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the tribune stouffville ont thursday april 17 1947 sunday school lesson lesson for april 5 mens hearts and drew people to 2 sam 5c the king and hi- southwest of jerusalem where the ihim he had learned valuable lesrnen went to jerusalem unto the aborignial inhabitants of the land j sons in the years of his suffering jebusites up to this time only a who were of great stature had once and rejection that stood him in good part of what was afterward includ- dwelt ldn text david went on and the inle o recognition ased in the city of jerusalem was verse 19 david enquired of the sreu srrat and the lord god of t5w nted of the lord when actually possessed by israel mount lord the voung king sought to hosts a- cvith hi in 2 sam 1 j prosperity crowned his efforts andzion was a stronghold of the jebu- oblain the mind of god as t0 what success rewarded his faithfulness sites who taunted the men of lo t j t emergency the lord throughout all his life david judah declaring that even their commanded him togo up7 against recognized god as the real king of ianie and blind people could defend tne philistines promising that the israel and considered himself as a the citadel against davids men he would be defeated mere deputy or representative of however determined to oust these i verse o david smoe them the throne of heaven whose duty ancient enemies from their fortress and lord halh broken it was to rule the people according and take possession of it in fort upon mine enemies before to the law of the lord administer- name of the god of israel davk no t w showing mercy and erse erthe ess davu j bm gave the lord all the glorv maintaining the honor of gods took the strong hold of ton ma the leon a a whole many years elapsed between the anointing of david and his crown ing as king and even then after saul was dead it was only as king of judah that david reigned for the first seven years while the rest off the tribes followed ishbosheth onelj of the surviving sons of saul butjfjls through the defection of abner captaingeneral of the armies of i house his example of subjection to when he succeeded in his avowed the lord and conscientious adher- object he made zion his own eapi- israel all the tnbfe came to hebron h divinelv program tal from this time cm it comes into to make david king- of all israel i in j l e special prominence as the mount or ing to israel and united the twelve sovereign grace triumphing over tribes for the first time into a trulv al human opposition great nation respected bv their verse s because of the taunt of former foes and rapidly developing he jebusites david offered a a civilization far beyond anvthing special reward to whosoever known in the days of the judges getteth up to the gutter that is to and of king saul verse by verse this enabled him to put into effect a strong program of consolidation and to put the nation on a footing where the surrounding nations were no longer sources of fear and consternation there was something in the per sonality of the new king that won bus truck and tractor seats rebuilt and recovered dunlopillo for truck bus and tractor seats now available with so many accidents occuring the seat of the trouble may be the seat of your truck comfortable seats are more essential than ever for almost 20 years we have been rebuilding and recovering bustruck and tractor seats and backseats keeping thousands of city and rural drivers comfortable pickup and delivery service in suburban area service truck cushion company phone orchard 9353 227 oakwood ave toronto ont for the great victory that ensued verse 21 they left their image- and david and his men burned them these evidences of idolatry were destroyed thus demonstrating the powei lessness of the false gods of the heathen and also doubtless that they might not become a snare to any in israel verse 22 the philistines came the aqueduct through which they up yet again these implacable imigh enter the city and so should enemies of god and his people overcome the blind and the lame i determined to make another effort epithets he usee to describe the to retrieve their fortunes whole jebusite force in after years i verse 23 fetch a compass on the remnant of the jebusites still this occasion the lord commanded so stigmatized were shut out from david not to meet the foe in open the house of god as unfit to mingle conflict but tc use strategy going with the chosen race of israel it around their encampment and tak- was of god that these idolatersling them by surprise should be driven out of that mount i verse 21 when thou hearest a zion which he had chosen for the sound of a going in the tops of the place of his throne psa 20 132 mulberry trees at a signal 13 divinely given david was to fall verse 9 so david dwelt in the upon the philistines assured that fort and called it the city of david this became the place of the royal residence from there david built an enlarged city taking in the various hills round about from millo and inward millo or properly the millo may have been another jebusite tower or hilly fortification but the exact meaning and location is uncertain verse 10 david grew great and the lord god of hosts was with him as david walked in obedience to god he prospered and became the outstanding monarch of his time verse 17 the philistines came up to seek david when these hereditary foes of israel heard that david had become king they at once prepared to seek to overthrow him in order to bring israel into subjection to themselves verse 18 the philistines he should overcome them verse 25 david did so as the lord had commanded him acting in obedience to the word of the lord another great victory was won as a result of which the phil istines were completely defeated and davids authority extended throughout all palestine the heart of the lesson when god is given his rightful place in ones life he will work out his own plans in blessing nothing can turn him from his purpose in the life of david we see the lords acting