Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-13
THE RICH MANS FOLLY.
LESSON Xl, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNhTlONAL SERIES, JUNE rs.
Text of the Lesson, Luke xii. 13-21-Com-
NIT Verses 1921 Golden Text, Luke
xii, documentary by Rev. ID. NJ.
Stcarns.


| lComplled from lesson Helper Quarterly ny per
mission OIL H. D hoHH"n' puphsher' fn'ladef
pn'"I
10 anu one Oh tDe company slid unto
riih IN the lrst verse OF THIS cnapter we
are Uoll .naV t1ls company consisted Oh an
m''u'iio' d'io ''iui'''uue' Such Vhrons o'uV
'"'y 'roue one upon alolleF' ne loiio"lnH
| FViHes EoN'i ~ ''''9 i'SO "oe VI ''t Icsaoh
"" Us V,I'.' III Ve 'iuSO "l us i'lu'ltuIe Ile
HuS"' MS ui>'.P 'n'O 'hey Hu'u,,i p'"'re
~ Ine lCaNth 'tue hypocrisy Oh th' i'aris"sS'
,naU Viey shouIl nov lear the death OF the
boqy' Out ra'her rear in' dea'h OF SOU am
uo'y i'll Ae!I compare y" ~ x ~ thal th'y
should hot lear 10 dehy !iun h''""H men, hut
rother i"arlessiy CONFESS HIN, Iooilng To tho
funre, ana that they should not be anxious
US I" "haI they shouli say Wheh arr suou ana
proughl before the authorities or ms sake
ior inc liolF 9PIi WON'T t'ach tHenl % say
t'e rlght words at inc rl5ht time In orier
10 S'e why ne tHuS teacE'S ms disciples let
zoe "H'le Oh 'ne previous rHhH'er nlter our
i"7t lesson DC cateIul!y read ana learl from
IL vac atlVuie "l inc reHSIou' rulHt' u Clo
,"''I'l o'""''N li'''i' anu Ienl9H'pei IhiV ne
hhe" t!r'U Us 'hey tr"oted HIM so they would
III que uhie treat MS Ioiio"erS'
nu'lcr' slehk 10 my nfo' Ter, thau he OIL
vide the inheritance with me- What an UNI
scemly Interruption! Jesus had been speak
ing Of judgment and ctornitv, e. future glory
and future torment Xxi, TO- 81, ~: VII, ), g. 81;
pu' ue'e Is '""n ""' Is iuC' il''I ~ oe'' III d
s'"' c VI Ho"lo ~ oPei'y Ill u'' "olIu Vu'il III
eH3 lu'ui' 9o2b Vi evil NJ q~' L'I seem
" nav any 'H"'S ''''' jesus ''".i N'i4
[Niu e' Hi' - 'to' du "''"'l''io" 'iS7' i"' "''
''' t'i' nioA' H"ie'n uSy' rs upon c'ein'
realities, there nny be found in worshipng
congregations. even today, mon and women
so occupied with present things that the
preachers words are Of no use to them. Its
just the same ii in Sunday school II boy is
Thinning more about his marbles, or ball or
kite, or top, than about the lesson being
taught. Eek 1xXiii, 81, well describes all
such.
IA And lie SAID unto him, Man, who
made me Judge or a divid"r over you:
Inc man dld not know til" Teacher whom he
had thus addressed. The one seeking share
OF an earthly inheritance was man entirely
OF this world while the one whom he asked
to interfere on his behalf was man not OF
this world. Jesus had como to lead people to
the possession OF all inheritance iucoriupti-
bic, undefiled, and that faieth not away, re-
served IN Heaven Il Pet. !, y. The giorieS of
mat inheritance lie VIII divide and appor-
non 10 the oVerconers IN due time. tSee
Luke XVII, 2s-3o; Rev xxi, Z; iii, u; ii, 26
~. But as to this present world 1t Is an
evil one; 1t lieth in ulckedness Tor the wicked
one; Satan is its Acknowledged prince and
god; we are not to love 1t, for its friendship
IS enmity with God. and it is reserved unto
fire against the day OF Judgment and perdi-
ton OF un5odIy men rTaL !, 4; john V, IL;
John XIV 80; II Cor. " !; John II, XIV;
James ", /; ii fct. III, u, -.