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^——— TALMAGE’S SERMON. "OOD IN LITTLE THINGS.- LAST SUNDAY’S SUBJSCT. *in Hot Two Sparrow. SolS For a Farlblog. and Oaa of fb»» SSoll Wot p-oll aa fbo Ureaatf WUb.Bl tow Falb.r"—Bat IOiSS. YOU see the Bible will not be limited in the choice of symbols. There Is hardly a beast, or bird, or In sect, which has not been called to Il lustrate some Di vine truth — the os's patience, the ant’s Industry, the spider’s skill, the hind's surefooted ness, the eagle’s speed, the dove’s gen tleness, and even the sparrow’s mean ness and Insignificance. In Oriental countries nose but the poorest people buy the sparrow and eat It—so very little meat Is there on the bones, and so very poor Is It, what there Is of It The comfortable population would not think of touching It any more than you would think of eating a bat or a lamprey. Now, says Jesus, If Ood takes such good care of a poor bird that Is not worth a cent, will be not care for you, an Immortal? We associate Ood with revolutions. We can see a Divine purpose In the discovery of America, In the Inven tion of the art of printing, In the ex posure of the Gunpowder Plot, In the contrivance of the needle-gun. In the ruin of an Austrian or Napoleonic despotism; but bow bard It Is to see God In the minute personal affairs of our lives! We think of God as making a a -a _ _a_La.l L..t «#,annt V rctui u vi luv - realise tbe Bible truth that be knows bow many hairs are on our head. It seems a grand thing that God provided for hundreds of thousands of Israelites in tbe desert; but we cannot appre ciate tbe truth that, when a sparrow Is hungry, God stoops down and opens Its mouth and puts tbe seed In. We are struck with tbe Idea that God Dlls tbs universe with his presence, but can not understand bow be encamps In tbe crystal palace of a dewdrop, or finds room to stand between tbe alabaster pillars of tbe pond Illy. We can see God In tbe clouds. Can we see God In these flowers at our feet? We are apt to place God on some great stage—or to try to do It—ex pecting him there to act out bis stu pendous projects, but we forget that the life of a Cromwell, an Alexander, or a Washington, or an archangel, Is not more under Divine Inspection than your life or mine. Pompey thought there must be a mist over the eyes of God because be so much favored Caesar. But there Is no such mist. Hs sees everything. We say God's path Is In tbs great waters. True enough; but no more certainly than he Is In the water In the glass on the table. We say God guides the stars In their coursea Magnificent truth! but no more certain truth than that he de cides which road or street you shall take in coming to church. Understand that God does not sit upon an Indiffer ent or unsympathetic throne, but that be sits down beside you to-day, and stands beside me to-day, and no affair of our lives is so Insignificant but that It Is of Importance to God. In tbe first place, God chooses our occupation for us. I am amazed to see how many people there are dissatis fied with the work they have to do. I think three-fourths wish they were in some other occupation, and they spend a great deal of time in regretting that they got in the wrong trade or prof*s eion. I want to tell you that God put iuio upi rauuu an iuc Miiiunuri: wuuu led you to that particular choice. Many of you are not in tbe business that you expected to be In. You started for the ministry and learned merchandise; you started for the law and you are a phy sician; you preferred agriculture and you became a mechanic. You thought one way; Ood thought another. Hugh Miller says, "I will be a stone mason," Ood says. "You will be a geologist." David goes out to attend bis father’s sheep; Ood calls him to govern a nation Haul goes out to hunt bis father a asses, and before he gets hath finds the crown of regal domin ion How much happier would we be If we were content with the ptacee Ood gave ue' Ood saw your tempera ment aud all the circumstance* by wbnh you were surrouuded. and I be lieve nine-tenths of you are In the work you are best fitted for I hear a great racket la my watch, and 1 find that the bane's and the wheels sad the springs are getting out of thetr place* 1 seat It down to tbe Jeweler • and say. "Overhaul the! watch end track the wheel* and the spring and the hands In mind thetr own business," You know n man having a large estate It* gathers hie wwrhtag hands la the morning, and save le one, You go and trim that vine ' to niiotbn You g« and weed those Newer* te another, "Yew plough that tough glebe sa-i each one gees te bin particular work The owner ef the estate petal* thr man la what lie has** he ran 4a