The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-09-27
QUARTERLY
REVIEW
SCRIPTURE READINe.-psaim 100.
'unday School Lessonfo Tor Sept.29. 100
Specially Prepared for This Paper

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GOLDEN TExT.-"The Lord IL merci-
full and gracious, slow to anger, and
plenteous In mercy."-Psaim 1o3: 9.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Extent of the History.-Four
books OF the Bible. The portions OF
the land where these four narratives
panying outline map.
Extent Of Time.-Nearly 40 years
from the spring Of 1491 to The spring
OF 1851, according to the common
| chronology in our Bible margins.
Many scholars think that the date Is
two or more centuries later.
Extent OF Territory.-The Sinaitic
peninsula, between the two arms OF
the Red Sea; from Egypt on the west
to the Moabite mountains east of the
Dead Sea; from the point of the pen
insula on the south to the southern
boundaries Of Palestine on the north;
together with the Gilead country east
Of the Jordan.
The Travel Club should trace on the
map the movements Of the Israelites
from Egypt to the encampment by
the Jordan opposite; noting the m
of the places and the events which
took place in them.
Perhaps In no way, says Peloubet's
Notes, can this review be made more
interesting and more effective than
by treating the period as an ancient
pilgrims progress and placing the
events we have studied beside the
famous allegory Of Bunyan, Egypt be-
ing the City of Destruction, and the
encampment in Beulah Land on the
borders of the river beyond which was
he Celestial City, the Land of Prom
Use. Cause your scholars to remember
ever that the Celestial City does not
mean merely a place at the end of life,
but the heavenly character. heavenly
life. and heavenly b~lessedness here
and everywhere.
1. Escaping from Egypt, with re-
ligious rites, at the call of Moses, In
view of the judgments of God. and
feeling bitterly the degradation OF
slavery, is like Christian hastipg from
the City of Destruction with his fing-
ers in his ears, crying, Life, life, eter-
nal life!"
2. Crossing the Red Sea against
opposition, finding the way with diff
Guilty, but helped by Gods almighty
power, Is like beginning the Christian
life.
3. The bitter Waters of Marah, the
trials of the desert, early in their
march to the land of promise, remind
us Of the Slough of Despond. in which
Pliable exclaimed, rs this the happi-
ness We have told me all this while OFF,"
4. The wells and palm trees of
Elm show US the spring at the base
of the Fill Dificulty, and the pleasant
arbor about midway to the top of the
hill made by the Lord of the hill for
the refreshing Of weary travellers"
5. The Pillar of Cloud and Of Fire
is represented by Evangelist and the
Roll and the Shining Ones
6. The Enemies. as Amalek and
the C~anaanites and the son of Anak.
are pictured by Apollyon with his fiery
darts in the Valley of Humiliation.
z. The Mamma has its counterpart
in the Interpreter and the Roll, the
teachings of Evangelist, and the sup
per in the Palace Beautiful, with its
feast of reason and flow Of soul"
8. The. Golden Calf and its worship
is partly paralleled by Worldly Wise
man and others, who sought to turn
the pilgrims to other sources OF re-
lief than the Cross of Christ and the
Wicket Gate.
9. The frequent m~urmurings and
complaints, the bitter doubts whether
they would ever reach 'the land flow
ing with milk and honey" remind US
of Christian and Hopeful in the Castle
o. Giant Despair.
But as they found the Key of Prom
ise and Of hope. so all the things that
tried the Israelites we're a part Of
their necessary discipline. They
should have made a heavenly ladder
of their trials. Jacob, wrestling all
night with the strange power that
mains him, clings and wrestles on,
and will not let go wrestling until he
has extorted a blessing from his hurt
err" THE hard lot. called poverty. ig-
norance, narrow conditions. accidents.
is waiting to give us, after the strug-
gle, temperance. diligence. fortitude.
concentration"
10. The. Tabernacle, with all its APP
poiptments, is symbollzed by the Pal
ace Beautiful, with its rmo and sup
per and chamber Of peace.
IL. The truths taught by the Day
of Atonement and the Brazen Serpent
are well expressed by the burden on
Christians back falling on In the pres
ence Of the Cross. 80 he gave three
leaps Of Joy, and went on singing"
~. The report Of the spies reminds
us Of the Detachable Mountains,
whence the pilgrims caught glimpses
of the Celestial City.
10. The Israelites' anger at Caleb
and Joshua makes US think of the trial