The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-12-27

summaries.
Lesson /. Topic: Divine Judgment
against sin. Place: Babylon. Belshaz-
Ear. only sixteen or seventeen years
old, was the ruling king In the city of
Babylon. In his drunken folly and
wickedness he called for the golden
and silver vessels which had been TAX
EN- from the temple at Jerusalem that
he might drink from them as a to-
ken that his gods had given victory
over the God of the Jews. During this
profane revelry a hand appeared and
wrote upon the wall This filed the
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 be
third ruler in the kingdom. When all
had failed, the queen, mother of Bel
shazzar. came in and persuaded her
son to send for Daniel, to whom, when
he came, the king repeated his promise
made to the wise men.
III. Topic: Divine dellverance of the
righteous. Place: Babylon. Daniels
enemies knew that he was accustomed
to pray to his God, and they were as
sured that no decree and no danger
sup ullu ny lOui UltuHS
they could secure his sentence to be
thrown in the den of lions. His char
acter was constant reproof. They
persuaded the king to make a decree
that no one should ask favor of God
or of man except of the king himself
for month. on penalty of being cast
among the lions.
III. Topic: Gracious life providences.
Places: Babylon and Jerusalem. When
the Jews from Jerusalem were led cap.
tive by Nebuchadnezzar Babylon was
the world kingdom. In the year B. G.
53S the Medo-Persian kingdom arose
under Cyrus and conquered Babylo-
mia. Things went better with the cap
tives. But 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 Jerusalem,
preached to the people upon the need
of new heart and changed life. DAN
iel's example and influence helped to
turn the hearts of his people TO God.
Isalah's prophecies gave inspiration
and hope.
". Topic: Building the house of
God. Place: Jerusalem. After long,
hard march from Babylon, distance
of 500 to 100 miles. the exiles reached
Jerusalem, where they found the city
in ruins as 1t had lain since its destruc.
tion by Nebuchadnezzar. Their first
step was to rebuild the altar of sac
rifice.
" Topic A study of the Holy Spirit
Place: Jerusalem. Zerubbabel was
building the second temple at Jerusa-
lem amid difficulties and discourage
ments. At this time God gave the pro-
phet Zechariah a series of visions. that
he might encourage the people. He
spoke to Zerubbabel of the golden can
dlestick and the olive trees. He as
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 Of Ezra to Ju-
dea. The great danger of the Jews,
the opportunity Esther had to protect
them, and the defeat of a wicked enc
my all go to make up a thrilling his
tory showing Gods great love and care
OF His children
VII. Topic: Vital principles in life's
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 made
under Gods guidance.
VIII. Topic: A study of prayer.
Place: Shushan. Nehemiah was no
BILE example of Christian patriotism.
He was man OF profound piety. con-
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: Self-sacrifice for the good
of others. Place: Ephesus. The church
In Corinth was founded in A. d. 80, So.
by Paul while on his second missionary
Journey. The church was little band
in a city of 100000 inhabitants; gem
in a city Of iniquity. The early train
ing, the former habits, the surrounding
influences Of a city which, even in the
Gentle world, was famous for drunk
enness, made 1t difficult to live true
nv
X. Topic: Important principles In
lifes battle. Place: Jerusalem. Nehe-
miah had the cause 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 secure wall. He estab-
lished prayer among the laborers. and
thus kept the work going on regardless
of opposition.
XI. Topic: How TO study the Bible.
Place: Jerusalem. When the city was
enclosed by 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 how often they
We're allured into sin. Severe chastise-
ments were sent upon them. They
We're reduced as nation.
XIII. Topic: Vision of Christ the
Messiah. Place: Jerusalem. The peo-
pie of Judah were at this time under a
two-fold darkness l. The darkness OF
outward trouble. q They were in
moral darkness. But the prophet saw
into the future when Christ should
come and His gospel should be preached
aud all nations be blest