The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-06-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
AN INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
LESSON CONsIDERED.

Reflections of an Elevsting Character
wholesome Food for Thought - study
ing tho scriptural Lessons Intellieentiy
and Probably.
The lesson Tor Sunday. June s. may be
found in Luke IL: I-l3.
INTRODUCTORY.
We come to-day 10 tn study OF tho
Lords Prayer. though that design alton
might mora properly apply To our Lords
own prayer at John IL. This is rather the
servants prayer. as taught by his Lord
There are two uses that We make OF IL.
First. we may treat it according 10 tina
name that has been rightly applied 10 IL as
The Pearl Of Praye s.. As such We ac-
cept il as gem OF Heavens granting. and
use IL Just as il stands. perfect and I'm
ished word OF supplication. SO. indeed. wa
have been taught 10 use Il from our earliest
childhood.and. though often unintcligently.
we can never say amss. Second. IL may be
looked upon In accoi dance with Its desig-
nation as The Model Prayer" that is. the
pattern and mold OF all pettions. As
such. especially, we study il to-day. a.
long ago in its first applic alton we learned
IL by heart Now may God enable Us TO
take II more fully 10 heart that all our
praying may henceiortn be more reverent.
more fervent. in Christ's name more effect
ual!
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
1t came to pass. The ordinary ira nsition-
al Introductory (cf 10: 3S). This particular
incident seems TO be thrust in here along
with other events narrated in this connec-
tion, as not belonging TO the journey
through Perea. of which We have been
studying. but TO some other time. Luke Is
not studiously chronological in any of his
accounts though more 50 than John,-As
no was praying. As often. or. Luke D: 10:
d: II: 9: % We do not know how often.
See Luke p: g. In certain place. Not
known. Bible Union: In certain place
praying. When he ceased. They seem
to have been watching him in sort of
l ant darn Ia ton
And yet they had doubtless prayed in their
own way before. As John also taught
A lost rubric.
Daily. Literally. for the coming days.
or the recurring days.
When we pray. Implying habit
Say. OF express speech dego). Our
| Father which art in heaven. Rather.
Father CTischendorD The fuller form Is
mon on the Mount.-Hallowed. First
meaning. set apart. hence. counted holy.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
! Lord. teach Us to pray. Men had we'll
| nigh forgotten how. Christ came, and ono
! great lesson he taught humanity was the
! lesson of effectual prayer. When Ulysses
returned he found the long bow unbent.
| Grasping it he proved his masterful identity
| by the arrow he let fly. So came the Lord
/ OF the skies. The bow of supplication he
drew TO its full tension. The arrow OF
petition sped clean over the battlements Of
heaven. 1t was not strange that as he
turned from the sacred ordeal his disciples
! should say to him, with,subdued and rever-
ent mean: Lord. teach Us to pray" Amen.
SO. come we. Lord. to whom shall we go2
thou hast the words OF eternal life" Blessed
Master, teach Us eternitys words-heaven's
every day thoughts. Teach us TO pray.
Hallowed be thy name. Reeve, ence is
Itself a grace. fruitful gift. To hallow
Gods name and worship lnstinctively be-
! fore him is not simply for Jehoyah's sake.
| but for our own. 1t builds US up; il IN axes
! m II I'm Act q. and "a a
clutches OF all Judea. Galilee and Samaria
had rest tpeace) and were edified and
walking in the fear of the Lord. and in the
comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multi
Piled" In what way were they edited:
! how multiplied? From two especial causes
minated here. They were walking Q in
| the fear Of God AMI l2) in the comfort and
encouragement. the cheering influence or
| the Holy Ghost. That Vas no slavish fear
or paralyzing alright. else they would not
| have been walking. making progress. It
| was "A fear that gave growth TO laith and
hope 10 love. spirit in which all the Chris
tian virtues fiourishei. All. we realize lit
tie how gracious "a thing we ask for when
for the church at large aud for ourselves.
in particular, we pray. "Hallowed be thy
| name"
Thy kingdom come II has been the hope
| OF the Christian church aud the christian
heart in all centuries. Prophets looked
forward TO 1t; priests typlled IL. There on
the banks OF the Jordan John announced
it: "Repent ye; for the kingdom OF heaven
Is at hand" This new nearness OF God TO
man and man 10 God here tokened, the
rule OF heaven and the kingship OF Jeho-
Yah. was. as Edersheim has discrimina-
tingly characterized il, tine whole Old
! Testament sublimated, and the whole New
Testament realized" That kingdom we
realize to-day in new power every time We
come into closer intimacy with God. 1t Is
this prayer that is answered every time the
church is newly awakened. every time
| human SOul liz cOnVprtn1 (YOd-Va9
every time a new grace il realized in Chris
tian experience. Gods kingdom, IL Is not
mans. Open TO Psalm 20 and re- re ad the
fifth verse: we will triumph in thy VIC
tory (See X. V. and margin. and in the
name OF our God we will set up our BAN
ners." No. not our banners. just ban
ners;- Gods ensigns. not ours.
Where he leads we will follow,
We will follow all the
Knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Holy boldness is what IL means. righteous
insistance and zeal When one knocks at
the door. il is plain and pointed indica-
ton that he wants TO come in. No place
there for hesitancy. Knocking at the door
means mind made up. The other day Wa
were in the home OF n godly Swedish fam
lily. We could not understand each other
very well. but we knew that we were trust
ing in the same Christ. And there was one
place where we could meet and in "a real
sense rejoice together; that was over Gods
word-one truth to us all. One Of the num-
Der tried 10 set over into our language th6
text OF Scripture on which she was ponder
ing. and this was the way she put IL: Pray
ana you will get: hunt and you will find:
round on and il will be opened. We I'M
derstood; and somehow in the new. blunt
phrasing. understood better than ever be-
fore. God means us to come boldly dc
means also To come near unto the throne
OF grace that we may obtain mercy. and
lind grace to help In time OF need"
How much shall your Heavenly Father
give the Holy SpiritY He does not say here.
as above. good gifts" He throws in a
word and name th at comprehends all gifts
the Holy Spirit. II earthly fathers know
how to give good gifts. much more your
Heavenly Father not only knows how TO.
but will give-the Holy Spirit There is the
measure OF heavens giving. the supremest
bestowment OF Gods grace. The gift OF
his Only Berotten-who can compass II ?
But the gift of the Holy Spirit. the Com
forter. Christ himself counts this as great
eri God himself can GO no farther. When
he wishes TO tell his love for sinners hs
grants his Son. and. as the little chill said
~the only son he ever had. " on he wishes
TO speak his lovS for saints he sends his
Spirit IL ia the best he can do-God's very
best. Now have you received that rift a
Has the Heavenly Father sent his Holy
Shirt % ven in yaini