The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-01

II he had been indulgent he would
have allowed Manasseh to go on his
way unmolested But he was kind,
and because he was kind he stopped
him in his wild career-stopped him
with terrible jerk, indeed, yet
stopped him in time to save him.
I O friendsi many hard jerk we get
/ in this life is but a fresh evidence
/ of Gods concern for our welfare.
, July 23.-Josiah's Devotion to God.
3 Chron. "a: 1-13. Golden Text
days of thy youth.--Eccl. IL: /. Cen
trail Truth: The time to remember
the Lord is in childhood when .he
name of the Lord is already precious:
the time to remember the Lord IL
| before one mas had a chance TO for
get him: the time TO come to the
| Lord is before one has ever turned
| from him.
| July Sl.-The Finding of the Book
( the Law Chronh "a: 1888.
Golden Text: Thy word have / hid
in mine heart that 1 might not sin
against thec.-Psa. 11g: II. Central
Truth; A rediscoverv Of the Book Is
generally followed by a cleaning up.
In our own lives the recovery of
the lost Bible that we had put out
OF Sight led to reformation. We
began to read the Book daily. There
came meaning into our prayers. We
Were in the house OF the Lord at
the next opportunity. And the things
that had erept in to take the place
or the Bible were put aside.
August Jeremiah Tried and Ac-
qlltted-Jer. &c Golden Text: The
Lord IS my light and my salvation;
whom shall / fear PISA. n: l. Gem
Tfal Truth la /,
remarkable illustration of tho truth
that God always protects his work
men TIL their work is done Read
the story of his life and see how
often he Was but step removed
from death. He was always IN trou
bic. He was always having hair
breadth escapes. He livd In a world
which had nothing in common with
! MIN: world of which he could not
approve and which was continually
calling forth his rebuke. He was
target for every had man In a time
when 1t seemed that almost all men
were bad. And yet he went through
the Years Ike one clothed with an
armor which neither man nor devil
could pierce. He lived on sorrow,
tie thrived on persecution, but no.
hody could kill him because he was
God workman and his work was
not Vet done
August ---Jahoiaklna Burns tina
Prophets Rook-Jer. IS. Golden
/ Text; The Word OF our God shall
stand forever~-Tsa. 40: S. Central
Truth The word Of the Lord en-
dureth forever" bat while there In
no power that can overturn his Word
We may lose all the good that the
Word has for as by simply ignoring
II. We step ctr ears So that we cam
not hear the words. The soul that
Einneth II shall de- and r. we CON-
tinue in sin. we shall surely die. We
cannot destroy that Word. But X
80 turn eur ears from the invita-
ton that is given to sinners 10 come
TO the saviour and iiye. that invi-
tation VIII do us no good. We can
destroy that Word simply by refus-
Ing TO hear II
August 2qs--Jeremiah Cast Into
Prtson.--Jer 81. Golden Text:
Blessed are ye when man shau re-
vile YOU, and prosecute YOU and say
all manner Of OWL against you false
t ~. fer my sake.-1Jstt. 3: Il Central
/ Truth. Ii our faithfuiness 10 Christ.
10 his Law, t. duty. causes men 10
/ persecu;e and re'ite Us, then are wa
indeed blessed, II faithfuiness to
Christ brings suffering. than pain Is
sweet tf the world hates Sou ya
/ know that ii hated me before Il hated
you"-~and We can rejoice. But ODD
forbid that the world should hate us
I because Of our uafattnfalness TO
christ
August 27~-Judah Carried Captive
! to Rah%l6n.~~Jer. 80 Golden Text.
BE sure your sin viii find yea nut -
Mum. a. -. Central Truth God
keeps lis word. When he saws that
he will puntsh us X We do not turn
from our Sins he means It. f{e may
wait, and he may keep waiting so
! long that We may conclude that ns
is not in earnest. bat sooner OF later
If We do not turn--ihe rod VII fail
You have seen father wait ON n
Yehailious child with rcd IN hand.
pleading WIN him. doing everything
that loYe could suggest ia induce him
TO obey him and escape the threat-
ened punishment. and when at last
nothing would avail yutr have seen
the rod descend. And yea have seen
i descend when the fathers ewes We're
jfIlled with tea:s and. his hand trem-
+shled 50 that he could hardly hold
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