TO SWIM THE CHANNEL.
Miss Lillian Smith, captain of the
Ladies' Perseverance Swimming Club,
of England, lias declared her inten
tion of trying to swim the English
Channel during the present season.
Though she is only eighteen, she has
already performed some remarkable
feats as a swimmer. She accom
panied Jabez Wolffo in one of his at
tempts to swim the Channel and re
mained in tho water four and a half
hours. She is not the first woman to
maka the attempt. Last year Annette
Kellerman, of Australia, made a val
iant effort to reach Calais, but failed.
WALTZ NEVER OUT OF FASHION.
Dances may como and dances may
go, but the waltz, which this year
attains its centenary, never loses its
popularity. It is the mo:t graceful
danc3 left to us nenv that the days of
the minuet are over, and it has in
spired soma c the mcst delightful
strains in the world of melody.
Whore every ether dance nowadays is
a waltz it is necessary to accomplish
this really well, and the girl who
sains a reputation as a graceful
valtzor 'rarely suffers from the ago
nies of "waUflowerdom," if we may
coin such a word. Woman's Life.
SUFFRAGE IN DENMARK.
Tho women of Denmark are re
joicing ever the granting of com
munal and municipal suffrage to
them. A delegation from the Danish
National Suffrage Association waited
upon the Prime Minister and the Min
ister of the Interior to present me
morials thanking them for their ef
forts in behalf of their country-
French Salad Dressing. The bowl in which the dressing
is to be made should be rubbed with garlic or half an onion.
Just enough will adhere to the bowl to flavor the dressing.
Now put in one teaspoonful of salt, half a tcaspoonful of
pepper, and pour slowly over this, a few drops at a time, half
a cupful of olive oil. Stir well ail the time, and when tiro
salt is dissolved acid two tablespoonf ula of vinegar. This
should be well blend 2d with the ether ingredients, and tho
dressing should be used at once.
"women. At the public celebration
both ministers delivered short
speeches congratulating the women
on their victory. During the jubilee
banquet that night a telegram was
sent to the King, who returned an
answer expressing his good wishes for
the results of the reform.
MME. MAETERLINCK'S WIT.
Georgette Leblane, the actress and
singer, who in private life is Mme.
Maeterlinck, has a strong sense of
humor and a pretty natural wit. In
Paris they are reciting with enjoy
ment her latest bit of repartee.
She was on tour lately in a pro
Tincial town where a local company
was engaged to support her in one
of Maeterlinck's plays. But the local
support was weak and halting and
.the poet's lines were mangled, some
of the actors apparently not in the
least understanding what they were
saying.
j Mme. Maeterlinck, whose admir
ation for her husband is public his
tory, indignantly sought out her
manager.
"A writer like Maurice Maeter
linck should be treated with more re
spect," she said indignantly.
"Madame," he answered, "M. Mae
terlinck is not the first to suffer.
Sophocles, Moliere and Racine are
daily murdered in the same way."
"Possibly," quickly replied Mme.
Maeterlinck, "but they are not mur
dered alive, at any rate!" Philadel
phia Record.
FOOD FOR HUSBANDS.
A woman, discussing how to feed
a husband, said she soon cured her
husband of fus&Iness and faddisiiness
about his food. He said that he had
to taka what he cculJ got. Now, why
should he? His work and money
buy every scrap of food which enter
the home. It is the husband's right
that he should have the food that he
likes test, properly cocked and served
on the table he bought, in the house
whoso rent he pays, by the wife to
whom lie gives a housekeeping allow
ance as a trust fund. He strives his
very best to support his family ia
comfort and some degree of luxury.
His wife should strive her very best
to lay out the money he intrusts her
with so es to secure health, happiness
and content in the home. It is a very
clear bargain between husband and
wife. If a raau is "grumpy" at meals
there's usually something the matter
with the meals. Tho Eourest-tem-pered
male begins to smile when the
savory scant of an appetizing dish
rises like incense before the altar of
his appetite. Kisses and sentiment
do not compensate a man for poor
ccoMng and monotonous catering.
New York Times.
WILL TEACH LOVE OF FLAG.
Moved by a desire to do "active
patriotic work," which shall include
"teaching- tho true meaning of the
American Flag to immigrants and
their children," women of New York
City and nearby places have farmed
tha National Society of Patriotic
Women of. America, and they filed
vita tho Secretary of State at Albany,
n c.rruncjue or incorporation. ine
;Irr:-tof3 are Mrs. William T
7 .ui: Mrs. William It. Stewart
t, Ijfrs.
