The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-09-06
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lott"H ~ sine kaysng Esppt iSerl
n h'r7 -syvanE attacked ths
ss"tae ir~ weeks Lst<f H. September
~ ~ secrdlna u ~, een.,ron
chfooshSy,
PLACE Aaron died VI sio..nt Bo, q,
the hntA-r % NJ Eaotn sEnr, abrrs ne
eastern hor'ies " ~ AfabS,h The ser.
prno v-rs " tbs sr.ai or and h,oad
valley called ~. AFAbah. south ~ k,he
LSad "a, and eHien<iins 10 the eastern
arm q IL Nod sea
Compost AID Suggestive Thought.
We IN the lsrAslites. IN our hist lea.
nou. = kad-~h BArDsA. On the border
Of tha south land ID RalestiDe and nv
noFuhe1n borieT OF the great desert OF
ParAn. They had REFUSED, though
lnasr and nnbelief. 70 10 up and take
pos~.ss,on AZ their inheTflAnoe. and
sers oondemned 10 remain In the des-
eTt nE y year. looseF, I'll al oxsr 20
years Of 49, had died Tbsg arrived
az KadeEh about a year and three
months a1nr Tho sIodDs. and Bef IL
nine moths bStqe taking possession
Of Canaan. Daring these years '-Ka-
deSn ~aa probably their central nu,
ch-os o. TeooeSvous ThSy Vo1h nat.
uralty ctanWf their locality from tine
10 uns. Like the Bsoooins u al aGes.
bu, sill eb=tshins The boVs u event.
ually becoming possessors 81 the land
q p-snha M~D;ims they ase not 70
b. oonoctv-d ~ d~~,lhG IN 'the4r'i In
isrvals q r~poss In 3 compact camp.
~hsch Tie nature u The country toF-
hao- 10 such an immenss mstiiDde.
but ~ srpauAifnG IN AAHcs. bsSe a1d
thore. over the adjacent COUNTRY. sill
having the iabeTnAck A. thu oanter
and tho rendezvous - which they
you'd return bush some Of thee
SaHdertnEs are given IN Nun &c 10.
%. s1tapdins ss iAI south ~ EzSon
Geosx IN the rastsSu 80 u the Rod
80 u Kings S-e6l
SuDs ~ the events reourted curing
hia period aru KOrAhs Rebel.
lioa Sumssrs 49,. Witch sFsv oui OF
IN Oas Decay ana disappointed hopes
= AAronb rod budded Numbers
~ TO prove that AApoa NAs the d
vtneiy oho~cn hsEh priest
J The death q Miriam. the sister
q Moss Nun 2Ou
4 Water trom The rock At Msribah
and tn sin q Moees that kept bin
from entering the promlssd land
Nun 20 2i5l
And the people spake against God
and against Noes Their bitter feel
inSs grew - strong that they we're er
preased N uoris. Their former mur
murtngs AZ KAdash had ben treatet
lsnleotly. and uste< had been SUP
plied. apparently At their snGry De
mADd They sesm to,hAEe interpreted
the rarecle ;.aee - an Instance o
mercy IN spite q their wicked course
but ~ q r-spoose 10 n. and thsy thers
fore nov repsaicd the expeEiDsot o
in-irrcctton.
Thus the hraeiites tempted God &
Cor. 100. Heb 2,sl They put HI
patience and forbearNooe 70 the tes'
add did ali they could to make hin
give them up ~ hopeIess
The Fiery ssrpe"ts o. sia.-No bel
TOR ssnblem u the results q an coal
have been given r. the IsTaelf;es. o
tn us The true. peculiar. perntcioui
ns~- -erpents uere their Darmurn
disposition and complaints agAins
Jehovah. -LAnee SIN is Ike Der
serpeut. often beas,iiui in appsArano'
, and secFet Ia It's approach But the e
t.cts ar pains THAI only IRE can 81
/. p~-a.
Rscsntanes aed sslVattoa.-Ns. u
Cunfcssion. VI We have snned
Tbs ell cGects q stu made them ie'
coDncious u their sin and its grea
nssa The real evil u ths SIN. and nj
the punishment But Il Is only By n
punlshmeot that men realize the ev
. Of sn itself
-AEalnss the Lord. aud Aeaini
the An crimes against man a
!, s.oa aEaInst God. And AL sius again
Cod work vroos 10 man.
And Noees prayed for the peopss
.rpSe.sins the,s desirss and teessaS
There - r.al pO~~ IN Dtercessc'
pra.r. Thetr praytnS Dade = ~
and saae to etveSbsees.Oss that vol
hr-e beeu an injury TO those vho hs
not the sv,-t Of prayec. One q :
objects II the punishment was TO tu'
!, Their hcar,s % God
!, The ooce.-Note In what pecuih
!, and yct blessed way The prayer vi
aos~er,d. nottby removing the -
p.nts as they probably expected y
b. a way ,hat healed their so1ls,e
y well - Their bodles SO Pasls The
in the flesh" was no, removed b
y coss grace was made 10 abound az
blessed frul, growing on. that stem.
= A. The sin and punishment H Il
= Rraeites were the fruits OF unSeis'
the true method Of help was hrst
= res,ore faith and then healing
Practical Points.
chris, srucifcd'is the most consp
I 80. L. M hAainrN Of q