News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-03-07
TIE [. S. s. LESSON.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
MARCH 10.
Lesson Text: "Thc Child-Like
Spirit Mark tx, 33-42-
Golden Text: Mark X,
documentary.

Golden Text: Mark Y,
15-Commentary.
Is. land they brought young children to
BIN, that He should touch Them Matthew
says that He should put HIS hands on them
and pray" Israel was taught TO give great
heed 10 the children, and many were their
instructions to teach them concerning the
wonders which God had wrought for their
FILTERS and the laws which He had given
them lex. xii. 26; Eeut w., 10 vi, = XII, 8;
Josh. iv., q, y: rs. xviii, 4-Sl, and now
that the fultillment of the law and the very
wonder workin- God of I-rael, was in their
midst, was it not beautiful to bring the chill
dren to Linn.
His discipeS rebuked those that brought
them" The generation W no speak thus have
not died out; they arr selfish ami cannot be
bothered with the c.Iildren they are blind
and know not the spirit of Lhrist, though
protesting to lie Has p ople. Where the
spirit of Christ IS there all he net only love
for the children, but they w II be brought to
Jesus.
IA. when Jesus saw it He was much dis
pie sed.' tn ni this is the only time that
1t is written that He was displeased with the
disciples, though they did often grieve Him
by their unbelief and hardness of heart.
Suffer the little children 70 come ur to Me,
and forbil them not, ior of such is the
these who teach the little ones, and for
mothers at home; remember Jesus nevor
changes: lie is ever the same: Their fore
bring the little ones to Him, delicate them to
Him, train them up for Him and count them
Lis from tEeir very childhool.
Is. NV hCsoaver shall not receive the king
dom of Coz as little child he shall not enter
therein" A little chi Il such as these duke
ca Is them Infants has nothing. needs every
thing, S entirely helpless and dependent, and
believes what it is told; an when we oomo
in this spirit of utter helplessness, empti-
ness and simple faith, pro'es ing not to
bring anything with Us, but ready to re GIVE
the salvation which Cod is ready to give as
q free and unmerited favor, then shall we be
torn again, foretaste OF the kingdom come
in our hearts, and in due time we shall enter
the kingdom.
IL HE took them up in His arms, put His
hands upon them and blessed them Oh,
happy children and happy parents, they
would never forget that day. We do not
know who they were, nor ANYTHING of the
after life OF tho children but surely we
shall meet in the kingdom the children whom
Jesus took in His arms and blessed. 1t is not
possible that this Interchangeable jesus can be
ma Herent to the welfare of Gny of tie
mu.titu les of infants which are constantly
passing out from this earth. Let every
mother who has lost lahe find comfort
here, ard also read carefully Duet. l., 81
IL. Good Master, what shall | do that
| may inherit eternal life" Here is young
man, RI er among the people, and very rich
Matt. xix, y; Luke xviii, Is, 23l; and ac-
cording to tins verse in orr lesson, he comes
running ami kneels right down in the street
before Jesus, and in the presence of the peo-
pc and utters these words. He does Ger
talnly seem IN earnest, and he does not seem
to care what peope may think or say
OF him; he wants eternal life and is ready to
do any good thing that he may get it. He has
wealth and infiuenceand not MANY churches
in our day would feel inclined to put single
barrier in his way: whether saved or not
they would be glad to get him in; he would
be such power You know and such nice
young man. But he is dealing with One
who seeks his soul and not his money or in
fuence.
Is. None good but one, that is God" As
if to say, GOD IS the only one who is goo |,
do you acknowledge Me as GOd!' HE that
cometh to Col must believe that He is and
that He is a rewarier of them that diligently
seek Him" Heb. XII, 81.
49, Thou knowest the commandments. "
Matthew says: IF thou wilt enter into life
keep the commandments" So also in reply
to the lawyer who asked a similar question
to that OF this young ruler, Jesus referred
hlm TO the law, saying: This do and thou
shall live" luke Xj. Now we know that by
the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be
justified in His sight, and that the law can
not give life, but can only make us out sin
ners and shut our mouths Rom. iii 10, 20:
Gal. ill.,, 81 22l: why, thin, dill Jesus direct
this man to the law! Surely that he might
eternal life as a free gi t from God.
20. Master, all these have observed from
my youth" he was no nner in his own
eyes, hut righteous man, having always
kept the iaw as he thought and was now
ready to do something more if he could thus
obtain eternal life. He was ignorant of
Gods Righteousness and going about to es-
tablish his own Rom. y. IA
q. Cine thing thou lackcst." But that
one thing was everything. He was no help
less, dependent entity -handed little child;
he was full of wisdom and riches and righ t-
eousness. and to receive eternal life lie must
first be emptied of these, ami led to see him
self as only a sinner in the sight of God
justly deserving HIS wrath.
% He was sad at that saying and went
away grieved.n He made MS choice, and
preferred present things to things unseen, his
wealth rather than Christ, his case rather
than the cross How unlike Moses, who
esteemed the repoach of Christ greater
riches than the treasures in Egypt for he had
respect unto the recompense of the reward;
or Paul, who suffered the loss of all things
that he might win Christ and be found in
| Him. Heb. al, 2i; Phil ill.,, 81 The practi
cal question for us is: W hat is our choice,
and where is our tire sure, and is Jesus more
| 10 us than ali elSe." For if any thing or any
one occupies superior place to Christ in our
| hearts and lives, His own testimony is that
| we cannot be His disciples. duke xiv, $3.50.
2j-25 How hard is it for them that trust
in riches to enter into the kingdom of God"
I
| AMI If that one is wealth or pleasure or
| learning or anything i'll This world, then the
! only rig h5ful ruler--the Lord Jesus Christ
| IS dethroned and usurper has His place.
| either of these are in themselves sinful, but
! only wEel they take the first place in u.s.
| -, "a. - hey were astonished out of meas
ure." Gods thoughts and ways are so differ
| ent from ours that until we are wi Ing to Law
| aside all our thoughts and opinions aud sim
| ply believe what He saws we will often be
| sorelY perplexed; and if any one prefers
| their own thoughts and ways to those of
| God, they will continue in darkness and not
| have felt that fellowship with the Father and
| the Son which is their privilege. Let all
| reasoniugs be cast down, and every thought
brought into captivity to the obedience of
Christ III Cor. X, .. With God al things
are possible" AMI all things are possible to
! him that beieveth Chap. ix., 23) whether he
| be rich or poor.
2S-3l. IAN hundred fol now, = = with
! prosecutions, and in the world to como eter-
nal life" We have seen the manner of en-
| tering the kingdom and the hindrancas to
| entering it. from these two OBJECT lessons of
| the children and the rich yOung ruler, and
! now, in answer to Peters que |tion, We have a
| simple statement concerning the pres
pnt and future prospects of the follower of
| Chris. All true believers become blood re
! lationS of each other--re le9me by His
precious blood; all are to Hin as mother and
sister and brother AMI SHOULD be the same to
each other, one h ,usehOld OF faith, members
| of one family. Prosecutions mu It follow if
we are Go lily, for the world and God are not
| i'll sympathy. God loves the world an seeks
| 10 save j; the enmty i; all on the side of
the world AMI the natural man; but who
soever win he n friend of the world that
hates God cannot be friend OF Go !. I'll
Tim iii. II; jas w., + Then, as to eter
nal life it is true that we have it now John
V, "A l.. vi. Al, but we have it in mortal
bodies; it is only in the age to come, after
the first resurrection, when we see AMI be-
,IaSus
fulInsss; we have the earnest now, but thon
the full reality. Lesson Helper