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(By E. 0. SELLERS, Acting Director of
Sunday School Course of Moody Bible
Institute, Chicago.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 6
NATHAN REBUKES DAVID.
LESSON TEXT-—II Samuel 11:22-12:7a.
GOLDEN TEXT-—Create in me a clean
heart O God.—Psalm 51:10,
This is a lesson that demands great
care in its presentation and treatment,
which will differ widely according to
age. For the younger the briefest sort
of statement that David fell in love
with Uriah’s wife and to obtain her
had her husband killed will be suffi-
cient. With such, throw the emphasis
upon the danger of harboring evil
thoughts and the need of heart purity
(see Golden Text).
With adults, however, some time
may be devoted to the social evil
which is such a menace to every na-
tion, care being taken lest the discus-
sion become morbid, or that we neglect
to emphasize the fact that the cure
is not in regulation or reformation but
in the regeneration of the human
heart.
I. David’s Many Good Deeds, II
for his most repulsive sin David had a
long list of excellent deeds. His de-
sire for a better abiding place for the
ark was not according to God’s will
for two reasons: first, that an ornate
house might easily corrupt, through
idolatry, the spirtuality of the Hebrew
religion; second, David was a man of
war and therefore not qualified for
temple building. Though denied, David
did not despair, but at once provided
that his successor carry out his desire.
Il. David’s One Great Sin, Il Sam-
uel, 11:6. David’s victories over his
enemies are dismissed in a few
verses, yet his sin is set forth in de-
tail—another evidence of the divine
origin and inspiration of the Bible.
David had followed the example of
neighboring kings and taken to him-
self many wives, evidently regarding
his fancy as supreme and himself as
above the law. David was “off guard”
in the matter of temptation, a danger:
ous position for all, both soldier and
civilian. David had had too long and
too great a period of success and pros-
perity after his long period of priva-
tion, and this led to carelessness and
pride. David was “off duty,” indulg-
ing in ease while Joab did his fighting.
As a result he became an adulterer
and a murderer, and the record in no
way seeks to palliate his guilt. From
all this the record brings to us many
important lessons. Outwardly pros-
perous and his army successful, Da-
vid must have felt in his heart the
spiritual blight in the words, “but the
thing was evil in the eyes of the
Lord” (v. 27 R. V.); no psalm writ-
ing then.
111. Nathan’s Parable, Il. Samuel,
12:17. It is an evidence of God's
grace that he sent his servant to re-
buke and Yestore this “man after his
own heart.” Such is his mercy, for
he does not will that any should per-
ish but that all might come to the
knowledge of forgiveness (Hzekiel
33.11; Matthew 23:37). No parable
ever had its desired effect more quick-
ly than this one. It brought conviction
and repentance (v. 13) and led to the
writing of the fifty-first psalm. It was
a delicate task set before Nathan thus
to rebuke the king, yet it reveals the
essential nobleness of David in that
he did not become angry. Nathan's
task and his wisdom are revealed in
his approach and in the way he led
David to condemn, unwittingly, his
own course of action. This was bet-
ter than to begin by upbraiding and
denunciation. Verse two suggests, in-
ferentially, God’s great goodness to
David, which made the offense one of
gross ingratitude.
IV. Thou Art the Man"”-—v. 7a. Thus
far the story is one all too common,
then and now, of the strong crushing
the weak and glorying in their selfish-
ness. What follows is the evidence
of God’s response to man’s repentance,
the parallel to which has nowhere else
been found in the ancient world. The
glory of it is that David heard and
heeded God’s messenger. The whole
sordid story with its resultant action
on David's part brings us many price-
less lessons. (1) That man who had
lived a life of faith and communion
fell most miserably when he neglected
his duty and took his eyes off God.
There is a grave danger ahead of the
man who begins to trifle with sin (I
Cor. 10:12). (2) Though a man fall
(the godly man) yet he is not utterly
cast down. There" is pardon for the
vilest sinner and the most abject
backslider. David's murderous hands
and sin-stained soul found pardon
(Ps. 32 and 51). (3) A man’s sins,
though he may find pardon, will cloud
all of his future.
