The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-04-06
JOASH CROWNED
in JUDAH
s..dsy School Lesson for Apsil Is. 1911
Specially Arranged Tor Thl, Pager

IshSSpN TENT-E Kings hl-0 MEM
ory Verse r.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Blcssed are they
that keep His testimonies, and that seek
Him with q whole heart "-Psa- iIs:a
TIME -Athaliah came to the throne In
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PLACE Jerusalem. IN. capital Of Ju.
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KINGS -Joash's contemporaries were
Jchu In Israel Hazael In Syria, Shah
manczer IL in Assyria
God always finds ways TO Illustrate
the evil. John Wilkes Booth did not
reckon on the nag which tangled his
feet when he tried to escape. lie
killed a Lincoln. but up started host
OF others 10 undo his evil deed. The
kingdom of God Is not a pillar which
can be thrown PROSTATE In the dust,
but a cube that always falls upon a
base as broad as that from which Il
has been dlslodged. In fact. II Is
rather like the Irishman's stone fence.
which he built three feet high and
four feet wide, so that II Il was tipped
over II would be higher than II was
before.
How can we apply this incident to
our modern boys and girls7 For every
one OF them a kingdom is waiting. the
kingdom of n noble. happy and useful
manhood or womanhood. This Il the
real kingdom. for Jcash. and for every
boy and girl. Every young king and
queen Is surrounded by perIls, as ter.
rible as those that threatened Joash;
and the only safety now is the safety
that he found then-the protection OF
the church and Of godly home.
A noble woman has done her part
In saving the young klng-the part
that mothers play In the preservation
Of the young kings of our modern
homes. Now a man steps in. as the
father comes TO have the chief lnfiu
ence over the life OF the growing boy
Jehoiada, the high priest. was a man
OF ability and fine character. Prob
ably It was becoming Increasingly DIFF
iicult TO hide the growing lad. and
longer confinement would be most In
furious for him physically and mental
ly. The first step toward placing him
on his rightful throne was to gather a
sufficient force of loyal adherents
After obtaining the assurances.
In addition to their own weapons,
which of course they would bear. they
were furnished by Jehoiada with the
spears and shields that. as relics OF
Davld's time. hung somewhere within
me sacred precincts. Just as his pre-
decessor Abimelech had furnished TO
David himself the sword of Goliath.
These would remind them that 1t was
for David's heir they were contending
Wise steps were taken. under the
leadership OF Jehoiada, in the opening
of the young kings reign. 4 covenant
was made between the Lord and the
king and the people This was re-
newal of the original compact, In
which Jehovah and his people bound
themselves together compact bro
ken by the Baal-worshlp of Athaliahs
reign. What was the second step? The
immediate and thorough destruction
of the temple of Baal. with its affairs
and licentious images, and the execu.
ton OF its high priest Mattan. It
seems TO be implied that the house
of Baal" stood on the temple mount,
In ostentatious rivalry with the sane,
tuary of Jehovah. And the third step?
Jehoiada appointed officers over the
house OF the Lord, re-establishing the
courses of the Levites, and proceed
ing at once to assign the custody Of
the temple to a particular course. And
the final step? Leaving the Levites
to keep order In the temple. Jehoiada
and the soldiers conducted the boy
king to the palace through the gate OF
the guard. doubtless that through
which the king regularly passed from
the temple TO the palace and back
again. accompanied by his bodyguard
When young Solomon started out In
his reign he was offered his choice Of
blessings, and chose not long life or
riches or power. but wisdom; and In
that choice he gained the other bless
ings also When Christ started out In
his great reign he was found In the
temple, seeking wisdom. When the
girl Victoria learned that she was to
become queen Of earth's mightiest
empire she quietly said: Il will be
good" II our young Kings and queens
would be well furnished Tor their
sovereignty they must go TO the Bible
and to the Bible school, and there they
will learn what true royalty is.
It Is appropriate that We have for
Easter Sunday the story of corona
ton, for Easter is the anniversary Of
the greatest Of all coronations. the
day when all mankind received the
possibility. at least. OF the crown Of
life.
This Is the crown to which all ouI
young kings and queens should look
forward as the blessed reward OF no
bic reignipg over the kingdoms that
God has given them. st. James wrote.
blessed IL the man that enduretb
temptation: for whom he hath been ap
proved. he shall receive the crown OF
life. which the Lord promised TO them
that love him"
81. John was hidden 10 write TO tho
,hureh in Syria: he thou faithful
lnto death. and will give thee the