Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-06-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ENTERTAINING DISSERTATION ON
SERIOUS SUBJECTS.

Same
The lesson for Sunday, June is, may
be found in Luke IL: 1921.
INTRODUCTORY.
We have here one of series of OPEN
air sermons. Never before nor sincs
perhaps were such crowds gathered to
hear single man. Peter the her.
NIT had his thousands, Whitefield his five
thousands. This one had, as the open
ing verse of the chapter indicates (ses
margin to Revision), his ten thousands.
1t was great opportunity for the procla-
nation OF the truth; time to speah
plainly and impressively into the listen.
ing ear of the world. What tho Prince OF
heaven says on such an occasion may well
engage our reverent attention.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
One OF the company. Literally, one
ont OF the crowd. IL was great throng
myriads were gathered. to him
The topics of Christ's discourse her,
seem to have been suggested either by
wants made Immediately manifest or by
questions proposed on the spot. He has
just been speaking of hypocrisy, then o.
the counter spirit of sincerity. Now he
takes up cupid or teacher.
This was not necess lrily one of his dis.
ciples, though probably one who had
come to inquire. to my brother
that he divide. The simple Greek is,
tance, or patrimony. The root of the
word means lot. He wished change in
the usages of primogeniture.
Man. There is shade OF rebuke in
the language. .--Made me, or appointed,
in official relations. "A judge. One
whose place it is to settle earth's dis
Putes. or apportioner.
kind of nrbitrator--Over you. Christ
is not in this dispensation judge OF
divider over us but in u.s. Received into
loyal hearts he becomes the worlds great
arbitrator and divider; not from outward
force, but inward love.
My soul. The life principle. (Psyche.)
Much goods, or many good things.
-Laid up for many days. AS il
the things of earth were held by indis-
soluble links.-Take thine ease. Lit.
orally, be at rest-Be merry AS on,
might who had nothing to fear.
Thou fool. More accurately, unwise.
He had not planned with even ordinary
sagacity. of thee. To de-
mand back. AS of thing loaned.--
Whose. or for whom. PROVIDED. Lai.
by for himself, fallen to others
Layeth up treasure. Our word, thesau-
rus, comes from this verb.-For him.
self. This man was not, as some are
doing, laying up for posterity, but for his
own earthly appetites, which in q moment
were cut off--Kich toward God, oi
unto G cd (eis). Our treasure deposited
with God. Matt. 6: 1921; james 2: s..
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Master, speak to my brother that he
divided. Some men seem to have no
% prerosaffsesH fsHf Of the Il Christian fan fffe.. TIE
church, in their notion of it, was formed
but to secure them their right, in this
word We used to know rural pastor
who was in state of perpetual grievance
over some slight, some impo ition or
other. We never heard him say word
regarding the blessings of God upon b o
life and work. We doubt whether he
realized any. He was so taken up with
dividing old fancied inheritances. So II
is with grasping after earthly thincs, we
miss almost wholly the real inheritance
in the skies.
Take heed and beware of covetousness.
Let the world hear the warning. Let the
church give heed. No sin is more crying
to-day than the sin of covetousness.
Christ foresaw the evil and he threw for
ward this word of admonition perhaps
for the sake of our nineteenth century.
We have come to an age of gre t accumu-
lations, an age that has its peculiar Temp
tations. Wealth is a good thing, rightly
used. Wrongly used, tho whole thought
concentrated upon it, il is the root of al
evil. Beware of it. Be exceedingly
careful, for before one knows il the poi.
son has begun its work. See Christ look
ing at us to-day out of serious though
tender eyes and saying, 'Bew re of covet-
BUSINESS"
Man, who made me Judge or divideI
over your The glory which is Christ's is
something other, something vastly high
er. He could have come and made him
self by divine right an arbiter and die
tator. But he had larger, infin tely larger,
designs. When we appeal to him on this
point he looks at us and says, He that
will save his life shall lose it, and he that
will lcse his life shall preserve it." Tha
is the way Christ divides. He cuts right
from all possessions. And then when we
stand there stripped OF all things, with
nothing-he freely gives us all things.
He divides his own inheritance with us
What shall l do? 1t is n good question.
Let our men of me ms take it under con-
sideration. Only let them be very caro-
full how they answer, what shall We do
with the money God has given2 How can
we best employ it? This man responded
to the query in utter selfishness. Il will
pull down my barns, and build greater,
my goods" Do you see how everything
was centered in self2 Soul, my soul,
take thine ease; eat drink and be merry.
Fool The human soul is a very small
thing unt nlarged of God; very weak
thing, unhelped of God. Intrust to such
cupboard and you will lose all you
have. Put out to heavens usury, use for
souls good and God will bless. Friend,
what ore you doing with your talent2
Rich toward God. Who are the wealthy
of earth2 The truly rich? At the An
uive1sary meetings Joanna Moore, stand
Ing, simply clad and modest, before the
vast congregation, but with bright
smile upon her face and a joyous halle
lujah in or heart, did not represent large
possessions of earth. Likely as not, she
had no moro than would take her TO htI
distant Louisiana homo. (Somehow her
little Hope" accounts always just ball
ance.) No matter. She was the wealth
lest woman on tho platform, and there
was not little there represented. She
was rich toward God, end those who
looked and saw could not but envy such
posses sion.
Next lesson. Trust in our Heavenly
Father" Luke IL: 22-34.