The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-06-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
International Lesson for June II, 1s93--
The Creator Remembered Il Gel. 12;
IL, 13, IA.


International Lesson for June II, 1ss3--
The Creator Remembered Il eel. 12:
IL, 13, IA.
lArranged from Peloubets Notesl
GOLDEN TExT.-Remember now thy Gre
ator in the days Of thy youth-Eccl l2:1
INTRODUCTION As the book draws to a close
the preacher 'passes TO mere direct teaching
Whatever else was doubtful IL was clear that
to do good must be right To use opportunities
for wide charity, without over-anxious care
as 20 immediate results, this was the path OF
wisdom Q1:l-6). This ut least made life worth
living, even though darkness lay beyond IT.
And with this clearer insight into the true
law Of life there came clearer faith Joy and
pleasure were not in themselves evil, but they
might easily become so and the young man in
the midst OF the glow of life must remember
that the Creator is also the Judge."-Q1:7-1O).
LESSON TEACHING.
How to Live the Best Life.-Chap. II,
yer. Q. This verse is closely connected
with the first verse of chap. 12. Some
have taken the "Rejoice, o young man,
in thy youth" as sarcasm. But it is
plain teaching of duty. The young ought
to rejoice IN their youth, in its delights,
its opportunities, its hopes, its pos
sibilities. God has given 80 much
to youth that the young should rejoice
in it with great joy. Their heart should
cheer Them" They should walk in
the ways of their heart" enjoy the
pleasures that are natural to youth,
have free play of their activities,-but
always within the limits of righteous
ness, always in manner that meets
the approval OF God and their con-
sciences, always with regard to the
future tn this world and in the world to
come.
When We Should Begin the True
Lffes-Vess. IL. /. Remember now
thy Creetos:" OAll 10 mind who and
whst He is, and His yelations 10 M; live
censcSensey ~ inHis pssaenceaudunder
His government. Remember Him (1)
as our God who made and owns Us, and
therefose hss right to our obedience;
(O - our Fethos, 10 whom we should
be loving childsen; (0 g our Benefac-
tor, from whom oou,os every good and
perfect GIT, and 10 whom we owe an
innnste debt Of gratitude; (l as our
Judge, who win condemn and punish
us II We do wickedly. Such semember-
ing our Cseator will ~ lead us to obey
Him. ~ WIN make as give our hearts
to Hiua- Some wrtSer hss said tina. no
one can think Of God and his futuve
destiny oue-hah hour each day and not
become Christian (s) Viii keep ms
nom Gfn and help as to overcome
temptaeSou. t<) wiz give us the joy
Of living consciously with our best
friend, and of enjoying his presence,
his love md his protection ''In the
dsys Of thy youth" Youth is the best
seasou3r beginning 70 serve the Lord
" bececse then these ere fewcr hin
dysnccs. fhe heart is moro tender, the1e
are tcSsor bad habits 10 break of, and
fewur alliances w3Ch evn men. (2) Re.
cause b gives q longer ffe tor the serv-
zoe Of God. (8) Beoanse we may not
live 10 grow Older. ~ Rscsuse Il pre-
serves fyom the dangers that wreck
many soulA tt Becsnse the danger
grows gSssker every day, OF neper be-
coming good TO- BocsuAe old aee IL
the uapst ur6t time s~ beginning to
servo God asshOvn b The wosds that
follow. (N Beoanse . youth Of piety
preserves fPom the evils od old a9e.
Hero, however, the great enemy meets
us with the ungodly adages Youth TOR
pleasnre. age for business, old age for
Sehgion." Let the devil have the prime,
and God the dregs. Time euough to
think oS religion when wease old. when
we can serve the world no longer. Now
is the time for pleasure, to see as much
Of life rs we can. Religion viii como
In course Frighttn delusion! the de-
lusion OF him who Is liar, and the fa-
ther of II. 'F
The conclusion from this broad study
Of life as to what is the true life to
ive.-Vers. 13. Let us hear" This
verse begins in the Hebrew with a large
letter las Deut- 6:4), as Buxtorf re-
marks, to excite the more attention.
"The conclusion of the whole matter"
The sum of the whole discourse; the
main thought toward which the whole
discourse has tended; the practical con-
clusion to which, after all this wide
view Of life, we come "Fear God and
keep His commandments" The fear of
God denotes internal piety, and the
keeping Of the commandments of God
denotes the expression of it by external
obedience. This religion of heart and
life is said to be the whole duty OF
man, or rather the whole of man. In
beautiful order, under the genial rays
Of the sun of righteousness, the i'm
planted fear of the Lord ripens into
golden harvest OF duty. "Fcr this is
the whole duty OF man." The word