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THE sU NDAY SCHOOL.
AN INTERESTING AND 1NsTRUc-
TIVE LESSON.

WHOLESOME EOOu ZOE thought Study
Ing the scriptural Lesson IntellIgently
and Probably.
The lesson for Sunday, Sept. 81, may be
found in Luke 10: 37-4S.
INTRODUCTORY.
This lesson is prepared, so to speak. ION
the wing" and without our usual facilities
for research. But here is our New Testa-
ment in Greek and English, and the gen
eral bearing of the Scripture presented it
is not difficult to discern. And how signif-
cant it is! Our Lord has come at last to
the time of his formal declaration as the
Lord of the new kingdom, the gracious Son
of God We read very carelessly, if we
do not see here marked crisis in that Won
derful life. That face, ''steadfast1y set
reached the long predestined goal. The
King, the King has come! speak it. disciple;
shout it, We people! Whatever men may say,
''Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord OF all"
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Come nigh. Better. drawing nigh Pres
emit pafticiple in its progressive sense.-
Descent. just where the hills began to
slope and the city burst upon the view
Whole multitudes Of the disciples. Not
necessarily loyal believers, as the Pharisees
among them ". 39) would seem TO imply.
--bcgan to rejoice. 1t seems tohave been
spontaneous and almost involuntary burst
of Xclamation.--Mighty works. Or mir
aclos. Their pent-up wonder and admira-
ton here broke forth into speech. They
could not help it.
Saying. The Holy Spirit doubtless gave
th IN their theme.--Tho King. A wonder
full declafation.-In the name of the Lord.
N Not In CAESARS name.--Peace in heaven.
See the angels song duke 2: 14).--In the
highest. Susceptible of various interpreta-
tlons; its basal meaning, supreme worthi-
ness.
DoI+ I'M, 11.a
sees were doubtless part of the multitude
impressed by his mighty deeds. They
simply objected to the natural inference Of
the popular acclaim.-Rebuke thy dis
c1ples j. O., demonstrate with them, as say
ing dangerous thing, or going little too
FAR. There was the rrsetorian court rising.
on their view. 1t was not safe to speak Of
any other king than Caesar.
Hold their peace. Literally, keep silent,
!. e., regarding his Messianic kinship, so
impressively manifest to them at this mo-
ment. The stones 1t was a time when
praise must perforce find voice. Words
worth quantity says that 'sthe stones did
cry out when one stone was not left upon
another
When he was come near. Rather, as he
was come near.-He beheld. The .sand''
that follows should be transferred to this
point, rendering the passage more after the
literal graphicness of the Greek.-And as
he was como near and behold the city, he
wept over it. The very sight of it, as it
burst upon his view, brought the tears to
his eyes,
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Even now at the descent. He has reached
the furthermost edge, the ultimate range of
his Mess1antc career on EARTH From now
on there Is sheer descent to the final
catastrophe, If such we might call it, near
by to the slope of Olives brow, his sad
Gethsemane. Yonder he can sight the tow
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and throngs await. Away yonder outside
the gate is Golgotha's dismal eminence.
Yea, blessed Lord, thou art even now at the
| descent. And 10, thou shrinkest not. O.,
| If thou hadst!
| The disciples began to rejoice To them
1T was but u triumphal procession, full of
| glad cheer and strong eXultation. "Hail
him, hail him!" And they look into each
others faees .assd tAoir- oycs sn1ne as -rhey
catch the answering light of hope and ioy.
sBless the Lord, O., my soul, and all that is
within me, bless his holy name'' We have
had the sweet experience, all of u.s. to a
greater CT less extent. The easy down
hill path CLEANS out before US leading to
our city of beauty beyond. Already it
seems to wave signals of acceptance be-
You'd. All, we'll for US that we do not al
ways know the sleeps and storms that lie
between. But we'll, yea, well for us that
Another does, the meek-faced Master rid
Ing there, sober and serene. Just because
1le KNOWS, We may SGil1 rejoice.
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest
1t is earth's answering voice. The angels
said, "Peace on earth" Now man responds
"Peace in heaven Peace, peace, eyery-
where, through Christ the Son. 1t has been
long time coming. Thirty years and more
this echo has been gathering. But now at
last heavens refrain, at the dawn of a
better day, has been caught up and thrown
back by earth's glad multitude. blessed
be the King that cometh in the name of the
Lord" prophecy is itnot, of what future
ages will do? Not yet has heavens glad
acclaims received, save in this meager an
ticipation at Jerusalem's gates, it's due
response from earth. But the time is ap-
preaching. The coming day is coming and
he shall be hailed as King, whose right it is.
The stones would Immediately cry out.
They have cried out in their way. ..No
speech nor language-their voice is not
heard; but their line is gone out through
all the world, and their words to the end of
the world" Do we render the passage in
correctly? Look in the 10th Psalm and see
throwing out, if you will, the useless, and
worse than useless, verbiage of the transla-
tors. But there is another and a higher
sort OF praise for mortals to render. The
tongue of man must speak, where nature is
mute. 10 him is reserved the high privil-
ege of the voice of praise for him who scom-
eth in the name Of the Lord.'' Alas, how
many of us have been letting the stones at
our feet outvoice our tribute of praise
Have a care lest we be found crying unto,
them to come between us and the Throne at
the last
He beheld the city and wept over it.
Christ hath tears for ii still; he beholds the
city and weeps over it. Much as was old
Jerusalem the concentration and epitome of
all that was to be hoped and feared for of
old, so stands the great metropolis to- day.
The city of the land holds the destiny Of all
As goes the city so goes the country. Look
upon these great centers of life and activity
to-day. Do you wonder that infinite love
yearns over them, and that indefinite pity
weeps? And what do we? o, that the city
might move the church of Christ as that
elder city on the hills moved the heart of
the Christ.
Because thou knewest not the time of
thy visitation! God gives still his times of
gracious visitation. He is always seeking
to save; we can find no other satisfactory
explanation OF his works and ways But
undoubtedly there are times when he draws
especially neart to the communicate the.in-
dividual heart. 1t may be SO IN many a
church and Sunday-school just now. We
have seen it solemnly SO in certain quiet
neighborhoods where days of summer rest
have been spent. God has chosen them for
days Of peculiar and blessed visitation.
Perhaps, dear soul, it is with you to-day as
you peruSe this lesson. o, that thou mightSt