Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-03-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON XIII, FIRST QUARTER. INTER
NATIONAL SERIES. MARCH 81.
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A Comprehensive Review of the Quar-
ter's Lesson Golden Text, Math. ri,
ao-commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
etearns.
LESSON John the Baptist Beheaded
MARK vi 1922. Golden text Math. K, 2S,
Gear not them which kill the body, but
are not able to kill the soul" Here we
see tho mystery of the sufferings OF the
righteous through tho hatred of the wick
ed, as In tho 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"
Grow. II, l0).
Lesson lI.-Feeding the Five Thousand
mark vi, S0-44) Golden text, Luke 1,
SO, "He hath filed the hungry with good
things" IL the last lesson taught us to
endure patiently, even unto death. for His
sake, this teaches us to place ourselves
unreservcdly in His hands that He may
use us to feed the pcrishing multitudes
who have no bread of life. We are not to
calculate, like Philip, how or with what It
may be done, but simply look to Him who
knows what He will do and how He will
do It.
LRssoN III-Christ the Bread Of Life
John vi, 25-S5). Golden text, John vi,
81, "He gave them bread from heaven to
eat" The mamma from heaven, the water
from the rock, the serpent upon the pole,
the morning and evening burnt offering
in fact, every whit of the sanctuary and
its ritual all spake of Him. Apart from
Him there is no life, but in Him are life
and Joy and peace and all true welfare
for time and eternity.
LESSON IV.-The Great Confession
(Math. xvi, 1929. Golden text Math.
xvi, 10, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of
the living God" Tho one question for
every individual that rises mountain high
In Importance above all oIner questions is,
What think ye OF Christi We talk about
the weather and the crops, the tariff and
tho labor troubles tho fashions and amuso-
ments, and arc all the while drawing near
er to an eternity the happiness or misery
OF which depends upon our present esti-
mate CT and relation to the Lord Jesus
Christ. 1t is either pity self and reject
Him or deny self and receive Him.
LESSON V.-The TRANSPORTATION duke
TX, 2s-36). Golden text, Math. xvii, s:
This is my beloved Son, in whom am
we'll pleased. Hear ye Him." 1t 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 thore is another
side to it. The present ind all things
seen are only for 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 tho Children
(Math. xviii, 1-l4). Golden text, Math.
xviii. IA, 1T is not the will OF your Father
which Is In heaven that ono of these little
ones should perish" The way to tho king
dom and the eternity of glory is here set
before us In the object lesson of tho 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 When
we thus trustfully 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
(Luke K, $500 Golden text, Lev. xix,
IS, Thou shalt love thy ncighbor as thy
sell" The law, although holy and just
and good, cannot give life, for we all como
short Of its requirements through the sim
fulness and weakness of the flesh.
LESSON yIII.-Chrlst and the Man Born
Blind John TX, lid Golden text, John
TX, 8, II am the light of the world" Ev-
cry sinner is like this poor blind man,
blind from birth, not through any special
ain 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
are fools indeed and hopelessly blind.
There is more hope for publicans and har-
lots who know they arc sinners than for
the self righteous.
LESSON IX.-Thc Raising of Lazarus
John XII, 30-45). Golden text, John ri,
s6, II am the resurrection and the lifc I"
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 too hard for Him who made the heay-
en- and the earth. This same Jesus who
could open the eyes OF one born blind and
bring to life one who was four days buried
Ia able TO save to the uttermost all who
come unto God by Him.
LRssoE X.-The Rich Young Ruler
MARK <, 1872. Golden text, Math. vi,
80, Seek ys first the Kingdom of Cod In
this lesson we have one Of thesgreat hin
ORANGES In the way of coming to Christ.
He can give sight to poor blind bcggar
or life TO dead, oorrupting body, but He
cannot do anything for one who has life
and sight and riches, which insnare and
sntaDgle him and come between his soul
and God. Better to be empty and depend
ent as the child, wounded and helpless as
che man who fell among thieves, blind az
che poor begGar or dead as Lazarus than
rich and self riehteousa as this young ruler
LESSON XL-Zaccheus. tho Publican
(Luke xix, 1-10) Golden text, Luke XIX,
10, ''The Son OF Man is come to seek and
10 save that which was lost. Although
ths rich young ruler did not receive Christ,
here is q rich publican who did. The rule 2
was the one 90 be coveted for the church,
some would think, while the publican was
not 90 desirable. even though rich, bnt tho
Lord eecth not a. man seeth, and His
choice Ia often very unlike what ours
would be. Sec Samuel looking upon Eliab
aud read carefully l sam XVI. 6, . Mark
well The subs santlal evidences OF Zacchcus
sincerity ard ylncmber that faith without
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