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LESSON v'1: -MAY 7, M11.
Ii
flJe,tiah, King of Judah, Humbled.--
2 Chron 26; 8-21. t
Commentary: -1. C?zziah ramie. king 1
(vs. 1-3. Uzziah, also cadl.ed Aztriah t`'''
,iings 14; f'zfla.tieetiane king of :Judah
at the .age of sixteelt'yyears,. He tit -intim
ued to reign duriltg a, period of fifty-two
years, His maga-swag longer than that
of •any. ot}ier kiitp ofeiudah except Maur-
asseh, who- reigned fifty-five years, and
longer than any ether' king of lsrael. The
account of his hint; reg:gnfs comparative-
-y brief. He came. into,pover after the
disasters that befell the kingdoms durltig
his father's' time; atnd.'kis work ,was
largely oue of reconstruetaon... The men-
tion of his building, or repairing, Moth
(commonly called Elath) indicates the
importance ztf •that place, and also pPe-
sents the young king as a zealous 'work-
er.
II, Uzziah's prosperity (eta. 4-15.) 4-7.
The key to Cfzzizh's prosperity is sada
sated in w erces 4 and 5. "Ho did that
'which was right in .the sight of the
Lord," and "he sought God." "As long
as ha sought the Lord, God made him to
prosper. ]'le was a warrior and waled
an aggressive warfare. He invaded the
•territory of the .1'ltilistines, the old ewe
my of Israel, and defeated them in their
own strongholds. He also conquered tits
Arabians, Who had injured Judah in the
reigr. of Jehoratn, and the Atebetaitas t:t
the region of Mount Seir. 8. l'he Am-
monites gave gifr -They were rn eab-
jea:tion to Judah and paid tribute to t?
ziath. Name spread--liis successful tt:ir-
tau operation, became known hcyet=ti.
the regions where he waged trur.
Strengthened himself exceedingly - --
"Waxed exceedingly strong." --1t. V. in
following God he became Strong to the
fend Clod's cho-en people. .9. Suitt tit/v-
erse-He repaire(i and fortified the, w:elot
of Jerus:dent where they had. been hreel• -
en down. Corner gate ---At the n(nrtiteet-at
+corner of the city. 'Valley gate --1'11e
gate opened wNNtwara toward t.lte ya'tey
of llinttotu. At the turning of t.lie welt
--A curve in the wall on the east. 1(1.
Towers in the desert -For the threefold
purpose of defense, of observation wul
of shelter to his cattle. -J., 1''. a. Il.
W ells --Rather cisterns to catch aurl re-
tain the water NS Well fell during 1 he
rainy seaeon. Carmel -The worst
means "fruitful fields," and is used in
that sense rather than as denoting the
-Carmel in the Kingdom of Israel. hovel
husbandry -The king gave particular en-
couragetuent to agriculture.
11. Wont out to war by bands- arlie
enrolment of tLe fighting tnen. was ill
drat e of ;1 nunrali, "one of the kittlr't+
crptaina," who. ;trrtngecl the hosts •o
that the differnt companies should go
out to tsar in rotation, each division be-
ing engaged in warfare a portion of the
year and a portion of the year at home,
12. Chief of the fathers -"Heads of te-
thers' ltuusee."•-R. V. The heads of fang
Ries made up "the mighty men of valor. -
each father's house being a distinct baud.'
13. An array --fn proportion -to the popu-
lation of Judah, the army of 307,500
was remarkable in point of nnmber5. 14.
H abergeons---"('oats of snail." --•B. V.
These were coverings for the body to
protect it froth the t i"eilos and ether
weapons of the enouty-. 1.5. Engines
T}t . _ were '
( 'tn rmoa bow); or
e
-t..s
set in a wooden frame -work, and eo r111.
iris eft
tl-
iriseet es to hurl with flu t r! rte ., w,n-
]enrr bol•It darts and start....''- \. ,., e.0 ..
