The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1888-05-04
THE WORK REVIEWED.
LESSON XIII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH as.


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Ta"ght IN '"e lessons Tor '"e r''
Three Months OF the Present Year Pre-
pared Espec,a,Iy for This Paper.
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The lessons OF the hrst quarter open WIN
the conflict in tine mind OF herod anu ms COM
plete surrender TO sin-an appalling iii'istra'
tion OF how rapidly sip accumulates Once
insnared by the brilliant and wicked Hero
dias, he proceeded TO vioiate In rapid success
sion the most vital commands IN the jewish
law, marrying his brother fhilips wire wnile
her husband and MS own wire were mive'
then living IN open vioiatioh OF tne law,
then imprisoning John tne naptist ana
finally having MN murdered AT 'ne msUsa-
tion OF pronigaue uahcing sir| SUN aN
She steps from lust 70 mnroer' as so oiuen
shown IN our own cr,hinai courts. Ahe
mother sinned, the daughter sinneu WIN ner
in consequence Jonn the baptise iose MS hie'
but Herod lost MS immortal soul u,nl.
John the baptist haa e4cioeo sucn inseres.
In the minds OF devout jews, VINO nopeo ror
Messiah speedily, Una. soon ai.er nis ue''n
some Oh them came 10 Jesus anu asAeu ques
tons, showing tnat oney oeheVeo or tros.eo
tnat ne was 'onh ie,urheu uo nE asai.. sr,
Jesus retireu ror "nne 0s "esers p'sce
on tine north size OF tne sea .. aioe,ia~
There ne performed tne miracle oi ieeoing
the muititude wnich Is ene su9Ject y, .ns
second lesson Oh .ne quaroer MS re.nar'
10 tne oiscipes oeucn 'ne sreas iseSon Vi oV',r
passion-that CHRISTIANS must 90 an wi'n'h
Their power 10 reiieVe Pnysicu suneiihs, @
well as morai, no" oeepiy onis uoc'rine
by one glorious ana s'gnnncaho iace; Among
the earliest acts OF the Cnrlselans, aIter .ney
obtained liberation, was the inauguration OF
hospitals ana OF al tne granu cnnri1apie , ~ IN
st'tutions oil the world touay, no. one IN
hundred Is under otner thah Chriseiah oirec-
ton Inc modern nospital system tne
child OF Christiamty. heathehism couiu
point 10 its temples anu AFFAIRS, anu in,,ue,iuy
boasts OF some orators ana puonc naus; pu'
neither OF theh Is capaoie Vi such saciihees
as are SHOWN py the oesoeeo ~onien wno
walk IN danger ana pestiience 10 reheVe ,ne
SICK, ana nei.ner ever iounueo sucn ins'i,u'
tons as make GLORIOUS ana lmmortai the
names OF 30 many oeneVoien. Onris'iahs'
Inc oniro iesson-oeSus "hikins on 'ne
Sea-teaches MS aivihe mastery over ma
ture ana the necessity oi iai'h IN ms power
ana tne iourth-oesus anu 'ne Anee,ea-eh-
phasizes the teaenihg OF ene seconu' Inc SO
caiieu Cahaanitisn woman, WHOSE uaugnter
was heaied, was one OF onat ancien. race
bordering 1uuea on tne souunwest-suostaii
tally the same people as tne rhnmcians anu
Carthaglnlahs, people oetesteo py uneo Jews
hence ,his niirac,v Nss s., . Iiuetei u uP,ise
TO the disclples' Inc nitn iessoh-feter Con
fessihg Cnrist-cohtalns the materiai for
many tnousand volumes Oh controversy. ~
Is suincienp 70 say here 'na' eoer answer S
tne e, sum anu suDs1ahce oi Shils'ian al i, ,ai.h'
nou arr we Sniis'' yne o1i' VI 'ne nvins
Hoo' FROM .nis ,iiiie 1esus uesai W un,oio
ms mission 70 .ne uiseipies, ou. eharg geo 'he,n
tnao as yet 'ney 'nouiu ny proclaim H. l.
was wen ior tne'h W ,uny niasVeI lhe greas
Iact before sney unIerUooA TIei s'o " Teach So
others, Inc TACT Oh ms uivniey oeing 'nus
Sc, iortn' 'ne succeeuns LESSONS 30 On " ue-
VeioP .he naeuIe Vi us hihsuoin anu 'he
methoa Oh opeaihins snare III ~. ..