: T. ' !:!.:: Mrs. John F. Yawger,
." t Marr V.x-i V. Vanderpoel, Mrs.
Florence Guersney, Mrs. C. A. J.
Q. Berner, Miss Mary G. Hay, Mrs.
John C. Coleman, Mrs. Robert H.
Rucker, Mrs. C. C. Ruthrauff and
Mrs. Gabriel S; Mulliner, all of New
York; Mrs. J. Heron Crossman, of
New Rochelle, and Mrs. Joseph S.
Wood, of Mount Vernon.
The Educational Theatre of New
York City, formed "to provide moral
training and inculcate in the minds
of children and young people the
ideal of life and conduct by tho pre
sentation of ploys and entertainments
of ennobling character and to main
tain reading and class rooms, lecture
and music rooms," also has filed a
certificate of incorporation. The di
rectors are Samuel L. Clemens, the
Rev. Percy S. Grant, Otto II. Hahn,
Robert J. Collier, Miss A. M. Herts
and Charles E. Miner.
LABOR CUT FOUR HOURS.
Many of the upper servants in Rus
san households lead very easy lives.
During a period when waiters and
chambermaids employed at large es
tablishments, hotels and restaurants
in Warsaw decided to strike, many
servants in private houses refused to
support them, and some soon re
turned to their employers.
A servant in the employ of cne old
nobleman who does not exact much
work from his household received the
men who had come to persuade him
to join them. "What do you gentle
men want?" he asked languidly from
the sofa on which he Vas reclining.
"To join the general strike for an
eight hour day," was the reply. The
servant sprang from his sofa.
"How dare you even suggest such
a thing?" he demanded indignantly.
"I never heard of anything like it in
my life! Eight hours indeed! Why,
you won't find a self respecting foot
man in the whole town to support
such a movement!" "How many
hours do you work?" asked the as
tonished delegates. "Two or three
at the most. I spend most of my
time on this sofa, reading the news
papers, which are very interesting,
just now. I'm not fool enough to
follow your example, gentlemen!"
"Then five us somo money for the
committee," the deputation urged.
"Never! I should be acting against
all my principles if I gave as much
as a kopeck toward supporting an or
ganization which is in favor of do
mestic servants working eight hours
a day!" New Haven Register.
Velvt wraps are worn with linen
gowns.
A beautiful taffeta gown is covered
by a batiste redingote.
The colors of ribbon should be gov
erned by the gowns one has.
This season all the best gown9
have sleeves that are no sleeves at all.
Petticoats of different material
from the tunic are conspicuous on
gowns.
The square dot is a very effective
design for decorating collars, waists,
belts, etc.
Short boas of feathers are worn
I and tied at the back with a bow of
! black velvet.
The new skirt hugs close to the
limbs and lies in a wad on the ground
around the feet.
Hats of the lightest description are
needed to complete the picture during
the present season.
Ruches just long enough to go
about the neck are tied in the middle
in a way that suggests Elizabethan
ruche.
The inexpensive striped lawna
make cool and delightful morning
waists and frocks for the house and
veranda.
Old rose is a color that is coming
very much into fashion at the present
moment, and it can be used for an
all-white gown.
It i3 always good to have a band
and a bow of black, and one of black
and white striped ribbon, as these
go with every costume.
Sweet peas represent modistic tri
umph just now, the manufacturers
having surpassed themselves in the
beauty of the colorings.
Add a daihty touch to the simple
white lawn waist you are embroider
ing with soutache by putting the
seams together with the tiny French
beading.
The ideal skirt for clinging, grace
ful lines is made of one of those soft
materials like chiffon cloth with a
band cf satin about the lower edge
to drag it down.
There was; a question whether the
tho fashionable American woman
would adopt the sheath style; but the
sale of satin knickerbockers to match
" ' fitfr t nff of nrifM-
n-r.-
GARDEN SOUNDS.
I love to hoar the bluebells chine,
.Ami little cowslips moo.
Of tiger lilies roaring I'm
A constant lover, too.
Put best of all the garden sounds
jlo -which i love io nni'K,
Is when at eve I go my rounds
The Johnny-jum-pups bark.
Quijie bmith, in Harper's Weekly.
PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENT.
Tom "Why don't you get a new
spring suit?"
Dick "I can't find a new tailor."
Soinerville Journal.
A SPORTING EVENT.
Mrs. Peck "Henry, do you see
mything in the paper about Blinker
running over his mother-in-law?"