This i5 the that notiee that ovate). itt
Fief ore- of the use of nlarluincs ler t't ra-
ins projeet.iles. The invert m h t , : r-
endy ascribed to the reign oft e,th, -•
J., P. as lt.
fit.. Cztsinii y pride (v,. 1'$-1 u l. it:,
When be wars et/vele-11N :drrneft Mal
or thine horror-Lszia.lt designed to aJc-
ropriate a new honor to llininElf, but it
t'as a disgrace to hien to zsrtum to hi/n-
ett pricetly fnn<tiooe. l') Wes wroth: -
1e, wwaa angry because arty one, (weft a
sigh priest, should dispute his right to
to anything he wished. A censer in liis
rand --He was persistent in his peptise
o burn the incense, He would Shows• the
(siesta that he could assume to himself
.whatever rights lits Stt.ight choose.
IV. Uzziah=s Humiliation (vs. 20-23).
20. the chief high priest . . looked up-
on him -It .was the duty of the priests
to pronounce upon the disease of lep-
rosy Lev, 13, 1.4). ]eprouse--Leprosy
was the most dreaded -disease of the
East. it was eontagious, loathsome, ins
curable, fatal. .forehead -R, appeared in
the most. eonspirnoas place, so that
all present could see it as a ,judgment
from God. it came suddenly, while he
was wroth with the priests." thrust him
out ---Nothing unclean could be; allowed
iii the temple, hence it was the duty of
the priest; to east out the leprous king.
himself hated- .Death was the penalty
for itt\a.dittg the sacred office, amt the
king feared for his life. He defied men
and even e n Cloth but he found that there
wa, a u itier than 1te. 21. dwelt in ai.
severe) house -sin a house of seperation,
or is' au infirm:ter. The Jewisb law
foeb ede the leper to mingle in society.
7othatn--[zziah was disqualified for the
position in withal lie had grown great.
Hie pride ba•d cause(' his complete down-'
fall. His son became virtually the ruler
of the kingdom. 22, 23. Isaiah nten-
tirtns 'Meath (Isa. 1:1), but the book
referred to as lost. King T?zziah was a
leper until his death and because of his
<Iienee his body was not interred in the
burial plane of the kings of dudali, but
in a field duce by.
t,)ni' tions.-•- Who reigned in :Walt af-
ter ,1nte_4 i? Who ea>•nr neat? flow old
was taziah when he began to rearm?
What great things did he aecomplis)i?
What is said of his moral character in
the early part of his reign? What was
the secret of his eucrese ? cubist change
took place 'later? in what act did be
eonnnit t-iu ? Who apposed him in that
net? What eelamitr befell Uzzish?
flow long did his affliction last? Why
r'ouitl he no longer act as king? Who
euceeeded hire?
PRA(`Tt(AL SURVEY.
Y.
Topic. --True piety and self -exaltation.
1. Determined t)zzialt's rise and fall.
I. Marked • L zzialas prosperity-" and
punishment.
I. Determined trz;iah's rise and fall.
Two strong eontrasts enter into the
history of King tzziah. }Ie was either
greatly blessed or seriously chastened.
He was first a great strength to his na-
tion and then a great disgrace. }Ie
first obtained strength - from the Lord
and then presumed upon his own au-
thority. He was first "marvellously
helped" (v. 15). and then lifted up to
his own destruction (v. 10). kis his-
tory is a strong proof that true piety
and self -exaltation can not exist to-
gether in the human heart, It is also a:
clear warning against the danger of re -
upon past to l,rdp the neglect of seek-
ing daily help from God. It shows the
possibility of becoming a prey to the
enemy even in advanced life. It teaelies
that times of greatest spiritual develop-
ment are times also of danger lest self-
reliance take the place of constant reli-
ance upon God. There is no question
that Uzziah was truly pious. and there
is no reason why the period of young
manhood should not he driven to the cul-
tivation of true piety. It is the mar -
mine wvhilt, he WAS *walking in ftrimifttw
send. fait h before the Lord. His•1„• , t t,
was lifted up ----slit bee:trail proud :Ina ill•
depetu)cn1. loathe. ,sight of hie greet ,,;h -
nion. (koope r•at l.ite,y few mien r.t0 e',1 rtrC
Jr•o'' rity- wwitbrntt their !rout=
lifted no Le pride. Trntitgre'.se-)- • it wits
the thtty of the privets alone e'0 here
1neense nietnt the alter of 1y ee • less
hzrialt i') bis 1,•ri'h desired "10. he etier
in all ihirilrt. leoli in chnr•t'h.;cl :;teeth...
iTzrirli unr.St; ha.,m deelihrrn1 'ly' duty:win-
ed to in -stole the orieeti, afice, tilts rr.
