The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-08-12
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED.

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! Jesus has gone over the Sea OF Gaiflee
But, Lord Jesus. may we not go with thee
1 there? The Sunday schools OF the world, q
! great multitude, are fame TO go across ana
enjoy that same privilege which the disci-
Piles en- ioyed OF being with their Lord In his
! rest, Or, IL they may not claim such Ia
miliarity they are ready 10 go about with
! that multitude OF old and come TO the hill
side half unawares. But the LORD Is KIND
| Shall 1t be so that, sitting thus In our class
groups, the Christ shall himself break for
! US to-day bread OF eternal life!
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS
After these things. Tho conversations
held with the Jews In the holy city
! Went Rather, went away. departed see
! Variations. Over the sea- Or. Beyond
! (peran). Revision. On the other side. Perea,
! from this same root, means the other side,
e., of the Jordan.
Great multitude. Probably en- route to
the feast at Jerusalem. -Followed him.
Doubtless going around by the head OF the
! lake.-Saw. The word used OF curious
bight-seeing. miracles Better the
miracles.
| Into a mountain. Into is picturesque, sug-
costing the narrow deiles by which a noun
| tain is entered and ascended--Sat The.
| attitude Of a teacher Disciples or stu
dents, learners
Was nigh. Explaining the largeness Of
| the multitude ON their pedestrian tour to-
| ward Jerusalem. The feast was held April
16 It was tho second Passover OF Christs
min4ssrY. A year has passed since the last
lesson. Mainly told in the other gospels.
Come unto him. Or, Coming unto him.
uresque.- Philip, who may have had spe-
! cial charge OF the commissary.-Buy'i
/ Greek root: agora, meaning market place.
Eat. Used OF the regular meal 1t
was now supper time. Luke o: II.
To provo him. The aim seems to be en-
| oba, To trv m
| he would say.-Knew. Hence not asking
for informaton.--Whsth e would do. Or,
| was about TO do.
| Two hundred pennYworth, S3l. The OFF,
! land estimate, possibly, of an expert
| Take q little, or receive little. Not
| enough even for the smallest partition
ment
One of the disciples. Probably overhear-
ing.-Andrew One Of tho few times
| when Andrew Is expressly referred TO. he
! seems from this and the previous allusion
! In John q: 80, AID to have been OF simple,
] trustful disposition.
A lad Greek, n small boy, diminutive OF
| boy (paidarion). Five barley loaves and
| two small f,hes- Dimlnutive OF fish. What
was left, possibly, of the lads stock In
trade.--Among so many Or into so
many.
| And Jesus said. It was the slight token
| OF faith for which he seems to have boon
waiting. Sit down. Greek, drop down
or reclino The quite natural method OF
eating In the Orient.-Much grass.
| Hence good place 10 recline.---So the
mon sat down. Intimating some degree of
faith on tho part OF the multitude The
word for men here is different from that In
the above. See Revision.
! Filled Emphasizing again the abund-
| anco. The language all along Is very
strong as testifying to the divine munih-
ccnce. -Remaincd over and abovd. The
| same word for superabundance and above
| IN V. IL (Hrernainr).
Took the loaves. Same word used by
| Philip Of the multitude, V. : (take llttlen).
| Now all may take, since Jesus has FIRST
! taken.-Given thanks. In perfect CONT
| dence as TO results. The highest gift OF
| prayer is to be able TO offer thanks In ad-
| ance-He distributed to the disciples.
Omitted by TischendorE Sec Variations.
| Possibly this is an explanation that has
| crept in from some copyists margin
| AS much rs they would Or wished
| Filled The word seems Durposely chosen
| TO indicate safety and To point the con-
! tPast as respects Philips words. v. e.
! The fragments that remain. The super
abundant food A further hint OF plenty.
WHAT THE lie ssoN TEACHES
Jesus then lifted up his eyes and saw. 1t
| is even the eyes of Jesus that first deScry
| the nearing multitude His is a spirit'sen-
| sitive to the touch, readily declaring, like
| tho needle quiverng In tho compass, the
| approach OF that with which IL is In SYM
| pathy o for eyes like those OF Christ TO
| see the portunities for doing good about
! the church OF God to-day y for a heart
as tender and kind Heart loving; eyes
quick. Did we but lift our eyes to-day
| from that elevation which the Lord has
! given us, would we not see q great COM
| pany, and, rightly viewed, are they not,
! as then, coming unto him2 Forbid them
| not
One OF his disciples, Andrew Just one,
| but he counted for more than one. ale
| first fndeth his brother Simon" First,
| perhaps, of many; but AZ any rate, that
| made two, and in tho day of Pentecost
three thousand and two Put that vast
| multitude largely To Andrews account.
| We do not often hear of this man, but when
we do catch q glimpse of him, he is right at
| tho feet of the Master IN the attitude of
| childlike faith. On the day after his con-
| version he is going right away TO seek an
| other soul. On the days succeeding Christ's
ascension he IL In the upper room meekly
awaiting the promise 2f tho Father. And
here it is his dulet voice, backed by gen.
tie spirit, that supplies the m0iety Of faith.
| God grant us more Andrews In the church.
Why not Philip and Andrew society of
soui-seskers, TO start with, right here?
not know, do not care A lad, that was ali;
| and that was enough. a lad with Ave bar
| ley loaves and two small fishes. A little
4 a.,
| blesses our little ones! In this church, this
| Sunday-school, this community. there Is
| great multitude 10 te fed, and a great work
| OF grace TO be wrought How shall IL lie
| done? Let us not look about with Philips
! foolish wisdom and say there Is "not suf-
| iicient for them.n Let us rather glance
| around with the simple fifth OF Andrew
| and say, "Tborc Is a little lad here with
| some loaves and fishcs.n And II we add, In
wonder, "what are they among So many2"
| let US still submit the problem to God Ho
| will solve IL for us, and gloriously.'
| 50 the mon sat down. Here Is faith from
| an unexpected quarter do net know but
| that there was, I'm this case, moro faith
| among the multitude than among the
| group of the disciples asst down for sup
| per- he said. in effect. The disciples were
| saying for the most part, 1t can't DO done,
| or how can 10 be? But the multitude said,
! the Lord has spoken. sit yo down, he is GO
| ting to do something for us-and down !they
sat All. often II is 81. The expectation OF
| the world outstrips the expectation of the
| church. Some instructive sense OF the Cod
| head Is i'm the air. All men feel t. Alas,