Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-18
THE FIRST MIRACLE.
LESSON N, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JULY 49,

Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by
permission of H. - Hoffman. publisher, Phil
adelphia.l
After Andrew brought his brother Simon
TO Jesus we read that Jesus went into Gal
lice and found Philip, and then that Philip
found Nathaniel and brought him to Jesus
II the work had thus gone on, each one
finding Jesus, or being found Of Him,
quickly bringing another, how different
the world would be today Why should
not every saved soul bring another to Je-
susY
l. "And the third day there was mar
riage in Cana of Galilee."
This was the town Of Nathaniel xxi, o.
and 1t would not be strange if this was his
own marriage
And the mother of Jesus was there"
blessed among women" Elizabeth said,
and BLESSED Is she that believed" duke
1, 42-45). But when another on a certain
occasion spoke of Mary's blessedness Jesus
replied, "Yea, rather blessed are they that
hear the Word of God and keep it," No
where are we taught to worship or even TO
think much of Mary except as a highly
honored woman See Jesus only Wor.
ship Godl
2. "And both Jesus was called and His
disciples TO the marriage"
These disciples were probably the five
referred to in the previous chaptcr--An-
drew, Simon, Philip, Nathaniel and the
unnamed one whom we suppose to have
been the writer Of this gospel. 1t is al
ways safe for the disciples of Jesus to go
where He goes
3, and when they wanted wine, the
mother of Jesus saith unto Him, They
have no wine"
The revised version says, when the
wine failed" Their need is going to draw
forth his fullness their emptiness will give
an opportunity to glorify Him. 1t is even
80 still, md always so; His strength is
made perfect in weakness. He only asks
our nothingness.
Thou art Simon, the son of iona; thou
shalt be called Cephas, which is, by inter
probation, n stone"
Thus said Jesus as lie looked upon him.
II you have been born from above, you,
too, are n living stone in the temple, the
church, the body of Christ the new Jerusa,
lem now being builded.
4. "Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what
have to do with thee2 Mine hour is not
yet come"
There Is 10 uiiiii iiinoss here, for IIo could
not speak unkindly; neither is there any
harshness. If we understood their customs
better we would better understand their
language, but let no Sunday school scholar
even for one moment tolerate the thought
that Jesus could speak harshly or uukindly
TO His mother. The last clause of the verse
reminds us that He has au hour and time
for everything
5. Ills mother saith unto the servants,
Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it,"
His mother evidently understood Him to
mean that He would see to it in due time,
and therefore instructed the servants nc
cordingly. Pharaoh said unto the Egyp-
tians, go unto Joseph; what he saith to
you, do" jacobs wives said unto him,
"Whatsoevcr God hath said unto thee do"
Gen. xii, 55; xxi, lG). If the question OF
our lives concerning everything was
"What has the Lord said?" and our deter
mination "rhat only will we dot" how
safely we would walk and how successfu
ly we would work.
g. "And there were set there six water
pots of stone, after the manner of the puri-
flying of the Jews, containing two or three
iirkins apiece"
1t is evident from the next verse that
these vessels were empty and thus we are
reminded of the kind of vessels which Jesus
can use. 10 be willing to be empty, clean
and always ready to the Masters hand is
10 DC Whore we VIII dc OF some use 10
hlm; IL is tne privilege OF every DeleVei
TO De u NesSel uhto nohor' sahctiileo' anu
meet Tor the MASTER use, ana prepared
unto every goou WorN w nm. II, ~
Jesus shlth unto Ihehl, rlll the water
pots with water. ANA they hlled them up
10 the Drlm'
Inc servants were ready, inc order was
given ana promptly obeyed' READY ana
prompt oDedlehce Is required OF us ana
ought TO be our constant haolt. vessels
must receive before thcy can give; the use
OF vessels Is TO receive ana give not TO re-
ceive only, put 10 receive IN order 10 give
8, Ana lie salth unto them, Draw out
NOW, ana Dear un'o 'he governor Oh INC
feast ANA they bare ~
How very soon the vessels, so recently
receivers becoiho ElVers-an" why hotF
But ask yourself, dear reader, Am
giverF' ana IL not, why notF lave !
received noIhlngY
o. when the ruler OF the FEAST had
tasted the water that was made wlne' ana
knew not whence II was lpuJ the servants
which drew the water knew the ruler OF
the feast called the bridegroom"
The water had become Wlhe-'lle made
the water wine (chapte rIV, 4OG lie who,
through the vine, hah from the days OF
Moan maze water llto wine now does IL
instantly, for lleis the vine, and we know
that lie can do everything.
TO- ANA shth unto hlin, EVERY man nj
the beginning doth set iorth good vino;
and when men have well drunk, then that