The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
vocational Lesson for Juno ~. IS93-.
The Creator RENE rendered eel. H.
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ARRANGED from Peioubcts Notes
GOLDEN TExr.-gcmembcr now thy Gro
osor In the days OF thy youth.-Lcei is:l
INTRODUCTION. As the book draws 10 u close
the prcac her passes Ia more direct teaching.
Whatever else VAS Doubtful II Was clear that
20 10 good must be right To use opportunities
fora wide charity, without oseranxious care
as 10 immediate results. this was the path OF
wisdom di:i-6. This At least made life worth
living even though darkness lay beyond IL
Aud with :his clearer insight into the true
Law OF life there came q clearer faith Joy and
pleasure were not In themselves evil. but they
might easily become so. and the young man In
the mias, 81 the glow Of life must remember
that the Creator l. also the Judge"-ul;s-lo).
LESSON TEACHING
How 70 Live the Best Lifc.--Chap. IL,
YER o. This verse is closely connected
with the first verse of chap II. Some
have taken the Rejoice. o young man,
in thy youth" as a sarcasm. But it is
plain teaching fduty. The young ought
70 rejoice In their youth. in its delights,
it's opportunities. lis hopes, its pos
sibilitics God has given SO much
10 youth that the young should rejoice
in it with great joy. Their heart should
tilth- cAVut WAN ~
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 in this world and in the world To
come.
When We Should Begin the True
Lifc.--Ncrs. IL. |. Remember now
thy Creator" Call to mind who and
what lie is. and Ills relations to us; live
consciously as in His presence and under
His government Remember Him a.
Sc our God who made and owns us. and
therefore has right to our obedience;
(al as our Father. To whom we should
Ne loving children: t3) rs our Benefac-
yor. from whom comes every good and
perfect gift, ard To whom we owe an
infinite debt of gratitude; ca as our
Judge. who will condemn and punish
us if we do wickedly. Such remember
ing our Creator will (1) lead US to obey
Him (a) VIII make us give our hearts
70 Him. Some writer has said that no
destiny onc-half hour each day and not
become Christian. 81 Will keep us
from sin and help us to overcome
temptation. a. Will give US the joy
of living consciously with our best
friend, and of enjoying his presence.
his love and his protection In the
days of thy youth" Youth is the best
season for beginning to serve the Lord
l) because then there are fewer him
ORANGES, the heart is more tender. there
are fewer bad habits TO break off. and
fewer alliances with evil men. ca Be-
cause il gives longer life for the servs
ice of God. (3l Because we may not
live to grow older. az Because it pre-
serves from the dangers that wreck
many souls. t5) Because the danger
grows greater every day, of never be-
coming good. 90 Because old age Is
the most unfit time for beginning to
serve God. as shown in the words that
follow. "a Because n youth of piety
preserves from the evils of old age.
Here, however. the great enemy meets
us with the ungoily adage: youth for
pleasure, age for business, old age for
religion" Let the devil have the prime.
and God the dregs. Time enough to
think of religion when we are old. when
we can serve the world no longer. Now
is the time for pleasure. to sec AS much
of life as we can. Religion will come
| in course Frightful delusionl the de-
fusion Of him who is a liar, and the ia
| Their of it.
The conclusion from this broad study
| Of life as to what is the true life 70
4 live. -Vers. IS. LET us hear" This
verse begins in the Hebrew with large
letter las Deut ga. as Buxtorf re
marks, to excite the more attention.
1.-The conclusion Of the whole natter
The sum Of the whole discourse, the
main thought toward which the whole
discourse has tended; the practical con.
clusion u which. after all this wide
view of life. we come Fear God and
keep Ills commandments" The fear OF
God denotes internal piety. and the
keeping of the commandments of Goo
denotes the expression of it by external
obedience. This religion of heart and
life is said TO be the whole duty ol
man. or rather the whole of man In
| Ofdtfs tht ktLiAt
of the sun of righteousness. the i'm
planted fear of the Lord ripcns into .
golden harvest Of duty. For this i.
the whole duty of man" The wors
duty" is not in the Hebrew. and W,
might supply 1.-The whole end" or ''th'
whole work." or with another and bet
ter construction: This is for every man
|. e.. law of universal Obligation.
What is meant Is that this is the only
true answer to that quest of the chic
good in which the thinker had been en-
gagged. The whole man. This is al
his duty. all that is necessary for hi
good Or this is mans part. all tina
belongs to man TO do. This is his par
of life. and God will take care Of tn
rest lie that has true religious lif
within. and in his daily conduct, has al
the essentials Of life. lie has foun'
what shall profit man, the way to tru
happiness
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
l. But this very fact should max
them look forward to the end, and de