Firse IN .nis ser,ai ueVeioPi.eh' s ne
ahsueurauoh' uscusseu IN ene slA'n ies.
soh.eus "s.ne appi s 'ens,s VI
tne truth reVeaieu W anu sea.eu oy re1er.
In modern netnous oI iaw anu government.
we shouia say .nis wAs q toinut SURRENDER OF
.ne oyinoVs VI euonoy " VIC vnic,ai' VI
one preceuins ao'iiilis'ia'io As .,,e ~ Mosaic
q
there 10 ihausuraUe us successor "ien
reverence tne PaIahel may oe Permis'ea),
ana "itn nm Ehas, WHY nsa io,s'oia .ne
ne" WINE he sus'ainea .ue ',u ~, anu nAo oeen
spareu .ne oas.e VI uea.u tney ai oonlu nea
Chrs.s inission' ana ~ '"s oio ui'ps''1a'ion
ceased forever. ,.--....-
IN 'ne sesei.n @ iessoN ". anu .ne Hi.sle @
Ches--S .ne his' ,eH1,'''e iof eh'eri's 1"e
klnsuoli lliustraSu; ,... HSUep. 70 zoe conyerlea
anu peco'ne as hs.'e o.iiuen, ~ ye r",s snaiI noo
ehper in'o 'ne Ainsooi. Vi nea'ei. oi'o"ins
upon 'le eh.' any nv .ue nev iho eon'es =
iesson Vne eien'n, uyoh ,ue nis. ano " iaos'
peoPie' perhAPS, .ne naiue'e nu'y VI 'nas liAe'
"A hesson VI fo' siNenoo my 'u
Prisnhs W any han ~no WIN ~. .a'o nis
own hear' anu hv'e no~ ansef oui Us .nere
asnnsI some peopie, w ieau 'naS Wnen teter
was .oiu iio" 70, ,oi ne nues oe' no
couiu only eAcialln' a' Increase our
IaitnE .erly nos piooueu man as Is'eI
sno"eo himself W 70 noeueu W mass .iAA'
prayer very oieh Ia .iiS iiiA''s. VI iofgNe-
ness, anu 81 ooes sVery man many Chris-
.'a" mas ueuioieo anu nee,oa'eu as ne caiie
III us prayer W 'iia' ieaiiui feques'' ror
give US our trespasses as we iorsNe 'nose
VINO uespass asaiiise us'
Inc uuty VI cii'nmy IeA. e'9snp III ,ne
hiiith iessoh-ihe nicn iouhB nuier' He
seehis 10 nave oeeh an exemplary young
man US 10 the "orks Oh .he ia~, ana nus s1aee
meht SHOWS tnat ne was ehcrusoed WIN sen
righteousness; oue wnen ne came 70 tns resi-
Oh tne new aisPehsatioh, Una. mere ~ ~,eirain-
ing from evii was no' enough, oue ne must
give up al ior Chrlst, ne eouia not prihg
niihsen 10 the point OK making sucn d sacri-
hce;
Inc principai poinos as 70 the inauguration
OF Chfists mission Deing now estaohsneo IN
the mnds OF MS discipies' we are introduced
In tne truth lesson 10 the darK passages pre-
sagihg tne maj Tragedy; ohris. started on
ms last Journey 70 Jerusalem and taxing the
tweiVe disciples apart on lne way impressed
on them tne painIui iact tnat ms saherihg
ana death were near az hand 81 matthew