®y B. 0. SELLERS, Acting Director oi}
unday School Course, Moody Bible In
stitute, Chicago.) 2
LESSON FOR MARCH 7
SAUL ANOINTED KING.
LESSON TEXT-I Samuel 9:17-10;1.
GOIQEN TEXT-—Fear God, honor the
king.—I' Peter 2:17.
Because of the acts of Samuel the
peaple petitioned for a king (ch. 8:5).
They are told plainly what to expect
* if a king is set in authority (ch. 8:19).
God, however, granted their petition
and spoke “in the ear” of Samuel, say-
ing, “I will send thee a man,” telling
him of the w which this man is to
undertake (ch, 9:15, 16).
I. “Samuel Saw Saul” vv. 17-21. Sau)
was a man to gaze at and to.admire
(ch. 9:2). His fruitless search for
his father’s asses leads him to the city
wherein Samuel was residing. There
he is advised to consult the “man of
God” about his difficulty—a good sug:
gestion for us all. This experience
(ch. 9:6-14) exhibits Samuel in a new
light. The word “seer” indicates “one
who sees,” one who sees the things
God makes manifest in dreams (Num.
24:4-168). While the word is similar to
the modern term “clairvoyant” yet the
latter are not the successors of these
Old Testament “seers” or “prophets.”
They are rather the successors of the
false prophets (Jer. 17:14), and of
those who dealt with familiar spirits
(I Chron. 10:13-14; Isa, 8: 19-20; 2
Kings 21:1, 2, 6). Saul evidently did
not know Samuel (vv. 16-18).
| Samuel took Saul with him for the
night to take his mind off his father’s
asses and to prepare him to receive
the word from God. Christians take
far too little time to withdraw them:
selves and take their restless minds
off the things of time and sense to be
still and hear the word of God. What
were a few asses to Saul, to him “for
whom all that is desirable in Israel”
(v. 20 R. V.)? Christians who are
heirs to the heavenly kingdom ought
‘not to set their affections on the poor
possessions of earth (Col. 3:1, 2; 2 Cor.
4:18). In response to Samuel’s infor-
mation, Saul disclaims any greatness;
indeed, is he not from one of the least
of the families of .one of the smallest
of the tribes (v. 21). Such humility
gave great promise for Saul’'s future
usefulness. Such was the mental and
spiritual attitude®of the man whom
God chose to.be king (ch. 15:17). It
was later, when pride and power had
puffed him up, that the kingdom was
taken away from him (ch. 15:23; 16:1;
Luke 14:11; Heb. 13:1).
il. “Samuel Took Saul” vv. 22-24,
Saul was then led into the guest cham:
ber and placed in the chief seat. Read
our Lord’s parable found in Luke
14:7-11. Samuel then bade the cook
bring the thigh, which was a choice
piece of meat egpecially reserved for
those thus honored (Ezek. 24:4). Such
a portion belonged to the priest (Lev.
7:82). That which did not belong up-
on the altar Saul was to eat (v. 24).
Samuel and Saul may have had the
preference and eaten before the other
guests (v. 13), and Saul is made ac-
quainted with the special honor con-
ferred upon him. Following the feast,
they return to Samuel’s home, where
Saul is conducted to a couch upon the
flat housetop (Acts 10:9). Here Sam-
uel had private converse with Saul
(v. 256 R. V.). What that converse
may have been we know not, but we
are reminded of one such nocturnal
conversation which gave to the world
God's most precious summary of his
love (John 3:1-16).
Samuel poured oil upon Saul’s head.
Prophets, priests, kings and cleansed
lepers were so anointed, a type of the
anointing by the holy spirit (I Kings
19:15, 16; Lev. 8:12, 14:2, 16-18; Isa.
61:1; I John 2:20 R. V.). This act
was also a symbol offlentire consecra-
tion to God, and pointed forward to
the coming king (Messiah, Anointed
One) whom God himself would anoint
(Ps. 45:7).
