Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-03-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII. FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
RATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 81.


go Commentary by the Rev. d. II.
stearns-
LESSON John the Baptist Beheaded
mark vi, l7-20) Golden text, Math. x. rs,
aFear not them which kill the body, but
are not able TO kill the soul. Here we
see the mystery Of the sufferings OF the
righteous through the hatred of the wick
ed, as in the case of Joseph at the hands
Of his brethren and the wife of Potiphar
David from his own son, Absalom; Daniel
and jeremiah from their enemies; the
apostles from the Christ hating Jews, and
Jesus Himself from those for whom He
laid down His life. The times of these
things are still ON and the need to re-
member His words: Fear none Of these
things Be thou faithful unto death
(Rey. ii. 10).
LESSON II.-Feeding the Five Thousand
Mark vi, 3o-44} Golden text, Luke i.
SO, '.He hath filled tho hungry with good
things" II the last lesson taught US to
endure patiently. even unto death. for His
sake, this teaches rs to place ourselves
unrcservedly in His hands that He may
nso us to feed the pcrishing multitudes
who have no bread of life We are not to
liht L lAtlis INV vi WIN WHat II
may be done, but simply look to Him who
knows what He will do and how He will
do 1T.
LESSON IiI.-Christ the Bread of Life
(John vi, 25-a5) Golden text, John vi,
81, ssHe gave them bread from heaven to
cat" The mamma from heaven, the water
from the rock, the serpent upon the pole,
the morning and evening burnt Offering
70. J. 81 I.t as.A
its ritual all spako Of Him. Apart from
Him there is no life, but in Him are life
and Joy and peace and all true welfare
for timo and eternity.
LESSON IV.-The Great Confession
tMath. xvi. 1920 Golden text, Math.
xvi, i6, Thou art the Christ, tho Son Of
tho living God y Tho one question for
every individual that rises mountain high
In Importance above all other questions is,
What think ye of Christ? We talk about
the weather and the crops, the tariff and
the labor troubles, the fashions and amuse-
ments and are all the while drawing near
err TO an eternity the happiness or misery
of which depends upon our present esti.
mate of and relation to the Lord Jesus
Christ 1t is either pity self and reject
Him or deny self and receive Him.
TX, 2s-36). Golden text, Math. xvii, g.;
This is my beloved Son, in whom l am
we'll pleased Hear ye Him" II does not
look attractive to take up the cross and
die to self and all the pleasures and enjoy
ments Of this sinful world, and perhaps
literally die to crafty some ungodly per
son as John the Baptist did and james
and many others. But there is another
eli Ia 60 HIN and an f1fnxva
seen arc only for a little while There Is
an eternity Of glory for the righteous who
die to self and of torment for the unright-
eous, who live for self.
LESSON vI-Christ and the Children
(Math. xviii, La Golden text, Math.
xviii, IA, 1T is not the will of your Father
which is in heaven that one of these little
ones should perish. The way to the king
dom and the eternity of glory is here set
before us in the object lesson of the little
child who came to Jesus when called Tho
little child came without doubtings or
reasonings and trustingly let Jesus take
him up and set him In the midst. Whom
We thus trustfuIly come at His call and
commit ourselves unto Him, we become
! children of God and come under special
angelic care
LESSON VII.-The Good Samaritan
duke x, 25-37). Golden text, Lev. xix,
Is, Thou shalt love thy neiehbor as thy
self The law, although holy and just
and good, cannot give life, for we all come
short of its requirements through the sin
/ fitness and weakness of the flesh.
LESSON VIII.-Cbrista and the Man Born
Blind John tx, 1-ll). Golden text, John
tx, 8, II am tho light of the world" Ev-
cry sinner Is like this poor blind man,
| blind from birth, not through any special
sin of our parents, but through Adam.
II we know that we are only poor blind
beggars, then Jesus stands ready to open
our eyes and cause us to see, but If, while
blind we insist on thinking that we can
see and talk about things Of which we
know nothing, as II we could see, then we
arc fools indeed and hopelessly blind.
/ There is moro hope for pubiicans and har-
| lots who know they are sinners than for
| the self righteous.
LESSON IX.-The Raising of Lazarus
| (John XII, 3o-45). Golden text, John XII,
| 20, Il am the resurrection and the life. -
| AS hopeless as was the case of Lazarus,
dead and buried and corrupting, so utterly
| hopeless is the case of every sinner apart
/ from the power of God, but there is moth.
/ ing bOO uu1h iOI WIZ llAtaQt Nilt tttttN
en- and the earth. This same Jesus who
could open the eyes of one born blind and
bring to life ono who was four days buried
| Is able TO save to the uttermost all who
| come unto God by Him.
| LESSON X.-The Rich Young Ruler
| MARK K, 17-27) Golden text Math. vi,
SO, Seek We first thekingdom Of God. +" In
this lesson we have one Of the great hin
/ 4. Al -
He can give sight to poor blind bcggar
| or life to dead, corrupting body, but He
cannot do anything for one who has life
and sight and riches, which insnare and
entangle him and come between his soul
and God. Better to be empty and depend
ent as the child, wounded and helpless rs
the man who fell among thieves, blind as
| the poor beggar or dead as Lazarus than
| rich and self righteous as this young ruler
LESSON XI.-Zaccheus, the Publican
| duke xix, ! 100. Golden text, Luke xix,
10, THE Son of Man is come to seek and
to save that which was lost" Although
the rich young ruler did not receive Christ,
here is rich publican who did The ruler
| was the one to be coveted for the church,
some would think, while the publican was
! not SO desirable, even though rich, but the
Lord seeth not as man seeth, and His
choice is often very unlike what ours
would be- Sec Samuel looking upon Eliab
and read carefully Sam. xvi, 8, Z. Mark
well the substantial evidences of Zaccbeus'
/ sincerity and remember that faith without
works is dead, being alone. When Jesus Is
I truly received, He win live His life in us.
Lesson 1.-THE Mission Of the Seventy
! duke x, 1-9). Golden text, Luke K, 2
| pray ye. therefore, the Lord Of the har
vest, that He would send forth laborers into
His harvest" The field is the world, and
I out Of all nations in this field tho Spirit Is
| gathering bride for the Father only Son.
Willing hearJed men and women are tho
I instruments whom the Spirit uses to gath.
or out this eject body. The lnfallible aud
God hrcathea word Is the all sufficient
equipment for every Spirit filled worker
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