The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-06-26

An INrEREsTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
LESSON CONSIDERED.
Reflections of an Eisvsting Character
whole some Food for Thought = Study
ing tho scripturai Lessons Inteiiigenuy
and Probably.

The lesson for Sunday. juno 30. may be
found In l Cor 3: 4-l3
Less on /. The Triumphal Entry. Mark
IL: LII. Memorize $40. Golden Text:
-Reloico greatly. o daughter OF Zion:
shout. d daughter OF Jerusalem; behold
thy King cometh unto thee" Zech. 8: 8.
lesson2 The Rejected Son. Mark IL: ILL.,
Memorze 6-S Golden Text: He came unto
his own. and his own received him not
Lesson g. The Two Great Commandments.
Mark IL: 2s-3l Memorize 1871. Golden
Text: Love is the fulfilling OF the law.
Rom. 10: 10.
Lesson A. Destruction OF the Temple
y, -etold. Mark 49, 1-l3 Memorize 1. 2.
Golden Text: But say unto you. that In
this place is one greater than tho temple.
Matt II: &.
LESSON PARAGRAPHS.
As concerning therefore the eating. What
does religion have TO do with so Indifferent
thing as eating? Need we concern our-
selves about meat and drink? No, certainly
not If we are going 20 stand still. Neither
does that engine standing on the side
track concern itself about water for the
boiler or the right sort OF fuel for the fur
naces. But IL il were about TO go somewhere.
or thinking OF pulling something up the
grade 1t would have regard for such
things. Are any OF US on the side-trackf
We knOl1 that an idiot as nothing. Yes. we
lnOlc "A very great deal. There is no trouble
about the knowing. The fact il. some OF US
know too much. We knor. for instan 20.
that there is no intrinsic vileness in cards.
Oi course not; they are made of paper pulp
just like tracts, you see. Too bad that
after awhile the outside of them should get
TO looking and smelling so bad. Can i be
the associations? We kno1c, too. that the o
is nothing wrong in the dance. in ITSELF
David danced. you remember. before the
ark of the Lord. singing Psalms. But therel
1t must have been something else than the
modern mixed dance. Who would ever
think Of the ark OF the Lord of psalm
singing in n ball room? And do we not
knOlc also that there is no evil necessarily
in a glass OF wine? Especially If. as Kate
Field urges. IL be strictly pure. There is
nothing bad about II -Der Sc But then. as
Col Bainf observes. when you put II along
side of man with n strong appetite for
drink 1t Is no longer simply per Sc. Per-
dition rather.
Then why are some so inclined 70 make a
god Of their belly? The trouble with this
knowledge OF ours is that il concerns itself
too much with the things temporal and
sensual. Do we know Godl Rather, do we
know the 'one Lord Jesus Christi" Take
your Bibles and read the opening verses OF
this chapter-why omitted?-"Nowa az touch
ing things offered unto idols, we know that
We all have knowledge. knowledge pufleth
mp. but charity dove edifeth. That is.
knowledge slcelleh up. but love 6uitdeth US
up; and 80 Paul would much rather see love
than see knowledge. And il any man think
nothing yet as he ouIht TO know. But IL
any man love God the same is known OF
him." Better 10 know little and love much.
only that we are known Of God, rather than
10 think 10 know much OF earth aud miss
the communion and love OF heaven. 1t is
the blessed thirteenth chapter anticipated.
-Covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet
show L unto you more excellent way.
Though 1 speak ICith the tongues Of men
and Of angels and though I hare all
kn0icledOe and hare not charity. 1 am
nothing. which Is TO be interpreted. good
for nothing.
Meat commended as not TO God. Other
wise some of us would be in great honor
with God. for we live for the meat that per-
isheth. 1t is love and sef-confidence that
makes us commendable TO God. for Jesus
sake; that is pretty strong language used
at the close of the last paragraph. But take
a little comparison of passages. Your New
Testament lexicon will tell you that the
same word (OudeD) is used in two other
familiar verses OF Scripture. They are in
place. Look at them. If. Says Christ.
John 8: 54) Il honor myself my honor is
nothing" (amounts TO nothing. Take and
purify thyself" said the brethren at Je-
rusalem to Paul Acts 81: 24). "and all may
know that these things. whereof they Were
informed concerning thee. are nothing"
thave nothing in them. And so we say he
that has not love and knows not how to sac
riflce is not only not commendable TO God.
but he l. nothing"-in the kingdom of grace
the ministry of life. God finds nothing in
him; In a word. as n worker for the Divine
Master he is good for nothing" He may
be saved, though as by fire. but his works
they do notfollow him; for meat commend
eth US not TO God.
Take heed lest Jy any means his liberty Of
yours O this liberty of ours. how proud
we are of ii. And yet, like knowledge" if
unguarded by love" IL will lead US sadly
away from the spirit Of Christ. Mrs. Abbie
c. Morrow. OF Minneapolis. has whole
some a message for some of US here that
we will let her speak in her own language.
Take heed. Christian Uoter. lest by any
means this liberty Of yours. to vote for any
candidate you please. become n stun bling
block TO the weak. Take heed TO the teach
ing in the following parable farmer
found a rattlesnake, carried IL home and
called his neighbOrs together. saying; "Re-
hold. L have captured snake and IL is big
and strong; now. what shall do with it2"
Then one of the men said: This is "A
Misunderstanding reptile. think he might
bel allowed TO go wherever he pleases.
Another said: My friend. do you not
know that this harmless looking ser.
pent has sting? NoD, therefore.
more that all people. and especially young
people. be harmed faithfully 20 keep our Of
the seay Of the serpent. lest they be bitten
This counsel see med TO impress the assem-
bly, favorably. Then IA third speaker said:
since the bite Of this reptile Is so very
dangerous, L submit that IL might be well
. stance. that hesis not 10 go abroad on Sun
day; and that he must not be allowed TO
sting anybody who is not of age; tina. he
shall not be let out from his cage at all un-
til n council OF citizens shall so decide:
that the farmer pay the city $1,000 for the
privi ge OF allowing him TO go abroad:
and finally that an oath be administered to
the keeper OF tho snake. that he will faith
fully carry out all tho Q provisions" Now.
IL came to pass that all the neighbors were
so moved with these words that with one
voice they cried out: 30 let 1t be- and
the snake still lives and many thousands
are annually bitten and die.
For ,clsom Christ died This the potent
and paramount argument II the love OF
Christ will not constrain US what will? But
IL does constrain, and will con strain more
and more. Our hope Tor the temperance
cause and for all reform is that IL is indisso-
lubly connected with the growth OF the
kingdom OF Christ. The saloon. the brCthel
and the gambling house are To be moro and
more forbidden place on earth as the prin-
cipes OF Christ find sway In INNS hearts.
There is but one position for the Christian.
when We sin so against the brethren. and
| wound heir weak con sSienCpe sin 0Ooin ef