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AS A LITTLE CHILD.
LESSON XII, FIRST QUARTER, IN
TERNATloNAl- SERIES, MARCH IL.
Text of the lesson. Mark K, l3-se-com-
NIT Verses FL, 2e-Golden Text, Mark
Z, ID - Commentary by Rev. d. NJ.
[Ccmpied from Lesson Helper Quarterly by per-
mission of II. S. Hoffman, publisher Phiadel.

compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by per-
mission of II. S. Hoffman, publisher, Philadel.
phia.]
The incidents of this lesson are found in the
other Gospels in Matt. xix, $50; Luke xviii,
$3.50. In the life of our Lord Jesus many
miracles have been wrought, many journeys
made and many eternal words spoken since
our last lesson, and He is soon to start on His
last journey to Jerusalem (Mk. x, 1884,
there to accomplish His great work Of atone
ment; but everywhere and at all times He is
tho same meek and lowly Jesus whose one
aim is to glorify God and direct men to the
Kingdom that kingdom which is mentioned
five times in our lesson today. first as to who
may enter it, and then the hinCrances to en-
tering it,
H. "And they brought young children to
Him, that Ho should touch them" Matthew
says 'sthat He should put His hands on them
and pray" Israel was taught to give great
heed to the children, and many were their
instructions to teach them concerning the
wonders which God had wrought for their
fathers and tho laws which He had given
them (Ex. xii, 26; Deut. iv, 10; vi, 2; xi, 8;
Josh. iv, 81, 90; Ps. lxxviii. 49, and now
that the fulfillment of the law and the very
wonder working God of Israel was in their
midst, was it not beautiful to bring tho chill
dren to Elm.
ellis disciples rebulied those that brought
them." The generation who speak thus have
not died out; they are selfish and cannot be
bothered with the children; they are blind
and know not tho spirit of Christ, though
protesting to be His people. Where the
spirit of Christ is there will be not only love
for the children, but they will be brought to
Jesus.
IA. "When Jesus saw it He was much dis
pleased" | think this is the only time that
it is written that He was displeased with the
disciples, though they did often grieve Him
by their unbelief and hardness of heart
Is. "Whosoever shall not receive the king
dom of God as little child he shall not
enter therein" a little child such as these
duke calls theli Infants has nothing, needs
everything, is entirely helpless and depend
ent, and believes what it is told and when
we come in this spirit of utter elplessness,
emptiness and simple faith, protesting not to
bring anything with us, but ready to receive
the salvation which God is ready to give as
free and unnerited favor, then shall we be
born again, a foretaste Of the kingdom come
in our hearts, and in due time we shall enter
the kingdom.
l6. "He took them up in His arms, put His
hands upon them and blessed then.n 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 those children, but surely we
shall meet in the kingdom the children whom
Jesus tool; in Ills arms and blessed. 1t is not
possible that this Interchangeable Jesus can be
Indifferent to the welfare of any one of
tho nulttudes Of infants which are
constantly passing out from this Garth.
Let every mother who has. lost
babo find comfort here, and also read care
fully Deut i, 80. If the streets of the re-
stored Jerusalem in Palestine are yet to be
full of boys and girls playing in the streets
thereof (zech. viii, 81, what must be the pres
ent joy of the hosts of children in the pres
ence of the King while they wait for the
greater joys of the New Jerusalem But
above all things, let us lay to heart and inn
press upon the scholars from this portion Of
our lesson, that to enter the kingdom of God
we must be born again, we must be con-
verted and become us little children. (John
iii, 80; Matt xviii, s., We must say sim