hast, and aw It lg with (he Lard I remark further that 0*4 has ar ranged th* place el eur dwelling What pirtteslw city w Iowa, street a* hows* paw shall ties Iw seeme ta he a men matter a< accident You go out la bunt Km a hawaa and you happen '« P»« Up a eerie!a street, and happen to •** • Sign, and you select that hauaa h a< M ail happening ee» oh as* He* guided yaw la evarp step Me forwean lbs futurw He knew all year rlrvutm gtaweea. and he e*tasted jest that ant |-aa better fw paw thaa nay sf thr to* Mtowaaad habitation* la the «ttv •vf In war, hawerer humble the ml h and however lowly the portal*, la aa near Ood’a heart aa an Alhambra #r a Kremlin. Prove It, you eay. Proverb* I. M. "He bleoeeth the habitation af the Just." I remark further that Ood arrange* all our frlendahlp*. You were driven to the wall. You found a man Juat at that crisis who sympathized with you and helped you. You say, “How lueky 1 was!" There was no luch about It. Ood sent that friend Just as certainly as he sent the angel to strengthen Christ. Your domestic friends, your business friends, your Christian friends. Ood sent them to bless you, and If any of them bars proved trait orous, It Is only Is bring out the value of those who remain. If some die, It Is only that they may stand at the out posts of heaven to greet you at your coming. • e # I remark again, that Ood puts down the limit to our temporal prosperity. The world of finance seems to have no Ood In It. You cannot tell where n man will land. The affluent fall; the poor rise. The Ingenious fall; the Ig norant succeed. An enterprise opening grandly, shuts In bankruptcy, while out of the peat dug up from some New England marsh the millionaire builds his fortune. The poor man thinks It Is chance that keeps him down; the rich man thinks It Ic chance which hoists him; and they are both wrong. It Is so bard to realize that Ood rules the money market, and has a hook In the nos* of the stock-gambler, and that all the commercial revolutions of the world shall result In the very beet for Ood's dear children. My brethren, do not kick against the Divine allotments. Ood knows just how much money It Is best for you to lose. You never gain unless it Is best for you to gain. You go up when It Is best for you to go up, and go down wnen u u»i iur /uu w uww«». Prove It, you say. I will, Horn. 8: 28, "All things work together for good to them that love God." You go Into a factory, and you aee twenty or thirty wheela, and they ara going in different direction*. Tbla band la rolling off tbla way, and another hand another way; one down and another up. You ■ay, "What confusion In a factory!" Ob, no, all tbeae different band* are only different part* of the machinery. So I go Into your life and aee strange things. Here la one providence pull ing you in one way and another In an other way. But these are differ ent part* of one machinery by which he will advance your everlasting and present well-being. Now you know that a second mort gage, and a third and fourth mortgage, are often worth nothing. It la the first mortgage that Is a good invest ment. I have to tell you that every Christian man has a Drat mortgage on every trial, and on every disaster, and It must make a payment of eternal advantage to bia soul. How many worrlmenta It would take out of your heart, If you believed that fully. You buy goods and hope the price will go up, but you are in a fret and a frown for fear the price will go down. You do not buy the goods using your beat discretion In the matter, and then say, "O, I.<ord, I have done the best I could; I commit this whole transaction Into Thy hands!” That Is what religion is good for or It Is good for nothing. • • « A man of large business concludes to go out of his store, leaving much of his Investments In the business, and he says to his sons, “Now, 1 am going to leave this business in your hands. Perhaps I may come back in a little while, and perhaps not. While I am gone you will please to look after af fairs.” After awhile the father coraf-J back and finds everything at loose ends, and the whole business seems to be going wrong. He says, "I am go ing to take possession of this business —you know I never fully surrendered It; and henceforth consider yourselves subordinates." Is he not right in do ing It? He saves the business. The Lord seems to let us go on in llf'V, guided by our own skill, and we make miserable work of It. (led tomes down to our shop, or our store, and says, "Things sre going wrong I am go ing to take charge I am Master, and I know what Is best and I proclaim my authority.” We are merely subordi nates. It Is like a boy at school with a long sum that he cannot do He na* leen