MAY 17. 1923
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Sunday School
I * LessonT
(By REV. p. B PTTZWATER. D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of cfctcaao )
Copyright. 192J. Wtit*rn Newnpeper Untos.
LESSON FOR MAY 20
LIJAH, THE BRAVE REFORMER
LESSON TEXT?1 King* 14:17-4*.
CK>TA>?3N TEXT?Chooe* you thin day
whom ye wiU aerve.? Joshua 24:16.
REFERENCE MATERIAL?Malachl 4: '
E 4. MfeAhtw >1:14; 14:14: Luke 1:27; Jobs
ltS2-28; Jarrjea 8:17. 18.
PRIM ART TOPIC?ElUah ar.d the Poer
Woman.
JUNIOR TOPIC?Eli tab's Wonderful
Victory
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
?How Elijah DeAod WVckedneas.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
?r? nai Moaera Reformers Can L?tra
t*cm Elijah,
I. Elijah Meets Ahab. (vr. 17. lb).
At the Lord's com me ml Elijah
showed himself to Ahob. When EllJah
last was seen by Ahab he announced
that rain would only be given .
by his word (17:1). In connection j
with the prophet's appearance before
the king, rain was promised.
1. A hub's Question. "Art thou he
that troubleth Israel?" (v. 17). Ahab's
aim was to intimidate Elijah, to awe!
him Into submission.
2. Elijah's Answer. ( . 18). He
denied the charge and boldly de-1
clared that the calamity which had j
befallen the nation was caused by j
the Idolatry of Ahab and his family.
II. EiiJ?h'? Ohallsng*. (vr. 10-24).!
1. The People Assembled, (tt. 19,?
20). The king convened tha people
at the urfjQBt request of Elijah.
2. Elijah's Ringing Call to Decision!
( v. 21-24). (1) The question asked.
"Who is your God, Rnal or the Lord?" 1
(v. 21). Many of the people had'
not wholly forsaken God. They attempted
to worship both God and
Baal. Many today are halting between
two opinions. They are halting
between self and Parlor, atn and
holiness, mammon and God. (2) The
silence of the people, (v. 21). Thle
may have been beenas? of fanr of the
king or of Ignorance, for many were
. of the onlnton that to he re l'.cri a* iw
was the only thin? necessary, Irrespective
of the being worshiped.
There Is all the difference between
n. ?*ely worshiping and really wor
ahlplng G'?d that there in betwe ?n
hHl and heaven. (3) method
of decision (tv. 2>24). Two wncrtflcee
were to be provided?<me te be
oflered to Baal, the other to God. The
god who answered by fhre was to be
the God. The people a .seated that
this wok a fnlr test. Accepted saortflee
Is the grand and supreme teat
by which God is calling upon men
everywhere to make the decision between
Christ and the henthen gods.,
III. The Toet Applied, (re. 1VW).
1. The Offering by the Prophets of
Rail (tv. 25-29). Elijah gave the
prophets of Baal the ftrst opportnnlty
te prove to the people as to whether
Baal was a real god. The real difference
is the Imae of prayer Is the
person to whom prayer la made.
2. The Offering by Elijah (w. 9<V
89). (1) The people Invited (near
< . 90). His object was for them to ,
nee the entire proceedings In order:
to follgr grasp the genuineness of the
teat. (2). The altar repairs (w. 80-:
82). Elijah took twelve stones representing
ftie united nation. (9). The j
_ ouWou-ln? An t>i? altar fww OSL<W"? I
tcx the bullock was la place be bed |
fosir barrels of water three tlmee I
emptied upon the sacrifice and the i
wood se as to fill the trench about
fhe alter. 80 sure was RHJah that j
God's power was sufficient that he j
heaped Afflculty upon difficulty. (4).
Elijah'* prayer (w. 36, 37). (a) It
was based upon covenants {v. 36).
The foundation upon which all real
prayer rests is covenant relationship,
(b) Its object was Hod's exaltation
( . 86). Elijah was Jealous #07 God's
glory. His supreme desire was to
honor and magnify the Lord, (e) It
wna for the salvation of the people,
fv. 37). His heart yearned after
Israel. He was most desirous that
they should come to God. (&> The result
(vv. 38, 89). (a) The fire of the
Lord fell and consaraed not only tha
sacrifice but the wood, stones and
dost, even licking up the water is
the trench, (b) The people fell on
their facae and confessed that tha
Lord was the God.
IV. Thm Execution of ? ?' Pr*ph( .
40).
Tbo rc*u*on for this drastic actio?
was that Israel's government was a
theocracy. God was their M?g.
Idolatry was treason against the
king. These false prophets wee.
traitors to God and therefore should die.
V. God's Prophet Vlndloated. (w. i
The proof That HMJah was Qo<f i
prophet was Incomplete till rain came 1
Israel under his ministry had nowj
turned back to God and God made
known nnto them His gractousnesa.
How Much It Lost.
Wenld that we could at once patmt
with the eyesl?tn the long way from
the eye, through the arm. to the pencil,
' how much Is lost 1?Leasing.
Our Wants.
