The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-01
International SundaySchool
 Lesson
Third Quarter. Lessen v. l Samuel XVI
 f-ia. August 2, 1908.

Third Quarter. Lesson v. l Samuel XVI
 t-is- August 2, 1908.
 DAVID AN0INTED AT BETHLEHEM- That obscure Jadssn village is In tunault The even tenor of it's rural life is broken up. An uniooked-for guest has ar rived In the uefson of a man who outranks the king himself in the popular esteem ana confidence Samuel. the judge. has maae a detour from his cities of Judah What does his coming portend? The dull town is aroused while the elders hasten to the gate to forsstail if possible any impending judgment.
 A moment later. the principal home in the place. that of the prosperousN Judeen sheih. Jesse. is astir in preparation TOT a guest who is the most reverend man oI Ine nation. The sacrificfel banquet is ready The goodly savor of the roasted heifer fills the place; the suests are coming; the ser- wants run hisher and thither Samuel at once Kpest, host. and rymposiarcns is about to take his place.
 A shepherd lad. on the rough Judean steppes near by. tends his fathers sheep He may have seen the prophet pass. or noted the tumult in the town; but he is fIdelfty'n snlf Couriosity nor seh-interest lure him from his duty. shepherding sneep has been his unoonscious preparation 10 shephcrd men. His task has deyelcpeo the traits oE courage, patience, and sym
 
 yotion. Az religious improvisation, he has often broken the silence under the stars with the noble strains of his psalmody ac- companyfns the same with his harp max ing wonder cliff come in with the refrain.
 The last is first. He who was not bid den even to the lowest seat at the feast, ss called to the head of the table. A ser want relieves David in the care of the sheep and he hurriss, without opportunity to make toilet. into the august presence or the prophet. The candidate to the throne is in the bloom of life. His healtnfui oc- cupation has given him a ruddy ckeek' while aubarn locks upon marble brow are suggestive of the golden crown he shall so soon wear.
 But these adoisscent charms of person are not to be compared with the grace or the heart fer whiah the Lord first makes his request. David breathed deeply the tne- ocratic spirit. He loved God supremacy. His foremost purpose was to be loyal and dutiful to Jehovah. and loving ana heipfui to his fellows. In this he was man after Gods heart This constituted his singular l adaptation for the theocratic kingship, q position sui generis in history
 As David entered the banquet-room. sarnuefs holy yssaonitor said, 'Up!" "Anointr' | In a moment the beaten and fragrant oil of the tabernacle was giittering upon those | golden locks Possibly no one in the com pany cave the prophet understood the sig nificance Of. the scene. A royal destiny TOT d rhephavd boy--who could divine # So. after this episode the feast went on. and perhaps the lad. not having been "sanctifi- ed' for the occasion. went back 10 the | sheep. :. But David must know the meaning Of
 the prophets enigmatical act sloMly dawns upon his illuminated eonseicusness, | Prenaration for his high calling keeps pace with his avsr-increasins knowledgs or the | c,aIrnr and duties of that calling. There