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(By BE. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
Sunday School Course, The Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago, Ill)
LESSON FOR MAY 2
SAUL TRIES TO KILL DAVID.
LESSON TEXT-I Samuel 19:1-12, s
GOLDEN TEXT—Whoso putteth his
Sust In the Lord shall be safe.—Prov.
Although anointed by Samuel, vic-
torious in arms and promoted at court,
David was many years in reaching his
throne. At first both court and army
did him honor (ch. 18:2). yet he con-
ducted himself with great modesty
(18:18, 23). He also obeyed the king
explicitly though he knew fully that
he was the God-appointed successor
of Saul. | Escapes as wonderful and as
providential as Davids oecur in the
lives 6f most of us if ‘we could but
know them.
I. David and Jonathan, vv. 1-3. The
story of the love of David and Jona-
than is a classic. With such close
family relations and a son-in-law so
successful at arms it is strange that
Saul's anger should vent itself upon
David. At first Saul was much at-
tached to David but the admiration of
the people for David aroused his jeal-
ousy, (eh. 18:6) and jealousy is pecu-
larly a soldier’s disease. The slave of
jealousy never has peace. As sin and
disobedience developed in his life Saul
became subject to fits of insane rage
during one of which, as David played
upon his harp and endeavored to quiet
the monarch’s spirit, he hurled a
javelin, which served as his scepter,
at the harpist (ch. 19:10). Saul felt
that David was divinely protected and
he knew that God had departed from
his own life (15:23; 16:14). Saul did
not keep his grief and rage to himself
for Jonathan and the nation alike
knew all about it. ;
II. Saul and Jonathan, vv. 47. It
took courage and self-sacrifice on
Jonathan's part to speak on behalf of
David. Prudence and principle are
combined in Jonathan's plea. Those
who envy include in their hate and
anger all who speak kindly in behalf
of their enemy. But Jonathan’s argu-
ment’ (vv. 4, B) 18 unanswerable.
David had not sinned against Saul; it
was Jehovah who “wrought a great
salvation for all Leracl on the day
David took his life in his hand ‘and é
overcame Goliath. Jonathan pleads for: |
tod as well as for his friend. He
ealled to Saul's memory his former
joy at seeing Jehovah's victory
through David and for the time being
Saul was persuaded (v. 6) and made
another of those impetuous promises
which proved so fleeting. Ushered by.
Jonathan, (Matt. 5:9) Dayld returned
tc Saul's presence, entered once more
upon the discharge of his dutfes and
© desisted only. when: he saw that his,
presence only.aggravated the king and |
that ¥ was uselessly exposing his life
In Saul’'s presence. David was faith-
ful to God and to God's anointed king.
| Mi, Michal and David, vv. 812,
Saul's hatred was too deep to be per-
manently overcome. David went out
and won a great victory over the Phi-
listines and. as he followed his courtly
uty, Saul burst but with a fresh at-
tack (vv. 8, 9). David had married
Michal when about twenty-one years
of age and Saul’s attacks occurred dur-
ing the next three years. The evil
spirit mentioned was a demon (18:10;
Acts 16:16:18; Mark 1:23-26), a mes-
senger of Satan permitted by God for
Saul’s discipline (IT Cor. 12:7). God
permits evil to come upon men not to
tempt them—solicit them to do wrong
—but to bring them to repentance or
to refine them as pure gold. Thus evil
may be said to do God's work (ch.
4:1) “to be sent from Jehovah.”
IV. Summary. All who envy are
murderers at heart (Matt, 27:18; I John
3:12, 15). The present day murderers
hurl their javelins of slander, lying
and vituperation against the reputa-
tion of the men whom they hate. Or
else they hurl unfair and unjust busi-
ness methods at others that they may
perpetuate their power or else build
themselves up upon the ruins of those
whom they envy. Saul missed David
but he was no less a murderer. Satan
always overshoots the mark when he
assails one of God’s anointed, chosen
ones. Saul could not harm ,David
though he wished to ever so much
(Ps. 37:32, 33; Isa. 54:17; Luke 4:30:
10:39). Saul’s hatred stopped not even
at the threshold of David’s house but
invaded the sacred precincts of his
home. Envy is blind, it assails all
that a man has, spares none with
whom he is connected and colors ev-
ery act and relation of life even to the
relations of father and child. . Saul
was frustrated by his own children.
Jonathan and Michal. David's danger
was imminent, hence his speedy es-
cape.
Men are strong in so far as they
see God's purpose and discipline in
their lives.
Saul’s experience at Naioth (vv. 23.
24) was a response of his emotional
nature to a religious appeal, another
time when God was waiting to be
gracious.
Divested of his armor and outer
robes Saul lay in a trance, overcome
by the power of him who turns the
hearts of men as rivers of water.
The wrath of man is made to praise
him, the life of the prophet is pre-
served and likewise the life of his
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THROUGHOUT. THE COUNTY.