David felt it in his own life and fam-
ily; both daughter and sons felt its
blight (sce chapter 13), and it brought
forth David’s immortal lament over
Absalom.
David's trusted friend joined the
son’s rebellion and caused David great
sorrow (see 11:3; 23:34; 15:21 and
Pg. 55:12-14).
A human book would cover up, omit
or seek to palliate such an act by one
of the great of the earth (cf. the
story of Napoleon and Josephine), yet
the Bible tells all the facts to serve
as a warning and to reveal God's
matchless grace and mercy.
a es
PURE FOOD. REPORT.
The following abstract from the
Preliminary Report of the Dairy and
Food Commissioner for the the year
1914, has been issued by Commission-
er, James Foust. recently of Bright’s disease. His wife !
The examinations covered 4827 | survives and these children: Mrs.
samples, including a great variety of} Louise Foust and James and Miles
staple foods and non-alcoholic drinks. | Murphy.
Of these 911, or about 19 per cent, Farmers in the vicinity of Wilson-
were found illegal. This large percent- | creek, have declared war on Crows,
age is partially explained by the which recently have devastated their
practice, in the case of many groups fields of corn. Besides numerous
of food, of limiting the examination to | scarecrows doing picket duty in the
new or suspected articles. Thus, milks "fields a shot gun now and then will
and creams, which are sampled very | supplement their efforts to extermin-
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
Items of
Exchanges.
Interest Culled From Our '
Ssott Murphy, of near Rummel, died i
MANY SOMERSET
COUNTY WEDDINGS
Miss Vjolet M. Dickson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dickson, of
Latrobe, and Richard Day, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Day, of Mt. Brad-
dock, Fayette county, were married
at the Somerset court house, by Clerk
Bert F. Landis.
Miss Marian E. Lichty, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lichty and Stew-
art E. Stahl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cy-
rus M. Stahl, both of Somerset town-
ship, were married at the parsonage
of the Trinity Lutheran church, Som-
As a background
widely, show only 10 per cent illegal,
but cold storage products, which are
‘sampled only in exceptional suspicious
' cases, show about 85 per cent illegal
a percentage very far above the aver-
age for cold storage products in gen-
eral.
that 1011 prosecutions for violations
of these laws were terminated during
the year,a considerable number of the
cases having been based upon facts
established the preceding year. The
nature of the abuses leading to
‘watering, one-third for skimming. In
the remainder, the fat or total solids
or both, were below the legal stan-
due to a deficiency in the butter fat
i contained, a defect that is becoming
less frequent as the enforcement of
the ice cream law continues.
In the case of oleomargarine, about
half of the cases were for failure to
observe the licensing and marking re-
quirements of the law; the remainder
for coloring in imitation of yellow but-
ter. Of the suspicious eggs examined
over one- fourth were decomposed
and unfit for consumption. A very
large proportion of the commercial
cider vinegars examined were found
to be either watered or imitation.
The prosecutions relative to non-al-
coholic drinks, pops and the like have
charin instead of sugar, and of dyes
and artificial flavors instead of the
natural fruit juices ana extracts.
Many fresh fruits were condemned
because they had spoiled; and dried
fruits and other fruit products be-
cause chemically preserved and sold
‘without declaration of: the fact.
Twenty-four convictions were se-
chemical bleaches, and thirty for the
adulteration of lunch counter coffees.
In the case-wi, 3a op tw wubief
grounds of prosecution were the use
‘of resinous glazes and the -substitu-
tion of starch for sugar where the lat-
ter would normally be expected.
The receipts from fines and licens-
es during the year were $225,910.78;
the expenditure $73,271.49. All receipts
are cid into the Treasury for the use
of the Commonwealth.
REAL ESTATE
Frank Berhousky to Mike Letosky
Meyersdale $400.
John Walters to Elizabeth Lucas
Somerset township $1,200.
A. EB. Fretts to Mahlon Keim, Shade
and Stonycreek townships, $35.
J. N. Judy to Missouri McKenzie
Garrett, $1.00.
C. M.| Williams to Wm. G. Ogline,
Somerset township, $5,250.
Jas. McKee to W. A. Merrill Summit
township, $8,000.
