Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-10-21
The suNpAY-scHooL.


GOLDEN TENT will pray the Father, and
He shall give you another Comforter that He
may abide with you forcver.--John ts:ia
CENTRAL TRuriL-To the obcdicnt and faith
ful are given great and glorious privileges
TiNE.-Thursday evening April q. A. ID. 81
PLAcE-An upper room in Jerusalem
PLACES ~ THE OTHER GosrEIs--Matt. 20
between verses % and 10; Marx IL between
verses Is and 20; Luke -, between verses Is
and ~.
HELPS OVER HARD PrAcrs-i. ''Troublcd:'
by His death. soon 10 follow, and by the power
OF their enemies. and by their own weakness.
Believe also In Mes" as tho Son OF God Lot
your faith be stronger. Even whom you SEQ Mo
crucihcd, let not your faith fail Comfort comes
from believing O) that God Is stronger than all
enemies can be; CD that God controls all tho
forces OF tho universe. so that C3) lie can make
All things work together for good 9 "in My
Fathers houses" l. g.. Heaven, Gods home
Perhaps IL includes the universe. MANY man.
sions:" dwelling places enough for all. "a va
riety suited TO I'LL. II go TO prepare n place for
you:" He Will be sim working for them, though
thoy do not see Him. j II will como again:"
on His return TO tho earthly living by His
resurrection; Co the BEGINNING OF His kingdom
on the day OF Pentecost when he came through
tho outpourlng of the Holy Spirit; 90 the
words refer To His constant spiritual presence
In their midst; Cn lie will come at death and
take us home. ID Another Comforter:~ than
Jesus. who was about 10 60 away. Tho Com.
IOrtcr;" To-, one called TO our side 10 aid,
strengthen ana defend lie came first nj Pentc.
cost and abides with His people forever ia
'Comfortless;" in the acknowledgements
fatherless. and hence dcsoiatc. ~. at that
day. when lie comes again. n. '1Ie 10 Is that
!oveth Mc;" the absolute test OF love IS obodl.
encc. ~ Teach you all thfngs:" show tho
moaning OF what Jesus haf taught them; un.
fold the truth. Bring nll things 10 your re.
membranes" this shows that the Now Tesla
mcnt is truc aud inspired "a. "Peace:' C)
Peace with God (s) Peace with Heaven; n
harmony and sympathy with all that a. thcrt,
lS) Peace with nature; n harmony with all its
laws. ca Peace with self; all the various fac
ulties ofour nature being in accord and worlSinr
harmoniously. 8 Peace with mon. (6) Peace
OF an approving conscience. (g Peace of a
submissive will. 90 Peace that comes from
victory. @l peace which is eternal un.
broken, perfect. My peace give unto YOU:
peace like Christs; peace which Itc has
procured for us; peace 90 be gained in tho
same way with His. peace that flows from His
abiding presence and love
LESSON COMMENT
Though they did not at all realize IL.
there lay much trouble before the disci.
ples-not only the trouble and sorrow
arising from the death of their Master.
but that which was TO come upon them
because of their acceptance of Him as
the Messiah. IL was no bed of roses
upon which they were to lie. 'In the
world We shall have tribulation and sor~
row." said the Master. And so IL proved.
OF the eleven, only one died n natural
death. To prepare them for aud fortify
them in their dark experiences, the
Lord talked long with them in that up-
per chamber. Part of that convcrsa-
ton is given in the lesson for to-day.
In that we find three sources of comfort
which he opened up for them.
First Source OF Comfort. He revealed
To them the future world. In this
world they were to be without homes.
Driven from pillar TO post, they were
often To feel that the world looked upon
them rs the "off-scouring of all things. 8"
ihey were to bc better acqus>ts-sed with
prisons than with palaces, and hard
ship was to be their lot. As an offset
TO this, He spoke 20 them of mansions
prepared and held for them by their Mas
ter. Ahomc in Heaven was held out to
them rs source of comfort, when all
earthly homes were denied TO them.
Second Source of Comfort He re-
vealed Himself to them more clearly.
II am the Way, the Truth, and the
Life" said He. II am in the Father.
and the Father in Me-" He added. This
truth they did not Mt that time fully
understand. But later on. after tho
descent of the Holy Spirit, then this
TACT became clear To them, and upon H.
they rested, and 10y 1t they were com
fortcd. When they trusted in Him.
they felt that they were building upon
solid rock. They could say; ave know
in whom we have believed, and arc per-
suaded that He is able To keep that
which we have committed To Him
against that day.
Third Source of Comfort. He prom
ised, even when absent, 10 answer their
prayers. This promise gave confidence
To the disciples, and rs n result we find
the Epistles and the Acts full of cxhor-
tations To or examples of believing
prayer for all manner of things. Then
in three-fold way the Master comfort
cd His disciples.
Many people dislike the Bible and
call II n gloomy book. They refuse To
read IL and seek for their joy and com
fort in novels and books of all sorts.
Yet, in fact, there is no such comforting
book in all the world as the Word of
Tod. IL Is the most cheerful book i'm
existence. IL dcadens no sense OF abid-
ing joy, and yet ut the same time IL IL
lumincs every corner of darkness and
mitigates every woe, Earth has no sor-
row that the Bible cannot assuare.
The truths which il contains can malxe
Paul and Silas sing in prison, can make
the disciples glad even when in bitter
persecution, and can make the diving
bed of the saint seem soft as downv
pillows arc" IL illumines the dark
grave with the light of the resurrection
day and robs death and the qraye Of
their sting. It's truths give peace Co the
troubled conscience and strength 10 tho
fainting heart. "Do you wish To be
happy in this world?" Well. the way
to secure this is 10 take the Bible as the
source of your counsel.-Rev. A. II.
SchaufIler, ID. ID.
oLoMous PRIVILEGE or BEIIrvFrs.
1. A larger. fuller faith.
.. home in Heaven prepared for
each one.
s. a Comforter. abiding with us, to
guide, teach, inspire and give new life.
8. The love and friendship Of the Fa-
thor
.. Peace which passcth all under
standing. on condition that we believe