The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-23
CHRIST AND THE TWELVE.
International su .vay school Lesson I'M
February -, 1895.
Especially arranged from s. s. Quarterisl
Lesson TEXT Mark 61-13


Especially arranged from :. :. Quarterisl
LESSON TEXT Mark GLIB. H
GOLDEN TEXT-And they went out and
preached that men should repent-Mark
6:l2.
CENTRAL TRCTn-Our privilege and duty
TO make known the Gospel at home and
abroai
TIME-Autumn Of A. d. 2S and winter of /
A. ID. 80 Jesus visit 10 His Nazareth home
was in the autumn, soon after the last
lesson. a little later He sends out His
twelve disciples, who preach for several .
weeks, till the death of John in March,
A. ID. 90.
PIAcE-Nazareth, and the towns and .
villages of Galilee
INTERESTING EvESTs--Bctweeu the raising
of Jarus' daughter and tie going 10 /
Nazareth, Jesus heals two blind men and
dumb possessed Matt. 991-34)
Parallel AccouNrs-With VS.. Is, Jesus
at Nazareth, Matt. l3:45S. (The visit
mentioned by Luke 4:l6-20 was earlier
With VS.. 6-l3 Matt 9:35-SS; l0:l-42; ll:l;
! Luke l-6.
HELPS OVER HARD PIAcEs--1 Went out:
/ from Capernaum. O'cn country: Nazareth,
seven hours journey southwest from Ca.
pernaum. .. Sabbath dIy; Jewish Sabbath.
/ Our Saturday. Synagogue: Jewish church.
AstOnsled: at the method and effect of His
! teaching aud the wonders they had heard
/ Of Him. What Wi dom: whore did He get
! it, Is it from above, or bcneatht Such
mighty toOrlt" miracles which they had both
| seen and heard of. 3. The carpenter: Jesus
! had probably worked Mt the carpenters
trade with His father. 09snied' caused 10
| stumble; their Messiah was to be "a tenn
poral prince; how could this humble me-
| cl,anic be their Messiah, 3. No mighty cork!
! because of their want of faith. Z. called
unto him: moved with compassion for tho
people Matt. 9;363s) The trcl0e; the
apostles whom lie had chosen the previous
summer just before the sermon on tho
mount. Tco and tlco: TO help, 20 counsel,
and encourage each other s. Take nothiny:
make no special preparations Scrip: a
small bag for provisions or other things
needed. Purse: rather, girdle or belt, where
money was carried O. TlCo coats; tunics,
or inner garments. 10. People there were
accustomed TO entertain travellers. The
disciples went in the ordinary way, and
with the ordinary preparation. II, Shake
OF the dust: as "a sign that they were not re-
sponsible for their salvation. H. Anoigted
Nth oil: an external sign of healing power,
Ghost 1t was common remedy in the
East.
CosrMENTs-Thcre are great underlying
truths in this lesson. nit we see set forth
great dangers to which men are always ex-
posed. For nearly thirty years these NaZ-
arenes had seen the Saviour going in and out
among them That they never should have
noticed any thing remarkable about Him is
almost impossible Luke tells us that He
increased in favor with man as well as with
God. How deeply His townsmcn were inn
pressed with Him during those years of
silence it is of course not possible TO say
Then came the time of His going forth into
the world. Soon after this rumors of His
wonderful teaching and healing reached
their ears. They were probably received
with varied emotions, according to tho nat
ural bent of each individual mind. With
truthful reports there were also, doubtless,
exaggerated rumors of HIS popularity,
mingled with suspicious stories of his COLI
sions with the acknowledged ecclesiastical
leaders of the Jews. Then came His first
visit to His own city duke :l4:32D which
resulted in His rejection. The expression,
as not this Josephs sonl" seems to indi-
cate that their previous conceptions Of Him
were so firmly fixed that no words or deeds
could alter them. Again in our lesson we
find Him in Nazareth This time also, in
spite of His wisdom aud works, they were
offended in Him. To them Re was nothing
more than 1.-The carpenters son. " Doubtless
jealousy and envy were cooperative In
forming their final Judgment Of Him. But
long familiarity with the gentle and pale
carpenters son" had much to do with
their attitude The same principle holds
a l.
Familiarity which does not lead man to
obey the truth always results in a harden
ing Of the heart towards it. No man is 50
hard to reach as the ospel-hardened sin
ner" The more revivals he has been
through, the more intimate his acquaintance
with the Scripture, the larger his circle OF
Christian friends, the more impregnable to
truth does he seem TO be-Rev. A. +.
Schauffier.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
/. Every Christian should De a homo mis-
sionary.
q The Gospel bears the marks Gifts Divine
origin.
B. The world is full Of prcjudiccs against
the truth.
A. Christ, as a capenter, honsred and glor-
flied daily toll.
5. The greatest men often rise from lowly
positions.
&. Unbelicf prevents US from receiving
the best blessings from God.
z It is well 10 do Christian work two by
two.
s. We should do our Christian work in the
simplest way, to call attention chiefly to
, the truth itself.
8 o We are more guilty than these Cali
lecaus if we reject Christ,
10 Let good works for the body accom-
, pauy the good words of the Gospel
How to Keep the Lips soft.
To keep the face ana lips soft and
smooth they should be ano.utcd daily with
cold ere m or giycerne and ro,c-wdtcr. A
little experience will prove which is best
suited - ones use. The cold cream may
I h.. 10 .t at Oh q inc