Herman Bantley to W. A. Merrill,
Summit, $6400.
R. F. Rutledge to W. A. Merril], in
Summitt township, $1500.
Austin Lang to J. C. Lambert, Shade
township, $500.
David Lambert to Jos. Lambert,
trustee, Shadetownship $10.
Catherine Vicola to Albert Hoover
Summjt township, $27.
Albert Hoover to Campbell Dunbar
Summit township, $600.
Walter Lane to Franklin Flamm,
Brothersvalley township, $100.
Somerset County treasurer to Jus-
tus Volk, Confluence, $45.
Joseph(_ Johns to Josiah Michler,
‘Conemaugh township $2150.
Andrew Critchton to Beachly Coal
Co., Addison township, $1.
George Smijth to Albert Torquato,
‘Windber $1.
M. A. Boyd to Alice Yonnar, Salis-
bury, $300.
Louisa Hillegas
Windber $910.
Ezra Saylor to Ollie Dickey, Salis-
bury, $2800.
i Valentine Hay to Charles Schuh,
' Rockwood, $80.
Josiah Griffith to Maggie
: Somerset township, $100.
{ Boswell Improvement Co. to R. B.
| Phillippi, Boswell, $625.
|
|
to Steve Toper,
Griffith
Nellie Vance to Phiip Erhard, Wind
ber $1,000.
Six supervisors have been returned
by the constables of Shade and Sto-
nycreek townships for neglecting the
| highways in those bailiwicks. In
| Shade township the constable alleges
| that handboards have not been placed
|at road intersections, as required by
law.
Read The Exploits of Elaine.
grown largely out of the use of sac-
cured for the bleaching of flour by the |
ate the nuisances.
Three Somerset county patients
were taken to the hospital in Con-
nellsville, one day recently. Miss Ver-
na Long was operated on for appendi-
| citis, Frank Boboski sustained a com-
| pound fracture of a leg in the mines
That the food laws have been vig-|at McDonaldton, and Maurice English,
orously enforced is shown by the fact of Garrett, was painfully injured by a ' Lloyd McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs.
i fall down a stairway.
Boswell firemen are planning for
a big Fourth of July celebration,
with parade, balloon ascension, ath-
i letic events, baseball etc. Boswell ex-
;and Boswell is taking time by the
[forelock and is getting aroused.
Friends of Elie Sheetz the wealthy
is a native of Somerset
recently received cards announcing the
opening of a new Martha Washington
| store at Wilmington, Del. Mr. Sheetz
purchased the property several weeks
ago for $12,000 and has made many
repairs to it, converting it into an i-
deai bujlding for the candy business.
The business in all his stores contin-
ues to grow and Mr. Sheetz’ manufac-
tories are rushed to their full ca-
pacity.
The coal operators with mines in
the vicinity of Hooversville are pre-
‘paring for a great improvement in
the coal busjness. One company, the
‘Baker-Whitely, has just let a controct
for the erection of two rows of min-
ers’ tenements, to house twenty-four
families, and will also erect a large
hall for first aid wirk. The pressure
of population is already severe in
town, owing to the lack of available
dwellings, and it is believed that con-
this summer to meet the demands for
‘homes. bis
A petition has been filed in the Su-
preme Court on behalf of the Commis-
‘sioners of Somerset county, against
‘the mandamus issued to them recent-
ly by the Superior Court requiring
them to repair the road east of Som-
erset Borough. The Superior Court
held that it was a county road. The
road in question was to be taken over
by the state June first, and this ap-
county the expense of badly needed
repairs.
‘The new St. Joseph’s Catholic
church, of Ralphton, was dedicated
recently in the presence of a large
crowd, although the weather was very
disagreeable. The ceremony was in
charge of the Rt. Rev. Eugene A. Gar-
vey, bishop of Altoona, who was as-
sisted by the Rt. Rev. John Boyle and
the Rev. B. Dembinski, both of Johns-
town, and ten other visiting priests.
at the ceremony and all the mines
of the locality were closed for the oc-
casion. Following the dedication the
bishop confirmed a class of sixty chil-
dren. The Rev. Father Dugewics, is
the very successfulpastor. The new
edifice cost about $15,000.
