Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY AND
ABLY CONSIDERED.

SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY AND
ABLY CONSIDERED.
Scholarly Exposition of tho Lesson
Thoughts Worthy of Calm Reflcc-
tton-Half an Hours Study of the Scrip
tures-Time Well Spent.
The lesson for Sunday. April z. may be
found in Mark ri. Ill.
w INTRODUCTORY.
me Whole choir Of gospel voices sounds
Tor US here: Our Saviour's passiors is draw
ing nigh. The cross is Just beyond the city
gates yonder. Even John. whose voice
now for some time we have not
heard in in this sacred recital, speaks
again. There is significance in the. atten-
ton given to the details of this incident.
John tells us the meaning of it all. az; 16):
These things understood not his disciples
at the first; but. when Jesus was glorified.
We're written of him, and that they had
done these things unto him." 1t was dis
tinct Messianic event, such as cast it's
shadows far before unto the days of
prophecy.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
They came NIGH. In the lesson OF March
"a Christ was passing out of Jericho on his
way to the city of sacrifice Seventeen
miles,. Now, having passed the night pre-
vlous at Bethany with Lazarus and Mary
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reaches his gracious estination.-Unto
Jerusalem. Tischendorf omits Bethphage.
but not Bethany. The original. in keeping
with the pregnant Greek construction. uses
the proposition into. Into Jerusalem and
to the purpose held in mind on the way
Of the city.-T,co Of his Disciples ~. PROB Ge
ably Peter and John. subsequently sent to
prepare the passover. duke %: 81
unSyiror ,.afo Is ,;ok
That suburb OF the ancient city. called Beth
phage which they had to pass through or
pass by, en- route from Bethany to Jerusa-
lem.-As soon as ne be entered IN. Or
rather than time.-Neuer man sat. More
accurately. no man has get sat; hense, ser.
viceable for sacred purposes. Num. 10: ~
loose him. Matthew speaks also of the
mother OF the colt brought along. thus add
ing to the formal sacredness of the scene
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
They came nigh to Jerusalem. They were
never very far away from that city of holy
immolation. Ever was Calvary's hilltop
close at hand. Never did the turrets of that
sacred city. sacredest of all for that which
was to occur without the gates. fade wholly
from our Saviour's view. His divine head
felt, no doubt the prick of the thorn even
by the peaceful shores of far Gallee and
on distant Hermon's height he spoke with
should accomplish at Jerusalem" Long
before, yea. from the very outset of his
theanthropic career may we not say?-from
the very foundation of the world. he had
steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. :"
as soon as ye be entered into 1t. More
closely rendered it isqjust as ye enter i,,.
This is the divine exactness. None but u
God could afford to be precise on such q
point. The gospel writer's are very definite
in their narration here. They were i'm
v,ro sod witt n iNyip dtcr Thoro
was Christ out there by the wayside. There
were no walls. gates, trees. hills to shut
away his open vision. Go into yonder vii
lage." he says. and confidently as if he him
self had placed it there-and had he not?-
he says. Just at the entrance ye will find a
colt tied" magician cleverly guessing
would have left himself some loop-hole OF
escape from possible failure by giving larger
latitude and scope to his directions. Some-
where along about 1900. the calculator tells
be right; he may not God only knows.
Says the Master calmly, Just there at the
entrance you shall find" It is God who is
speaking.
ecent and found. That is the simple word
Of the original. Suppose we do as we'll
Obedience finds. We do not read of thei
pausing on the edge of the village unde
some fig-tree to wait and wonder how i
could be. or under some juniper to who'll,
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along in the path marked out. and as they
| went forward they found it just as he sale
it would be-. Why not trust Gods wordi
Why not believe his promises? For exam
pie; he tells us to 60; preach. and ne will !. be
cross, ever found that promise tc
mouths for Christian testimony and he
will ell them: Has any sincere wit:
ness ever failed at this point? Has God
| nd
tears to testify graciously for him? He
points to his book and he says knock for
comfort and it shall be opened unto you
opened for comfort. He points the sinner to
Have you found him? Well have you.come Z?
What do ye loosin0 the colt? 1t was just
as he said. and so they are not startled:
they have their answer ready. Brother. the
Master has anticipated the worlds hostility
and the worlds challenge. He has armored
his word is our full and adequate equip
ment. "Of whom shall I be afraid?" Daniel
Sloan down there at the Chicago Y. NJ. c: A.
rooms has sent out handy little leatlet.
Guide" 4 never did anything bad" CANS!
Rom. 8: H. Il am good enough" Nah. l: "A.
Il am better than Others" Luke IS: IL.
I'm too great a sinner" Tim. Isis. And
so on, seventy or more times over. For
every query or caviL there is a word of
| Scripture. Try it and see.
| EUen as Jesus had commanded. Lei us
hold fast to the word just as it is written
for us. They said Just as Jesus said. Is
there any better way? Here in our handy
Bible are number of red-letter texts. il
Illustrated so that they strike theeye as soon
as you turn the leaf. They are Christ's own
words. Somehow. though. all is truth. the
| sentences from our Saviour's own lips seem
doubly freighted. We call it Christ IN The
Inquiry room. And we like to have the
seeker and the sorrower speak right with
| Christ regarding doubts and distresses.
Here on our study table is book called
What Jesus Says" nearly three hundred
pages of the wonderful words of life arrang-
ed for the use of pastors and workers.
There on our book shelves is "The Words
of Jesus" Christ's sayings arranged for the
responsive service Of public worship. There
also is "Christ's Christianity" a system Of
divinity in the great Teachers own words.
Friend. have you ever taken the pains to
note how much Jesus said?" And he said
nothing in vain.
Hosanna IN the highest. Garments and
palm branches. HYMNS and hosannas, hon.
age of hand and heart! Let every Sabbath
be day OF the gates. a welcoming. triumph
ing time for him who cometh. ever eometh.
in the name OF the Lord! And let every
hymn take hold upon heaven. "Hosanna in
the highest!" 1t never came to us before as
II did at orr Ia Of reading of Revelation viii.