The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
MAYll.
Lesson Text: "Fceding the Multi,
tude." Lsiac ix., 1O-l7-GOlticn
Tex: John W., So ommcnt-
Rry on the Lesson.

ICN;J Ohn We, 3o-t ommcnt-
Rry On the Lesson.
The sending forth Of the twelve, nnl tho
beheading OF John tho Baptist, briefly rc-
ferred TO in the opening versss OF this
chapter, are more fallyreeordea %. Sy aot Mattnew
worthy of note that Ho hal just taught them
10 pray that the Lord OF the harvest would
send forth laborers into His harvest; then
He called the twelve aud s'nt them forth to
snswer their own prayers When we pray
let us remember that God expects us to b.
willing TO be used by Him in answering our
prayers. - ~
! tnsasd. tod iii Him oil that they iaa done 3
Mark says that 1hay- told HIM n1t@ &aiipfxy
both what they had done and what they had
taught. He had sent them forth to preach ,
the sick. He had sent them only to Israel,
forhdding them to go either to Gentiles on
Samaritans Matt X, So; so that tho king.
dom they preached must have besn the king.
dom promised to David and SPOKEN OF by alt
the prophets, which would mako a restored
Israel with Jehovah dwelling in their midst,
II center of blessing to all the world. Tho
miracles of healing which accompanied their
preaching were proofs that tho Messiah ot
tho prophets had actually como lisa. xxxv,
5. 6).
And He took them, and went aside pri.
vately." There were SO many coming md
going that they had no leisure even to cnt,
and He took them aside to rest awhile Mark
vi, Ply. While we continue In these mortal
bodies we cannot work Increasingly, but tho
time will come when shall be uble to servo
unweariedly u'ev. vii, 15l. .
II. And the people, when they know 1t, fol-
lowed Him." John says that Jesus crossed
the Sea of Galilee, and tho people followed
because they saw His miracles. Matthew and
Mark say TINT Jesus went by ship, md thnt
the people followed OH foot and outwent
lN-nt H., L..
two alone with His disciples, and thcy would
have little rest; but what busy iife Ilo
And Hc received dtnem,--,uuvv.,v--,-,..
Mark both say that He was moved with COM
passion toward them. No pity for Himself,
but full of pity for these sheep without n
shepherd, even though He knew their mo-
ives in following Him.
"And spake unto them Of Tho king Ion OF
God, and healed them that had need Of heal
ing Both body aud soul He attended, 10,
for He is n Saviour for both, and tho timo
will come when every saved soul shah havon
redeemed body i'm which to dwell.
~. ''Send the multitude away" So snid
the twelve rs the day began to wear away,
and as they, weary and hungry, saw no
prospect of rest, and not much prospect OF
loaves and fishes, if that hungry crowI rc-
manned. Not all the glorious things OF tho
kingdom, of which Jesus had been speaking,
could make even the twelve forget that they
the storm and raise the dead. but they seemed
not to consider that tho same power could
feed these hungry thousands. Their WISDOM
was to let then, scattnr whars they might,
and find food and shelter they were able
| in the towns and country round about. Tn"
| old question still lived, sCan God furnish u
table in the Wilderness FPS. lxxvlii., 49,
13. "Dut He said unto them, Give ye them
to eat" Ho had asked Philip, whence shall
! wo buy bread that these may eatW and Philip
had replied that they would need about two
hundred pennyworth to give every one q lit
tie. And now whom He snys "Giye ye them
sn tnSy rsRy sGs Sbn we S4y Mark mS
vi, 80 Moses had said that tho coming
Messiah would he a prophet like unto him
Deut. xviii Is, 1s), and had they remen'-
bered that they might also have remem- ,
bered the food from heaven, which fed mill
ions of people daily for nearly forty years
| "We have no more but five loaves and two
fishes When He asked Philip, He did 1t to
| prove him, for IIe Himself know what Hc
would do John VII, G), just rs Flo so often
lets us get into strait place to prove us,
while all tho time He knows tho way out and
just what He will do.
IA, Is. And He said to His disciples: Make
them sit down by iifties in company; And
| they did so, and made them all sit down."
Mark says: Upon tho green grass" John
says: ''rhere was much grass in tho place"
Mark vi, 80; John vi, 10y. Matthew
says there were 5000 men besides women and
|
been 100 companies of fifty each, or ten com
panies to each of the twelve disciples. But
observe the order, and remember the pre-
cept Let oil things be done decently and
in order for God is not the author OF CON
fusion Il Cor. xiv, 33, 40. disorderly
home OF room or wardrobe OF bureau drawer
or Office or store is no credit to q Christian.
Confusion, disorder, tumult, unquietness arc
none of the things of the Holy Spirit.
16. "Then He took the five loaves and the
| ftyp 0Sbac md looking fn HRavel H0
blessed them, and brake, and gave to the dis
ciples to set before the multitude" He took
! Just what they had and used it. lie took tho
rod that was In Moses's hand and wrought
wonders with it. He took the widows pot OF
oil and multiplied il. He does not ask us to
waste time in vain regrets about what wo
have not, or in wishing that we had this or
that He simply says nWhat have have you you
s,rvelly in His hands can be mado to do
wonders, for He has all power. thousands
Of Dyes arc upon Him as Ho takes In His
hanis the loaves and fishes, aud lifting
His faco TO heaven, acknowledges before
them all that thence comes the power and
thu blessing. Hs never sought His own glory,
but in all things glorifiel Col.
| H. AN they did elt, an wero all hlle1.'
Philip thought that two hundred penny
worth might be enough to give every one e.!
invitation is: Eat, friends: drink, yea
drink abuudantly, o beloved" tSong OF Sol,
", y. And even these poor shepherdles:
sheep He delights to fill. AS tho disciples
pass around from company to company
pressing more food upon them tho answer
comes from all directions: Satisfied, abun-
dainty satisfied.
"And therc was taken up Of fragments
that remained to them twelve baskets" In
steal OF n little for each disciple, which
would have been all that twelyo mon could
obtain from five loaves AMI two fishes, hore
is a basketful for each. Had they solfishlJ
kept what they had for themselves, how lit
tic they would have had, but by giving J
away what abundance becomes their
Afraid to give 10 Col lest wo havc no
enough for ourselves we continue poor; bu
when we cheerfully give Him that which i
all His own any way, then Ho make
us to enjoy His fullness, and ou
cup ruunet6 over. Tho blessing OF tn,
Lord, it ma,seth rich; and He a1dsth no sor
row with it, PROV K, ~. Ho gave Him
self to be broken and pourel forth for us
why should we hesitate to place ourselves II
His hands most unreserveily, that we mal
be broken anl passed. rounl by His hands
for the life Of others' 1t may not be pleas
ant to the flesh, but IL will be wonderfully
profitable. Except corn Of wheat foil In