTse ~.
LESSON NI.-The life giving stream
(Ezek. Xviii, l-12J. Golden Text, Rev.
xxi, IL, "Whosoever will. let him take
the water Of life freely" While we
are taught to expect that from the Holy
City there shall flow real water to the
Dead sea and also eastward, the prac-
tical truth for our hearts Is that Jeho-
yah Himself is the fountain Of living
water Jer. ii, 49,, which IS ever flow
ing from the throne Of God for us, and
naught else can ever satisfy the thirst
Of our souls.
LESSON XII=Daniel in Babylon Dan.