The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-03-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The ufcssings OF the G0spei-Isi. 40: Ito
THE Quarterly Missionary Lesson.
;sspsetally Arra nged FROM s. s. Qlartcrly.1

xhs nfcssings oi the Gospe,-Isa. 40: ITO
THE Quarterly Missionary Lesson.
Especially Arranged from S. S. QUARTERLY
LESSON Fon iiARcr 81, 1892
Gu@.9ca TExT.-The glory of the Lord shall
STR Yeycaled, and all flesh shall see it together.
--ixa ~:
CtssrcAL TnuTn.-The duty and privilege Of
7rrSsirainv the Gospel TO all the world.
rstsr.-Isaiah prophesicd B, c. 76)-G37. But the
yuozsaees is to the people in the closing years
of TIRE exile, which ended b. q. 55j
Fs-hcT--Isaiah prophcsied in Jerusalem The
!. cxlss were In Dabvlonia.
HEkps OVER HARD PLACES Il. Comfort
yc-~ gsjclcn to the prophets The time of corl-
Edr1 had come = Her warfArc:" u time of
: 9rSsSs eervice enforced for definite tnc. Her
s ir1igtdtp is pardonCd:' the iniQuity account
: OF N'iriea she was suffering. Received doublc:"
= asSplJ sufficient. 1t Was the common law that
for En rlarrCr CT ;rcsccss u man SHOULD pay
C,fsrh,e Z the penalty (Ey c2!0), that rccCiv
ixys a0atle means that She lad received the full
,serassy of her sins 8. The voice Ct him.: of
= Syuss "tn the v'.idcrnCss:" the wild, sOar5Ciy
Gfasalt;ed ttacts lying between Babylon ard
/. Jceys,A II Ccnrcct tits phrase with what fol-
sfnys Prepare yc the way of the Lord tho
ru2sS IRE SO bad in the cast TIA. VIXEN o king
EaAes journey he sends ncn before him TO
,xeiece TIE roads. SO God cauScd men 10 pro
Jnrc Abe way fer the return Of TIC c:lcs, for tho
~-cuz1itg Oi Christ, for the redemption of the
1piA .. Inc 5!o"y ol VIC tuTN. Si.D"H III
I iais marvellous works Of redemption G. The
= vu1ec:r from God And he Gaid" the prophet
IAN Gcst is grass" passes away quickly: is
freak Before the power Of Cod. Tic strongest
' 1s22tcsls are but as q fading flower compared
'lzist Essa 8 .'The word Of our God:" his word
II fEoE;ise aud prophecy. 8. 20 Zion:" the re-
Srur.fsa people Of God Good titings:" Of re-
7tE7,E ai salvation. ''rhe high nountain;" pro-
claanl fEoro the mountain tops that all can SEQ
md frow "Echoid your God:' conc to save.
10 His work." rather. his rccompcnse. his re-
ssarl 20 his people
LESSON COMMENTS.
iszgel had gone into captivity. and
the prophet foresaw the coming captiv-
esty q, ,'utnh as we'll. Yet beyond this,
'-far 10 the future, he also saw the res
toratiou of Gods people, and it is Of
this that he tells in our lesson for to-
day. This prophecy received its first
.and partial fulfllmcnt in the return
: from captivity years after this. But it
xes again partially fulfilled at the time
of Christ when John the baptist was
p tho vciee of one crying in the wilder
x ness, telling the people to prepare for
,thc coming of the Messiah. But the
full completion of the prophecy is yet
in the future; for the day is yet coming
when Israel shall be more fully restored
TO her ancient place than she has ever
1teenA When the veil shall be lifted
1fu1u the eyes of Israel, and she shall
sce clearly, and shall accept the Mes
sinh, then shall come the complete full
allnaent of these precious promises OF
1sniahL Then they shall again lift up
vsfeu heads: for they shall be com
sforsed, and shall once more rejoice in
'7she Lard their Saviour. For the swift
coming of this time, every believer
oughs to pray and long most earnestly.
1.-The blessings Of the Gospel" Name
y t1) The blessings that the Gospel
tas already brought, and (2) the bless
lngs that it has yet to bring.
t1) The blessings that the Gospel has
-salready brought. These are very nu-
-xnerons. If we compare the world as it
N to-day with the world as it was in
the time Of Isaiah, we shall soon be
-convineed of this. For where there
~sszs one true child Of God in the world
7that time there are thousands to-day.
Outside of the Jewish world there were
very few at that time who had any idea
= Of the true God. And even in Judah
there was more idolatry than true
worship, This was one of the reasons
why God allowed them to go into cap
tivity at all There were, of course,
in Judah sone who loved the truth,
tEt they were very, very few. To-day
we see millions of those who love the
Saviour, and if of those who profess to
love Him many are mistaken there are
muititudes who are not.
Go to any city where Christianity has
gained many victories and count up
the institutions that arc working for
Che amelioration of the welfare of the
poor and unfortunate. They number
hundreds. In New York city alone we
have over three hundred suc, institu-.
iinas. They are for the sick, for the
crippled. for Tie convict the homeless,
Ehe drunkard, the fallen, the orphan,
tie widow, the aged, tine blind, the i'm
Euig1ant. the wayward of every de-
sscsiption--in .@ct, for ell classes and
4ccZtdit;ors Of Icen. 1t is hard to find
ART trouble cf mankind that has not
-cnised forth the establishment CT some
kind of relief. This is surely the work
of Tie, Gospel, turning mems hearts to
that which is like the Master There
;flre no such institutions where the
sIitspcl has not come. at least, very few.
~ The blessings that the Gospel has
yvs 10 bring But somc scholar may
sl.ese say; Yes, but there are many and
lfrv.s evils s,.ll in this wcrld, and much
igsjaatice" TO this we answer: Yes"
EnI tie Gospel has not done al its
~wtrsf:. TIE evils that now e:;ist are the
Tesalt Of mems refusing to obey the
Gospel. For example, there is the gi-
gup.ie drinli-cvil, which is the cause of
intSt of the poverty Of our land, and of
most cf its crime and misery. Why
clnes thai still exist? Simply because
snep gill not obey the commands of the
Word If they would do this all drunk
q ez>ess would ct once disappear, and
Srah it an nwful amount of sorrow and
: suffering. Wars too would at once
: cease, and all the standing armies of