The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-03-29
.,tTHE ERHuMPAALe ENTRHia1


Fnt6rnatioual Sunday school 7 TDosadns 1ST |
April !, 1889. t.,,r,,-,F
Especially arranged from 9. s. ouarteriy.l'
Z LESSON TExT-Mark II: 141bnJ beTCiCo |
GOLDEN TExr-Reiolce greatly, Q daugn1
ter Of Zion shout, o daughter OF 'Jeru-
salem behold thy King conseth unto tneee17
Zech. go =,
Peace, is TO triumph over adj the world. 20
T1ME-Sunday, April ?, A. d. 80. Tenth
of Nissan fPalm Sunday ,erhe7dat afoer their
sabbath, FIVE days before the US srpS!nxlom
~ PLAcE-(D Bethphage. % Nam ROAD
from Bethany.tb JerusaiemLt A> Jerus salem.
PARALLEL ACCOUNTs-Matt, 81: Ill ), Luke
10. 2o144: aJofftp l2G l219- attRl en- To 4
ENING7EpESTsrAftert the last les
$on Christ was entertained IN Jericho by
,Zaccheais 1Luke 19a 10y He4eaves Jericho
and reaches Bethany Friday, eve, wheTe he
spent His last earthly Sabbath Saturday,
the Jewish Sabbath! On the following
dav. (Sunday), the first secularday OF their
week, He enters Jerusalem IN triumph - /
: - CIRCUMSTANCES Jesus, work is nearly
done: and the time has come, for Him TO
enter Jerusalem as its King, in accordance
with the prophecy of Zech ,,9;9 to show the
neople that He was their long-expected
rMesxiah. IHnaC I'D ~ Tf0C III JESb /
HELPS OVER. HARD PLACEs-v1. Bcthphdge
and Bethany: villages close. together on. the
easteru slope of the Mount OF Dnves.
| Mount of Olves' a noun tain east OF Jern-
| salem. and less than mile from the city.
+ SocaHed' from its Io1lvetrees9 q. ] fe shdH
find cot: of an ass. In the East the. ass, y
| in high esteem. State1ier and sWitter IMAM
with US, it vies with the horse ia favor.
| The horse was mark of war1 the ass, OF
kSflP 10 oTfeN-.Aa @ Christ twill
return lit TO- It's oMneF,,e7A Cast thstrO gar
mems: cloaks, outer garments An Eastern
tcH.toti to give the highest honor. g. 1Artd
rannx. in fNero,s time census showed that
IL 70O.O 900 Jews were present at a Passover.
went bef012, o5tdZ.G t0l9tbtd9 Iie., those
who had come out from, Jerpsalern,t to meet
Him. and those who followed Him from
Rathaht. TH6sds,au9 the Creek spelling OF
tha Hebrew, word for. gave f'1p'0 in IS.
HIRES 10. The kingdom Of DAVID: the
Christian church is the dew CHOPIN emit OF tho
old Jewish church. It is all one Kingdom
IHo.ah,,d IN ne highest: IN the highest de-
g1res tin the highest straius lathe highest
heavens. ''The expression. is, strictly
| speaking, a prayer that what Is set forth IN
the word l'hosanns'o may be- ratified aRd
/ confirmed in Heaven" IL. And Jesus Coitered
!, 4nf6 Jerusdlcha:: with great Crowds Shouting
:. hosanna Matthew says the whole CITY was
I stirred, moved with excitement. And nheH
( fEEAdd LboEed round ABOUT: this-Nsas not done
! through gain curiosity but RI in order Y, a.
/ certain by personal inspection whateaouses
Il -Nad crept INTO The, temple Worship anc
what portions Of the. SACRED house e ana ny:
I courts had been profaneds by mOney-ch
il era and fothers OF similar1stampI 1t was Al
: act hv which He took possession, as 1t were
"a nj IN
q ion over It. - II .4ro7rreE 10 - u
Al JESUS THE PRINCE OF PEACE,rJesqqs wa
= the Prince Of Peace, ana vet He was a Con
= uueror and "a King, All thetdeas1hat WeE
d incarnated in His career, and emblazone
T. Ian HIS Anal suferings and death ana resuI
a reetion, are destined tobe triumphant Hi
; il riding in this triumphal procession was a.
J il object lesson. a LIVING parable, settingfort
I i the fact; that. He was. a King that ID
d Kingdom was at hand, and also "the spirit
@ .6al pecularitles and dignitIes and glory G
d the reign of Christ. It IS q reign Of peac'
4 i humility and meekness, because Of love-"
: 9 7HosANNAHs or THE CHILDREN-W q lear
- from Matt 2l;lb, 16 thatthe children jeipe
10 in the hosannas the next day in the templt
IT Most likely, TOO, on the day of the, aentr.
10 / So should they ever do. For: Jesus 10 tt
:. children's Saviour; full OF love to- then
ever inviting them to come TO Him. And II
II church, too, should take great pains to hay
% the children Join IN the praises OF the san
n tuary. li8C1TEu n - els TOT trF
ID ,CoMMESrs-In drawing out the spiritu
"a application of this lesson the title may guiC
., MS. o.Ar 'sTriumphalt ERtFyp, at oh0eY 81
- gests gorgeous scenes-armies marchin
@ banners waving, captfves with GlanK1r
at chains, blast OF trumpet and roll Of dEpl
or To the student the phrase at once calls
r. mind The Eternal City, and in ithagihath
- the scenes depicted by q Gnbbon,, pass; as,
- i enchanting pageant before his eyes. In t
In 4ttriumphai entry Of our lesson aal the
at things. are censpicpous only. by their Q
nv i sence A humble man Hdin & upon the X
on i OF an ass with PEASANTS garments for /
n. saddle trappings, and Gallleans for his
=. tendan ts-this is all that greets Our
At pectant gaze. Truly il this procession
mt ponds for its character upon that which 1
w. peals TO our fvefseHses, then II Is any thi
najl butt ty1Gnphal.7r To see the really trlu
:. phal element we must use .our inws
= vision and see the unseen. Imagine, the
,er fore, that, Tho HAzareue had gathered in Il
procession all the elements Of triumph at ]
ant command that, like the Roman conquero
oh He had exbav sted the reapunces ypder
1T i control What manner Of entry would
AN Al then hare made into the city ofthe or
" zkisgl, VITO then, would,bave been prese
The There would have been present a Y
The ahPonF OF These wAon He had RESTORED
.ch bodily health. Feet would, - have. fploy
= Him TO which He gave power; eyes we
~ hare eaze4 CponlHlS faCs which hutfor
touch OF His hand had still been slghtle
lin lips would have sung His praise which
ha literal truth He dad open ed; ~IiFiBgI !
"a plating hearts would have been ii
= which he had rescued from the krzsr
I'm death Captures in great bundance NC
and have graced His entry into Jerusalem.
mt yet no sound Of chain or groan Of prfsu
- would have parFed the notes Of peace
harmony. Wiling captives, joyous captr
'"tO triumphant capt1Vesi whose captivity
ieD liberty and whose chains were only Il
ow, How strange processionl how unw05H
on nEht wound THAI, have been. And Jet
I'D sitting an accompaniment for conqu
whose namergvas Prince eff Peace y. "a
a F. Schapfflerss >. -tt~-.. ..-..-
anu PRACTICAL sUGGEsrfO%A '
: n I. Jesus is the rightful King Of ali