;tenting the sin of Rima, 1):;1)t;;n ;s.pti
Abiram-•-Cnol: The alter al' cue: nst. -
Direet:totts were siren doles. es to ire
constrttetio,i:taut:position (l:xo:l. 7n, 1-01,
and upon it tbe.•priest was to lean itt-
nnnsr twine daily (hxotl, 30, 7,
Azarialt the priest•--•ITe was tloubill,,..
rho ]liJ.+lt priest at the time, and as tete!,
11;,,17as Itis netts- to oppose.. 1.7zzialt a :nc•ri-
legians ant. lice and the right" bravo
priests stirs tletrr•rpined tltttt •the Reeved
precincts of the" temple shriuld not tot
polluted even be a king. JR. Withstood
• ---They eou.ld de kra 1055 a.n(1
dhie1;a.r rs
their duty. .Apperininct:h not unl;; thee
.-It wva5 not a. (I116,.. of Weaved, more
than.. t ha ;, he was an itutra.dta in
tempting to perforut :ail effiee whici• be -
tonged statelesively tea the neieate. (;n
ntt.t: or the searrcttial,y*-At'r;i1; used their
apthortty even over is 1 iii?. :Neither....
velour Rein of Ood that makes it man
y ur
cz
Cuticura kaugiiies
"The Cuticura treeiment leas albso-
Iutely cured meroad family of eczema
which 1, my wife and two-year-old
child had for eight rnortt.hs. It started
with small pimples On the head of nay
child which geadtralty broke out in
sores, and it Was not long before 1
and Ines wile got the stns Our heads
were one mass of sores, we eoar1d not
sleep and the itching was. tenable.
We suffered for eight months. We
tricecl different kinds of ointments and
medicine but it did us no good and
soon it began to break out on our
bodes until a friend who had, the
some trouble told the about Cutieura
of which I need two sots of Outieura
Soap, ,Cutiersra Ointment 'and Cuti-
eura 1 eeolverit, tinct I was sus rised.
After the, first few days our heads
began to heal and in two mouths we
were absolutely oared of this terrible
eczeetna." •
(Signed)..Eoar:iat Porrszor •,
581'11a ply. St, Brooklyn, N.Y.
No stronger evidence than this could be
given of i ire Sadie is and economy of tbee
Ctrtieera R•c.anedies, itt .the treatment of
torturing, d!a1i>aur)ng humors of the elan
and scalar, of metro, elt0dren end adults.
sold throughout tite world. Bend to Pot-
ter Drug as Chern, Corp., Boston, U. &A.,
for tree 32 -page Cuticura book, ort treat -
anent of skin and slap diseases,
(
. ',til, v..,'Sa7
V ffti...ee see
eonld resolve to do -that wrong. He hod
to disregard the direct command of .I e-
hovab. • He had to despise the history
of his people and to reject that solemn
lessons that 'he had learned from his
,Childhood., Though at itg, lta beeantethe
slave of pru1Q „ teegtaat•ed
ambition, and'impfo t reeklessness. 1I;e
ixinn&liate and necessary eensequence nf•
pride is presumption. Metal/ presumed
to usurp the office of the priest. His
punishment remained a lasting judgmelts,
intended to possess the people with a
greater veneration for the temple wor-
ship and for the priesthood and other
sacred matters of which they were apt
to think too lightly. The severest judg-
mtents.of God have mercy connected. with
(')tem both to the persons themselves ami
1 to cabers who by them learn caution and
strong, and pour eon be Siro reliions- doe' reveren(•r. C,onruione that (foil lied
he ars t frost, huc1. help. Thh e me- of a mitten him, tezirsh hurried from the
' ('1 ri','i^•t is she fife of cotel a r eros
t
Everything eftews t'•at the kingdom in t.en)p}e self-(vnademne,l. God's mru'k of
a~ { eli5•apprabalion was ort his brmv where
of p o `a time u: hod t o.14, had
a condition nil could see it. 'rice smitteti forehead
of prosperity suet, � .it l:ati not. i:nnwt•n
since the days of Solomon. Around the laid the offender ander arrest and es -
king unusual hopes Ind gathered. On posed hint.- 1'. 11. A. t -t:
every hand heexlended the realm of ,
,(ndall. ntnl. made the frees of God's pro-
, pitt lick the lieg. Walt hie fell a
thortsr,nd berme were e:itut. er-'I ;;url a
'ration's faith fell Iteadinng in the
f runnel. laesinit prospered red iter war, itt
lbuiltiiaz and 1•r o rientt;•rt'. what ie Prospector Loses $275 and Minion
LOST AT CARDS.
