The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-07-20
GIFTS UNTO THE LORD.


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Especially arranged from 5. s ousrseriy.1
I.EssoS TkxT-Ex. 35:3022
GOLDEN TExT-God lovcth cheerful
givcr.-2 Cor. OF.
CENTRAL TRrrH--It b . great privilege -
give freely for Gods cause.
TixE-Artumn. n G. 1871.
PLAcE-The Valley q Rahai, before
Mount Sinai
IxrKopucTIox-In our last lesson God ~
swcrcd Moses prayer for His continued
presence with the people. and showed
Moses His glory. After this, Noses was
again summoned up into the mount width
er he went with two new tables Of stone
on which God again wrote the command
ments. Noses remained forty days IN tho
mount. On returning he called upon tho
people for freewill offerings, with which
to construct tho tabernacle and it, furnI-
ture: and they gave abundantly. Il q estt-
mated that the tabernacle and its furniture
cost about q million and quarter dollars.
HEIRS OVER HARD PLAcEs.-20 And az
ne congregation d<payfed: from the great -
sembly 70 which Moses had summoned
them. repeating the Sabbath law and ask
ing for contributions for tho tabernacle
stating what things would be needed. 81
Whose heart stirred him up: the heart Il the
center and source Of liberality. Giving 10
Of little account without the heart 1hs
tabernacle: . costly and beautiful tent for
the manifestation Of Gods presence and Tor
center Of worship. II is described u
chaps. 252S- See next lesson p. Tabled:
armiets. % Biu<, etc: the colored yarns
| or cloth OF wool or Of linen dyed with these
| costly col0rs- Red slfins: skins tanned and
| dyed red. BADGER sktns: sealskins- made
into leather. - Sh0ttn srood: acacia .
| thorny tree, like our hawthorn, only larger;
| close-erained wood, Of orange color. No
other kind Of wood was used for the taber-
nacle. IS wlss-hedvted: skilled, and devoted
to God Fine linen: . special manufact-
IRE Of Egypt, where Il was 20 hne
q some times TO be worth it, weight in
gold. q. Onvr sone: the stone ont o.
which canoes are cut, being formed Of diff
ferent-colored layers. There were two Of
thesc upon the ephod. EphOd: the special
overdress Of The high priest. Brsasiplots:
. small costly garment Of the high priest,
on which twelve precious stones wero
placed, 70 represent the twelve tribes.
RxrIxx ISrrExcR on rHE GIvERs-God
aid not need these gifts. All the treasures
Of the earth were His He who could create
the world with word did not need these
gifts Of . small portion Of that world. But
ell this was one Of Gods methods Of tram
ing loyal and largc-hearted men and women.
Il bound them 70 Him with new interests
and strong motives; il stopped their muir
. muring, and gave them good cheer; Il gave
them nobler objects, and led on 70 . mort
loving conservation
CoNExTs-Solomon says: money an
swereth all things" What Is money! Ht
really part Of myself. For II work Tor :
. day for my employer, and he gives me two
dollars for my work. Il not that two dollars
my days work turned into cashl In real
| ity, have two dollars worth Of myself IL
!. my pocket. And II II il my father who haz
! given me the same amount, II Is two dollars
, Worth Of my father that l am carrying
q about me- Il mot this strange way o.
looking 1t money! And yet it is true way
l an al the time carrying myself abou
with me- When, therefore, l spend n.
money for any thing, am spending myself
!. II W only thought Of this oftener, W
N should Be more careful about the way 4
which We spend ourselves. See that younI
D man! He hss just received bis weeks wages
He says: +" have ten dollars. what will
do with itl- He IL fast young man, % b
> strong drink What has he donel He ~
4 spenf q part Of hSmssY % ruin himseW Al
other young fellow comes homo with hi
ten dollars, and says: .What shall d
2 with this part Of myselfr' He il lover Q
d books, and % be goes 70 the second-han
: bookstore. and carefully picks out g man
books = his ten dollars win pay for, IN
goes home with part Of himself under hi
2 arm A third man puts his money into q
d savings bank, % that part Of himself mn
= earn him some moro cash in the future II
!, another says 70 himself: my old moth<
used 70 pinch herself 70 lay aside money 4
nv education. She ID old now. and need
d some little Injuries for which she can n
= nay. win send my ten dollars 70 her.
50 be sends ten dollars worth Of himself
I the old lady, and rejoices that he . ab
q thus TO pay : part Of the debt he has % Ion
owed her. Finally, still another says: Eth
ten dollars Is : weeks worth Of myself, a
II will send il 70 carry the glad tidinRs
salvation to those who have not heard V
So he puts IL into the contribution box. ~
d Il goes TO help the cause Of mission
% In this way let the teacher draw O
. the strange power that money n
and make the class see in ne
light the power Of this common thing. J
wonder that solomon t4lus MONEY >
o. swereth all things." We al admit that '
Z are responsible for the way in which we u
y our bodies. and for the way in which We u
our time or our talcnts- But we are not
ready 70 admit that we are responsible 9
the way IN which we use our money "a
l. last thing that il converted d too often q
NJ pocket-book In fact, the next revival n
! the church needs ID . revival that 81
: reach - far - tho pockets Of those ~
- have been converted in previous revival
y There are to-day many thousands Of churc
members who have no idea that God has
right 70 every dollar that they own, =
- that unless they give In proportion =
q has given % them, they are really robhf
x God. II the duty Of tithing their neon
~ u pressed home upon them. they rcepO
=. that that was : Jewish requirement, :
that we do mot live under the law, but und
- the Gospel. What they really mean,
% not want openly 70 say, y this, that q
- want 70 be meaner than the Jew q
4. thought Of being. This - the true inwa
=, ness Of the objection . the tithing syste
And on this account We have church deb
ID and mission debts, and 6unday-sch
= debts. and al manner Of religious Och
49, II Christians were - liberal - the Jewn
cur lesson. We should hardly know what
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