working at It tor hours, making fgures here and rubbing out flgutea there, and It Is all mised up. and the teacher, looking over the hoy'a shoul der, knows that he cannot get out of ‘t, and cleaning the state save. "Hrgtn again." Just so Uod tuya to us. Our sffulro gel Into an inrilrUable entan glement. and he ruta everything out and eaya, "Hrgtn again'" Is he not 1 wise aud loving la so doing* I think the trouble Is. that there la , eo large a difference between the IN vine and the h union eeOmat* as to what la enough I have heard at peo ple striving for that which le enough, but I never heard of anyone who had enough What tied calls enough for •an. m«b rails too little. What ata • alls enough Uod eayt la too much The dttfvreare he: Ween a poof u.*4 and a rich man le only the dthetv . e la haaha The rt>h man puts hte money la the tt aahltgton ' sah or the ‘•Bilal hauh or the Metropav tan t anh at some other hanh of that character • h'le Ihe poor man • u«m up and ■aabce hie lav cetaceaU la the hanh of ; him aha rune all the uwerrtee all the > | mine# all Ihe hold all the earth ell I heaven Ihe you ihiah a man can toll whoa ho to bachog «p hhv that' You mat have aeon a map on which I# dee*11bed with rod lah. Ihe Unvote «f the children g two*I thewoga i desert of tho promised land You too how they took this and that due. tion cron sod tho rlvoe and went through the eon l*« you haoa Uod bno madg a map of your llfa with patha leading up to thla bittern*** and that aucceee. through thla river and acroaa that aea? but, bleaaed be Ood, that path alway* cornea out at the Promlaed Land. Mark that! Mark that! I remark, again, that all tboae thlnga that aeem to be but accident* in our Ufe are under the Divine auper vlalon. We aometlme* aeem to be go ing belmleaa and ancborleaa. You any. “It I had aome other trade; It I bad not gone there thla aummer; if I had lived In aome other houae." You have no right to aay that. Every tear you wept, every atop you have taken, every burden you have carried la under Di vine Inapection, and that even which atartled your whole houaebold with horror Ood met with perfect placidity, becauae be knew It waa for your good. It waa part of a great plan projected long ago, In eternity. When you come to reckon up your merclea, you will point to that affliction aa on* of your greateat bleaalng*. Ood haa a atrange way with ua. Joaepb found hla way to the prlmo mlnlater'a chair by being puahed Into a pit; and to many a Cbrlatlan down la up. The wheat muat be flailed; tbe quarry muat b* bleated; the dia mond muat be ground; tbe Cbrlatlan muat be afflicted; and that alngle event which “you auppoaed atood en tirely alone, waa a connecting link 1 between two great chain*, one chain reaching through all eternity pact and the other chain reaching through all eternity future—ao amall an event fan- 1 tenlng two eternitlea together. There la a man who aaya, "That ' doctrine cannot be true, becauae thlnga ‘ do go ao very wrong.’’ I reply It la no f Inconalatency on tbe part of Ood, but a lack of underatandlng on our part. { I hear that men are making very fine f abawla In aome factory. I go in on the flrat floor, and aee only the raw , material*, and I aak, "Are three the ahawla I have heard about?” "No,” i nays the manufacturer, "go up to the , next floor;” and I go up, and there I begin to see the design. But the man i says. "Do not stop here; go up to the « top floor of the factory, and you will I see the Idea *>lly carried out.” I do so, and, having come to the top, see I the complete pattern of an exquisite < shawl. So In our. life, standing down on a low level of Christian experience we do not understand God's dealings. He tells us to go up higher and higher, until we begin to understand the Di vine meaning with respect to us, and we advance until we stand at the very gate of heaven, and there see God’s idea all wrought out—a perfect Idea of mercy, of love, of kindness. And we say, "Just and true are all Thy wax*" It Is all right at the top. Remember there Is no Inconsistency on the part of God. but It is only our mental and spiritual Incapacity. Some of you may be disappointed this summer—vacations are apt to be disappointments—but whatever your perplexities and worrlments, know that "Man’s heart devlsetb his way, but the l-ord dlrectetb bis steps.” Ask these aged men In this church If it Is not so. It has been so In my own life. One summer I started for the Adlron dacks, but my plans were so changed that I landed In Liverpool. I studied law and I got Into the ministry. I resolved to go as a missionary to China, and I stayed In the United States. I thought I would like to be In the east, and I went to