Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
AN INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
LESSON CONsIDERED.
Reflections OF an Eievating Character
Wholesome Food for Thought : Study
Ing the scriptural Lessons Intoiiigentiy
and ProfltabIy.
INTRODUCTORY.

ing the scriptural Lessons InteIiigentiy
and Prontabiy.
INTRODUCTORY.
Along with tho qual terly review We give
few notes. for such as desii 0 them. on the
optional temperance and missionary les
sons. For daily ro vi les. tho'quaTter's les
sons themselves. in part at ieast. may be
feperused.
QUARTERLY REVIEW.
Lesson ]. Christ's law OF love. Luke 6;
Memory Verses. 35-37.
Golden Text. "As ye would that mon
should dc 20 you, do ye even so to them
likewise" Luke 6: 81.
Lesson 2. The widow OF Main. Luke =:
ll-18
Memory Verses. 14-16.
Golden Text They glorined God. saving.
mat great "a prophet Is risen up among US.
Lesson 3. Forgiveness and love. Luke z:
$3.50.
Memory Verses. 47-5O.
Golden Text we love him because he
FIRST loved u.s." John 4: 10.
Lesson 4, Tho Parable OF the Sower.
Luke 8: Ais.
Memory Verses. 1915.
Golden Text. -raso heed therefore how
ye hear" Luke 8: 49,
Lesson 5. The Ruler's Daughter. Luke
8: Al. AZ, 1896.
Memory Verses. 54-56.
Golden Text Fear not; believe only ana
she shall be made whole. Luke 3: 81.
lesson 9. Feeding tho Multitude. Luke
o: 1917.
Memory Verses. 16. II.
Golden Text. Jesus said unto them.
am the bread OF life." John 6: 35
Lesson z. The TRANSPORTATION. Luke
o: 1886.
TEMPERANCE LESSON.
Daniel 1: S-17. But Daniel purposed In
his heart that he would not detilo himself
with the portion OF the kings meat. etc.
LESSON PARAGRAPHS.
Hoart purpose-behol1 here the genesis
OF all the great reforms OF tae world. Some
one. first OF all led OF God. purposcd it In
his heart.
Daniel enrolls hi, name high mp among
the worlds reformers. 1t was by dint OF
labor and travail OF soul that lie won the
large distinction. Would you be u reform
err Have a care. 1t is glorious prerog-
atlve. but 1t costs. be as sured 1t costs.
Daniel was prophet also. Every re-
former is prophet. must be prophet In
order to be n Ieformer. He must behold
with secrs vision the better world he
would bring about and then live In that
new world OF hope and fancy ever after.
That alone will norvo him Tor tho tolls and r
tests OF his career. Our friend. the Ram
bier, is right about II. ii is not pleasant to
be q prophet, but 1t Is pleasant to have
been one. after. the people have come
around to your view.
Tho temperance that is here inculcatet
does not conilne itself to drink. There ars
other forms OF temptation TO the appetite
esides the terrible liquor damnation. We
are not OF those who would lunch all ap-
peals to the appetite togcther. These is no
abomination OF its sort to he mentioned
in the same brcath to-day with tho liquor
curse. Iut we b b,lieve that tho principle OF
temperance IS very wide and worry deep.
and it should begin at the domestic taile.
eaatGs ut MSa spiess Il 1esmsa Rps Eiss
ance that we deal with in this case. Nd
hi IN license. or any sort OF license. ho.c.
Downright, upright, outright proi iJltt IN.
nothing else. How could there bJ oth-I2
Whom it 8 that wiIicn viii "dsille," there is
tut ono thing the Chri tian can do, and
that Is, DO done " ith it. Touch n ot tho un-
clean thing There was { me when an-
other attitude might conscientously 20
taken. possibly so. But that was before
tho iondncs5 oi the thing had madD itself
iully manifest. Tho liquor traffic to-day Is
clearly OF the devil; its stencil Is heaven
high. No compromise, children OF holy
God. Out with 1t!
The mon brought especially into promi-
nence by this lesson arc those ea<y-going
people, friends mainly OF themselves.
friends uuwittlngly OF the dram =selier. enc
mics. let us believe unintentionally. OF the
truth AMI the right, who say that liquor 10
n good thing II taken with moderation.
But that Is impossible to-day. The blool
OF the age Is too near feNer-noat, thc drink
itself has coma TO be seven times hotter
than OF old. tho spirit OF liberty and OF In
dependence too intense-there can be no
moderate drinking to-day. A mouth ul Is
immoderate. In TACT wo arc in war-times
on this subject. The battle is on. 1t Is u
day for the utmost stringencv. a stringency
Which VIII snow IIse1t blessed MS WIN Dun
iel and his coufreres, when the ten days
have been proved. We were talking with
n friend Il ON a distance at the table in our
God blessed prohibition town. He was
sreaking OF that atrociiy Of modern so
cicty. the saloon. Papa. piped up a little
voice at the end OF the table. what Is a sa-
loon?" Heaven grant that coming geher-
ations may never know. except as told In
sad "reminiscences.
MISSIONARY LESSON.
Isa. So: 8-l3 For my thoughts are not
your thoughts neither are youe ways my
ways" etc.
LESSON PARAGRAPHS
II is the Lord who is speaking. Shall we
10 him teach US something about world
wide evangelism
There never was a greater missionary
than our Lord. No favored spot held him.
He went about doing good. He sent his
disciples owe ywhere. saying. Lo, am with
you. Wherever true missionary work Is
being donc to- day. there Is Christ.
Jesus has distinct missionary policy.
He has something TO say about tho worlds
redemption. He has Thoughts" thereon.
has ways" OF doing it. But what is
more. thcso thoughts are quit, different
rom oarta's thoughts, these ways from
carth's ways. we ready 10 compare
our plan with Gods? And are we ready
then to learn OF him7 II so. happy we.
happy world.
Well certainly. his plan Is more ample
than ours. Higher? Yes; IL the heavens
are higher than the ca tn. Broader2 Yes.
"a broad rs His blessings OF rain and snow.
Surer? As sure as tho summer harvest.
1T shall not return unto mo void. Nature
Is simply God showing us what He can do
In physicnl things. Is IL not well donof
Suppose we let Him have His way In spirit
ual affairs.
Just take His w3rd and go forth. that Is
all. His word planted in love Is enough.
There is heavens power in the seed and In
the planting. No. not schools, not aiing
stations. God may make them helpers and
they will be needed in time. But o. for
grace to trust Him and 90 forth as He has
hidden with the simple word. Plant In HIS
name and He will give the increase. Get
your call for this work not from tho dead
dumb world. but from the living God. Get
YOUR JOY from Him; your song from Him.
Alter trust has put the Lords song In your
month and faith has sent you forth--aitor
thpt comes the singing OF the hills, the
clappinr OF the trees, fix for thorn, myrtle
70 bfinr anil in due time-the Lords ran
somcd.
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