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r ,-,.,. ' ' - , 11 M n SOWED LESSOil : DAVID BECOMES KING International Sunday School Lesson - - For August 24, 1952. : ' (Memory Selection: "Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart."! Samuel 16:7. Lemon Text: I Samuel 18: 1-5, li-16: 22: 1-2; II Samuel 5 1-5. Our lesson for today concerns the early years in the life of 'Israel's ' great king, David. IProbably the three . ' outstanding characters h the minds I of all Jews are the historic figures of Moses, the liberator from Egyptian i bondage, Samuel, the great judge and prophet, and David, the glorious king. Shortly After the final break be tween the king. Saul, and the old pro. Dhet, -Samuel, the latter received a commission from Jehovah to unnointj a new ruler, rnss alarm ea une.oui, prophet, who feared the wratfl of Saul, but Jehovah authorized Dim to perform his task under the guiae of offering a sacrifice. So. Samuel proceeded to the town of Bethlehem, full of historic asso ciations for the' Jewish people. Here Jacob's beloved Rachel had died and not long before had occurred the ro mance of the Moabitess Ruth and Boaz. Samuel called upon Jesse to attend the sacrifice and to bring his sons. Jesse bad alien blood in inis ancestry, for he was descended from the harlot of Jericho. However, for Jthree" generations, his people iwere Jewish and that prevented any ques tion of his ancestry. , So. the sons of Uesse were exhibited to the prophet Samuel. The first one attracted the prophet a attention, but the divine message came, reject ing him: 'ILook not on his coun tenance, or on the height of his stature, because 1 have rejected aim: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward ap pearance but Jehovah looketh upon the heart." What a timely warning this is to us in this year of political campaigns v and important national elections! From the sons of Jesse. Samuel se lected the youngest David, the shep herd boy. 'Realizing that it was he who was divinely chosen, Samuel an notated him as the future kin. (From then on, David'sareer became very interesting. As mentioned' last week, "he was summoned to the royal ' palace because of his skill as a musician, in order to soothe the troubled king. Jonathan, the king's son, and IMich al, the king's daughter, both fell in love with him. -The friendship be tween Jonathan and David is a beauti ful one to relate. Jonathan's devo tion to this shepherd lad is superbly unselfish. David's behavior in the court of the King is described s be ing "wise." and was such that all of the people loved him. Saul, seeing this love, became insanely jealous and would have killed him, had not David escaped from him. This jealousy of the king, which led to David's years in exile, were not futile years for him. Seeking refuge as an outlaw in the wild country west of the Dead Sea, David drew around him a motley crew of followers. They included his own brethren and "every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt; and every one that was discontented." fie became their captain. In all, there were about four hundred in his company. "His ability to keep this group in order and to win them to loyalty to him gives proof of his great power of leadership. Thus, during the intervening years between this call by God to the king ship of Israel and his actually as suming the throne upon the death of both Saul and the heir-apparent, Jon athan, God was preparing his man for I the task to which he had been call ed. f '; . . Realizing the responsibilities of his -position, David went to God,' seek ing guidance.- God told him to go into Judah and make his headquar ters at Hebron.: David obeyed, mov ing his family and his large force of men there. (Asked by the princes of Judah to accept the crown over their tribe, David accepted and was thus recognized as king by his fel- ; low tribesmen, but by them only. The result was that, although Dav id's designation by Samuel to the kingship was generally known and he was a popular choice, .yet, for' seven ; and a half years, he ruled over only a . small portion of. the people -of .'Israel David's first act, upon as cending to the throne of Judah, was to send thanks to the men of tfabesh- : gilead for their kindness in burying . King Saul. This- was an act of thoughtfulness and also one of tact, because, by this act, ha expressed his real appreciation' to them, but also ' hoped to gain their friendship and al legiance to himself. - However, the men, of Jabesh. together with all the other northern trweg united with Ab i ner, the captain of the northern army, and for seven 'and a half years, there was a dual kingdom in Israel, r in- i ally, representatives of the northern tribes came to Hebron and asked , i r Jlllf Ufa Yn Hoys sad girls Ilka the two la this picture are the raw materials from which good citizens are made. They hold the keys of to morrow and are the hope of Amer ica and the world. As the grow older, they will acquire knowl edge and receive training designed to fit them for the