The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-09-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Especially Prepared For Readers Of
The Republican.

Inc hepuDliCdn.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9Th.
Conquering EVIL. l Kings 81 1-29; Matt.
10:31-3S; Cor. 1913.
Have no fellowship with the unfruit-
full works of darkness, but rathsr even
reproYe them. Eph. Sill.
U. S. WRIGHT.
The Soul STRUGGLE.
Differing fields are presented for our
inspection but upon all of them grim
warfare is being waged. This is the
heritage of humanity for character of
whatever sort it be must be fought for
and won by conquest. Ahab was King
and his palace called for grounds COM
mensurate with its size. Naboth had
just the needed property and perfect
ly natural offer was made to secure it.
The king had forgotten the law that
forbad the alienation of the family estate.
Not law but desire was his passion and
the struggle resulted in victory for his
desire. With Naboth the law was a
religion and such man would be eager
to satisfy and serve the interests of his
King. Yet law was the higher master.
Jezebel had been nurtured on the divine
rights of kings who could do no wrong
and her pride was sssailed that the roy
al will should be opposed by precedent
or people and pride won. The city Of
ficlals had their struggle also for they
were asked to sacrifice their principles
in the interest of the royal policies.
They were Jews and there can be no
doubt that there was a hard fought
battle before principle yielded to pres
sure and the courts were corrupted into
sanctioning a judicial murder. And
Elijah had his decision to make and
there had been day when he fled from
that same naughty Queen in utter de-
spair. But this time there was a diff
ferent conclusion and righteous passion
famed into vigorous act as righteous
ness conquered any remnant of fear or
policy in his soul. Every man or woman
must fight some opposing impulse no
matter what the direction taken. A
great surgeon was once overheard talk
ing to himself on the way to the uper-
ating room, 20 God. why didst thou
give me this knowledge of my art? |
cannot cut this poor child. But for the
child's life | must CO." No worth
while thing is achieved without soul
sweat that's often bloody.
THE SOCIAL STRUGGLE.
No man liveth unto himself and the
result wrought in soul strife projects
itself into the world of men. The de-
cision in Berlin reaches the ends of the
earth and will be felt thru the centu-
ries. Ahabs weakness loosed the dem
on of autocracy and left disaster. blood
and debauchery in their path. The
powers of government were turned to
personal ends instead of national ones.
City policies became rotten instead of
clean. Judges stained their ermine and
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was trailed after the chariot of lust.
But Elijah's victory in his heart had no
less notable issues. The demands of
righteousness were given voice and be-
came the rallYing place of an outraged
people who in the years following swept
the palace clear of the whole house of
hah ipoicto hot ha
victor will gather the members of a
mans own family into opposing camps
but that conscience is to be followed
even to the cross that may be as victor
GUS as His own. For while wickedness
may win campaign it can never win
war.
THE DOUBLE BATTLEFIELD.
There is double struggle for US to
wage. One is in the hearts of men but
even this is many sided affair. Jezebel
had been trained into her beliefs and
like the German people had been taught
the King could do not wrong, that the
ethics of the state differed from those
OF cOInIIlOn lOlh. WHEN she came 10
her hour of decision she followed those
implanted ideas. So that in our battle
against wrong we are led into the
school room and the teaching of the
hearts who will soon be the men OF
America. What can we expect from
great city Sunday School whose text
book reads: There is no God. God is
an invention of those who wish to keep
the poor obedient to their will. There
Is no future life. All things which we
can get belong to u.s. And in another,
THE church is the enemy of man"
Conversion is not enough, we must
pre- empt the hearts for Jesus Christ.
We are carried out into politics as well.
What do you think of the lrishman
who votes twice." asked one man of
another Il think more of him." was
the reply, than do of the American
who does not vote at ALL" Had the
forces of righteousness seen to 1t
that Naboth was on the Judges
bench such travesty of justice would
not have happened. So in even the max