The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-07-10

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'great}tBe danger wa especially from
Ephriam or Jsdah. tie rival tribes.
Ills Personaf EtaSss.rsaul was a
choice young man in the height of his
personal attractions for a leader.
.gIksre sas, not-smong the children OF
Israel a goodlier person thar he; from,
his shoulders upward he was higher
than any OF THE people. He had al
splendid body apd a stately gait, and
the very sins OF Ms soul had a certain
lTid grandeur abput them also9'-Al-
eiahder' Whyte. "Before the Invention
's & asSsf%s EEsti 9f sYindesd It KS st ri
AMOS .Ashtsest JEnt' critscom.
,ff9ESsc4s. teI stsssHss, football Say,
was every inch a king"
Saul had the natural characteristics /
.Y1trnrI nais-1r-Snssttfa..f6 r him. TO BIZ
'a.ereat- arnr~rserur'K ffg.s He p~osse=std;
seltrestraint, he was master a HIN.
Snfahe frsSk ESSENTIAL. "a wei MOO,
is3txshot conse5ed. HeAa4 thu mill,
A In stinctss &pacity ID Albhip.
"a hrewd 90n1, p~atiepSe 4hae could
ksyaSf, "thA 2aaainching1 MrvsE, tks
quick eagle eye, the generosityTo rn;e
.wQythy eppponents which. makes sue
'cess So graceful and Imperial com.
aand-sq-sasx, to-, saduze TSaNilber"
force. And he had that indescribable
PERSONAL naaspetisIn, which made him a
popular idol. r, !
HE was specially prepared by the
Influences, 4 qpdsfsHfrA. .Afters sap-
ruerhad ahofhted Saul to the kingdom,
We come upon this very obscure Scrip;
ture: and It was o-tiiat when Saul
had, turned. his back to go from Sam.
uel, God gave Saul another heart, and
the Spirit of God came upon Sauh and
he p~rophesied' Il Sam. 10:10).s He
/ was turned into another man" q
Sam. 1851. And he Immediately
Joined himself to the religious
guild Of his people, and had the out,
ward form. at least Of prophecy in its
wilder and more ecstatic moods, such
as sometimes occurs now to certain
temperaments in times Of great ex--
element. 49,.
Inc CuiluIcu " btlldl. DeIldl 10
not a proper lame. 1t means worth
lessness" or "wickedness" (Cheyne).
They were the rablSa, the wicked, the
base. These treated Saul with con-
tempt, as an inexperienced young man
from the country, unframed in both
statesmanship and war. "He held his
peace" He was wise, self-controlled
aud ytatfaYft - - -H re-
How to Treat Insults.-A young man
who had been. badly insulted came to
Father Graham. hot with anger and
bent on immediate revenge. Wait"
said Father Graham; "an insult is like
mud; It WIN brush off much better
when it Is dry" The young man
waited, and the very next day the in
%giveness.
The Coronation.-After his victory
over the Ammonites, Saul's popular.
ity among the. people a very great.
and Samuel saw that the time was
ripe for a hearty national confirma-
ton of the step taken at Mizpeh by
the national assembly. The prophet
therefore called the people together at
Gilgal, between Jericho and the Jor.
dan. This ancient center of the He.
brew religion was the most suitable
place for the coronation Of Saul and
the ratification of the kingdom. Thus
Edward VII. was crowned more than
q year after he became king.
Here the previously divided and un'
certain people. with N voice con
frmed the new king in his authority
and the New Era Of the United King
dom was begun.
He still had the advice and counsel
Of Samuel. He thus entered upon q
career that might have ended In un
told usefulness and blessedness. Won
derful and beautiful possibilities
we're spread out before him. like the
promised land before Moses on Pisgah
The morning Of his kingdom rose al
most ~cloudless.
Practical Points.
God calls all men to his service II
much the same way as he called Saul
There is a secret call, manifested il
the nature and inherent fitness of tn,
man. There is also the outward
call of opportunity. a vacant situation
an invitation from an employer. wha
the world calls "a good chance" Blu
1t is not chance. though it seems SO
it is all of Gods ordering.
There will come q time to everycu,
who is prepared, when he q prove +
the world what he is fitted to do.
There lie in everyone Of US almos
Infinite possibilities.