Crawford avalanche., 1890-07-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM
REFLECTION.

n fieasnnt, Interesting and Instructive
Lesson and Where 1t May BE found-A
Learned and Concise Review or the
Same.
Tue lesson for Sunday. July 27. may be
found In Luke 10: lilo.
INTRODUCTORY.
In this and tho next lcsson we have
strong testimony as TO the mind OF God
with reference 10 the lost. This Is couched
Tor us in three picturesque similltudes---
the lost sheep. the lost coin. the lost son.
Farrar suggests that In these three par
aDles We have pictures OF the bewildered
sinners, the unconscious sinners. the vol
untary sinners. This has been called tho
Lost and Found" chapter. We rea hero
Heavens sentiment toward earth. In the
taSs there re may be the att,
tender sosking shepherd. In the second
parable we Can SEQ something OF the rela-
ton OF the Holy Spirit. like one broodlng
over and searching after with light. In
the third we behold how God, the Father.
ieels toward the sinner. coming out to
meet him on the way. In all we 500 how
true the word Is for all the world. God is
love.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Then. Rather and bible Union) or now
(hevlslon). IL was In the course OF his
Journey toward Jerusalem. Drew near.
A peculiar construction OF the New Testa-
ment Greek. the copula boing Joined with
the present participle. as In our own En-
gIish.-Publlcans. Tax gatherers, gem
ners. Those who made no pretense to
piety or position. the outcast TO hear
him. Attracted by his utterances.
The Pharisees. The ritualists am ong the
Jews. The word probably comes from the
root meaning cleft. They wero the separ-
atists of their day.-Scribes. Lawyers or
teachers OF the law. w.--Murmured or NUT
tered. strong word. To
entertain or give access to. The same word
Is ph used Dy Paul in his commendation CON OF
her" Rom. 16; 2) )--Eateth with them. A
sign OF fellowship.
Rejoice with me. The language here be-
Ing almost Identical with th at at v. 9.
There Is Joy. In v. z. The future tense.
there will be, 10 used here.--In the pres
ence OF the angels. Angels partlci pating.
-One sinner that repenteth. The de-
pendence OF heaven upon earth for th Q
provocation OF her highest JOY.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Drew near unto him, They could not
help It. There was something In Christ
that drew all men unto him. The human
heart found In him a sympathizing friend
All men: young and old. rich and poor. felt
the wooing OF his tender loving spirit. Ac-
cording to an old legend there came one
time to certain village stranger who yet
did not seem stranger. She went In and
out with them as though she had been al
ways neighbor and friend. Tho old
matrons saw in her one like themselves.
The young mothers found in her a happy.
sympathizing companion. Even the maid
ems felt toward her as toward one o; their
light-hearted selves. Only a little child
plucking her by the gown. looked up at last
the Catholic lays at the feet OF tho mother
we carry TO the feet OF tho Son, who Is to
zach OF US the chief among ten thousand
%as as n maa ansE sas turned chrss
to him. It was rot so much that men were
drawn to Christ as that Christ was drawn
to them. I'VE love him because he first
loved u.s." Two mon were once speaking
ofthoir attachment to Jesus. One said he
hoped to be saved because he had hold OF
Christ But what. said the other, II Satan
should cut off your hands? MY hope. he
continued. lis this. that Christ has hold Of
me. and Satan cannot cut his hands of.
1t was White1eld's parting message to the
people OF England, as they gathered I'm the
early morning to hear his farewell serm on
ere his final embarkation for Americas:
my hand" Those whom he had led into
the kingdom he could safely leave. since IL
was not he but God who kept them.
Until he find II. II only we could have
that painstaking. persistent spirit that
keeps on until 1t finds. We go seeking
souls in such faint earted. bunglIng way.
no wonder we find but few. Seek and ye
shall find" Is as true In work for others as
in our own approach to God. Soul-seeking
requires tact. -He asked me what was
doing" said an evangelist regarding the
companion met by the way, whom he de-
sired TO win for Christ. -and 1 told him /
was hunting. He said: What are you
hunting ToTs ! said; nan 1 am anao hunting for
very large legacy. and am hunting for the
heirs He said, sir. will you tell me the
name Of that family2' 1 said. 1t Is very
large family and the name commences with
q II IA Wa
Smith / said, Well. this is a larger fam
ily than the Smith family. The name OF
this family is sinners. Will you go to tho
throne OF grace to get your answer II
present a petition for you as one OF the
heirs?' In a few weeks 1 got an an
swer back He said. Dear friend. have
followed your counsel and put In my claim,
and am one OF the heirs. There was
practical seeking; resulting In actual lind
ing.
Rejoice with me. for have found my
sheen that was lost. The source OF truo
joy is doing good to others. There Is genu-
inc philosophy in that Joy among the
angels. All lasting soul-comfort finds Its
genesis close to this point. Mr.. Holcombo
was telling at the Buffalo Christian con-
yention OF man who. having spent his
substance In selfish qualification upon
himself. went to one of the bridges OF the
Chicago River to destroy himself. But.
said he, will wait until alter dark so that
no one will see me and try to rescue me.
AS he waited he felt few pennies in HIS
rocket. He thought he might as well give
them to some one. He met title child
and accosted It. The little one said 1t was
waiting to see II IL couldn't get something
for It's sick mother. He went to see the
mother and found her sick and hungry. he
helped her. When he came out OF that
house &c was to say, Il have found out how
20 enjoy life." And he gave himself to the
ioy OF helping others. Find here the way
TO rejoice with angels. Are they not all
ministering spirits y
Light a candle. There are helps in seok-
ing Too often we go to work with our own
unnidei energies and poor blurred vision,
and at hest we havo little or nothing to
show for our search. Take Gods candle
with you In your soul-seeking. Carry with
Won. to illuminate the innermost recesses
OF darkened hearts. the light OF the word.
Flash tho light OF gospel text into every
hidInp-place. The seor says. Tho spirit OF
man Is tho candle OF tho Lord" Then use
the candle ere II has burned Itself out. Let
IL burn a little for soul-savin :. That was
an Impressive word spoken by the gray
haired preacher at the association tho
oth er day to his venerable deacon across
tho pews: Brother. II you and are going
10 do anything we must do itnow. ~ every
one but realized the greatness OF the guest
and the preciousness Of the moments. how
many more souls might be sought and
found within the next fortnight
N.-ATosaon "Tho prodfOal con-" Luke