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L esson for D ecem b er 12
THE
BOY S A M U E L
L ESSO N T E X T — I Sam . 3:10. 15-1»
DBM T B X T — S p sa k . L ord, fo r
th y s e r v a n t h e a r etb .
P R IM A R Y T O PIC — T h e B oy Sam ueL
J U N IO R T O PIC — God C a lls th e B oy
S a m u e l.
IN T E R M E D IA T E A N D S E N IO R T O P
IC— T h e B o y h o o d o f a G reat L ea d er
YOUNG P E O P L E A N D A D U L T T O P
IC— H e a r in g an d H e e d in g G od’s V o le s.
Trant-Siberlan
Railw ay
Along Cliffs of Lake Baikal.
co n tin e n ta l ra ilro a d was b u ilt, there
was no w ay fro m the w est In to the
H E N the T ra n e S ib e ria n r a il la n d s o f the A m u r r iv e r and M an
way a n il Ita feeder Hues f a r c h u ria except by a fe r r y across the
th e r west are fu n c tio n in g fo r la ke o f some tw e n ty o r m ore m iles
trave le rs few more In te re s t In th e sum m er, o r by sle d g in g over
in g Journeys may be made than across Its Icy flo o r In w in te r, and th e tr a v
R ussia and In to the h eart o f Siberia. elers o f those days loved to descrllie
A hundred m iles beyond the Volga, the m id n ig h t d riv e under a b r illia n t
blue h e ights appear on the eastern
moon.
h o rizo n , and the tra in q u ic k ly enters
Now th e lin e runs fo r m any m iles
th e fo o th ills o f the U ra l range, th e ir along ita Southern shore on a sh e lf
g e n tly rounded slopes descending in to cu t o u t o f the steep m o u n ta in side,
c h a rm in g valleys, p a sture a lte rn a tin g
high above th e waves, w ith fre q u e n t
w ith open woods w h ich d is ta n tly sug
tu n ne ls th ro u g h p ro je c tin g cliffs .
gest those o f the “ p a rk s ” o f C olors
So m uch fo r the w estern p o rtio n o f
do— woods not th ic k , because the the T ra n s c o n tin e n ta l ra ilw a y , the one
c lim a te Is d ry, b u t scattered In pic great fa c to r in the social and econom
tu resque clum ps o ve r h ill and dale.
ic life o f S iberia w h ich those who
As th e lin e pierces deeper In to the w ish to u n derstand th e c o u n try must
m ou n ta in s, the glens are n a rro w e r and keep a lw a ys In m ind.
a rc fille d w ith a denser forest, o u t o f
N ow le t us tu rn to w e ste rn S ib e ria
w h ich hare su m m its rise to h e ig h ts o f Io p a rtic u la r, and to th e A lta i m oun
th re e o r fo u r thousand fe e t I t Is s tains.
lo n e ly land, w ith fe w and sm all v il
A lta i Is th e name given to the so u th
lages, b u t I t Is ric h In gold and s ilv e r, w estern p a rt o f a g re a t m o u n ta in
copper, coal, and p la tin u m — fro m here mass w h ich d ivid e s the lo w la n d s o f
came In p re -w a r days n e a rly a ll o f the S iberia fro m the p la te au o f ce n tra l
w o rld -s u p p ly o f th a t m e ta l— w ith an Asia, sending fo rth on one side the
e x tra o rd in a ry v a rie ty o f ra re and v a l g reat riv e rs th a t flo w n o rth to the
uable stones.
A rc tic ocean, and on the o th e r, the
T h e tra in takes about seven hours southern nnd d rie r side o f th e range,
to tra ve rse th is pictu re sq u e region, sm a lle r stream s th a t lose them selves
s to p p in g here and th e re a t a busy In the lakes o r m arshes o f M ongolia.
