Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-10-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
AN INTERESTING AND INsTRUC-
TIVE LESSON.
Reflections Of an Elevating Character
Wholesome Food for Thought Study
ing tho scriptural Lesson IntelligentIy
and Proatably.
Lesson for October as.

and ProHtably.
Lesson for October 20.
GOLDEN TEXT -1Ihe son of man hath
power on earth to forgive sins "-Marh
q: 10
This lesson. found in Mark 2: LIP,
has for its subject "A Paralytic
Healed" Christ in the house; Christ
at home" What q gracious, what :
glorious opportunity! l. word came
to us that the President of these United
States was in the house ready to re-
ceive us all, or that the Queen of Greai
Britain was at home" to us, how glad
ly we would avail ourselves Of the
privilege granted. But here it is said
that the Son of God, King Of kings
Lord OF lords, is in the house to give
audience to all who will come, nay
more, to lavish blessings on all who
apply. Will not all men hasten dowr
Capernaum street this day to the hum
BILE Toof where the trince of life is tt
be found' Let our feet join the throne
to-day. Sick, lame, burdened, come
"The great Physician now is here, the
sympathizing Jesus"
Again he entered into Capernaum.
Another chance for tho city. Jesus ha:
returned. He is here to-day. 1T was
noised that he was in the house.
What better report to carry 1t va
just this kind of blessed story the an
gels were telling above Bethlehem.
They were noising it through the
heavens that Jesus was in the house
Unto you is born this day in the city
of David a savior which is Christ the
Lord" Then the heavenly noise
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earth, peace, goodwill toward men.
They come unto him bringing one
sick of the palsy, which was borne OF
four" Here in one verse is the work
OF the kingdom of God on earth. "Ont
sick of the palsy" there is the need o
earth. Borne of four" there is the
ministry of saints. Unto him." there
is the great salvation in our midst
And here is the heart OF the gospel
the meaning of our Savior life :or
earth: THAT We may know that the
Son of man hath power on earth tC
forgive sins he saith to the sick Of the
palsy, say unto thee, arise, and take
up thy bed and go thy way into thine
house" The key-text OF Mark might
also be named the key-text of Christ,
life. 1t tells us the meaning of the
miracle and the mission of the life
Jesus came here to save, to save to the
uttermost and to prove by all he sale
and did that "in him was life, apC
that mo man cometh unto the Father
but by him" His saving works say
the same thing still.
Hints and Illustrations.
Be litt' o more demonstrative abou
the great salvation. Noise it abroad
that he is in the house. Make a noise
about it that Jesus is here TO save; let
all men know that the Christ has
come. Let the bells in the steeples
make holy noise, let lips take up the
message in the home and in the Office
let the noise of Fastening feet upor
the thoroughfares tell that the Savior
is come and he Is 10 be found at ST
mons house to-day. Do not be afraiC
of little more earnestness or enthu
siasm. What are those men surgins
and shouting and gesticulating for IL
the wheat pit? The telegraph instru
ment has registered q fall of one
fourth Of a cent in last years cereal
Here is free salvation offered. shall
we show no eaqerness? Noise it abroad
The Society of Four. Why not have
such an organization-many of them,
"Philip and Andrew" societies. Win
one" societies are good. But some
times it takes more than one or two
Some are so sick and helpless, so ia,
gone, that thev must be "borne o
four" hour will accomplish it often
times when two will not. Our friend
was tel ing US the other day how hi.
company of young friends were band
ing themselves together to, as it were
lay siege to souls. Onewould invite Il
the meetings, another would write 6
letter, another send card. another
perhaps call. The man might say
thank you to the first invitation. ge,
mad at the second, say they near
business" at the third. I'll go" at the
last. And so he comes in presently
"borne Of four.
They broke up the roof to get the
man to Jesus: spoi ed good housetop,
less dainty and precise. Break up an
orderly congregation to save a soul.
Spoil a good sermon to get sin-sick
a bad sermon the good father was
preaching there at the old Wayne
Street Church, Dayton, Ohio, wnen
the man stood up and broke it right In
two in the middle as he cried in agon-
lied accents, pray for me" We sons
in the ministry might we'll yearn for
such interruptions. Let the service
and the sermon GO: save a soul
That was lively meeting. 1t was
lively, first of all, with criticism.
Never mind. It has been well said that
the best and sweetest apples are on the
tree around which most clubs are
found. 1t was lively with the preach
ing OF gospel Of life and power. That
was sensational preaching of the right
sort when our Lord stood up and said
in Q power OF the Highest: son. thy
sins be forgiy en- thee. And certainly
the was life there when, in answer
to the word Of authority from Christ's
lips, "Arise.' the palsied man took up
his bed and went forth tefore them all.
Meetings OF power Wa need to-day.
Charles Yatman has well said that
"propriety is the grave of power" and
of all crimes the worst Is to "kill a
meeting" God Is not the God OF the
dead-dead meetings. God is the God
of life and power. Bring God into the
meeting. Let the people feel his pres
enoe. Set them again to saying: I'VE
never saw IL on this fashion" And 80
may God be "g,orified"
Next Lesson-"Jesus Lord of the
Mark 2: 23-25; 3: 1-j.