The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-02-25

Having prepared q guilt offering. /"
6:4-9. the Philistines started the ark
back towards Shiloh. As a punish.
ment for their sacrilege and perhaps
for their boastful pride. God Furnishes
the men Of Beth-Shemesh and finally
the ark finds rest in the house Of
Abinadab. 6:1021. I'll, Q. For 20
years Israel was under discipline in
bondage. va.
!. And Samuel spaks say.
Ing" w. 80. II is possible that at
times Samuel was q fugitive. but that
he was praying. teaching and preach
Ing the word Of Jehovah" we are as
sured. At last Israel was drawn to-
gether.' v. r. v. margin. Undoubted-
ly Samuel's pure life and his faithful
witnessing had as much to do with
this assembling as did the oppression
OF the Philistines. Samuel told the
people plainly that in order to be de-
livered from the Philistines Israel
must return unto Jehovah with all
your heart" The putting away (judg-
ing OF sin and all idols is the first
step OF any real. genuine repentance
towards God, lisa. 55:7. When Israel
ADOPTED Ashtaroth and the strange
gods" they possibly did so with no
thought Of forsaking Jehovah, but
rather with the idea OF "enrinching'
their worship. Such liberality, such a
federation OF religions is weakening to
me cause OF faith Matt. 6:24. | John
Zlo' James, "a. Samuel might be
called narrow, but his exhortation to
israei That they return to the love
and worship OF Jehovah, to the obedi-
ence OF his laws with whole-souled de-
Votion, was the first. and the most es-
sentiai requisite 10 their freedom. Is
raeis response ". ~ meant not alone
seh-deniai' but revolt against the
phiiistines. This meant also the CIV
ing up OF amusements and prohts which
might accompany such worship. The
word heart includes the will. afec-
tons, motives and powers OF soul
Not merely a surface emotion. but q
10y .n."ee VI n, anu enarae'er'
'as :" ieoa'i 'ha' 'nis was .
s so, n,a''on. no' leseneia'ion 'cn'
o,o,, W, suon 10 'ne n's.o,y y, an
enno''onA' ,e'v'a'ion que uay, now.
ever we snan see Una. one VIII last
ias' nonn 20. eainuei Is type Oh
oniis' as piopnes anu also as an
.n'oe'oo oo 80 '".erns 'ne
peopie a. pan 'ooAou' ne
eauseu 'no peop'e " 'ooA 70 "ou.
70" ." u
ma un,y VI 'ne peop'e y, oou wnicn
~ &c ~ so. a. mn r'
- ~ .o-V e
H ~ P ~ ooe' WI.
ne.es' " 'vu 'ney man pou,eu
os' Sa' apo" .n. s,ounu' Syn'o.
" .ne W. nsessres so u
u ene p1uns ou. VI '"en r eeaa ve.or.
u o a,. sam 70 oso .ae'
aIso p,eos'o. 81
- 800 -. M
, ou,u NJ Ca anu s.en y. ..o
-, a.. ~. $3.50.
'"e '" AA" No'' " ~ avs i''N o.
w. ana samuel onereo Z.
burnt oner'ns' w. s-I2. twenty
years OF oondage pred a spirit OF rear
IN ,he hearts Oh ,he israentes ana IN
~, a. ,n.s.S. -, c. W
- h',,,aS 80 .s.,- ...s.a
49, o. uo, ,,os. -
60. ,snaa, 49,. - a..
Ems, q, a. o,,n.,a snu,,, ~ -
torn.r,. ,hou san, %, a. ~ :, a
Al, ra.i n-avor g. nrooaSas - -,
a. ~. ~ IL, -, 80 ~ 49,.
which 20 annroaoh = ho,v ca g. :.
shaa h,ooa IN ,o.,e Iohn is TN,
a. also a tvna ., an,,ra nonsaer.,,an
Tha ,.mh ., samuaI,s saor,eo. q"
,vna =, onr chr,s, M an.n.ss -
cnd,s nrasanoa o. me- ~ Ne n.s'
MOOD - uah a., 20 u.v,n~ ~.
nronar,v annroachad Goa Sanna,
cr,ad TO- Israa, ana a,,a I.,s ha.Ss
him. John 10 tn ,ha isst - ~
the ph,,,s,,nss cav. h.,,,a ,v -,
even as sa,an os,.n 49,. ~. ~.
Heroes, assau,,s 49, ns a., an 49,
~ our boI,es, sxaro,sss Goa .,hun
doraa u,,,h 80, naisa.
bringing d,scoms,turs ana ,sar - ~. p,
ana1 - 80 ~ W '"0