The Detroit times., 1917-08-23
Tire international Sunday school
Lesson for AUs IS. Is; THE Cap
tiVity Of Jgdah.''--il Kings 25;1-2t.
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS

Back OF the surge and swlns OF
the war. lie certain great interests
which are quietly maturing plans
MAJ possible by The present univer.
sal lphcayal Every few days we
road illusions 20 Zionism. and 90 its
future after peace has been signed
Out ~ he smoke % battle. our OF
the rivers OF blood. ont OF the star.
walton and suffering ~ the remnant
who dwell 10 the Promised Land
out ~ the over'Urn 81 empires and
social systems. there IL slowly
rmerC.ns what seems 20 b. the lui.
dlUent os The ancient hone OF r..
rael The Jews are 10 have their
chance in the land OF the fathers
Probably II Will come by the pro.
cesses or democracy the returned
Jews viii vote themselves into au-
thority ia The land OF precious mem
orieS. One % the many ung>cdicf
81 and unexpected benefits y The
boon i promises 70 bring 20 the
Chosen People. so long scattered
abroad
This present day news - a posi-
bic new beginning FOR The Jews
link tragically 20 the story ~ the
decline OF the royal line The fall
OF The last king OF Judah and th"
destruction ~ he city OF Jerusalem
story upon which tho attention
90 fhlr'yfve million sunday school
mem hers IS now concentrated The
tUo events are part % one LONG M
f.cnai drama. the most wonderful
In a. ne history OF nations And
liz every aC- The deyonf aud the d.s
cerning teholieF may perceive as
fha principal actor Jehovah From
the going orr, az Abraham at fh"
becoming az God. until ihe present
movement for The ret0rn 80 fhe
Jews 80 'he Holy Land 'he history
~ th.- PEOPLE h9s Tr marl.y re
llc.ous significance
Great Dawes Lesser Son
We sng of Great D8' n Great
Or son chs tale concerns the last
and ono az The least * his sons 20
occupy throne Zetekiah. 50 named
by his heather master Nehgchad
nerra- a vassai 10 a state q craven
weakling in spirit. one OF the most
unroyal sons - The great king who
ever sat upon the throne ~ Jfah
ZedekiAh did nor even fulhll Tho
modern cynical definition o. an hon
esf poliu ian" ore who viii stay
boaght Unable 20 protect his
safe. 10 Vss alike unable 20 kcer
tsith wi'h BIS cnngueror He went
bart - his people 10 went back
or his position ard traditions he
went back on %phuchadnerrar and
he went back on Jehovah He was
what re coil01uai speech 81 The
d7y calls "welcher man who
repudiates re bargain
Like king Ike people r Zefo-
ktah Nas poor stick the people
over whom 20 reiEnsd. and who 'e.i
wlth him. We're sorry lof The ma
ION was guilty along WIN the ruler
FOR ne record runs Moreover.
Ell the chiefs % the prize 's and me
people 'respassef VERY greatly after
All 10 abou nations % Tho nations,
and hey polluted be hcg-" ~ 10.
Novah and thev w0cEod Tho
messengers 81 God ard despised
His words and scored A. Hls proph-
eta. until the wrath ~ Jehovah
rose against His people unit, there
was 20 remedy This nation
king. princes. priests. and people
rad reached tho end % its rope and
there was a moose on =
A Deadly Disease
or 20 suggest less violent ePd.
ne Jewish nation died % spiritual
atrophy BY ceas.ng % exercise rs
spirit. tho nation lost n. for souls.
Ike The airophied and troublesome
stomach called the appendix. may
die thr, disuee The fall Of Jerusa.