, 1876-04-22
SUhDAY-SCHOOt LESSON.
PETER rnEAcllES TO THE JEwa.


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PETER FhEAcnEs TO THE Jews.
In an obscure section OF sister State was q
nors .s ] s,,.rso a. Inco,s Of roIa on onr Wsstosn
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p'"l''e ~: =. so'a. ~ m''se o.ssanIo 'sv'''
tue nhafest enaten. isea vesS worthy family
- husband ahd ,Sifc,-wall educated In Now
Thev ean, to ,h,a saouna.nroa snoe Yor t,.o
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nu,poso oi opening 10 .no "o1su t'ca iaooa t.las
had nevor felt tho lnllacncoa OF tho SIM. Alter
/. uou incroaava their measures and their
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minister eaucatou !hose hht1Voe OF thS ao''.
For tlree generations or moro, the ancastora on
ejther Bluo Ind bean leading 1nembcrs of tho
cuurchea to which they rosl,cctlyOly belonged.
The ulmo Of FarwAl, no tess 14au that of Weil.
fare-tho mothers maiden naa.e,-wcre syn-
onyns for ait that was great and good, THOR
Ia.iy walk tsss.aod 10 thoir honesty and intsr.
r,ty.
these paronta aiwavs spont avery Saturday
evening In eludying the Sunday school tosaon
for the morrow. On stormy Saturday nyoning
.abls, a,,4 varo beginning to raad when loud
rsp was heard NJ tho outor door. ILe father,
Testament u hand, ,openssd tho door. md ther.
Rlku WIN u 4lCG 6khLtA lukt uG Nua uu u4h
WAY from Dan to Jerusalem, md fearod that Ia
tho darkness of tho evening he hRd lost his wnY,
"You arc, indeed, very far ont Of your direct
courhs," said tic fa&!ler; !. como IN aud spend
weary, aud those dark clouds ia tho west in,li-
cate tua, a still harder rain il On its way,' DO
tho stranger gladly entored. Tho son took ll,a
hat. tho daughters spoke kioaly to him. ths
mother-alway8 full Of tenjorpese-bIl him q
hearty welcome and hasteued to supply him with
dry clothine. Havo you famllYt" sad tho
father. "No,h rop!lel the stranger; u my wifo
and lhreo loyely ch.ltlsen died many yeats ago.
l am now all alune."" And gushing toara chased
all deeply Hympathtzo with you. We aro study
ing thu sunday -scuool isssou for tho morrow.
I explain tho obvious meaning OF tho text. As
you knocked upon our door wo wero Bavlng that
wo haso In tals lesson = awoet picture Of Chlls-
tian life. We 500 what st. Peter considered tho
sltnp!eae principles Of Christianity. llo scomB
to prefer Christ to creedy-tAo simplest state
ment Of facts regarding Chr1al'a Kingdom to tho
philosophy OF mon about thcso facts. Ho
evidently deems IL wiser to humblY aud gladly
recelvo Gods Word Than to plnuss into tue
duptnB or climb up tho heights of intiuity. Wo
may bo sure that linIto uisu canuot grasp sue
ess es ct S tr a9s ss, .s mos s'as sssn: ] :ssSp
roAsous for what the lnllnito has donss that NO
ought to believe TINT Christ died Tor VI, even
II we cauuos explain how ne AtoneH for Lho
SINS Of tho world"
JowB wero pslckoI in tAsir hear.s 1fe was
loyal to truth. They saw aud heard It. 1t lett
It's marks. Tho pcoplo said =. lIs charge ls
trpe. We aro verify ellslty. We did cruelty our
Messiah, tho very Messiah our ptophots have
foretold, and whom NC haze long hoped to soc.
Wsro wo blint ? lie said lle was the was aud
the life. His light shono In dAskness aud we
did not comprehend It. How blind and how
deaf 30 hhyo BEEN"
!, Thus theHc Jews were, under pator's preach-
Ing, 1naIe CONSCIOUS Of their guilt. They did not
doubt It. Ttsy confessed 1t. They rcalixeh
that they had incurred Goa'H tllHp!eAaure. They
became anxious. ThuY wore . irickod In tlcir
',esrts,' They felt suro that peter and the good
men who woro with him were truthful they had
confidence III them. They manifested not uuly1e-
spset and rsgnrh but HUme degroo Of brotherty
,oye. They said, "Slen and hrethren," They
no longes &hought that tho Apostles wero full or
now Wing. "Mh&t shall we do2" They saw
dire need OF doing something, Sotue Questioned
QUO ApoBt!u aud a11no Anothsr. Thor very car.
more aud moro nnxloua. They nav moro ami
moro clearly that III whom tLey ualled to tho
crpaa xas tho bposlesg QUE, whom they 6nonId
have welcomed with tho greatest loy Tho
more they thought OF il, thsY moro
alarmed thoy became, anil said
to each. other, ''Wo now poo
that our bapdt were IeepY jmAuod iu tho Ioath
Of tho UllrIst. tho Prince OF Lifo. Wo sro dis.
trosncd What can Ne do ~
~ nlaIn HAT those Juws had mot with n won
dur(nl Change Of l,esrt. rhey roy,ad and sknt,.
durol tlu AIIoatles but q few hours byfore. Nuw
they appreciate thor charactura, and sock their
counsel aud instruction. Every moment j,-
creased Petor'u tirmuess md tlep,son of charac-
Ia. iIe VAS now old. b4lt liz occunation in
early lite had given linn cheat full aud broad,
body robust aud sttonH. 1t Ia aa!a hls couu.
tptaauce W&s opSn And build. hjn italr Bhort and