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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THOUGHTS WORTHY OF. CALM
REFLECTION.
A Pleasant, Interesting. and Instructive
Lesson, and Where 1t May he Found
A Learned aud Concise Review Of tho
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Lesson for July ~.
The fight into Egypt Is the topic
under consideration In this lesson, the
subject matter being found in Matt. ::
1873.
Egypt is the scene CT the lesson.
The gospel light shines far AMI sends
q beam to penetrate. the darkness of
the far land OF the Nile. The path Of
the Son OF man reaches at the very
outset to the Gentiles. Like David
Joseph was saying, Teach me thy
way, o God, and hence the Spirit 8
intimation leading the feet Of the holy
family to the domain Of the Pharaohs.
But God was there. Angel custody
by the way; angel welcome every
whore. Isaiah said 1t rightly for all,
led of the Lord-@Thy watchman shall
lift up the voice." May Jesus find his
way into many an Egypt heart, and all
the watchmen sing together.
Golden Text--@i he Lord shall preserve
thy going out and. thy coming in."-Ps
Points In the Lesson.
Warned OF God in dream" Foth
the wise men and Joseph were given
these neat emily intimations. Herod had
not counted on such an alliance for
those he would deceive or destroy. If
God be for us who can be against u.s."
In Hebrews XII. we read of Noah
warned OF God" Instructed in the
thought of it. Joseph and Noah we. Q
under divine tutelage. Such q school
master to lead us to Christ have we.
What else are the law and the propl-
cts? The meek, aquiescent Joseph,
he is one of the most beautiful figures
of all the New Testament groups.
Here being warned of God, without
word, he silently arises and departs.
Such promptness in answer to the
divine behest is comedy. 1t means
faith, nothing more.
Out of Egypt have called my Son.
1t is out of Egypt that the church is
always being called, olt of Egypt the
Christ spirit is always coming. Egypts
of bondage, Egypts OF darkness,
Egypts OF incompleteness, out of such
places the kingdom keeps coming and
coming. -
. They are dead which sought tho
young child's life." In very truth, and
the young child lives on. Prosecutions
have their day and pass into history.
In Rama and elsewhere is weeping
and lamcntation. The church OF
Jesus Christ abides, and the spirit
that it was sought to quench lives and
burns on stronger than ever. Herod
dies; Christ never. HE shall be called
Nazarene." A kind of play on words.
Nazer was the word applied to holy,
consecrated soul. 1t did not mean an
inhabitant Of Nazareth, but devoted
life, the scene of his consec alton be-
sx.v ,x,kD 20 IT,
ut least, suggested the character of his
life.
Hints and Illustrations.
AS with a sermon, so with a lesson,
one, thought well-lodged, is enough.
What better thought than this, out of
the lesson-the grace OF God: God is
able to make all grace abound toward
you" said Paul. But suppose there
should be new and unexpected de ciop.
ments? He giveth more grace" says
James. And, SO covering every posi-
BILE contingency, the Lord himself
says: my grace is sufficient for you.
How beautifully this is ILL., u .trated in
the earthly life OF Jesus.
One of the masters has pictured the
holy family on the way down to Egypt
and pausing amid its idol temples to
rest. In the shadows of one of the
great, open sanctuaries OF old Egypt
Mary is sitting and nursing the infant
Christ, at the same time locking up
with strange, wondering light in her
eye, at the goddess in stone holding
her tabled son in her arms. Even thus
in the rude Cushite figures she catches
faint angelic mess a ,es and prep iecies
of a coming Deliverer such as keep her
heart pondering.
Something for the children. Jesus
was, we may believe, like any other
child in his mental and physical growth
into manhood, only that manhood was
the man Christ Jesus. What now. was
Christ's first conscious recollections OF
the earth pilgrimage Wa, it not
PROBABLY connected with this first
journey made Egypt-ward? Look back
into your own life. What is the earli-
est item of memory? More than likely
it was some time when father or
mother said Come" and strange,
long journey was taken to some distant
place. This lad of ours is making his
first visit to tho sea-shore. Just now
let of surf when the waves have all at
his ankles. The account he renders to
his mother is to the effect, child
fashion, that he didn't know the ocean
was so near to the land" A new and
never to-be forgotten experience. That
TIP down to Egg. t and presently hack
to Judea and Ma ,areth, how did it
seem to the child Jesus. 1t is at lea
a pleasant sub. ect for Imagination.
Next Lesson-"The Youth of Jesus.
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