Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Notes on the Lesson Tor Febru-
aty 26-"The Rich young
Ruler"
lTrom tho Chicago Standard

the sixteenth to the tweuty-siXth verses.
! DAILY READINGS
| 1926
1.-Two Masters Matt 6: o4-S4
W-The Foolish Ricn Man Luke -: 1928
1881. ~ ''N'' -'N'' ''''' 1''N'' no. -'A' w.
F.-Ihe Choice of Paul Phil. 3:7-16
S.-The Peril and Use Of Riches. l Tim. 6:
CLIO
S.-Love not tho World. John 3: 1917.
BREAKFAST VERSES
M-SSons OF God" JOB IS: T.
WlMx sns ye t younger 1Is Potter 5;
T-sOue is your Master" Matt %: IS
F.-sNot ~:cn toward God" Luke IL: q.
S.-"Who is he that overcometh?" l John
s.-sThe Lord be with thee.,n 1.Chron.
lesson for young men, The Bible is o
young mans book: 1t Is u photograph album,
as 1t were, filled with tue alert faces OF youth.
The first chapters Oh Genesis tell Of ~ young
man, the last chapters OF Malachi are speak
ing OF young men ana children. The opening
chapters OF the New Testament are telling OF
young Nazarene and his youthful compan-
ions. AS fms to the gospel there is the
picture OF a young man IN heavens bright
apparel, sitting at a tomb's mouth, and the
last chapter OF Revelanon Is chanting Ill
youthfu freshness and vlgor, Il am the root
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morning star" No wonder Christ loved this
/ young man in to-day lesson; it was a part of
! the genius of the gospel that he should do So
Let the young, Us they peruse these verses,
ing them still.
| WHAT THE, LESSON TEACHES
| Good Master. 1t rolls off the tongue very
easily. Master, good Master, teacher. What
do you mean by it? Men say the word
thoughtlessly, unmeaningly, addressing the
Christ Ill some complaceut moment or some
instant OF rote-prayer Right there the
voice OF the Master arrests the needless ut
tterance; Hold! Why callest thou Me good?
| What do you mean by ".HasterS" Do you
really WISH to confess that am the Son of
God, for only God is supremacy good? That
was Peters saving acknowledgment, on
which the church is built DO you mean to
say that am the Master of your soul? That
is Christian cross bearing You are, then,
| not far from the kingdom.
lie saith unto HAN yhichS All, tell-tale word.
You wish to enter into life, do you? We'll,
then-aud here comes the test--do you keep
the commandments? Quick comes the young
mans answer, Which," Our Lords query
has led the youth to unwilling acknowl-
edgment, i'll large part, OF his weakness.
Which commandment? AS if obeying God
were mere watching of forms, an outward
observance of rules, carefully numbered over
on the fingers, washing of pots, counting of
senseless beads-which? Have you not heard
Gods can and seen seer the door open in the com
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man, confessing his real failure at heart to
| hear and heed.
NtAese haze Ihept He has been watching
Christs lips, his eye kindlinS in self-congrat-
ulation as the familiar formulas arc spoken,
and scarcely have the words ceased when he
has straightway exclaimed: Gall these have 1
kept" Yes, you have kept the command
ments, Sall these" as you say; but have you
stance of the law. Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with heart, mind soul, strength-how
about that? 1t is our common fault We
keep the law, and we lose sight Of the Law
giver. We observe the rite and the ordinance
andwe fail to love the Lord and Master. We
do not we'll
What lack I yet2 sreatdeal Young man,
have lived pretty moral life, you say. l
have had respect for statutes; have not
killed any man. have not gotten my name
into the scandal columns Of the papers.
have run off with no mans wife. / have
picked no mans pocket have not perjured
myself. I have not turned my father and
mother out of doors. 1 have not broken my
neighbours windows-aall these 1 have kept
What lack yet9" Much, indeed.
4 Mou eih De perfect. Morality is not
pass for positive holiness. Christ is speaking
here of perfectness and completeness, a life
with nothing lacking. Where is it to be found?
Nowhere, save in him. But that means thor
ough self abandonment and self,5ssacritice 1t
Christ $50 and sell that thou hast and give
to the poor" Lack? You luck everything
because. you have hept everything. 20:
friends" said one, "we get whate'er we give.
Sell phat thou hast Another test, but given
render was as nothing to what Christ had to
give. The very severity OF tho test often
proves the greatness OF the love. Come,
Help me-" wrote the Prince of Wales to his
father in crisis of the battle Of Crecy. "No,"
answered the King, viewing the situation and
wishing his son to gain u great victory and
great renown. SLet the boy win his own
spsrs." 1t was paternal fondness that spoke.
There is a preparation. The going, indeed,
was partof the coming. The word "come"
is like that other direction in the word Of
Christ: Some unto me, all We that labor.
@FoIlow me-" Yes, emptied of self, he is then
ready to follow Not before. There was
car standing on the side-track, and chalked
upon its side the words: bad order; not to
eye of the bartender had discovered a fatal
defect. 1t was not ready for the long jour-
ney. How many OF the young men who read
this paragraph are? Hear Christ's words ::
60 gives" then acome, follow"
Went array sorromtul 1t is the same word
used of the infamous Herod. "The King was
sorry, nevertheless" He cut Off the head Of
John the Baptist Very ineffective sorrow
nevertAeless he kept on going away. Well
might he sorrow He going away with a
handful of earth's coin; he was leaving be-
hind him infinite riches; he was turning his
back on a brthright OF treasure in the
heavens.
FOR lie lad grcnt possessions. Great posses.
sions has every young man, great possessions
for Jesus sake Possessions s. Of life of Youth
advantage, of privilege Great possessions,
it may be, of property, possibly Of influence,
perhaps Of intellect, certainly of hours
wherein and of powers wherewith to serve
God. 81 write unto you, young men, said
John, Sbecause we are strong" Young man,
what are you doing with your possessions of
riches or strength. God gave them to yoa to
use in his service. Are you using them to
his pra SEP Let them not be weights to carry
YOU downward, bat, by Gods grace, wings to
lift you upward.
Next lesson, "Chrisrs Last Journey to
Jerusalem. MATT 20: 17-29
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