Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-11-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON Y, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER.
NATIONAL SERIES. NOV. 4.

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1-5-1Eemory Verses, 3-5-Golden Text,
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I %. And il came to y,ass that He vent
/ through the eornfields on the Sabbath day.
j and His diSciuics began, as they went. 10
plilck the ears of corn. In Nath. xii. Il il
I is written that His disciples were hungry.
SO that we must bear in mind that theirs
was an actual bodily need to 10 supp,ie.i.
/ He himself was Outlines hungry and weary
4 tMath. iv, 2; xxi, is; John IL, 81. and tho
! disciple must be content Co be as His mas
ter John XIV, 20l. If we suffer, We shall
also reign with Him Oh Tim. ii, le). In
our abundance we are apt to forget Him,
and He Outlines proves Us to see IL we are
relying on Him or on our circumstances
| (Delt viii. 9; Gen. xii, -.
s4. And the Pharisees said unto Him.
Behold, why do they ON the sabbath day
that which is not lawfuls'' The Pharisees
We're a class of religious people not vet ex-
tinct, who were full of talk, but lacking in
deeds, except when their deeds would
bring them praise OF men. They were
hypocrites and whited sepulchers. fair ont
wardly, but all unclcan within (Math.
xiii, 8. 3, "a, Isl. We may be sure that
He who said, Remember tho Sabbath
day to keep it hely," would in no sense
transgrcss His own commandment nor lead
others to do it. These hypccrites make me
think of captain on a ferryboat whom
saw collecting fares one Lords day and
at the same time finding fault with man
for whistling the air of a sacred song.
25 "And He said unto them. Have We
never read what David did when he had
need and was an hungered, he and they
that were with Eifnfn / believe there is
an analogy in Scripture for about every
event in life that can come to any one.
Jesus, being full of the word. know inst
how and when to apply it; hence we so
often hear Him saving. ut is written.
Have We never readsv How many church
members would hang their heads in shame
If He should ask them, ssHaye ye never
readf"
&c. How he went into the house Of Ged
in the days of Abiahar, the high priest,
and did eat the shcw bread, which is not
lawful to cat, but for the priests. and gave
also to them, which were with them"
In Math xii, d, 7, IIc cites also the CON
duct of the priests in the temple ON the
Sabbath dny and quotes from Hos. vi, 6.
Il will have mercy and not sacrifice. .
An outward apparent disobedience does
not always spring from a spirit of dis
obedience and the Lord always looketh
upon the heart. He reads our motives
and reckons with us accordingly. He
weigheth actions and spirits IL sam. ii,
8; PROV. xvi, y. Behind an outward con
fornity He often sees a spirit of rebellion.
Let Us be 2mbitious to do right in His
sight who ssadeth hearts
81. And He said unto them, The Sab
bath was made for man, and not man for
the Sabbath, This sentence is found
only in Mark in this incident. 1t is the
gospel of service and every servant of
God is to serve God every day, but one
day in seven is specially set aDart for man
that on that day he NAV wholly and pc
cuiiarly delight himself in the Lord and
thus be refreshed for the work of tho 9th.
or days. Man is not a slave Of the Sab
bath, bu5 the Sabbath is for bis special
benefit and JOY, not to enjoy himself Elsa.
lviii, 13. f4), but that he NAV delight
himself in the Lord and thus learn to ride
upon the high places of the earth.
2s. sThorefore the Son of man is Lord
also of the Sabbath This statement Is
also found both in Matthew ana Luke.
All things were made by Him and for
Him. Ii is His day. He is the maker IF
it and the proprietor OF il. He gave il to
us that we might tho better rlorify Him
and enjoy Him. He certainly has right
to tell US what He would like done with
His own property. When we, too, BY faith
in Him become His property and truly
call Him Lord, then the day and the REQ.
pie being all His and for His pleasure He
will surely be glorifiea in them. The Sc.
cret of rest and victory is found in being
able to say from the heart. Thou art wor.
thy, O Lord, and l am for Thy pleasure
Grew. iv, III.
iii. /. And He entered again into the
synagogue. and there was i. man there
which had wHhercd hand.p In Luke vi,
6, it is written that this was on another
Sabbath, ana that He was teaching in the
synagogue. 1t would seem, then, that
He was always found in the synagogue on
the Sabbath day and ready to read and
teach as opportunity offered These syn
agogues were not the most spiritual places
in the world, for the service was very
formal, yet it was His custom to be there.
2. ssAnd they watched Him whether He
would heal him en- the Sabbath day, that
they might accuse Him. What odd kind
of people did 90 to church on Sabbath
days Icing ago, and He knew lust what
kind of people they were. Yet He went
too. Well, He must have had more grace
than many Of His followers nowadays.
Yet it is written that tif any man have
not the spirit of Christ he is none of
His tRom. viii. 81. Why should they
want to accuse Him when He never did
any harm 10 any. but always went about
doing good? They must have been related
to one who is called ..the accuser of the
brethren fRev. xii, IO).
8. "And He saith unto the man which
had the withcred hand. Stand forth. .
Luke says, He knew their thoughts
1mkc vi ~ IL will ,yreativ holm ms if we