Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
RUTH's WISE CHOICE
Ruth, 1.1-2o.
Golden Text-Thy people shall
he my people, and thy God
my God.-Ruth, 1.16.
by REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON.


nv DIV, u,cu - .,,,,,rs
r." NSoN.
/ Ruth's romance is the worlds great
e.t love etor, rhis ,s,,io -
'.'"'''' '''.' -
!! literature finds its beginnings in the
turbulent and trying DAYS of the
| i,d ;. ;
| 70 " - ~ ~
lure or IN" nome lite OF the people
| whom God was fitting to become the
| ,,b;oI 80 h,; an
|
! during, IN all proba ability. the days of
/ Eli. Famine was largely the cause of
| tbe enipratio, ~ E,imalecb fom tho
| old home at Bethlehem which was
! no longer q "IJousa Of Rread " but a
| copmunity where want anneared in
! :, snct;on tb,t Voc uerali,t nroduo
Tive .If, nrosnernns WEI no .arlv
| AVID later rains failed tho most for
/ lilo section Of Palestine faced a Sc
| rious calamity The b1iphted harley.
the witbered grass and the parched
| earth brouobt no hone to the people
20 Pa.,,iaIae,,, Nc snw tba fr,i,s ~
-. .,aa. 80 ives snoil.d Nv mo
| hot blasts Of wind that came from
~ aasor. tn ninchnd facas If tho
| ,nossas elled all with q heavy heart.
VIII thara Us mant in Petbieham
,;,as ,- !, Noah ~ Tho MA
$50, ha,,ia ~ n,nnntains mat
| s1s ,,;,s thara vas
| . ~, ,,eear;,a of Naomi ..the
pen ~ ,adn ,r.,ter nv Tho
ioNaoit, Mas cons
u ms, ~, sintir. :, .nd chiffon che
| NAHUM. 1na, u.sting away
| plilhs ohe 70 TODD Tb;s
pe.au s 1,,;inc,, 20 move his family
l'lose' ,1o,h Tb;la ba 90
ana hooks ,nI1 No san,i W me- he had to
raped me PERI % ,a,''i i,la,, n ,,.hen
! NEE, .nf "a ,1anf Tbe sons lived
| ne arrived ~ n' 80 themselves
SO 'hat my u;aa ho,utiful Moa
! wives. BON mar, is' faooa tha nsmal
n na,.n" ~ INA m r"r marriages of being
! dragged d9"n 70 ~. ~ no 70 their
Moabltes. lnS'@aa ~ thsp suc
| 1ranll,ons , ai thair wives m to
| ceenen ~ -, 7, IRIS ,ba family of
their STANDARD. IN AZ ~ sn;rif of
~ oissionary who pcnetrates the
| the mlssiohars - vim the ma
heathen iana ~ &c ,oya and life.
! tives Tor 'hrls. ~ ~. ,,-arLs The now
that demon tra'eu -
er OF zoo n,a sh,dow so that
! SHADOW io..u" %.orni having come
after ten Yeas Ioft, b,d not an
! to belieNe tha' %; ;,to Noah do
proved OF thelI Joui -. 9.,astine where
| termlheu 70 .h; bar Goa and find
she cohiu ,,'nnprt from her rela-
shelter anu ct,o Nod won nv her
yves anu ia,hi'S ,eact;on ~
character inc iuse an ~, iau. Naomi
noth OF heI .tahnd 70 tben, and
h pesoI'e - ~, sha fron, her
| loved mem uo'i, ~ No Moahites
own eAper,en.e s;t;on would
! appreciated ha' VI, M, la, nrassad
be IN Bethlenenna; II. tI,o;, drtw To
| nome IN ulsnii!.u ~ 60, whom
! return 70 tnelr ] ,l;onntcd
| theS prooapls nau ;ot Ids uer
! by marrying tne is -. nav
praise or tnelr ueNo.io, ani siIed
e Us. ,o ,,.,th ~ greater love for her, who
| .lt'h ~ ,;tt ,han, tbe Grief that
had shared win 'heh' .ne .Gi;, hms'
! nlied their nea.'s 4,;t
oands NAG pass s " ,,o,hitisr women
men 1ne wv ~, o',,st make
| raced the lact ina my NJ" S.n,;na
| the decision tnat Wou,u va innL
| ,neir iuture 'nss Io,e iand from the
| Dack upon theIr ho.v ia az. ton, NC
mountain top anu NY ~ N.omi
| ,oisS eisI's upon ~ nonnar NJ
| nav nau ho',.t ni,, ne sho,ned That she was
ollpan: MHIcn sh2 ,.,;nation n on
| "aVerlns m hsr ue.eIii, and iona Sbo
! WIN iIe. n.y. ~ ~ - .;os ~ their home
| nav ~ ~ tha;r do
anu peopie; pu. - ~, the;r datarmina-
.ot'ol ~ sao' u,ho No vice won
.ioi ~ ~ Got that nv contin-
a. az ~ ,,,it,, No. thav nrohabiv would
nans a w. ne i, ranaan home and
| heN. 20 .,ni 80 han.usa of tba
nus ostu ~ - her nsonle to MARRYING
pp.ida ~ ,hoir rana md religion Or,
| ou,s ~ ~. ;,,i a. 900 life w;th
pan or h,,sh a,S IVA bon,e of her own
OUT liu - nat,,rn - har narants ani
! ueclueu I,;n ~ chsmosh With &c To-
tne .;.as Sha nave farewell t;ss
Ilp.o othar-in-Iaw Who would bays
| 70 nel Iaa che haan yyiIlin1 ~ hava
reJoiee '.t+h 49, r. The old hon,e 80
gone ~ nhara Win nor whataver ~
pareu ~ ,Inht hing to har ~ naane
lutuIe Wall 90 ~ sorrow ond 60,
anu JOY 40 80
ierlns. .ho n1,ced tba den,,,d. :,
naomi tne f pntb whosa as, - u
reiIsioh reoaad h,d nnt $3.50
mlnation 70 piuS ,eaa,ad ~ ~ "a.ereu'
her choice IS 49, IN hnm.n ~, We el
lhere - .o.nts inv ~ osa,a.
.ure more pea ~ ,..ra tbae epi.