m in in g tow n, and passing an ohellsk
M ost o f th is vast m o u n ta in la n d Is
w h ich , at the su m m it level, m arks the unexplored, and o n ly a sm a ll p a rt
fr« n tle r o f E urope and Asia. T he re has been surveyed fo r the purpose o f
a fte r It emerges suddenly ( fo r the lo c a tin g th e m in e ra l w e a lth I t Is be
A s ia tic slope is s h o rte r and steeper lieved to co n tain. F ro m th e ve ry be
th a n the Euro|>ean) on the boundleas g in n in g o f h is to ry a ll these regions
p la in s o f Siberia, here hare and a l n o rth and east o f the B la c k sea and
m ost w aterless as are those o f A r i th e C aspian had rem ained u n v ls lte d
sons. b u t d re a rie r
nnd u n kn ow n fro m th e days o f H o m er
B u t p re se n tly one cornea, a t the down to those o f M arco Polo,
th r iv in g tow n o f Omsk, w h ich was In
In the F if th c e n tu ry A ttlla led his
1918 th e h e a dq u a rters o f A d m ira l K o l llu n n ls h hordes across G e rm a n y In to
chak In his cam paign a g a in st the B o l Ita ly and G aul, fo llo w e d b y A v a rs and
sh e viks. to the firs t o f the fo u r g reat B u lg a ria n s and M agyars, and In th e
S ib e ria n riv e rs , the Ir tls k . w h ich , h a v T h irte e n th c e n tu ry th e re came th e
in g risen fa r aw a y to th e south In th e trem endous Invasion o f th e M ongols
h ills o f w estern M ongolia, Is here on u n d e r G enghis K han.
Its n o rth e rn p a th to Join the Obi and
To the A ltai Mountains.
•e n d Its w utera In to the A rc tic sea.
A lo g ica l p o in t o f d e p a rtu re f o r th e
Scenery E ast o f th e Obi,
m o u n ta in s Is the to w n o f Novo N ik o
T o th e O bi Its e lf, sn even fu lle r
laevsk. a m ushroom g ro w th o f th e years
strea m , one comes In e ig h t hours since th e opening o f th e T ra n sco n
m ore, and sees a f lo tilla o f steam ers tin e n ta l line, fo r It stands a t th e m eet
m oored to Its hank. F ro m th is p o in t in g i«>lnt o f tw o g re n t lin e s o f tra d e —
o n w a rd th e c o u n try la ro u g h e r and th a t o f th e Obi, w h ic h b ro u g h t dow n
t h in ly In h a b ite d , f o r m uch o f the land th e m in e ra ls and th e g ra in and th e
la th e s o rt o f fo re st sw am p w h ich th e b u tte r fro m th e south, nnd th a t o f
people c a ll taiga
th e ra llw n y w h ich c a rrie d these p ro d
On each side o f the ra ilw a y tra c k
ucts e a stw a rd to Ir k u ts k nnd beyond
th e woods have been cu t hack to leave to th e P acific, w e stw a rd to Itu s s la and
an often space o f hit to 100 ya rd s wide, G erm any. It re m in d s one o f th e new
t o (ha t sp a rks o r coals from the loco c itie s In the newest p a rts o f A m e rica,
m o tiv e w ill not s ta rt a co n fla gra tio n . w ith Its big warehouses ris in g fa s’,
T h ia open, w ide grassy belt is In sum along h a lf finished roa d w a ys, w h ile
m e r cover<-d w ith a lu x u ria n t g ro w th th e untouched p ru lrle , d o tte d here and
o f ta ll flo w e r s on each side o f the th e re w ith scrub birches, la y Just out-
lin e , g iv in g the e ffect o f w hat g a rd e n stile th e houses.
e rs ca ll a “ herbaceous b o rd e r," w ith
F ro m Novo N iko la e vsk one Journeys
th e ra ilro a d tra c k fo r the gra ve l w a lk so u th w a rd 200 m ites to B lls k , fo rm e r
betw een th e tw o flo w e r beds.
ly a (dace o f some Im p o rta n ce , to
B ehind stand th e pines, w ith th e ir w h ich a ll the b u tte r co m in g fro m the
ta ll, s tra ig h t, reddish tru n ks, c o n to rt vast pastures w h ich lie a ll ro u n d was
ed houghs, and d a rk green fo lia g e , b ro u g h t, a n il to w h ich tim b e r fro m
h e u u tlfu l as are those o f the S co ttish
the vast m ou n ta in fo re sts beyond was
H ig h la n d s.
floated dow n the R iv e r I liy a , w h ich .
