The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-04-05
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INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
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Lesson Tex.: 'The Triumnba, r.,
Try Mark xt, 1-I1-Gplden
Text: Zech. tx, g.
Commentary.

men, as He passed through Jsrinhe me oiin
r.ou az the house of Zaccheus and ne tar ar
which Hs ~ .a .ns nobieman and his servants !,
t,' ou would be postponed tin He hsa0m
Ri rom the far country arr;1; ne
ns %se'ISany we find Him at sumner II, ths ihg ig a
Lazarus al, baieL sne Leper, Martha, Mary anc
Hlm beforehand for His bnria, "Ty anoint'
o HU"n XII Then follows this lesson ~ h;s;, NJ,
e see Him fulfilling the pronSsc. IN ,eic which
the prophets tor ta as sn Ssm. 70 fulfil the law
matt v, II; iii. I5.l He e nni gniIeonsness y.
c"Jia, OF his earthly ministrv s.sana,.C s.s ,nsc
rsned Passion Week, ana Ss .,ss g,
-. ~ s:sas aimself to His ~one sse
only as jesus esos onr we are apt e think q
enc cross, showing forth in His life The iovo "
Snu power OF God; but if we wonId mnJa.
siaht 81 sne scriptures we must not lose
Msss;ah 81 % onis great fact that He is IsraeI,s
T tneT eyes The Scriptures of their nronhots
Sna1 Sney may be without excuse for rsiect'
Hfs Hfs,, nim, and that since their rejection or
tnn thsn, hs ,neir King, and His consequent set
is now in the interim between DaniaI,s y, ne
Hntn nlntn ana seventieth week oatber;no a;,.
tI from jew and Gentle that new comSoo., nu'
secrat one Sy, pody, His church--a mystery kent
re5eaied unto the apostles. 'u'
againsG YOU" Very often our yyoris ;s Gvet ;',st
Iaao nanu In our own house or town or y;J
are are unwilling to do the neIt tbins. anu ar IL IL we
%an no opportunity nearest to us, because IrsrD
nc ~ Is small one, He may SEQ m to i've
rs;nI, n eIse to do, and we stand idIe or
we win not dee tno Motk agreeable to as. because
tha aem ,rai, Sne workmon under Nehemjab rah,.;i;
sne walls OF Jerusalem it is writts, ao, IsoulIe
e sensan tnaS ar IL certain ones repaired f6y bis
i ouss OF over against his house or cham
t pei. tNeh: lii, 10, 23, 2S-30I "As soon as We
De entered into it." How often it is that as
soon as we start forth in His Name ready to
orI TneLeVer a our hands find to do we find the
than we thought .N
ie snail lind n colt tied, whereon never
Man Mar,s sas; i9ose him and bring him." Whilo
Hark tIa.f ana Luke mention only the colt, Mat
a colt ImS with hn. the Two animals, can ass and
t,o ootS WIN her" just as Samuel could, by
she spirit OF God, tell Saul whom he would
,neeC tnat day, and what each one would
r",e tbs 6. .naa ana say, and do Il Sam K, IN, so
wbera Esd Splrit IN Jesus Christ knew Just
1ne spirit OF God is perfect i'm knowledge
Y1oo A11vL, ~ and He is in eyery true be-
g. ueach us all things John xiv, II, S3,.
hin, "Iy ye that the Lord hath need of
nm. In one sense He neods NOT anvthin~
sve,ns ad that he givsth to all life, and breath,
anu i al Things (Acts xviii, 25i. bur Ho is
pleasea 70 use weak and foolish things in
-S,,a.', iSag his purposes If He only finds
.os ons ff6aatB f6atB ana ready to His hand. Does
Gheerfply, ts 81 os sf.hoaf thaf e R;t hi
Jesus have the use of his boat and to wait
upon Him luke ", 1-lO) rather rebuke us
lor our OFT unwi'linsness to place ourselves
ana ali that we are and have at His disposala
cost IN ;ahey went their way, and found the
Where a two oy sns a%G' Without ms in place
found even as He had said unto them. :"
LUKE XIX We will always find it, both in
iI,s IN world and in the world to come. just as
S NJ, says ana there is no way we can honor
Witnont questioning. ~ believe 6 cd, that it
| snail be even as it was told men (Acts xvii,
~, Is grand life motto for every Chris
t,an, remembering also the blessings upon
these VINO believe duke j, As; John XXX, 2N.