Saul was anointed to be “a prince”
and to save God's people (ch. 9:16;
Acts 5:31). His ear is always open
to the cry of his people. Even though
they had sinned, and their sorrow was
because of their own disobedience, yet
God regarded their affliction (Ps.
106:43, 44). Only God’s anointed ones
can save (Isa. 61:1-3).
Saul’s selected task was to save
Israel out of the hands of the Philis-
tines (See Luke 1:69-71). God's eye
sees the oppression of mankind and
his ear is always open to the cry of
the poor and needy; of innocent chil-
dren suffering because of the sins of
parents; of men defrauded of justice
But the delivering remedy will not
be brought by any earthly king. Man-
kind is today crying for a king (some-
times it is termed ‘‘democracy”) and
will not have God to rule over them.
Heedless of his warnings, blessed by
his bounty, they struggle and scheme
to heal their own hurt.
Saul’s humility rapidly gave place to
pride and pride to ambition, ambition
to oppression, and finally to an un-
timely end, due to disobedience.
When our king comes the skillfully
construeted scheme of man’s govern-
ment, wherein graft and pride, ambi-
tion and lust, find such a prominent
place, will be set aside for a kingdom
wherein and love, equity and
meted out to ry
will be
justice
ideals
ieal
Song and
Story......
THE BAR.
( Written by a life convict in Joliet,
Ill, prison.)
The saloon is sometimes called a
Bar—that’s true.
A Bar to heaven a door to hell;
Whoever named it named it
A bar to manliness and wealth
A door to want and broken health;
A bar to honor, pride and faine,
A door to grief and sin and shame.
A Bar to hope, a Bar to prayer,
A door to darkness and despair.
A Bar to honored, useful life;
A door to brawling, senseless strife.
A bar to all that’s true and brave,
A door to every drunkard’s grave.
A Bar to joys that home imparts,
A door to tears and aching hearts,
A Bar to Heaven, a door to Hell;
Whoever named it named it well.
Did you vote for the man that made
the law, that made the saloons, that
made the widows and orphans, that
made the murderers, that filled the
jails, prisons, almshouses, hospitals,
and potter’ fields.
well.
Immaterial and Irrelevant
A lawyer of Omaha entering an eat-
ing house was immediately approached
by a waiter, who observed cheerfully,
“I have frogs’ legs, deviled kidneys,
pigs’ feet and calf’s brains.”
“Well,” said the lawyer, “you look
it, but what’s that to me?” I came to
eat.”
He Changed His Wooing .
“If you had it to do over
would you marry?”
“Yes, I think I would.”
“The same girl?”
“Yes, the same girl.”
“Then you have no regrets, whatev-
er?’
“I wouldn’t say that exactly. If I had
it to do over again, I shouldn't be so
reckless during my courtship days
with promises of things that I would
buy her after marriage. I'd have more
common sense and fewer electric mo-
tor cars and fur coats and servants
and unlimited change accounts in my
wooing.”
again
In Poultry Business.
Sometime since a little girl
in a rural community appeared at the
back door of a neighbor's house with
a small basket in her hand. 7
“Mrs. Smith,” said she, as the
neighbor answered her timid knock,
“mother wants to know if you won’t
please lend her a dozen eggs. She
wants to put them under a hen.”
“Put them under a hen?’ was the
wondering rejoiner of the neighbor.
“I didn’t know that you had a hen.”
“We haven't,” was the frank re-
joinder of the little girl. “We are
going to borrow the hen from Mrs.
Brown.”
Killed a Kid.
Donald had been to Sunday School
and on coming home was asked what
he had learned. The lesson was the
story of Joseph. and the small
learner was evidently very full of his
subject.
“Oh,” he said, “It was about a boy,
and his brothers took him and put him
in a hole in the ground; and then
they killed another boy , and took the
first boy’s coat and dipped it in the
blood of this boy, and”
“Oh, no, Donald, not another boy!”
his sister interrupted, horrified. But
Donald stood his ground.
“Ii was, t00,” he insisted. Then he
added, “The teacher said ‘kld,’ but I
don’t use words like that.”
A Startling Question.
