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kingdom of heaven, (Matt. 18 : 14) OUR REMOVAL TO ALBANY
taken from his house through the If ye shall still do wickedly, ye
And just before he suffered, to im-
degeneracy of his sons over whon. shall be consumed, both ye and
()n last Lord’s *day we severec
-nrefl* the lesson on their miijds, so
he had cast little restraint; they your king.”
Wfr-connection with the rhumb
that they woü n
NiL-^Saul Rejected.— And why ?
took a towel /and girded himself and this place in order to take charge carrying the ark of the”' covenanF
oommand£d.„_hini,
then took a basin of water and of the work at Albany. The Oak into the battle, end for it as much through the aged prophe
must;
Creek
church,
only
a
few
miles
stooped to the humble office 'of
as for his sons, Eli’s heart trembled to utterly destroy the Amalekites,
away,
will
cooperate
with
Albany
washing the feet of his disciples.
The evil tidings of the messenger,, a tribe of robbers that lived south
Now in these Scriptures he evi this year, taking one-fourth of our that the people were slaughtered, of Canaan. Saul’s greed prompted
dently intended to teach the follow time. The other three Lord’s days his sons slain, and the ark of God him to bring back sbeep and oxen
will be devoted to the Albany
ing lessons:
taken was such a blow that lie died as the spoils of battle. He then
dhurch.
VVe
have
made
this
change
1. That true greatness consists
tried to deceive Samuel by saying
in his old age of a broken heart.
after considerable thought, believ
nnt in being lords over others and
II.—¿famueZ the Judge.— The the people brought them back as a
ing it wdll be for the good of the
having them
terrible judgments upon Eli and sacrifice. “ Behold, to obey is bet-
cause, our
the LorT- -ter than sacrifice and to hearken
becoming a servant and ministering
first of January, 1884.
through Samuel, who, at Eli’s death, thanTHeTatTflhnmrsr ---GSeeiWdtaK:
to others. " If any rtian desire to be
We have secured competent was immediately recognized as hast rejected the word of the Lord,
first the same shall be last of all
assistance in the office, so that by judge. His was a rare character; he hath also rejected thee from
and servant of all. Greatness thus
being relieved from the book keep- he filled the office of judge for being king,” said the prophet who
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glteL
or
,nd other ne- sixty years and no blemish touched mourned for Saul, but came no
Jesus himself “ came not to be min
cessary office work, we will Tiävu his public Qr
Shall we not
istered unto, but the minister (to
the more time to devote to the banished idolatry, established the obey the Lord irFTFTeTwljMhn4iwr
serve) and to give his life a ransom
editorial work. Let our readers schools of the Prophets, and never appointed instead of trying to
W manv.” Though he wa* Lord
fears at this dCeasedtobring the people in prayer serve him in blind perverseness
of all he became servant of all that
point, t
o
em
r<r. ' nrinttwe-iouow.
might be helpful to our race, and
more solid food in the future than his example that we may say,
V11.— David AninnTeiJ^^
lift poor fallen man up from the when adding to our editorial labor
ruin into which sin had plunged the business of the office besides “Hitherto the Lord ,hath helped mourned for Saul’s rejection until
sent by the Lord to anoint the son
him. A mqn then in the church preaching regularly for the church us ?”
Ill— Asking for a King.— As of Jesse, the Bethlemite, as the
becomes great'just in proportion as here. We will be near enough to
he ceases to be a self-seeker and is Monmouth to drop in occasionally -SanuieL £few_old he could not well future king of Israel. David im
willing to spend and be spent for and superintend the work in a leave his heme at Ramali To visit mediately comes into notice as a
different places and perform the sweet singer before Saul, becoming
the benelit of others. How many generaLway'-
functions of his office, so he ap- also his armOr bearer, gaining
church troubles would be avoided
To the SHers,~brcthrOTf ttn+L- '■pdTlTtod
«These knowledge in this way of court life
if all could catch the spirit of the friends of Monmouth and vicinity,
TorTutufe^nse.—■He^w^™a^..Jttian'.
doctrine we are here inculcating ! we return our thanks for their in young men did not judge as wisely
as their father, and the people com after God’s own heart, and we have
The great difficulty with many terest in us and the many ex
plained, asking for a Jcing such as a longer account of his life than of
church members is that they are pressions of kindness and brotherly
other nations had around
them any other in the Old Testament.