the west; all the circumstances of life, all my work, different from that which I expected. "A man’s heart deviseth bis way, but the Ix>rd directeth his steps.” So, my dear friends, this day take home thin subject. tie content wun such things as you have. From every grans-blade under your feet learn the lesson of Divine care, and never let the smallest bird flit ncroaa your path without thinking of the truth, that two sparrows are sold for a farthing, and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. Blessed be His glorious name forever. Amen. CELEBRITIES AND CYCLING. James Whitcomb Klley has sold his horse and bought a bicycle. William E Gladstone recently said, i with a smile, that he would he out of I the fashion entirely If be did not b arn | to ride a bicycle. Jean de ftesske. the great tenor, la , credited by his press agent with this: j "As cycling Is the poetry of motion, so j Is singing the cycle of music.” Trenton Is the only plnrj that can boast of n hlohop as a bicyclist Bishop J sines A McFaul of the Trenton dio cese Is the only one of that ecclestan-1 tics! dignity that has attempted to I tame n bicycle, Hudysed Kipling, once n pronounced i snttryeiist but no* an *ntbuei«stle; • heslntsn has written a dial*, l p»etn I MlHM 'Host Hr« Itnuno Bacasne1 ('resident on the lit'yds Ticket" i Kudysrd e eon sera.on seem* thus to be I kssuted. Fm I* Adrian t* Ai-s,n who kae seen the whirligig of Hum* sand s gensrw-I ! ties or two of haseiall flayers to ithllv- ! ' ton, while h« still swings the ns hew, i club is nwslduuueti paying cuurt lo ihs | bicycle these data "The *t*<'rie cars, j way he go. *4 thuiigh," sal t he recently, j "hut a hen I aw in n hurry III use e*r , I wheel That will give w» the added! advantage of so gsueh wots fir care* twry eseft ise end make n« wore sup1 pie for practice wHh the hoy a '• PNOM HUISIN tl VI NSHOIS, Neat weiespieof wale ee which le eet fosii vesee are wads eith pihh edges Renew strips helled oh the d>*.» , as leg wilt prevent wear a eerrt ar*ch , tag alaw er they will de na * seine stflp* FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OP INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. • luma t|i-In-Out« Hint* About Cultiva tion of tha Soil and Yields Thereof— Horticulture, Viticulture and florl* culture. ULLETIN 156 of the Kamai Experi ment Station aaya: An experiment de signed to teat the value of the theory often advanced that the proper way to treat the corn crop la to give It frequent and shallow culture has bepn tried here. It has now been tested here for several rears, and while these testa have not istabllshed Just how often corn must tie cultivated, they prove beyond a loubt that It la possible to cultivate it oo much. The drawback to the experl ncnt Is that frequent cultivation, as for nstance twice or three times a week, icceiudtatea the atlrrlng of the soil at Imea when It Is not in proper condition 0 be stirred. In the present case, when 'alns fell at such times that the ground would be too wet to cultivate on the isslgned dates, the cultivation was lostponed or omitted altogether. There vere last year thirty plats devoted to he experiment. Each plat was a long turrow strip only four rows wide, and 1 guard row separated adjoining plats, 10 that the treatment of one plant could lot affect its neighbor. The lows were 1.6 feet apart and the stalks sixteen nehes apart In the row. In 1892, the data cultivated once In two weeks gave ■xactly the same average a* the plats ■nltlvated twice a week. In 1893, the flats cultivated once a week gave the test yield, and there was a decrease by [lvlng either more or less cultivation. I'he average for three years gives the )est yield to plats cultivated once a veek. We have averages for four years or cultivations of twice a week, once a veek, and once in two weeks, the yields rom the two latter treatments being he best and almost alike. Wide Tires for Wagon*. The Introduction of broad tires upon ill farm wagons and carts adapted for leavy draft purposes alone would do nuch to Improve roads, since half the rouble seems to arise from heavy loads artlng over country roads at seasons >f the year when the ground Is soft. At ruxedo, where all draft wagons are irohlblted an entry unless furnished vlth broad-tired wheels, the tremend ius advantage over the ordinary tires las been plainly proved, for there, even vhen the roads are softest and at their vorst, they never cut up through the •onstant carting of heavy loads of irlck, stone or lumber over them; for he tires, by being so broad that they an not cut In and hence track in the iame place, act somewhat like rollers n keeping the roads hard and smooth, lo much might be accomplish In his way If every one living In the ountry. when buying a farm wagon or •art would not only make a point of jetting one with broad tires, but would it the same time exert his Influence to :hat effect with his friends and neigh bors. For could the merit of these tires is road-improvers once become known throughout the country, public spirit ilone would cause their use to become general and much of the present trou ble arising from the deep, rutty condi tion of the roads would cease as if by magic.