A man was arrested on the charge
of robbing another of his watchand
chain. It was claimed that he had
thrown a bag over his victim’s head
strangled and robbed him. There was
so little evidence, however, that the
judge quickly said:
“Discharged!”
The prisoner stood still in the dock,
amazed at being given his freedom so
soon. :
“You're discharged,” repeated the
judge. “You can go. You're free.”
Still no more from the prisoner, who
stood staring at the judge.
“Don’t you understand? You have
been acquitted. Get out!”
the judge.
“Well” stammered the man, “do I
have to give him back his watch and
chain?’ —Chicago News.
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NEW YORK FASHION TIPS.
New Hats, Neckwear, Color Combi-
nation, Death of the Slouch.
New York, March 2—
Hats of silk, satin and panne
velvet aresmartly endorsed for the
present wear here, and those that
have a touch of straw in their make-
up will be useful for a long time to
come. Small turban shapes are rather
in the lead, but sailors and little
round crowned Derby shape run them
a close second.
Contrasting color notes are the sa-
lient features in most of the new hats
and this is obtained a great variety
of ways. The spotting of the tremen-
dously popular sailor tie, that circles
80 many of the crowns ending with
the characteristic floating ends that
Jackies wear in a breezy fashion
which the girls closely follow. Small
dahlias of vivid colorings are prime
favorites for hat garniture, grapes and
are also popular,
and a melange of color is the usual
thing, rather than any single tone.
An Advance Model.
An advance model, pretty and
practical, was a small Tipperary tur-
ban, the crown of black satin, the
brim of braided straw in green and
blue mixture. Right at the front stan-
ding out above the crown was 4 disk
shape ornament of knife pleated silk
and net. Except for the sailor tie this
was the sole ornament. A Derby of
satiny split straw tipped at rather
a rakish angle had no other trimming
than a loose strap of its own material
and one of the double ended jet pins
that are so fashionably perched askew
at any desired point on the crowns of
the various small shapes which are
nearly or quite brimless as well as on
a wide brimmed sailor typés.
Color Combinations.
One notices a tendency to combine :
putty shades with navy blue in many
of the late dress creations. Often
this takes the form of a blue silk or
satin blouse, the sleeves and skirt de-
veloped in putty color or the blue will
appear in the sleeves and girdle
Green is similarly employed for con-
trast but is not so good with putty
as with black.One sees quite a bit of
peacock blue as a contrast in trim-
ming, and narrow fancy ribbons in
this shade with red and other vivid
tints in their patterns are used, braid
fashion, on hats and waists, with at-
tractive results. Navy blue and very
dark purple is a peculiarly | French
combination and dashes of coral pink
bring out the lines in otherwise tame
looking white suits and blouses.
The New Silhouette.
Trig and natty is the new fashiona-
ble silhouettte, with not a trace left of
the “slouch” of a year ago. However
loose the dress may hang below, it is
fitted at the bust, and the figure held
erect in true military fashion, with a
well-modeled corset having enough
bones to secure trim outlines.
There is nothing stiff or awkward
in the fashionable poises, quite the
contrary and a pretty girl looks her
best in the new spring models.
McCall Design
Net Dresses.
Net dresses of the old time flounced
sort, the edges of the net bound with
silk or satin, or trimmed with bead
edgings, silk quillings etc., are very
much liked, and are an excellent in-
vestment for. the woman who wants
to get the utmost wear from her fus-
sy frock. For a mourning dress toilet
few selections are as satisfactory. The
flounces are rather smartest cut
straight and gathered, in overlapping
style. Thenumber to a skirt depend-
ing on the height and taste of the
wearer.
Accordeon plaited dresses of three |
or more tiers are very good style, the
satin bindings of the flounces produc- |
ig the correct flare.
Neck Wear.
irlish set 1
LONDON FLEET ORDERS
HEARD IN NEW YORK.
Wireless Messages Picked Up by Sta-
tion at Columbia University.
