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THE ALTO HERALD. ALTO. TEXAS.
iMPROVED
UNiFORM !NIERNATiONAL
(UNDAY [
OcHooL Lesson
<By REV p. B. FtTXWATBR, O. D..
Mambor of FAcutty, Moody Btbt#
Lesson for AprH 22
OUR ALL FOR THE KtNGOOM
LBSSON TEXT—M&ttitsw
GOLDEN TEXT—: t<Av. .ht.wcd yon
M! thing), how that ao laboring ya
ougtht to support the weak, And to rt-
mtmbsr ths words of tho Lord Jesus,
how he aaid, It is mora blessed to
Hvs than to receive.—Acta Z0:!5.
PRIMARY TOPIC—A Poor Rtoh
Man.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Giving Jesus First
Place.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-
*C—The R))fht Use of Money.
YOUNO PEOPLE AND ADUI/T TOP-
*C—Stewardship of Possessions.
The lesson title is likely to be mls-
anderstood and the teachtng misap-
plied. Jesus did not directly, nor by
implication, teach that eterna) life
can be obtained by parting with pos-
sessions. In his deaiing with the young
man, Jesus showed him his erroneous
notion as to persona! goodness and
endeavored to reveai unto him his own
essentia] nature.
t. A Certain Young Man Came to
Jesus (v. 16).
For a fuii view of the characteris-
tics of this man see Mark 10:17-30
and Luke 18:18-30.
1. His virtues.
a. Courageous (Mark 10:7). He was
of high standing, a rich young ruler
(Luke 18:18, 23). To come to Jesus
st this time meant to this young man
ostracism from national feiiowship. tt
required real courage.
b. Earnest (Mark 10:17). He came
and knelt before Jesus.
c. High aspirations (v. 16). He
wanted eternal life. There was an
aching void In his soul In the midst
of pleasures which affluence brings.
d. Pious and mora) (v. 20). From
youth up he professed to have con-
formed to God's holy law.
e. He believed that Jesus could In-
form him of the 'good thing" to be
done to Inherit eternal life.
2. His mistaken notions.
a. About Christ (v. 18). He es-
teemed Jesus to be good but did not
apprehend him to be God.
b. Concerning himself. He was self-
righteous. He thought he was good
and that he could do something good.
c. Concerning eternal life. He
thought that eternal life couid be ob-
tained by good works.
11. Christ Dealing With the Young
Man (vv. 17-22).
Jesus skillfully ied the young mam
to see his errors and then put his
Bnger on the wenk spot in his life.
1. Jesus' question (v. 17). "Why
calleth thou me good!" Without giv-
ing him a chance to answer he de-
clared that only Hod was good, as [f
to say, "! am good and therefore !
am God."
2. Jesus' answsr to the young man's
question (vv. 17-20). "If thou wilt en
ter Into life, keep the commandments."
Jesus here met him on his own ground,
namely that of the law. The law re-
veals sin and thus shuts the mouth
of a self-righteous sinner (Rom. 3:19).
The isw curses instead of saves (Gal.
8:10). The gospel was given to save
men from the curse (Rom. 1:16, 17).
S. Christ's command (v. 21). Re-
plying to Christ's citation of the com
mandments of the iaw the young man
glibly asserted that he had kept them
nil from his youth up. In Christ's
command to go and sell his posses-
sions and distribute them to the poor,
he put his Bnger upon the weak spot.
4. The young man's decision (v. 22).
He decided against Christ. In the su
preme test he chose his weaith.
til. The Reiatlon of the Rich to the
Kingdom of Heaven (w. 23-20).
This teaching concerning the peril
of riches was most timely. Covetous-
cess was fast taking hold of the peo-
ple. Judas was weli under Its sway.
1. It Is diHlcult for the rich to en
ter the kingdom (vv. 23, 24). This
dlfllculty lies not in tho possession of
riches but In trusting riches. The step
from possession to trusting is a very
short one. Riches are deceitful (Matt.
18:22). The tendency of Increasing
wealth !s to destroy the nobler life of
the soul. it iulls Into security (Rev.
