The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
The international sunday School
Lesson for Aug. 26. Is; The Cap
tiVity Of Judah."--ll Kings p: III
By WILLIAM 7. ELLIS.

Back OF the surge and swing OF
the war. lie certain great interests
which are quietly maturing plans
made possible by the present uniyer-
sal upheaval Every few days we
read illusions 10 zionism, and 20 It's
future afteg peace has been signed
Out ~ the smoke OF battle. ont ot
the rivess OF blood. out OF the star
walton and suffering of the remnant
who dwell IN the Promised Land.
out OF the overturn OF empires and
social systems. there Is slowly
emerging what seems 10 DE the tul.
hlment OF the ancient hope OF Is
rael The Jews are 10 have their
chance IN the land OF the fathers
Probably % will come by the PRO
cesses OF democracy the returned
Jews will vote themselves into au-
thority IN the land OF precious mem
cries. One OF the many unnrcdict-
Cd and unexpected benefits Is the
boon IL promises 90 BRING to he
Chosen People. so long scattered
abroad.
This present day nswr ~ posi-
bic new beginning for the jew,
link tragicaNy 10 the story of ere
decline OF The royal line. the .tall
of the last king or Judah and The
destruction ~ the city % Jerusalem
"a story upon which the attention
OF thirryhye million sunday school
members Is now concentrated The
two events are part OF one long ma
tionai drama. the most wonderful
IN AL Tho history 81 nations And
IN every act thc devout and The n
corning heholder may perceive AS
The principal actor Jehovah. From
the going out OF Abraham. az the
beckoning OF God. until thu present
movement for the return ~ the
Jews 70 The Holy Land. he history
az this people has. primarily. re-
hgiogs significance
Great DaVids Lesser Son
We sine OF Great Dayid's Great
or Son this tale concerns the last
and one az the least ~ his sons 20
occupy q throne Zedekiah. 40 named
by bis heather master. Nehuchad-
nezzar a vassal IN a state. a craven
weakling in spirit. one OF the most
unroyal sons ~ The great king who
ever sat upon the throne ~ Judah
Zeteklah did NOT even fulGn the
modern cynical definition OF an hon.
esf politician" one WhO will stay
bought Unable 20 protect his
state. he was alike unable 20 keep
fstt-I Viii his conQueror He went
back on his people, he went back
on his pos!,ion and traditions. he
went back on Nehuchaduezzar and
be went back on Jehovah. He was
what the colloQuial speech ot the
DAY calls q "Velcher 4 man who
repufia'es hls bargain
Like king like people n Zete.
kah vas poor stick. The people
over whom he reignet. and who sell
with him were a sorry lot The ma
tion vas guilty along with the ruler
For me record runs Moreover.
all The chiefs ~ he priests and no
people tres rsssof very greatly after
an Tho ab0m nations 81 Tho nations
and they polluted he house % Je-
hovah and they Knocked The
rnessenrt rs ~ God. and despised
His words and ec1Naa ~ His proph
nfs. until Tho wrath ~ Jehovah
rose against His people, until there
Vas no remedy This nation
klne. princes. priests. and people
Rad reached he end ~ - rope. and
there vas a moose on r.
a Deadly Disease
or. 20 suggest less violent end
tho Jewish nation died % spiritual
atr0phy by ceasing 20 exercise rs
spirit. the nation lost g. FOR souls,
like the a'rophie4 and troublesome
stomach called The appendix may