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a Scholarly Exposition Of the Lesson
Thoughts worthy Of Calm Rsnsction--
Half IN Hours Study Of the seripsurss--
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Half m Hours study Of the scripeurss--
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Lesson for July 30.
GOLDEN TExr.--And Jesus increased IN,
Weldon and stature, and In favor with God
The subject of this lesson Is "The-
Youth OF Jesus" and Is found in Luke
2: 4O-52. In the lesson we are given
just little glimpse into the home-life
OF Jesus of Nazareth. Enough to let
us see the piety, loyalty, and devotion
that was there. Thank God for the
sweet vision. Surely all homes, all
Christian homes at least, ought to be
these Scripture sentences.
The child grew" The natural de-.
velopment of the Christ child. He
came to himself In apprehension and
growth like any ordinary youth. only
that self was vastly greater than the
ordinary. He was God manifest in
the flesh. He "waxed strong" Liter
ally, he kept getting stronger, he kept,
on growing The word increased at
verse fifty-two signifies he cut his way
through, Jesus needed to guard and
guide his life, just as any mortal
would need to do in oder to get
the most and best out of it. He
was allied with wisdom" The intel
lectual kept pace with the physical-"a
sound mind In q sound body" This, in
deed, was the strength referred to, for
the Greek stands, He grew strong, be-
ing filed with wisdom. A kind of
strength much needed to-day. "The
grace OF God was upon h m," i. e.: the
manifested favor OF God. He was the
ideal youth, the perfect young man.
AS such he should be held up before
the rising generation. Be like the
boy Christ. He was what God ap-
proved.
Now his parents went to Jerusalem
every year." A lesson to parents. Go
to church regularly, take the boys.
along. Train up a child in the way
he should CO." Indeed parent and
child should always train together.
Set the right example before the
young. Go to Sunday school with
them; take them to church with you.
There is no Christian or ecclesiastical
reform more needed. At IL Christ.
first went up to the temple as a r, cog
niled attendant. Thereafter it was
the earthly house OF his soul,
his Fathers house. He was more
than prodigy in the temple.
He was a prophet; And yet
and obey' his parents. He does not
set him elf above them, though even
now in the floods Of wisdom sweeping
in upon him and the growing con-
seriousness of his theanthropic nature,
he might we'll do so. Perhaps there is.
no more moving sentence in all the
lesson than this: He went down with
them and came to Nazareth and was
subject unto them" He wa, always
doing that, coming down.to our level of
thought and action that he might lift
us up to himself, condescending to men
of low estate. He went down with
thcm-it is the epitome OF his life.
HINTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
The boy Christ in the temple: truly
a wholesome lesson for the youth of
to-day. The mother and father seeking
him sorrowing, their sorrow presently
turned into wondering joy-it is what
more than one father and mother have
realized when the hour of conversion
has come. And who would not give
offspring up for the sake of the temple
and the larger. life Of the Fathers
house? Was Christ ever less to Mary?
was she ever less to him? Not the
same, but better. 1t was the lifting up
and broadening Of the lie.
How TO grow. Set high mark, q
bright mark before and press toward"
it. Look up, not down. Lend a hand,
take hold, take part. Here, hold this"
the sailor said to the affrighted passen-.
ger in the storm. 1t was only a u.e-.
less piece of rope, but it gave the man
something to do and saved him from
despair.
They asked the lad how he proved
that there was but one God, and he an.
swered well when he said, There is
only room for one. for the whole earth
and heaven a,e filed with his glory
Worship God, the Father, maker of
heaven and earth.
I'm favor with God and man." Be in.
Gods favor. and ultimately in the ia
vor of all who are God 8. 1t is the be, t.
method of advancement Begin early,
do it now. Whatever il worth doing.
go about it at once. Thi, friend Of
ours has been telling us of young
man who, going in swimming with his.
companions, was taken out of the water.
dead In his pocs ct wa, found card
received at a recent revival meeting,
II resolve, God helping me-" Beside.
the card in the same pocket was q.
sharpened pencil: but the pencil had
not been used, and the blank spaces on.
the card had not been filed out. Doit.
now.
There's a good time coming. boys
Aad many n one mas passed,
For each has had his own good time
And will have to the last.
Then do thy work while fingers youth,
With freshness on Its brow.
Still mindful of life's greatest truth.
The best of times is now.r
Next Lesson The Bapt'sm of Je-
sus." Mark /: Ill.