in sovereign grace taking up an unknown shepherd lad entering into covenant with him and after preserving him through many difficulties bringing him into favor with all israel and placing him upon the throne of the king dom through him the formerly jealous tribes were united into a happy newlyweils are ernie smoky smith vancouver vc winner and his bride the former esther weston they are about to cut the cake after their marriage spread themselves in the valley of i strong and a great nation walking rephaim this was the region in the fear of god pine orchard april 10 little john boake of toronto is visiting with his uncle mr and mrs albert boake and family mrs r gold of toronto visited at the brandon home we welcome mr and mrs thompson into their new home formerly occupied by the hood family mr and airs wesley lundy left on monday for california where mr lundy will be engaged in car penter work for several months mr and mrs h eveleigh and sons visited the chapman home sunday mr and mrs art baxter enter tained his parents over the holiday mr and mrs pringle of zephyr have been engaged by george sproxton for the coming year mrs p tidman and mrs silver motored to milton one day last week sorry to report mrs r chapman is confined to bed we wish her a speedy recovery jack sproxton spent a few clays in toronto and returned home with a thoroughbred dog he won at a popular radio program jack de clares a mans best friend is his dog married 35 tears mr and mrs e gordon lehman of markham celebrated their 35th wedding ahniversaary at their home april 3 mrs lehman was the former lulu morriss of peaches markham township they were married by rev j a moir at the presbyterian manse markham they farmed for a number of years in markham and pickering town ships six years ago they moved to markham village for their anniversary celebration they entertained 25 at supper and received more guests during the evening attending were their family of four children blake and charles of goodwood bruce of markham and isobel of toronto their four grandchildren and the brothers and sisters of the bride and groom of 35 years ago the oldest guest present was the father of the groom chester lehman formerly of markham now of toronto who is s3 years of age this week there were guests present from toronto markham and green river where they lived previously to moving to markham village snow removal fund is spent none for fall toronto and vork roads commis sions snow removal and sanding budget of 107000 has been exhaust ed it was reported at a meeting of the- commission this leaves the commission with out funds for november and decem ber we have here what is sure to be a deficit unless we save on our other expenditures chairman nor- nan long pointed out snow removal from jan 1 to march 31 cost the county 722145q this is 2521150 over the estimates sanding of roads was below the 60000 estimate and the county relied on the remainder for snow removal chief engineer harvey rose pointed out that he had received a bill from york township for removing snow on county roads which amounted to over 5000 i had no idea that this work was being done and this is the first intimation i got he told the com mission the commission agreed not to pay the amount contending it was not consulted a contract for surface treatment on certain roads was awarded to the ellins construction company the work including materials which the county will supply will amount to 96000 mr rose said that last year only 16000 had been spent on the same type of work j m dealers canadian buyers of scrap claremont will pay 100 for old scrap bat teries delivered hands at work learning to weld oxtaillos future prosperity depends directly on a sufficient volume of production to satisfy domestic needs and assure for canada a preeminent place in the markets of the world take the metal trades for example never before has the demand both here and abroad for the products of ontarios metal industries been so great production must he increased hut to meet new production goals skilled hands are needed for them reat opportunities lie ahead higher wages job security better working conditions are within easier reach of those who have mastered a skilled occupation today through the plan sponsored by the department of veterans affairs and other agencies hundreds of young workers are being trained to meet the needs of the metal trades graduates of these rehabilitation courses are now ready to take their places in ontarios industry available to vou are veterans well started on the road to skilled metal working trades such aa tool making blacksmithing machine operation iron working pattern making welding and forging seek them out with confidence they arc your future craftsmen published by the brewing industry ontario welding the welding courae fjivea the student a good knowledge and practical experience of iioth oxyaeetlene and electric arc welding available at windsor hamilton toronto and urockville this count include the study of different metal and alloy the graduate with further practice should become a good all round welder vocational training courses arc offered ml training centres located in the jolloicing dries and totens in ontario toronto london hamil ton kitchener windsor fl william rroclcville kingston north bay ottawa cuelpb kemplville hailcvbury nendick sale 3500 russel nendick of stouffville who has been farming in scott township north of uxbridge town for several years held an auction sale there last week which realized 3500 there were no spectacular prices but bids were free and generally substantial mr and mrs nendick who are leaving the farm may take up another location in the same listrict asfarmer went up from stouffville to conduct the auction and mrs christie armstrong aunt of russels was an interested visi tor price list for these goods metal brass copper lb 8c alluminum lb 7c lead lb 6c iron hundred 50c- old radiators 150 horse hair lb 35c duck feather ticks lb 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