Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-25
EYES FOR OUR ALLIES
The International Sunday School Les
son for February Is, is "Elisha's 5
Heavenly Defenders. III. Kings
BY WILLIAM I. ELLIS

BY WILLIAM Il. ELLlS
Eyes and no eyes. based on an an
Client story Of a discouraged and fear
full man who could not see his allies.
is tho theme of the present lesson, which
opportunely, in a time of depression,
many millions OF persons will be study
ing. Tho tale touches everybody's life.
Its message has been phrased In a
thousand forms. In n recent issue OF
the Christian Century, Frederick Hall
put it into the form of workaday eX-
perisnce:-
Here at the window all day long
Eight hours day. six days a week
and sell
Stamps, and wigh packages, and things
like that.
A child comes in and wants a postal
card,
A blonde stenographer wants two cent
stamps,
A farmers wife has eKEs to parcel
post.
How much 1t cost send this to
Budapest
So 1t goes all day long and every day.
One day n woman said, I want to get
Eighteen Kenosha stamps You'd
never guess
What twas she meant. Yes. there arc
funny spots
Light the routinc-but It's monotonous
Some day Til drop and then-another
chap
At the same window, doing tho same
work.
In the Same way. for the same pay
about.
Sometimes tell Janet I'm Just cog.
In machine Then she bursts into
why. Dickie. boy. your not, you're
no such a thing.
(v,@A 0v,A
The web OF life. Think OF IT! Christ
mas gifts.
Engagement rings and bits of wedding
cake.
And packages of food to hungry lands.
Letters from home to far-on boys ana
girls.
Letters from boys and girls to folks at
home.
Letters from friends and lovers. hus-
bands. wives.
Pass thru your fingers like the warp
and woof
or n great, golden tapestry of love.
Tucked close around us all to keep us
warm.
A cog, Why. Dick. what makes the
world go round
Is just such strong and faithful cogs
as you
"of course. that's only Janet's 1ollytns
But-jollying too. helps make the world
go round"
To sec our task, and its relation TO
the universal and eternal forces. Is to
have the vision that brings courage
and success. What Is chiefly wrong
with our own time Is that a large num-
bcr OF persons have not broad enough
perception OF life and its relationships.
Like E,isha's disciple. thcy arc aware
only Of nearest apparent. fact and
nothing more.
ALLIES and VICTORY
Tho historic background Of the Les
son IL simply stated. Intermittent war
was in progress between Syria and
Israel. with the odds usually greatly
In favor Of the Syrlans. They made
forays at will into the territory of
Israel. and trapped the 1sraelites al
most at pleasure. All the military ad-
vantaEcs seem to have been on their
side. But the king OF Syria found his
strategcms thwartcd. tinc after time,
In n mysterious manner. His nmbus-
cadcs and saliics became known In ad-
vance to the 1sraciitc-. 1t seemed as
IL there were treason in the Syrian
camp.
An investigation was started by the
king. Ono OF his informed officers
gave the truo explanation. II was the
prophet OF Israel. Elisha. who made
known the Syrian plans In advance to
tho king OF Israel. Thcrcupon the
Syrian king. man OF action. decided
to try 10 capture tho prophet himself.
whom his spies reported rs dwelling In
Dothan. a dozen miles north Of the
capital city OF Samaria. II he could
get hold of the prophet. he would have
the king at his Uercy-an carly in
stance of the German method of trying
to capture the intellectual and spiritual
leadership OF nation. So n Syrian
hos. WAS sent TO invest the city OF Do
than by secret night march. No
chances would be. taken this time.
Daybrcak revealed the surrounding
army OF chariots and horses and war
riors to Eiisha's disciple. who came
running in panic. crying. Alas. my
MASTER how shall VIC dor Tho sn-
cred narrative continues: "Arfh no an
swcred. Fear not: for they that be
with us arc more than they that be
with them And Elisha prayed, and
said. Lord, 7 pray Thee. open his eyes.
that nc may Sec And the Lord op-