—Gen. Roy Stone. Forcing Plants by Klectrlelty. The professor* in the department of horticulture at Cornell have just con cluded important experiments In de veloping plants by electric light. Prof. Bailey raid: “We are highly gratified with the result. We have proved that by using electric light during the day time w« cun produce lilies fully two weeks be fore those that ure grown under natural conditions. The effect is fully a* marked In the case of lettuce, hut we found that electricity Is a positive det riment to peaa. •We will continue our Investigation nil different plant*, and wt>' ascertain Ibc effects on vegetation of the Rocnt g> u ray*. We shall also experiment on plants by electrifying the atmos phere In which the plants are grown.’ —K*. _ ImhIMm .ed »*««lelJ.s The season for spraying our or t-hard* and vineyard* la at hand, snv it should hs attended to at once. It la estimated that the apple cru| alone In Indiana. In an ordinary seasui amounts to approximately H.uoo.ow bushels, and It I* also estimated lha at least two third* of Ike#* would l‘< claused a* “second*' In the market owing to Ike defert* caused by luaevit and tuagt Tbl* mean* a direc t loea u the farmer* of tb* state from ihi one cause, of at leaat |.M»,bi» annually Thle tame may be said of nil e»h* kind# of fruit to « greater or l*aa eg tent, eo tbat n set of spraying ma • bluer? baa coma to bo just aa csa*u Mat to aucceaaful trull culture aa tb' lltH themselv«a, for tl boa been tb»»r uugbly dcmonsitated that from an to b per eont of lb* fruit crop »an be aavtt is perfect v on UI Mon by is tntelltgen u*o of tbe spray pump; and at a ena of not more than W to to *»ui* per tree In tbe appM-alien Of tnaaetlv td»* » •bould be remembered tbol there at1 too tlaaaea of Um»ti wMb wblcb * gave I# deal, one takca ll» tod k* sat tng tbe foliate, fruit, etc, while tb ••tend ctnea es**b# tta nowrpthwwu Mem tbo Interior of tbo et«m, l»W*l j or fruit. Tbe Toni vnlerpittei, PaOfce worm and Put rani worm are famtMo • sample* of the • rot-clam, and tk plant Uce suuasb kug. etc . reprsaea tbe amend clean Accordingly Insscll cldes nosy be divided Into two classes vis: (1) those which must be taken Into the system before becoming active, and which contain more or less arsenic, such as Paris green, London purple and White arsenic, and which should be used at the rate of one pound to 200 gallons of water; (2) those which kill by contact; such as kerorene emul sion, pyrethum, bl-aulpblde of carbon, etc. The only precaution necessary here Is In the use of bl-sulphlde of car bon, which Is very explosive when brought near the fire. It Is used In the destruction of all kinds of grain In sects In bins. To these may be added a third class called repellents— those which by their offensive odors prevent egg laying—such as carbolic acid, soft soap, etc., which are applied to the bodies of trees as a prevention against the attacks of borers. The numerous fungous diseases, such as the black rot of grapes, apple scab, plum rot, etc., require a different class of remedies. The one In most general use Is the Bor deaux mixture, which is mude by dis solving six pounds of sulphate of cop per and four pounds of quick lime and adding these to 46 or 60 gallons of wafer. The first application should be made before any sign of the disease has manifested Itself, repeating at In tervals of ten or fifteen days. After the fruit has set a combination of Purls green and Bordeaux mixture will be found to serve a double purpose In destroying both Insects and fungi.