174 BATTLES OF THE BIBLE.

THE FATHER OF A RACE OF KINGS.

“ God is the eternal King; thy foes in vain
Raise their rebellions to confound thy reign ;
In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise,
And roar, and toss their waves against the skies;
Foaming at heaven, they rage with wild commotion,
For heaven’s high arches scorn the swelling ocean.

“ Ye tempests, rage no more; ye floods, be still,
And the mad world submissive to his will ;
Built on His truth, His church must ever stand ;
Firm are His promises, and strong His hand ;
See His own sons, when they appear before Him,
Bow at His footstool, and with fear adore Him.”
Watts.

Marianne. Grandfather, I do not like Samuel very
well. He seems as if he were glad to tell Saul that he
was to lose the kingdom. It looks as if he did not like
poor Saul.

Grandfather. If my way of telling the story gives
you that impression, the fault is mine, for it is very dif-
ferent from the account that the Bible gives. We read
there how Samuel mourned for Saul—how he even cried
all night to the Lord for him. From his example we
learn what we ought to do in regard to those who have