Mr. Pack "Not yet. I haven't
:ome to the sporting news." Puck.
THE SPRING DELUGE.
"I had a delightful talk with the
Governor of the State."
"Enjoyed it, eh?"
"Yes; he didn't want to sell me a
:Scket for anything." Washington
Herald.
NOT UP TO DATE.
"Wasn't their divorce a shocking
iff air?" said Mrs. Feathergilt.
"Inexcusable," answered Mrs.
Smartsett. "They both had the most
anfashionable lawyers they could
and." Philadelphia Press.
KNEW WHAT WAS COMING.
"I have often marvelled at your
Brilliancy, your aptness at repartee,
Four "
"If it's more than o, old man, I
?au't do a thing for you. I'm nearly
sreke myself." Houston Post.
CIIUMS.
The Tall One "When I was your
size I was just sweetly pretty."
The Short One "What a pity you
grew up!" In the New York Tele
gram.
THE WILY AGENT.
"How do you succeed in insuring
bo many people?"
"I look them over, and then I look
doubtful, and offer to bet them a dol
lar that in their present state their
ipplication for insurance would bo re
lected. Houston Post.
NOTHING DOING.
"I tell you I must have some
money!" roared the King of Mari
tana, who was in sore financial straits.
"Somebody will have to cough up."
"Alas!" sighed the guardian of the
t?easury, who was formerly court
jester, "all our coffers are empty."
Judge.
THE TRUTH OF IT.
"You can't buy happiness," ex
claimed the sentimentalist.
"No," answered the man who is
sternly practical. "You can't buy
happiness. And at the same time
that fact doesn't imply that your com.
fort is enhanced by being broke."
Washington Star.
MOVED BY CURIOSITY.
"What are you going out beforv
the curtain again for?" demanded the
stage manager, clutching the arm of
the new vaudeville artist, who had
just made a dismal failure.
"Somebody's clapped," blurted the
actor, "and I want to find out who it
J was." The Circle-.
DUBIOUS PRAISE.
"Grey, the art critic, came along
just as I was looking at your new
painting."
"You mean my 'At Work in the
Fields.' And what did Grey think of
it?"
"Commended its realism highly.
Said even to look at it made him
tired." Boston Transcript.
HE GOT IT.
"James," said Mr. Rakeley, "I br
lievo you saw me er saluting t:
nursemaid." J3
"Why, yea, sir," replied the bp
ler. ipi
"Well, it's best to keep quiet alv ,;
it. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sir," replied James, with
upturned palm; "silence is golden,
mm
THE PULPIT. '
AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON DY
THE REV. J. E. ADAMS.
Subject: Sinn's Part in God's Plan,
Brooklyn. N. Y. In the Ross
Street Presbyterian Church, corner
or Wilson street, the pastor, the
Rev. John Erskine Adams, preached
Sunday morning on "Man's Part in
God's Plan." The text was from Ro
mans 8:28: "And we know that to
them that love God all things work
together for good." Mr. Adams
said:
The Apostle Paul has been called
a fatalist. Perhaps, in late years,
ho has been the object of more dis
cussion and criticism than any other
New Testament writer. Preacher
and pew alike have striven to under
mine his system of theology. They
have sought to avoid many of the
fundamentals of his faith. They
have told us that it is high time we
should come into a larger concep
tion of the ethics of Christ's life,
n.nd a lessening sense of the im
portance cf His death. They say
that much of His writings was for
the Jew and couched in such figurative
language that the Jew alone could
understand and rnpreciate, and ac
cordingly, He dwolt.atlen.gth upon the
typical and sacrificial rather than
upon the practical and ethical. And
in tbe chapter from which our text
is taken we seem to have presented
tile horrible doctrine of predestina
tion, a doctrine which by many is ac
cepted as synonymous with a fatalism :
tio creed which eliminates man's
free agency and subjects all things
to an incontrovertible and change
less law of necessity. I wish to show
you, if possible, to-day, how different
was Paul's concention of our rela
tion to God and God's relation to us.
Let us not doubt that Paul had
absolute convictions that in all
things God's will would be accom
plished. But let us not doubt, also,
that he had absolute convictions that,
men must become co-workers with
God in the out-workings of the di
vine plan. There was one occasion
when he fully illustrates these
truths. It is when, as a prisoner.
he is being brought to Rome to stand
bpforo Caesar. This is the message
of revelation to him. In this he
sees the will of God. With this pur
pose he has nothing to do. He may
rot modify it nor change it. He
re?!gU3 himself to it. Nothing
can prevent, its accomplishment. It
!s God's will that, he should come to
Rome. But shipwreck threatens.
