Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-07-21

beautiful TO you, ana 10 you, Jeacner,
student. IL Is beautiful according as
you desire to make It such. Not very
eomely or fair, rather gloomy and tire
some 1t may have seemed to the poor
cripple as he lay there begging, day
after day. He got new strength In his
ankle bones, and instantly It was radi-
ant with light and beauty. It Is the man
who has read the good tidings and has
received peace that can say, How
beautiful upon the mountains are the
feet OF him that bringeth good tidings,
that publisheth peace" This class In
the Sunday-school, this pew In the
church may be gate beautiful to your
soul to-day, II you will let 1t.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
Went up. Curiously enough, the word
used here Is the one from which anab-
asis comes.-At the hour. or on the
hour (epi). An apostolic lesson ~ as
to formal piety, and, possibly (2), as to
promptness In attendance on worship.
Was carried, whom they laid daily.
Both OF these verbs are In the imper-
feet tense, suggesting frequentativa
action, 1. O., were carrying; whom they
were accustomed TO lay.-Beautiful.
Literally, seasonable root, ora; time)
hence blooming, beautiful.-To ask.
Rendered desired" at Acts z: 46, where
asked would better give the sense.
About to go into the temple. His
brief but golden opportunity; a few
steps onlyt-Asked an aims. Greek:
asked to receive mercy; from this last
word comes our eleemosynary.
Fastening his eyes. From the root
intent or intense. Bible Union: looking
intently-Look on US. stronger
expression in the Greek: look unto
| Onto: eis) us.
Gave heed to, |. O.: He gave his whole
attention to them, one Of the especial
| ing to receive. An expectation In one
sense disappointed, in another sense,
not.
| Have not? Rather. belong not to
me. Not the same word as have, fol-
lowing. as ] have. Revision:
| What have. There is no disparage-
| ment or even comparison as to what he
has or has not. Peter says, 1t is not
in our power to help you with silver and
gold, but we have something else that
we can give you.-In the name oil
Jesus of Nazareth, 1. e., by his power,
to his glory. Rise up and walk.
Tischendorf omits the rise up. So Re-
vision.
Took him by the right hand. A Wig
orous word, to catch or seize. Used oil
catching fish. John 81: 3-10.- Re-
ceived strength. Literally, were made
or rendered strong.
Leaping up. The first impulse
Stood. The first test OF returning
strength Further testing
the newly acquired power.-Into thu
temple. A good first direction, doubt
less, by the example of his benefactors
So so always with right charity.
Walking and praising God. yer.
natural and realistic account.
They knew. More accurately, the.
recognized Which sat. Perfect par
ticiple, has been or had been sitting, o
customary action up to the present.
Amusement. Literally, beyond one
self from the word, ecstasy.-Hap
pened unto him, or fallen to him.
Held Peter ana John, /. g., held on to
kept hold Of, in his joy and thankful
ness.-Ran together. In momentar.
A good pulpit.
When Peter saw 1t, he answered, /. e.
answered the appeal of their actions. L
season, out OF season, he was ready 70
testimony. of Israel. There
special emphasis on the word Israel
Others might marvel, but not they.
Our fathers. Accounting again tn
thought OF the Israel of God, chosen 10
inst such manifestation GlorifieC
4. g., declared or manifested as glorious
in spite OF their rejection Deter
mined to let him go. Literally, ha
; made up his mind to acquit.
Desired. Same word as to ask in '
2, /. e., begged, petitioned, the MOI
shame to them.-A murderer to b
granted unto you. Literally and sue
gestively, to be graced unto you (charis
{ The prince of life, or author OF. life
In contrast with murderer In the vers
preceding. They killed the prince {
life and released the destroyer OF lif'
Whom God hath raised up. ON
/. the hath. In contrast with the wor
I killed just before. and in the same tens
e (aorist). They killed; God brought
j.. life.
/, His name. Gods part.--Throug
9 faith in his name. Mans part."Pe
: feet soundness. Greek: wbole-men
bered. Christianity came to make me
whole.
o WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Y Peter and John went up. It is Il
r Christian anabasis. There goes ii
L Christian disciple on his blessed pi
I grimage 'twixt the church and the HON
Along this way, through witnessing
His name and through faith in III
name, multitudes of captive souls ha'
q been loosed and have gone leaping wi
" joy. The service of the temple h
? changed, the place, the mode; but God
a spirit still waits there to bless. 1t
IS still a house of bread, place of hea
r ing. AS we go back and forward, to al
4 from, our temples of worship, souls a
- being saved. Gods will it Is. Let
= guard and cherish the privileges of &
u sanctuary. Multiply the gates beautif
a the country over, and bring, with no
t. and trust, the people to the gates.
ID Look on us. The world Is looking
It another direction; or rather, it Is lookii
AZ in oil directions. No wonder 1T abid
ar in It's crippledness and want. Col
silver. earthly fame, human invention
70 worldly pleasures and panaceas,
70 these so call away the thought that 1t
s. but a partial attention, If any, that
er given to the gospel. Look on us;
A say. This wayl this way! worl
II Undoubtedly, there is life In loo
N when the look is rightly, directly a
fully concentrated. Look; only lool
~ cried the humble preacher in the lit
70 Methodist Westinghouse, and CHAR
S, Spurgeon went free. Still the vol
n goes out, Look unto me and be
TX saved, all we ends OF the EARTH
n. aLook and live, look and live,
IN Look to Jesus. now, and live"
No And all the people saw him Walk
IT. ard praising God. They see 1t ST
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