The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-12-04
LESSON FoUR-ocToBER 22
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this adulterated race without destroy
ing the possibility Of the restoration
Of pure and holy religion. To let
all the world join the church without
becoming Christians Is to ruin the
power of the church and prevent its
good influence upon the world. To
refuse to do this is not bigotry, but
preservation of the church from ruin,
and the loss of power for good over
the others.
The result was that these people
opposed the Jews in every possible
way. They wrote letters TO the CEN
tral government slandering the Jews.
and charging them with treason and
rebellion.
5. "All the days of Cyrus" About
seven years, to 500; and Of his son
Cambyses who began to reign year
or two before his father died. He
reigned till 522 He was succeeded
by his general Donates, for few
months till 521, when Darius Hystas-
pes began to reign. Cambyses was a
fierce and cruel ruler after the type 0fl
Ivan the Terrible. a man of ungovern-
ed impulses, violent passions, armed
with unlimited power. He was too
busy with efforts to conquer Egypt to
give thought to the few Jews in Jeru
salem. But his undisciplined armies /
spread terror and desolation over Pal
estine. Morals relaxed. the temple |
was neglected, the rich busted them
selves in building beautiful homes for
themselves; but blight and drought
came, water failed, the vines were
unfruitful. It was a most discour-
aging period
V. A Fresh Revival The Temple
Completed. ed.-Work Begun b. c. $40
completed SIG. The change Of rulers
made it possible at this time to renew
work on the temple. The fulflment
Of prophecy indicated that it was time
to complete the temple For in four
years (516) it would be just seventy
years since the former temple vas
destroyed
Two prophets were inspired to en-
courage the work Haggai and Zecha-
riah The latter viii be considered in
our next lesson. He began between
the second and third Of Haggai's pro-
phecies.
Haggai made four addresses in
four months of the autumn OF $50 He
began at the religious festival OF ;he
New Moon when crowds Of people
we're assembled, probably (Geikie) in
the Temple area itself, where the altar
was smoking with sacrifices and the
unfinished foundations and the desc
lation Of the city were in full view.
while in the distance were the homes
and fiSds Of the leaders.
His arguments we're % the time had
come to build. t2) It was wrong. un-
worthy, to build beautiful homes for
themselves and neglect the house Of
their God who had brought them back
home. CD Gods providence was
clearly showing them the folly OF
their selfish course On their fields
and crops and cattle God had written
in letters Of drought and pestilence.
and on their business adventures in
letters Of failure, his disapproval or
their course. 1t was time. therefore
to change (4) God himself was say
ing to them Consider your ways"
90 God was with them. Cd The
glory of the Temple they were TO
build should be greater than that of
the former temple however inferior
the present one might seem. CD God
controlled the nations and would
make their work success
Lower motives we're mingled with
the higher They we're facts. They
were good as far as they went. They
led to the higher motives. They sus-
tanned weak human nature.
The result was that In spite OF
every effort Of the adversaries 10 pre-
vent It Ezra, chaps. S. 81 the new
Temple was completed and dedicated
IN March. SIG.
The Heart Of the Lesson.
Religion is the soul OF nation and
the fountain OF its prosperity. That
which inspires new and pure motives
that which awakens the soul and also
guides and controls men, that which
bAfNS tANA oDihtAuiAE worthy TO live
for-cannot but control the destiny OF
a nation. Carlyle says that in every
sense, mans religion is the chief
fact with regard TO him. A mans or
ha'lon OF mems. The thing
a man does practically believe.
and lay to heart, and know for Ger.
tain, concerning his vital relations n
this mysterious universe. and his dutv
and destiny there, that is in all cases
The primary thing for him. and ere.
atively determines all the rest
II you tell me what this is Won ten
ne, to a very great extent what tho.
nan IS, what the kind Of things he
will do."-Heroes and Hero Worsbin
The temple was the symbol ana
ype Of Gods spiritual temple both
he individual Christian and the whole
'eople of God q Cor. 3: 10-1sl n
hat temple has fallen into decay n
high time 70 rise up and rebuild il.
There come times Of great dlscour.
lgement in the upbuildlng Of the peo.
'le Of God. There are mountains in