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RIRE'INV
TORONTO MARKETS.
'l'All•1M1tS' M Ali KET. .
Dressed hogs , . ....$ 8 50 $ 9 110
Butter. dairy .. , . I) 25 (l 28
Vo., inferior(1 20 0 22
Eggs, nov laid, doz .. , . 0 a0 n 23
Chick us, ib. .. .. .. 0 18 4) i0
Turkey, lb. .. . .. . , 0 22 0 21
Apples, bbl., aacoud3 - . , , 3 00 . • 5 (r)
Cabbage, dos, . .. 0 30 0 35
Cauliflower, doz. . 0 75 •1, 00
Onions, bag . , . . , . tl 90 1 00
Potatoes, hag .. .. .. .. 1 tt0 .0 00
Beef, bindqutute;s .. •t) 69 11 0.)-
1)o., forequarter ..• a. 7 09' ,9'507,
1)1., eholOte. tier c t e . , , hoc) !a 75'
1Jo., tuedittin, care at.e - 8 09 9 s),'
Mutton, prime, per rust. • 8 09 14) Oa
Veal, prinite, per crit. .. 30 00 11 00,.
L'tu:nii. cwt... .. .... .. 11 Ott i:3 00
ai'GAR MARKET,
taugi;rs are quoted in 'Fo: erste, in hays,
per awl.. as follawws:
Extra granulated, Bede:lib's ... , 414 70
Do., St. Lawrence .. .. .. 4 70
't)o., Acadia .. .. 4 03
'Imperial granulated .. .... . 4 S5
Beaver granulated . • . . • • • 4 55
No. 1 yellow: Rrlpath's ., .. 4 3l)
1}o., St. Lawwreuce .. .. .. • 4 30
Do. Acadia .. . .. .. a 10
l)u..
Acadia, unbr:utded 4 90
BALED HAY AND STRAW.
Quotations uu track Tolrouto. are as
follows:
Hay --No. 1 timothy, P12 to ;1.3; /nix-
ed ,lover and timothy. 4'0 to $11.
draw ---$6.50 t n ;37.
SEEDS.
Toronto wltolesulers are sel'ing to the
trade at the following price,;:
Alsike, No. 3, bust;. ..$11 00 to $ 0 00
Do.. No. 2, 'Well..... 11 00 to 0 00
])e.. No. 3. hush... - . 8 75 to 0 00
red clover. No. 1. bush. 10 e) to 0 00
1)o.. No. 2. tush..... 9 30 to 0 00
f)o.. No. 3, crush.... 8 40 10 () 00
Timothy, No. 1. bush. 7 30 to 0 00
7)0.. No 3. hush... ti 75 to 0 00
Alfalfa. No. 3. loesli.. 1:; 75 to 0 00
])o., No. 2, 'bush..... 12 95 to 0 00
W0014 -110th. :"1'.
tlnotat•ione--\i asised fleece, l& to 20e;
unwashed fleece, Ise to 14e; rejeete, ISo,
LIVE STOCK.
Toronto despatch: Trade was slow,
heavy cattle lower; light butcher eat -
tie firm. City cattle inarket--E.eceipts
yesterday and to -day tatelutl:d, were 126
cars With 3:861 head • of rattle, 489 sheep
and lambs, 9,200 hogs and 225 calves.
