The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-03-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON FOR SUNDAY. MARCH 20
Quarterly Review. Isa. XII, iv., e-2o
Commentary.

| iso,u tuy you VIII turn thy captivity, and
and have compassion upon thee" The gifts
and calling OF q ,d are without repentencs
| !hom' xl, ~ whatsoever He purposes shall
IN Que timc be accomplished, and everything
snaii come 10 pass exsctly as He saws lisa
XIV, y, rs. xxxiii. ~. lie doeth accord.
ng 10 his WIZ IN heaven an on earth. ani
J hnds willing servants both among mon and
angels tDan. iv.. s5,. The rebuilding of the
temple Is suggestive ot the temple now
neing built, the clurch of God Ctsph. H.,
l.Essov 1.-THE Tempe Begun tEs. ill.,
iIS. uolden text tEz ii.. ll, "rhay
praised the Lord, because the foundation
OF the house OF the Lord was laid" Remem.
ber the key To the book OF Ezra is "The
house OF the Lord. q phrase used fifty times
~ the book. The thoughts OF this lesson
cluster around the worS. ani the workmeu.
rnu the nuerings. ahi Tue willing hearts.
| sesus delghting to do the Father, will AMI
always about His Fathers business ~. Nl..
= John viii, @h is our pattern In all our
| uailv life
Lrsso3 III -Enccmagements lilac II
| l-H. Holden text ~. cxxvii., 4. 'Ex ,ep
the Lor.i LulId the house they o.. m vain
| thu build IT. Read the tour Ionks of
maGgai, H,charian, Ezra md Nehemiah.
Those who are used of Got must hp strong
and of good courage-,trong 10 do--and tli,
VIII com" only hy knowledge of God
lJosh l., = .; Dan. Ni.. 30. Israel, liIe III.
| ~
| must he like Caleb and Joshua and So. onty
God and make His business tue iirs, concern
| ot our live. When we nut our air. first
| all will come 20 nau yht
LfssoN lN.-Jnshu1. the Hiyh pr.r.t
N,ch. ill.,, l.lO. Golden text Heb. iv.. IL,
I'VE have great High Priest that !,
| passed into tho heavens, Jesus the Son OF
| God One OF satan'S ways of discournrinr
| people Is To point them to their siniuinas,
nni tell them that Got cannot use such mn
| worthy ones rs they are. II is all too true
that we are sinful and unworthy, hut Je,us.
| our High Priest, is our Righteousness ui
| tor. ", ~ ami our comelinpsg tEzek. XVI
| ~ ana having accepted Him lie stands tor
us against all nccuSers. anl will use lust
such as We are as vessels through which Hs
VIII accomplish His pleasure Phi. IT,, T..
| Heb. xiii. -. 81.
LESSON v he Spirit of the ord n ,rb.
| w., lilo. Golden text N'ch. iv., ca "Not
| by might, nor bv over. cut bv NV Spirit
| spirit, saith the Lord uf Hosts" No wor,,
| OF Got can be rone 10y human wisdom.
| Most had no say wlHtevsr IN the desitn Of
the tabernacle nor bad David or solomon
| IN the temple. the former was to be- ma ID,
| according 20 the pattern shown him IN the
| mount, and the latter ga, gwen ~ David
| by the Spirit ot the Lord Tx XIV. 81.
! Chron. xviii, 49,.
LfssoN VI Drdicating the Temple ga.
| W, ll-.@. Golden text Ps. cNxi d. #
| l. q
| into the house of the L,ri.' haysat nnt
chariah, the loru's me, sengers, being
| strengthened themselves by the worls AMI
| visions of the Lord, 80 encOurayei the p.o.
Pile that the building was ili,hed. AMI s.th
great JOY detlcatei unto th' Lord.
LESSON VII. .-Nenemiak'S rr,vPr tNsb
| l., ILL. Golden text tPs. NXN., To-, Lord
be Tnou my helper Neh 'rnlah. IN Ga,
kings palace Mt Babylon, hears ot Tho ,Ie.o.
lation OF the Holy City, the wall broken
uuwE rnd the people IN great anllctlon anu
| reproach, and tie Is 20 affected that he weep,
and mourns and fasts an prays for several
| days. Identifying himself with his Deorlc
ne confosSes their sins ami reminds Jehovah
| OF His promises. The result was that the
Lord inclined the king To let Nehemie
| To Jerusalem with authority - rabl''
/ waits or cue city. -
LESSON VIII. --aebuiiiing the Wall :.
| iv., 9-2i. Golden text iNen. w.. ~. IVA
made our prayer unit our Col ant at "A
watch against tnem.' Both men an W..
men OF all occupations were realy ant
joined Nehemiah In the WORK ol buildn.
the wall for this people hal "A mint u work
| tNeh. W., ~. But when anything Is really
being doue IN the l.oru's name the adversary
becomes very active, and the opposition AZ
this time was something tremendous, bltn
ns 10 wlles aud persistence. L,t II, con.i Ter
well Nehemiah strength AMI he strOus iu
] the Lord
LESSON IN.-E,adiu the fhw tNeh. vi.
liz Golden text a.. cxiN., iS. "Dnen
Thou mine eyes, hat I may UcAud won
drous things out OF my law. rho tanpls
ana the walls may be quit, out they may 40
thrown down again. There Is Just Dns thins
ON earth that can never pass away The
Word of our God shall stand forever lisa.
xl., y. We are 10 read II. AMI believe n,
ana tnus understlud n, anu then do It, tur
''He that oOeth the wal OF Goa abidetn tor
ever Il John A., IL.
LESSON A.--heepng the Sabbath lNeh.
XIII, lJ-F!l. Golden text tEV NN "He-
member tue Sabbath day to kee, AZ nuiy.'
One-seventh Ot our time ana one.teutu of
our money should bo Chearlully gwen
wholly up to God Tor His service as the very
least we can offer on those two lines. II ws
are redeemed, then we are all In, all tlmc,
money, talents, every thing, but 1t Is best 10
make him sure ot tue seventh anu tenth to
begin With. Let US Hs Individuals sec that
We consclentiously keep the lOru's uay on
he lines OF lSl. lyui. II ~, aud pray for
our rulers that they may have grace to 10
as Nehemiah did.
LESSON Ni.-Esther Before the King
tEst. w.. lO-li, ", l-A. Golden text PROV
XXI, -, Judge righteousy aud plead the
cause OF the poor and needy. From this
book we learn that Go is on the field when
most invisible; that He is able 10 deliver
when deliverance seems impos sible; that
those who dig pits for the righteous will
fall into them themselves that the good
deeds OF the righteous ars recorde aud will
In due time be- rewarded, ani many other
such practical lessons.
LESSON XII The Vanity OF Craven lima.
ges usa., XIV, 92D. Golden text usa.,
XIV, 81, 81 am the Lord, ami there Is none
else; there is no Gol beside, Me- When
people turn from phe truth, they lay them.
selves open % ov6ry delusiou. Whatever is
more TO ny than God becomes an idol OF
ten u Is some work OF our own hands. IL
we have learned % know the true God IL IS
not merely for our own benefit. but that we
may make Him kuown to Others. The Sa-
vior's great command % preach tho Gospel
to every creature is binding upon every one
" us and II we are willing "a be used by
Him, His ''all power and His "Lo am
with you" are ours for His service Our
daily prayer and constant aim should b0 10