Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-14
HIS WOR KSAND WORD
LESSON ~, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL ~.

Text Of tho Lesson, rs. xix, liza.
Memory Verses. 7-ii-Goiden Text. Ps-
stearns.
An Easter lesson is suggested (Math.
xviii l-20), as optional instead of this, but
with anointcd eyes we may find an abun'
!nnce of resurrection truth in this lesson,
Tor certainly the last five verses of the pre-
voUs psalm are full of the resurrection
triumphs of the Messiah.
/. We have in this psalm three books
Creation, l. 8, Scripture, vii, IL, and Con.
science, xii. "A. and these have been called
David's whole library. The heavens may
include the aerial, solar, starry and high
est, the first three within range of our
vision, and therefore here referred to, the
last seen by Paul in the Spirit Ql Cor xii,
2-D. We cannot look up either by day or
night, II we have anointed eyes Uev. iii,
49,, without beholding the glory of God in
the works of his hands.
2. Day unto day uttereth speech, and
night unto night showeth knowledge" 1t
| is written in Rom. i, 20, that His eternal
power and Godhead may be known by the
works of His hands. but surely not with.
out the aid of the Spirit who is ready to
! teach every one. The stars taught Abram
that so should his seed be Gen. XIV, 81; that
! seed is Christ and Ills resurrection joint
heirs Gal. iii, l6, - John xii, 24).
3. There is no speech nor language;
their voice is not heard" Yet they shine
steadily and continuously, preaching with
/ out intermission, the one taking up where
the other left off; unappreciated by the
! multitude, unthAnked, and yet delighting
to do the will of God There are many
earthly lives something the same. Shine
on. quiet one! Thy God sees and ap
proves, be content.
4. Their line is gone out through all the
earth and their words TO the end of the
world" For signs and seasons, days and
years Gen i, Ia, to the whole world. Let
Mary's memorial in all the world Mark
xiv. S, q) encourage others to do what they
can unto Him.
5 I'm them hath He set tabernacle for
the sun, which is rs bridegroom coming
out Of his chamber, and rejoceth MS u
| strong man to run race" The taber
nacle, the sun, the bridegroom are all sug
gestive Of Christ and Hi redeemed, bot h
in humiliation and resurrection glory
| lie tabernacled among us in the flesh and
He now dwells in us (1ohn i, IA, r. v,
| margin, xiv, 23; IL Cor. iv, ~. Every be-
lever should be looking forward to the
marriage of the Lamb. when the iov Of
Bridegroom and Bride shall be consum
mated, and then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun (Rev. xix, Z, s; Math.
xiii, 43)
8. His going forth is from the end Of the
heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it;
and there is nothing hid from the heat
thereof" So shall we with Him in resur
rection power and glory share all that il
His (John xvii o2> in heaven and on eart h
and cause the richness Of His grace and
glory to he known evervwhere Rut This
cannot be till that Faster morning when
we shall be like Him II .Jobn iii. .,
"rba Inv If tho ord 10 ,,erfoc+ oor.
vertinp the soul. the tastinonv of tho ord
is sure making wis. tho sinnle - SIN
moon and stars silently nroclaim Him hnt
in tb. volu,ne of rho Rook we find Hin,
more fully Law. testimony. statutes
| co,,,o,I,ne,+s foar irdo,non+s .ra oil
| His Notice six times .Iof the Lord" He
is tho author and 4mbodiment of all la
is NV salvation, and my wisdom
& "The statutes of the Lord arc RIGHT
rejoicing the heart. the commandment of
the ord is pu-,. enliphteninn the eyes -
lie is nv low and NV light. His word the
10Y and rejoicing Of NV h4art. Himself
sneak and read Lob viii -. Ter wv I6
IS yyvii 1. cxix. o.. lO5. John viii. -.
John i 7
o THE fear Of the Lord ia clean. endur
ing forever. the judgments Of the ord are
trna and righteous nItoyethern Not only
salvation. wisdom. low and LIGHT. b1t ever.
lastin, righteousness are ALI in Him and
made ours nv His word and Shirt IJohn &;
G3, What iov should an MS because we
have His word what zeal should possess
us ia carry it TO others,
10 More to be desired are they than
gold yea. than much fine gold; sweeter
also than honey and the boneycomh. -
Comnnrn p cyix ln3 An this world )
riches and sweetness ara here outdona
Even hnIi.vers have been known To turn
away from the Bible to other books for
s,roo,,,.s. brt while thnv NAV know Iesns