The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-03-18


CENTRAL TRUTH-Cod uses every meonD
20 save men from sin
THE review Il one Of the most diflcult an1
yet. when well done. one Of the most import2uo
and interesting lessons IN the quarter. - -
not mere going over the separate lessons -
80 many distinct SUBJECTS with few remarks
on each. II Is necessary 70 look a. the secttoo
Of history we have been studying. - whole
20 obtain clear idea Of it, facts its tcndcn-
cies and IFS teachings To study rocks ana
water. ana trees and flowers Is one thing. -
- another 70 see them together As q landscaps
II Is not possible 70 get ell there 4 for us -
learn unless We study In both waysl
ISAIAH prophesied from zoo 20 COZ.
JEREMIAH rrophesicd from CO. 20 5s4
EzEKiEL prophesied from bs3 10 Sill
THE CENTRAL EVENT was the destruction -
Jerusalem &c 5sd and the seventy years
captivity c5-5p
THE CAUSE OF the event xas the idolatry ana
wicxcdncss OF the people
WARNINGS aud entrcafies were sent BY Tho
prophets. They saw Samaria fall for IL sfna
ana the sister kingdom blottcd out f7c2)- They
were bcsefgcd by Scnnachcrfb and brought -
the verge Of destruction GOD. and then wcr0
delivered In q marvellous manner. Tho final
destruction came by degrees There we're three
sicgcs BY ACCOMPLISHMENTS i605. 5s8565). Co
gave great promises through the prophets
THE END or THE WAY was reached Jeru-
salem and the temple destroyed. the kingdo0
depopuiated- II was the only way IN which
there could be spiritual temple and sruo
people Of God The tree was cut down 70 en-
able fresh shoot 70 spring up
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION
THE Downward WAY. In each q
the three prophets we have studied aro
statements Of the people. and a clear
showing that sin would end in destrue-
ton.
THE METHODS Con USED TO SAVE THB
PEOPLE. Warnings by the three proph-
cts. The effect Of sin on others, Lesson
ILL.,; forctastcs of the fruits Of sin, Les
son W.. Will; gratituds for signal de-
livcrance. Lesson l.. W.; promises and
hopes, Lesson l.. H.. W.. VII. XI-; =
great Redcemer. Lesson l., "; pressing
invitations. Lesson VI; the slow on
coming Of the punishment. giving time
for repentance.
THE THREE PRorHErs Isaiah. Jere-
miah. Ezekiel. and the work that each
| Of them did. The cost to themselves
| Their apparent failure. but real sue
| cess. Still preaching. How much
| worse their people and the world would
| have been without them
| The END or THE Way The destruc-
| ton Of Jerusalem. Lesson \. The cx-
lie Of Gods people. Because in no
| other way could the spiritual Jerusa-
| lem, all that the walled city and tenn
| pie stood for. be preserved; in no other
| way could the people Of God in name
| become the people Of God in spirit and
| in life. The tree was cut down, that :
| new shoot might grow.
| VISIONS OF HoPE. The most wonder
| full thing about the prophets is that
| even in the worst times they did not de-
| spair, but from the deepest darkness
| they had visions of hope and glory. Al
most every lesson contains these bright
| CLEANS. Note how large and broad the
| view is 1t touched the immediate tiiness
but looked far beyond. One fulfillmeut
was the type and promise Of largcs
fulfillmcnt. The fact Of what has been
Is the assurance Of what viii be-
| Mr.. Ruskin. in his Modern Painters,
tells us that the black mud or slime
| from foot-path in the outskirts Of :
| manufacturing town-the absolute type
| Of impurity-is composed Of four ele-
| mcnts-clay. mixed with SCOT little
sand and water. These four may Be
| separated each from the other The
clay particles. left to follow their own
| instinct Of unity. become q clear. hard
| substance, SO set that il can deal with
| light in q wonderful way. and gather
| out Of Il the lovclicst blue rays only.
| refusing the rest. We call II then .
sapphire. The sand arranges itself -
mysterious, infinitely parallel lincss
which reflect the blue, green. purple
and red rays in the greatest beauty.
| We call il then an opal The SCOT b.
comes the hardest thing In the world.
| and for the blackncss il had obtains thu
power Of rejecting all the rays Of The
sun 1t once in the widest blaze that
| any solid thing can shoot We call -
| then : diamond. Last Of all. the water
becomes dcwdrop. and . crystalline
| star Of snow. Thus God cam and doeas
reform the vilest sinners into pure an
shining Jewels fit for his home -
Heaven. Thus can he change IL
earthly, the frail and the dccaying, -
70 the heavenly, the immortal. the gio-
| riouA Thus that which h s0wn -
weakness may be raised IN power; thao
which Is sown In dishonor may b
raised in glory; that which l. sown :
natural body may be raised . spiritual
body, bearing the likeness and tho
glory Of the Divine Redecmcr. Lee
those who wander in a desert land -
joicc in hope Of the kingdom and II
| glory that awaits them In the ages -
come III. l.. Hastings. In The Chrinr
tian.
LESSONS rnox THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAH
l. Sin Il the sure road 70 ruin
2. There Is no escaping from the ruin
without forsaking the sin
3. The end comes slowly 70 give NO
tive and opportunity for repentance
4 God sends messengers 70 warn an
entrcat.
8. lie not only warns. but encourages
and promises.
q. When there II no other remedy H
cuts down the old tree that : new shoce
may grow from its roots
| :. Gods kingdom il sure 20 come =
last. There Il dawn Of new day ~
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