The true northerner., 1891-10-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM
REFLECTION.
Pleasant, Interesting, and Instructive
Lesson and Where 1T May BE found-A
Learned and Concise Review Of the
Same.


| ness or ODJt CT lessons. Nhen hc would tchCh
| humility To his ambitious disciples lie takes
| n child and sets him in their midst. and
| again when he would teach his dist iples
| the secret OF his own mission In the lOwli-
| ness OF ministerng To others ana serving
| their wants, he as 1t were waves tie
servants OF the house aside and, girdlng
| himself with towel performs the mental
| task c M monty assigned To them. shall we
wash feetI Yes, walking standing sitting,
everywhere In kindly condcsccn son.
| WHAT THE Lesson SAYS.
Before the feast. Literally s. The Lords
| supper was probably Thu. sday night, the
Passover Friday night hat he should
depart Or. in order that he should depart
| or pass over, imp ying the purpose OF his
coming. To the end. An, interesting
expression (eis, telosl. At 1 Thes. .; ID 1t
| Is translated, TO the utterm Jst: at Luke
Is: 3, continual (the "continual coming" of
| the importunate widow. The unfaiins
| quality of the divine love.
Supper being en- led Greek: supper
| being, !. O., In course of Dc NJ 'c.ved. or
perhaps at the very first. as the foo: wash
! ing would imply.--Put into the heart.
Greek: Cast into. Same word rs poureth in
| V. beow--Of Judas IscariOt. Ii orally.
| That Judas Iscariot should --Be,rly A
compound word meaning to give over.
The Father had given. Greet: has given,
| realistic language. THAT he was come.
| The original is terse 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: 10 cast) "A basin.
| Better, the basin, commonly present in
! such place.-Wash. From same root as
ha Gf I'm Nv n
| which doubtless our massage. Ii was a
| refreshing service in that hot, dusty coun-
try, where sandals were used.
| Then. Rather, therefore, l. O., in the
course OF his kind Offices 1t is not neces-
! sary to suppose that he came at Onc1 to
Peter, as IL he were first; prlmate, for
sooth!-Dost thou? The order of the
| Greek word is emphatic and strong: Lord,
thou OF me wash tn, feet.
Shalt know. Different word from know
| In the same verse; understand IL more
accurate. See Variations. .-Horeafter
! Rather, after those things. Probably the
| things just taking place. perhaps including
| the crucifxlon.
Thou shalt never. Exceedingly forceful
language: in the originals: Not at all shalt
| thou wash my feet ever (eis ton aiOna).-
| If i wash thee not. The necessity OF
| Christ's atoncmcnt.
Lord. not my feet only. A marked eX-
| ample of Peters impulsveness, both in
| word and act
Washed. An unfortunate inaccuracy of
| translation. Literally, bathed, IA different
word from the rest here used. Same as is
used at Heb. TO- 22, ("bodies washed,
| (bathed) with pure water.'o 1t refers to
| an entire ablution rather than washing
| Of parts or members Save to wash his
| feet. We much more incline to take the
reading Of Tischendorf: lie that is bathed
| neeieth not TO wash. Clean every whit
Better, as in Bible Union, wholly clean
Indeed, the Greek 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 whore his
| affection might reasonably have paused
| There, where they disputed about place;
there, whore they would hinder the little
ones; there. where they would call down
! devOuring fire; there. to go on a little
! further where they all forsook him and
fled. But II slackened not his tender re-
gard lie cared for them still. Now 1
| know what this means, IL Is the love OF
God, not of man.
Jesus knowing. Alas, how knowledge
changes us, When we thought ourselves
| poor and impotent we were meek and hum
| BILE. Then there came the thought of SUI
perority, 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. IL was
when he was most aware Of his &c d.
head that he was tenderest and simplest.
| I'm his dcmcanor. 1t was when equal with
| God, without robbery, that he humbled
| himself Here he knows three things. Won
derfully uplifting things: OD that all things
are his; (2) that he is from God; and (3)
that he goes TO God. And there, behold
| I.,t,l 1T, -,
o to know with Christ's knowing-rather
| to love with his loving!
| Lori, dost thou wash my feet? 1t l. the
| souls own APP 'ehenslon. No man has come
| to God. through Christ, without the thrill
| ing, O 5crwhelmng sense of IL. G Irist's vol
untary humiliation for Cur sakes. long
| time | looked for salvation 1t would
come TO me by some acious urlift by
! some lordly Eestowment OF power But,
| then, one day lool cd and the Son Of God
wounded, mdrred Of visaye, had bent him
| self down TO my distress and was humbly
| ministeriny TO me- Thou Lord ~ l cried,
| till his sweet 9thou,n silencing. brought
peace; and now am his, and he Is mine.
Know ye what / have done unto you?
They thought they did. perhaps, but they
| did not. Calvary and the gardens were yet
ahead. Pentecost had not yet come That
word to Peter applied to all "What1 do
| thou knowest not now, but thou sha 3 know
hereafter" Yes Peter did know i'm the
| blessed hereafter of tho Acts What meant
| those Journeys 10 the temple. where tho
lame lay? What signifed 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 kneelng Christ pass from the eyes OF
| the apostle?
Happy are yc, IL ye do them. Some OF
us have teen trying to be happy on the
first condition. "lf ye know these thingsn
1t has been hard work, vain work. The
mere knowing of these things is not enough.
IL Is but preparatory To another step. To
get To happiness we must get to the doing,
Indeed. we do not fully. strongly know
until we do. lie thai dosth the will know
eth the doctrine. For hope or happiness.
stop not short of the doing
Next Lesson-"Christ Comforting Dis
! cip,es. - John Il: 1-3. 15-27.
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