The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-05-21
THE SEVENTY.
International sunday-school Lesson FOL
May rs, 1890.
Especially arranged from 8. g. Quarterly.

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LESSON TExT-Luke l0:i-l6
GOLDEN TExT-The kingdom Of God Is come
nigh unto you-Luke l0:ll.
CENTRAL TRUTH-Our duty and privilege to
make known the Gospel
TME-November A. d. 20 Several weeks
after the last lesson.
PLAcH-Along the borders between Galilee
and Samaria and In Perea, beyond the Jordan.
INTERVENING HIsToRY--There Is considera-
BILE difference Of opinion and uncertainty. From
the Mount Of TRANSPORTATION Jesus went down
the next morning and healed demoniac child
(9:37-43). A journey through Galilee (9:436O).
In the autumn. The feast Of tabernacles ut Je-
rusalem In October and all Of John Tall 70 1921.
Return to Galilee, and final departure (9:5l;
Mark l0:D. Rejection by the Samaritans
(9:52-56).
HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-l. After fhss,
thin0s: the rejection Of the Samaritans, etc.
(9:5262). Oher s'renty ALEC: besides the Twelve.
3. The harrest: Of souls to be gathered into the
kingdom. g. IA lambs among Dolpss: innocent,
unarmed. defenceless, among fierce and bitter
enemies. 4. Scrip: leather bag for provisions.
Shoes: travelling shoes, instead Of sandals.
Safuie no man 6y ias puy: after tine long, tetii.
GUS, unmeaning fashion Of the day. 1t does not
refer to our brief, courteous greeting Of
strangers. All this describes no special self
denial, but simply bids them go in the ordinary
way, depending, as was customary where there
were no hotels on private hospitality. 6. The
son of peace: il the man Is Q peaceable man.
wishing you well. Turn to you again: your good
wishes shall not be lost, but bless the well.
wisher II no one else z. Such things az they 0ire:
not being fastidious, not unwilling to receive
the things offered. Make no trouble. Worthy
OF his hire: you will bring to them more good
than you receive from them. II. The very dHst
IN s,.s, ~ - -
aS testimony that the city has no part in the
Kingdom Of God; and the disciples are unwill-
ing to partake Of their character, or Of the ruin
/ which must follow such conduct. ~. In Mat
day. the day OF judgment ". 14). S0dom: see
Gen. 1913, 24-29. 10. Woe unto thee: not an i'm.
preoation, not prayer for curse, but state.
ment Of fact Woe is coming upon you; there
fore escape it in time. Chorasin: two miles
north Of Capernaum Sackcloth: very coarse
cloth used for sacks or bags. Astss: put on the
head. These were signs Of great sorrow. 16 lie
that hsdreth you hearsth me: you are my repre-
sentatives, my ambassadors, and whatever
treatment men give to you, they give really to
Him who sends you. Moreover. the same state
Of heart that would lead people to refuse to
hear the disciples, would make them refuse TO
obey Jesus Himself.
COMMENTs-At this time in His min
istry the Master was so pressed with
work that He appointed seventy of His
disciples to 60 before Him and preach to
the people the Kingdom of God. He
Himself proposed to follow them, and in
this way He hoped to gain many more
disciples and to spread the blessings Of
His teaching. Before He sent them out
He gave them directions as to how they
should act in the various circumstances
in which they would be placed. He also
gave them power over disease, and even
over the unclean spirits whom they would
be able to cast out. The seventy depart
ed, and found that the power that they
had received was no sham, but that they
we're able to do as He had said that they
would. This filed them with gladness,
and we are told that when they returned
to Him to tell how it had Jared with
them, they said with great JOY: Master,
even the devils are subject unto us in
Thy name" At this Jesus made most
singular remark. He said: "Rejoice not
in this that the devils are subject unto
you, but rejoice rather that your names
are written in Heaven"
We all love power. Even children,
consciously or unconsciously, seek to
gain power over their playmates. In
the world this is what men are madly
striving for. Money power, political
power, social power, military power.
The way men strive for these things
would make one believe that in this " ay
they would all gain happiness. All that
our many medical schools are after is to
gain power over disease. Suppose now
that to any one were offered the power
to heal any disease, even of the most
desperate nature, do you not suppose
that he would be filed with Joy over the
acquisition? For it would not only fill
him with joy, but would also be bless
ing to thousands of afflicted ones. Well,
this was why these seventy men felt as
they did when they returned to the
Master. Yet in spite Of this, He prac-
tically rebuked them gently, and told
them that they were finding their
great cause for Joy in the wrong
things. Not in any thing earth
ly, but in things Heavenly,
they were to find their chief happiness.
1t must have been rather surprise to
them to hear such words from His lips.
For to them the healing power had over
Swallowed every thing else. Now why
did the Master speak in this way? Did
not Judas have this same power? Ger
tainly! He wrought miracles just as did
the rest Of the twelve apostles. Was
his possession of miraculous power Of
any lasting advantage to him? No! 1t
made no change in his moral character.
Or rather it probably increased his re.
sponsibility, and SO brought him into
greater condemnation, because he
sinned against greater privileges.
Would it not have been far better for
him II he had not had miraculous power,
but yet had had his name written in the
Lambs Book of Life? When we look al
the matter in this way we begin to see
that what the Master said was founded
on eternal truth, and that to be
member Of the family of God is better
than to have all the power in the world
For the one lasts but few years at the
furthest, while the other lasts forever
Rev. A. f. Schauffler.
PRACTICAL sUGa EsTIONs.
l. Jesus sends His own people before
Him when He would bring souls into the
Kingdom.
9. 1t is as necessary for the church a
for the world that Christians should be
at work.
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