A fte r m any hours" Journey th ro u g h
Joined a few m iles lo w e r dow n by the
th is d e lig h tfu l p a rte rre , the tra v e le r R iv e r K a tu n . Issuing fro m th e A lta i,
»•••■s beneath h im in a va lle y, 300 feet
form s th e O bi. I t lies n t th e edge o f
*<s-p, th e grandest o f a ll the S iberian ' the steppe, here ris in g n e a rly 200 feet
fiv e rs , th e Yenisei, w ith th e c ity o f above th e stream .
K ra sn o ya rsk ly in g on the slope be
F ro m B lls k one m ust tra v e l to the
tw een th e s ta tio n and th e stream .
m ou n ta in s by horse-draw n conveyance
T h ir ty hours m ore h riu g the tr a v over roads none too go«si. T h e firs t
e le r to (he fo u rth r iv e r at Irk u ts k , day's Journey Is o ve r th e ro lllu g
th a t c a p ita l o f eastern S iberia fo r g r a s s y ste p p e ; th e second b rin g s one
w td ch th e co n ten d in g B o lsh e vik and j In to so ft v a lle ys betw een th e lo w e r
a n ti B olsh e vik a rm ie s fo u g h t so long h ills , va lle ys fille d w ith flo w e rs o f
In 1917 and 1918. I t Is th e Angara, m any b r lllln n t hues, such as one
h e a rin g dow n a trem endous to rre n t o f m ig ht find on th e lo w e r slopes o f th e
d e a r green w a te r fro m Lake B a ik a l, A lp * In J u ly , fo r here tlie snow does
w h ich the tra in reaches before long.
not m elt aw ay (III May.
A ro u n d L ake B a ika l.
T he w ay Is not w ith o u t Its d iffic u l
L a ke Ita lk n l la one o f the great In
ties
T hgse are ro e ky tra c k s along
la n d sens o f the w o rld , n enrty ns long th e c ru m b lin g edges o f deep ravines,
as L a ke S uperior, th o ug h not so wide, and th e re are swnm pa w h e re atones
f o r In cle a r w e a th er the eye cnn reach hidden In th e m od som etim es a ll hut
fro m th e one shore to the o th er.
II cnpslse the lu ckle ss veh icle In to tha
fills a how shaped depression 400 tulles w ater.
A ll these a m i m any o th e r d ra w
long, between high m o u n ta in s d ip p in g
ste e ply In to Ita w a te rs ; and on Ita hacks to sn A lta ia n Journey are out
weighed by (tie vie w s oue geta fro m
coasts th e re are o n ly w o w l c u tte rs
the heights, as w e ll as hv the w ild
and fisherm en, w ith a few hunters.
ch a rm o f th e woods and the s p a rk lin g
T i l l long past th e m iddle o f la st
century, »onto w hile before the Trans to rre n ts th a t fo a u i down th e gh-ua.
(P r e p a r e d by (h a N a t i o n a l O a o ffr a p h lo
fto e le ty . W a s h in g to n . U. C . )
W
■w
In o rd e r to grasp th e s to ry o f Sam
uel's boyhood life , a survey sh o u ld be
made o f I Samuel, ch. 1-3.
I.
Samuel Given In Answer to
Prayer ( I Sam. 1:19, 20).
A d e la id e B e a rd , one o f the lit t le “ officers'* o f th e p o lic e squad o f th e W e lg h tm o n p u b lic school In Wash
T he name Sam uel means "a sked o f
in g to n , la show n h o ld in g a tru c k buck w h ile th e c h ild re n o f th e school m uke a safe crossing. T h e "o filc e rs " wear
God.”
He was given to H an n a h In
badges In o rd e r to Id e n tify them selves to th e c h ild re n .
answ er to her prayers.
In connec
tio n w ith her a skin g th is g if t fro n t
God, she vowed to give h in t to God.
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H e was to be th e re fo re a N a z a rlte a ll
* C offee-D rin k in g K ing
the days o f his life .
II.
Samuel Given to the Lord ( I
U n ea sy A fte r 62 Cups
Sam. 1:24-28).
