The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-03-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XIIl.-First Quarter, For
March 20, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Prov. xiv, 34-Commentsry Prepared
by Rev. .. M. Stearns.
LESSON I-God's Patience With Is
rael, Judg ii. 7-19. Golden Text, Hosea
xiv, /. Il will heal their backsliding;
l will love them freely God did
everything for Israel that infinite love
could DO and asks so pathetically in
lsa. Y. !, What could have been done
more to my vineyard that | have not
done in IT, He asked only that they
make no league with the Inhabitants
Of the land, who were all idolaters. but
keep themselves wholly for Him.
Lesson U.-Deborah and Barak De
liver Israel, JuIg ", 4-lG. Golden
Text, rs. XXXiy, II, The righteous
cried, and Jehovah heard and delivered
them out Of all their troubles 1t is
the same story over and over again
they Siuned, The enemy oppressed. they
cried 20 the Lord and He delivered
them. This time lie uses u woman.
but a man went along who would not
have gone without Deborah.
LESSON IlI.-Thp CAL Of Gideon.
Judg. Vi. 11-iG, $40 Golden Test.
Ps ky. = blessed is the man whom
Thou chooSost" Now the oppreSsors
are the MjGiauitas. and the oppression
is very s-Ecrc- 50 great that if little
grain is to he kept for ones own use
il must be 'thrashCd in secret. Gideon
while thus occupied is visited by the
Lord verse IL and called to hc the
dcliyercr. strengthened by the assur-
ancc that The one w.o sent him would
be surely with him oversees l4-1GL
Lesson IV.-GidCon and The Three
Hundred, Judg vii IS 1923. Golden
Text, Zech. il, 6, Not by might nor
by power but by My Spirit. saith Je-
hOvah of hosts" The sitting Of an
army of $1,000 down to 300 because all
the rest were afraid or loved their own
comfort was a Very unusual proceed
ing and suggests the question. How
many protested followers of Christ
today are ready wholly to renounce
self and follow Him fully?
LESSON V.-Thc Birth OF Samson.
Judg. xiii SIG, p, % Golden Text,
Judg. xiii. 1, Beware. pray thee and
drink no wine nor strong drink" This
was the longest and in some respects
the worst Of all the OpDrcSsionS forty
Years under the rhiliStings. bat again
the Lord delivered. Again the Lord
came personally to talk with the hui
man agents. this time to visit her who
was TO be the mother Of the dcliverer
and tell her the manner OF the man.
LESSON NI.-Huth Chooses the True
God, Ruth /. G-lS. Golden Text Ruth
j, IL, Thy people shall be my people
and thy God my Cod" All the deliv-
ererS were in a measure typical of the
great Deliverer, but this is the story
of one who came into the direct line
Of our Lords human ancestry BY
the everything of human failure this
devoted Gentle plays wonderful part
III the great drama of history. the heart
Of which is His story
Lesson VII Samuel Called to Be a
Prophet, / Sam. iii. l-13, 10. 20. Cold
en- Text, l Sam. iii, ., Speak. Jehovah.
for Thy servant heareth" The quar-
ter'S lessons seem to be wholly on the
line of the Lord delivering or pre-
pairing or calling the deliverer." Now
it is a broken hearted, prosecuted wo-
man who is called to he the mother
of the deliverer, and her song or pray
er IS very similar TO that of Mary in
Lukei.
LESSON VIII.-The Death Of Eli and
His Sons. l Sam. iv. 1-13. IS. Golden
Text, Jas. i, % BE We doors OF the
word and not hearers only. deluding
your own selves" Poor old Eli was in
measure out Of fellowship, and God
had to speak to him through Samuel
The elders also Were out OF fellowship
and relied upon the ark rather than
upon the Lord. so that the Lord humil-
lated them by allowing the ark to be
taken, Israel defeated, Ellis sons slain.
LESSON TX Samuel, the Victorious
Leader. ! Sam. VII, 81. Golden Text.
| Sam. vii, y, Hitherto hath Jehovah
helped us" After Samuel returned to
Ramah, his birthplace. which he seems
to have done after Els death and the
loss of the ark. he led Israel back to
the Lord in pcnitence and devotion and
so defeated the Philistines that they
came no more into the coast of Israel
all the days OF Samuel
LESSON X.-Saul Amounted King,
l Sam. tx. II; Y, l. Golden Text.
Pet. ii, II, Fear God; honor the
King" That which God had fore
seen now comes to pass. and the pco-
pie demand of Samuel Il king Dcut
xvii, ~. Samuel felt greatly hurt, but
committed all to the Lord ana WAS told
to grant them king, but under pro-
test Then the Lord sent him the man
and afterward controlled the lot so
that the people elected him.
Lesson XI. Saul Gains His King
dom, Sam. Vi. Golden Text, Prov.
xvi. 50. He that is slow to anger is
better than the mighty. and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh
city" The Lord gave Saul a victory
over the Ammouites and thus the es-
TEEN of the people. He also gave Saul
victory over his own spirit so that he
could rpr@iye his enemies q. 81: ri, 13l.
LEssoT MI. Jonathan and His Ar
NOR Bearer Sam. xiv. 10. Golden
Text, Rom. xiii. 10, Let us put on the