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l Nineveh shall be overthrown-â€" ’This was the message which Jeho- ‘vah had bidden him to proclaim the first time, and Jonah had refused, not so much because of fear as be- cause of his presentiment that God [wished him to be something more ‘than the agent of Nineveh’s destrucâ€" tion, to be, in fact, nothing less I A than the channel of the divine grace (Jonah 4. 2) to these heathen, whose wickedness (see Nahum) he believâ€" ed called for a speedy doom. The actual overthrow of Nineveh took place in B. C. 606. I 5. Believed Godâ€"That is, they accepted the preaching of the pro- phet of God as direct from heaven, and believed their city was doomed. So they organized a public fast, reaching from the king to the low- est subject. Their putting on sackâ€" 1cloth was the outward sign of mourning and penitence. The cus- I=tom probably grew out of the anci- gent habit of wearing merely a. loin ;cloth, woven from goats’ and cam- ‘els’ hair, for a daily covering of the ibody. From this it became the garb pf religious ceremony. The reality ,of the repentance is further evidenc- ,ed by the people’s sitting in ashes (6)- ( 7. The decree of the kingâ€"Aha- tional rather than an individual reâ€" 'pe11tance is the only kind a writer 1 . . . . 'of this period could conceive m such ‘A noun mum . Not exactly sickâ€"but not feeling quite well. That’s the way most people feel in the spring. Easily tire-d, appetite fickle, sometimes headaches and avfeeling of depres- sion. Pimples or eruptions may ap- pear on the skin, or there may be twinges of rheumatism or neural- ia. Any of these indicate that the lood is out of order; that the in- door life of winter has left its mark upon you and may easily de~ velop into more serious trouble. . Don’t dose yourself with purga- tives as so many people do in the hope that you can put your blood right. Purgatives gallop through the system and weaken instead of giving strength. Any doctor will tell you this is true. What you need in the spring is a tonic that will make new blood and build up the nerves. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills is the only medicine that can do this speedily, safely and surely. Every dose of this medicine helps to make new blood, which clears the skin, strengthens the appetite, and makes tired, depressed men, women and children bright, active and strong. Mr. B. Martin, Deux Rivieres, Que, says: “About a year ago I was all run-down. I was pale, weak, and had but little ap- petite. I also suffered from a se- Vere pain in the back, and though Verse 2. Ninevehâ€"A city with a great population and one of won- iers of the ancient world. It was situated on the upper Tigris, capi- tal of Assyria, noted for its tem- les, palaces of marble and gold, anging gardens, libraries, broad walls, and elaborate water system. The city proper was about nine miles in circumference, but beyond its walls lay miles of common dwelâ€" lings, making a great city some sixty miles around. It was to this greater Nineveh (an exceeding great city meaning, literally, “great from God’s point of View”), a city whose diameter was a three days’ journey (3), that Jonah was called a second time (1) to go. days’ journey (3), that Jonah was called a, second time (1) to go. 4. Into the city a day’s journeyâ€"- The distance a. man could go in a. day, of course, varied. Probably through the crowded sections of a. populous city, preaching as he went, Jonah would go no more than six or seven miles. Do Not Use Harsh Purgativesâ€"A Tonic is All You Need I tried several medicines nothing helped me until I began the use of Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and these :oon fully restored my health. I can strongly recommend these pills to every weak person.” - Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box or: six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Wil- fiams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Dnt. [HE SUNDAY SflHfll lESSflN Lesson theh, case: The inclusion of the beasts INTERN e 2. Ninevehâ€"A city with a, population and one of won- f the ancient world. It was d on the upper Tigris, capi- Assyria, noted for its temâ€" palaces of marble anti gold, lg gardens, libraries, broad and elaborate water system. ity proper was about nine Jonah Text, ATION; APRIL God’s FUR THE SPRING Matt 3 pity for 1 to 4. 1. AL 1 30 â€"A city ' 01 one 0: world. er Tigris :d for it: LESSON the how Golden ‘ with a of won- It was is, capi- its tem- 181 gold, ;, broad system. 2. Tarshishâ€"So far as Israel was concerned, this represented the ends of the earth; for, it was a. country in the extreme southwest corner of Spain. Taking ship to Tarshish was a. kind of proverb for a long journey. By fleeing to this distant port, Jonah hoped to put forever behind his back the odious commission of God. The magnitude of his sin is measured by the fact that he knew God to be gracious, \rnerciful, slow to anger, and, in spite of this knowledge, evaded the duty of making this known to the hated heathen. And now that he saw at length the unfolding of this abundant loving kindness of God, and his willingness to repent upon condition of the heathen’s turning from their evil, he thought it hardly worth while to live (3). 4. Doest thou well to be angry?â€" Herc he gives no answer, for he doubtless is silenced by the sting of the rebuke. But later, he con- cludes (9) that it is well for him to be exceeding angry, even unto death. He felt that it was right that his .prophecy should be absoâ€" lutely fulfilled, and he could not tol- . And so he did. But the change was not so much in God as it was in themselves. Just as he had suited his warnings .to the moral state in which they were (compare Jet. 18. 8), so now he suits his actions to the moral state indicated by their sorrow for their evil. Chapter 4, verse 1. It displeased Jonahâ€"He was jealous. It did not set well with the Israelites that God should postpone the doom of the heathen. while the world seemed to wait with groanings for justice. And that they should repent was parti- cularly offensive to them. is intended to give a heightened efâ€" fect to the picture of a people pros- trate in sorrowful supplication. This is in keeping with the temper of Orientals, to make every possible outward expression of their sorrow. They believed God would not over- look the sight of their sackcloth and ashes, and their cries and the cries of the neglected cattle. Perchance, when he saw these works (10), he would repent of his harsh purpose mmlmllllfl'jllifiu _ x va.,--a‘gg "-3.. fl' 7;»; .w ~ '1 I ‘ 1 q » *w'. J"' ’I 1 ‘ ll? ; "HI .’ ................................................................................. ‘iii{ééifillHIMI"llllllllllillllllllllllll||||IlllllllllifllllIlllililllflllllllflQ! “(mi ........................................................................... 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A gourd~â€"Like Elijah, Jonah, thwarted in his purpose, withdrew tos’a solitary place where he could be alone with his distress. And there God came to him, as he did to ,Elijah, in compassion. The gourd was a fruit of a, vine that grew very rapidly and spread its broad leaves as a protection from the sun. when planted by such booths as that of Jonah, or near the trellises of houses. 10-11. Thou hast had regard for the gourdâ€"The meaning of this part of the story is clear enough: If Jonah’s care for the poor gourd is so great as to excite his pity and even anger when it withers away, crate any divine forbearance with the foes of his people. In this he was a. true type of Israel, for even after the exile they continued to chafe at the prosperity of the Gen- tiles. In their pride as the chosen of God they nourished a. fear that others than themselves might be the objects of the infinite grace. 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