F erg u s F a lls , M in n .— A new
F o r a tim e he was cared fo r by his
version o f "u ne a sy lie s th e head
m oth e r In the home. T he best nurse
th a t w e a rs th e c ro w n ” came In to
and teacher fo r a c h ild la Its m other.
existence In th e case o f G ust
A cco rd in g to her vow when th e asked
i
C om stock, w o r ld ’s ch am pion cof-
the L o rd fo r th is c h ild , at an e a rly age
J fee d rin k e r.
she took him to the sa n c tu a ry and
*
A fte r s ip p in g s lx ty -tw o cups
gave him over to the charge o f E ll, the
one,
and
fo
u
n
d
a
w
in
d
in
g
s
ta
irca
se
S ecret P a ssa g e in P a la ce
* o f coffee In tw e lv e h o u rs he
p riest, to m in is te r in th e s a n c tu a ry .
le a d in g to th e lo w e r level, a d ista n ce
co u ld n o t sleep. C om stock, who
R e v e a ls S k e le to n , but
I I I . Features of Israel’s H istory In
o f 18 fe e t dow n. I t was necessary to
d rin k s an average o f tw e n ty
T h is Period (2:12-36).
tn k e s tic k s , as th e lo w e r ca ve rn wns
! *
G old Is M issin g.
cups a day, and w h o sleeps lik e
1. T he d e m oralized priesthood.
f u ll o f snakes, w h ic h had e v ld e u tly
s th e p ro v e rb ia l to p o rd in a rily ,
(1 ) T hey w ere a ctuated by greed
Rome.— W hen one m en tio n s I.odl, been th e re f o r m an y years. On a ll
i
(2:12-17).
sides w e re a n c ie n t w a lls w ith fr a g * re v e rte d to hla usu a l fo rm a fte r
th is p ro sperous c ity o f L o m b a rd y , one
i a p e rio d o f restlessness.
I t was God's w ill th a t those who
m
ents
o
f
s
c
u
lp
tu
re
;
on
th
e
flo
o
r
w
ere
th in k s o f fine P arm esan cheese, fo r
i
H is p e rfo rm a n ce , m a rk e d by
t
m in iste re d a t th e a lta r should liv e o f
m any e x p e rts In s is t th a t th e v e ry fin golden coins and a hum an ske le to n.
* th e t r ip lin g o f m a rk s set by *
the th in g s o f the a lta r, h u t th e y broke
P it Believed Bottomless.
est Is mude in th is d is tric t. B u t now
eleven co n testo rs, re s u lte d In 2
th ro u g h th e d iv in e re g u la tio n s to u ch
As n ig h t had fa lle n and th e y d id not
L o d i is connected w ith hidden tre a s
th e b re a k in g o f his ow n record
ing th is m a tte r, even to se cu rin g th e ir
w
is
h
to
a
la
rm
th
e
people
In
th
e
section
ure. and th e legend o f a golden stag
Sc o f fifty -s ix cups, e sta blish ed a t
selfish ends by force.
o f th e palace w h e re a c o n ve nt o f E ng
b u rle d u n d e r Its fo u n d a tio n w hen the
* H ib b in g tw o years ago,
(2 ) Gross Im m o ra lity (2 :2 2 ).
a n c ie n t c ity w as a tta c k e d hy th e M i lls h nuns has Its school, th e y p o s t
C o m stock's p rid e w as aroused
poned fu r th e r search u n til d a y lig h t.
T he c o u rts o f God’s house w ere th u s
lanese p r io r to 1158, w hen E m p e ro r
* w hen he w as presented w ith a
T h e ske le to n w as ta ke n to a s a n ita ry
po llu te d.
T he c o n d itio n o f th e na
F re d e ric k to o k It u n d e r his p ro te c tio n
X b e lt, studded w ith s lx ty -tw o c o f
office In o rd e r th a t th e y m ig h t e xam ine
tio n was most a p p a llin g : D e g ra d a tio n
and a new c ity was b u ilt five m ile s
i fee beans, each re p re s e n tin g a
i
t
c
a
re
fu
lly
und
le
a
rn
to
w
h
a
t
period
and ru in fo llo w ra p id ly when God's
fro m th e de stro ye d to w n .
