The National tribune., 1891-10-15
Notes.

Notes.
/. Christ was truthful. ". 2.) We can de-
pend on his promises. lie Is able to do what
he promises.
?. IL IS clear from 10; 30 that Judas had left
the guest chamber.
3. Christians want to be with Christ, and evil
IDENTIFY Christ Is pleased with their company.
(Y. 81
f. Heaven will be real place. 1t will fur
nish habiGation and protection aud happiness.
f. Illustrations.
/. A Bible was found in one Of the churches
OF Chicago after the great cOnfagration.
Only one verse remained readable, and that
CHANGED to be this:
We know that il this earthly house Of our
tabernacle be destroyed we have building of
God. house not made with hands, eternal in
the heavens" e Cor, 5:I)
o We recently met the following: /" A New
Zealand Chief visited England few years ago.
One day he was taken 70 a beautiful man.
sion near London. The gentleman who took
him expected 10 find him greatly charmed with
its maguiiceuee; but 10 seemed to excite little
admiration in his mind. He then began 10
point out to him its grandeur, the beauty Of
the furniture, etc Tamahaua, looking round
upon the walls replied, 'Ah, my Fathers
house is finer than this The gentleman knew
that his fathers home was but poor mud
cottage. But Tamahana went on, My Fathers
house is finer than this and began TO speak Of
the house abOve-the house of many man
sious,' the eternal home Of the redeemed"
Who can utter what the pleasures and the peace
unbrOken are,
When arise the pearly mansions, shedding slveTy
Festive counts and golden roofs which glsLen like
the evening star;
There the saints like suns are radiant like the sun
at dawn they glow;
Crowned vietors after conflict, all their joys to-
| And. Secure they count the battles where they
fought the PROSTATE foe.
Diverse their varied labOTs the rewards to each
that fall.
| But Love what she loves in others evermore her
own doth CALL
Thus the several joy Of each becomes the common
| JOY Of all"
III. THE COMFORTER PROMISED.
/. Data.
We should under this head include verses Is
| 10 81 of ST. Johns 18th chapter. The thought
/ aud Interview and spirit are one throughout
the paragraph.
2. Time. Place. Speaker, Hsarsra
These are all as in the paragraph above. We
simply move on few minutes IN time.
3. Subject.
The promise Of Christ to send the Comforter
A. Cbrisfs Commandments.
/. That we must observe all his command,
| ments. Obedience is proof of love- If We have
affection for one. his least intimation is a com.
mand (Vs. 10, 81. % pa In verse % com
mandments are understood by the tern
words" command is ordinarily verbal
1t may be written. Words express it in eithel
case. So the word Sayings" ". 24l means
commandments. Christ cages our loyalty, love
aud fidelity by the manner aud spirit il
which we keep his orders.
q That We do not trouble our hearts. (V. q.
This is perhaps rather an exhortatiOn than
command. (Cf. V. IL And yet it is obligatory
on Christians that they do not permit them
selves to be disturbed, stirred up, undOne. TIT
original word for troubled comes from Greel
root (tarassOl, which means to stir up, as fo
example, the sand, sea, earth in blowing. 1t i
the fruit of distTust. BY the heart" is mean
the mind. We must not become distracted.
3. That we do not allow our hearts minds
TO be afraid. (Y. 20
l. Arise and 90. (V. 31.l This is rathe
directive than authoritative; a mere Incite
ment or spur rather than acommand. The des
tinatiOn was the Garden of Gethsemane. i
was perhaps not far from midnight 1t mean
agony, betrayal, arrest to Christ. But h'
bFayey mot the cross. Hence" was fuller o
significance to Jesus than to the Apostles
Where We might expect to see reluctance there
was readiness. The very party most interested
in the distress to follow became leader over TIT
| route.