— James Troop, Horticulturist Indiana Experiment Htailon. Hull for Slrswbarrlss. In choosing a place for a strawberry bed, much depends upon the Intentions of the grower. The early and late ber ries bring the best prices. Now If It Is desired to have an early crop, we should choose a warm sandy soli and a southern expose. On the other band, If we want late berries wc must choose a cooler, heavier soil and a northern slope. In general, we may say that a soil which will grow flne corn and po tatoes will produce good strawberries. The best soil, perhaps, is a deep, uteciniv uun/lv Inom fan# nn nnr> UInti nf sol) is equally well adapted to every variety. The soil must be moist but not too wet, and well drained. It must also be naturally rich or well fertilized. Old sod Is not to be recommended on account of the presence of white grubs which attack the roots of the straw berry. Thorough preparation of the soil Is the foundation of success. The strawberry Is not particular as to the kind of manure applied, provided it is in sufflclenty quantity. Well rotted stable manure is scarcely to be ex celled. A compact of muck and manure is one of the best fertilizers for light soils, ashes are also valuable, especially on sand soils. Concentrated fertilizers are sometimes used with good results, but care must be taken in applying then^ not to injure the plants. Plow deep. It is well to plow in the fall and replow in the spring, so as to get the manure will mixed with the soil. Sub soiling is recommended but is not ne cessary. One acre well prepared and cultivated will produce mre fruit than three or four poorly prepared. A. M. Ten Eyck. -• Hloftt on Clovrr. G. W. Waters, writing in Journal of Agriculture, says: As the clover is good this year we may expect a lot of bloat in cattle pastured upon it. Ke member that it is dangerous to pas ture green, sappy clover when It Is wet. It is fairly safe to turn in when it is dry, ecpeclally if it is dry weather and the clover is n little wilted. If cattle are fed some dry feed—a few ears of corn, some hay or straw—every morn ing while running on clover, the dan ger is not so great. There are some remedies that if taken in time will cure. The simplest and best Is to catch the animal, force its mouth wide open anil keep It forced open. This may he done by using round billet of wood, say three Inches In diameter, tied at each end and used in the mouth the same as a bridle bit In a horse's mouth. The animal will work the Jaws and tongue and soon begin to belch, then the (lun ger Is over, We have used lu connec tion with the stick of wood a drench of soda, hut this Ih nut necessary. Ben ten (iabbert, of Dearborn, says he has seen hundreds cured by the stick of wood in the mouth, and never knew it to fall. So It Isn't necessary to use the trochar and cannula. Cost of Wheat In England - An ex haustive discussion has been going on (or some time through the columns of the fable laird Wlm hllse* s paper, ns to whether or not wheat can be raised In England with profit at 40 shillings sterling per quarter, or about It 20 per bushel The statenuuts of cost p«r acre vary widely, as they do lu this country, utaluly owing to differentes in i estimates of IneUleutal expenses, wear j and Interest ou machinery and cost of | ' manure. Kent and taxes are Included | in nil Taking four quarter* or thirty I two bushels as the yield per acre these | j Mate toe tits gl«e the coal of production | j at (rum about |2.1 to 1JS per sere. t>i (ram about W cent* to |t to per bushel. J a. Kx. Hotbeds The use ol hutbede by farm ers la on the lacrosse, especially where j summer bmtrder* at* kept, and where * j light salesi *re made at near-by tillage s'urso. The frames used are simple * slat re. usually • assisting of * «h*«i > board on* foot btgb at tha treat and > eighteen inch** at the tear, git mg the > sash g days towards 'he rays of Iks sun and at an angle that wilt §tv* tees i uf tellee'tiog to them than a hat surface , j luatmoa *a»h are used gcustsitr u* th« , farm Hem tens eld building that has uxdsrgene repairs Kx fracking Hmh fanes When as* 1 ,as** ol ill* reepbesrle* and klatbber 1 rise are II »r l» in«he* high. pinch ell 1 ibe t»p about three inches This will t .suss sid* kremb*s to grew, making t well termed hush**, and greatly |* t crease the bearing surface ef the ithis »| * M. A. f hater THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. THIRD QUARTER. LESSON 1— JULY 6—KING DAVID. Uolden Text' '"The Lord Relgneth; Lot the Earth Kojolro; Lot Ihe Moltltode of lelee lie Ulad Thereof"—I’aalina »7|— I. 7 T has been ala tnontha since we left our atudlea about David, and aa we lake up hla history It will he wiae for ua to review ||i hla llfa up to the time of Jm\mir leaaon today. In or der that we may aee clearly the prlnelplea by which he waa prepared for hla life work, and the Htepa by which he gained It The amaller king dom waa conducted a<> wisely and with such cx • . eellrnt auccesa that Ihla •even and a half yrara' raprrlenee prepared David for Ihr wider kingdom and opened the way to Ita attainment. The divine and Ihr human element* In Ihe experience and success of David may well be rtudled, and attention lulled to the Interweaving of the two In his life as they are Interwoven !n all llvea. The practical lessons sa ap plied to our own llvea will naturally flow from the study If rightly pursued. The section Includes a review ot the life of David from his childhood to the dcalli of Saul and the story of his seven years’ reign at llebron. The text of Ihe lesson for today Includes 2 Samuel 2: l-ll. 1. "After thle," the events above de scribed, and those connected with the report to David. "Inquired of the Lord," prob ably 'Through the high priest Ahlathar. David desired divine direction how to act In this crisis.”