* cup In th e w o rld 's c h a m p io n sh ip
I t belonged. F ro m th e lo w e r cavern
m in is te rs are u n d er the sw ay o f lu s t
I t was uh o ut a m on th ngo th a t the
* m a rk. In th e e ve n in g he w as an *
th e search co n tin u e d dow n a w a lle d
and greed.
people o f L o d i w ere aroused fro m
h o n or guest a t an A m e ric a n
pussage u n d e r o th e r palaces. T he
2. A n a lie n a te d people (2 :3O-32).
th e ir e v e ry d a y s to lid ity by th e ru m o r
Legion banquet.
search
has
been
delayed,
as
It
Is
nec
T h e ir sins separated them fro m God.
th a t u tre a s u re had been fo u n d u n d er
T h e cha m p io n , w ho Is em-
essary to get p e rm issio n fo r th e e x a m i
God's holiness Is such th a t those w ho
the a n c ie n t palace o f th e Som m arivn.
* ployed as a p o rte r a t a lo ca l
n a tio n o f o th e r p ro p e rtie s u n d er w h ich
p ra c tic e sin are a lie n a ted fro m H im .
In fo rm e r years, w h e n e ver th e re was
* b a rb e r shop, p la n s to ’T e s t u p ”
th e passage runs.
8. T h e cessation o f d iv in e re v e la
any d ig g in g in th e v ic in ity o f the
* b efore ta k in g on any ch a l-
O ld In h a b ita n ts rem em ber th a t in
tio n (3 :1 ).
Luus Pompea, g o ld coins w ere found,
* lengers.
th
e
gardens
o
f
th
e
S
o
m
m
a
rlva
palace
und w o rk m e n o fte n showed th e ir finds
T h e W ord o f God was pre cio u s In
th
e
re
was
a
b
ig
hole
w
h
ic
h
w
ns
sup
s e c re tly to th e ir frie n d s . B u t th e p re s
those duya.
“ T h e re was no open
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posed to be bottom less. T h e legend
e n t d is c o v e ry w as on a f a r g re a te r
v is io n .’’
T h is shows th a t God was
s u rro u n d in g th is was so Im pressive
slte u t. T h e message fro m th e L o rd
scale. I t was said. I t was supposed
th e su b te rra n e a n , p e r In fe ra ad lu -
th a t it was considered necessary to
was m ore a m em ory ttfa n a present
th a t a golden stag, golden helm ets and
c e n ; w h ic h means to e n te r back o f
co
ve
r
up
th
e
a
p
e
rtu
re
so
th
a
t
no
a
c
c
i
experience. T h e same th in g In p r in
sh ields, w ith o th e r e q u a lly ra re tre a s
th e firep la ce , descend below and con
dents should occur. I t is th o u g h t th is
c ip le Is tru e o f the In d iv id u a l life
ures, had been fo u n d .
tin u e u n til you reach th e lig h t, w h ich
w as connected w ith th e fire p la c e in
today. Some w ho once enjo ye d fe l
T h e S o m m a rlva owned th e ir palace
is th e e x it In to th e garden.
th e lib r a ry , and was a secret e n tra n ce
lo w sh ip w ith God no lo n g e r hear U ls
fro m 1221, w hen th e y w ere leaders o f
I t Is necessary, as these w a lls are
f o r those w ho d id not w ish to be seen
voice sp eaking to them.
th e p o p u la r p a rty and enem ies o f the
n h is to ric a l m onum ent, to u n d e rta k e
e
n
te
rin
g
the
house.
T
hose
w
ere
tr
o
u
O
rv
e
n
n
g
h
l,
w
ho
headed
th
e
nobles.
IV . God Called Samuel (3:2-10).
blesom e tim es, and men fo u nd It neces th e search to g e th e r w ith a go ve rn m e nt
T h e S o m m a rlva w ere G h lh e llln e and
In s tr ik in g co n tra s t w ith th e de
em ployee sent by th e d e p a rtm e n t o f
th e o th e rs G uelph, nnd th e re wns con s a ry to s u rro u n d th e ir m ovem ents w ith
generacy o f th e n a tio n , we have be
e xca va tion . As the fa m ily is c e rta in
tin u a l lig h tin g .