The snip on which he is captive is
overtaken with disaster. Fog. storm,
darkness, danger, all seem to indi
cate the defeat of the divine plan.
It seems as if all on board must be
destroyed. And again, the divine
will is manifest. Paul is assured of
safety for himself and j.11 on board
that ship. But what does he do?
Dof3 he, in view of this assurance,
make no effort to avoid the dangers
juid overcome the difficulties? Does
he meekly resign himself and his
shipmates to the inevitable? By no
means. He becomes a co-operator
with God in the fulfillment of His
nurpose. He heartens all on board
that ship. He feeds them. He as
sures them of safety; but of safety
only as they use every precaution,
as they overcome treachery; as they
strive with all courage and persis
tence to save themselves and their
phip. He says to the Centurion and
the soldiers who had him in convey,
when the fear-stricken seamen
would have. sought escape in a small
boat: "Except these abide in the
ship, ye cannot be paved." In other
words, he couples human endeavar,
courage and skill with divine prom
ise and protection. And so, deliver
ance is wrought. All things were
to work together for good; but in
that result one of the essential fac
tors must be human courage and
fidelity. The sun shines to-day for
me, for all the world. That is cer
tain. Nought we can do may pre
vent its shining. But it only shines
for me as I open my eye3 to receive
its light. It is in my power to keep
my eyes shut, if I will.
Paul declares in this chanter that
nothing can separate us from the
love of Christ; neither tribulation,
distress, persecution, famine, naked
ness, peril, sword, princiDalities,
powers, things present, things to
come; none of these things shall in
terfere with the keeping, saving
power of God's love, in Christ. And
yet, we hear him on another occasion
fearing, lest, having preached to
others as a minister of God's grace,
he himself might be a castaway. He
lives again, he says; yet not he, but
Christ in him; and still he is using
all the powers of determination and
will to keep his body under, to re
strain it; to make it perfectly re
sponsive to the control and ordering
of God. To Paul, this life is a con
stant struggle; a warfare against
principalities and powers, with
wickedness enthroned; It is a race
in which, if he would win, he must
strain every nerve and stretch every
muscle and lay aside every weight,
and the sin which so easily besets;
he must run with patience, with per
sistence, looking to Jesus. That
gives us the idea exactly. Use all
your own power, looking to Jesus,
as your example, inspiration, stimu
lus and strength. If he wrote the
letter to the Hebrews, and whether
he did or another of the saints is
immaterial, tho principle is the
same; he made out a list there o
men and of women who were in
God's keeping, and yet wrought,
achieved, suffered, triumphed.
through the exercise of dauntless
courage and of splendid faith. And
so we are led to say that Paul's
conception of life was that of al
liance with God. He was destined
of divinity for high achievement.
Tins is not pride, it is not egotism,
save of the right sort. All great men
have lived and achieved under this
conception end in this thought. The
men who have done things have
done them becausa they have known
themselves called of God for achieve
ment. Ttf;y arc in the divine plan;
they are also agents in its carrying
on and out. Under this impulse,
David went forth from the sheep
fold to the sceptre. With the an
ointing oil of the prophet upon him.
he waged his battles against thj
this Impulse, Savonarola r.chleve.
Under this impulse John Knox
wrought, defying throngs and dev
ils. Lincoln and Washington were
the men they were, and did the
things they did because they were
allied with God, and through their
personality expressed the divine pur
pose and power. It was because of
their certainty that God was above
them and in them, and that right
would triumph, that they went stead
ily forward to accomplish the high
mission of their lives. We are told
by Plutarch that Julius Caesar, on a
night of storm, crossing a channel
in a lifr't, open boat, quietid the
alarm oVthe oarsmen who were with
him by telling them: "Pluck up your
courage; yon carry Caesar." Thia
great Roman believed in his des
tiny. A secret presentiment bade
him believe that he was born for a
notable career. He had power, he
had resource, but above all. a pro
found belief In his star. The man
who has not such a faith is to be
pitied.
We all need such a vision. With
out it we perish. Aspiration is in
spiration. Let us not be deterred
from building our castles, though
they are in the air. Perchance God
will help us lay the foundations
under them and make them real and
strong and permanent. The man
who says: I must and, God helping
me, I can, is the man who has con
fidence in himself to do something
that no one else can do. and that
otherwise will remain undone.
