Ninety-Three
'l Wasted Years
-By REV. C.KOlUJE K. GflLLtt
. Extension Department. Moody Dlbl*
InnUtutr, Ch.li ago.
**TEXT~ And it cum* to pass in the
f<ftir hundred and eight!?th year after
the Children of Israel were com** out I
ot the luiul of Egypt, In the fourth :
year of Solomon s reign over Israel ,
. . , that he began to build the house
of the ljortl. — 1 Kings 6 1.
One would hardly think that such a
careful and exact HtHteineni would he
Rev. Q. E. Guille.
confrn(it<-t*Mi, yet
It hits inin eon
t r ml 1e t e d I) y
learned gentlemen,
nut u few. who
toll us that there j
wore 573 ye,i is
from the Kxmlus
to the beginning i
of (he temple.
Hut the Umpired 1
apostle told us
the slime thing ,
b efore t he s e |
seholu rly gentle
men were heard j
of. Acts 1,1 records 1 mil s account m
tilts lapse of time ns follows:
"About tlic spine iif -to years suf
fered Me their manners In the wilder
ness . . . after that Me gave unto
them Judges about the space of CM
years . . . and afterward they de
sired a king; and pod gave unto them
Saul . . . hy the sluice of -40 years.
And when Me liuil removed him. Me
raised up unto them Duvid to he their j
king."
•Mere Paul's reckoning of the years I
egds, hut in 1 Kings L’:U we Mini that I
David reigned 40 years, and was sue- i
c*aded hy Solomon, who reigned three
yfiirs and In the fourth hegan to hnlld
the,temple. The sum of these numbers
1^ 57i).
But neither I* Jeremiah, who wrote
1 ^vlncs, wrong in Ids account, nor Is j
Paul wrong in Ids. alhelt there is tin I
nppureut discrepancy of M3 years In
Tt^iu.
•feremlah, prophet of (tod, moved
atyl speaking hy the Holy Spirit gives
the Anno Dei or years of divine chro
nology, while I’nnl, apostle of Jesus
t iirlpt, tilled anil moved hy the same
Spirit. gives the Anno Mundl or years
ej^the natural chronology. The latter
rules tlie actual numher of years that
elapsed between the Kxoiltis and the
triple building, while the former
pusses over live different periods of
tittle embracing from seven to forty
yjju-s eiHli, dropping them from the
rtttord as though they had never been.
JJJ'he hook of Judges explains the
mystery of these missing years. Five
tttfies in that book we Unit Israel, for
li|^ slus. In captivity’ to her foes:
eight years under Mesopotamia,
eWliteen years under Moub, twenty
y^irs under Canaan, seven years un
der Midinn and forty years under the
PWUstlnes, making ninety-three years
In* all. Anil these ninety-three years
ar*»4HK'ounted by Jeremiah because
of Tt divine prUictple observable ev
erywhere In Scripture—that Mod who
raekons time only In connection with
lils earthly people Israel, cannot count
tfepge years spent away from Mini. In
wilting their history Me will omit no
detail of their failure und sin and will
tell the exact numher of years that,
fur their disobedience, they suffered
at" the hands of their foes. But In
rfltkonlng tlic chronology Me says,
“fcmr hundred and eighty years: l
cannot count those years In which my
people have sinfully departed from
n*e.”
And what warning 1* there for us
la tills, “written,” us it whs, “for our
ottluonlUonr
■Our soon-coming I.oril shall guther
all Ills own to His Judgment seat,
there to ui>|truise tltelr works. Not In \
wrath shall tliut gathering be culled j
by Him "who loved us and gave Him- j
self for us," but for review In order :
to reward our fidelity to Him. "If any .
upm's work abide . . . he shall re
ceive a reward. If any man s w ork
k(|'u 11 be burned be shall suiter loss;
but he himself ahull be saved; yet
so as by lire.”
■Then shall be remembered the days
and hours of your life story and mine.
But what of ttie wasted years'.' Wlmt
of the days spent out of His presence,
in seeking nay. own things, pursuing
our own pleasures, instead of pleasing
Him? Can He count these years''
Oh, let us live out the days and
hours with our hearts upon that ap
proaching time of reward that we may
hear Him say, "Well done.”
"And now little children abide in
Him that when lie shall uppeur we
may have confidence, and not lie
ashamed before Him at His coming,”
Our Life
Our life Is like the dial of a clock.
The hands are Hod's hands passing
over and over uguln. The short baud,
the hand of Discipline; the long hand,
the hand of Mercy. Slowly and surely
the hand of Discipline must pass, and
Hod Speaks at each stroke; but over
and over passes the bund of Mercy,
showering down sixty-fold of blessings
for each Stroke of discipline or trial;
and both hands are fustoned to one se
cure pivot, the great unchanging heurt
of a Hod of love.
