The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-23


Home Readings tprepared under
the supervision of the Sunday SO oof
Editorial Assocfstl ota. f-~Ju0e IL. Moi
--s Kings 5 l-sT. Elisha Healing
Nsaman the SYRIAN = Kings s: s-2a.
Esisha's Heavenly Defenders Tues
day. Kings ~; T-2a. Jcash. the
Fey King. Crowned. 2 Kings II. 81
-~fa. rs. Joash Repairs the Temple.
wednesday.--- s. - IL Gods
Pity for the Heather Chrcn, 20.
les t.zziah, King of Judah. Hum
hied Thursday Isaiah s. lis
isaiahs Vision and Cali to Service.
isaiah 3 1-Ie. Song Of the Vineyard.
Frrtday-~ Micah 4 IL. Micahs Pic
,ure Of tniVersay Peace. Hos IA:
f-ss. Israel's renitence and Gods
Pardon. Saturday. Chran. 80:
f+2T. Hexekiafs Great Passover.
sunday Kings IL It's. The
Downfall Of Samaria.
subject. Golden Text and Central
Truth of Each Lesson.
4tpril g. Elisha Heals Naaman, the
ssrsan.~-~2 Kings s. Golden Text
Look unto me. and be We saved. all
sfae ends of the earth for 7 arm God,
sud there ie none else---isaiah As
70 Central Truth, Here rs young
mar who realizes his slnfulness and
earnestly desires TO re eteansed. He
would give anything in the world for
4 pure heart But he feels that there
is ane thing which stands stubbornly
I'm the way He does not like the
plan Of salvation. He does not see
why he should humble himself; why
he should come c0nfessinE his sins:
why he should give up his own Will
and accept Christs will: why he
should put Christ first. all others sec
oiad and himself last. II In an so
huniliating. Are there any Of lis who
hns stumble at the requirements or
he plan of salvation 10 We argue
ss Naaman did Is our sense OF dig
nfty offended Do we feel sure that
ee could suggest better plan Then
II is because We have got the Argyll
fneus backwards. Everything looks
absurd tn the man who is looking
through the wrong end of the tele-
scope but II is only because he is
doing a very absurd thing We have
got ,he argument backwards because
NE do not see clearly and We do not
see clearly because our vision has been
confused by foolish pride. Happy
Naaman. who was able to lay aside his
foolish pride that he might be healed.
Happy are We II we are able to lay
aside oar foolish pride that we may
4sanot be cheated of our salvation.
April s.---E!iiah's Heavenly Defend
ers---2 Kings 6; S-23. Golden Text
For he shall give his angels charge
evef thee. to keep thee in all thy ways
--rs. 81. II. Central Truth.---What-
ever may be ones needs In an impend-
ing calamity. or In misfortune of any
sort there is but one thing essential
the ability 10 see that the angel of
the Lord ancampcth round about
them that fear him. The very mo-
snent cur eyes open to this fact
tne very moment we are conscious
that Gods arm Is about us, that they
which be for us are more than they
that he against us--that moment our
fear is gone and with II all thoughts
NJ need. II he ia with us we have
nothing to ask for
April 1s@-Joassi. tire nes King.
Crowned in Judah Kings IL i-20.
Golden Text Blessed are they that
keep hts testimonies. and that seek
him with the whole heart.--Ps. ifa.
2. Central Truth When God speaks
II shall be done. Whatever the world
may decide II shall be done. What
ever plans The powers of darkness
may make to thwart His design II
shall be- done. II makes no difference
what. the circumstances NAV be. IT
makes no difference about the ten
taancy Of the times. All Israel may
forget God. The W hole land NAV be
Allied with the stencil Of the viiest
forms of pagan Worship Good men
naay utterly despair Good men may
almost cease 10 be Bat whatever
MAY happen the word OF the Lord
he performed There never was u
time when IL seemed more unlikely
that Gods word would be fulfilled
than In Athaiiahs dav. There was
n& = Yt.3f aSs& Nf e1, 70
Al outward appearances. for the
house OF David To return 10 the
throne, In a single hour Athaliah
was hurled from her throne. and a
member of the house Of David, whose
very existence was unknown. appear
ed ana took her place. There in
nothing too hard for God. There will
never come time when * will be
hard for God TO keep His word. There
will never come time when the
wheels Of fortune, the tendencies OF
the times. the powers of darkness
visible ar invisible can have the
slightest effect upon the word OF God.
What them II God had declared
that His word shall endure forever II
Will endure. II His word endures for
ever and ] ann trusting tn that word
and walking according TO that word,
my present is sure. my future is Sc
cure.
Aprii 2a---Joash Repairs the Tenn
rie<---s Kings II: a1-~~i2: Is. Golden
Text.---Then the people rejoiced. for
that they offered willingly chror.
~: D. Central Truth,There In in
this present life All essential ccnnec-
ffon between spirituality aud an in
trest In the material side or the king
dom Of God. When the heart is
fixed on God one cannot be Indifferent
10 the material tnterests OF Gods
church, am more than one can love
4 neighbor and be utterly nnconoern-
- about his material surroundings.
The man who does not care penny
whether his neighbor In comfortably
fixed or not does not love his neigh
hcr. and the man who does not care
i penny whether the house set apart
fcr the worship Of God In a disgrace
10 thu community or not does not
love God
April se.-~-Ged's Pity fer The Hea-
then Jonah q; IT ~. Golden
Text-~8so We therefore, and teach all
natt0na Matt Is. -. Central Truth.
WIZ" says God to Jonah. You
Z are sorry for yourself and you shed
sentimental tears over poor little
e0ffrd vine whiting in the sun, and
y04x haven't bit OF pity for the hum
s3F06 and twenty thousand helpless
h4ea OF Ninevah who are threaten
~ with tnstAnt destruction" What an
A(kxrkul charge TO bring against Jonah.
4 N~E x3od II bringing the same charge
Fl H1S11nnt many Of ur to- day. We have