Friday, Septembr 23, 1927. PILOT iHE rfige Eight INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By KEITH L. BROOKS g^o forth to battle,^* David was at rest in his own house and Satan pre sented the fatal bait before him. To what length will this nature of ours go when it is out of touch with God! Who would have thought that (Managing Editor “The King’s Business,” Secretary Correspondence Courses | a man like David would first degrade of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles) September 25, 1927. Review—The Earl y Kings of Israel. THE lessons of this quarter, which ures. Someone else was always to have attempted to cover a period of blame. The man who will not con history of 120 years, have necessar- fess himsef guilty, is in no position his character to indulge nature and then, in order to maintain his repu- magnificence and wealth. In Solomon, we see the utter pow erlessness of mere culture and intel- lectualism, even of the highest kind, when it is not vitally related to the love and reverence of God. Dr. Plum mer has well said: “The lesson of his life is to a large extent that of Sam son's and SauFs combined—miracu- tation at all cost, put a man out of jous powers neutralized by self-in- the way? jdulgence—great natural gifts rend- No man becomes suddenly vile, j ered baneful by desertion of God.” K»eford, N. C. Carthage, N. SMITH & SMITH Attorneys - at - Law CARTHAGE, N. C. offices 5 & 6 Page Trust Co. Bldg Practices in all courts in the State ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator White ants can pick a carcass clean golomon seems never to have t^e estate of Ida J. Ray, deceased, A 1 rv T“t*o'ivi _ _ . • ^ - t • i* * sooner than a lion can. A long train of evil thoughts led David into all _ this. Our only safety is in watching ilv been very fragmentary. For the to receive pardon and divine bless- the beginning of things ^^d "avoid-, been brought up in expectation | gg^sed, to exhibit them to the Saul would never put himself ing the first steps that lead down known the bracing influences of dif ficulty and adversity, which largely made his father the man he was. He late of Hemp, Moore County, N. C., this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said de review lesson, the writer suggests a mg. ^ u i? brief character study of the three in that position. He was always put- | Did David forget that the eyes of principal kings whose reigns have ting a religious face on his sins. | the Lord were upon him? God help come before us, namely Saul, David But someone will say, “Did not us not to forget that He sees. Had and Solomon. Saul many times say: ‘I have sin- David kept himself conscious of this It might prove of interest in many ned’?” Yes, many, but under what | »e would have faltered ere he adaea classes to have members of the class circumstances? In every case, he | ^^e sin of murder to adultery. present papers on these characters, was in a corner. The prophet had j God will maintain His holiness. These could be discussed with great the goods on him. He did not want He cannot be ^trifled with. If His profit. A prize could be awarded to to lose the kingdom. But where is child wanders into sin, he is^ bound the one bring out the greatest num- there evidence of heart repentance ? ^e dealt with. So in David s case, ber of beneficial points. Saul ended up a suspicious, peev- j much as God loved him, we find Him Another plan would be to submit ish, childish man. The green-eyed | pronouncing most solemn judgments to the class members, a Sunday in monster, jealousy, wound itself | ^P®^ his house because of sin. “We advance, review questions concerning around him. One who is a prey t '» ; *^^e chastened of the Lord that we these characters. These questions , nvy, suffers the pangs of hell in this j should^^ not be condemned with the should be formed by the teacher to life. The once brave man ended up | world.” recall outstanding points brought up the plaything of veil forebodings. : in the class. There was no relief, for he had been i SOLOMON. SAUL too busy to learn how to pray. He , “All is vanity.” ; “I have nlaved the fool ” turns to a witch for help. He asks | The comparative scantiness of ma- Saul suTme? ht own life in his armor-bearer to kill him, and tei-ial concerning the life of Solomon i the words: “I have played the fool” ends up by falling upon his own is significant. The story of David , (1 Sam. 26:21. Mighty man that he sword. How differently the story , occupies more than sixty chapters;} was in the beginning, he confesses might have ended, but “he played jthat of Solomon fills only 11 chap- | himself at the end “a self-made the fool.” ;ters of 1st Kings and 2nd Chrom- i cles. un- of a glorious crown, and when it | dersigned on or before Sept. 6, 1928, came to him, it swelled his head un- | qj. notice will be pleaded in bar til his character could not stand the of their recovery. I This 6th day of September, 1927. ■— — I E. C. RAY, You can’t convince a self-made man j Administrator Estate of Ida J. Ray. that he gave himself the worst of it. j 6t-pd.