The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-09-13
Sunday School Column
Side Lights on Next Sundays Les
son for Teachers and Pupils
By CHAs. K. MEYERS


Secretary .Chas. K Meyers, Denison
treasurer Sears 1enry. Denison
Home Mrs. E. Pierce, Denison
House Visitation. Lars Nichols. Arioh
Primary Miss Susie Craft, Denison
Missionary. Mrs. j. B. Glassburner, ArloA
Organized Glasses NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
.,Prof. W. G. vanNess, Denison
Temperance. Mrs. W. T. Huckstep, peloit
Bible Reading
Mrs. A. H. Harper, Dow City
Teachers Training .................
H. w. Logsdon. Dow City
Executive Committee-Frank Wool
Ston, Boyer: Seth Calderwood, West
Side: F. L. Hoffman. Denison; F. L. Van
Slyke. Manila; N. F. Stillson Arion; c.
H. Stark, Charter Oak.
Sept. 17-Daniel's Companions in
the Fiery Furnace.-Dan. 8.
4. Those who read the lesson of last
Sunday will already know who were
the companions of Daniel referred to
in the heading above. 1t will be re-
membeFed that the Jewish people We're
in captivity at the great city of Baby
lon ard country round about. Az the
time Nebuchadre Ear, The king, was
in the zenith of his power, and all Ills
subjects trefnbled before his mighty
will. To dlsobey this monarch was
something unheard of for it would
bring immediate punishment. Last
week we studied as TO the education
given Daniel and his companions.
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and
of the steadfastness In keeping their
jewish habits of eating in this heath
en- land. The three latter hamed men
were given high place in the govern
ment and thus the jealousy OF the
native princes was aroused against
them.
The hing made an immense golden
calf and issued an order that all the
people should bow down to it on =
given signal, which was music from
certain instruments. OF course the
three young Jewish filters would not
do this, and the fact was soon told to
the king by men anxious TO humili:
ate or destroy the faithful Hebrews
The scenes now told are very dra-
matte, and of intense interest. The
king was in rage and had the three
Jews brought before him. He de-
lmanded of them as to the truth of the
report that they did not bow down to
and worship the golden calf. He re-
minded them of the punishment for
disobeying his commands: chat the
OFFENDING ones be thrown in a furnace
of fire. They We're given another
chance to obey, but did not wait for
it to tell the king frankly that they
purposed to remain true to the God of
their fathers. After reminding the
men as to the fate in store for them,
the king cried out: "Who is that God
that will deliver you out of my
hands,
Note we'll the challenge, the boast,
that his power was greater than that
of the God of the Jews. The men
never faltered, they promptly said
that the God they served had power to
save them from harm, but even if He
did not at this time use this power,
still they would taste death then and
there, before they would worship the
golden calf. Into the furnace they
were shortly taken. To the amaze
nent of the king and his princes, not
only were the mer seen walking about
unframed, but there seemed to be a
fourth figure with them. Great. and
powerful as he was, the king was quick
to understand that The men in the tire
had been miraculously kept from
harm, and called for them to come
out, at the same time declaring them
Servants of the most high God"
On appearing before him, the king
gave credit where it was due, and pro-
claimed blessings on the God who had
delivered from his rage those who
trusted in Him. He made proclama-
ton that in all his kingdom none
should say anything against the God
of the Hebrews. for His power had
been shown in most signal way in
the preservation of the lives of the
men put in the furnace. Thus from
the lips of the head of the greatest
monarch of his day, came the acknowl-
edgment of the power Of Jehovah.
It was necessary with this miracle
to impress the heathens of Babylon
with the power of the Hebrew God. 1t |
was further needed as a strong arm of |
support given the Jews in captivity. |
and that they might understand God
had not deserted them entirely.
A mighty miracle was done. one
which stands on level with the one
when the fire consumed the offering
of Elijah hundreds of years before.