The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-01-11
CHRISTS DOCTRINE.
International 6unday-SchOOl Lesson 10
January Is, 1889.

January IL, 1889. Z
Especially arranged from S. S. Quarterly1
LESSON TExr-Mark L: 21-S4.
GoLDHx TEXAS His custom was, He
went int the synagogue on the SaooOtn
dRy-Luke 4:16.
CENTRAL TRUTH-Jeeus and His religion
arc full of blessed words and works Tor AL
TIMR-April, May, A. D. Is. year ana
Ave months after the baptism Of Jesus.
PIACE-The northwestern shores OF the
Sea of Galilee, chiefly at Capernaum.
PARALLEL ACCoUNT5-Matt. S: 14-17: Luke
4: 31-41. 1
INTERVENING HIsToRY-The temptation OF
Jesus mark l: IL, 10; Matt 4; LID. Jesus
returns, February, A. d. %, from the vii
derness to Bethabara, to John John l: ~
~. Thence He goes to Galllee (Marcn), al
tends the marriage at Cana. Returns 10
Jerusalem to the passover, April D. A. "
q, and spends the summer and early au-
tumn preaching in Judea John 4:o). Goes
back to Galilee, passing through Samarla
John 4: 4-42) Oecember), breaches ana
heals umany. John the Baptist lmprlsoneo' |
goes to Jerusalem to passover, March ~ |
A. u. % John 81. Returns to Galllee (AuKe
4: 14) ; breaches at Nazareth and IS reJecteo
there duke 4: 1922; and then goes To
Capernaum, where He makes HIS nome
Matt. 4: 12-10. Calls four disciples TO DO
His constant attendants Mark l: 1920.
INrRoDUCTIoN-Mark passes IN silence
over nearly year of the life OF Jesus
| chiefly because that year was spent largely
| in Judea: and Peter, from whom Mark TO-
| ceived much of his Gospel, was not tho
| constant attendant Of Jesus till the time OF
| onr nresent lesson. We have to-day spScl-
mems of Jesus method Of bringing men
into His kingdom.
| HR1ps OVER HARD PLACES-JesuS next
spends the last part Of year and nan IN
| Galilee 81. CdpcrnGWnl: city on Tue
northwest coast of the Sea q Cameo,
supposed to have contained 3O,OOO lnnaDlI-
ants. Synagogue: place Of assembly, ike
our modern church. %. Taught G"th"r-
itu: He spoke as one who knew all tnlngs'
| for He did know. Scrt6es: the learned peo-
nle of the Jews. %. UilclsGn spirit: called
unclean. because He made the man unclean,
unholv, vile, in body and SOUL %. Hold my
mace: the testimony of a bad spirit would
iniure a good cause. Even the truths a
liar tells are thought to be lies. 70. Cr~0
NTH a loud voiee: an inartlculate cry, not
word of speech, which Jesus had forbidden.
q. What resO doctrine: rather, teaching; re-
J ferring to both matter and manner. ana
then do obey Him: His miracles added au-
thority to His words. 90 Forthwith: I'M
mediately. 60 Sick Of teUer: Luke says
great fever; they were common at Caper-
4 naum on account Of the marshes. 81. O"s
nain6stered: showing that the cure Twas IN
! stantaneous and complete. 90. At eUeaa: they
came then % as the pleasantest time for
the sick; (2) the nows had just got around;
| C3) their Sabbath ended at sunset, and the
people felt at liberty to go abroad and &c
\ auv needed work "a. Healed nGny: show
ing the divine mission of Jesus, to heal, u
helrA to comfort, to save. Divers: various.
r CoMMFNTs-Jesus led a very busy n1C
for the three years of His public ministry
e SO busy was He, that at times He and Hl!
e. disciples hardly had time for their meals
His Sundays were no exception to the gen
N eral rule. and of these we have a specimen
in the lesson for to-day. In the morning o
'T that day He entered into the synagogue
30 | and there found a man who had an uncleal
spirit. The evil spirits that possessed tn
N man led him to cry out and beseech III
Saviour to let him alone. At tins, Jesus
in commission, rebuked the evil spirit, an
,r commanded him to come out OF the man. 1
rage at this command, and yet powerles
to refuse, the spirit tore the man violently
and came out of him. At this the people WcI
o. amazed. and the fame Of the Master wa
snread abroad in all that region. AS SOC
- "a thev came out of the synagogue, the
went to the house of Simon Peter, who's
mother-in-law was very sick; and Jesu
taking her by the hand, rebukeR the feve
Is, and in an instant she was perfectly healf
F.. of the disease, so that she got up and
of gan to wait on her guests. This caused u
people of that neighborhood to bring to u
~ Master all those who were IN any way sic
for and He healed them all. So great was t
Of number of those who thus came, that '
hill oifT yTH-uu
'N' around the doors of Peters house. But tt
10 was probably not the only time when
,py Master was thus busy, for there were ma
wr people that were sick, and it is probal
that on many day He was as busy as
~C0 could be from morning to night in min
ost- tering to their bodily wants.
in The most prominent point in this lesson
Iry, the healing power of Jesus. There is no
oct corded instance in which any sick pers
applied to Him for healing in vain. In G
'lS' or two instances he delayed granting
'om request, as in the case Of Lazarus ana
tad Svro-Phpnician woman. But In every
stance the delay was for benefcent. p
poses To other requests Jesus Sometln
YIN gave fat denial, as when de was ash
by carping Pharisees for sign, or WI
lar James and John asked for places Oh ext
pale 49,, - ~yanted him to turn civil iud
ing, and decide case between his brother
himself. But whenever poor stricken
VI manity turned to Christ for relief 1t alw
NO. found his heart and hand ready to adm
ila- lister it. So not in Galilee alone, but wi
ever He went, blessings of healing flow
staff from His gentle hands. There were II
.ands in that land who could bear with
Airy, S Wis ~ heoI;no mower. since for three We
he went about doing good No cart
were monarch ever made such "progre
mi. through his realms. Some, indeed, b
given money abundantly when they h
~ iourneyed in state through their dominic
and but none was ever able TO awaken SUI
han continued chorus Of gratitude as this !
awakened. Like abundant rain TO the
ished sons of the desert, so wero Chri
l. deeds of mercy to the suffering sons Of 4
. In all this He doubtless had two aim
view. First, to give relief 10 the suffer
hut the second and more imnortalt Wa