The Denver star., 1915-04-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson lv.-second Quarter, For
April 25, 1915.

April 25, 1915.
TINE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Sam. xvii, asst.
Memory vsrss, Golden Tsx&
Rom. viii, 31-cemmsntary Prepared
by Rev. .. M. etsarns.
The armies Of the living God dened
and the people Of God reproached de-
scribes the state Of affairs at the Open
ing Of this lesson (verses 10. 26, 36,.
l have Just read in the papers Of .
deacit in each Of two mission boards Of
over $4,000 and Of one denomination
that has lost 10000 members in six
years. Does there seem to be any
parallel. and II 20 where II the David
for the occasion7 We have reason 10
thank God for man Ike Rev. William
Sunday, who b rescuing more souls
from the hands Of the enemy and slay-
ing more giants than any other man
in America today (Aay, 1910, ~ far
as we are able to Judge, because ~
has learned how to sling stones with
deadly aim in the name Of the living
God. We cannot but thank God also
for such q witness as Daniel Crawford
from the heart Of Africa, who has been
standing for the living God before the
preachers and students and hundreds
of thousands Of the people Of our land.
oh, for more such Davids and Danieasl
Who is willing to be another such7
How pitiful to see the men Of Israel
sore afraid and fleeing from one deh-
ant Philistine! Verse 24) The words
of Joshua are applicable. 20 Lord.
what shall I say when Israel turneth
their backs before their enemiesT
Gosh. vii. 81
David. the shepherd boy. Of no ac-
count in the eyes Of his brethren. found
this condition Of things when he came
to the camp, sent by his father to see
how his brethren Jared and to bring
them some good things from homo
(verses 1913. he having returned from
being Saul's armor bearer to feed his
fathers sheep at Bethlehem. Eliab,
his eldest brother. misjudged him and
spoke unkindly to him. but he meekly
replied. 10 there not a cause7 Vefses
q 20. David's inquiry as to why
this man should be allowed to defy
God and reproach Israel was told to
Saul. and he sent for David, and he
said to Saul: Let no mans heart fan
because Of him. Thy servant win 30
and fight with this Philistine. The
Lord that delivered me out Of the paw
Of the lion and out Of the paw Of the
bear, He viii deliver me out Of his
hand" (verses $3.50.
Saul armed David with his ar1nor-
his helmet. his coat Of mail and his
sword (what a snapshot that would
have madeD-but he could not 20 thus.
for he had not proved 1t. 30 he put 1t
all OF him. and with his sling and i've
smooth stones, which he knew how to
use. and with his star In hfs hand he
went forth to meet the giant. the great
mass Of blaspheming desh and blood
(verses 50 4O). The giant disdained
him and Cursed him. which Il about
the way that aesh always acts toward
the spirit. or mocks. ~ Ishmael did
AoAAS N03UoD 1A-18S 0Va1. 49, Vs 1al.
'. ~. How grand arc the words Of
David, II come to thee in tie name of
the Lord OF hosts, the God Of the
sfmies Of Israel. whom thou hast de-
6ed" (verse -. The invisihle God was
much moEo real to David than this
visible giant who made Israel 10 trem-
BILE. He reminds Us Of Caleb and
Joshua. TO whom giants and walled
cities were nothing. because they saw
and believed God. Moses also endured
a. seeing Him who is Invisible. Most
people. however. see the difficulties and
see Themselves a. grasshoppers Num.
Kill. SS).
Then notice David's one desire, that
all Israel and all the earth might know
the God whom he knew. the living
God, the God who could deliver from
an actual lion and bear. He had no
thought Of hiHnself NOR desire for any
glory for himself. but he honored the
Lord, and the Lord did honor him. &C.
cording TO Sam. u. 30. It = great to
see no man any moro save Jesus only
and to say from the heart: '-The Lord
IL my light and my salvation. Whom
shall fear1" CAark IL. 8: Ps. XVII. ~
Nothing can be compared 10 such a
confidence In God a. David had. Now
see him running toward the giant.
placing stone in his sling, and with
prayer to his God sending It In the
name Of the Lord Of hosts and for the
honor Of His name. Do you wonder
that It went straisht and struck hard.
sank ipto the ghnt's forehead and fell
ed him to the earth! The eyes Of all
the thousands OF lsrael and Of the
Phtlst1neN were upon David M he ran
to meet his enemy. but he gave that
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