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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
AN INTERESTING AND INSTRUo-
TIVE LESSON.


The lesson for Sunday, Oct 12 may be
found in Luke 90; 7-2O.
INTRODUCTORY.
IL Is the night before Christs crucifxion,
and not yet do the di sciples fully realize
what Is coming. But 10 our Saviour's eyes
the end was doubtless disclosed from the
beginning OF his redemptive mission. 1t is
interesting. indeed, To behold how he bc-
took himself on those days, just prior to his
expected decease. There is suggestive
verse near the close OF the preceding chap
ter i'm Luke, where VIC read. in the more lit
eral Greek: "In the daytime he kept en-
teaching in the temple, and at night he
would go out and lodge at the mount called
Olives" Thus did the greatest Of the sons
OF men prepare for death-busy at helping
20 the last. Be that your preparation and
mine.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Then, And, IN the Greek. Ii was just
after Judas had agreed with the high
priests TO deliver Christ up. All lines are
converging toward the cross, nigh at hand.
Tho day. Thursday, the 18th OF Nisan,
just preceding the passover day, which was
Friday, but began with the Jew at six
o'clock Thursday evening,--Unleavened
bread. Without yeast or any foreign sub
stance. The pure, unadulterated -four and
water. IL had three-fold suggestiveness:
l. Hasty preparation, reminding OF the
flight from Egypt. 2. Simplicity, II not
poverty of material, intimating the affiic-
tions OF the days of bondage. 3. Purity
and homogeneity, with reference TO their
national separatcness.- The
lamb.--Killed. Better, sacrificed.
lie sent. Or, dispatched. DR.. Conant
says, sent away. 1t is the word used with
reference 10 distinct errand, from which
comes the familiar term, apostle.-Peter
and John. Prepare. An honorable and
responsible Office. 1t was to purchase and
prepare not only the lamb but the other
necessaries of the fca't.--The passover.
Literally, the lamb. but referring here to
tho whole feast.--We may eat, AS did all
the nation. Where? There is pathcs In the
question. Others had homes, but Jesus and
his disciples had not where. In that great
city, to lay their heads--Wit thou? Or,
dost thou wish? They will not know unless
he direct them.
i say TO you. An impressive statement.
-Fulilled. lis typical mission ended
In the kingdom OF God. More naturally
understood Of the spiritual kingdom set up
after his resurrection on earth, but also
looking forward to the ultimate and blessed
fulfllments of heaven.
Took the cup. Literally, taking n cup.
Gave thanks. it Is from the words
used here that the name for the ordinance,
eucharist, is derived. IL Is properly feast
OF thanksgiving. More accur-
ately, distribute.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
The passover must be killed That was
an everlasting must be. From the begin
ming OF things, away back In the counsels of
eternity, that stringent necessity had come
down. 1t was the Lamb slain from the
foundation OF the world. That eternal re-
quirement IL was that brought Jesus from
heaven TO earth. Its line is TO be traced
and profane and the very planets sweep on
under its mighty urgency. Yea, at heavens
center John the Rovealer beheld this great
compelling power when he locked and In
tho midst saw "a Lamb as IL had been
slain" Not men, nor angels, nor God HIM
self could stay that eternal cxaction.
Where wilt thou that we prepare? Man
has part in the great transaction. Not
heaven only but earth also makes prepara-
tlon for the great sacrifice. Earth gets tho
wood and stone ready, ard the cruel sharp
ness of the knife; heaven provides the
Lamb. Over In Acts 10, in the course OF
that natchless sermon OF Paul, preached at
Antioch to the Jcws, we read, "And when
they had fulfilled all that was written OF
him, they took him down from the tree,
and laid him IN a sepulcher." There was
mans part, all he could do to help on the
great atonement. "But God raised him
from the dead" There was Gods part.
That Is, VIC furnished the sin and God fur
nished the sacrifice and the salvation.
Such was earths partnership with heaven
in the great doed of the cross.
A large upper room furnished; there make
ready. Just so we find this world. 1t is a
love- fHyRsaSd f2E sS sbua fSH.
repast is here, the table, the viands, the
service. For even the food for the table
was ready. only needing that Peter should
go out and get it, room furnished--there
make ready. Thus God supplies us, both
for temporal and spiritual repasts. Every
thing Is here, but the human hand must set
II in order. The furnished room must be
made ready. This heart of mine is like a
furnished room, a place formed and fitted
for the entertainment of my Lord. o, won
derful condescension, that he should deign
to sup with such as you and mel But there
is something for us to do. We must mako
ready in quiet obedience, and then throw
tho door wide open. Even now he is watt
Ing, not farther of, perchance, than Beth
any. Come I'm, come In, thou blessed of the
Father!
Ic took the cup and gave thanks. Behold
our Savior conduct of the supper. Let it
be the pattern for us. The Lords table, as
we administer IL, Is at altogether too great
contrast. AS we remember to have heard
Wilbur Crafts say there az Northheld, ''The
Lords Supper is not funeral service" The
cross was near at hand. the betrayal was
nearcr. Such might we'll awaken grief. But
high above all lowered the pinnacle of the
new Jerusalem and the coming "kingdom OF
God" Christ was revealing to them 70 won
derful and reviving truth. He was to be
raised from the ueau, was 10 DC eNalIcO IOr-
ever to the right hand Of God, was there to
prepare place for his happy people, and in
the meantime was to abide with them and
feed them with the bread of his life, Let us
think of all this, and when we take the cup
let ms, like our Lord, really and truly give
thanks
This do In remembrance OF me. It was a
very simple act, the half-involuntary mo-
tion and word of friend about to go away
for n season. DO this and remember mo.
Indeed, he did not want to be forgotten.
Our Savior longed, like any loving soul, to
be kept I'm remembrance of His disciples
And so lie takes the commoncst and most
frequent act OF ordinary existence, that of
eating, and He makes that a repetitious re-
minder OF Himself. The similitude of being
clothed upon of Christ, so used In the
cpistles, Is strong. but not so strong as this,
for we cat thr!cs, ordinarily. where we
clothe ourselves but once. The picture
lesson of the meat and drink Is our Lords
own, ard it Is such that the vcricst child
can under stand. IL Is well for us TO meet
i'm covenant relations TO partake OF the
bread and wine, but Is IL not also we'll,
whenever we eat and drink, TO remember
the living bread and the "well OF water
sprnging up into everlasting lifei"
Next Lesson.-"The Spirit OF True Ser
vice" Luke 70: 24-37.
The name of Mohammed's first wife
was Kadiiah He was twenty-five
Years old when he married her, and
during her lifetime had no other wife.
The burst of feeling by which he was
l. IL - IL