Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-12-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON X, FOURTH QUARTER, M
TERNATlONAL SERIES, DEC. 9.

DRY Verses, 11-15-GOldCu Text Luke
Will 11-Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ,
stcarns.
4. And when much people wcrc gath
cred together and were come to Him ont
of every city lie spakc by parable" In
Math. xiii, 2, and Mark iv, /, it is written
that lie sat in n ship, and the multitude
stood ON the shore while He taught them
In Math. xiii, /, it is said that He went
out of the house and sat by the seaside
This going out Of the house may be sug-
gcstivc of His turning from the house of
Israel because of their turning against
Him, for we read in Math. xii, II, that
they held II council to destroy Him, and
it was not till after this that they were
taught by parallels. The light is never
taken from those who are willing to re
cevc it,
.. "A sowcr went out to SOW his seed,
and as hc sow mo fell by the waysldc,
and it was II down, and the fowls
of the air dcy, it," In verses ana
u we have lIs own explanation OF
Jcrsc b and will therefore take them here
and so ON through the lesson Tho seed is
the word of God. In Pct i, %, it is called
incorruptiblc seed which livcth and abid-
eth forever In Math. xiii, 81, He that
y II.
but in the next verse the good seed is the
children OF the kingdom.
6. 4And some fell upon rock, and as
soon as it was strung up it withcred away
because it lacked MOISTURE Matthew
and Mark say it Lad not much earth and
withCrcd when the sun was up because it
had no root
b. Here is the explanation of the seed
on the rocky soil Compare Math. xiii,
20, II, and Mark iv, IT, I. These church
gocrs receive the word with joy, possibly
talk it over on the way home and ut the
dinner table, hut some one says something
against the preacher, SANDER OLD or now,
or perhaps one says that higher criticism
has disposed of the whole passage which
the preacher spoke from, and the founda-
ton of his remarks is thus swept away.
Or perhaps next day in the store or Office
the nearer talks of the good sermon of yes
tcrday and is laughed at by his fellows,
vino want to know when he turned his
back on them and how soon he intends to
depart for the foreign field. Thus he is
offended, and satan conqucrs
:. And some fell among thorns, and
the thorns Sprang up with it and chokcd
it. Mark is, Z, says it yielded no fruit.
II. This verse, with Math xiii, %, ard
Mark iv, is, 10, gives light on the thorny
ground hearers. These seemed to be really
saved people. The failure with them is
fruit not salvation The cares and riches
and pleasures of this life, with the lusts
of other things, choke the word, and they
bring no fruit to perfection. There arc
many who think that if they can only
mako sure OF heaven that is everything,
and having received Jesus as their Saviour
/ thr, nrn hardened with business ar bn,.sn-
Mia rnrc. ar carried yvnv win nlnn.,,rcs
ar otnnt things. ~ studios ar n,ir.,Iit. If
v,,inus kinds G'hrv ,cccut .Ir.,,. 81. Saw.
io,r hut not as Lard Tbrv rvrnrt to
cr,,vn Him ord nf all whom tI,nl, cor to
hnu,nn Inn Luo,,. n,tbinonf If bcrn irtov
urn described in Cor iii III ns lu.i,,,,
thri,. work, and savrd as Inv a fire Tnrv
AFRO mar nIidtu,, i'm Him far fr,,it h,.,,i,',
and Nould he ashamed if He sho,ld conn
Il .Iohn ii. o.. .Iuhn XIV
And othor f,l ON GOOD rrniind and
s,,ron,, M, ANA hnre Truman bnndrndf,ld
And when He had said these 1.iinos me
cried. He that hath ears to hear let him
hear. NIutthc,y and Mark saw thnt tins
seed hrouybt forth some thirty. some sixt,
and soma :, hI,ndrcdfold
T., This with Nluth Xiii On and NTnrl
tx 20 le,.vrs II. i'm no do,Ibt rs tnv .rn
,nnnnt IN, rho o,nd o,,,,nd Tho l.,,..t
and GOOD heart must Indicate the new
L,,rt hnrn from ubnvo. winch was nrobn
INV also i'm fine last class of hearers Thpsc
brar the word ana receive il ana keen il
md with uu,ienro Lrinn forth fr,,it to I'm,
nr,,i.r,f Ills name who redcenoth tbcm
WhiI, all true hcllcvers arepuuillly snncti-
fnd i'm Christ Inv His one. otirrin,r tHrh
In1n if i counIlv truc tbnt we orr
d,ilv I..i,,s, .,,u,titipd ~ IN our dnilv Iir.
bv Ills word Of truth 1Jobn xvii. ~. An
(od's deafness with His ncoule arn i'm mr.
dor Than th,,y may hear moro frIit. for He
j. clarified whom we hear much fruit ,.Iohn
Nv l. ~, Totbis end we must remember
that 'J,,.,,s slid in his connection .,,Nith-
oIt Me or, i.nrt from Me We can do notb-
inn - ,r -. in Ia. xiv DTrnn, Mo i.
thT fruit found - If we ns bplirvcrs
nvrr md ourselves trving ia abide or t,v.
i,,,, ~ hrar fr,,it we m,S Inc surn thnt W.
mo NOT right for onirtIv rs the hrnnch
nI.ilc. in Tho Zinc and as uuictlv ns tho
VIVA hn.,rs r,r,it thrn,lgh its hrnnchrs "a
1,,intIv ,,ill Gud Lv Ills Snirit hn,r f,,,ir
,L,r,,,'.h NC In Tos,,s, mama ,vLnn ,vo .,,.o