The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-09-05
MOSES PLEADING
WITH ISRAEL
Sunday School LessOniOr Septl5.l9o7
Specially Prepared for This Paper

GOLDEN TEXT.-"Beware lest thou
forget the Lord."-Deut 6:,i2.
TIME.-Just before the Israoltcs cross
ed the Jordan 60 enter the Promised
Land. A few months after the last les
son. Forty years after the Exodus Ac-
cording TO the margins OF our Bibles, b.
c. if5i.
PLACE.-The lsraclites were encamped
IN the broad space between the River
Jordan and the mountains OF Moab.
about opposite Jericho. on the eastern
bank OF the river. This tract has
breadth Of four or i've miles.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Reasons for Loving God Supremacy.
Ia He Is supremacy good he is the
sum OF all good He that loves God
loves all that is good. and hates all
that Is evil ca He is not only good.
but lovable. His goodness Is attrac'
tive: II is worthy OF love. go All
we have and are we owe TO him; and
the only way IN which we can make
any return is 10 love him and obey
him in love That is all that Is ours
to give: 10 withhold II Is unutterably
mean. ca "Thc best thing In man Is
love. and God wants the best to)
Such love not only honors God. but
elevates man Love IS the most en-
nobliug act Of the soul and the nobler
and higher the object and the more
intense the love. SO much the more
Is the one who thus loves ennobled,
purified. enlarged. exalted In nature.
] co In him are found all that ought
20 move the highest affections OF men
The Foundation Of Religion. OF
| Character. OF Righteousness. lies in
/ right heart. heart that loves God
and loves men. No act OF goodness
without this Is true goodness And
men will not long continue TO do right
toward all without this deeper motive.
This love is not national. but indi'
vidual. Each hears must do the low
ing. and when all hearts do II the
whole nation will have this heart OF
love.
He that has this love IN his heart
has the fountain and source OF all vir'
tue Il is to the life what the main
spring Is 20 a watch. what a fountain
is 10 a stream. what the soul Is to
the body. what the two olive trees of
Zechariah's vision were TO the lamps
they fed This Is what faith In Christ
brings 70 the soul
The one great essential. both FOR
the individual and the state, Is a new
life in the soul that supremacy loves
the good and hates the evil This Is
the one way to the best life here and
hereafter. The state is made mp Of In
dividuals. and. therefore. n every one
had this new life the whole state
would be free from its corrupuons
and crimes. The newspapers would
give US the morning news Of good
deeds. instead OF its food OF crimes
and wrongs.
Education in Religion and Right
eousness III And thou shalt teach
them diligently unto thy children
In every way. by home instruction.
and by schools. and by sabbath wor-
ship and teaching And shalt talk
OF them when thou sittest in thine
house." etc The atmosphere OF the
home shall be full OF these truths.
Men will speak often Of that which Is
OF the greatest interest Conversation
Is a marvellous power for culture and
training The events of the day. the
deeds OF ourselves and Of others. caa
be made the occasion OF moral instruc-
ton. in a concrete and vivid form.
They are 10 great moral principles
what the particles in the air are to
the light. which would be generally
invisible but for the objects which re-
feet and dispense H. The home is In
its nature a university. II is a large
part OF the true university exten-
sion" movement
Family Training is the greatest In
huence around the young
Family Religion is the foundation Of
church. OF Sunday school. Of religious
life. OF the whole country's morality
and prosperity.
Family Prayers are a great aid 10
family religion, and the International
Lessons for the whole family are one
OF the greatest helps TO this end.
The Family Atmosphere. OF reli.
gious life. OF benevolence. of temper
ance. OF kindness. OF intelligence. OF
bright conversation. is the largest fac
tor in family training. q
90 Thou shalt bind them for a
sign upon thine hand" etc. II was a
literal and formal Interpretation OF
this command which led to the use of
phylacterjes upon the arm and upon
the forehead. These are small cubi.
cal leather cases. In which are parch.
ments containing four passages OF
scripture in four columns eek. 10:
40, 11-16; Deut 6: 40 and IL: 13-21)
These are bound upon the arm and be
tween the eyes by leather thongs.
The real meaning of this command
is that Gods law should be in every
deed OF the hand. In the sight OF the
eyes. in the plans Of the head. Every
part Of the daily life should be ruled
by Gods law. 1t should never be for
gotten.
Practical Points.
The way to get the revival OF right
eousness we so much need is by a re
vival OF true religion. revival that
changes the heart. a revival OF love