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always seeking “ thier own things,” love towards us while living in
Samuel advised them to put aside
VIII. — David and Goliath.— Two'
and not the things of others.
their midst. Let the good cause such thoughts, but they persisted, years passed and David, performs
2. That the way by which we grandly move on. . . . rr—.....
ami the last and greatest judge of the act with which his name is in-
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must reach true greatness is by
Israel laid tlieir pTea bcfure the seperably connected. The warriors
humbling ourselves instead of try
A REVIEW. _
Lord. . Their desire was granted, of Israel are summoned to battle
ing to exalt ourselves, and demand
Another year has gone out of our and the Hebrews took a place against the Philistines, and David
ing that others shall look up to us,
among the people of the world as a carrying food to his brethren,
as if we were objects of worship. lives and we linger for a breathing kingdom ; it was the beginning of
heard the challenge of the giant
Some men stand so much upon their space, to look backward at what the political consequence which
which terrified Saul’s army. In
dignity thatthey amount to little but has been done and what left un culminated in the glories of Solo
the name of the Lord of Hosts he
figureheads. The Savior demands done, before we start again on the mon’s reign.
slew the boaster and carried his
Among other
that all such shall humble them onward journey.
IV. — Saul Chosen Kinq.— And head back in triumph to the king.
selves. He turns the world with things we come to a summing up all the people shouted and said, “ He who can go forth in the name
man’s view of greatness upside of the last quarter’s Bible lessons. God save the king. “ See ye him,” of the Lord will be sure to pre
down. He puts the world’s great What has been learned in the last said Samuel, “ whom the Lord hath vail.”
one at the bottom, and poor despis twelve weeks that will help us, chosen for you, there is none like
IX. — David's enemy Saul.— The
ed ones who are humbly toiling for and help us to help others to lead inn among all the people.” It was enthusiasm which David’s exploit
the good of others, at the top. better, truer lives ? Shall we go Saul, the son of Kish, who ruled in the valley of Elah excited among
What havoc the day of judgement together swiftlj^and briefly over wisely for a time, but finally proved
the people culminating in the song
will make with men’s views of many that period of the history of Israel unfaithful to his trust.
of triumph, caused Saul’s admira
things. Many a poor despised one, recounted for us in the first Book
V. — Samuel's Farewell Address tion to turn to envy and he watched
who lived and died in obscurity of Samuel and then go out into the
—The voice of the incorruptible David with jealous eyes. He
will be exalted to positions of honor sunshine this bright December
judge taking leave of his office in failed in his attempt to take
and glory while others whose fame morning realizing that “ there is
Gilgal, before Saul and the as David’s life, but continued to per
has been the admiration of the blessing and cursing; one for sin,
sembled multitude, found a response sécute him in every way he could
world will be consigned to everlast the other for righteousness ?”
I.— Eli'8 Death.— What a sorrow that any ruler might envy : “ Thou devise. “ David behaved himself
ing ignominy and contempt.
M.
ful vision rises before us as we hast not defrauded us; thou hast wisely in all his ways ; and the
not oppressed us.” He beseeches Lord was with him.”
One dies twice; to cease to live read of the blind old man sitting
them at the last to fear the Lord
X. — David'8 Friend Jonathan.—
is nothing, but to cease to love and by the gate waiting anxiously’ for
and serve him ; “ for consider how Side by side with the envy of
to be loved is an insupportable news from the battle with the
Philistines. The honor had been great things lie hath done for you. Saul is related the beautiful friend-
death— Voltaic.
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