The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-23
Nv william II. Ellis.)

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,f the dispatches from the
"a car need Interpretation; ana
.araful students of present his
h' dnding that the Bible is the
nominating Of all books 1t
1s 1he principles which are be-
y.orked out in this greatest OF
Pm uuheavals. The maps In the
IN ~ our Bibles are the best to
h' ' - we would understand pres
.'s ss,ii;tary operations in Bible lands. !
=, siorificant Of all. however. is
low Nght which the old Bible !
,1rc mon the providences in the |
Irogrpss OF events.
pewilderment and CONFUSION VIII
~, Lon Of the layrnan who tries to |
a.ter all the details of the present
nmnlicated world situation. one
L,ean trail through it all is the truth.
rhich underlies the present sunday
.hool lesson. that God deals with
~ as With men: and that in the
rorrh ot mankind as Whole ms
rnrnoseg are being revealed. Even
u the ancient history which we
ave been studying for the past quar-
-, 20 saw 2 nation led ard defended
mi provided for and chastened py an
rvarr,,liue Providence, 60 in the pres
hi rrheayal OF society We may dis
rerr even now the hand Of the King
III Kings. Hhose objective is the king
1r # heaven on earth
l.vlnc on the surface Of the pres
y; =. Of the past, We may see the
,roposition which is presented as the
esson theme, namely, that COD s
mercy was shown to his disobedient
neople. old Israel needed first OF all
the mercy Of God. On it's merits IT
yas a failure, and had forfeited it's
ight TO exist. In it's hour Of pride 1t
.ould have cried. with the poet OF
Queen Victoria's Jubilee:
"The tumult and the shouting dies;
The captains and the kings depart:
Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice,
A humble and contrite heart.
Lord God OF Hosts, be with US yet,
Let We forget--lest we forget!
nj, drunk with sight OF power, we
loose
Wild tongues that have not Thee In
awe
Such boastings as the Gentiles use.
or lesser breeds without the Law
Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet,
Lest We forget-lest we forget"
For three months the Sunday
schools have followed the deliver
ances Of oft-slumping Israel through
the period Of the Judges. They have
studied the great figures OF Deborah
and Ruth and Hannah, who shin'
with new lustre in the light OF tn
days interest in feminism; the tw'
great priest-patriots, Eli and Samuel
and the tall king, Saul. and the no
oler son. valiant Jonathan. The les
sons have been q succession or char
acter studies.
Written plainly upon an these bio
graphles has been the truth that al
vine providence and human person
atty are strangely intertwined. Go
some how does his work through me
and women who dare to be their bes
selves. The rare courage Of perfec
hef-abandonment" was given by on
observer as the secret of Billy Sun
1ays pulpit power. He does let him
self 40 the limit for God. Given
man or woman who is brave er.oug
70 shake off the trammels of conver
uonality, and to permit the mobiles
poWers TO have freeSt expr ~Sslon, an
the result is sure to affect SOcle1
profoundly In our social and n;
uohal needs today we require n
o'hel help this side the favor Of Go
~ -, greatly as devoted personallt1e
ih' cry which John j. Holland one
solced still ascends:
Tod give us men. A time like tn
ue1lanuS
Hl!'n- minds. great heart. true fai
and ready hands;
MrH whom the lust of office does n
Kill,
d whom the spoils Of office cam
BUY:
~ Who possess opinions and W
''h who have honor--men who "
not lie;
h' ~ho can stand before q dam
Sogue
A'' damn his treacherouS iatter
without winking.
t' .n"n, suncrowned. who live abe
he fog
'dbiic duty and private thinkin
When the People Slumped.
~ drear monotony marked most
|ne quarters Sunday school lesso
mat they recorded the ever-rec
nf r.