How wonderfully God holds ter
rific energies in leash and under con
trol subject to the gradual outwork
ing of His perfect idea for the chil
dren of men. In the realm of nature
all things work together for good.
The sun. which has in it heat suffi
cient to consume our little world in
a fragment of time, nurses to a ful
ler life by its gentle caress the ten
der lily and the modest violet. It
touches them and evokes their deli
cate aroma; it puts the roses into
the cheek of the child and the song
into the throat of the nightingale as
it soars and sings to the clouds. It
is true that so well do we understand
the constructive forces of nature.
that it furnishes but a trite subject
for our consideration. But under
neath all physical manifestations
and phenomena, let ns believe there
is moral purpose. Nature is God's
creat temple In which His voice is
heard. It was through nature's sub
limity that David realized man's dig
nity. Above all nature, next to God,
stands man. And for him all phy
sical forces are in harmony and
work together for his good. And
as with nature, so in history. As
in the roaring of the seas and the
clash of the elements the atmos
phere we breathe ia cleansed and w
enter into more vigorous life. So
the wars, which seemingly spell
ruin: the crumbling of nations,
which spells corruption: through all
storm and revolution, through shock
and tempest. God is leading the sons
of men out into larger life, and
bringing on the brighter and better
day.
And. finally, human experience
testifies to the same truth. We are
told that on one occasion Napoleon
was shut up in an island of the
Danube, hemmed in by the Arch
duke Charles. He was able to main
tain himself there, but he sent word
to Italy and Spain and France, and
he ordered his marshal with such
minuteness that every day's march
was perfect. All over the north of
France, and from the extreme south
of Spain and Portugal, the corps
were, all of them, advancing, and
day by day coming nearer and near
er. Not one of them, on the march,
had any idea what was tho final pur
pose, and why they were being or
dered to the central point. But on
the day the master appointed the
head of the columns appeared in
every direction. Then it was that
he was able to break forth from his
bondage and roll back the tide of
war.- How like our life, as it moves
on, to the command of the Master.
Its forces seem confused to us, with
and cohesion, ofttimes antagonistic.
Joy and sorrow, health and sickness,
prosperity and adversity all march
in their appointed paths and to their
appointed ends. But at last we shall
see behind them all the one will and
the one power, and we shall be able
to say on the day of final emancipa
tion and victory, as said Joseph of
old. God meant it unto good, to
bring it to pass.
So, let us go forth, renewing our
courage as we renew our confidence
that to them that love God all things
work together for good.
Advanced Thought.
He cannot justly be charged with
illiberality who "adheres to that
which is good" until a better is pro
vided. A starving man who casts
away a loaf of bread because he im
agines a ten-course dinner ahead
even an agnostic would account a
fool. Why give up our Christian
faith, which has proved so good, so
long as only the vague and ghostly
chimera of "advanced thought" is
proposed to take its place? Some
of us know that faith in Christ is a
very real and precious and joyous
possession, a comfort in sorrow, a
help in trouble, a spur to higher
living, a source of assured hopo for
the life beyond; what has science, or
human philosophy, or any of the
thousand and one vagaries of "free
thought" to offer in its stead? A
joyless life, a rayless future, a
quenched soul Nirvana! The Ex
aminer. How Character is Made.
One of the chief dangers of life Is
trusting occasions. We think that
conspicuous events, striking experi
ences, exalted moments have most
to do with our character and capacity.
We are wrong. Common days, mo
notonous hours, wearisome paths,
plain old tools and everyday clothes
tell the real story. Good habits are
not made on birthdays, nor Christian
character at the new year. The vis
ion may dawn, the dream may waken,
the heart -&k'-j leap with a new in
spiration on some mountain top, but
the test, the triumph, is at the foot
of the mountain, on the level plain.
Maltbie D. Babcock.
His Eternal "Know."
Christ did not-build His Gospel on
a "grand perhaps," but on the "eter
nal kr.uw. Horaa Herald.
c?anbaiir&cf7cpf
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR AUGUST 30.
Subject: David Spares Saul's Life, 1
Sam. 20 Golden Text, Luke 0:J7
Commit Verse 21 Read Chap
ters 21-23 Commentary.
TIME. 1060 B. C. TLACE. The
Hill of Hachilah.
EXPOSITION. I. David reasons
with Saul, vs. 17-20. Saul is in
David's power and completely at
David's mercy a second time (vs.
