Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-12-24

he2d JOSH. SslS--Sotdsn Text. John
iii, i6-commentary by Rev. o. NJ.
Stesrns.
LESSON H. Moses Cry For Help.
Nun. xi, lois. "A. - Golden Text.
Jas. Y. 1e. The supplieation OF a
righteous man avafleth muph in its
working" The continual complaining
OF this rebellions people was enough To
wear any one out and led Moses ~
say. 1T is too heavy for me-" but he
always took everything 10 the Lord in
prayer. This was one ~ the occa-
sions when he felt unnecessarily bur
dened. as If he hsd TO do It.
LESSON Il.--Jealousy and Envy Pun
ished. Nun. Kill Golden Text, / Cor.
xiii, 4. s. Love envieth not; love vaunt-
eth not itself. Is not pused up. doth NOT
behave Itself unseeElr." TIE devil IS
ever az work ia the world and In tie
church. but It Is sad indeed when he
Is allowed to enter Christian house
hold. IL should be said OF Christians.
See how these believers love one an
ether
LESSON fff.-The Report of the Spies.
Mum. xiii, Is. 1888 Golden Text.
Rom. wifi. 81. 'If God is for us, who Is
against us4'' Ts inquire IL what God
says is true or to question If He is
able to do as He has said is Indeed
bad business. The shepherds did bet
ter who said. "Lef us go and see this
thing which has come to pass" duke ii,
$50. When the Lord is as real to rs
as He was TO Caleb and Joshua we will
not consider giant difficulties Of any
kind
LESSON Iy.--The SIN OF Moses and
Aaron. Nun. Xxx. 1-12 Golden Text
Ps. xix. IA. Let the words OF my
mouth and the meditation OF my heart
be acceptable In thy sight. O Jehovah.
my Rock and my Redeemer" The fail
ure of Moses on the line of meekness
after forty years OF victory and inter
cessien for such people should hum
BILE us all in the dust before God and
lead us never for one moment to trust
ourselves in any way.
LESSON v.-BalaR and Balaam. Nun.
xxi, 20: xiv. 1918. Golden Text.
Jas. 1. s. "A double minded man. I'M
stable In all his ways" Every nscse
of human nature Is set before US in
Scripture. but BALKAN Is one Of the
strangest, ready to do anything for
money. even to curse the people Of
God. and yet afraid TO go against God
and ready 10 speak His messages, yet
a leader Of the Lords people into sin
ful ways REV. H. 14l.
LESSON VI.-Abstinenee For the Sake
of Others. Rom. xiv, T-21. Golden Text.
Rom. xiv. 81, ut is good not TO eat
flesh. nor TO drink wine. nor TO do any
thing whereby thy brother stumbled"
As the Lord Jesus Christ is our only
Saviour, He should be our only exam
pie. and His approval our only aim.
LESSON ViI.--The Death OF Moses,
Deut xxxiv. liz Golden Text. rs
cxvi. Is. Precious in the sight Of Je-
hovah is the death of His saints" In
some respects the most remarkable
death and burial en- record, as his was
also In some respects the most remark
able life ever lived. No other man who
died and WIS buried was ever seen on
earth hundreds Of years later and rec
ognized by mortals
LESSON VIII. - Joshua the New
Leader. Josh. /. 10. Golden Text.
Josh. /. o. BE strong and Of good
courage" Remember the ten times
this exhortatlon Is found tsee notes on
this lesson; and associate with II the
Eve BE Of good cheers" Of the Lord
Jesus Matt tx. 2. %: xiv. %; John
xvi. SO; Acts xiii. III. Make much Of
the assurance II viii be with thee:
will not fail thee verse 81. and the
BE not afraid Of of verse ..
LEssoS IX.--Crossing the Jordan.
Josh. iii. TT. Golden Text. lisa. XII.
10. Fear thou not. for am with thee"
Remember the faith of Rahab and the
story of the scarlet line; also the prom
inent place of the ark OF the covenant
In chapters iii and w. See the object
in dividing the Red sea and the Ior-
dan. that the name of the Lord might
be magnified and that all the people of
the earth might know the hand Of the
ASRAtA i&Nst- TAM - ~ |ttNtA. ". 81
LESSON X.--The FAN of Jericho. Josh.
vi Sill. 1890. Golden Text. Mark
TX, %, -Ail things are possible 10 Inn
that believeth. Note again the promi.
hence of the ark Of the covenant and
the only sound heard. that of the trum-
pets of rams horns. All victory is in
the name Of the Lord Jesus and by
virtue Of His precious blood Before
Him all Jerichos fall. all difficulties
vanish.
LESSON XI---The SIN OF Achan. Josh.
VII. 6-f5. Golden Text. Nun xxi.
%. BE sure your sin will find you
out" We are assured OF victory and o.
being able to say. Thanks be unto
God. who always causeth us TO tri-
umph In Christ I'll Cor ii. 14l. but IT
is on condition OF obedience and OF
pleasing. and not grieying the Holy
Spirit.