The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-08-08
SUNDAY, SCHOOL NoIEA.y
Side Lldhts On Next Sundays
{ Lesson Tor Teachers and Pupils
Edited by Charles K. Meyers.
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sCK0oI, ASsoCIATION

President, Sears McHenry, Denfson.
First yies7 1 fees1sdehsatSE. G. Damstt'
"s Second s,s: vice .rr idMent E. G.5wis.
gins, Dow City. .al aa !
Third Vice-President, VIM. Lind
berg, .kirOn. -
Fourth >Vice.President, Edward Ly-
on, Charter Oak
Secretary-Treasure Chas. X. Mey-
ers, Denison. - &t,y,.
Elementary Superintendent, Mrs.
Anna Willianns,; Denison. Il
SECONDARY Superintendent, Frank
WOOlstOn DenisOn.a Hsth.3-, II IL
Adult and Home Superintendent.
Mrs. T.. w. Pierce, Denison.
Educational Superintendent, Miss
Monetta Jorgensen, Vail. .
Supervision Superintendent, F. l..
Hoffman, Denison<.
August 12-"Josiah's Good Reign" -
2 Chron. "a, 1-lS.
Our attention Is again called to
Jewish history. We will be told as
to the doings of King Josiah. Now
Josiah was grandson OF the Man.
nasseh we talked about last week.
The father OF Josiah had been a bad
man and the country had sunk deep
er and deeper into the worship Of
idols.
The history of Josiah is one full Of
glory to the young, vigorous lad. who
with the enthusiasm Of one of his
age set out to reform the kingdom
and succeeded. It we.ild anpear that
ne came to the head Of the govern.
ment when but eight years Old: At
once he began the study of what Da-
vid had done, and TO leaEp as to the
trnes God When NOVELTIES Me began
active measures ,t0l tar ,doWn the
images and idols Which were part
Of the false religion practiced by his
people.
}sWhat is more magnificent than to
see developed in the heart of boy
or girl, the determination to root out
evil, to stand for things which make
for 1.-The betterment of the world In
those days the fear of men, the loss
of money. position, political promi-
hence, does not figure in plans, and
they act on motives having their in
SEPARATION in desire to fid out the
right, and then without fear, enforce
it,
Josiah was young man to admire.
There was no compromise with sin
in his character. The record Of some
other kings has it that they institu-
ted great reforms, but did not cut
down9the heather high places of WOE
ship, and left root of the worship
of the false gods to exist. There was
no half way about Josiah. He showed
utter defiance of the power of the
false gods. From north to SOUTH he
went in person, not only over throw
ing the craven images but grinding
them into powder" In his zeal and
to show utter contempt for the false
gods andstAeir followers, the king, had
dug up the bones of heather priests,
and burned them on their affairs. The
heather of his day had the idea that
whatsoever laid violent hands on their
idols, their affairs, their various gra-
ven images, would get into -immedi-
ate trouble. and it was to show that
such was not the case that the king
was so insistent on even grinding
these into powder.
In our, modern times it has been
found that half way measures will
not down the dnfamous liquor traf-
fic. To destroy it root and branch"
is the only and best way to fight the
liquor evil. > The same can be said of
every other evil in the land. Com
ing home to the individual. When
one becomes convinced that what
he is doing or allows to be done
is wrong, the best way to act is with
the vigor Of Josiah. Cut out all the
badness and start from the fOunda-
tion to build right kind of life
king Josiah was not only master
to destroy, but used zeal to build up.
The record says that he gathered up
money from all over the Hand. and
the temple and restore it to it's an;
cient splendor. Wenlearn that, the
carpentersssand workers aip stone did,
their wogN faithfully and therefore
it need nots be said the work was we'll
and honesty DONE. 4 The religious,
leaders VIVA had been discouraged and
cowed doMh by the, Sheathen Worship
ers. came to the front again took the
lead in affairs and a wave of reform
swept over the entire country. -.
All hail to the work of Josiah!
In his bright lexicon of youth there
was no such word as fail. All hail to
boys and girls who come on the scene
of life. ready to act with vigor for
the right. All honor to those who
impressed the young heart and soul
of Josiah with the desire to serve
God and keep His commandments
Right in this connection comes the
important work of the Sunday school:
the work which this Sunday school
column is trying to advance. 1t is
the aim Of all Sabbath school work
ers to impress on the children the
valne, of the bible. to urge them never
to depart from it's sayings The idea
that one must wait until manhood
and womanhood come before a
decision Isl made for Christ is wrong
From tender years onward the chill
dren shptliF be told that God loves
"nm. ara chat He can be trusted as
an earthM parent. Their minds
should he fired to have ambitions to
he good pure. true. ever loyal to
God and the bible. We should have