The Cedarville Herald, Volume 43, Numbers 27-52

mm * n M H w r u n i u jBNUTgwan ^ jHfTPPPtPT»PliiU> S b l M S M L esson Cir REV. P. B, FITZWATER, P- D, T**cl»#r of Eo(r)l*h Bit-te in the Moculy X94* iMUtuti of fV.tCiiifo.) 1 ?|», Vf«)rtetti N« w » p ^ f » f Vnlon.) LESSON FOR JULY 11 ggse Good Impulse*. Few good Impulses live long unless they are put to work:. The Glory of Life, To do the things that can't he done is the glory o£ life. Greatest Losses. The greatest losses are the losses Tre never observe. • Being Rich of Poor. We are as rich or as poor as our minds make us, Character. , Character Is a growth from the soil of purpose. f h* Nam* Taffy. The name Taffy Is a nickname tor the whole Welsh people, The word la gtmply Davy (David), pronounced with aspiration; Sawhey (Alexander) the ino»t common Scotch name; Pat (Pat­ rick) the most common Irish name; -and John (John Bull) the most com' won English name. Each is used ‘to ■designate the race or nationality to which it belongs, A similar case is that of Brother Jonathan, once com- aaonly used to designate the. people o f the United States, but now largely me fW U M .b i UncieSam, JONATHAN BEFRIENDS DAVID. LESSON T E X T -1 8;xm. CO. GOLDEN TEXT—A friend loveth at all those; and a brother Is born for adver­ sity.— Prov. 17:1V. ADDITIONAL MATERIA!<•—I Sam; 18; H. D-»: 194-M PRIMARY TOPIC—A Slory of Two Friindi, JUNIOR TOPIO-Davld and HI« friend, INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC —Frlendalilps That Are Worth While. YOUNG PEOPI.E AND APERT TOPIC —Friendship: IVliat It I b and What It Does. The friendship he* ''’pen Jonathan and David js peculiar In that It oc­ curred between two men of rival . worldly interests. Jonathan was the crown prince, the heir to the throned David was the heir according to divine choice and arrangement. Jonathan knew this and magnanimously waived his natural personal rights to the one whom he knew that God had chosen. Following the Interview of Saul and David after the victory over Goliath, Jonathan’^ soul was knit with that of David. He loved him as his own soul. While there was mutual love, yet this . pleasing trait stands out more In Jona­ than than in David, because it meant great loss to him—the loss of the throne, but immense gain to David— the acquisition of the throne to which he had no natural right. The genuine . friendship was shown; I, By Giving' to David His Court Robe and Equipment (18:4), These belonged to Jonathan as the crown prince. Following the love-cove­ nant "between them (18:3) Jonathan stripped himself of these and gave ■them to David. This act was virtual abdication in favor of David. “Love seeketh not her own" (I Cor: 13:5). II, By Defending David Against the Frenzy of Saul (I Sam. 19.:l-6>. According to- oriental custom, the women met David and liis soldiers as they were returning from their victory over the Philistines, and with singing iand dancing they ascribed more praise to David than to Saul. This stirred up the murderous envy of Saul and moved him to thrice, attempt to kill- David. In his third attempt Jonathan defended David before his father and evoked from him the oath that David should not be slafh (19:6). Thus he exposed himself to the anger of his in­ furiated father, for David's sake. When one is willing to lay -down his life for another he proves that his friendship is real, "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for, Ills friends” (John 15:13). III, By Revealing to David Saul's. Murderous Intent (I Sam., 20:30-40). The beginning o f a new. moon was celebrated by Sacrifices and feasting, at which all the members o f the family were expected to be present (v. 5), David’s excuse for absence was to go home to attend the yearly sacrifice of the entire family. This annual feast ■ was mote Important than the monthly feast. ■ ' ■ Matters were now so serious that - they renewed the covenant between themselves. In Its renewal the terms were projected beyond the life o f Jonathan (vv. 14, 15). Saul’s anger was now so fierce that for Jonathan to be found In company with David was a dangerous thing, so he cleverly plans to give David a sign l>y which he could know Saul’s purpose, We prove our friendship by warning those . who are exposed to dnngdr. David's heart responded to Jonathan’s love-by pledging himself to deal faithfully with Jonathan and his seed forever. Later history proves that this was faithfully carried out (II Sam, 9:7, 8). Some Observations on Friendship: 1, Friendships should be made while the parties; are young—while the hearts are capable o f being knit to­ gether; 2, Beal friends are few ; therefore h,e careful In the formation of the ties o f friendship. Friends should be se­ lected. We should love everybody, but we can lmve but few friends. 3. There should bo some variations in the temperaments In those who Would bo friends. Friendships should he formed for the purpose of mutual­ ly helping each w e r . Both parties, however, must possess real merit. 4. Both parties rmint bo God-fearing, David ami Jonathan both recognized their obligation to the Lord and that his help was essential to tho welfare o f both. Without a deep religious life there can be no friendship. There are times when one party must absolutely renounce his interest's In behalf of the other. Genuine love Is the basis o f all friendship. N6 Reservations DISCOUNT i *-■ • Starting Tuesday Morning ■ • . . . . • •. 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