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5 CTÎRISTIAX HKRAtD turies after Israel came into posses " Blessed art thou of the Lord : I not raised half this sum. Our have performed the commandment treasury is now empty. We have sion of the land of Canaan. BY M. B. LEMEBT Passing down tho stream of time of the Lord. And Samuel said, some special, funds, but nothing NUMBEB XVII. about four centuries, Saul is king what meaneth then the bleating of that we can use for our general work. We will need at least $10,- “ God is not a man, that he should over Israel and Samuel is prophet. the sheep in mine ears, and the 000 in addition to what is pledged, ie; neither the Son of man, that “ Samuel said unto Saul, the Lord lowing of the oxen which I hear ?” Saul rpplwd “T have obeyed the to carry us through the year out of Ee shou1<t~repcHt; hath axid "dtt "“We ^employ no "Unanci'al“ shall he not do ? or hath he spoken, my people ; now therefore hearken vo|ce of the Lord, and have utterly But agent, that we may keep the expen thou unto the words of the Lord. destroyed the Amalekites. and shall he not make it good ?” ses as low as possible. We expect The investigation of tho O. Testa Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I the people took of the spoil, sheep the friends of missions to act as , ment Scriptures was commenced to remember that which Amalek did and oxen, the chief of the things agents for us. Can you not give u» learn from them what God is, with to Israel, how he laid wait for him which should have been utterly something yourself ? Can you not ___ special reference to his Veracity; in the way, when he came up from destroyed, to sacrafice unto the tout rd vp something ? J and thus far it has been seen that ‘Egypt. Now go aM'Sfiilte Afiialck Lor<+ th y God. —And Haty uel said, Can you not get the church and he is a God of truth—keeping his and utterly destroy all that they hath the Lord as great delight in school with which you are connect promises and executing his threats have, and spare them not, but slay burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in ed to aid us in this great work ? —never forgetting either; and is both man and woman, infant ami obeying the voice- of the Lord ? Remember that our current expen greatly to be feared. The following suckling, ox and sheep, cainel and_ Behold, to obey is better than sac- rifice, and to hearken than the fat ses have never exceeded six per will deepen and strengthen 'this ass.” King Saul, upon receiving this of rams. Because thou hast rejected cent, pf the gross receipts. Almost conviction: . every cent you give will reach the The Amalekites were descendants command, accompanied by over two the word of the Lord, he hath also men in the field. This work is not of Abraham and Isaac through hundred thousand soldiers, went rejected thee from being king.” ours, but God’s, and it must go on. Esau, Amalek being the grandson of and utterly destroyed all of the For this act of disobedience Saul We can not stop now without dis Esau ; while the Israelites descend Amalekites with the edge of the lost the favor of God, and his king- grace. We can not disregard the ed from Abraham and Isaac through- _aword, except king Agag whpm _dom. In vain he tried to justify Jacob, Esau’s brother. So the two Samuel slew. Not one in whose himself r.s having obey.ed„Sw'jposf cries of The perishing, without guilte— We must go on till the whole world were akin and should have sought veins the blood of Amalek coursed important part of the command is redeemed. Please remit to the each other’s interests and prospeffc- was left to bear his name. Thus ment, and to throw the blame of '" Tlie Amalekites lived jUStcast* + was Goda imi-PA vangeancQ-^rainst. the failure upon, the „people. He undersigned. By order of thé~Boàrdf, ~~~ of Egypt and north of the wilder Amalek executed! How fearful was king, and the Lord held him A. M c L ean , Cor Sec’y. ness of Sinai, while the Israelites to incur the displeasure of him who responsible. As king, he had no Cincinnati, O., July 24, 1883. were cruelly oppressed and in bitter will in no wise acquit the guilty ! right to yield to the wishes of the P. O. Box 570. w Amalek feared not God. ” This is [people, to leave undone any thing bondage in Egypt. Tins was ———:—;—-------- = the Lord had commanded. Nor at once the secret of their wicked known by the Amalekites, who felt State Evangelist. no sympathy for their