The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-17
Lesson for August 10.

The Introductory thought is appro-
priately expressed in this very person
al and practical lesson in verse
You ask me how l came 10 love the Saviori
/ cannot say;
only know / could not when he called me
Say him nay.
And now forever In his smile I'll linger.
IL may.
You ask me how it was found my way
unto him?
cannot tell;
Sometime somewhere his tender voice
came calling
Like "a bell
And now know by every sweet persuasion
All Is we'll
You ask me how it is that you may find
him2
II cannot be
That you will N ISIS him II you seek, for 10,
He seeketh thee;
Look up and catch cen now his gentle
summons,
@Come and seer
GOLDEN TEXT awe have found the
Messiah which Il. being interpreted, the
Christ John 1:n
Points in tho Lesson.
"The two disciples heard him speak,
and they followed Jesus" Obedient
feet go along with hearing ears. They
heard him s cak because their hearts
were prepared for such a message.
Alas, how often the acher or the
preacher tells Of Jesus, and No enc
hears him sceak, 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 touched his gar
ment's hem. Many pressing on him,
l. f.1A h. 81 fnfA -
here, many following along after
him, perhaps, 90 ng his way, but
/ he detected and marked the step Of
faith. He does so still. Master, where
/ dwcllest thol?" 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
/ curing disciples. No wonder he so
/ quickly turned: il was in his own spirit
that he was drawing them on. He
dwells among the poor and afflicted
where our neel is He dwelis where
his servants are and wherever kindly
deeds are being done, kindly words be
ing spoken you now.
1t is a chapter of finding. John the
I
and points him out to his two discip
They 70 low after him, and themselves
personally find him. as Andrew says
I'VE have found tho Messiah. AID
he first fndeth his own brothe' ST.
mon." Why, first" Pcrhal tecause
he loved his brothe m st, next TO the
New Friend. Per APPS because Peter
needed him, he knew. Perhaps, after
a |, just because Simol was nearest,
tHe first che he met after the great
divulgence. Suppose we tell the next
man, aud the next and the next. Then
Jesus findeth Philip, and Philip, in
turn, findeth Nathaniel. 1t looks as If,
in this latter case Is least, it was q de-
llberate seeking and finding. Suppose
we each go out an look up some
moody, needy Nathaniel and tell him
10 Us is here.
Hints and Illustrations.
Preach Christ, teach Christ / ct
him be eXa' ted in this Lesson. Bri g
other disciples 10 him. Io5e sight OF
self and get behinl the cross. ct the
pupils in the class see no man save
Jesus only" and then follow him This
is what John was doing here, strange
thing-sending men away from him
self At the outset we see him stand
ing with two of his disciples, his own
cherished disciples no doubt. Straight
way he says Behold the Lamb of
Cod" and the next moment his dis
ciple5 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 nvers alton in his house at
Lake George with Rev. Joseph Parker
Of London, who was conducting family
worship. Coming to the Iassage 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 mo-
ment and answered: "My interpreta.
ton of the passage would DO TO simply
paraphrase 1t 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
distinct. And does it lot give us
pause?
How ardent those first disciples how
prompt they were to SPEAK for their
Master, to work for him to praise and
glcrify him! Why should this fervency
of devotion and this zeal of service
ever abate? The converted lad tegan
to witness at Cnce. ard 10 sing and
speak for his Redeemer. Father,
why don't you take part more?" 20
my sen, never mind me. I'm estab.
lishe J." Out in the woods Trey were
hauling timber. All at once the lead
horse baked, would not move a pace.
Said the father, little testify, aSon,
what's the matter with the horse"
Quoth the son, pleas antly, but per-
sistently, do e know, father, per-
haps he's established"
Next / esson The First Miracle Of
Jesus" John ii. Ill.