Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-28
KNIGHTS WILL FIGHT.
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ROADS.
knights OF Labor, Orderaa ~,
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
AN INTERESTING AND INsrp,,.
TIVE LESSON.

AANE LESSON-
the
'or OF an EIovatfne sn.....
rood for Thought - g.,
en- "s tho scriptural Lesson Int.,,,s'N-
! OF and Probably. ison
ent me lesson for Sunday. A,o,,s, .,
su- iouhd In Luke IS; 15-30 o. may
600 ~ INTRODUCTORY.
OF more are two illustrotIons.,
u.s. oIpie OF trust, the incIdent 90 'no Viic pr
OF i op 'he story OF the rich vo,na
he sto. anu young babes I'm Chris aah r
III occonto CHRISTIANS. the one sfandno,,,s
no seIf-s',,. with God is thoroughpes-
'le Tba, uIrShder rhder and Completeness 80 -. -
er Lhat plain-spohen pronbc, &c, OF trus
'i- uung particularly TO rcDentanco sonss' LIS a
SO "ciu IN season here: ..Wbon ~ 7l'oS
no ~ p1y at my mothers kneo ia,r,t,s 80 = y, -
z. and IL ! repeated the letters from A :,
~ and INV non,L ,LIacNwards and by sample Iot,
le yon,. 10y L., mother finally said. .You L,,n,
% & 1our ietters, my boy; now Won c.,, Vn kno
n .Rni' = round could not even 90, 80 ,
q or sai, "nhout the alphabet When ,,d9t.
,Good ~ ueI your First Reader 7 IA
: forevor,' ~ ID Us; now I'm done with vo,
! page 10 tbe - iouhd that from the frs
tu ~ a Us. So from the heginrt ~. erce W
win .t Ian graduates he deals ali tho ,t,',.
ma - o ,'..,. phaDct and even his very dinln'
- "ri'ten In the alphabet" N'P'o
An5 WHAT WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
unon ms scripture follows immediotel,.
nnbii my parable OF the Phariscc and th<
pupncan In the temple I,sa,,. ana ths
bhhp'y, see Luke 2: 12 "Ye shall "a -
| ,.o.'J wrapped In swaddling clothes. - my
| Nat ~ iouch them. For bIessing 9',,nV s,,s
| discinIns Ellis disciples. Not so mncI
pisSeiples' learners now. as they miobt ~ niuch
hnIe1p9Ked hI1ed them. AS the mnItitnda ,Iid =. -
I T"in man at Jericho. rs: 3O.O N " 'no
Dalled them. That is, summo,oa ~.
cI,,dq a quiet word of counsel-SnfTcr ,i,sin ,nein
He 10 81, 10 put no hindrance I'm the wan
80 - speaking now especially ~ ths way
're capable OF choice; MOI tho Sa. .noso VINO
i,iY g. y. 40. Doubtless the grouns aI'a "oru as
Wefg XagtaIls --L-.-s-.l aDout nlm
parents, in prayer to Christ, to-day.-Of
such is the kingdom. Rather, to such be-
longs the kingdom, /. O., to those who arc
trustfully chldlike. "The kingdom here
doubtless refers to that spiritual reign of
God In the soul that Jesus came to estab-
lish.
Followed thee. Peter gets a swift and
sure glimpse of Christ's meaning here.
Manifold more. Present reward.-Lifc
everlasting Future award
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Infarts, that he would touch them. And
he has touched them. The touch of Christ's
blood avails for all infanthood. Away with
that impious notion of elect infants The
little ones are not received for their parents
sake, or on any other grounds than Christ's
sacrifice In their particular behalf The
atonemenS Is too great and serious n matter
to permit OF the entrance Of this weak
human nature in any aspect save as sup
plant, and the helpless child itself supplies
that. God must do all the rest ''ROsc
Porter says some good things but surely
she ia ffqrGatfi leEsaf Acknowledgements
What then, of the ncighbor's childS What,
then, OF herself before christening Bc
reasonable. II Christ's blood avails for tho
Afpa a. nyailpd n : SOON rs shed.
Suffer the little children to come unto me,
and forbid them not. Alas, that there
should be on the part of the church such
hesitancy to receive child faith. More than
one pastor has had this experience of late,
that he has seen the little children of tho
Sunday school or mission band far in ad-
vance of their parents In point OF spiritual
mindcdness and Christian devotcdness, anG
that, too, although the latter DO called
church-members. The next great reform
ought TO be q reform at this po.nt. Parents
should encourage childrcn's conversions in
stead of standing coldly in the way, as so
many arc doing. The organization OF pas
tors classes with distinct evangelistic
purpose in view Is plan finding favor In
many localities. The little ones are ready;
certainly Christ is ready to receive them.
The only question is, are the pastors, are
parents readyI
Yet lackest thou one thing. But IL was a
great thing. So large was IL that TO make
already profcssed to have in order TO secure
it. Let us see about this one thing. In tho
| he Thought. plead punctilious life. More
| over he was ruler and doubtless well-to-
| do Now but one more thing Is needed.
Yet see what IL costs. You have riches.
Yes Throw them In. Not all OF themF
Yes every farthing. "Sell ALL. Whntelso
| bas this Young man? A hawless record.
Throw that in, too. What, give up tho
| credit of life lived so long scrupulously
and piousIy? Yes, leave that behind. IN
| fact, give up everything and Come, follow
| me-" To lack so much was to lack goou
/ deal In fact, the very things he possessed,
| since his heart was averse, were an added
/ hindrance to his securement of the prize OF
/ eternal life. "IIe was very rich" lie was
| very, very poor!
| Gods opportunity, so mans liabilities mark
Gods abilities. What man cannot do God
| can. This does not mean that God Is able
to save n man in spite of his dependence
upon his riches That is just as Impossible
with God as with man, since II Is an lmpos-
| sibilitv connected with the very nature OF
thinqs The reference here is 20 the more
Immediate question, 'Who, then, can be
| sayed?" The implied answer Is, "As Tor
that no one can be saved OF himself but
what man cannot do God can.' That Is the
| new birth Is n change too great ana Hravc 70
be accomplished by any power short OF Del
ty. Man must yield up all he has, ana yet
| that does not effect the change. After the
whole of mans powers have been submitted
| and surrendered, then infinite and almlghty
mower must work, and only after Gods
hand has been stretched forth Is salvation
, wrought. This is the Lord 5 doing ana ~
is marvellous In cur eyes.
In this present time. The worth OF Chris-
tian living is largely "A thing OF the present.
, | Christ came not simply to offer heavenly
riches but to redeem the present life.
large part Of the Christians reward IS In
; | the life that now is. Men may well DO
urged to live Christly lives, II only Tor tno
| sake OF the better world that might DO maze
here and now. An English minister urges
4 | that we ''should not tell man he neeos re-
A ligion because he may have to die To- mor-
row. but because the probability Is ne VII
have TO live many a year longer. FROM
. | ise OF life thGt now Is and of that wnirn !
q 10 come" how rich and profitable th'
y life in Christ! "An hundred-fold mere
.And in tho world to come eternal liie.
q All, we are not told how many fold that "
O Next Lesson.-"Jesus and zaccheus IN
Publican. Luke 10; 1-10.
+ AN attempt to get some idea OF tn
1t area over which fash of lightning
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