8:17); !t leads to self-indulgence (I
Tim. 6:9). and to pride (Ezek. 28:B).
Entrance of the rich into the king-
dom is possible though difficult (vv.
23. 26). It is posslbie for the grace of
God
a. To sanctify riches.
b. To so open s man's eyes thnt he
may see his downward course and re-
pent.
c. To change a man from seif seek-
ing to self-sacrifice.
d. To make men httmble.
)V. Rewards for Following Christ
(vv. 27-30).
Those who turn their backs upon
their country and possessions for
Christ's sake shall receive a hundred-
fold tn this Ufa and eternal life for
the worid to come.
Trust in the Lord
Perfect trust Is something which Is
one of the most chsrming character-
istics of chiidhood. and which it is a
sad thing to see tost through bitter
experience of the faithlessness or
cruelty of those about the child.
UpMft of Optimism
He who thinks the world is fuil of
good peopie and kindly biessings Is
much richer than he who thinks the
contrary. Bath man's Imagination
larteiy peopie* the world for himself.
May Learn Queen's Secrets
Results of Excavations in What Is Thought to Have
Been Site of Capital of Sheba Eagerly
Awaited by Feminine World.
Women throughout the world are
eagerly waiting for excavations In
what Is believed to be the capital of
the queen of Sheba. French aerial
explorers have reported that they
have sighted the towers of the iost
city on the edge of the Arabian
desert.
When the sands of the centuries
have been dug away.lt wiit be pos-
sible for women of today to learn
how the glamorous queen looked,
what beauty aids she used, and—
most Important of ail—what were
her secrets for fascinating men? Her
chnrm was extremely potent. In
winning King Solomon, site had to
combat the ailure of 761 wives and
300 concubines.
Dr. George S. Duncan, professor of
Egyptology and Assyrlology In the
graduate school of American univer-
versity, believes that one of the chief
feminine sources of Interest In the
queen's huried city wiil be iter jewels.
"She was famous for her jewels,"
said Doctor Duncan. "She took huge
treasures of precious stones when she
went to visit Solomon. Hut in spite
of all her own riches, when she saw
him sitting in nil hisgiory, she was
almost shocked to death at his mag-
nificence."
Doctor Duncan does not accept
wlthoutquestlonlng the report of the
finding of the lost capital of Sheba.
"Only excavation will reveai
whether or not It is the legendary
city of the queen," he said. "And
these excavations must produce In-
scriptions that will satisfy archeol-
oglsts."
Ifthenewiydiscoveredcityisthe
Sheban stronghold, excavation may
reveal some of the queen's beauty
secrets, Doctor Duncan believes, and
also provide more knowledge of her
personality.
Women of all ages have felt great
curiosity concerning the queen, be-
cause of her great success as a
charmer. She wet a precedent for
all gold-diggers by coming away
front Solomon's court laden with
6,000 wagons of jewels, perfumes,
oils and myrrh.
Although Soiomon wanted to make
her his 762d wife, site wns too much
of a feminist to reiinquish her own
kingdom and turned down his pro-
posal. Legend has It that after she
returned home, she had a child by
Solomon. According to Doctor Dun-
can, the present royal house of Abys-
sinia claims descent from the queen
of Sheba's son by Solomon.
The Biblical account of the queen's
visit to Soiomon affords the best In-
sight so far found Into iter personai-
ity, Doctor Duncan believes.
This account shows thnt the queen
was among the first of her sex to
realize that the most briiliant fem-
inine conversntlonalist Is a woman
of few words; that expert listening
is more effective than taiklng.
The Hible states that site piled
Solomon with hard questions, draw-
ing him out nnd steering Ms
thoughts to that most engrossing of
ali subjects—himself.
Nor wns the queen of Sheba above
using a iittle well-chosen flattery.
Her expertness In that line Is shown
In the following passage from Scrip-
ture:
"And she said to the king. ltwa<!
a true report that I heard in mine
oiyn land of thine acts and thy wis-
dom.
"Howbelt I believed not the words
until 1 came, and mine eyes had seen
It; and behold, the half was not. told
me; thy wisdom and prosperity ex-
ceedth the fame which I heard."
