The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12


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0OLDEN TExr-watch ye. stand fast
IN the faith. quit you nike men. be stroas.
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aay -N uo usse soo.u =.
naOyionaAh e4peE'ences sno 10 an s~
au.esaous A.mp.o q ulo'o eve'I.
pIancapae1 au suS
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l. 0auieIn eooeelcNs w. IL. Ne
buchadnexxar, - The death OF his
father, returned 90 nAhylon from BE-
sieginE Jerusalem to t4ke b throne.
He carried with him JehoIaktm n .
number OF Young men. IN whom was
no blemish" GAL. They were perhaps
twelve years old. AuonG thee were
four who had been particularly 20
lected for pious trainffg and the name
OF eacn IS comr1undedAvith q name
VI Hoo' Daniei 700 -
yuose. 1ney are now asone
.lceneious neatnen laiace ard 49,
.ute1y NJ tne power OF the AAs ~
nis court. ineir NAMES arc NOV
cnan1ed; Deniei becomes beitos
1ar@ iavoreo OF BEL Sush caaneinS
VI naMes - customary IN "A3se ness
en- OF Monammeoan lanos eseh todsys
a Sun sfeaser dsnser OF 'emp.ation
coniIonts these young men, VIZ. thas
the KING appointed them oaNy 9oF-
ton OF q KING meat Yam. rev. y
o.. 10 reIuse 10 q inviteo rio'cu.a
ana perhaps loss OF HE. Dut 70 Ga.
1000 tDeut. lz:1S-1o). gee ALSO -
Cor. S:7-lO; lO:27-ZS). Tnei captiv-
ity had oeen foretoid u! Kings zo'l'I'
Out q change OF location ana name
does not involve a change OF heart az
many q tempted one mas discovereo.
Inese men In spite OF naturai appe-
cites. danger OF being nougn pecu-
mar OF even gratitude 10 KING LOT nves
preserved refused TO eat the KING
meat n to drink his wine.
u. oanie1's Purpose, 1873. The
real purpose of q mans heart not
alone governs his acts but reveals
what he is-God looks upon that when
he judges men (II Cor. 81; S:12:
Luke 1915. without will (purpose)
there IL no character /" (Acts 11:23).
Daniel purposed I'm his heart not to
defilc himself" No compromise, no
trimming because OF being away from
nome. no partnership with the r1cn
ana opuient court. daniel was 10 DO
al clean as q hounds tooth. Men
VINO oare 70 stan0 alone Always "no
cooperation 30 Daniel iound tnoeo
VINO $1,000 Dy nam ". I'D. Daniei eA-
ercised great tact IN ms deaIngs VAN
the prince OF the eunucns put Zoo
evioenceo ms protecting q ieao'
ING care ". - enaoiin3 am 70 VAN
ms way ana persuade q eunucn 90
allow tue suggested TEST ". AI). u
CHRISTIAN WORKERS wouIo exercise
TACT tney wouid more
attain their desired ends Luke 1879.
1t 1s possible to be so unbendingiy
~puritanicai as TO lay Us open 70 q
charge OF p~harisaical pride. Daniel
Illustrates spotless purity. innexiDle
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abieness that always gains Its ends
Daniel a suficient confidence In his
God and faith IN his actions to be Will
Ing to be submitted to the acid tes'
OF experience. His was a religion
that could stand without being TIED
His wisdom is likewise u privilege
(James 3:17).
III. Daniers Profit (Reward), w. a
II. Pulse denotes such vegetables a,
beans and peas. Their diet was to b.
a general vegetable one. Samson a,
a Nazarite drank no wine. This az,
has vet to fully comprehend tn,
reasonableness and efficacy Of thos
ancient Jewish laws of sanitation an,
diet. Myriads of men are today dis
ging their graves with their teeth
The result of this test was that DAME
and his companions were delivere,
from transgressing Gods laws an,
, the prince of the eunuchs from bein,
> punished bcause of the physical cor
dition of his charges. Beauty, health
} and strength came to Daniel and hi
I frinndu With tho roault NJ proformcu,