—Sept. 9. Process V^iTE ww (tiS'-X'l,, fool.” This confession had reference to his childish acts toward David, the No person occupies so important a j DAVID “Against thee have I sinned.” . _ ins cixnuioii i.uvy«,iu If we are called to follow the prom- history of whom so young man whom at first he so much ising Saul into the valley of humil- , . , , 1 1 mi -4.' u fViaf Solomou s uame hardly occurs after admired and loved. The same con- lation, what shall we sa> of that pjogp W fession, however, well applies to his even more remarkable character, i v whole life. He chose the role of a David? The Bible is written to show ® position to which Solomon be fool because he chose to set up his us the subtleties of Satan and the ut- certainly will against the will of God. ter folly of sin. No character has arge resources, accumula ed t rough Splendid physique had much to do been whitewashed. The faults of " ■with putting Saul on the throne to , men who were greatly used of God, f ^ ® begin with. He cut a stylish figure, ' are laid bare before us that we might /ehovah. Knowledge art, music There was a princely bearing about , know how human and like ourselves There^wa"^^r'Teat^outlook™' him A good strong body is no small I they were. !'’“solmon's%ri^marLd"“thr di asset in bringing a man to the front, David is called in Scripture, “a ^ Hebrew monarchy With but it counts for little in keeping him ! man after God’s own heart,” not be- , „ , ° neorew monarcny. witn ^ ^ , 1. ^ u Solomon came the beginning of its at the top when he hasn t sense 'cause he was sinless, but because he , t., • j-j t i i. i , 11 -^1. J J- J, J , 1. 1- decline. Never again did Israel take enough to walk with God. Many a was a man of faith and when he i. i.- x ^ J. J , 1. • 1 1 i . . ^ ^ J J., J, its place among the great nations of man handicapped by physical weak-,smned. confessed from the depth of ness has made a better success than his heart and took up his walk with prepared for Saul. God again. Let us realize, however, that a The history of even the most ob- ; strong body is a great advantage, i scure believer, will be found to ex- ^^ashable as Tile ' handsome as expensive enamel A the downfall of the kingdom by lux ury and arrogance. -u* • 1 -iir u J 1 ,^1- i_ I- 11 I^e was the author and compiler of other things being equal. We heard hibit, although perhaps on a smaller • u i. • • j • xi. i - , ^ ^ . the richest maxims of wisdom in the of a young man who was sent to a scale, the same inconsistencies as railway station to meet a visiting those seen in David. Who is there preacher. Seeing a sickly, neurotic j who has not at times been assailed world’s literature. But sad to say, Solomon so dissipated himself through . - _ u U4. ^ u u ^ iM -J u ^ J sensual pleasure, that he sums up type of man ahght from a coach, he by unbehef, like David when he fled .. - , • ji-xu 1* xuxi, * with the confession: “Vanity of van- at once jumped to the conclusion that for refuge to the king of Gath ? this was the minister. Many seem What sincere Christian worker has to have the idea that dyspepsia goes jnot had mistaken notions about the along with piety. The preacher who has a body like Saul’s, has much to be thankful for, but the greatest as set, after all, is to have a will sur rendered to God. Lord’s service, like David when he tried to build a house for the Lord before the time? ities—all is emptiness and vexation of spirit.” Thus may very intellec tual men come to nothing because they attempt to exercise their wis dom independently of God. Solomon’s great piece of work was What Christian has never been tak- j the building of the Temple. Beyond en in by notions of self-complacency j that, there is little in his history to Saul seemed to be a very modest | and pride, like David when he sought record besidse the description of his young man. When Samuel came to to number the people? ' anoint him king he felt it was far Is there on^ who has never known, beyond him. He was not too big to even in the thought life, the vile lust- continue at humble tasks even hunt- ings of nature, like David in the mat ing for his father’s asses, although ter of Uriah the Hittite? he was at the time anointed king. It is all this that makes David pe- Those are fine qualities if one can culiarly interesting to us. But what keep them alive after he gets power to ^ discouragement the picture would himself. I bring us except that the Scripture God gave Saul a great friend— ^ story also reveals the divine grace Samuel. Through thick and thin, jthat met David in his sins and again Samuel stuck to him as his pastor | lifted him up. 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We may profit much from the fine traits of character seen in David, but let us be sure we do not miss the warnings to be derived from a close study of the causes of his sad fall. It was when he retired from the post of duty, and lay around at Jerusalem, of them? Answer: “Played the fool.” jthat the enemy got the advantage He left G^d out of his plans. The l over him. tragedy of his life was that when he sinned, he never could be brought to face it, confess it, and get right with God. David, his successor, perhaps sinned in a more hideous way than Saul ever did, but he became peni- ent and gave God a chance to put away his sin. Saul was given to half-obedience, and that is something God counts as pure rebellion. 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