Smnli wonder then that the Bible
reports that:
"Solomon gave unto the queen of
Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she
asked."
GIVES LIST OF
ASSYRIAN KINGS
Clay Tablet Throws Light on
Misty Past.
That ancient, Interesting and until
recentiy somewhat mysterious race,
the Assyrians, is now acquiring a
definite place in history through the
tireless nnd surprlslngiysuccessfui
efforts of archeologlsts who have
been digging up the ruins of their
abandoned cities and transiting the
records left there by long-forgotten
hands.
One of the most important of these
discoveries itas been announced by
Dr. James H. Breasted, director of
the Oriental Institute of the Univer-
sity of Chicago. Itlsaclaytabiet,
not much larger than a man's hand,
closely covered on both sides with
the pecuiiar cunelforn^ writing of the
Assyrians. The writing contains a
chronological list of 03 kings of
Assyria, going back 1,500 years into
the misty past front Ashur-nirari V,
who reigned from 753 to 716 B. C.
to rulers who governed the Assyrians
4,300 years ngo, in 2100 B. C.
The find was made onasltealtout
15 miles from tho modern town of
Mosul, which faces ancient Kineveh
on the opposite side of the upper
Tigris. Its unusual importance is
best judged by the fact that arclte-
ologists had previously known the
names of only three or four kings
earlier than 1000 B. C., and these
names were unrelated either to con-
temporary history or earlier or later
rulers. On the new tablet it is shown
that Ushpia, the earliest Assyrian
king whose name was previously
known, is actunliy the last of a
dynasty of nine kings who preceded
him. Beginning shortly after 2000
B. C. the tablet states the number
of years that each king ruled, thns
furnishing a complete, chronological-
ly detalledchapterinourknowledge
of Assyrian history.
The tablet was found in the ruins
of the library buiit by the great king
Sargon II in his paiace at a place
which is now called Khorsnbad. The
palace Is being excavated by the Irak
expedition of the Oriental Institute.
Sargon II, who ruled the Assyrians
during the latter part of the Eighth
century B. C„ had a son, Senna-
cherib, who is much better known to
Blbiestudentsthanhls father.
After the death of Sargon the res-
idence at Khorsabad was deserted,
and some one, possibly Sennacherib,
moved the library to Nineveh, 15
miles north. Luckily, before the li-
brary was moved, some one mis-
placed the priceless tabiet. It was
pickcd up out of the rubbish now
lying over the site of the ancient
edifice by Gordon Loud, who is in
charge of the excavation work being
done on the palace of King Sargon.
The tablet Is the property of the
Irak government, which Itas agreed
to lend it to the Orients) Institute
until it has been copied, studied and
fuliy transited for the use of his-
torians. This exacting work wiil be
done by I'rof. Arno I'oebel of the Ori-
ental Institute.—Literary Digest.
To keep clean and healthy take nr.
t'tercc'H Pfcaannt PcMetn. 'i hey regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.—Adv.
Words Without Sony
Staylate—Shail I sing Tosto's"Good-
by"?
Hostr-Don't bother singing. Just
say It.—London Answers.
Electricity in Human
Body a Potent Force
That human beings nre reaily elec-
tric batteries, discharging some-
times as much as a half uvoit of
current, is suggested by Prof. Fred
Vies of France. By attaching elec-
trodes, worn by different people, to a
delicate recording apparatus, he was
able to get the voitage emitted by
each, and to note the personal
changes in clectrical characteristics
A person lu perfect health generates
the most current, hut even that faiis
off in gloomy weather; whiie iil
health is always indicated in the
same way.
Dr. George Crlle of the Cleveland
clinic, iu a speech bearing no relation
to Professor Vies' findings, advances
the theory, backed by experiments of
his own, thnt the working of the
mind Is an electrical process, and
thnt current for this Is generated -
4,000,000,000,000,000 individual dyna
ntos hitherto known merely as cells.
The livlug brains of both man nnd
nnlmals, lie has found, emit short-
wave and infra-red radiations.—ruth-
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Weimar, F. L. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1934, newspaper, April 19, 1934; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth214694/m1/3/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.