Mrs. Priscilla Querr, of Summit
township, was painfully and sericus-
ly injured a few days ago, when she
was thrown from a wagon while driv-
ing to Garrett to do some shopping.
It is not known whether she drove in-
to a ditch or the horse shied at some-
thing on the road, but she was found
lying on the highway, unconscious.
She was carried into the home of
William Flowers and a doctor sum-
‘moned. An arm and leg were broken
and she was also injured internally.
After she regained consciousness she
was removed to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Jerome Judy, where
she is gradually improving.
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erset by Rev. I. Hess Wagner.
Miss Christina Yutzy, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Yutzy, and George
Miller, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George
Miller, both of Garrett, were married
at Garrett by Justice W. H. Clements.
Miss Lottie V. Miller daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Norman G. Shaffer, and
| Frank McDonald, both of Somerset
were married at the court house by
Marriage License Clerk Bert F. Lan-
t dis.
| Miss Florence I. Griffith, daughter
the pects a new interurban trolley line, a ' of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Griffith and
prosecutions is suggested by .these new railroad and a new macadam | John Thomas Jackson, son of Mr,
statements concerning special classes road to connect with the Lincoln high- | and Mrs. George Jackson, both of Lig-
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onier, were married at the parsonage
of the Somerset Methodist Episcopal
church by the Rev. C. F. Bollinger.
Mrs. Maggie Croyle, daughter of
dard. The ice cream cases were all Washington candy manufacturer,who | Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Lloyd Swank, of
county, re- ' Davidsville and Benjamin Ross Win-
kleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Winkleman, of Holsopple were marri-
ed at Somerset by Justice W. W.
Knable.
Miss Elsie A. Baldwin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Baldwin and
Cloyd H. Friedline, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Friedline, were married
at the Jennerstown Reformed Church
parsonage by the Rev. J. W. Albert-
son, They left later on an Eastern trip
Miss Ida R. Stern, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Benjamin A. Stern, and Wm.
M. Penrod, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
were married at Stoyestown, by the
Rev. Frank Wetzel.
Miss Frieda Clara Thomas, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thomas,
and James Rafferty, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Rafferty, both of Shade
township, were married at the home
of the officiating magistrate, Justjce
of the Peace L. D. Sine.
Miss Alpha Retta Bittner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bittner, of
Larimer township, and William Hou-
‘sel, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Housel,
of Meyersdale, were married at the
home of the bride’s parents, by the
the Rev. A. G. Mead. "
Charles W. Allison, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elmore Allison, of Seanor, and
Miss Catherine Lynch, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lynch, of Hol-
sopple, were married by Alderman
, W. J. Lambard, of Johnstown. They
peal, if allowed by the higher court, |
will stay th€ proceedings and save the |
will make their home at Holsopple.
Miss Edythe Alfred, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Alfred, and Irvin Stat-
ler, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Stat-
ler, both of Rummel, were married
at the residence of the officiating
clergyman, the Rev. A. G. Faust.
Mrs. Solome Menges, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Ewalt, of
Scalp Level, and Noah Berkebilie,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Berke
bile, of Paint township, were married
at the home of the bridegroom’s par
ents, by the Rev. A. G. Faust.
WITNESS AFTER WITNESS
IN MEYERSDALE.
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As we take up the Commercial we
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here. If these people were strangers
living miles away, we might take lit-
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They are our neighbors, living among
us. Their word is too easily proven
to admit of any doubt. They speak
out in the hope that their experience
may be a guide to others.
S. W. Bowman, engineer in mines
Meyersdale, says: “I was attacked
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Walter Bennett Hay and Margaret
{ Belle Miller, both of Somerset.
Samuel Jones and Alma F. McKen-
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B. W. Hay and Ann A. Miller, both
of Somerset.
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RESOURCES.
Loans and Investments__ $435,762.26
U. S. Bonds and Premiums 72,231.87
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Surplus Fund and Profits. . . 53,041.96
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June 23. ’o9 $411,680.13
March 7, ’11 $512,574.48
April 4, 1913 $605,870.62
Mar 4,’19 $610,212.34
March 4, ’'15 $624,867.35 °
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