—Cambridge Ulblt, lisreln David was both wise and religious. He would not take one step that was not right. The kingdom was from (Sod, and (Sod would guide him Into the beat way of reaching It. "Whither shall I go up?" The northern part of the kingdom was held by the l*hll istlne Invaders, and David was In no posi tion lo drive them out. A large part of the ^ population fled aerosa the Jordan. Saul left one aon, the heir to the throne according to custom In other nations, and Ihe great gen eral and politician Abner, Saul'a cousin and Ihe rival of David's chief man and cousin, Josh, adhered lo the cause of Saul. David's conduct In Joining Ihe I'hlllstines needed ex I'tauauiMi ueiuic* um i uuiu iiiim iiiiu. */ii ii»«) other hand, Juduh was his own tribe, and bad reaped the Invading forces. "And he said, Unto Hebron," one of the most ancient cities of the world. “The central position of Hebron in the tribe of Juduh, Its moun tainous and defensible situation, its import ance as a priestly settlement and an ancient royal city, the patriarchal associations con nected with It, combined to render It the most suitable capital for the new kingdom. 2. And his two wives," because he was Intending to settle down. “Nabui's wife," his widow. 3. “And his men." The six hundred of his chosen band (see above.) "Every man with his household." Henceforth there was to be no roaming in exile, but each one was to settle down to the duties of peace. David waM planning for peace, not war, awaiting patiently the time when the larger kingdom should come to him. 4. “And the men of Judah • • • an ointed David king." David had already been anointed privately by Samuel. But this was his public, formal Inauguration by the peo ple. The kingdom came to him, not only by divine appointment, but by choice of the people themselves (v. 7; 1 Chron. 11: 1-3). The two coincided. Vs. 4 11. Seven and one half years, B. C. 1066-1048. David took sev eral wise measures: lie hud already, before coming to Hebron, sent presents from the spoils he recovered from the Amalekites near Ziklag, to the local chtofs of the various districts of Judea (1 Sam. 30: 26-31). He . sent messengers to “the men of Jabesh- ^ gllead • • • that burled Saul." The J'hillstlnes, In glorying over the death of Saul, had put his armor In an idol temple and hung his body and those of his three ions upon the wall of the city of Bethshen, four miles from the Jordan, thut all who passed by might exult in his defeat. But the men of Jabesh-giiead. u town east of the ( Jordan, whom Saul had once helped when in great straits (1 Sam. 11: 1-11). most valiant ly entered the lines of the victorious enemy, took down the bodies, and buried them, so that they could sufTer no further Indignity. 6. I also will requite (manifest to) you this kindness," Saul was an enemy to David, but David was not an enemy to Saul. David assures these men that they need have no fear of harm from him on account of what they have done, but, rather, he es teems them for it. 7. “The house of Judah have anointed me king over them." This gave them an oppor tunity to Join David, if they wished. k. “Abner the son of Ser" was cousin to sau: (l Sam. 14: SOI. "Captain of Saul's host,” and a great general. For both rea sons he would seek to retain the kingdom to the house of Saul. He would thus retain hi* position as < hief. which he could not do if Havld were king since In his unity the place of general was already Riled by Juab, Davtd'a nephew. Ilia power would be almost supreme If "Ish-bosheth, ' the eldest sur vhlng s.i of Saul, became king, for he " • a weak man. with no kingly spirit, "brought hint over to Mahanalm.” a walled city of Gilead, east of the Jordan, on the Jabtok, near where Jacob wrestled with the angel. Tills was In the country of the two and a half tribes. The main part of the kingdom of Saul was at this time In poe.es Sion <f tlie I'hlllstlnee so that the kingdom mu il not then tie .el up In I'slesilne proper. *' ‘ And made him king ” gradually Ig. tending his nominal rway over the Aihu- - tltss ” members of the tribe of As lie i In ihe*f ni rib wester n part of Galilee. 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