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THE FALL OF SAMARIA
Memory Selection: "The ways of
the Lord are right, and the just
shall walk in them: but the trans
gressors shall fall therein.'"
(Hottea 14:9)
Lesson Text: 2 Kings 17; 18:9
12; Hosea 13; Amos 8.
In today's lesson we see that
God CAN be provoked beyond en
durance to the point where ret
ribution follows, swiftly and sure
ly. The wages of sin CAN be
death. Herein we see the death of
nation.
For the Hebrew people God had
extended himself in many ways
that he had mot for other nations.
He bad delivered them from shive
ry with spectacular displays of
miraculous power; He had given
them the covenants by which they
were to live; and He bad given
them an awe-inspiring succession
(of prophets, to convey His Word
land His Will to His chosen people.
He had guided them through
famine and thirst; bad provided
(them with crops and prosperity
Ithai should faave been the more
precious in their eyes m cause of
the want and misery that bad gone
(before. Yet they had forsaken
Him, in spite of repeated warnings
to turn from their transgressions
and serve Him again. Idolatry and
(sacrifices and orgies were the or
der of the day, end decadence reap
ed its inevitable reward.
One might expect tibat the over
throw of the Hebrew nation would
'have been accomplished by a na
tion dedidcated to God's ordinan
ces, instead of by the Assyrians
la nation just as evil and idolatrous
as Israel. But God! was making a
point .... the Israelites had had
the benefit of His care and ins true -
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Uon, wW& V. a As
not so favored. Ua illustrat
ing graphkCly tJmt a beallion na
tion could conquer the Hebrew na
tion jbecauaa of tbs Hebrew" sin.
(The military mdgbt of a Mvage,
idolatrous raco was .used! to punish,
and destroy Qod'ff rebellious peo
The worM ever-changing
baa not changed bo much that our
present generation cannot learn
from Biblical history.
Christiana the world over have
benefitted from God's goodness;
He sent His Son to bring us His
Word; He allowed that same Son
to die for our sins on the cross,
that we might live in grace, i
We are under the same obliga
tion to honor His commandments
and lead a Godly life as were the
Israelites. But we, too, Mke the
Israelites, often sin in secret. And,
presenting an outward appearance
of being virtuous, we can disguise
from our fellow man our true
nature. But we cannot disguise it
Curial la Farview
1 Services for Curtis Wayne Rob
erts, 84, a retired lumbennaa, who
died Friday, May 13, 1966, iwere
held at 2 p. m., Sunday, May 15, in
Hot Springs Baptist; Church, of
which be was a member.
Tbs Eev. Jaimmy Kodgers and the
Rev, Harry Sellers officiated and
burial was in Fairview Cemetery,
Pallbearers were friends.
Mr. Roberts was a son of the
Late John and Margaret Reavis
Roberts and a lifelong resident of
Madison County.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Claudia Mills Roberts; three daugh
ters, Mrs. S. P. .Vail Jr., of Win
ter Haven, Fla., Mrs. Henry De-
Montney of Queens Village, N. Y.,
ttnd Mrs. L. S. Tucker of Ripley,
Term.; two sons, Frank of Hot
Springs and Sherman Roberts of
from God He does not look to, Grove N y... a sler, Mrs.
outward appearances only, but to
the heart and mind. God intended
his laws to apply to man's thoughts
an desires, as well as to his ac
tions,
True, we do not set up idols and
worship before them not tan
gible ones, at least. But how many
secret idols do we worship ? Mon
ey . . . and the pleasures and com
fort and luxuries it can buy. Po
sition. Power. Influence. Are not
these the idols that enslave pres
ent-day mankind, diffusing his
thoughts from God and dispersing
bis energies in a headlong chase
after them? Shall we dare to say
we are less sinful than Israel at
the time retribution overcame her?
Who can save a nation fleeing
headlong to destruction, driven by
the enemy of moral decay within
himself? Only God. He will work
through those who serve Him, liv
ing in obedience and faithfulness
to His Covenants.
Decoration
Decoration will be held at the
Cook Farm Cemetery near BeJva,
next Sunday, May 29, at 2 o'clock.
Persons having relatives and
friends buried there are asked to
attend.
Myrtle Barnard of Weavervule; a
brother, Jay Roberts, of Greene
ville, Term.; 27 grandchildren and
nine great-grandchildren.
Bowman Funeral Home was in
charge.
lurday
Tuesday
9& 9fr 9fc
With Our Boys
In Service
(AHTNC) Army Pvt. Ken
neth G. Hensley, 20, son of Elmer
Hensley, Rt. 2, Hot Springs, com
pleted a vehicle mechanic course
at Fort Jackson, S. C, May 20.
During the eight-week course,
Hensley learned the fundamen
tals of internal combustion en
gines and wheeled vehicle chassis
components.
Hensley entered the Army last
February and completed basic
training at Fort Gordon, Ga.
He attended Enka High School.
1: Eulaa Ci. ,.t Thomas, 58, of Rt
6, died une rpectedly, Saturday
afternoon, Hay 21. i960 at hi
residence. v ' '
He was a lifelong resident of
Madison County and a son of the
late; Peter and Laura Chandler
Thomas, - ,
' Surviving are- four eons, James
of Marshall Rt. 6, Jack of Mar
shall Rt 7, and Grant and Wil
iiam Thomas, both of Detroit
Mich.; two daughters, Mrs. Jeter
BuUmao of Detroit and Mrs. Joe
Davis of Spartanburg, S. C; two
sisters, Mrs. Henry Thomas of
Marshall Rt. 6 and Mrs. George
Chandler of Marshall Rt 4; two
brothers, George of Saluda and
Sim Thomas of Marshall Rt 4
and 14 graadokQdren.
Services were held at 2 p. m.
Tuesday in the home of a niece.
Mrs. Sylvia Waldroup of Mar
pball Bit 4. ,
The Rev. J. A. Griffin offici
ated and burial was in Chandler
Cemetery. Pallbearers w
friends.
Bowman Funeral Home was in
charge.
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