The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-11-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFUL,
CONSIDERED.
A Scholarly Exposition Of the Lesson
Thoughts Worthy OF Calm ReHeclion--
Half an Hours Study of the Scripture
Time Wen Spent.
Lesson for November IL.

ordained you. that you should go an
bring forth fruit John 49, 10.
The Twelve Chosen" is the subj4
OF this lesson, which is found in Ma
3: Clio. The scene is in the mountain
the Sermon on the Mount, as Ii
called, which will be taken up on II
next Lords day, being really pr
nounced from the foot of the m 0unta
Immediately afte-. AMI yet both o
dination and sermC were given as
were with the mountain for a pulp
! What q pla of pure a and OF powe
| Out from the prom ontory OF the hill
! Christ looked on the wide field OF souls
and, like skillful general, dispatched
his captain, and leaders for uni ersa
conquest Cus from the reservoir1a1
thu hills flowed streams of refreshing
water for all the thirsty plains. Back
to this hill of the Lord we may tracef
all lines of mercy and of truth, h ist's'
mountain of outlook and inlC ok.
And the Phari ees went forth"
! What for? To take counsel how they
might destroy him. So went Judas Of
old. And it was right from the pres
ence o, infinite love and tenderne IS. 1t
was just after his feet were wiped with
the towel about Christ's loins that
Judas went out to betray him. 1t WAS
! just after Christ's merciful healing of
the POOR man with the withered hand
that the Pharisees here went out to
seek to destroy the Lord .esus. Such
is the hardness, the brutality OF the
/ human hea t. The dice-rattling ko-~
mans at the foot of the cross did no
/ worse.
Jesus withdrew himself with his
di clip es TO the sea Thank God, it
wa no further. Good oc, aston he had
to withdraw himself to the skies, from
whence he me. proclaiming mau I'M
worthy of such sacrifice and love as lie
was rende ing in a lost worlds b. h llf.
SEQ ned and scoffed at and spit upon,
why did he not iurl hi back uron un-
atelul man? 1t was love. "Herein
is 10 e, not that we loved God but that
God loved us, kept on loving Us.
spite of all. Christ Withdrawals were
all for mercys sake. He retired to
that mountain by the sea for two main
purposes a. To fit his S III the better
to meet such ills and to get ready, by
divine communion. to return to sinful
man again; ~ to instruct his disci-
ples so that after cruel men lad done
their wort with him and hung him on
the tree there should still be those on
earth who should spread the good
news Of his salvation and carry on his
great WORK for lost souls.
"A great multi ude' went out after
him. Tne people we q ever with the
! Christ, seeking see and hear him,
though tickle and chang full enough
TO shout &C ucify him. at the last.
The multitude st Iva IS ID hear about
Christ. Let them but be Re suaded
that it is CHI ist an no. man that is
being held up, AM they will tnrong
our tempt -. we verify be ieve. to-day.
There that about the Ma .arene that
attracts universal at ention. And il
te fled up will aw all men unto
me. 1t is tn, best policy for the pull
pit Christ himself "go5 tn up into q
mountain" Let US follow him there.
Let us heed the cal he sends cut. In
sense and in a measure he calls
ali who Bale on him to come
to him tod TO his ordinat on
to the work. The discirle who sits
at the Master feet is to be an apostle
t)carry t G message to others. Thus
shall the king ION come. He ordained
the twelve" They were a kind CT
model twelve or first fruits. A special
work belonged to them, a, v. 10 indi
catej.
Hints and Illustrations.
See h Christs as sertion of his di-
vine authority and power drives all
men to declaration and ends them
here and there openly in their lines OF
moral tendency. Christ declares him
self, as recorded in the last lesson, to
be Lord of the Sabbath, and he heals
the man with the withered haad, and
now, straightway, as if an exl lesion
had taken place, see the swift lines OF
do, a.,
to his own place. The "Pharisees
went forth" to seek to destroy him, the
disciples went forth t. cling the closer
to him; Jesus himself went forth into
mountain to pray, and the great null
titude has gone forth to follow alter
him and see his works an hear his
words. Christ brings all hearts to the
test.
let there be kind of ordination day
with us all. Come up into the noun
tain with Jesus, and there be given
current and commi sion. From this
retired elevation receive spiritual
power and direction; be aunched upon
the waters of life with trong mott
and momentum-in a word, let Christ
lay his hand on you and send you forth
n-day. Conservation is twofold, mans
dedication and Gods dedication. Self
devotion amounts to much or little,
according as we are conscious of the
divine call and ordination behi1d it all.
Cone to the mount for spiritual en-
1uement. Cha les Kinney used to say
that there was Just as much obligation
TO obey the command, BE I'll ed with
the Spirit" as to respond TO the word,
Repent and be baptized" Spiritual
power is the great need of the church
Ia every age. nduement of the
SPIRIT should be sought to day with all
diligence. 1t is well to hold occasional
conference on the HI " Spirit, but it is
better to have simple meetings
where direct petition is made for the
power fro God over and above all hui
man requirements.
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