An event of unusual interest at the
annual alumn{ day celebration in Co-
lumbia university, New York, was a
series of war talks by professors of Co
lumbia. Professor Pupin, the authority
on electrical instruments, spoke on the
use of electricity Im the war and
brought forth applause when he told of
assisting in repairing the Sayville wire-
Jess plant, which is the only direct
means of communication between the
United States and Germany. Profess-
or Pupin is the Servian consul in New
York city, but he asserted that he was
anxious to hear the German version di-
rect.
“The use of wireless telegraphy has
transform: the method of maneu-
vering,” Professor Pupin stated. “The
French system has a central station
which covers a radius of 200 miles and
effects communication with all points
of the army. Then there are many sub-
stations. The knapsack station is ear-
ried about in sections which weigh
twenty pounds each by four men and
can be set up in five minutes. The
aerial wireless is carried by the air-
ships. and the receiving wire is trailed
from the aeroplane. There is. of course.
no ground connection, but this fact
merely limits the radius of the appa-
ratus.
“At 4 o'clock each morning the Eng:
lish war office sends out its messages
to the entire fleet within a, radius
which covers the Atlantic and goes as
far as the Red sex. Come to Colum-
bia's wireless plant any morning and
hear these orders. You may hear but
not understand. The code is made
secret by the shortenin: of the wave
lengths and other change,
“The transatlantic wireless the
only means of communication botwe:
Germany and the United States. 1 fo
one would be sorry to see this means
of contact with that country ¢ { off, !
want to hear the other side ton. So
anxious am | to hear their «ide that
one day when the head of the Sayville
station on ong Island called me on
the telephone and told me they were
having diffi ulty with their apparutu
I immediately sent my assistant, LK.
Howard Armstrong. to the plant. and it
has been running better ever since.
The Germans are now looking to Co-
lumbia to keep this plant open. Colum-
bia, too. wants to hear Germany’s
side.”
is
| Commission Has
: ; Largest
;p Kitchen In World.
in Belgium has received the following
report from one of its representatives
in Brussels:
“The soup kitchen organized in Brus
sels by the American commission for
relief is now undoubtedly the larges'
in the world. Nearly 50,000 persons
entirely destitute wait in the bread
Unes every day, and over 6,000 gallons
of soup and 4,000 kilograms of bread
are daily distributed to them.
“From 3 o'clock in the morning,
when the cooking of the first 5,000 gal-
lons of soup is started, the scene is
one of tremendous activity, with the
moving figures of the hundred white
clad chefs and the fires ablaze under
scores of immense caldrons, all dimly
seen through the shifting clouds ~f
pungent steam rising from the boiling
soup.
“When the soup is cooked it is sent
under the seals of the commission and
under the protection of the American
flag in large wagons to the twenty-one
canteens scattered all over Brussels.
These canteens were formerly schooler,
dance halls, Turkish baths, ete. Dur-
ing the morning, wherever one goes,
women and children may be seen com-
ing and going with pitchers of steam-
ing soup and their rations of bread un-
der their arms.”
“One Eye Open.”
Some years ago in London a French-
man stepped into a hansom and was
asked:
“Where do you wish to go?"
“One eye open,” he replied.
“Right,” said cabby, who understood
nothing and drove off. After a time,
same question. same reply. Finally
the driver descended and demanded
further information.
“One eye open,” still was the an-
swer. Cabby furious. A crowd assem-
bled, a policeman appeared on the
scene and demanded the whole story.
Then the mystery was solved. The
fare wanted to be driven to 1 High
Holborn.
ing that covers the neck to the chin.
The sort of thing familiar in Sarah
Bernhardt’s pictures and in medieval
portraits. This seems a little queer
with a tailor-made rig, but one soon
gets used to it, and the transparent
white frill is a hoon to screen signs
of wear under the chin, but the style is
trying if the neck is short.
The various wide ruches and collars
that end just in front of the shoulder
line, mounted on black velvet bands,
either plain or ornamented, are so
smart and generally becoming that
their populartity is easy to understand
| while the fact that the high collared
vin net gamp is once more worn
’ nearly everyone is good news to
ctical women who like their easy |
tment and becoming freat ae
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