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Jealousy § YOUNG commander goes out for a campaign has slain but I only thousands.” David tries to charm away the king’s sullen anger with his harp; and Saul, in
their failures or their mistakes in early life; hard to be enthusiastic when their achievements are flung in our faces, and we are expected to share in their praise. It is as if Saul were expected to join in David’s song of victory. The charity of a successful man does not count for much, for it is the good nature of victory. But if a broken man can regard his successful neighbor with out envy, and can applaud the winner when he himself has received no prize, then the grace of God has been exceedingly abundant in his heart. How is it with us when
against the Philistines and returns victorious. When the daughters of Israel meet him with singing and dancing, the king stands in the black background, openly complaining that he is now placed second to David, and regarding the popu lar hero with an angry countenance. “Ten thousands he
a fit of sudden frenzy, flings his javelin at David, whom his poor, deranged mind im agines to be some mocking enemy instead of his very loyal servant. Upon one side are courage, victory, music, and joy, and upon the other, despair, dark ness, deceit, and madness— David in his buoyant youth, and Saul in premature old age. The latter, according to the ancient story, “eyed David from that day and forward.” It requires but little in sight to detect what was passing through the mind of Saul, for the incident is an illustration, on a larger scale, of that evil spirit of jealously which is as poison
our neighbor is praised in our presence, and especial ly if this neighbor be of our profession or our circle ? If justice js being done to him or her, or even a little more than justice, for some work well done or some word fit ly spoken, are we moved al so to fling our caps into the air and to cheer because a good man or woman has re ceived his or her due, and to thank God for another person doing well? If so, we are in a state of grace and are growing into the likeness of Jesus. Or does any honor to our neighbor seem a reflection upon our character and a deduction from our right, and are we
Consider Him "Consider Him,” so sholt thou, day by day, Seek out the lowliest place, and therein stay, Content to pass away, a thing of nought, That glory to the Father ’ j name be brought. “Consider H im ” and thus thy life shall be Filled with self-sacrifice and purity; God will work out in thee the pattern true, And Christ’s example ever keep in view. Consider Him,” and as you run the race, Keep ever upward looking in His face; And thus transformed, illumined thou shalt be, And Christ’s own image shall be seen in thee. — E. M. Grimes.
ous in little homes as it is in kings’ courts. One cannot easily remember a more ignominious collapse of a fine nature or a more convincing illustration of the masterful spirit of jealousy. Saul was no petty creature whose thin blood was ever turning sour, and whose lean heart could not rise to generosity. In his periods of sanity, he was a gallant and magnanimous man, raised above spite and envy, with a nature that could appreciate David’s brilliant qualities.^ In the moments when he came to himself, he did full justice to the young soldier. But when jealousy struck its fangs into his soul, even his rich blood curdled, and his brave heart turned to hate. What may not jeal ousy do with us ordinary people, so little in our ways and so limited in our thoughts, when even this big man fell its prey and was goaded to madness! It is indeed fool ishness to regard jealousy as a trifling infirmity which hardly deserves serious consideration, for it would be hard to mention anything which could do mischief on a larger scale, and more subtly poison the springs of char acter. It may be hard to see men, who are not better or ab ler than ourselves, outstrip us in the race; hard not to undervalue and criticize them; hard to be silent about
conscious of a sullen sense of injury? It is high time, then, to take precautions, for the poison is already fer menting in our blood, and there is .a meanness at the core of our being. H ; M J. E. Jaderquist, Ph. D. It is with the greatest regret that we part with Dr. Jaderquist, who has been the Managing Editor of T he K ing ’ s B usiness for a year and a half. As an editor and as1a teacher in the classroom, his work has been most excellent. The present high grade of T h e K ing ’ s B usiness is wholly due to his untiring efforts. If it were not for financial conditions, we would use every effort possible to retain Dr, Jaderquist upon our staff. We are compelled to live within our means, and that refers not only to the Institute but to T h e K ing ’ s B usiness which is published at a financial loss. The Editor requests the prayers of the readers as he tries, under God, to carry the heavy extra burden that has been placed upon him. Dr. Jaderquist has very kindly consented to edit the Sunday-school lesson notes for a number of months. W. P. W.
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