The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-02-29
The JUDGE
REVIEWS
THE LESSON
The Revival Under Samuel

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I'VE study today" said the Judge
as he faced the brotherhood class
something OF the career Of the great.
est prophet in Israel since Moses. Tn,
beginning OF his life story in / Samuel
suggests the story OF Moses. Exodus.
like Samuel. opens with the story OF
a baby boy. Both babies were born Of
pious parents. The mothers were cs-
pecialIy devoted to their sons. and
early sensed that they were born for
great missions. Moses mother is un-
named. but Samuel's mother was Han
nah. one OF the nobicst OF In
her purity OF character, and her I'M
daunted faith. she suggests Mary. the
mother of our Lord. Hannah has ever
stood for that noble succession OF
mothers who have longcd for a son
who should dedicate his talents 10 the
service Of God Many a great minister
in the church Of Christ owes his career
TO a sanity mother who. like Hannah
with Samuel. dedicated him to the
sacred calling from the day OF his
birth.
I'm these days we are beginning 10
feel that any work that is honorable
and useful is worthy to be looked up
on as a life calling. and the man or
woman who measures up to the task. Z
adjoining il by the conservation Of
talents God-given in its performance;
they, too, may be said TO have been Ii
called by divine fiat to this work. d
In my humble Judgment Lincoln. a
Webster. Grant. Edison. Marconi.
Jane Adams, Marshall Foch. and
thousands OF others who have per- !.
formed worthily the task set before ,,
them were called to il BY God. Ger j
tainly, it is our privilege to make Of .
our business and Of our profession a -
divine calling" Then we raise it d
above the Glamour of competitive in !,
and our ideals in life are in
the clouds of heaven, and not in the \.
atmosphere OF the miasmic i.
vapours that hover too close to the
and belching chimneys OF our I,
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John Wanamaker. the merchant
prince OF Philadelphia. who for years
headed the great Bethany Sunday ,
school, used to say that he was called u"
o Sunday School work. and that his d.
was a means toward making ing
iod's work in the Sunday School and ou'
hurch the primary thing OF impor- M'
ance. In other words. "the temple III
ervice" was first; his business inter iii
SITS were second. He believed that gre
esus meant il when he said. "Seek We era
rst the kingdom of God and his ais
.Ighteousness. and all other needful ODE
will be added to you" Fur IN
'ermore, Mr.. Wanamakcr took Jesus q"
made him a partner in his gon
and God blessed him above fer
any. To many merchandising is our
erely a business. Men, why notl-
axe your business a calling? -
Samuel, then, was dedicated to the
rvice OF God by his mother. From
is incident we have our beautiful
crament OF the baptising OF children.
hen you, a parent. bring your little
c to your pastor and he places his
nds, wet from the baptismal font.
its head, that child is being dedi-
ted to Gods service in whatever ca
city he may develop in the years to
1t is not a confession of faith
the part OF the child. But II is an
OF conservation on the part OF the
rent. Like Hannah. with Samuel.
Christian parents ought to repeat
'se beautiful words OF | Samuel L.:
IS:
For this child l prayed; and the
-ord hath given me my petition
| asked OF him: Therefore
have lent him to the Lord:
$ 'ong as he liveth he shall be
ent to the Lord
he sacrament Of infant baptism
d to be one of the most precious
ltages we have And when more
our church parents will take more
ously this dedicatory act. bringing
their children in the fear Of the
d God, our church life vii. be
niger as well as all other relation
S. Remember, then, that the first
in Samuels success as a prophet.
Ter and a judge, was the goodness
.lkanah ad Hannah. his father
mother.
he lesson today presents us SAM
as Judge and the 9TH chapter Q
ueD shows him as the recognized
het and leader Of an Israel. In
weeks lesson we saw these people
r the domination Of the fierce
antics. Now the Philissincs. the
NJ erCmfS ~ Israel ta.. -