Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY AND
ABLY CONSIDERED.

tion-Half an Hours Study of the Scrip
tures-Timo WcI Spent.
The lesson for Sunday, June %, may
be found in Luke IL: 22-34.
INTRODUCTORY.
The proper. since it is the Scriptural.
introduction to this lesson is the lesson
of last Sunday. The therefore" with
which our Scripture selection opens con-
meets the two in close relationship. Our
Lord has been speaking Of the folly Of
covetousness. On this he founds an ap-
peal for simplicity of life and sincerity
of trust. If We have pondered we'll what
has gone before, We are prepared TO
receive the strong positive declarations Of
the Scripture under our eye.
WHAT THE LESSON sAVs..
Unto his disciples. This is not lesson
that the world can comprehend
Therefore. strong illltive. literally,
Through this. Or for this reason. ~
say to you. A solemn charge.-Take
no thought. See Revision. Be not
nxious. The word etymologically means
20 have a double or divided mind
Yornr life. Or soul. psyche. - The
body. The Temporary residence of the
soul.
More thar meat. OF more value or i'm
portance than that on which it feeds
Than raiment. Vanity is the reverse Of
this.
Consider. Or observe. The word is
translated perceived" at Luke 20: 23.
"Ravens. Perhaps some of them were
in sight at this moment of open-air dis
course.-Sow nor reap. The signs Of
which toll may also have been about him
as he spoke. e.-Storehous nor barn. It
is singular thing that these birds, SO
hungry in the season, should survive the
dearth of wiuter.-God feedeth them.
Creator and preserver in both working
mercifully and marvelously. - How
much more. The argument is from the
less to the greater. IL God cares for the
insignificant, will he not care for that
which Is greater in his sight, the human
soul, i. e.. provided it rest in him9
The nations of the world. There should
be difference in this regard between
heathenism and Christianity - Your
Father knows. Implying the thorough
car Of those who tIust in him.
Seek ye. The supreme object of life
spiritual one.-The kingdom of God.
The literal is superadded, or added in
Little flock. Small and weak, but pro-
tected.-Your Fathers good pleasure.
Literally, it will please your Father.
See that ye have, i. O., Hold all for the
service of the king giom.--Give aims.
Be charitable, benevo. vo.ent.-Bags, or
purses. .-Which b wax not old. Two words
in Greek, not growing old-that faileth
not. One word, exhaustless.
Treasure. Tho heaped-up goods. The
saurus.)
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
The life is more than the meat. There
er iisst;- r. G., mai Is What he eats. Yes.
provide you include here that saying Of
Christ's, Man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceedeth
out of the month Of God" Life is some
thing beyond the nero physical viclual-
ing. So many pounds of meat; so many
ounces of bro ld-does that make up the
soul? Some men act as ii they thought
it did.
o ye of little faith. And yet he was
speaking TO his disciples. Then il does
not take great faith 10 make disciple,
le rner 1T the feet of the Master. Lord,
we thank thee for the kindly intimation,
for sometimes our faith is weak, and We
feel That We are lily worthy of the name
of Christ's followers. And yet we have
hut little faith--enough to touch but
the hem OF his garment, we are still by
his grace accounted disciples. Here
bring we our little faith into that pres
ence where trust cannot but grow. Lord,
/ believe, help thou mine unbelief.
Seek not We what ye shall eat. 1t is
an anti-epicurean sentiment. Some men
live to eat; others eat simply to live q
higher passion shutting out the clamor-
ings OF the lesser appetites. A number
of the old college men were met the other
dayto remind each other of student days
long since passed One of the old gradu-
ates told of one who afterward became an
L - s,.a skr4As h.
in his undergraduate days was so en-
amored of books that he scarce took time
for feeding his body, baking his coarse
meal-cake day after day upon the top of
the box-stove, and elting it wit out oil
or condiment as he read. Doubtless tho
neglect of the feshly demands was here
all 90 excessive, but the incident shames
not little the riotous self indulgence of
later days.
Fear not, little flock, for it is your
Fathers good pleasure to give you the
kingdom. Then we are kings, floek of
kings IONS. 1t pleaseth God to make us
such. We need not come asking him for
aims. We need scarcely ask him for any
thing. so only we place ourselves trust
ingly in his hands. He not only know
eth that we have need of these things"
but it is his good pleasure, the delight
of his heart, TO lift us up and sot us upon
thrones. Be fearful about bread, anx-
ious about raiment2 No, fndeed; Angels
food is ours, royal purple, we are Kings
sons.
I'm the child OF n King, the child Of King.
With Jesus, my Savior I'm the child of King.
Provide yourselves bags which wax not
old, IL the treasure were soon to pass,
then almost any receptacle would suffice.
A sack viii do TO take the corn to the
mill, basket will be sufficient for the
picnic, or the noon-tide repast, we'll
knit purse will he all that is needed to
hold the weekly wages. But when We
take up heavenly riches, our Lord says,
get ready vessels that will last, for tie
blessing bestowed is an everlasting
blessing. We sat beside the bedside of
our brother in the ministry this morning,
one who seems to US not far from deaths
door, rather let us say Heavens gate.
Precious, precious Jesusl" he was saw
ing, with faltering breath, L get such
sweet glimpses. But O, but o, to see
him as he is" His lips would not tell
all he had it in his heart to say, but tho
| light in his eye seemed to tell OF visits OF
beauty and Joy beyond. Treasure in the
| Heavens awaits us. Thank God, the
heart seems enlarged and quickened to
hold that treasure, as earthly strength