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tiful friendship between these two young men, and each was willing to do any thing in his power to make the other happy, and they both loved God, and did all they could to help Israel, God’s people. David came to live in King Saul’s home with Jonathan, and O what happy times they had together, hut one day King Saul heard the people prais ing David more than they did him be cause of David’s great victory over the Giant Goliath, and Saul was greatly dis pleased at their words, and from that time he was jealous of David, and did not treat him kindly. Whenever we let ugly, wrong feelings come into our hearts and stay there it makes us very unhappy, and God could not bless Saul now for there was hatred in his heart toward David, who had done nothing wrong. David came in before the king and played beautiful music on the harp as he had often done before, which the king had always enjoyed, but now be cause he allowed feelings of hatred to stay in his heart, the music made him unhappy and angry, and he threw his spear at David, but David saw it and stepped aside, so it did him no harm. King Saul was afraid of David, because he saw that the Lord was with him, but he was not with Saul any more, so Saul sent David away from his home, with the soldiers that he had made him captain of. The Lord helped David to do all things well, and all the people loved him. Saul ordered David into the dangerous places in the battles and hoped he would get killed, but David was not harmed, and Saul saw that the Lord was with David to help him, and Saul hated David even more. He spoke to Jonathan, his son, and to all his servants, and commanded them to kill David. This of course made Jonathan feel very sad, for he loved David dear ly, so Jonathan told David what his father had said. Then Jonathan told David to go and hide in some place where his father could not find him,
see Jonathan was a true friend and loved David and helped him to get away from Saul. (Tell of Jonathan’s plead ing with his father for David, showing his loyalty to his friend David, because he loved him and he loved him because David was noble and brave and had done nothing worthy of death. Jona than too was a noble, good man and would not help his father in his wicked way, but helped David get away from Saul and saved his life.) A true friend loves at all times, and that is what our memory verse tells us. Let us say it together. We are going to remember this beautiful story of David and Jona than, and when our hearts are filled with God’s love there will be no room for feelings of hatred and jealousy. Closing Prayer: Dear Lord Jesus, we thank Thee for Thy love, and ask Thee to make us kind and loving to each other every day. THUS ENDED THE GAME Rev. W. Romaine being solicited to play at cards made no objection, and, when they were produced said, “ Let us ask the blessing of God.” “ Ask the blessing of God at a game of cards!” ex claimed the lady. “ I never heard of such a thing.” Mr. Romaine replied, “ Ought we to engage in anything on which we cannot ask His blessing?” This ended the game.
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