The probable opening of St. Lawrence
naiigattotz nest week and one or two
cattle boats available may afford ten
outlet for some of the heavy cattle
•;t•hicit oll digs week have been 'a 53.raa in
the heenl market. At the' present duce
there appears to be no demand what-
ever -for heavy stuff, particularly bulls,
which for the past couple of markets
have been the hardest to dispose of, ex-
cept at prices anywhere from 25 to 50
cents lower.
Light bulls useful for loeul purposes
are more in demand and sell. well at
fsorn $4.50 to $5.26.
Good buteher cows also steady at
$4.50 to $..5.20; gond feeders and stoek-
er%, firm. and in demand at $4.50 to
$5.50. MI heavy mixed rattle. dull and
offfrom fro'(le to A a,tc
Sheep and m
e t s limbs steady to firm, year-
._
line,, Canadh n. 50.75 to $0.25; Atneri•
run veai'linge. 131.73 to $0.65.
:;girt;; limbs .iulrl at from, $3 to $6,50
each. t 1
)ot,od teach cows, were firmer ha de-
un;litl sit 413155 to $75 evele.
Nene , nt:)tnng:e'l al $6.15 1:o !$0.2(1
and 1341.50 fed ;in'l watered. at Tovonto.
there that God ran net der for a man Sharc.s in Garth Say hotel.
who takes! ht matt() his erninecs1$ ? The
tertt of Us,t•rl.'• ,ra*.perity yes rcunt:-
ed ntarre.11ottcl. Iii came into full
strength beenu'r Go.) helped him. Trust North Bay, Ont. May 1. - Frank
in God means, fo113 en;i failure. Tlz- Crete a preept+rte wtit(, resetir.(e; :see
zi.ele's expel -amen is a type of the pro- ruining statute on the i'ontrrrai River tor
I-' es. three tikes• pleas to many hearts. thirty thousand dollars, claims to l;uve
Any 1).rrt.iebe of pride which tends n> been ee,puiated 1roto teen Ittrt,}r,tl ..•::1.
to attribute to ;inr'eelve4 the success st:veni,y-iit-e dollars -an(1 st'wt.: t five
of the prat ill r! sae( in the sight of God. thow'tnd mining, ,snares in a North 11:.y
It, requites sio'eial +trate to keep a roan hotel hast night by three men when; Ito
tight tt•Len he, hes had a career of. un- 'net on the '£enuslkamrin & a,"ortl;ern
trrnketi I,rl, t 're t r.
Ir. :\ie.rkitr r Uzeia!t'ft prosperity and
pun: I.mettt. `Tut when he wee strong."
At the zenith of his power and prniatcr-
ity L.faia.h miFSEeil the nark. He invaded
the dignity of the priesthood. which he
lead no right to do, and for that sin ha
was deprived of the royal dignity to
which be had a. right. He coveter. for-
b;dden honors and forfeited allotted
ones. i.'•zzialt was not willing that any
in his realm •should enjoy prerogatives
denied to hint. He etthibited haeghtiness,
daring. arroganee and false independence
itt spir'ituaI things. He teanseended itis
authority and hari• to be rebuked
though a king'. ;Rightly to apprehend
)
0111ER MARKETS.
('111:1;51; mAIfl ET8.
Dr,novin -.At. the weekly Cneee e
Bosse) 563 lances of whits anti 83 itoxes
of e•olured were e fe•rtade white cold at
11 11-16e no(l rnlu cd at li 5•S.
Winelteettet At the meeting of the
(lice t oird held bore. 1t)] texas of
col ;et} erel 4`20 boxes of white wt;r
aer',- is 11 :l -S• uttered. Koue eold
mt iword.
\:i.\`e.4l'l:t, \1".111::,'l' 3L17;h.1:a'.
Prey.
('10-;'. Opel. flint;_ Low. (_ loee.
\t ,o' t
lclev to i?rt ^ ;A Riffs h:; s 1)3' t
Ontario Railway train. He woe invented itf} . tris' t9at:t O5aS (lei ee
it.uo :t poker game, which h c1;lirnrt wee t r. 34.1', t, 7 1 '• • :111•
crooked. Jia lost his cash and hie >ui: