The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-03-07
D THE CHILDLIKE SPIRIT.
LESSON X, FIRST QUARTER, INTER
kATlONAL SERIES MARCH 10. ]

TEXT o. tHs Lesson, Mark IL. as-<a-co,n-
init to- NsnoFx Verses 30. ss-Goidsn
Text. Mark <. 1s-Csmmentary by Rev.
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tCompfed from Lesson Eeiper Quarterly by per
Qi9ion sof H 3 Hoffman, publiaher. philadel
m II. ineide1Es is d 1T this lesson are found in the
other Gospels in Matt TX, 1880; Luke xviii,
15-3Q<x In the life of our Lord Jesus. many
miracles have been wrought, papy Journeys
made and many eternal words spoken since
our last lesson, and BE is soon to start on His
last journey to Jerusalem IMk. x, 50 80,
there to accomplish His great work of atone
ment; but everywhere and at all times He is
the same meek and ioaly 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 hindrances to en-
tering it.
IL. "And they brought young children to
Him, that He should touch them" Matthew
says ''that 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 the laws which He had given
them Ex. xii, 26; Deut. iv, 10; vi, Z; xi, o:
Josh. iv, 81, %; Ps lxxviii. 4-9, and now
that the fulfllment of the law and the very
wonder working God of Israel was in their
midst, was it not beautiful to bring the chill
dren to Him.
sHis disciples rebulsed 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 the 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 unbelef and hardness of heart
Is. "Whosoever shall not receive the king
dom of God as little child he shall moi
enter therein" A little child such as these
! duke calls them Infants has nothing, needs
everything, is entirely helpless and depend
ent, and believes what it is told; and wher
we come in this spirit of utter helplessness
emptiness and simple faith, protesting not K
bring anything with US, but ready to receive
| Lne SdlF2UlOn WHICH OOu Is ISdtly W give u
free and unmerited favor, then shall we b,
born again, foretaste of the kingdom come
in our hearts, and in due time we shall entel
the kingdom.
16. He took them up in His arms, put Hi
hands upon them and blessed Them Oh
happy children and happy parents the.
would never forget that day. We do no
know who they were nor anything of tn
after life of those children, but surely W
shall meet in the kingdom the children whom
Jesus took in His arms and blessed. 1t is no
possible that this Interchangeable Jesus can b
Indifferent to the welfare of any one c
the multitudes of infants which ar
constantly passing out from this eartf
Let every mother who has los
a babe find comfort here, and also read care
fully Deut i, &c. If the streets of the r,
stored Jerusalem in Palestine are yet to
full Of boys and girls playing in the stree
thereof (Zech viii, 81, what must be the pre-
ent joy of the hosts of children in the pre-
ence of the King while they wait for th
greater joys of tho New Jerusalem. Br
above all things, let us lay to heart and in
press upon the scholars from this portion
our lesson, that to enter the kingdom of &c
g we must be born again, we must be col
q verted and become as little children (Joh
$ iii, 81 Matt xviii, 81 We must say sil
3 cerely