duties and responsibilities of life. They will realise that they have an important stake la government and in human society as a whole. ' Bat they must be trained and mast train themselves to meet these responsibilities as they develop. They most be taught that obedi ence to law and respect for the rights of others is essential to the common good. There la no better training in the elements of good citizenship than ia embodied in the teachings of the Church and the great prin ciples of the Bible. They are the touchstone of good citizenship and the spiritual basis of oar inherited faith. THE ALL FOB raw. -2z ' T arlh for and .... " ot I. . - WWW DIIHuL,. .upport. p. "O- BibW dau7. i row f7.r.i - "WPP'S. 2 Thurr IS U-1I 1J-1S KtiaU. Ad..StniM.8tfubvt.V' TfflS PAGE MAD I; POSSIBLE BY 'HIE FOLLOWING FIRMS: Lynch Funeral Home PHONE 2811 HERTFORD, N. C CANNON CLEANERS PHONE 2511 DEPENDABLE SERVICE Simon's OUTFITTERS FOR THE FAMILY Hertford Livestock & Supply Co. PHONE 2501 HERTFORD, N. C Robertson's Cleaners PHONE 2976 HERTFORD, N. C Major - Loomis Lumber Company HERTFORD. N. C DOZIER'S FLORIST FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS PHONE 4606 TOWE OIL COMPANY ' SZNCLAnt PRODUCTS U. S. TTRES W. M. Morgan Furniture Company HOME FURNISHINGS HOT POINT APPLIANCES; Jordan's Barber Shop BILL JORDAN, Prop. Winslow-Blanchard Motor Co. TOUR FORD DEALER ' Hertford Banking Company MEMBER F. D. L C Reed Oil Company ESSO, PRODUCTS J. Hertford Hardware & Supply Co. PAINTS . HARDWARE -BUTLDINO MATERIALS , Towe-Webb Motor Company CHRTSIXSt-FLTMOUTH SALES AND SEsWcE Hertford Furniture Company MOVED IN TOWN, ITS TRUE, BUT STILL RETAIN LOW PRICES, TOO" I. G Blanchard Company, Inc. TLANCHARD'S" SINCE 18S2 The Southern Cotton Oil Company , HERTFORD, H. C Perquimms Church Services HERTFORD BAPTIST CHURCH C W. Doling, Pastor Sunday School, 9:46 A. M. Morning Worship, ll:0t o'clock. Evening Worship, 8 o'clock. Mid-week Services, . Wednesday at 8 P. M. Co To Ciiiircli Your Church Any Church But Go BETHLEHEM CHURCH CHRIST . Joe Briekhonse, Pastor First Sunday 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. OF BURGESS BAPTIST CHURCH Colon Jackson, Jr., Pastor Church services second and fourth Sundays at 11 A. M. - Snnday School at 10:00 A. M. Church service 7:45 P. M. second and fourth Sundays. o PERQUIMANS CHARGE CHURCHES H. M. Jamieson, Pastor First Sunday: New Hope Church, 11:00 A. M. Oak Grove Church, 7:00 P. M. Second Sunday Winfall Church, 11:00 A. M. Cedar Grove Church, 10 A. M. Woodland Church, 7:00 P. M. Third Sunday Oak Grove Church, 11:00 A. M. New Hope Church, 7:00 P. M. Fourth Sunday Cedar Grove Church, 11:00 A. M. Woodland Church, 10 A. M. Winfall Church, 7:00 P. M. Fifth Sunday Woodland Church. 11:00 A. M. Prayer Meeting each Wednesda at Winfall Church, 7:00 P. M. ANDERSON'S METHODIST CHURCH R. M. Gradeless, Pastor Church School, 10:00 A. M. Morning Worship, 11:00 A. M., sec ond and fourth Sundays. WOODVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH James F. Burke, Pastor Church Services on second and fourth Sundays at 11 A. M. First and Third Sundays at 7:45 P. M. Sunday School 9:45 A. M. UP RIVER FRIENDS CHURCH Elizabeth White, Pastoi Sunday School, 9:45 A. M. Church Services, 11 A. M. Christian Endeavor. 6:30 P. M. ' 0 BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Bennie Crawford, Pastor Sunday School, 10 A. M. Preaching first and third Sundays at 11 A. M. Preaching second and fourth Sun day evening at 7:30. PINEY WOODS FRIENDS CHURCH No Pastor At Present Sunday School, 10 A. M. Morning worship 11.00 A. M. WHITEVILLE GROVE BAPTIST . CHURCH Caleb Goodwin. Jr., Pastor Sunday School. 11 A. M.. everv Sun. day except third Sunday. Church sevices everv third Sunrfav at 8 P. M. HERTFORD METHODIST CHURCH A. L. Chaplin, Pastor Church School, 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship, 1J :00 o'clock. Youth Fellowship, 6:45 P. M. Evening Worship, 7:30 P. M. Mid-week Fellowship, Wednesday at 7:30 P.M. EAGLET SWAMP PILGRDJt Coy S. Saunders, Pastor Sunday School, 10:00 A. M. -Morning Worship, 11 :00 o'clock. Young People's Meeting, 6:30 P. M. Evening Worship, 7:30 o'clock. Mid-week Services, Thursday at 7:80 P. M. HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. Charles F. Wulf, Rector. 9:45 A,. M., Church School, every Sunday. 9:00 A. M., Holy Communion, 1st Sun day. . ' , .' T -V ' 8:30 A. M., Holy Communion, 2nd, 4xh, 5th Sundays. 11:00 A. M., Holy Communion, 3rd Sunday. 11:00 A. M., Morning Prayer, 2nd, 4th, 5th Sundays. 10:00 A. M., Holy Communion, Fri days and Saints' Days. BEREA CHURCH OF CHRIST Walker Perry, Pastor 2nd and 4th Sunday at 10:80 A. M. , Morning worship on first and third Sundays at 11 A. M. Evening worship first and third Sundays at 7:30 P. H. CHAPPELL HILL BAPTIST CHURCH A. H. Outlaw, Paster Sunday School, IP.lt every first Sunday. Church Seirice 8 P. U. every first . Sunday.'' Sunday School at 11 A. M. every second, third and tearth Sunday. (Continued On Page Two)
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