The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-04-19
THE TEN VIRGINS.
LESSON ", SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATloNAL SERIES, APRIL 22.
Text of the Lesson. Matt. XIV, lis.
Golden Text, Matt. XIV, 10-Memorise
Verses 10. II. IL, ls-Comment BY
Rev. H. 8. Holman.

Text of the Lesson. Matt. XIV, LIS.
Golden Text. Matt. XIV, 1o-Memorise
Verses 10. II. IL, l3-Comment BY
Rev. H. 8. Hoffman.
rFrom Lesson Helper Quarterly, by permission of
H. s. Hoffman, Philadelphia publsher.l
Notes.-Lamps, torches. No oil, no grace.
Oil with their lamps, grace should go with q
profession. Tarried, the Lord will not come
as soon to his church as expected. Not
enough for you, no one can supply grace for
another's need Door shut, as much for the
comfort and security Of those within as for
the exclusion of those without. Watch
therefore, this is the scope and design of the
whole parable. The central thought of this
lesson is that ne must be always ready for
the Lords coming. Are wet
V. l. The number item" would seem to be
the perfect number Of secular life, as sssevenn
is of the spiritual life. 1t may shave orig
mated in ths arithmetic of the ten fingersn
Ten formed Jewish company, ten ate the
Passover together, ten jews in one place
formed congregation to build synagogue,
there were ten commandments, etc. This
AppeafS 70 the wey1d The nUzn1w 1Rve would
seem to teach half consummation, the fingers
of onlv one hand the. five senses ,pitho,,t -.
five mental facnlt;es or v;ca v.rs.
The parable is based upon the marriage
customs of the east The hrideoroom vvant
lata in the evening attended hv his fy;a,,ds
m. ..oroomsu,an > to tho hr;jo,. dwoII;nr
wbere she awaited him ettirod In yhitn
robes decked with iawel, and .t4oy,do,l hv
her hridemaids Tho wbo1o co,r,,.-1 t,,a.,
went in procession hv torchIiobt To the bride.
proom,s bouse beino Joined on the wav hv
invited puests ithe virgins in the narshls,
with torches Whan the hr;dorroorr,s horsa
wac raacbod tho train "a f,;a,S. s,,a ,,,s.ts
entered and the doo-, var. sh,,. daher-;..,
anv one,s entrance that vonld con,a 1star
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tha warlJ,v sn;r;t ia ;, far in the .scendancv go
a. to r,al-a n eoo,,, frat the vbols CHURCH has
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.S east aside & bv , the I'M mas. af msn Such mid.
NIGHTS of Christian history there have been
followed bv . coming of the BRIDEGROOM
VT Snstches of the iovons mnsic were
.,,,.sd, faI,;,,or ~, ..tha;- ssrs E~c;tor,,an+
w.s r;s;ne- ;nto o,,thus;aS,,, The virgins
..su arosa , The tr;n,,n;no ~ tho lamns i'm.
r1isd The ;nfns;on of fresh oil and the "a.
novel Of the fnnoi which had Gathered
aro,nd ond we. clogc;no tho vicL SaIf aY.
am;nat;on and renewal of graca seems to be