The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-02-23

0p0cttul OK Napoth 10
refuse to tal,e q good liberal price for It.
Lords regulations forbade that he should
cell his family inheritance. Apparently
It was hopeless case and Ahab. solemn
and sour. lay abed. refusing food.
covstousnsss u Action
Then entered Jezebel the Queen. inquir-
ing the cause Of his sorrow. Hearing 1t
she answered" I will give It to you. Forth
with she wrote letters to tho CHIEF men OF
the city. signing the letters with her hus-
hands seal With brutal frsnkness the
letters told the select men Of the city
what was desired Of them.
d They were to make . mocksry Of 70
iigion by keeping = fast.
{2) They wees to act hypocriticafly to
their nsighbar Nabcth by giving him the
most prominent place Of honor at the fast.
C0 They were to provide two worthless
Scamps (pre ,umably BY bribery who. at
the appropriate time In the fest would
taks their places near Naboth and then.
With feigned religious fervor. protest
against him and denounce him as BIAS
phemer Of God and the King. corroborat-
ing each other with sworn testimony that
they had heard the blasphemy with their
own ears.
ognixed to he that OF stoning ana the de-
cree was to be carried out ana Naootn
thus to be gotten rid Of.
II we are inclined to feel or speak
strongly Of the wicked course OF Jezeoes,
as we should. let us not forget that some
Swhat similar practices prevail In our day.
kTrue. no one today could be stoned 10
death at the suggestion Of Queen In
civilized lands. Nevertheless. people have
been heard to express the wish that they
had lived III former times. 80 as TO have
had IA opportunity for stoning those
whom they disliked. But take case In
poipt: Suppose a man conducting sue
cessfui business. Suppose covetous neigh
bors set up a competing business. as they
would have a full right to do. But sup
pose, then, that one or the other. coveting
the whole trade were to attempt sharp
practises in business. selling commodities
at below cost, Interfering with the other
credit at the bank. or Slandcring the oth-
er would not this be covetouSneSs In ac-
tion-coyetousness of the same kind which
King Ahab Entertained? And would 1t
not be reprehensible in Gods sight? And
dare any who respect the Lord. so thor
ouehiy neglect the Golden Rule Of his
Word?
Another illustrations: A storekeeper do
ing good business was offered certain
commodity at less price than he had
been paying under a three-years' contract.
He accepted. The party who had been
selling him this commodity in\ the past
was angry. covetous of the trade. He set
up a competing business and sold goods
at a loss, as he could afford 10 do. being
wealthy. until the first storekeeper failed
for lack Of business. Then the new store
was closed down. because 1t had effected
its work as | business assassin. 1t had
killed Naboth. Indeed. covetousness and
Jezebel methods, adapted to preSent-day
conditions, prevail much more generally
than the majority of people suppose and
chiefly amongst the very rich. who have
enough and 10 spare. but who covet their
neighbors' stocks and bonds, gold and sill
yer. etc. II God denounced Ahab as hav-
ing sold himself 10 iniquity. what would
the Lords verdict be on some Of the Gus
toms of our day, which has SO much
greater degree Of light and knowledge
than Ahab possessed?
"That Woman Jezebel"
As per instructions. word was at once
-ont mo n the hands OF JeZebel,