Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-10-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson iIl.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct II, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
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ET LIS unwsrerszg kehobstrx he Oh
czzoed = TIE Lo-d ErozxH- th-zxh
Elijah xs1 miracles x-d ts-o1ga Elisha
az least rwesre. Like E1s2A kse dEvsi-
- yor1zz restored boz 70 Eff Ezus-
fs-asei tread and 81 and Cid osaer
#oude-s Which Elijah I'D nat Pre-
vagzz 20 eae EeSso1 Of today. tszss6es
these t2x -e1tsoo@1- there wzs To-
Aez2fng 0f t5s waters 81 Jeracao and
II the poisoned potrzre and the wa
tiers that flied cstc4es without wt1si
~ rain
Tie multiplying Of the WILLOWS ol
20 pay ber dsxe and save her sOzs
~. III Suggests ~hzt night BE cUr
prTEsge II we we're empty vessels and
hessevsa God Tie bringing 70 life Of
tie sA1na.1nzt-sHs sou bzzzzs rs face
70 face wiki Him VITO i The reszr-ec-
tson and the lie. who alone doeth
won6ers ard s-5gz ETefa- TIE people
e t0dsys lesson are : prozd. mighty
Ezan. captain 81 tAe host q rhe king
Of Syria. very self important but 9
kp<-: Eetse maid Of Esrses- who loFed
70 magnify the God Of Israel: aan
Of God who lived before God AID
sozght nothing from r2n. and sorse
SERVANTS who were wiser than their
master
How sad an6 bow suggestive tie
wo-xzs c1<scerzsnz this mighty man In
ra1or VITO lid wrought telfEersnce
tgr syrta- "a aepe-.- Al incurzh.e sick
raan -ifa tie most ioathsone Of al
clse-r=s What did lis greatness
e-a nn- % Hneser these Circumstances:
Tse-8Ty = the most remarkable EN-
blez1 ~ sia Il tie Bible. and FL are
BE- s.z.zre Children Of wrath. dead In
tree. zsses and Sis spiritually sepers
ca T. Is What profit was there
Il the abG1dsnee CT the riches Of the
men o. Like III and xvi when their
souls we're required Of them. What
does Il profit nan 10 be great In this
word Or 70 hare millions Of rsoney IL
be Il not q sared man: II be dies out
Of Christ tie fate Of the rich nan OF
Like XVI mast be his
This little capetTe maid Of the Land
Of Israel, II she bad been an ordinary
child. might have said: I an glad
that be ID q lepes. Why did be take
me away from my homer and other
such reh,eiiious words; but though she
must hare had an aching heart she
was evidently q true child Of God and
Ike Joseph In the house Of Poftphar.
sought TO gioF1fy God eyen in her vefJ
eyfnx circumstances She was Ike
PoIlyanna She uns SONY for Naa-
man and told his vita. On whom she
waited, Of the pruphse Of God In Israel
who could . sneh wOnderful thineS-
How she pu1s 10 shame The complain
en- who are 20 prone to murmur BE-
cause Of sheir Circumstances nnd also
IN who know Of the redemption that
II In Christ Jesus. but never tel 9TH
err Of II Where II the spirit Of him
who said ~As much ~ In me n, am
ready to preach The gospel" by MI
means to save some Rom- 1 14-i6;
Cor. IL, -. Because Of the little
masd's testimony kings are moved and
health brought to the Ieper. but we do
NOT hear Of any reward for the little
maid. The Lord win not forget her In
the resurrection Nuke NV. IA; Matt
!, ~.
The king Of Syria sent Naaman to
the king Of Israel with q letter and
much silver and gold and ten changes
Of ratment oversees 5, g. The king OF
Israel was the wrong man to go TO.
but Elisha heard Of 1t and said. Let
him come now TO me. and he shall
know that there Is a prophet tn Is
rael' (verse s.. Can you see the great
man, with all his retinue. at the door
of the house Of Elisha. expecting the
prophet to come out to him and with
some great display give him heaithf
Do you see the man Of God calmly
abiding In his house and sending a
messenger to say. Go and wash In
Jordan seven timesT VERSES 911J
Then do you see a great proud man
going away in a rage? Verse I2J
What a fearful thing Is pride and self
importance. and how foolish are our
thoughts! Yet Abraham suffered be-
cause he had his own thoughts. and
Mary had three days sorrow because
she supposed Gen. xx, II; Luke II. ~.
BY the reasonable advice Of his serv-
ants Naaman became calm and obeyed
the voice Of God BY the prophet and
was thoroughly healed. made clean
oversees Is. IA. Now see him and all
his company again before Elisha &C
knowIedging the God Of Israel a. the
true God and urging the prophet to
aconr1f n REWARD mr. a blessing Ruf Che