The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-07-20

We are at the gate of the temple
called Beautiful. to-day. May 1t be
beautiful to you, and to you, teacher,
student. 1t Is beautiful according as
you desire to make it such. Not very
comedy or fair, rather gloomy and tire
some it 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. 1t 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, if you will let it.
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 (epn. An apostolic lesson Q) as
20 formal piety, and, possibly co. as to
promptness in attendance on worship.
Was carried, whom they laid daily.
Both OF these verbs are in the imper-
feet tense, suggesting frequentative
action, /. e., were carrying; whom they
III.
Literally, seasonable root, ora; timel
hence blooming, beautiful. To ask.
Rendered desired" at Acts T. 46, where
asked would better give the sense.
About to go into the temple. His
brief hut golden opportunity; few
steps only.-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
lntently-Look on us. A stronger
expression in the Greek: look unto
Unto: eis) us.
Gave heed to, /. c.: He gave his whole
attention to Them one of the especial
conditions of spiritual help. Expect
ing to receive. An expectation in one
sense disappointed, in another sense,
not
Have 1 not? Rather, belong not to
me. Not the same word as have, fol-
lowing.-Such as 1 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 of
Jesus of Nazareth, i. C., by his power
to his glory. - Rise up and walk.
Tischendorf omits the rise up. SO Re-
vision.
Took him by the right hand. Wig
| oroas word, to catch or seize. Used Of
catching fish. John 21: 3-1O.- 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 the
temple. A good first direction, doubt
less, by the example of his benefactors.
SO so always with right charity.
Walking and praisng God. A very
natural and realistic account.
They knew. More accurately, they
recognized. Which sat. Perfect par
ticiple, has been or had been sitting of
customary action up to the present.
Amusement. Literally, beyond ones
SELF from the word, costa sy.-Hap-
pened unto him, or fallen to him.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Peter and john went up. 1t is the
Christian anabasis. There goes the
Christian disciple on his blessed pill
grimage 'twixt the church and the home.
Along this way, through witnessing in
His name and through faith in His
name, mutitudes Of captive souls have
been loosed and have gone leaping with
joy The service of the temple has
changed, the place, the mode; but God S
spirit still waits there to bless. It is
still a house of bread, a place of heal
ing AS we go back and forward, to and
from, our temples of worship, souls are
being saved. Coils will it is. Let us
guard and cherish the privileges Of the
AI,,lf sg..I
the country over, and bring, with hope
and trust, the people TO the gates.
Look on us. The world is looking in
another directon or rather, tits looking
in all directions. No wonder it abides
in its crippledness and want. Gold.
silver. earthly fame human inventions,
worldly pleasures and panaceas, all
these so call away the thought that it is
but a partial attention, if any, that is
given to the gospel. Look on u.s." we
say. This way! this way! O worldl
Undoubtedly, there is life in look"
when the look is rightly, directly and
fully concentrated. Look; only look"
cried the humble preacher in the little
Methodist meeting house, and Charles
Sturgeon went free. Still the voice
goes out, Look unto me and be we
saved, all ye ends OF the earth.
"Look and live, look and live,
Look to Jesus. now, and live"
And all the people saw him walking
and praising God. They see it still.
The healed man is walking and praising
Cod. His very walk ng is praising.
Such should the Christians walk be.
Are you made whole in the name OF
Jesus Christ? Leap forth in your new
siren 9Th walk and praise God. Too
many Christians seem to abide just as
they were born. There is no springing
| life, no jubilant leapng and walking.
God gets scant praise. You do not ask
for the ebullient and paroxysmal witness
of the bush meeting but one likes no
better the cold, sluggish, half-dead tes-
| timony that some lives render. III
Christians are children of the light. then
let them walk as the children of the
light, strongly, joyfully, praisefully.