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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
APRIL %.
Lesson Text: "The Lords SUPPER"
Mark XIV, 12-26-Golden Text:
Luke XIII, 19-Com-
mentary.

mentary.
IL. AS have recently read and proflted by
q sermon by Rev. A. G.. Brown, of London.
upon portion Of this lesson entitled Find
ing 1t as He Said, 1t is probable that some
Of the Spirits suggestions to him may here
be found. 1t Is the last night uefore the
crucilxioD. The city Jerusalem, the holy
city, is full of people, for only In the chosen
city can the passover lambs be slain and the
feast kept. Notice the disciples question,
"Where wilt Thou?" Think Of Saul's ques-
ton, "What wilt Thou have me to do?" and
let our hearts be ever saying, Where.
Lord!" what, Lord?" and never lean to our
own understanding.
IS. "He Immediately sends two with def
mite instructions, and yet such as required
great faith on their part. He loves to be
trusted and will surely guide all who are
willing to be guided (Ps xxxii., 8; lisa. XXX,
21; Xviii, 17). But see how it is only a
step at a time, and consider the foretold
events Of one day N Sam. x, ID. They
knew the way to the city. All was plain thus
far. Then OF all who should pass them or
meet them they were to look for man COM
ing toward them bearing pitcher Of water,
and without hesitation they were to follow
him.
IL. Lucy W6Ec uOL lOlu W Spcuh W tllO lllhh
with the pitcher, but simply follow him into
the house and speak to the good man Of the
house concerning the room in which to eat
the passover. The fact that they were to say
to him, 1.-THE Master saith" shows that the
owner of the house was a disciple. Jesus
would not use the property Of one who was
not.
Is. We would like to know more Of this
man and this room. between whom and the
Master there seemed to be such perfect un-
derstanding and harmony of spirit.
16. With unquestlon1ng obedience they
went forth from Him to do His bidding, and
they found everything just as He had said
they would. 1t always has been and always
will be so, for whatever else may fall or
change or pass away the word Of the Lord Is
sure, and it standeth forever.
II. "And in the evening He cometh with
the twelve" Never was such q passover kept
before, for this Immediately preceded the full
fllment Of all passovers, as on the morrow
for U.S." Have We, like the good man OF this
house, room for Jesus2 And are all our pos
; sessions at His disposal2 Are we like the
two disciples looking for His guidance? And
do we recognize His hand in all the events OF
life? If 80, it is we'll.
49, Before Jesus announced that one OF
them should betray Him 1t would seem from
John xiii. that He had washed their feet and
had taught them thus to do for each other.
Think OF His washing the feet OF Judas!
How near one may be to Jesus, how much
He may do for one, how many privileges one
may enjoy and yet be lost! 1t will surely be
O fearful thing to have been numbered with
the followers Of Christ and yet not be truly
His
10. It was enough to make them sorrowtul
that one who had companied with them and
had been apparently truly one Of them
should turn out to be only atraitor and hypo-
crite. So clever had the traitor been that 1t
would seem that none OF the others had sus-
pected him. for no one said, 1T must be Ju-
das, Just as we thought" but each said, us
it I?'' So kind had Jesus been that never by
word or look or act had He even limited that
Judas was not sincere
20. "One ftEe twelve that dippeth with
me in the dish" Sitting near to Jesus, eat
ing with Him. called one OF His, acting as
treasurer for His people, preaching In His
| name, perhaps permitted to work miracles In
His name, and yet all the whilea liar. hypo-
| crite, one possessed by the devil Is it any
wonder that the Spirit by Peter exhorts us to
make our calling and election sure (il Peter
| l., 1O). Let US be sure that we have forever
| ceased to look to or in any way trust in the
| flesh, but only and wholly in the merits OF
| the Jesus Christ.
81. Scripture will be fulfilled. The con-
| duct Of Judas was all clearly written out be-
forehand as in Pc. Kill, 9, but that did not
| compel Judas to act as he did. While God
knows beforehand all that will come to pass
and whether men will hear or forbear Geek.
| H., y, and while the spirit OF God strives
with all, at least all who know OF God and His
love, yet all are left free to accept or refuse
! that love.
90 Tha nosaorar fenst heinp concluded
Jesus now Institutes the Lords supper by
first taking bread, and having given thanks
| or blessed 1t He gives them to eat, saying
This is My body which is given for you.
| This do in remembrance OF Me.
%. AS He had done with the bread, so He
| does also with the wine, representing His
blood shed for US, and when we partake OF
the wine we are to remember the precious
| blood OF Christ, the price OF our redemption.
| Il Peter l., Is, 1y. We are to remember that
we are not o;tr own, hut that spirit, soul and
body are ali His, to be given wholly up to
Him that He may Mt His pleasure use us to
! minister the great salvation to others, even
to the shedding of our blood in His service
if He requires it G Cor. vi, 49,, 90; Thess.
". %; II Cor. v. Is; Rev. xiii. 1D.
"a. Without shedding of blood there is no
remission of sins, and it is the blood that
maketh atonement for the soul (Heb. TX. %;
Lev. xviii, IL AL lIO DiONu VI
from the day when the Lord God made unto
Adam and Eve coats OF skins and clothed
them was typical OF the precious blood Of
Christ, which was sufficient for the sins OF
the whole world Q Johnii., p, but becomes
efficient only for such as accept Him.
25. From beginning to end Of the public
ministry of the Lord Jesus He was ever
speaking of kingdom, the kingdom OF
God or of heaven, which will yet be set up
on this earth and include the whole earth
under the whole heaven (Dan. viii, 2O.
Then shall the meek inherit the earth, and
war and strife shall be no more (Ps xxxvii.,
IL; Math. ", s. lisa. H.. 4; Mic iv., 2, -
Then shall both the passover and the Lords
supper have q full and final contamination
(Luke xii 16, ls), for at every communion
we show the Lords death till He come q
Cor. xi., 26).
26. "And when they had sdng an hymn
they went out into the mount Of Olives
The hymn was perhaps Ps. cxii. to cxv;ii.,
the Great Halal or part OF it. In connee-
ton with the hymn think Of John xiv. to xvii.
and see the heart of Christ in these last
words to His apostles and to His Father on
their and our behalf, words to which He
may truly be said to have set the seal of His
lifes blood. Therefore how sure they are
Let your soul eat them until you can truly
say Jer xy, 16, and Job xiii, 12.-Lessop