The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-12-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS sUHJE6fA CAREFULLY
cONSlDERE1s

This lcSsO1ls Is M re II a VaScO hl9tofy}
Experience, mid It viii be well. for the
teacher to impress II ps such. Our Lofd
came to US In various gIises to-day, He ID
With us ,6ftei when. 6thr eyes are ho1defi,
hut II the Heart Is fhpds figftawith him, He
the sure c6nsEloisiless that we have
been with him md have leaiied OF him:
We know 1t o~ftenest by the glow of tHt
heart rs we ptr:.sc his Word. If tho teach
lag Of this lesson will but lead some hearts
to an apprehension of this risen Christ, 1t
will a. Accomplish tho purpose for which 1t
ttSr fHB, LESSON SAYS:
And. Following ififnsJigtely upon tho
last less on.-yillagc. A couiitfy town. III
Luke s.: / sCity and village" are spoken Of
together, ms apparently comprehensive OF
tho inhabited pnrts of no county,
Whittier. Tho end Of their journey. En-
maus.-They went. Better, they are so
ssai,,ea aboiit to. See Christ on the sea.
Mark 6: As.
They c n~strain,d. To press OF urge effect.
ually. So Lydia, Acts 16: 15.-Abide With
lis, or rematn. From this Lytis' we'll
tymn:-Far spent. Rather closed. The
day vas hlrcady c1osed.-Tarry. Rather,
ab.de. Tie same word Used above.
Opened. Intensive, to open ft!ly.---
Knew him. Recognize, compute with =. 1e.
Same word.-vanished out Of thsif sight
Literally, became Invisible from them.
Returned. No small undertaking in the the
s q s4l ! s. o. the 1s,,. svs IN y for eonisltsti to.
with .hon1. Other disciples.
Saying, i. O., the apostles. It seems 70
have been Tho one word on all flps:=s
risen indeed. A necessary concession II
not yet ~ cordial belief.-To SIMON
Spoken OF but once elsewhere cor. 10: o.
They told. The "they' Is emphatic:
(hatsc)-1n the breaking. The mere fact
of his presiding ut the hoard, his familiar
placc, clarifying their intelligences.
spakc, i. c., while they wero speaking
(prescnt participlel.-Jesus himself. No
III f%tchendorf. See variations.-stood'
Tie Greek Aorist used here, along with its
SURROUNDINGS, conveys the idea of a sud
den appearing, like There he stood
Peace be unto you. Literally. Peace tt
: Terrified. Used by our Lord regarding
awafs ana connections" (Luke 21:9.l---
Had seen. Or saw. Thsy we're still looking
existence.
Troubled. As doubtless shown in theil
faces and conduct, perhaps their cutlery
---Thohghts: Reasonings, questions
Artist: Froia tie Greek analysis, my hand.
and my feet. As bsaring the Identifying
From the Greek note Of this word CONES ou1
word Psalm. Touched chords -Flesf
and bofics. Christ is more than spirit.
he showed; j. e., brought closely to theil
sight atid totith:
Yet believed not. Or rather, dtsbelieved
bered, was O physician accustomed to no
tie and diagnose Observation-Disclosures
The apparent Manifestation of their disbc-
lief Probably they. were h6lding ,aloof, as
If content WITH the Joy Of seeing his face
Broilcd fish. An afticlS Of human diet.
IT, D,oof i,I {cnufo h1o nf his 1trind ars
tlty. They brought spices for the dead he
asked meat for the living.
WHAT TliE LESSON TEACHES.
But they Constrained him. It is the way
we speak. Christ rather constrained them.
He drew their hearts out toward hin, and
when at last they were wholly yieldsd TO
him. then he himself was "constrained;" he
goes Id "t6 tatry with them.n Blessed Mas
ter, thou wilt be Constituted of us when We
are constrained Of thee. Thou wilt sweetly
3abide with us' when we abide in thee in full
surrender OF soul. Rev. n. O. G. Moule, in
Spirit C'V5ni Creator"), defines the secret,
using Bishop O'Briet1's term, as personal
intrustment.n We find Christ revealed III
the Word. "Our part is,n he says, etc
tske the promise as it stands, to take the
thing III The envelope Of the promise, ane
Well has it been said that weak faith may
indeed do but weak work, but that it car
open a door,"
80 Son of God, who lovest:me,
b. I will be thine alone;
And all 1 have, aid I'LL / am,
Shall hencefOrth be thine own"
Did not our lisart BURN Within us. How
much of that ~hoart-bufnifg Is there in tn
church of Christ to-day? An old Puritan
writing in the Epistle to the Ephesians, sal
that "Christ might be present in the Temple
iii the church Of the believers being, al
40 1x0 ,y~t4 ~ mr. r.1 1,,~-~l 1n I
choir" o for heaftiet and more frequer
TIE Deums. for more Of God's people. D
you glow on the reading OF the word? Doe
your soul eXult as you review the prov
detces Of the Gay? When was the las
time that you warmed at the preaching
the gospel, as in the course OF the publ
prayer? 1t is the sensitive soul that SET
the Savior, 1t is the receptive heart that RI
ceivcs him.
"Come Holy. Spirit, Heavenly Dove,
With all thy quickening powers,
Kindl a fame of sacred lore.
In these cold hearts of ours.3
They rose up the same hour. 1t was tt
good to keep to themselves. They must G
at once and tell the good news. Alas tn,
we should be so %reticent Of the blessin.
that are ours. 1t must be q very wea
hope that will be silent about it. II
visitation must have been a very indistin,
one, if it bring no tribute to the top. II
% -~ " WV IN" ~bolA oOol Io
bring another into the same gracious ligh
Andrew @frst fndeth his own brother.n-
"Philip fndeth N%athanieln What OF fnt
ing is there In church and E~unday-scho
to-day? Here is d text for us all, the VOL
spoken by the enriched outcasts of the ga
in 2 Kings 7:e. "And they said one to al
other, we do not we'll; this day IS a day
good tidings, and we hold our peace; If v
larry till morning light, some mischief wi
come upon us; now. therefore, come, th;
we may go and tell the kings household
And as they thus spake,J esus.-Yes, '
understand. They were speaking about hir
lovingly. trustingly, and there he was
their midst. Their tender re1nembran,
brought him TO them, their faith and year,
ing efectually drew him. Aye, their con
munications. born OF the Spirit, were b
avant couriers in word and, as a. lit
while before on the Emmaus road, the gle
of heart experienced was but the heat
that very fam Of love that was so nea
SO then let us often speak OF him. Talk
his love, pray for his large presence or
power. "Let the redeemed Of the Lord 81
So" or old, when they had not the pc
sonal presence of the Lord, Malachi tel
us that they "thought upon his name;n al
1T was while athey that feared the Lol
spoke often one to anothcr,n that athe Lo]
hearkened and heurd." Surely, he was n
far away. Nor is he absent far from the ty
or three gathered in his name to-day NJ,
a ~ b"A tAlN ANAots aa
Hc showed them his hands and his fee
John says yet more significantly: az
showed them his hands and his sides
Blessed fntipation; may we put it in yers
Their trust and their joy had declined.
And they knew not what i'll did betide,
But sweet peace in dark trouble they and
When he showed them his hands and b
side.
Doubt, dread and discomfort arose,
Unfaith did with sorrow abide,
All these were but timorous foes
When he showed them his hands and b
side.
Thcy knew not the mystery deep,
Dark vapors their faith did o'erridc,
But from dungeons and pit did they leap
When he showed them his hands and h
Poor weddings, their strength wholly gon
II Swooned their hope with the Christ cruc
fed;
But new power from God they put on
Ma - -. - al,