T h e Podesta made a g re a t deal o f m ystery.
fo re us the b e a u tifu l lif e o f Samuel.
th a t a p u rt fro m th e fe w golden coins
G h lsl, th e o w n e r o f the palace, has
peace by e x ilin g th e O rven n g h l, and
D w e llin g w ith in th e sacred c o u rts and
th ro w n lig h t on the d isco ve ry by ad th e re Is no o th e r tre a su re , it has de
th e S o m m a rlv a became lo rd s o f the
m in is te rin g be fore the L o rd w ith E ll
cided to leave th e passage open, and
m ittin g th a t his fa th e r, n fte r he had
la the Innocent Samuel w ho Is become
tow n.
b o u g h t th e house, was v e ry m uch In liv e In th e tr a d itio n th a t a tre a s u re
Palace Ceded to Ghlel.
the sa vio r o f his people. In Samuel
was once hidden underneath.
we have a s tr ik in g p a tte rn o f c h ild re
T h e fa m ily held th e palace u n til 50 te re ste d In th e legends In th e hooks In
th e lib r a ry . H e stu d ie d th e re o fte n,
ye a rs ngo, k e e p in g It In It» o rig in a l
lig io n . T h e L o rd gave h im In answ er
and discussed w ith Ills son th e possi L in coln ’s R ail Partner,
to H an n a h s p ra ye r. F ro m his b irth
fo rm u n til th e tim e o f Napoleon, when
b ilit y o f fin d in g th e hidden treasure.
he was d e dicated to th e L ord. W h ile
tlie heud o f th e fa m ily was a general
106, S u rvives 5 W ives
One day when he was s ittin g In the
q u ite young his m oth e r to o k h im to
In th e
A u s tria n
a rm y.
Napoleon
D a lla s, Texas.— H e n ry P lu m e r, 106-
lib r a r y n e a r th e fire p la c e he In a d v e r
th e sa n ctu a ry o f th e Ixvrd w h e re he
s to rm e d the b rid g e In 1796. A fte r the
year-old fa th e r o f 34 c h ild re n , ra ll-
te n tly knocked a g a in st th e w a ll and
served and slept. T w o tr a its In Sam
r e tu rn o f th e general fro m th e w a r
fo u n d th a t it sounded h o llo w . W ith a s p lltte r w ith A b ru h a m L in c o ln , Is now
uel's c h a ra c te r sta n d o u t In th is ca ll,
he had th e p a la ce re co n stru cte d , b u t
sh a rp In s tru m e n t he p rie d In to the
alone In h is vine-shaded c o tta g e In
nam ely. Ids ch e e rfu l obedience to th e
le ft th e o ld fo u n d a tio n s as th e y were,
w a ll, and succeeded In fin d in g a secret
D a lla s, e ve r since th e d e a th o f his
L o rd 's c a ll and his s u rre n d e re d w ill.
as w e ll ns th e firep la ce . H e died In
h id in g place. In th is re p o s ito ry was a fifth w ife .
He expressed his w illin g n e s s before
V ienna and his successors rem a in e d In
H is fa th e r, now 133 ye a rs old, was
he knew w h a t was req u ire d . H e d id
possession u n til th e head o f th e fa m box, w h ic h he opened. In sid e was a
d ocum ent In w h ic h th e secret o f the s t ill e n jo y in g lif e In G eorgetow n, D. C.,
not In q u ire w h a t was w anted and then
ily , M archese E m ilio d l Salerno, moved
hidden golden stag was to ld .
when H e n ry la s t heard fro m h im tw o
le t h is obedience depend upon Ite
to M ila n , l i e ceded th e palace to the
Kept the Secret.
m onths ago. I lls m o th e r liv e d to be
s u itin g him . W e should b elieve th a t
G h ls l fa m ily . I t s t ill re ta in » m uch o f
T h e re was a coat o f a rm s w ith a 73 years old. H e n ry h im s e lf was one
th e L o rd know s w h e t la best and he
th e o ld b u ild in g , nnd In o rd e r to keep
w illin g to y ie ld g la d obedience to H is
it in touch w ith th e tra d itio n s o f an head o f the golden stag, and u n d e r o f 2» c h ild re n . T w o b ro th e rs , J im and
neath was the same coat o f arm s th a t
comm ands.
