The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-05-03
THE AMOUNTING.
International Sunday School Lesson 10
May IL, 1889.

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May IL, 1889.
1creciaIlv arranged from S. S. QUARTERLY
LESSON TEXT-Mark 141-9
Go1DEI TExT-She hath done what she
could-Mark IA: g.
CENTRAL TRUTH-The blessedness OF max
ing sacrifices for Christ.
T1ME-The plotting to take Christ VS. 1, y
was Tuesday evening, April 4, A. II. ~
The supper at Bethany was on the previous
Saturday evening (at the close OF the jew
ish Sabbath) John 12:D.
PLACE-The plotting was at Calaphas
palace in Jerusalem; the supper at betn-
anv-a suburban village two mlles eAs'
of Jerusalem over the Mount OF OnVes.
PARALLEL ACCOUNTs-Matt. 26:l-l3i Jonn
1918.
I1TRoDrcr1oN-Th first two verses give
an account of what the Jewish rulers were
doing at the time Jesus was dlscourslng 10
His disclples Jour last two lessons). Inc !
story of the supper at Bethany IS gwen ,
here. because Jesus reproof at that Cllhe
was one of the reasons which led to the pc
travail bv Judas, the account OF when 1ol-
lows.
HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-1. Take HIN"
mt Him TO death: they would get HIM
| into their power, and keep Him from teacn-
| mo anv more but wait till after the 1easC
| before thew killed Him. 2. An uproGr: there
| were multitudes there from Gahlee attend
ing the feast. They might be trlends OF
Jesus 3. Simon the leper: relative OF Lag
arus. and probably cured by Jesus. a 0om-
| an: Mary, the sister of Lazarus mot the one
| spoken Of in Luke z: $500. Bon: mask
with long neck Ointment Of Spikcndrd:
pound of 1t, says John. 1t was made OF the
snilxenard, a plant of the valerian family,
which grows in the East Very precious:
worth three hundred pence "a penny, dena-
rius-ffteen cents) therefore worth $40; but
az n nennv was the pay for days laDOr
Matt. 90: q, it would equal $500 In our day.
Poured it on His head: and also His feet, ana
wiped them with her hair John II: -. ana
some: Judas most of all John II: ~. 3. G'rcn
70 the Door: that was his pretence, but John
saws he was a thief And he betrayed his
Master soon after for SIG g. Good ~OTk: II
is good to express love. 1t leads to more
giving to the poor. 9. A memorial: not sc
much of her gift as Of the love which
prompted 1T.
EXPRESSIONS OF OUR Love 10 JEsUs-N)
Love IN the heart always desires to express
itself in action, to make sacrlhces 1or the
. loved. (2) 1t is not the largeness or the
smallness of the gifts, but the cost to US
the self-sacri6ce in giving, made freely ant
, gladly, that measures love. (0 There
q great value in these expressions to thos
!, that receive them. Sympathy with the poo
Q EXPIRE ssed by gifts is worth many times tn
same gifts without the sympathy There
great hunger in the world for expression
d of affection: and the world would be vastl
: happier if the affection really existing bf
o tween parents and children, husbands an
10 wives, pastors and people, teachers an
taught, were more often and more fully e.
= pressed az Love is increased by express
ing it. Scarcely any thing can awake int
y conscious activity our love for Jesus so muc
D. as making sacrifices for Him. (5) Fac
3 must give in his own way, and what he hin
ID self has Martha gave service, and it WI
accepted and recorded. Mary gave the al
Sc baster box of perfume. Each did what 81
could. g. Often the continuous giving
IS, many Titles is more costly and more accer
20 able than one large gift.
n MODERN APPLICArIoNs-O What Ct
er asks of US is the gift of our hearts, the mo
costly and precious gift one can make
'e- another But whatsoever gives the hear
in necessarily gives with it all other thing
n ~ God often gives US Opport unites OF c
ior ing hard things for Him, helping others
k our own WEAKNESS or suffering, reslstl
re- temptations, speaking to others on reigie
lat The value of these hard things lies In
for fact that we may do something for Jes
IA that costs, and so proves and increases lo'
CoMMENTs-In order to draw practl'
lesson for our scholars today, we MI
Law lead them TO discern the motive Wnl
=, uuderlav the action OF Mary. This bel
N. made clear, they Will see that that VIII
- gave character, or moral quality, TO the o
- ward act was the unseen but very real C
- dition of the heart. To do this will not
-. difficult Let the teacher call attention
80 the two markedly contrasted charact
- present at the feast, viz: Mary desired
80 give; Judas wanted TO get. Mary for
NO herself entirely; Judas never for a nom
10 lost sight of his own interests. To lose
Christs sake was TO Mary JOY; to lose
CO., Chrlsts sake was 10 Judas misery. NJ
was willing TO lose her life for Chri
sake. and she gained it; Judas sought
On save bis life. and he lost it. The rad
-"a1 difference between these two persons
'sns deep down in their inward life Act
'1hs were but the outgrowth OF that deep sp
pro- ual nature, which in the one case
nsl' Christ-like, and IN the other Satanic. y
VI. as in Mary's case, SO in ours, the most
= u portant thing was the state Of the he
''o" That being right, all else would be right
Can q person be a true Christian
neither gives any thing 10 or does any u
~ for The Master! No. That piety which
- IN 1t no spirit OF glad self-sacriioe Is DO
The tree which puts forth neither LEI
nor fruit is dead So the church men
who has neither the grace Of hberality
~ self-sacrihce is dead By their fruits
t4ho shall know them The spirit OF Mary L
g. q nro3pca the deads ~ Afarv ana the ~
old, tan snir,t il anv 6iscinIa rnnst nro.
way CHRISTIAN living ana oit.ing Tf,hoaa "a
ball ara venting 7he fo-rroe - a., -
the however Iona the ofassio- 49, b..
one, A. f. Schauftler.