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LESSON XII. SECOND QUARTER. M
TsRkATlONAL SERIES. JUNE ~.

Ortze verses to-SV-NoiutnSot~ty ~
Rev. II. $. Holman.
Condensed from Lesson Helper Quarterly by
PERMISSION OF. r. 5 Hoffman. Philadelphia.
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Y. IS The eleven disciples appear as the
representatives Of the entire band OF Christs
followers There were no doubt many Others
beside them who had Travelled the long dis
lance from Jerusalem TO attend this meeting
which Jesus had appointed. He still ap-
points places where He will meet His people
Let Us he sure TO be there The precise
mountain in Galilee is not known. Some
think il Mount Tabor. or the mountain on
which He was transfgured 1t seems TO
have been providentially arranged thatevery
important place where Jesus manifested His
glory should be obliterated from the subse-
Quent knowledge of mankind. Enough re-
mains OF the places to attest the truth OF
Christian records. but no one spot connected
with His life can be certainly identified.
Bethlehem still exists. but there is no trace of
the place where the manger Graded the won
drous child Nazareth is indicated, but the
carpenter shop and the home of Jesus cannot
be pointed out One can no more dnd the
house where the Last Supper was instituted
than the drops of water that wet the dis.
ciples' feet Tourisfs are shown at least three
places in Gethsemane where Jesus agonized.
The hill of Calvary and the tomb of Joseph
cannot be surely identified There was to be
no shrine to which idolatrous worshipers
might repair
Y n An immense assembly looked upon
Him. ile appeared before them. What
strange emotinns Of curiosity and Of love
filed their hearts as they looked upon their
Friena who was dead. but now nlivo before
them sSonae doubted" not Of course tho
eleven isciples who had doubted, but now
were convinced. and yet though some doubt
ed. thes aorsiiped Him Their doubt was
honest. oie that could be overcome by evil
dence rheii doubt was not lasting, since
Paul >;eaks of them twenty years after as
brefhlpn the most of whom were yet living
witnsesae uf the reality Of His resurrection.
They were no rash. fanactical enthusiasts
Their Slowness 10 believe adds immensely to
that boli and -unfaltering faith with which
thenrforth they gave witness Of Ills resur-
rection. II il well 70 prove things and then
bold fast
- Thongh they may have doubted
Jesus did NOT re iect them tie only came nearer
Co them. giving them convincing proofs
When they got closer view Of Him, and
when His familiar voice fell upon their ears
how every trace OF doubt must have Aedl
Matthew gives us but the most condensed
epitome or substance of what Jesus said on
this occasion He addressed all present and
all future believers in Him He asserts that
all power of government, Of guidance, of in
fiuence. of authority is His, not only on earth
but in heaven. Seated on His mediatorial
throne. He declares that He is the Head of the
Church, the Guide OF all the natiors, the
Director of the course OF human history. MAX
ing the enemies OF religion subserve His pur-
poses He says that He would have power
over nature and its laws. power over the in
ventious of men. so that commerce with its
railroads and steamships and telegraphs
should carry His Gospel He tells us that He
has In heaven the power OF God, being God
over all, the power to give life. pardon and
peace. the power to plant new graces In the
renewed heart; the power to comfort and
strengthen; the power to send the Holy
Spirit. yea all the powers that constitute the
divine nature and character were His to ex-
ercise Glorious truth. we have an ever liv-
ing, all powerful Saviour.
Y l9 Christ has brought His disciples to-
gether in order that he might disperse them
over the world to bear the good tidings of
salvation to all men He tells them that be-
cause all power in heaven and earth are His,
therefore should they 60 forth to the ends of
the earth to proclaim His name All His
power is pledged TO each one Of His servants
for protection and help. They had the
promise Of Christ's eternal and unlimited
power to back them: Dangers, trials and
persecution awaited them. but they had q
watchword su~h as c0nqueror never had to
quicken their zeal and 70 assure them OF sue
cess Out OF weakness they were made
strong.
v 90 The business Of Christ's ministers
and people Is to observe all things that
Christ commanded" The word s'observen
means not merely to do them, but to keep q
watch over them The doctrines and pre-
cepts Of Christ are to be protected and handed
down to other generations The preachers
true fidelity consists In this. that he breaches
nothing but what Christ has taught While
there may be new methods Of teaching. the
truth Is the same now that it was 800 years
ago. Nothing Is new. nothing becomes obso-
lete We want no new Gospel Christ prom
ises TO His true Church His presence to the
endo TINA Hedoes not say Il win be- buts'I
am" with you He is an ever present Saviour.
By His risen Life. by His Providence, by
Ills Spirit. Christ has engaged To bc with
each one and aIl OF His people for all time
To have lis presence we must be united to
Him Now i Christ with as, then lat the
end Of the World we shall be with Him where
lie Is. = EcliaR "IIe may hide himself, but
he perer atsenEs Himself from us" "Al-
way / =, all days. every day. week days
and Sundays fair days and foul days
Though left alone. like orphan children in
. COLI unkind world. the disciples were not
70 think they were deserted Their Master
wouId be ever with them Though COM
mI&i0netl 70 DO work as hard as that OF