The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-12-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED.
a Scholarly Exposition OF tho Lesson
Thoughts Worthy of Calm Reflection
Half AN Hours study OF the Scriptures
Time We'll Spent

VI
out being impressed with the simple in
genuousness OF the Gospel narrative here.
Those who call the doctrine OF the resur-
| rectiOn a fabrication must certai=.y read
such accounts III the gospels but superb
cially. These do not seem TO be men
swayed by an hallucination. They were
| rather hopeless and despairing men. Their
whole language and spirit indicates an un-
| readiness 10 expect OreYen TO believe IN the
miraculous, such being also the disposition
OF those To whom they subsequently bring
the wonderful tidings OF Christ's divulgence
of himself. They were undoubtedly men
convinced against themselves and in spite
OF themselves. And II these men, situated
as they were, and disposed as we're they,
| were finally and overwhelmingly convinced.
who are We at this late date TO doubt and
| dispute? We are the irrational ones.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Two OF them. One was Cleopas ". Isl
| "a comparatively obscure disciple The
other some have conjectured 10 have been
Luke himself. since he alone tells the story
God speaks with the lowliest as well as
with those well known -Emmaus Three
points. at least, have been picked out. n
place near SOlomon's pool at the south be-
ing now given the preference Sixty
furlongs. Sixty eighths OF mile, /. e.,
| eight miles, about. Such distance as
might be easily walked and retraced in n
/ day.
Talked. Or were talking; imperfect
tense. From this word comes our homily.
a discourse.-Together Literally. with
each other.--All these things They had
evidently made "a somewhat late start per-
haps being detained by the remarkable
events OF the early morning.
Communed together. Same word as
"talltedn above.-Reasoned. The word
means 20 inquire OF one another.-Drew
near. The Greek participle, used here. had
better be adhered To In the translation.
| Having drawn near.-Went with them. Or
! journeyed along with them, becoming one
OF their travelling party.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
That same day Routine again; the
days busy round OF cares and duties taken
up. That Is an added polgnancy TO our
| grief. After the days sorrow OF the night.
! here comes the burden OF the morn, just
the same a. ever. The grave has hardly
closed upon our dead ere some Emmaus
! journey on LIES crude Governments must
be taken. IL wakeus sigh from the heart.
| and yet there is a blessing I'm IL. LIES
common tasks after sharp pain are angels
i'm disguise. Thank God for Emmaus or
| rands thrust upon Us Not frequently the
| lifting OF Carth'S burdens rolls the heavier
burden OF grief II the soul Yea, full often.
the Lord Christ himself Is met al lng that
| irhsomc road and il becomes pathway OF
life. The home coming face is "a Joyous
one.
While they communed together II was
then that Je- us drew near. There was
something about that converse that called
! loudly for Christ. that drew him to them.
! They did not know il. but they could not
better have implored his attendance than
! by the longing OF their hearts finding eX-
preston i'm tender tribute on the lips.
! lHomile is the word used hcre.) Value the
| prayer service. IL Is "A kind OF Emmaus
journey on lifc's pilgrimmage-tlll he come.
There may be little OF AN informing nature
said, the testimonies may be very broken,
the prayers very faint. But Christ hears.
1t is for just such sympathetic converse he
Is ever waiting. Ills blessed feet are with
~ I'm the path while we speak of him. and
his hand is feeling for our own in the still
ness. speak lovingly Of him. and 10, there
hc is, with comforts store.
But their eyes were holden. Earth's eyes
| are very dim. IN sorrow. i'm loss, in death
] itself. holden eyes make holden hearts, and
| We see not Gods love In the things which
are upon u. O, that the Holy Spirit might
put away the 'alCs from these dull organs
| OF vision, That was scasOnablc word that
Paul brought back 10 the Christians OF Lys-
| ira shortly after his cruel stOning acts
! "A: % Doubtless they were wondering
| why such aiiiictiCns should fall upon God $
saints. Then came Paul. the bruises still
! upon him. "cOnirmng the souls of the dis
| ciples. and CShOrtng them lthat is, by cx-
! hortng them TO continue i'm the faith and
that we must through much tribulatio>
|
Christ: "Ou2ht not Christ 90 have suffered
and to enter into his glory" AflicticSs
| were not TO be a hindraucc or stumbling
! block. They were an cntrancc-way ia.0
| the Kingdom. ANGEL hands 10 help o0 The
! journey Iionward. God give Us eyes % SEQ
| IL so.
What things; lie wants Us TO tell what
we are thinking about. lie knows, but he
wants to hear the expression OF our want or
OF our desire. And yet you have been hold
/ ing your peaceail these days. There i'm the
| prayer meeting the other night the pastor
asked all to testify. even though il be only
! 10 express "a want. And you hcsitatcd.
You said: "Thcre IL 80 little I can say; :;
would hinder rather than help And 50
| the long pause came. and some one that was
wondering whether you really loved the
! Lord went away uuapprlsed. Yes, and
! the Lord Withdrew with that kindly Qucs-
! tion OF his unanswered. Remember pray.
| when next you sit i'm devotional services. o.
IL may be the Sunday school class. that
other ears than those Of earth are listening
| for what the heart prompts.
We trusted. No. no, exactly. They were
| only hoping Had they been trusting there
would not have been this sad converse, this
! despair written ON the face. They gave up
trusting. II ever IL was really thereon, long
ago; and hope seems u be spoken OF now
as a sweet bird flown. BE careful lest that
| grow 10 be tn, mood OF tho soul. Let not
! the world think OF Us rs the people Of
| dead hope. Let IL rather be what il was
with these disciples as their winged feet
! flew back toward Jerusalem living trust
"Simply trusting. every day
Trusting through the stormy way:
Even though my faith is small,
Trusting Jesus-that l. ALL
In all the Scriptures. Very well. then. let
| us be satisfied. We have Jesus own Har-
mony OF the Bible. Christ's own exposition
| of the Old Testament. That IS better than
the Interpretation OF the wisest OF human
| exegetists. And he tells us that IL Is OF him
that all the prophets, beginning with Moses.
| testify. Certainly, we go ON further back
than Moses. Let take Genesis then and
| right on IL place tho blessed name. Jesus
| This name unlocks all the apartments OF
| this palace beautiful. 1t goes before 90
| make the crooked straight and the rough
ways smooth. When the chastened ntelli-
gence learns To read the Scriptures with the
| eyes OF faith. letting the Holy Spirit hold
his candle OF truth close up to the word.
| then do our hearts begin To burn within us
| as we peruse the sacred story.
Next week-"Jesus Made Known" Luke
! "a: 2S-43.
SCIENTIFIC HINTS.