Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-02

Lesson Text: II Chron. 26: $40, 15-
81. Memorize v. 16.
Golden Text: ga mans pride shall
bring him low: but he that is of a
lowly spirit shall obtain honor" Prov.
1928.
INTRODUCTION
Like many monarch in Europe,
Uzziah inherited bloody throne.
Joash was assassinated and likewise |
Amaziah. Then the people called the
sixteen-year old lad to the throne.
Like his father and grandfather he
did right during the first part of his
reign. "He set himself to seek God"
and "as long as he sought Jehovah"
God made him to prosper" He was
successful in his wars and his name
"spread abroad, even to the entrance
of Egypt" He strengthened his
kingdom by rebuilding the port of
Elath on the Red Sea, by fortifying
Jerusalem and by erecting towers in
the desert. He hewed out many cis-
terms and promoted agriculture. He
had an army of more than 100000
men under 2600 officers.
All of these successes made Uzziah
proud. His pride was his undoing. He
tried to rule the Church as we'll as the
State. Therefore he brushed the
priests aside and attempted "to
burn incense upon the altar of in
cense," duty which belonged to the
priests alone. For his pride and pre-
sumption God suddenly smote him
with leprosy. The remainder of his
life was spent in seclusion. lothian
his son then managed the affairs of
the kingdom. 1t was a sad end to
Uzziah's long reign of forty-two
years.
1. Let the Shoemaker "Stick to His
Last"
Because he was doing we'll as a
king, Uzziah thought he would act
in the capacity of priest. 1t was out
of his line. Even David saw the fit
ness of allowing another man to build
the temple because he himself was
man of war. There was sound com.
mon sense in the old low having the
Levites look after the temple worship
We need a body of men and womer
, today whose lives are specially de
! voted to the ministry. They ough
, to be justly recognized and amply sup
! ported. AS specialists they are un
doubtedly better qualified to judge
about some religious matters, ant
methods of christian work, thar
others. Other things being equal, ;
blacksmith knows more about hi
own business than a dentist.
The same law holds in reference t,
some current opinions upon christian
belief. Mr.. Edison is an expert upol
electricity and its uses. He has don
so much to utilize it that he is pop
, ularily called, "The Wizard" If yo'
, want to get the best judgement OF
things electrical, ask Edison. But be
J cause he is an expert in his line,
does not follow that he is therefor
qualified to speak with authority o.
, immortality, as he once essayed to dc
The world is beginning to realize tina
, even military experts may be mistak
4 en- in their own department. The
0 built great forts in Belgium for pro
. lection and now we know not fort
. but trenches, mere holes in tn
ground, are the best protection. lie
!. us be glad that the great expert o
religion, Jesus Christ, has never faile
or been mistaken.
2. The Angry King
There are times when a man ougf
to get angry. 1t is good to hav
: anger flame against wrong -doin,
such anger as the priests felt agains
;, the trespassing king. But the king
4 anger was full of pride and sin. Swi1
!. came the penalty upon him-lepros
e on his forehead. Anger alway
:, brings it's punishment. There al
It some troubles with the digesho
e which are due to temper more tina
y anything else. They require religio
/ rather than doctor. Anger weaker
+ the heart. 1t sets the heart beatin
y y double pace and shortens man
Il life by years. 1t divides communi
d les and churches. know countr,
y side where the people have been spl
IS into two groups for years, all becau
IS the grandfathers of people now livir
IS once quarreled over line fenc
Anger sears the soul and shuts Il
door to christian service. Lor
's ought men to ponder the words of Il
y Book: "Be ye angry and sin not; !
not the sun go down upon thy wrath
Every time you look at the glorio
1t sunset. Gods picture on the SIX