The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-12-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

The kingdom Of Heaven is at hand Matt 1877.
PLACE IN THE LIFE or CHRIST u toward the
close Of the second year Of Jesus ministry.
INTERVENING EVENTS After Jesus had
spoken to the people the parallels Of which our
last lesson was the first, tho same evening He
sailed across the Sea Of Galilee. Then follow
t) The Shilling OF Tempest, (2) The Restoring
of the Cemoniac OF Gadara, (3) Matthews
Feast, (4) The Raising Of Jairus' Daughter
from the Dead (all recorded in each Of the
first three Gospels). b) Two Blind Men Re-
ceive Sight (Matt).
THE THIRD CIRCUIT OF Galilee was begun
after this, with His disciples, the instructions
for which are given In to-day's lesson. The
second rejection at n. zareth was during the
first part Of this missionary tour.
TIME.--Autumn OF A. d. 20 The tour lasted
ct least through the year.
PLACE.-Some village or town In Galilee.
The exact place is unknown.
LESSON NOTES.
The Workers. ". s. These twelve,
whom He had chosen few months be-
fore on the Mount of Beatitudes, for
special training. For an account of
them see lesson vi. of this quarter.
Sent forth, two by two Mark 6: y,
making six delegations, each going in
its own direction. For the first time
(for Mark says, He began to send') the
apostles are sent out alone to their
work, to train them for the time, only
year and half later, when they
would have to carry on the work with
out the visible presence of their Mos
ter.
They were sent two by two: ~ Be-
cause each would supplement the work
of the other. They would reach diff
ferent classes of minds, and where one
failed the other would be ready with
the right word. (2) They would aid
and encourage one another, keep up
each others courage in time of diff
Guilty, be suggestive of plans, and aid
one anothers warmth and glow of spir-
itual life. with two there is warmth" 1"
(3 Two is the best number. More
would be hindrance, and would be
divisive, while two would accomplish
nearly all that more could do. az This
Is still one true and effective method of
Christian work. Two are more than
twice one.
Their Power and Authority.-(Luke
OIL; Mark 6:7.) 1t is expressly said that
Jesus gave them power and authority"
TO do the work required. "In other
words, He both qualified and author
lied them."-Ellicott. He gave them
the capacity and the right. No evil,
however intrenched in custom, or how
ever powerful, can say to the Chris
tians who seek to destroy it that it is
none OF their business to interfere.
Christ has given them authority, and
it is their business.
The Work. = VS.. So. First, The
sphere Of their labors. Go not into
the way Of the Gentiles. Do not take
any road leading to Gentle popula-
tions. The time had not come for es-
tablishing missions to the Gentiles. A
base Of operations required to be Sc
cured among the jews Preparations
had to be made, within that smaller
circle, for subsequent operations within
the wider circle Of the world at large.
Morrison.
And into any city of the Samaritans
enter We not" They could pass through
Samaria to Judea, but were not to stop
andpreach. Two reasons are apparent,
though none are declared by Christ
himself; first, because, If the Twelve
had begun by preaching the Gospel to
the Gentiles, they would have intensi-
fed the Jewish prejudices against it,
and SO closed the door to the Jewish
hearts; second, because they did not
themselves understand the universally
of the Gospel till long after; and If
they had attempted to preach it to the
Gentiles, they would have inevitably
become preachers of the Jewish law,
and made at best only converts to re-
formed Judaism.-Abbott. A third
reason is, that the Jewish nation were
the soil, prepared for many generations
by GODS training, for the good seed Of
the Gospel Here It could most easily
take root, and thence He spread abroad
tRsodsa s e Rsy she were
Second, Preaching. Z. Preach, say
ing, the Kingdom Of Heaven is at hand"
The King had come; He had brought
with Him the laws and principles OF
the Kingdom. The way was being
prepared by which men could most
easily enter the Kingdom and enjoy all
its blessedness. The Kingdom really
came at the crucifxion and resurrec-
tion of Christ and the day Of Pentecost.
1T was their office in this mission to
raise an expectancy, and so prepare
II sassssysrias Nsy t., .ssrsssI: which Christ
Third, Works Of Mercy. 8. Heal
the sick," etc. They were to do as
Christ had done, give visible proof OF
the benefcence OF the Gospel, and at
tract men to its spiritual blessedness by
means OF its TEMPORAL effects.
Note ~ the Apostles were TO 60 in
pairs Mark CD; (2) they were to min
lister to both body and soul Tvs. z, 81;
(3) were to preach in the towns and
villages, while Christ continued His
ministry in the cities Compare Luke
0:6 with Matt. 11:D; l4) were to preach
only to the Jews Tvs. s, O; and % in
their ministry were to follow the ex-
ample and adopt the habits Of the an
cient prophets.-Abbott.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
Those can do most, and are oftenest
cent to this work. who have lived