Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-04-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v, SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 80.

Text of the Lesson, Prov. 4, 2O-s3-Mem-
ory Verses, 2O-23-Golden Text, Heb.
xii, 25-Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.
90. Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth
her voice in the streets" When we read in
the New Testament such words as these
Christ, the wisdom of Goo, ,""Who of God
Is made unto us wisdom" q Cor. i, "a, sO),
we have no difficulty in understanding who
is meant in this book by wisdom. Just as
Jesus Christ is both the living personal
word and also the written word, so He is
wisdom as to His person and as to His ut
terances. 1t is no wonder, then, that it is
written, Wisdom is the principal thing;
therefore get wisdom Qv, y.
21. "She crieth In the chief place of con-
course, in the openings Of the gates. In the
city she uttereth her words, saying" The
great multitude are in the broad way Of
self and self pleasing. with little or no
thought of a hereafter and a day of judg-
ment They care not for the fact that
whatsoever q man soweth that shall he
also reap" and their only thought is pleas
ure and prosperity here and now CMatL.
vii, 13; Gal. vi, y. Wisdom Is represented
as calling unto them as they hurry along
their downward road.
%. How long, Ye simple ones, will ye
love simplicity, and the scorners delight in
their scorning, and fools hate knowledgef"
Simple ones, il they believe the devil, are
easily led astray. If they believe God, they
are easily led Alright. If they go astray,
they are soon among the scorners and the
fools. Yet wisdom loves them and cries
unto them: How longi" How long shall
thy vain thoughts lodge within theeS"
How long wilt thou refuse to humble thy
self before Me" (Jer. iv, II; Elk. K, s)P
%. Turn you at Ny reprooE behold will
pour out Ny Spirit unto you; will make
known My words unto you" He calls so
lovingly, so patiently, SO perseveringly.
Come unto Me; return unto the Lord;
turn, o backsliding children; take with
you words and turn to the Lord" These
are some of the many words of the Lord to
the erring ones as He entreats them to
come unto Him Qsa. lv, 8, 4; Jer. iii, 1, Z,
l2, IA; Hos. xiv, q. He only asks us to turn
to Him, and He will do all the rest, giving
His words and His Spirit, His words which
are Spirit and Life (Johnvi, 6S).
"a. Because have called, and We refused;
| have stretched out my hand, and no man
regarded" IL does not seem possible that
a people who had been so wondrously dealt
with could so treat such love, but the hu-
man heart is still the same. and the same
love on His part is turned away from by
those to whom His hands are imploringly
stretched out. How is 1t with your
25. But ye have set at naught all Ny coun-
sci, and would none of Ny reproof" They
Knocked the messengers Of God, and de
spised His words, and misused His prophets
until the wrath of the Lord arose against
His people, till there was no remedy.
Oh Chron- xxxvi, l6). They even went so
far as to say, I'VE have made covenant
with death, and with hell are we at agree
ment; we have made lies our refuge, and
under falsehood have we hid ourselves"
Qsa. xviii, l5). Like the men before the
food, whose houses God filed with good
things, they said unto God, "Depart from
us; what can the Almighty do for us"
Job xxi, 1918!
%. II also will laugh at your calamity;
will mock when your fear cometh." What
soever a man soweth, that shall he also
reap, and he that soweth the wind shall
reap the whirlwind" Gal vi, z; Hos viii,
.. Concerning all who take counsel
against Him it is written, He that sitteth
in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord shall
have them in derision" Cps. ii, A., and II
His loving invitations are persistently de.
spised we must remember His words,
None of those men which were hidden
shall taste of my supper" duke xiv. "a.
q. when your fear cometh as desolar
tion and your destruction cometh as a
whirlwind; when distress and anguish
cometh upon you" Undue time these things
will come upon all who despise His love
and make light Of His salvation. Because
there is wrath. beware lest He take thee
away with His stroke; then great ransom
cannot deliver thee Job xxxvi, 49,.
q. Then shall they call upon me, but
will not answer; they shall seek me early,
but they shall not find me-" Then shall
they cry unto the Lord, but He viii not
hear them; He viii even hide His face from
them at that time, as they behaved them
selves III in their dofngs Qfic- iii. a. He
told jeremiah that the intercession OF Moses
and Samuel could not save the nation, and
He told Ezekiel that the presence of Noah,
Daniel and Job would be Of no avail (JeE
Nv, 1; Eek xiv, II, 20l. Sin may become
50 great that nothing viii do but judgment.
20. For that they hated knowledge and
did not choose the fear Of the Lord" They
say unto God, Depart from as for we desire
not the knowledge Of Thy ways (Johxxi. IA.
The fear Of the Lord Is the beginning Of
wisdom, . foundation Of nfe, great treas
ure prov. / z; tx, 10; xiv, "a; Isa- xxxiii, 81
But they had no reverence for God, no re-
spect for BIS ways, no gratitude for His