The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-15


| March ~ lsSD.
| Especially ARRANGED from .. S. ouartery.l
| LEssoS Tiki Mark 10: 1921
| GOLDEN TExr-Suffer the little chill krcn
20 come unfo me. and forbid them not, for
of such ~ the Kingdom Of od-Mark 1914
CENTRAL TRuTu Eternal life is gained
ny faith ~ Jesus which gives up all things
| TINE March, A. d. 80. Several month";
after the last lesson. a few weeks before
| tho crucihxion.
| PLAcE-On Christ's last journey to Jeru-
| salem from Ephram, along the borders OF
| Galilcc and Samaria and down the Jordan
| valley 70 Jericho. He had not yet reached
| Jericho.
PARALLEL Accouxrs-M Matt. lo:i32.; Luke
| 1s:l523.
| INTERVENING HlsroRY-Mark a:43 10 10.
| II; Matt. 1876 to l9i2, Lake 9:5i 10 1874.
| John z q TO II -.
| lSTRoDvcTioS-Scverzl months in;ervene
| between the last lesson and this, filed with
important events, chiefly recorded Nv Luke
and John. One OF the greatest was the
raising OF Lazarus from the dead
| The excitement about that miracle raised
such a storm OF opposition from the Leading
| jews that Jesus retired 10 the little village
| OF Ephraim, north ofJerusalcm. THIS was
in February. In March Jesus went north.
| ward TO tho borders OF Galilce aud Saml.
/ ria, moved eastward 10 tho Jordan, crossed
| the river and descended on its eastern side.
| through Pcrea. twas on this Journey that
! to-day lesson occurred.
| Helps OVER HARD PLACES -l3 .fnf H<
/ disciples se,lsci, etc because bringing ;n0
! children interrupted an important discourse.
| They thought Jesus would not wish v
bother with babies when He had men 10 in
struct. H. Jesus ras dsples,ei: because
they kept away from Him, % those who
wanted TO come; 90 those who would be
4 the hope OF the church; l3) those whom lie
came 10 save; "a those whom He loved; ~
those who wcro the types OF what HIS
/ disciples shonid be. or such is nc kan don.
Of God; Of sue h little children. Aud, as He
explains in v. Is, those VINO come ID God NJ
children TO a parent.
BRINGING CHILDREN TO JEsrs-Chlldrou
are brought 10 Jesus (D b. daily. constant,
earnest prayer on their behalf; q by teach
ing them the truth; ~ by consccratlne
them to God for this life and the life u
come; a. by training them up for Christ
IL. Uhen lie irus gone Jior;h from the holss
where lie was staying. Ito ne rsy. tae
| high road, by this time crowded with tray
elcrs to the passover. There came ono:
ruler, probably OF the synagogue sMatt,.
-
lyhvcai est thou Me g,oi: not a reoukc fof
calling Him good, but an inquiry wncthcs
he looked upon Hun as "A common teacher.
usually called .'good MASTER or as = Divine
teacher, good in the sense that God j. good.
10 Knvsrsst III commandments: all Heaven.
who have eternal life, naturally keep the
commandments, which are summed up IL
one word, lore 90 An t~ hare I otssrpsi'
outwnrdiy, in worldly view; and yet he
was conscious Of lack. He felt that he
did not possess eternal life. 81. One n's
thou irclsest: he lacked one thing, but IL WAS
the main thing that loving trust which
consccratei all TO God, which is the soul Of
ali good works. SeA srid'sosrcc tioz hls
use your property for God; give il all e
Him. WHAT does this mean for u.s. Ia prin
clple. the same as Z. Him. God does not ask
US to give all 10 the poor, as He did TINS
man; for He let john retain his home Bai
whatever He does ask US 10 90 win II W.
are to do. Not one dollar is TO be kept aside
from His will Fo1ow ne: note His possible
future as disciple. compared with His
obscure future asa namelcss rich man
COMMENTS God loves children, God loves
all children, good and bad. How sir-ngs
that some people tell a child: III you "
that God will not love you" Who nrst ~
vented thatdoctrine OF Sa;anl The hardest
loves him The Gospel preacher wcaries
himself, almost in vain. in herading the
truth. God so loved the world, and points
10 Calvary in proof Of H. But even while He
does this, the carnal man rejects the proof
and denies the assertion. Since Jesus was
God manifest in the flesh, He is TO Us
proof that God loves children. But what
return does love call forl A return Of
love "wc love Him because He first
loved us.r Love should bcget love, espe-
ciay when the first love was dlsinter
cstcd one. God loves us now, therefore We
should love Him now. Remember now
thy Creator in the days Of thy youth"
MANY OF our scholars have probably often
thought that II they could see Jesus rs the
chldrcn OF Jerusalem saw Him It would be
easy 10 love Him. That may be so; but yet
we can love Him though He IS not here IN
bodily form. And one way OF showing that
we do love Him is 10 keep His com maDt'
ments He SAYS: HE that hath my com
mandmcnts, and keepeth them, he II is that
loyeth mcr tJohn 1s:2i) And the aged
apostle John, shortly before he died. said:
.For this is the love OF God. that we keep
His commandments We need not feel
towards God or towards Jesus exactly ~
we feel towards our parents, or those We
love in this world. but we must so ioye inc
Lord rs 10 DC more ready 70 oDcy ntui s4s..
any one else in the world.-Rev. A.
SchauElcr.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
/. we here see the love Of Jesus for CHI
drcn.
Children should 60 to Jesus very early
In life.
3 Older persons should 90 with the chi
, trcn 10 church. TO Sabbath-school, TO Jesus
4. Children may be hindcred by neglect
by bad example, by wrong teaching ~ 'ns
habits and influences Of their homes
!. Eternal life the most important tnlnk
TO seek after.
q. we should go 70 Jesus 70 md eeerna
life.
!. It IA possible TO be very careful q ou'
} ward works and wholly miss their spirit
, s. Outward morality does not SATISFY ny
soul.
O. Eternal life Is given TO those VINO >
trust Jesus as to give up every thing mr. nv
: lila hands 10 be used according 70 his VIII
rr.~ - & olur I.iwht.