The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-11-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

I06 SONORJ SOV'OI.
International Lesson for November &c.
1S93-Chr,stian Home-CoL a:l2-:5.
Especially Arranged from Pelorbet's Notes
GoLDEN THxI-I wfN walk within my house
with perfect heart-PS 101:s
TINE-Wriften during Paurs first Roman
imprisonment. about A D. g.
PLACE-Paul's prison at Rome
PLACE IN BIBLE HIsToRY.-Paul's impriSon
ment is referred to in Acts ss:3o 81 There is
no mention of the ColossianS IN the Acts but il
Is probable that the church there was founded
while Paul was at EphesuS, in that neighbor-
hood (Acts 49,
SENT by Tychicus and Ouesimus, the run
away slave OF the ColoSSian Philemon. at the
same time with the letter to the Ephesians and
the letter to Philemon Of ColosS8
THOCECRCH AT COLOSS-E was founded only
indirectly by Paul either while he was for
three years in Ephesus, its natural seaport
(Acts 49,, or as fruit Of his tour through
Phrygia (Acts 6:6l. Paul himself never visi
ted the city Col 2:D. The chief name con-
uected with this church was Epaphras Col
IL. 8; 4:ls). who seems TO have been their
pastor and perhaps founder Philemon and
Onesiumus also belonged to this church (Col
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LESSON NOTES.
The True Spirit of the Christian
Family.-l2. Put on therefore," Dr.
Maclaren speaks of these verses as a
description of 1.-The garments of the
renewed SOUL" and 1.-The wardrobe of
the consecrated soul" For these vir-
tues are represented here as put on.
not having existed before. and as en-
folding the whole life like a garment
which covers. adorns and protects the
whole body. Nor is this inconsistent
with the fact that every virtue must
grow out of right heart We speak
of trees putting on their leaves, al
though the leaves grow out of the
tree So these graces should grow on
all sides freely. hourishingly. till
they form a beautiful garment. LAS
the elect:" The chosen ones "of God"
in whom He delights. for they are
holy. consecrated in heart and life.
thus belonging to God. and beloved
of Him as children are beloved of their
parents. These two words describe
the proof that one is chosen, and the
love that accompanies the choice.
First. Compassion Bowels of mer-
cies:" Rev. Ver., heart of compassion.
Every person, rich or poor. prosperous
of sympathy for his trials, his
weaknesses. his errors, his failures, his
aspirations U Without it no help
will be of much use to the receiver, nor
of any to the giver. Much is said about
ingratitude, but very often it is but the
instructive recoil of the heart from the
unkind doer of a kindness. Aid flung
to man as bone is to dog usually
gets as much gratitude as the sympathy
which it expresses deserves. (2) Above
all things. beware of letting pity
;meant to be the impulse toward help
be excited and then not allowing the
emotion to act To stimulate feeling
and do nothing in consequence is a
short road to destroy the feeling
Naclaref. (s) Sympathy and COM
passion are as necessary for the giver
Us for the receiver They keep the
heart from growing narrow and selfish
and limited.
Second. Kindness, from kin. kinned-
ness. having the feelings which befit
common nature. In the Greek the
root of the word is itableness. that
kindly disposition that would do good
TO others. profit them. Some souls are
so lowered that they have this grace
without effort. and come like the sun
shine with welcome and cheer for all
the world. But even less happily en-
dowed natures can cultivate the dispo-
sit;on- The prudent hypocrites who
get on in the world. as ships are
launched. by ''greasing the ways" with
hattery and smiles. teach us the value
of the true thing. since even a coarse
caricature of it wins hearts and dis
arms foes This kindness is the
most powerful solvent OF ill-will and
Indifference.
Third. HumbleneSs of Mind 4 lOwly
estimate of ourselves is not necessar-
lily blindness to our strong points If
a man can do certain things better
than his neighbOrs. he can hardly help
knowing it. and Christian humility
does not require him to be ignorant of
it. I suppose Milton would be none
the less humb bic, though he was quite
sure that his work was better than
that of Sternhold and Hopkins The
consciousness of power usually accom-
panics power. And often il accompa MES
also n very small degree of power mag
nitied by the telescope of self-conceit-
Humility does not exalt itself on ac-
count of Gods gifts; it sees its weak
nesses as well rs its power: it sees and
acknowledges the greatness and good
ness in others Each one has some
thing which others can look up to.
and each one can find something as to
which he must look up to others
Hence between husband and wife
there can be mutual admiration and
respect: and q similar experience
among members of the church.
Fourth. Meekness-That is. patience
under injuries real or supposed; the
opposite of revenge. The meek are not
easily provoked or irritated. In order
to be meek there must be long suffer
ing. patient endurance of the faults
aud disagreeable qualities of others It
is our business to be right and to do
right. no matter what others do or say.
Now, since those who live in the same
family are of different tastes and dis