Serving Others
Nothing so Increases the degree of
spiritual energy ;ys the glow and ardor
and Joy of doing some little service for
another. In this lies the real hlessed
- netts, the real luxury of life.—L. Whit
A fool and his “Honey” are easily
separated.
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85 Hats to go at . _ _r. -- - - $1.95
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300 pairs Ladies All Leather Shoes and White Canvas
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1G0 pairs Childrens White Canvas Slippers, sale price 45c
One counter Ladies high grade “Selby” $5.00 and $6.00
Slippers marked down to $2.25, less 10 per cent of
Sab* Price --- --—-- $2.03
Men’s all leather Plow Shoes, less 10 per cent to go
at ------- . . $1.76 pair
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Ladies Fine Muslin Gowns with embroidered yokes at 95c
Big lino of Bibles ami Testaments, cheap.
Ladies Silk Hose in all the newest colors and light
shades, pair ___ __ __, 45c
We feature Rollins Runstop, all Silk Hose. Every pair
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Ilig shipment of Rugs just received 'in 0x9 and 9x12 in
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—FURNITURE—
We have a complete line of all kinds of Parlor, Living
Room, Dining Room, Kitchen and Porch Furniture,
Odd Beds, Chairs. Etc. We are in a position to save
you a loC of money on your Furniture bill. Visit this
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Men’s Heavy, Full Cut 220 Weight triple stitched Over
alls, the $1.65 kind, special for this snle pair ____ 95c
Men’s heavy, full cut blue work shirts____ 45c
Men’s Straw Hat sale, each___$1.00
10c-TEN CENT COUNTER-10c
32-inch Dress Ginghams, yard
36-inch Curtain Goods, yard -
36-inch Dress Voiles, yard -
Solid color Calico __
27-inch Dress Ginghams, yard
Rack Combs _-- -
Side Combs _-* _-—
Tie Clasps --
Rig assortment of Jewelry
Hair Brushes--—-_
Boys Suspenders, pair --
Indies Vests —_______—
Ladies every day Straw Hats ___.
Rubber Heels, per pair —
Men’s Sox, black or brown, pair
Childrens Hose, per pair _______
1 lot Ladies Corsets, each-—
Latest Style trimming buttons _
Tatting thread 10c spool, 3 for _
10 yards Lace Insertion for _____
Mouth Harps--__
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Brass Curtain Rods-__— _
Fans with l>eads on them ---
36-inch String of Pearl Beads _
1,000 yards 86-inch Pajama Checks, yard
Good grade Bed Ticking, yard --
Fine weave Sea Island Sheeting, yard ___.
27-incli solid color Ginghams, yard --
Best Grade Apron Ginghams, yard
Men's Linen Collars, 3 for
Clothes Brushes-- — -----
’ Men’s White Cotton Gloves, pair-- -
“Keystone” Hair Nets 10c, 3 for 25c.
Heavy Cream Lace, yard _____ — --
Men’s Hose Supporters
Men’s every day Straw Hats
Children's Story Books ---
Wash Rags, large size ----
Ladies Hose per pair __—
Childrens Fancy Sox, pair
3 Skeins fast color Embroidery cotton for
3 Skeins Embroidery Silk
2 Dozen Pearl Buttons for
Ladies and Childrens Rings
Jews Harps
Wood Cottage Poles ---
Box Paper
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New shipment of Striped. Krinkle Bed Spreads at a bar
gain during this sale.
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Big lot Foulard. Linen and Fancy Pongee at. yard __ 25c
See our line of Cook Stoves, Ranges and Oil Stoves.
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Ladies, If you n<ed a new sewing machine, see us dur
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We carry a complete line of Heavy and Fancy Groceries.
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Big reductions have been made in our Ready-To-Wear j
Department.
See our line of Dresses at $4.75, $5*75, $8.75 and. $10.75 j
$25.75 Dresses reduced to____ $13.75
Any Summer Coat in the house, including our $24.75
line of fur trimmed coats, during this sale to go
at each-------$10.00
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Our lino of Clothing has already been marked down and
with the extra 10 per cent discount fner 30 days brings
our best suits down in reach of every one. We handle
“Styleplus,” “Marks” and “Merit.” All GUARAN
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10 per cent off of all Boy’s Suits.
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Men’s Panama Hats for ____50c
Men’s $2.00 and $1.65 Dress Shirts, Special __ $1.00
36-inch Voiles in light or dark patterns, yard ____ 17‘2c
Renfrew fast color 32-inch Suiting, yard _ 25c
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36-inch Pajama Checks, yard__10c
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Roofing in all lengths.
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