T om P lu m e r, re tu rn e d to A fr ic a In one
c ie n t L o d i n e ith e r steam heat n o r an
was In th e firep la ce , w h ile below was o f th e ships th a t c a rrie d slaves to
e le v a to r has lieen In s ta lle d .
V.
Samuel’s First Prophetic Me»
a c a b a lis tic sign w ith tw o crossed
th e ir o rig in a l hom e soon a fte r the
Some weeks ago d u rin g a co ld spell
sage (3:11-18).
bones and fo u r c irc le s c o n ta in in g the close o f the w a r betw een th e states.
tlie w ife o f th e o w n e r, G h lsl, called
U p to th is tim e Samuel obeyed the
legend, "A b Igne p e r In fé ra ad lu c e in ."
B o th are in th e ir n in e tie s and s till
an o ld s e rv a n t and to ld her to lig h t
one who was o v e r him , b u t th e tim e
T h e fH th e r ke p t the secret o f th is doc liv in g .
th e fire In th e a n c ie n t firep la ce , at
had now come when he m ust d ire c tly
u m ent to h im s e lf. Possibly he feared
th e hack o f w h ic h whs h ii o ld coat o f
H e n ry has s u rv iv e d a ll o f b is five
hear and obey th e L o rd . T h e firs t
rid ic u le I f he s ta rte d searching fo r the
arm s. S tic k s and logs w ere being put
wives, his fifth one h a v in g d ie d 17
message e n tru s te d to hint was a most
tre a su re , o r possibly he could not u n years ago In D a lla s a t th e age o f 53.
In to place when one o f them h it the
te rr ib le one. T o d e liv e r It was a most
d e rsta n d the hidden d ire ctio n s. W hen
eoat o f arm s, and us I f hy m nglc It
o f H e n ry 's 34 c h ild re n , 21 arp liv in g ,
tr y in g task. He hesitated to te ll It to
he was on his death bed he ca lle d his
th e oldest being N ic k , 84 ye a rs old.
E li, b u t when pressed by him he m an sp ru n g open, le a v in g a gap in g hole
T h e s e rv a n t scream ed and tie r m is son nnd handed him th e box w ith the
nnd In Los Angeles, and th e youngest
ife ste d th e tru e courage w h ich was
tress rushed In to see w h a t had hap secret docum ent, te llin g him a ll lie
a m a rrie d d a u g h te r. 33 years old, who
ly in g back o f his fear. I t m ust have
knew o f the trea su re supposed to be liv e s In D a lla s. E ig h te e n o f them
pened. She saw a huge opening in tin*
been a h itte r experience to E ll to see
hidden u n d er th e palace. T h is In were born in D a lla s, b n t In th e a p p ro x
hack o f the fireplace. I lp r son w ith
Samuel recognized and h im s e lf passed
s c rip tio n bus now been deciphered to
frie n d s
decided
to
explore. W ith
im a te th re e dozen o ffs p rin g th e re are
by, h u t he was subm issive. He knew
m ean: fro m th e fireplace, ah Ig n e ; to
to n lies and rope th e y entered, one by
no sets o f tw in s o r trip le ts .
th a t the s lig h t was Just. H e co u ld not
fa ll to In te rp re t I t th u s In view o f the
appearance o f th e man o f God to him
(2:27-30). T h is fe a rfu l v is ita tio n upon
E ll's house w as due to th e sins o f his
* N ine W ive» W id ow »
*
*
I
sons.
He » a s held a ccountable fo r
*
as H ubby Succum bs *
not re s tra in in g them.
*
New Y o rk .— N in e w ive s w ere *
V I.
Samuel Established In the
Prophstlc Office (3:19-21),
M other Says Child Was Held by c h a rg in g c ru e lty . She was g ra n te d a + herenved when th e ir c o lle c tiv e *
* husband, J o h n L a w re n c e Le- Z
decree.
