Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-05-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ENTERTAINING DISSEMINATION ON
SERIOUS SUBJECTS.

A Pleasant, Interesting, and Instructive
Lesson and Where It May BE Found-A
Learned and Concise Review Of the
Same.
The lesson for Sunday. May II. may be
found In Mark IA: 1-9.
INTRODUCTORY.
Matthew and Mark pause here. as itseems:
to give us "reminiscences. and beautiful
one 1t is. sadly beautiful From Johns ac-
count we Judge that the supper ut the house
OF Simon in Bethany took place prior TO
Christs triumphant entrance into Jerusa-
lem. and that Judas from that hour began
to scheme for the betrayal OF the Master.
Matthew and Mark. In the passage before
us, begin to tell OF the death OF Christ. and
In doing so they go back to recall that NOV
ing incident ut the supper in Bethany,
which. as they think OF 1t now. was the first
intimation OF the coming separation. Nat
uraly enough they speak in tho same
breath of Judas and the betrayal TO the CHIEF
priests Tvs. 10. ~. for it was from that
tvnity to betray him." (26: 16) Here have
| Wo these two cont asted characters, Mary
| and Judas the true heart and the traitor:
| and two contr rasted preparations Tor Chrlsts
death. the preparation OF love and the
preparation OF hate. We all have to do with
| that death on the tree. What Is the WORK we
have wrought against the day OF his burial?
Do we stand with Mary or with JudasT One
or the other.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
A6er ttDo days t1as the feast Of the pass
oper. The sacred season is just two days
distant Let us see how the CHIEF priests
| and the Scribes make themselves ready ior
its pious rites. Listen. They sought (yere
seeking) how they might take him by guile
and put him to DEATH" Plottings and MUIR
dersl such was the Jews preparation for
the passover. All through that passion
week since the day Christ rebuked Judas IN
/ Al. % ( % Dafk Ornfn mua
ings were being held, the conspiracy was
forming that should presently lead to
Christs betrayal with a kiss In the garden
OF his holy vigils. The passover Is made
the occasion for bribery and blood. Two
days away from the memorial OF the nations
deliverance and they are putting price
upon the head OF their Great Deliverer:
coin for nnIsarsn.S j. S.s g EpTt t,et 9t their
| it for unholy betrayal. y, what hollow
mock OF pityl Christ cruciiied on the very
day that spoke most loudly OF himself. The
council that betrayed and burned Huss was
called for the express purpose Of reforming
abuses and teaching more OF Chrfstliness.
How much better do men do to-day with
their formal lenten piety. Christ being still
wounded in the house OF his friends.
Not on the feast day lest there be an uprodr
of the people. So then they had some re-
gard for the day-just enough to guard their
own lives Il would not do to put Christ to
death on the feast-day Why? Lest there
| De an uDrOur Oh InO poOpIo. hhiOhB tA.O
people," Matthew says. Was 1t un-eemly
noise they weIe seeking to preventr Luke
tells us in plain words what IL MEANS
They feared the people. There was no
fear Of God and OF Gods holy day there;
none whatever. 1t was fear OF man coupled
with love OF sinful SELF There is Just ono
reason why the enemies OF Christ have
some little respect for Gods ordinances
and why they do not spring up in open de-
nance OF Gods Son. They fear the people.
II Ia n1Or n maintain some decent
respect for the Lords day. Tor the BlDle'
, for the church. for the Christian religion:
Were they sure OF the outcome. they would
rise against them all in moment. Goa
has his pu pose in 1t all. ~su ely the wrath
of man shull praise thee and the remainder
Of wrath shalt thou restrain
And she brake the Dor and poured ton ms
head. Real love has no iese rvations. IL
} breaks the bottle and pours itself out Love
to Christ is Just this, complete unconuittonI
, off from all retreat. 1t is, in fact, CHRIST
, own love in us. Continue ye ~ my lore, he
: SAYS. What sort of love was thatr We a; Z
not left in doubt. Even prophecy announces
1t. Sacrifice and offering thou didst not
7 desire; mine cars hast thou opened" tol
pierced: margin "bored"-in token OF q
, bondservants subjection), burnt -onerins
and sin-offering thou hast not required
Then said /, Lo, come: in the volume o
the Lord it is written OF me. aSlight TO az
thy will. . my God: Yea, thy law is witnlt
. nv heart" ops. 40). 1t is then no partitiv'
giving, il is the breaking OF the whole po'
OF precious ointment, the gift OF a LIE. mrs
Harriet Beecher Stowe. writing to he
brother, Thomas Beecher. OF the end OF ;
n Ijng struggle in her soul, says: i despaire'
of bending my will despaired OF allforme
i. and all present efforts; but at his word re
: solved to begin and go for the whole. A.
2 James and John, he said unto them: Launcl
out now and let down the net. They sa
unto him, Master. we have toiled all nigh
and have taken nothing, nevertheless at Tn
word will let down the net and 10; IT the ne
break with the multitude OF fishes. Thence
forth following that self-abandonment sh
could say, The will OF Christ seems to m
tho steady pulse OF my being.
Why tods this 1cdste Of the ointment MADE
Judas still lifts the query. Why this waste
Bishop Harrington dying in his prime Il
the hot jungles of Africa, Lyon and Ray
and n host OF others spending few shor
years abroad and then passing away. ID
you observe that pathetic note in recen
paper: Miss Leonora Page. late missionar
oil the Woman's Baptist Home Missio
Society. died April 2, worn out with toll an
= disease. Patiently she endured till the re
n lease came" When last we saw her at he
"A chosen work. so brave and strong. Nh
), this waste? What is todstep The longes
~ life is wasted that is lived apart from Tn
10 path of God. The shortest life is full {
n sweet incense II it be but devoted to Coz
h. Said tae would-bo missionary disappointe
,g would serve him better in Africa than m
u life here" and who can say that 1t woul
n not
OK What may be or has been
q: But In the path God calks thee, go
h. And use Thy faith therein
al She has done tohdt she could. This Is II
n human side OF IL. She did what she cou
-. and Judas did what he could. The dine
~ ence was not in the energy. We are In Il
Oh midst OF a busy world. Men are doing VIII
's; they can and its results as for or again
al Christ Is largely determined by what the
on 9ciU 1t Is for us to say whether our enc
NJ gies shall be expended in behalf OF Christ
a. In opposition to him. Shall life be a weal
y. round OF service for self and Satan ar
w against Christ or shall IL be the sweet doir
re az what we can for Christi AS +. b. Meye
ed of Regents Park chapel. has said, There
nothing in the world that gives so mu'
rest to the soul as to do the will Of God.
only we were rs intent on finishing the wo
-. given us to do by Him. as men are In achie
inc the ends Of personal ambition. Th'
the spirit OF heaven. where the will OF G'
or IL done, would engird our barren, wea
ay lives, as the Gulf Stream some wlntry shor
an dispelling the frost and mantling the 81
m with flowers OF fairest texture and fruits
he Paradise. Do not ,yto feel the will OF Go
"a will it, choose Il. obey 1t; and as the III
ou qoes on, what you commenced by choosi
az You will end by loving with ardent al
lc- vehement affection"
ed Next Iesson---Fhe Lords Supper Ma
VS. IA: 1926
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