Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Notes on the Lesson for May 6
THE Judgment"

from the Chicago Standard
The lesson for above date may be founu III
the twenty fifth chapter of Matthew. from the
thirty first to the forty xth verses
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHER
Wien. Not il: He is coming. There ls
no If in the Bible ss to the second adven'.
There is no argument as to the fact MOI
then. We are not told of the exact time. we
are simply shown the incidents and circum-
stances which shall characterize the time
when at last it comes, q 1t surely will 1t ~
q moment's lifting of the curtains OF futurlty,
an anticipated ringing of eternlty.s bells III
heavens last solemn call Mercy makes dis
closure. Snail we be warned ~ the Gem Gem
passionate divulsences The city OF Basic
was once about to be delivered By conspiracy
discovered, and the stronghold saved by the
providendally defective striking Of the town
clock; it tapping one instead Of twelve AT
times they celebrate the event BY turning
dial has here moved forward for us space
or two; how mauy We do not know May we
seize the Lesson.
Then. Grace changed to glory He is on
the throne now, the throne of his redemptive
grace. Yet his attitude toward the world to-
day is more tnat of an advocate than of
judge He Is the shepherd seeking to-day.
Tomorrow it will be ~ q shepherd separat-
ing. He is pleading now; he will sentence
then. You recall the story which, as told by
DR. Chaffee 1t the last Illinois Stale annivers-
aries, produced such profound and SOLDERING
impression. A younger son went wrong.
His brother, eminent at the bar and doubly
esteemed for his service to the republic, ap-
peared and pleaded for him; For his broth
er's sake the culprit was released from custo-
dy. Again, after some time he disobeyed the
law, aud was summoned into court Again
the faithful brother appeared, and, holding
up his empty sleeve, with tears in his eyes,
pleaded for his younger brothers acqIit'at
passed, and at last the lawyer at the bar as
cended to the bench One day they brought
in again the erriDg brother on criminal
charge. But the Judges face was stern. ut
plead for you; as a Judge 1 cannot. Arise,
and receive sentence" Sinner, Christ will
one day take the throne.
Au nations. The Moabites? Yes, and the
Meors. The nations of yesterday and the ma
tidns Of to-day. The polished Greeks? Yes,
The benighted heather of Africa? Certainly,
and right along with them the enlightened
heather of Amsrica-saN nations, is the
word. And to tell the truth, all nations in
their heart OF hearts are anticipating the audi
ence. That Hindu there at the Ganges, that
Chinaman before his little lido, that Ethiopi-
an in his wild frenzy of fetishism, that Indian
talking to the moon-each is confessinS lis
expectation of the Judgment 1t is only the
headong nationalist in his study chamber
who doubts the apprehension of future re-
wards and penaltios: And he is only doubt
ing it for some one else than himself. In h 4
own conscience he cannot but witness to the
word. Our present controversies about the
Judgment go long way from home for
their material If it were not for half-known
people across the water, the occupation of
lnfidelity and liberalism would be well-nigh
gone
On HIS right hand-ou tie LETT There is a
right and wrong side in heavens audience
chamber: The fallen angels doubtless found
it 60 There are some religious masters
who would teach us otherwise. There is,
they teach, but one mood to the divine mind
and that beneyolence;, righteousness ana
one sided deity, ruled by love- No; God
himself is ruler, and with infinite discretion
and perfect rectitude he is ever true to him.
| self and his own supreme worthiness. There
| ls with God fright hand" and sleft -
There is no doubt as to the directions.
| Axioms of space are universal and perpetu-
al Our relation to Gods truth to-day de-
termines our attitude in his presence at the
last Keep to the right; but first find it in
Christ
Ye o1essed-Yc cursed. There are two up
pellations at the lost, two only. There arc
two persons before the great Judgment
throne, and but two; the blessed and the
minor distinctions. Seekers, probationcr:,
lnquirers. doubters, procrastinators, con-
victed, half-persuaded, besides the out and
out believers and out-and-out unbeliev re.
In the light Of the great xssize all lesser dit-
will merge into two-the blessed, the &C
cursed. To what name, friend, are You ex-
pecting to respond? Let it be prayer us
we'll as song:
When Nv thou, my righteous Judge, shall come
TO take tiny ransomed people home,
| Shall I among them stand?
Shall such a worthless worm as /,
| Who sometimes am afraid to die.
Be found at thy right hand?"
Come-DepdyI lhere are but two sen
fences at tue last, one OF acceptance the
other of rejection. There are but two words
of final award, "Come!" depart" If there
be another trial. second probation, we read
no hing OF 1t here; and, II not here, where?
Gods finger on that great day, tLlrd abode
OF continued discipline, middle estate, as II
were, looking toward ultimate restitution. If
must m! come to us as by newrevslaton, for Ger
assurance Of it They are ever ringing the he
changes on these two words, sCome!" to the
righteous, "Drpart!" to the wicked Tho
| Bible from Moses to John is full of it You
can find naught else.
For wos am Aunge,ed. Note the word
TOR. 1t is Intended to explain the two wor,,s
come and blessed. Why blessed? because we
gave me meat" Why invited to entery "Ie-
cause We gave me- drink" Blessedness is
| beneticence; Christian activity secures divine
| acceptance. Where even the Christly shirt
manifests itself the Chrstly salvation has
wrought: Christ is compassion, and all true
| compassion is Christ
! When sac acc theey It is loves uncon.
seriousness. This for the righteous. The same
word, almost, is spoken by the unfaithful. In
their case 1t is SIMS blindness The mau of
God goes his way answering an inward
| prompting from the new life impaired. and
without stopping to consider it he is putting
out helping hand here and there, every.
where He cannot help it; it is the Christ
within him manifestng himself The nm.
righteous goes his way of sel6shness. occa-
slonally doing ostensible charity, but answer
ing no appeal for Christ's sake He knows not
God, he knows only the world and the worlds
solicitations. He is simply under the control
OF his master, and that inward master ia Sas
ten; We can show YOU u better master.
lnaSmwch The Greek says, II. so far. Ia.
1t be so. Az often as we do good for Cbrist,s
sake we befriend Christ Some one critic;sed
us once for statement Of this kind. calina
attention to the limiting words, smy brethren $
But what is the Limitation. Who are Christ,s
little brethren? Are they not also the moor
and needy everywhere? We can do good for
Christ's sake to all men; and Christ viii nor
ceive and honor the intention. sWrite mo y
sad Ben Adhem to the angel, "as one who