Prof. J. C. Beahm has been re-elect
ed principal of the. Boswell schools
for another term of three years.
The graduating ciass of the Somer-
set High School expects to go to
Washington, D. C. in about a week.
Jos. Konkoly, aged 50, was found
dead in his room at McDonaldton one
morning recently. He has a wife and
children in the old country and since
the war broke out has been grieving
over their condition.
The Macdonaldton mines of the
Brothersvalley Coal Company arerun-
ning full time at present. Besides hav-
ing plenty of orders to keep them
running six days a week; a number
of improvements are being planned
and installed.
Chas. Kimmel, aged 44, had his
left foot caught by a saw at the mill at
of Richard Miller, near Wilsoncreek
recently and two toes were severed.
The surgeons conjectured that the toes
could be made to grow again so clean
was the cut, and sewed the members
into their former places and sent the
man to the Cottage Hospital at Con-
nellsville. .
L. 8S. Yoder, of Springs, is the owner
of a real fox den. On the eastern
side of his barn he has a tight wire
cage about 12 by 30 feet where he has
five foxes whi¢h are all one year old,
three gray and two red. They were
capturd last summer and are nearly
full grown now.
Emmanuel Harshberger and son
Noah have bought the old Sam Folk
farm in Elk Lick township, recently
sold by Sameul Baker to William
Haning. The latter resold it to the
Hershbergers before moving on it.
Noah Hershebrger has already moved
upon it and has begun the spring
work. The price was $12,000.
Fifty sign boards are to be erect-
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RAW FOODS.
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Talks on Health and Hygiene by Dr.
Dixon, Health Commissioner.
This is the season when the ama-
teur gardener’s eyes are delighted by
| the rows of summer vegetables that
‘are poking their green leaves above
| the warm earth. The season for raw
foods has e'ready arrived.
Lettuce, watercress, radishes, pars-
ley, cucumbers, leeks,
‘many other toothsome growing things
burden the market stalls and tempt
the housewife after the winter menu
of canned vegetables. '
A certain per cent of raw foods is
an excellent stimulant to the appe-
tite and a wholesome change at this
time of the year. Care should be exer-
cleansed before being eaten. Often
the laborers in the truck garden and
those who handle the truck before it
reaches consumer are careless in the
use of dangerous fertilizers and some
pick and prepare the vegetables for
market who are also careless to a de-
gree that is almost criminal.
All vegetables to be eaten raw and
berries, even at the risk of slightly
injuring their flavor, should be thor-
oughly washed before being eaten.
Gardens should be fertilized with
care. No night soil should be used on
truck gardens from which produce
, may be served uncooked. Watercress
must not be grown in polluted
streams. Epidemics are. often produe-
ed in this way. Bananas should be
thoroughly washed as soon as they
come into the hands of the consumer,
so that the dirt taken on during the
transportation will not be conveyed
to other ediblés.
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cised however, that they are properly.
servant David.
ed along the principal roads of this ed at the QUICK . results from the
section of the state by the Johnstown | Simple mixture of buckthorn -bark,
Chamber of Commerce. The signs | glycerins, etc known as Adlerika.
will inform the travelers how many | This remedy acts on BOTH upper
miles they. are from Johnstown. Many | and lower bowel and is so THOR-
others will be put up later in the year | OUGH a bowel cleaser that it is used
if they meet with the approval of the successfully in appendicitis. ONE
committee. This is a new plan of ad- | SPOONFUL of Adlerika relieves al-
vertising. The Lincoln highway which [most ANY CASE of constipation,
passes through Stoyestown is travel- | sour or gassy stomach. ONE MIN-
ed by thousands of cars each week. UTE after you take it, the gases
More than 400 autos were counted rumble and pass out. L. R. COLLINS,
there on one day recently. | The Meyersdale Druggist.
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Condensed Statement
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
OF MEYERSDALE, PA.
At Close of Business December 31st, 1914.
' RESOURCES
Loans and Investments......................... $715,878,01
U.S.:Bonde............;... 0... Lei fos 0 77,000.00
Banking House. ............... cc... 0.000. 29,300.00
Due from Banks and Reserve Agents..... ... 116.240.56
J RR I eI a 53.671.15
: lotal.... $992.681.73
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock ...:........... +... $ 65,000.00
Surplus... 0.0) Sn tian 100.000.00
Udivided Profits... .. .o.0. oi inci india 23.984.52
Girealation Win eg 63,100.00
Deposites ...........0. 0. mah LL 740,055 21
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lotal.... $992,089.73
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Attendance Records hin
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national Exposition in San’ Francisco
on Feb. 20. Vast crowds thronged the
grounds when President: Wilson preme-
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day since the attendance bas been enor-
mows. The huge bufidings snd beau
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tivity and Have continued to do se.
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Palace of Liberal Arts and Tower of Jewels.
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