suffering ness and of their utter destruction. would any pious excuse be taken The letter published in another cousins; their cries which had Let us all walk in the fear of the in justification of disobedience. gone up to heaven and moved to Lord and do all in our power to Animals which the Lord hail devot column will explain. We cannot pity him who dwells therein had indellibly impress his fear upon the ed to -destruction. would not be express our disappointment at re not in the least softened the heart minds and hearts of all under our acceptable to him for sacrifice. ceiving from Bro. Sherman a similar of Amalek, and when the Lord was care. The young are easily im Obedience was better than sacrifice. letter declining to come. Now we bringing them out of Egyptian pressed. Dear parents, see to it From this we should learn strict hardly know what to say. This, bondage, after they had crossed the that your children all fear God from obedience. We may not modify, howevor, we will say, We have Red Sea, being then near Amalek, a familiar knowledge of what he change, nor in any way alter a written again with the hopes of “ Then came Amalek and fought has done, and from what he has command or ordinancs^of the Lord. being able to secure a suitable per with Israel at Kephedin ” instead of threatened, as revealed in the Book Supreme authority is in every com son by the time or before the State mand and ordinance of his ; and to Cooperation convenes at Salem. rejoicing with them because of their he has given us. We have another lesson in close leave undone, or modify, is to reject This is all. However, the work deliverance. They met them by - the way and smote the hindmost of connection with this, worthy of our the word of the Lord, and to turn will not stop. Bros. Burnett, Mor them—all that were feeble behind, serious consideration. King Saul, away from following him—set at- rison and Edmunds are now en when they were faint and weary. in receiving his charge to destroy naught his authority. Let us fear gaged a small portion of their time -and we expect to have other home Amalek, was also charged to destroy to do this. Amalek feared not God. Hebron, 0., July 17,188S. forces at work before long, of which This heartless—this barbarous all the live stock 1 »elonging to them. treatment greatly displeased God, “ But Saul and the people spared FOREIGN CHRISTIAN MIS notice will be given in due time. C or . S ec *. and caused him to swear that he the best of the sheep and of the SIONARY SOCIETY. — — ---- , would have war with Amalek from oxen, and of the fatlings and the Since the organization of this He that will not permit his wealth generation to generation, resulting lambs, and all that was good, and in their entire extinction. “ The would not utterly destroy them; Society, in 1875, nine missions have to do any good to others while he is Lord said unto Moses, write this but all that was vile and refuse, l>een established Two more will alive, prevents it from doing any for a memorial in a book, and that they utterly destroyed. Then be established in a few months. good tc himself when he is dead ; rehearse it in the ears of Joshua, came the word of the Lord unto The present membership is about and by an egotism that is suicidal, for I will utterly put out the Samuel, saying, it repenteth me 1,300. Its property is worth $79,- and has a double edge, cuts himself remembrance of Amalek from under that I have set up Saul king; for 000. Two or three of the nine will off from the truest pleasure and the heaven.” This is a terrible decision; he is turned back from following I»c self-supporting very soon. The highest happiness hereafter, but hath he spoken and shall he me, and hath not performed my receipts for the past year were ion. This grieved $25,000. We started out this year- not make it good / Amalek was commandments.” Mrs. Comstock, of Michigan, who doomed, but as the Lord was to Samuel, and he cried unto the to raise $50,000. This would be have war with him from generation Lord all night, and rose early to less than 10 cents apiece. We can has visited 11^,000 prisoners, finds Saul the next morning. Upon do this easily with the cooperation Chat 10o,000 were brought to the to generation, his utter overthrow meet 1 exclaimed’, of all. Thus far, however, we have prison through strong drink. would not take place for some cen- meeting i BIBLE TALKS. ---------------- t—» » / J ----------------- _____________ __ -TUT— W