The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-30
Lesson 5-DAv1D AMOUNTED AT

BETHLEHEM II Sam. 16:1-13.
1T HURTS.
d.-How long wilt thou mourn for
Saul?
Sauls misbehavior and punishment
hurt the old man. When father used
to- give me deserved "dressing out"
mother would tell me, while she
was rubbing on the arnica, that 1t
hurt father worse than 1t did me.
couldn't see 1t in those days, but | do
now. / am father myself. IL
hurts every employer when enc of
his promising boys goes to the bad.
The cold man" Is taking more notice
and thinking more Of you than he ev-
er lets on. If you get sick or in
trouble you will find out. But God
says "stop mourning, get out after
David" Would a Samuel get after
you? Are you David? And pray,
why not? You don't have to be lit
tie and good looking and have red
hair ". 12). other things make
David, as we shall see presently. You
ought to be raised out on the hills
il you could, yet even the city handi-
cap need not put you out OF the race
THE BETTER MAN.
2.-Say, am come to sacrifice.
Saul was jealous, watchful and
murderous. Discretion is the best
weapon of defence always. "Did not
God direct deceit?" Well, let every
body find Matt 1916. In those days
no important action was ever under
taken without a waiting upon God.
Nor ought to be now, prov. 800
The Offering Of cattle in sacrifice was
the way of coming to God at that
time. You don't have to tell all you
know to be truthful. Especially to
your enemies, who would do you
harm. Bunt Bixby told his overseer
the other day he was going to west
Chester on business. When Bunt
came home he told his overseer he
was drinking too much whiskey and
his services would be no longer re-
auired. He had hired another man
The overseer was as mad as Saul 10
lose so good job, but he could hard
ly say Bunt deceived him. Samuel
was going to Bethlehem for a new
overseer. He didn't have to sent
word to Saul nor will your employer
have to notify you when he looks fol
a better man. Just sit down anC
take look into your life. SCI
whether 1t Is sending your employee
| to Bethlehem.
PF1ACEABLE PROPHETS.
4.-The elders of the city came t
meet him, trembling.
have always wondered why the!
were so scared When ! used to g
to school, we fellows never tremble'
when the Prex came around unless
we had been up things. | have al
| idea these Bethlehemites had latel.
been cutting chapel. And here wa
the Bishop himself! q John, AIS.
Gods messengers come to us sternl,
sometimes. When we are doinj
well they come "Peacably." Povert
is a stern prophet. SO is Necessity
when they come to those who ar
doing well they come ''Peacably' an
bring a blessing. For example:-Van
derblt ferrled in his own boat. Asto
sold apples in the s;reets. Gould wa
mousetrap vender. Stewart
school teacher. Wanamaker off-bor
bricks. Lincoln a rail splitter. Ed
son a newsboy. Ryan a clerk in
dry goods store. Hartman a preach
er's boy. II. II. Rogers a grocer
delivery roustabout. Carnegie a te
egraph messenger. / could fl tn
paper. If you will keep your heart
right, the coming of Gods messenger
makes no difference to you, Whetht
Riches or Poverty, Plenty or Necess
ty. to the good heart they con
"Peacably" and TO bless. "Peace"
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