The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-12-24
bREsNE5S AHEAD.
Dec. 81. 'OS-tProv., Ch. ~.

20 the young.
Chapters 1924. Addressed 10 all
ares and ranks.
Chapters 25-2o. a later colloc-
ton made by the orders OF hing
Eezekiah from oXtant records OF the
wisdom of Solomon. Two appou-
Gices are added. The words OF an
unknown sage. Agur. MI the goth
chapter. The Slst chaptor contain,
the words OF Lemuel. the KinE. prob
ebly an Arab prince. II contains
good advice for king. and is re-
markable for being cast in the form
Of an acrostic. the verses descriptive
of a virtuous woman. from the 10th
verse downward, beginning the sue.
cessivo letters OF the Hebrew alpha
bet I'm regular order.
From the miscellaneous nature OF
It's Contonts 1t is impossible 10 givo
comprehensive synopsis OF the book.
but the warnings 1t uttcrs against
prominent OWLS, which prevailed In
Solomon's time, and st,ll prevail.
may be grouped under a few heads.
Filinl impicty.
solomon makes a great deal or THIS
subject. lie mad himself been dNi.-
tul both TO his father udd mother,
but he had seen the ter'ia' ri"0.s Of
aisoOedlence on MS i''A.Ea hois'
through the way""rIh'.t @, his
brothers, Amaon' Aasa!ou and A'o-
uiiah. who had all come to q tlI onl,
an. caused th'ir taiaor David s'r-
row and shame. IH,I ','. l" probe
ably had misliviug5 iu r.ar. 90 his
own son RchoboaM, the a.i,-aprar-
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ia. hcadstrong ami l..Dr..lf. fliak5
,t "a mark OF ,uagtu,s. %. refer o., his
rothar AS 9Th, r1y,ruor" o., ..,fla OIL
man" and Miss America au-aj ~
IN. old foecy notion. of l.r u.r-
fashioned mother and aiprqntly
boasts tha, She ie mn, ri.i t,.t.r .,.-
ternal anrop strings THE how in tho
Grammar school luov,s r,ro t,.u
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.r. bos no b,.lt,ti,,, ..bout. ,ynr....-
tr,bisonirio,, n, cop,rolictio, of .rv
v,sdom -, his n,rsrt Ana the youur
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rid,cr,os tba gtroigb,-local tb,ori.s
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How sharper than serpent Il tooth
IL is,
To have thank!esS ch!Id'
Ead Company.
II vas n heathen poet whom st.
Paul quotes. BE not deceived; evil
communications corrupt good man
ners" And Solomon puts the case
STRANGELY when he saws. He that
walketh with wise men shall be wise
hat a companion OF fools snall be de-
s,roved II Is not always true that
"hjrds of a feather flock together"
FOR in a multitude of cases younS
men and women have been utterly
innocent of any disposition to evil In
their choice OF companions, they have
been corrupted before they knew it.
Evil associates do not usually adver-
Use their baseness abroad, but do
their work little by little. Youth
Is unsuspicious, almost utterly devoid
OF reserve. has a strong desire for
co,npanIonshlp. and quick TO resent
nny admonition Of warning. Hence
the necessity OF prompt and vigorous
action on the part Of parents and
guardians when evil companionship
Is even suspected.
Iiccntiousness.
Many people object to the Bible
hecause II frankly and boldly Crap
nles with deadly sin OF whatever ma
tnre AS well might one criticise
,bo heoltb officers for erecting pest