Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
r1,~.,GHTs WORTHY OF CALM
REFLECTION.
A Pleasant. Interesting. and Instructive
Lesson and Where 1t 5Iay he fonnd-A
Learned and Concise Review Of tho
Same.
,,,,c IN, u,,,,p,es' Feet.


eyer Naw, ana one OF the points he ewes us
in ,he scripture before us Is the effective-
na,. Of object lessons When he would teach
humility to his ambitious disciples he takes
"A child and sets him in fbeiT mast anu
again when he would teach his disciples
t;,.. secret of his own mission III the io~il-
nc,, oI mini,terins to others and serving
their wants. he. as it were waves the
servant. of the house aside and. Sirding
himself With Il towel. performs the mental
1as, T. mnonly assigned to them. snail we
VAS; feet: Yes, walking. standing. sitting,
everywhere in kindly condesccnsion.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
Before the feast. Literally so. The Lord 5
supper was probably Thursday night the
Passover Friday night. III hat he should
drDaw. Or in order that he should depart
or pass over. implying the purpose OF his
coming To the end. An interesting
expression tcis telos,. At 1 Thes !: l6 it
is translated. to tho uttermost: at Luke
ls: ), continual ithe "continual coming OF
the importunate widow. The unfailing
quality OF the divine love
supper being ended, Greek: supper
being. j. e., in course OF being served, or
perhaps ~ the very first. as the foot wash
ing would imply. Put into the heart.
Greek: Cast Into. Same word as poureth in
v. ; Eclow----Of Judas Iscariot. Literally.
That Judas lscariot should.--Betray.
compound word. meaning TO give over
The Father had given. Greek: has given.
realistic language. he was come.
The original is tersc and strong. From
God he came and to God he goes.
HIS garments. The upper or outer gar
ments that would impede (imatia). "A
towel. symbol OF service. The coarse
cloth or apron carried by the servants who
usually washed the guests feet. The
action itself was intensely expressive.
After that, or then. next. Graphic de-
scription. -Poureth. Same word in Greek,
as put. at V. (pallo: to castl "A basin.
such u place.-Wash. From same root as
basin.--Wipe. Greek: ek-masso. from
which doubtless our massage. 1t was a
refreshing service in that hot, dusty cOun-
try, where sandals were used.
hen. Rather, therefore, i. e.. In the
course OF his kind Offices. 1t is not neces-
sary to suppose that he came at once 10
Peter. II he were first; primate. for
sooth!--Dost thou? Tho order OF the
Greek word is emphatic and strong: Lord.
thou OF me wash the feet.
Shalt know. Different word from know
in the same verse; understand is more
accurate. See Variations. Hereafter.
Rather. after these things. Probably the
things just taking place perhaps including
the crucifxion.
Thou shalt never. Exceedingly forceful
language: in the original: Not at all shalt
thou wash my feet, ever {eis ton aiona) -
II l wash thee not. The necessity OF
Chr!st's atonement
Lord, not my feet only. A marked ex-
ample OF Peters impulsiyeness both in
word and act.
Washed. An unfortunate inaccuracy of
translation Literally, bathed. u different
word from the rest here used. Same as is
used at Heb 10: 90, (sbodies washed,
(bathed with pure water.'.) It refers to
an entire ;lblution rather than a washing
of parts or members. -Savo to wash his
feet We much more incline to take the
reading OF Tischendorf: He that is bathed
needeth not to wash.-Clean every whit.
Better. as in Bible Union. wholly clean.
Indeed, the Creek word is almost the same
In sound as the English OF DR.. Conant
{Olos).
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
he loved them unto the end. That is, he
kept on loving them, on and on without
break or weakening. There is no end to
love 1t is like the ring that betokens it, a
perfect circle. There are places where his
affection might reasonably have paused.
There, where they disputed about place;
there. where they would hinder the little
ones; there. where they would call down
devouring fire; there. to go on little
further. where they all forsook him and
fed. But he slackened not his tender re-
gard. He cared for them still. Now
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God, not OF man.
Jesus knowing. Alas. how knowledge
changes us. When VIC thought ourselves
poor and impotent NO were meek and hum
Bile. Then there came the thought OF SUI
periority, the consciousness OF power, and
forthwith all the old. child like simplicity
was gone, and arrogance and pride came
TO take the place Not SO Christ. 1t was
when he was most aware Of his Gcd-
head that he was tenderest and simplest
In his demeanor. 1t was when equal with
God, without robbery that he hum bled
himself. Here he knows three things, won
derfully uplifting things: ~ that ali things
that he goes to God And there, behold
him, kneeling lowly at his disciples feet
o to know with Christ's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
to love with his loving!
Lord. dOst thou wash my feet? II i, the
souls own apprehension. No man has come
to God. through Christ. without the thrill
Ing, Overwhelming sense OF it. Cnrlst's VOL
untary humiliation for our sakes A long
time / looked for salvation. 1t would
come to nue. by some gracious urlift, by
some lordly bestowment of power But,
then, one day looked and the Son of God
wounded. narred OF vlsage. had bent him
self down to my distress and was humbly
ministerins to me. "yhou Lord.n cried,
TIL his sweet "thou," silencing, brought
peace; and now am his, and he is mine.
know we what l have done unto YOU?
They thought they did. perhaps but they
did not. Calvary and the gardens were vet
ahead Pentecost had not yet come That
word to Peter applied to all: .WhatI do
thou knoWest not now. but thou shalt know
hereafter" Yes. Peter did know in the
blessed hereafter Of tho Acts. VIVA, meant
those journeys to the temple, where the
lame lay: What signitied that longtime
ministration TO the saints at Jerusalem
that humbling descent to Cornelius house
hold at the gates OF the Gentle world?
what meant the agony unto death that
cephas came to know; Did ever that vision
OF the kieeling Christ pass from the eyes Of
the apostle: -
Happy are We. il We do them. Some Of
u, have Geen trying to be happy on the
first condition. sit We know these things y
1t has been hard work, vain work. The
mere knowing of these things is not enough.
1t Is Tut preparatory to another steo IN
get To happiness we must get to the DOING
Indeed, we do not fully. strongly Know
until We do. He that doeth the will know-
eth the doctrine For hope or happiness
stop not short OF the doing
Next Lesson-sChrist Comforting Dis
clpes." John II: la. 1927
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