The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-06-09


before the prophet he was at q loss to
understand how it was that he had been
directed to make a choice from the sons
of Jesse. He therefore asked the faith.
err whether all his sons were present,
and he was told there was one, the
youngest, who was away tending sheep.
The prophet at once said we Will remain
right here until the young lad ARRIVES.
OF course he was immediately sent for,
and on coming in the presence of the
prophet the record says he was of rud,
dy appearance, of a beautiful counte-
nance and goodly to look upon On
the arrival Ofsathe youngest son the
prophet was prompted to know that
this was to be the chosen one and an
nointed the boy. with oil as was the GUS
tom. and it is said from that time on
ward he had the special spirit Of de-
IhOvah with him. 81 N W, I'll
We have thus presented to us today
one of the greatest men in the history
OF the world, for David was not only
a mighty warrior, a most notable king,
hut as a,s.Writer, capable OF expressing
the yearnings, joys and fears Of the hu.
man heart he Is not surpassed in AL
literature. There have been great men
in the past who have written g few
things which could be compared with
the Psalms Of David, but for sustained
grandeur and depth .pf thoNgh no man
has evefS reached or IA tajned the dis
tinction which scholars care willing to
accord toS&hgI Sweet Singer of Israel
That GdIaooked upoil the heart and
not to the akSNtfr appearance Is q truth
. which bears long thought and investi.
CATION. We give great credit to thpse
OF our fellow men who hove the ability
to Judge the capasity of their employees
or those in their charge as students, as
to their capabilities of ccompl ishment
hut this is so small in comparison with
the divine reading of character. One
might often wonder why 1T was that
Jesus appeared SO specially interested
In Peter, who was so filled with the
contradiction Of human nature, and
who to the ordinary eye gave little in.
dication that he would be a prince as
speaker, and fearless with helpfulness
for the cause of Jesus In due time.
Paul the prosecutor, who went from
house to house dragging out those who
professed to be christians, would seem.
ingH to bystanders have been the last!
person to be chosen as the apostle TIC
the Gentiles, and a man whose writ
ings and declarations as to the religion
Of Jesus stands second only to the Mas
ter himself. That God looked upon the
heart and not on the outward appear
ance has direct bearing upon the prop
en- Judgment of the career of each one
Of us. we may be able by well consid.
cred thought to mislead our fellow men
as to the true motives of our actions
but Jehovah looks upon the heart. We
will find that David was not perfect
throughout his entire career, and yet
God looking upon his heart was ready
to forgive when the penitent one pour,
ed forth confessions Of guilt, and
humbled himself in the dust. 81.
One Of the great points Of this lesson
Is the possibilities of youth. There was
bound up in that rudy shepherd boy
the greatest possibilities, and there is
likewise bound up in the boys and girls
about us capabilities for good and for
bad, which none can estimate. 1t isl
the duty of Sunday school teachers and
officers to try to lead the boys and girls
in the Sunday schools to have ambi-
tons to choose the right paths and to
understand that the life which is dedi-
Gated to the cause of God is never un
successful.