Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-20

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i've. Jonathan was a brave and
noble soldier. and had accomplished
some very daring fcata Of arms. Alone
with his arnOr bearer, he had cap
turcd Il mountain fortress ~ the phil
Is'incS Il Sam. al 49,. He was
brave In defending David before his
angry father Il Sam. 2D:lO, "2). lie
showed another ever npbIer courage
in ! Sam. 1893. Il certainly taste :.
. in my hand; here ! am; 10. !
must dic"-"nOt a lament. but "A hero.
IT, act OF self sacrifice for the sake Of
the people,
His good judgment Is shown in I
Sap. l4;273D.
Ills faith in God and his religious
ra'urc were strong AS David's q Sam.
lac ~; 10: 3; 20; -, 40.
His nnsclfishn"sB wa8 more proml.
rent than in any other Old Testament
character. He was the Golden Rule
cxcmplihcd"
Ills grcat.hnartrd unsnliShnrS3 led
him TO recognize, submit TO, and prO.
mote the evident headings OF divine
prominence Il Sam. 23:lGlS; 90 10.
between two men Of whom the younger
or was Il most Formidable rival to the
DId"r 49, Blaikic.
A Model Son. Jonathan'g noble char.
ac'"r IL also shown by his devotion to
his unfortunate father. gro him, II
to anyone, the frenzy Of the king was
amcnabl"." saul hcarkcn'th unto the
voice Of Jonathan Il Sam. 1876.
Other characteristics. Jonathan
wag older than David. had been
brought up In very different circum.
ftancc8, and was more mature and
self restrained. "" wa8 a soldier, not
q poet. He had not quit" ia" genius,
self reliance. maatcrfulncSS, and vital
fore" OF David. nor his versatility, and
power Of leadership; but his was a
great soul, = mighty heart, with a
most wonderful capacity for loving.
David David, tn" son Of Jesse, the
B%h"ph"rh. also waa very aitractlv" In
hig person; he was accomplished in
music and song; he wag faithful, he
was fun Of grace Ike "a h"gOat upon
tn" mOuntnIng;" he waH courageous
even in h"roisn; he behaved himself
wisely ir all hiH wayS;" he had g'cat
common sense and tact, he was larg"
hearted and generous: and, above all.
he had "a sublime faith. "a perfect,
chiidlik" trust IN Tn" glorious arm ~
the Lord" He had that In him by
witch he became "a champion OF
those who were in distress II Sam.
23:l.5). n wall b. night and day to
peaceful shepherds q Sam 2':i'.
49, Professor Sanders.
An Ideal Friendship.--Bctwccn Da'
vid and Jonathan there arose a beau
iifuI, almost ideal friendship. "The
soul Of Jonathan was knit with the
soul Of David" Their souls were Inter.
woven together into "A complete tex
turc Of friendship. And Jonathan
loved him as his own soul" Il Sam
~: u. This love In ita highest pcrfcc.
tion, mother love and bridal love is
the finest type and illustration Of the
love Of God to his children, an often
expressed In the scriptmr"s.
Expression Of that Friendship
First. Jonathan, the crown prince,
gave his court robes and armOr 10
David q Sam. ~: ~. "POSsibly the
gift was suggested by the need OF the
country lad for some dress nppropri'
ate to his entrance into court
Second. lie defended David from
the frenzy Of his father Saul q Sam.
uci 49,.
Third. By tho incident n tho
c,vcnant ju Samuel 20,
lie wished David well.
lie yielded up his hopes Of the king.
dom TO David. only STIMULATING that
David should not Xiii him when he be.
came king, an was The custom Of tho
times. and the further n!story shows
the need of the stipulation.
lie formed a shrcwd plan Of making
known 10 David the feelings Of Saul
toward David.
V. 81. Saul tried 10 perSnadc iona
than to let him KIN Davl1. FOR az lon
az the son Of Jesse iiscii
thou shalt not be established"
v. 40. When Jonathan refused. San
csst 4 iAycliD al him to Ymitc him q