F ath er to Force H e r to
“ A n d Sam uel g rew and th e L o rd
* cla lre , d ie d In C lin to n p ris o n . *
M rs. A g a rd said th a t e a rly In the
Free Him .
was w ith him and d id *et none o f H is
sum m er o f 1925 she was liv in g a t the * Dannem ora, w here tie w as serv- *
w o rds f a ll to th e g ro u n d und a ll
Buena T e rra c e hotel. She te stifie d
* Ing a sentence o f five y t a r s f o r J
Isra e l fro m Dan even to Beersheba
C h ica g o .— O bvious e xcite m e n t on the
th a t her husband, then a m agazine * b igam y and tw o ye a rs fo r per- ?
knew (h a t Sam uel was established to
p e rt o f M rs A lice (1. Agiird. 37411 Pine
* Jury.
j
p u b lis h e r In Chicago, now liv in g In
be a p ro p h e t o f the Lord.'*
G rove aventie. when she appealed to
Ills
recorded w ive s
w e re : *
South H aven, M ich., kid n a p ed the j
S u p e rio r Judge Joseph S alnith fo r a
* Frances, o f O gdensburg. N. T . ; Z
c h ild , w ho was p ln y ln g In th e hotel
d iv o rc e , aroused th e Judge's Interest.
S u p rem e B lessed n ess
lobby.
Then,
a
cco
rd
in
g
to
her
sto
ry,
* Itenn, o f P o rt C h e s te r; A n n s, o f ♦
H
e
questioned
h
e
r
and
she
said
her
As lo n g as we rem a in th e u ltim a te
M rs. A g a rd received th is message, * New Y o r k ; D o rs , o f S yra cu se ; *
five -ye a r-o ld d a u gh te r, Johanna, had
ow ners and disposers o f o u r goods we
th ro u g h an a tto rn e y : “ Yott m ay have
* 'l^rns, o f F itc h b u rg , M ass.; ♦
m iss the suprem e blessedness o f lif e . — been held hostage a ye a r nnd a h a lf
y o u r c h ild hack wheu you o b ta in a * M am ie o f L a k e George, N. Y . ; 2
hy
her
husband.
Nelson
Agard.
F. B. M eyer. D. D.
d iv o rc e .”
w e a lth y p u b lis h e r, to fo rc e her Io get
4« Maude o f G lo u c e s te r; B e rth a o f *
* Ponghkeepsle, N. y ,, a„ d F lo ra . *
L a te r Mrs. A gard made an appoint
a
d
ivo
rce
.
Obedience
J
Judge S ahath Im m e d ia te ly ordered
tnent to meet her husband In Boston j * o f Cohoes, N. T .
O bedience to God's com m and la the
*
B e rth a H aze o f P oughkeepsie ♦
th e c h ild b ro u g h t In to co u rt and the
In an a tte m p t to get possession o f the
g atew ay to high ex|>erience and la rge
m o th e r nnd lit t le g ir l met fo r the firs t
-»used L e ila I re's a rre s t.
c h ild , hut he fa ile d to s iq ie a r, she said. I *
blessing.—C h ris tia n M o n ito r.
tim e In 18 m o n th s .
M rs. A g a rtl
a
I ln a lly , d e sp a irin g o f o b ta in in g cus *
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clasped her d a u g h te r In her arm s end to d y o f h e r c h ild In nny o th e r man
Life
both w ept J o y fu lly .
tier, she filed su it fo r divorce.
L ife 11 a co n stan t w ant, th e re fo re It
Even th o ug h she had reclaim ed the
“ B ut I w o u ld n 't have him as a hits
T he Chinese used flo o r Coverings,
should he a couataut p ra ye r.
»
hand n o w ." she declared. “ I ’ve got
made o f fe lte d w o o l, b e fore the
a n yw a y. and a s a ju e l tier te s tim o n y .
my c lilh l hack and the» e a ll I w a n t.'
E ig h th c e n tu ry .
Lodi Treasure
Myth
Exploded
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CALLS DAUGHTER DIVORCE
HOSTAGE; WINS HER CASE