The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON XIV, FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, DEC. 81.

them that do evil" This lesson seems
10 be summed up in the words, The
God in whose hand thy breath is and
whose are all thy ways hast thou not
g'orifed" Note the powerlessness Of
human wisdom to understand the
words Of God, but Daniel, a man Of
God, knew them.
LESSON II.-Daniel in the lions den
Oan. vi. 1929. Golden Text, Ps.
1xxlv, Z, THE angel Of the Lord en-
campeth round about them that fear
Him and delivereth them" AL who
live godly Will suffer persecution, for
it Is only through trlbulatlon we can
enter the kingdom, and the servant IS
not greater than bis Lord, but those who
know their God shall be strong and do.
LESSON III.-Returning from captlv-
ity ezra |, LID. Golden Text, Ps.
cxxvi, 3, The Lord hath done great
things for Us; we are glad" The
events of this and other lessons in the
books Of Ezra and Nehemiah were full
fllments o. the word Of the Lord by
the mouth of jeremiah, for every pur-
pose Of the Lord shall be performed
(Jer. Il, 29). He putteth down one and
setteth up another and doeth according
to His will.
LESSON IV.-Rebuilding the temple
(Ezra Iii, 10, to IL, 81. Golden Text,
I Cor. III, II, The temple Of God is
holy, which temple ye are" Israel, the
peculiar people Of God, must have a
tabernacle or temple that their God
may dwell among them (Ex. ky, s.,
SO, having returned to Jerusalem, they
lay the foundation and begin ~ re-
build, but there are many adversaries
to hinder the work.
LESSON V.-Power through Gods
Spirit Czech. ", 1-10). Golden Text,
Zech. IL, G, 'Not by might, not by pow
er, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord" !"
By Haggai and Zechariah, the Lords
messengers, whom He had strengthened
By His word and by visions, the people
were encouraged, the work resumed
and the building finished CARA vi, "a,
15). So all that God has purpcsed
shall be finished in his time.
LESSON vI.-Esther pleading for her
people (Est. ", 10, to ', 3. Golden
Text, Ps. cxlv, 20, "The Lord preserv-
eth all them that love Him." Esther,
the deiverer Of her people, taking the
place Of death on their behalf, cannot
but suggest the only True DeliVerer
who died in our stead, who was made
a curse for us that we might not per-
ish.
LESSON VII.-Ezra's journey to Jeru-
salem (Ez. vii, 21-32). Golden Text,
"The hand of our God is upon all
them for good that seek Him" The
peculiar feature Of his journey was
that, having boasted to the king Of the
wonderful care Of his GOD for all who
put their trust in Him, he refused to
accept an escort, but relied upon GOD.
LESSON VIII. - Nehemiah's prayer
Neh. i, ILL. Golden Text, Jas. ', l6,
"The ehectual fervent prayer Of q
righteous man availeth much" Some
thirteen years after Ezra had returned
to Jerusalem, Nehemiah was still in
the farof land, and, hearing Of the dis
tress In Jerusalem, was much moved,
and while fulfilling the duties appoint
ed him he gave himself to prayer and
fasting on behalf Of his people and
city. After three months Of patient
praying his prayer was granted.
LESSON IX.-Abstinence for the sake
Of others q Cor. K, 1883. Golden
Text, Cor. <, IL, "Let him that think
eth he standeth take heed lest be fall
In our last lesson we saw Nehemiah
fasting and praying on behalf Of his
people, and this lesson teaches self
denial for the sake Of Others. This Is
set forth fully also in Rom. xiv and Is
well summarized in I Cor. *, q, as q
subduing Of self lest our service should
be disapproved. See also Ill, Il, Is.
LESSON X.-Nehemiah rebuilds the
walls Of Jerusalem (Neh. II, 100.
Golden Text, Matt, XVI, Al, "Watch
and pray" Here, again, as when the
temple was rebuilt, the enemies Of the
Lord are very much in evidence, revil-
Ing and hinderIng, but by prayer and
watchfulness and patient toll the work
was finished and the enemy compelled
to admit that 1t was the Lords doing
vi, Is, 1e). The people had mind to
work Cv, g., and each did the work
which was nearest to him Oil, 28, 29).
LESSON XI.-Reading and obeying
the law (Neh. viii, s-1s). Golden Text,
Luke 81, 2S, BLESSED are they that
hear the word Of God and keep It"
There is no need 50 great for the peo-
pie Of God as q knowledge Of the word
Of God and q meek reception OF it and
q willing obedience to 1t. 1t IS the
business Of the teacher and preacher to
call the attention Of the people to
what God has said In His word, for
He has made it very plain Oeut
xvii, 8: Hab. II, p.
LESSON XII. Preparation for the
Messiah (Mal. iii, 1-12). Golden Text,
Nal. Iii, /, II will send My messenger,
and he shall prepare the way before
Me- Salvation is Of the Jews, and
Israel must know the Lord before the
nations, as such, can. This will be at
His coming IN glory, which will be pre-
ceded BY the preaching Of Elijah Qv, b.
LESSON XIII-The character Of the
Messiah Csa. ix, 10. Golden Text,
Matt. I, 81, Thou shalt call His name
JESUS, for He shall save His people
from. their sins" Whether We con-
slider Him as the Messiah Of Israel or
the great head Of the church or our
own personal Lord and Saviour. He Is
all that BE Is said to be in this lesson,
and when we know Him as such we
shall want to make Iinl known.
To Save Ones Bacon.
t'To save ones DacOn'-that is, to