The Progress., 1893-06-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,.
LESSON xi--JUNE 1.-THE GRE
ATOR REMEM BERED.
Golden Text: Remember Now Thy Crsr-
tor In the Days of Thy Youth
ECcIes. xii: -, Is.


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IL. /. Remember now thy Credtp..
Do not let the thought of him die ont
of your mind. In the days of thy
youth" II is foolish to put off till a
later time the duty that ought I" be
performed now. The evil doya y
The days of old age. sickness weak
ness. Nor the years, when thou
shalt say, have no pleasure in then.
After the capacity for business las
vanished and the love of worldly en-
jovment has died out.
>. while the sun, or the light, or
the moon, or the stars, be not dark
ened." The darkening of these
heavenly bodies denotes the failing Of
various human bodies considered a.
lights. 'Nor the clouds yeturn after
the rain" One black ciuod of disap.
pointmcnt following another.
,. The keepers OF the house" The
arms. The strong mer." The legs.
"The grinders" The teeth. Those
that look out of the windows The
eyes.
I. "The doors shall be shut" The
five senses shall be closeI up "Thc
sound of the grinding is low. When
the ear becomes so dull that it can
scarcely hear the voice of the women
singing as they grind the corn.
''Shall rise up at the voice of the bird.
Shall get up early, because he can no
longer sleep THE daughters of music
shall DO brought low" The vocal
powers shall fall.
). Afraid of that which is high.
Hesitant about getting off the level
ground. Fears shall be in the way" :"
Even as he walks along on the smooth
earth he shall have fear of falling.
THE almond tree shall flourish" The
white hair like almond blossoms.
The grasshopper shall be a burden
Because of excessive weakness. DE
sire shall fail" The relish for food
and other things shall lose Ats keen
ness. His long home" The future
life. 1.-The mourners go about the
streets" Bewailing the old man at
last dead.
6. "The silver cord" The thread
of life. THE golden bowl" Tho
body. "The pitcher" The heart.
THE wheel at the cistern." Per-
haps the nerves and muscles.
:. Then shall the dust return to
the earth" The body shall dissolve
into the material out of which it was
made. THE spirit shall return unto
God" 1t is immortal and cannot die.
III. The Conclusion of the Whole
Matter, verse; 13 and IA. 13. Let us
hear the conclusion of the whole mat
ter" That is the conclusion which
rejecting creatures ought to draw
from all the foregoing considerations.
Fear God and keep his command
ments." Cherish genuine fear for
Him, and show it by keeping his com
mandments in your outward life.
This is the whole duty of man" Be-
cause every other duty is wrapped up
in it.
II. God shall bring every work
into Judgment" Whatever men do
must necessarily stand that test
with every secret thing" Nothing
can be hidden.
With what great exhortation does
the lesson begin?
What ara the ''evil days" mentioned
here?
Is an old man likely to have less and
less as his Gears advance?
What is meant by the darkening of
the sun, light, moon, etc. :?
What is meant by keepers of the
house." strong men," grinders, "
those that look out of the windows?"
What is meant by 1.-The doors shall
be shut" etc? u? what by 1.-The sound of
the grinding is low?"
Is an old man likely to be an early
riserP and if so, why?
What do you understand by 1.-THE
daughters of music?"
Why is an old man "afraid of that
which is high?"
Why does he have fears even in the
plain way?
What is meant by 1.-THE almond tree
shall fourish?"
Why is 1.-The grasshopper burden?''
What is mans long home?'
What Is 1.-THE silver cord?" "the gold
en- bowl?" 1.-THE pitcher" "the wheel?''
. What shall become of mans body?
What of his spirit?
What conclusion is to be drawn from
all such considerations?
Why should we fear God and keep
his commandments?
Is it possible to conceal anything
from God?
Things to Be Remembered. The
best time for beginning a religious
life is in early youth.
Old age, with its weakening body
and decaying powers of mind, offers
few advantages for taking up SO great
an enterprise as the service of God.
The end of human life, with all its
changes, is death and decay.
He who fears God will neglect no
duty.
Beyond death lies the Judgment
LIGHT AMUSEMENT.