The stoical schemea of supplying our
wants by lopping off our desires Is
_ <" Hks cutting off our feet when wo want
Shoes.?Swift.
Deserving Trust.
' He deserves small trust who la asl
privy counselor to himself.?Ford.
I.
YOMANS APPEAL
(Continued from page six)
her knees by these men, who never
retreated, never surrendered?only
to be delivered over to the Turks.;
body and soul, with the close of hos- j
tilities. He spoke of the demands
upon G< rmany to return the works
of art taken from the museums of (
France an dBelgium?but never a
word by the great powers in demand j
upon Turkey for the return of 150 000
Armenian girls, from the age of '
seven years up. seized and sold into 1
slavery for Turkish harems?sold on
the market places for $4.25, and the
sign of slavery tattooed upon their
cheeks-?sold to become Turkish >
mothers, of Islam. ' ,
Is it logical. Dr. Yonan asked, that J
Christian people here in America 1
send missionaries to convert Moham- 1
medans to the faith, yet not raise a
hand against such an outrage? It
will require the mission service oi |
two centuries, he declared, to reclaim
to ( liristianity what is thus lost. ,
But part of the work of the near
east committee, he recited, has been i
in bringing back those girls, in many <
Instances buying them out of slavery, 1
when begins the gigantic task of reclaiming
scattered nerves and bodies.
Never, perhaps, have the people
of this church heard so vivid a story
??f suffering, of tortue; of women
and girls violated and enslaved; of
old men and women slaughtered.
chopped to death with axes-?a
slaughter they are accepting rathei
than abandon the Bible, Christ, their i
faith?of babies decapitated "for .
fun", or cast down upon pavements
from upper stories to be crushed to
death; of cold and hunger and privation
and suffering; of children who I
have forgotten their names because 1
they were so tiny when driven oui '
from the fostering care and love
of their parents. (
A strong people?strong in mind (
and character and faith?of only a i
few years ago, despite the oppression
of the Turks for the past 600 years, i
Dr. Yonan pictured the Armenians I '
of today as a race rapidly* aproach- 1
ing extinction through martyrdom '
for Christianity; fighting the batth ]
single-handed except for the charity t
of America. And upon that charity
they are whoUy dependent, for there ?
is not a home, not a building, not a 1
church lt;ft to them. Tin* only place 1
where there is life and hope is be- *
neath the sheltering roofs of those ?
buildings that fly the Stars and
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3LD DADDY LONGLlXiS
f^NCE upon a time an Elfin Prince
^ fell In lo\e with a fairy, and the
Queen of the fairies gave her consent
to their marriage.
All the magic folk were Invited, and
t? make the wedding more beautiful
ill the butterflies were Invited also.
Now, it happened that one large
t)lue and black butterfly had once been
i Goblin, but an old witch, to reward
him for some favor he had done, gave
him the power to change his form
whenever be liked.
The Elves and the Goblins were always
In a dispute, and never had been
Mends, so when the Blue Butterfly
Ooblin heard of the wedding he at
the trouble he could.
The Elfin Prince had one friend
among the Elves that was very fond
'Jf him. and while the wedding was
taking place, Tnnto?that was the
He Wa? Running Away.
name of the friend?noticed a bit of
red showing under the wins of the
t>lg blue butterfly. He crept close and
found it was a bit of the Goblin's red
rap that ha saw, for of course, no
[Joblin, whatever his form, ever Is
without his cap.
Tnnto knew that some mischief was
Itoing on, so he watched every move
[Hue Butterfly made, and Just as the
wedding was over he saw him slip his
up from under his wing and become
i Goblin, and before anyone could stop
liiu he had the fairy bride in his arms
ind was running away.
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>ther Klvfs. but the Goblin had culled
:o bin friends, and the Prince was
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Goblins kept the other magic follr back,
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powerless to help them.
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runaway, and that was Tanto. Wftk i
leaps and bounds he was soon up with
the Goblin and the stolen bride, and \
when he came to a tree that had over- (
hanging branches ho caught at ode
and swung himself so he could snatch
the red cap from the 9obttn'? bead as
ha passed.
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the Goblin put both hands to tats head;
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head und making the Goblin prisoner
he took him back to the edge of the
woods and tied hi in to a twig.
He told the fairy bride to follow, but
to hide until he called to her to show
herself to her husband. Then Tanto |
crept up behind the captive Prince i
and slipped the cap into his hand. j
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he put the cap on his head and
called to the witch to appear.
Up from the ground slowly came the
old witch. "Bring .forth the one who
stole my bride," suld tho Elfln Prince
to Tnnto, and when the OobMn was
brought the Prince commanded the
witch to change him into a long- I
legged creature that would always be j
on the run whenever anyone came
near.
The witch did not dare disobey, for
the Klfin Prince had the red cap upon
which she had cast the magic spe&l.
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harm to her.
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Goblin disappeared, and over the
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and the wedding feast went on, while
the (lobllns, who new were terribly
frightened. run nvray In all directions.
Tin# Prince flung after the longlogged
creature the red cap, which
ehnngwi Into a toad when It touched
the ground and quickly hopped out of
sight.
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