The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-01-10
SABBATH SCHOOL.
iNTEHNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JANUARY 13.
Lesson Text; 'Feeding the Five
1housand," Mark vi, JO-i1-
Golden Text: Lukci., 53
commentary.

turned and told Jesus all thinge both what
they hal done and what they hal ,aurb'
They went forth in His name AMI wrought
and taught In His name and returned nnd
reported to Him. This Ia Just ;he thin, for
every worker to do-go forth from Him.
work aud speak in Ills name. and then tell
Him nll and leave II with Him.
81. No leisure oven 10 cat. What n do.
sctipiion of the llln OF Him who went about
doing good Truly iIn Dlnlsnl not Uimsoif
(nom. xv., 81. IIc lived wholly unto Col
and sought to lead weary onos in'o His own
rcst and poncr, even to rest i'm Col and i'm
Hts pleasure. No leisure for Himself hu,
rvery moment for others AMI their good.
Though He considered not Himself. lie All
consider HIS apostles aui thcir comfort;
henc" His invitation 10 come aside ani rest
awhile
%. They went hy shin. anil IIo went in tho
ship with thcm. They wcroa little co'npanv
vet one was an unh'lirvcr. but Ito lpyel
them all aud sousit their welfare Thcrnar,
about 1900 souls on this ship. and II, loves
them all, AMI many Of thrm love Him, but
thern ARE many unhrlicvprs. We can toll
them rs far as possible OF Ills love anI leave
results 20 Him.
SO. The people saw thcm crossing tho l1io
mud ran aiOot aud outwcut them and came
unto Him, Would not multituics como nm.
TO HIN today IL lIc were kept heforn thcn In
somewhat Of His lovrlinpss hy tho doing ami
teaching OF His followers? Multitulcs In
hcathentom would como to Him Il they only
know Of Him nul His love for ,hom.
81. He was neither angry nor ,ricyNl
when He saw the muititudes. although lie
had brought His disciples apart TO rest. but
Ilo had compassion, was sorry thcy hal no
shepherd and began TO icel their hungry
souls. In Eek NXxiv.. ., W. road OF shcp.
herds who fced themselves instead OF thor
Hooks and scattrr ani neglect the sheen in.
stead OF caring for them.
3d. IL did not prove Sush n rNe,ipr ti,po no
mnny seek. fOr IIc taught them. till tho ,lav
was far sppnt, md the Disciples began to
think thnt 1t was time 10 s'nd them awnv
How little Of their Masters spirit these men
had-how little we have lie came no, 10 hp
ministcred unto, but TO minister and 10 civ,
MS NE ransom for many (MHth. Ky, 2S),
56. Tho disciples iclt sorry that the multi
tudcs were hungry. but had no thought OF
lecdinGthcm, only OF scnding them away 20
get something. II Is so much easier TO send
people away than TO spend our thoughts and
time and strength in caring for them. Itis
so murh more li60 Jesus TO caro- for them
even though IL takes timo and strength and
care and denial OF self.
81. How surprised the disciples must hrve
been when instead OF sending thcm away os
they suggested, lie said Give yn thrm to
eat :" Their surprise + manifest I'm ,hs
question OF this verse. John saysthnt Jesus.
To prove Philip, askei Him whcnce they
should buy Dread 10 feed this mutitu To-
And Philip suggested that 2CO pcnnyworth
might give every one n little Thus vain
and iruitlesS are all our calculations and
plans IN reference TO the Lori's work
3S. He asks what they have IN the way OF
iood. Andrew discovers that "a lad has iys
loavcs and two small fishes hut THINKS tho
lnct hardly worth mentioning (John w., 3,
0). We are such creatures OF sight thn. ~,
seem unable TO believe that tho thing can bs
done unless we see the whrrcwi,hal. Moses
fai!ol In this matter whon he asked II all
tho hocks and herds should be slain TO give
ne Pa0pio tfc aegt tno LorI promised
(Num. xl., ~, 29). Sarah failed when sho
laughed at the Lords promise Gen. xviii,
ID, l4). Let u walk by fnith, not by sight
aud lot our hearts cry out, "Ah, Lori GOT.
tEere Is nothing too hard Tor Thee" DER.
xSxii., 10.
30. lie now begins TO work, they having
calculated and looked Hrounl apparently in
vain, and having come 10 their wits cnI. but
everything must be done In order; hence
they are COMMANDED TO sit down in com
panies. There Is no peace nor victory by
looking within or around, but only by LOOK
ing unto Him.
40 In companies convenient 10 be waitol
| upon they are now seated upon the green
grass, for there was much OF IL SEQ last
verse and John vi, 10. Let all things bo
done decently aud in order IS u law Of
scripture Il Cor xiv, A., for, although wa
read IN Gen. t., 2, that "tnc earth WAS witn-
out form and v1ld, we road In lisa. XIV. II,
that tho Lord did not make II that way. SEQ
R.V.
Al. The loaves and fishes pass from thoIni's
hands into tho hands OF jesus. Thr InI
gives them wholly AMI uurrsrtyelly un.
Then Jesus acknowledges tho Fathnr ty
looking up 10 heaven Tor a hles.Ill, upon
them, after which lie passes the food TO tho
disciples 10 be passed on to the people. All
cia SEQ that tho disciple, are not dom. fins
but arc simply the messengers, or waitnrs. AMI
Jesus acknowledges that dp is NOT dolnr n.
hut ;he Father in heaven, even rs lie suli li
Jtsn xiv, 10.
~ "And they did nil eat md yr., nlIoI"
/ Not each one a little. ms phillin Ln su,,.,l,-
od, but each ms much rs they would DOM
vi, ID. 1t Is not the Lord, way 10 ,,yrn
the Spirit" "Let the Lord oYull i'm van
richly" "Drint nbnndantlr. o beloved
are some OF His words which Indicate Ills