%, .. They said unto them even as Jesus
had commanded" Where the word OF a
Mng is there is power (Iccl. viii, 4), and
wheh we go in His name bearing His mes
sfaHIe. f',HI,. we nave only TO speak His word faith
1HHlIy' and it will not return to Him void
lGen; xiii, 2S; lsa. w., H. The results
whlch lie intends to accomplish are sure to
come; the responsibility Of the messenger is
70 get the message correctly and deliver il
plainly and faithfully in His name. As
these two men sought something for Jesus
ana Tor His use, so we are to seek souls and
results, not for ourselves, but for Him whom
T. They brought the colt to Jesus. and
| l., ~ f,,o
ninl. There were two animals and two
men' why did the men not bring the asse!
ridlng upon them! That would have been
appr9pfiating to thcir own use that whicl
.aey haC obtained for their Lord. No, they
optained them for Jesus, and they brought
mem TO Him. and, placing their garmont
ON the colt, He sat thereon. This ass's col
seems TO me such suggestive type of
sn sliner unsaved that l cannot refrain from
some allusion to it; and although not fiatter
ing 70 the sinner, it is very scriptural; le
IN InoSe usc 1t who find profit in it. In job xi.
q, man IS said to be born wild ass's colt
unu 1in In Exodus xiii, Is; xxxiv., 20. the first
ing OF all ass and the first born of man al
put On level as regards redemption; thi
coio Is found where two ways meet, and ma
not the narrow way of life be said to lea
OIL from the broad way Of ruin, just b
where every sinner is found. AS the CO.
had to be loosed, SO every sinner Ina
20 pe ioosed from his bonds with whic
oatah mas bound him; as tho untamc
colt Is meekly submissive to Jesu
SO Jesus can subdue and make NEE
anu lowIy the most naughty spirit; as Jesu
Is exalted and the colt hidden, so the bushes
Oh tne sinner brought to Christ is to be
Chrlst bearer hiding self and exa'tng Jesus
ana as Jesus had need of this colt, so it ma
ne SAID that God wants the sinner to becon
His child, Jesus wants him to become II
Joint heir, and the Spirit wants him to bt
: come His temple.
:. "GarmentS-and branches-strewed i
e'ip way. IHeSe tokens OF SUBMISSION an
alteration on the part of the people, wbc
was SO short lived, point us to the time whe
all Things shall be subducd unto Him Il Co
{ Xv., 2S), and they also seem to ask us: VIII:
dces your submission and alteration amour
2 toi is 1T sincere, permanent and increasing
+ ~ "Hosanna; Blessed is He that cometh
Q the name Of the Lord" These words a
found in Ps. cxviii., %. 2G, the first wol
being made up of two Hebrew words. sigi
lying: Save now / beseech thee In Il
same psalm we find iG written 1.-The sto
+. which tho builders refused is become Il
G headstone of the corner" and when the hea
d stone shall be brought forth with shouting
crying: Grace, grace unto it (Zech iv.,
y then shall this song of praise be sung, not
:, ~ was that day, but sincerely. His own wor
,, TO them a little later in tho week were: Il
d hold, your house is left unto you desolate,
"a 1 say unto you, Ye shall not SEQ me hen
0 forth, till ye say, Blessed is He that come
sc in the name Of the Lord Matt. xxi, SO, 3
y TO- blessed be the kingdom of our fail
ID David, that cometh i'm the name of the Loi
ID hoSanna in the highest" An everlasti
ID Kingdom had been promised to David
n Sam. vii. ] Chron. xviii, and the promis
1 Messiah was to- set upon His throne lisa. j
q, Z; Lake j., 3l-3:D. The kingdom had be
for three years just at hand, tho King wal
int thoir midst but thew knew NOT the thir