Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-08-16


This lesson is found in John 1: 35-49.
The introductory thought IL appro-
prlately expressed in this very person
al and practical lesson in verse:
You ask me how came 10 love the SaviorS
cannot say;
only know could 'nAe when he called me
Fay hiEi nay.
And now forever in his smilc Ill linger.
III may.
You ask me how IL was i. found my way
cannot tell;
sometime. somewhere his terler voice
came calling
And now know by every sweet persu aston
All Is well.
You ask me how it is that you may And
That you will miss him II you seek. for 10.
|, He seeketh. thees
Look up and catch cen now his gentle
summons,
sCome and see"
GOLDEN TEXT Ave have found the
Messiah. which IL. being Interpreted, the
Christ n-John 1:4i
Points In the Lesson.
"The two disciples hoard him speak,
and they followed Jesus" Obedient
feet go along with hearing ears. They
heard him s, eak because their hearts
were prepared for such message.
Alas, how often the t acher or the
preacher tells OF Jesus. and no one
hears him speak, or at least not so as
to follow Jesus. Then Jesus turned
and saw them following" 1t wa, as
when virtue went out of him to heal
the woman who t, uched his gar
ment's hem. Many pressing on him,
yet he felt the touch OF faith. So
here, many following along after
him, perhaps, go ng his way, but
he detected and marked the step OF
faith. He does so still. "Maste where
dwellest thou?" Do we ask it still?
The answer is the story of Christian.
ity, in the record of Christ work
among the children of men,; He dwells
with the meek and lowly, in the broken
AMI contrite heart. He was already,
by his-spirit, IN the hearts of his in
quiring Disciples. No wonder he so
quickly turned: it was in his own spirit
that he was drawing them on. He
dwells among the poor and afflicted
where our neel is Ho dwells where
his servants are and wherever kindly
deeds are being done, kindly words be-
ing spoken-with you now.
1t is q chapter OF finding. John the
Baptist looking for Christ, finds him
and points him out to his two disciples.
They 70 low after him, and themselves
personally find him. as Andrew says
("We have found the Messiah. Aud
"he first findeth his own brothe-, ST.
mon. Why, first" Perhaps because
he loved his brothe m st, next to the
New Friend. Peraaps because Peter
needed him, he knew. Perhaps, after
q |, Just because Simon was nearest,
the first ne he met after the great
divulgence. Suppose we tell the next
man, and The next. ind tho next. Then
Jesus findeth Philip, and Philip, in
turn, findeth Nathaniel. 1t looks as If,
in this latter case at least, it was de-
liberate seeking and finding. Suppose
we each go cut an look up some
moody, needy Nathaniel, and tell him
Je US is here.
Hints and Illustrations.
Preach Christ, teach Christ. I ct
him be exa ted in this lesson. Bri e
other disciples TO him. Lo:e sight OF
self and get benin the cross. Let the
pupils in the class see mo man save
Jesus only" and then follow him This
is what John was doing here, a strange
thing-sending men away from him
self. At the outsct we see him stand
ing with two of his disciples, his own
cherished disciples no doubt. Straight
way he says: Behold the Lamb OF
ciples have left him and Joined them
selves to the Christ. 1t is the best
comment on Johns own words, He
must increase, but must decrease.
Behold him now. This is the time
to come and see, to taste and see that
the Lord is good. Joseph Cook is
speaking to us sententiously and
searchingly on that greatest of con-
siderations, Gods time now" He in
stances C MYERS alton in his house at
Lake George with Rev. Joseph Parker
of London, who was conducting family
worship. Coming to the assage which
speaks of those who are in their graves
arising and going to their own, Mr..
Cook interrupted him to ask whether
he found any future probation there.
The London preacher thought q mo-
ment and answered.: shy interpreta.
tion OF the passage would be 10 simply
paraphrase it as written-they who
are in their graves shall arise from
their graves unto that whereunto they
gave themselves when they went into
their graves" We quote from memory,
but the thought Is perhaps sufficiently
distincy. And does it rot give us
pause? ..IA.ass>-
Icsw ardent these first disciples; how
prompt they were to SPEAK for their
Master, to work for him, to praise and
glorify him! Why should this fervency
OF devotion and this zoal OF service
ever abate? The converted lad tegan
to witne q at once, AID 10 sing and
speak for his tiedeemer. Father,
why don't you take part more?" %
my sen, never mind me. I'm estab
lishe j." Out in the woods they were.
hauling timber. All at once the lead
horse baked, would not move pace.
Said the father, little testify, Son,
what's the matter with the horse
Queth the. 'ton, pleasantly, but per-
sistently, "Do IL know, father, per-
haps he's established"