1-12; cf. ch. 24:3-8). And a second
time David shows the greatness of
his character. He will not stretch
forth his hand against the Lord's
anointed (v.-11). Abishai was right
in judging that God had delivered
David's enemy into his hand (v. 8; cf.
v. 23; ch. 24:18, 19; Josh. 24:44r
Judges 1:4), but he was wrong in his
judgment of what David should do
with his enemy whom God had de
livered into his hand. God gives our
enemies into our hands that we may
save them, not that we may destroy
them. David's real magnanimity
comes out in that he not only refused
to slay Saul himself, but also would
not permit another (v. 9). The death
of Saul would mean the end of his
own trials and his accession to the
throne, but he will not accept deliver
ance and glory by questionable
means. David was truly a man of
faith. In his conscience he had been
less keen. He could easily have satis
fied it by saying, "I did not kill him." '
But David's conscience was not of
that sort. Saul had been rejected by
Jehovah, nevertheless the fact stood
that he was the Lord's anointed (v. 9),
and the anointed of the Lord was f
sacred in David's sight. No one can
stretch forth his hands against tho
Lord's anointed and be guiltless (Ps.
105:15). It is well to remember ia
tha application of this principle that
in the present dispensation all Christ 3
are the Lord's anointed (1 John 2:20-
27, R. V.). David's respect for tho
anointed of Jehovah, even though
that anointed one was his personal
enemy, was deep and abiding (ch.
24:6, 7; 2 Sam. 1:14-16). David was
entirely content to leave the ven
geance of his wrong and the estab
lishment of himself in the place to
which God had appointed him entirely
in Ged's hands. When Saul was thor
oughly awakened to the fact that
David had had him in his power and
yet had spared his life he was brought
to momentary repentance. He ad
dresses the David, whom he had
sought to murder, very tenderly (v.
17), and David answers with mar-
be assassin, Saul, his Lord and King.
He seeks to awaken Saul to his folly
by pointing out his own innocence.
He challenges Saul to point out one
thing that he had done that deserved
his hate. Nothing can exceed David's
marvelous humility (v. 19-L. The
thing that David especially ifemoa-
is that he is driven away fronfti1i",
ship with Jehovah and His peemtv
14). He speaks of himself as a flea
or a partridge and points out to Saul
how foolish it is for the mighty king
of Israel to be hunting for a flea or a
partridge in the mountains. There i3
no insincerity in this. David enter
tained the most humble opinion of
himself in spite of his rare gifts. He
humbled himself and God exalted him.
II. Saul's Brief Repentance and
Gratitude to David, vs. 21-2.1. Saul,
blinded though he was by envy, was
forced to see the generosity of David.
He says the very thing that every
sinner needs to say, "I have sinned."
But there is no real and saving con
viction of sin and consequently no
permanent turning from sin (cf. eh.
15:24, SO; Luke 24:17; Ex. 9:27;
Num. 23:34; Matt. 27:4). There ia
no saving power in conviction of sin
if one goes right on sinning (Prov.
28:13). Saul promises that he will
no more do David harm because hia
life had been precious in David's eyes.
He never had another opportunity to
do David harm. Saul's description
of his own conduct was both true and
expressive. He had "played the fool
and erred exceedingly." That is pre
cisely what every sinner and every
one who fights against God is doing.
Unfortunately, though Saul recog
nized the true character of his con-
duct, he did not quit it. In that too
he has many imitators. All the Sauls
on earth cannot prevent a righteous
man from getting his just and full
due (cf. Eph. 6:S). David would not
even eep the king's spear as a me
mento 'of his victory. David knew
that God deals with us as we deal
with our fellow-men (vs. 23. 24; cf.
Ps. 1S:25; Matt. 5:7; 0:14. 15; 7:2).
David's whole future history shows
how much his life was "set by in the
eyes of the Lord." As he had not un
dertaken his own deliverance he
looked to the Lord to deliver him out
of all tribulation (v. 24). This the
Lord did, giving-complete deliverance
from perils that arose again and
again and threatened to overthrow
his throne. David reaped the good
seed he had sown (cf. Ps. 18). For a
moment Saul was entirely reconciled
to David. He blessed him and de
clared his triumph, but David thor
oughly understood how little confi
dence was to be placed in the per
manence of Saul's repentance.
LEADING QUESTIONS. What
truths about Christ are suggested by
the lesson? What characteristics of
David are brought out in the lesson?
What does the lesson teach about
faith? What does it teach about
God? What does it tench about treat
ment cf enemies? Whit is the best
lesson in tho passage!
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