Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-06-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON X, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, JUNE 9.

Stearns.
10. This lesson, like the last, refers to the
day on which He rose from the dead. He
appeared first to Mary Magdaene; then to
the other women next, probably, to these
two; afterward to Peter; and in the even
ing to ten in the upper room in Jerusalem
with Others who were with them
IA As they walked they talked, and Jesus
was the topic of their conversation, but it
was not a risen Christ they talked of. Tie
one whom they had loved and followed us
the Messiah Of Israel was dead and they
knew not what to think.
10 AS they commuued and reasoned He
of whom they spake joined them and walk.
ed with them. 1t is still true that He takes
a special interest in all who speak of Him
NAL. iii, l6 ~. If we knew Him better,
we would be always talking of Him. How
careful we would be of our words if we he
lieved that we should have to give account
of every idle word tAlath. xii, 3d.
16 He is often with US, aud we do not
know it, He has said, "Lo, am with you
all the days" (Math. xviii, 20, r.. V. mar
GIN He often seeks to get our attention
that He may speak to us or show us some
what, but, unlike Moses and John. we are
too busy to turn aside to see the burning
bush or hear the voice that speaks.
Il He is greVtd when we are sad and
would have us tell Him all our own trou.
bleS He desires to fill us with Joy and
peace See the way in Rom XIV, ID. He
overhears every conversation and reads all
our thoughts (Ps. cXXXiX, IA, Eek. ri, 3.
is They do not recognize linn and think
He must surely be stranger in the city if
He does not know what had taken place
during the last two days. Mary took Him
for the gardener. They think Him a stran-
ger His enemies counted him a glutton
and a winebibber. How unknown and
misunderstood He consented to bel
10. He knew, but He would have them
tell Him. He likes to have us tell Him all,
as His disciples did when they had been out
teaching Mark vi, 30). They had evidently
| been talking of the mighty deeds and words
/ of Jesus of Nazareth and now God had ap-
proved him, and the people had received
/ Him and lool, ed upon Him as the long prom
Used Deliverer.
/ ~, 81. But the strangest thing was that
the chief priests and rulers had crucihed
/ Him. and now He was dead and had been
for three days, and the redemption of Israel
which they had expected He would accom-
plish was now as unlikely and rs far off as
/ it ever had been They evidently had their
heart upon the redemption rather than the
Redeemer and upon their thoughts rather
than His words.
~ % They had heard the report of the
women who had been at the tomb, and that
angels had said that He was alive, but they
did not quite receive it-at least they could
not understand it-and it was all great
mystery to them? They were in great per
/ pleXity.
hoh To no h IN
see if the story of the women was correct
and had found it as the women said, but
then they had not seen Him, and if He was
alive where was He, and why had He not
come to them? So they did not know what
to ihuk
25 Now He speaks to them and shows
them their error. If they had only believed
the prophets-thAt is, all that they had
said they would have understood every
thing and would have saved themselves
from all this unnecessary darkness. But,
not believing, they had acted As foolish
persons. Consider some other fools i'll Ps
xiv, |; Prov. xiv, 8; | sam XVI Il. Luke
Xii, 30. Cor Ky 35> SO.
26. The prophets had in their own per
sonal history as well as in their writing.
plainly foretod THAI the Messiah of lsrae
would sul1er and die and rise again. All i.
clearly written in Isa. lih and his death i,
stated also in Dan. tx, u. Messiah shall
be cut off, but not for himself, or, as il
the margin, shall have nothing"
% lie went back TO Moses, without say
ing one word about the supposed mistake
, of Moses or that Moses did not write this
or that. He took up portions i'll all Thu
: Scriptures and made no reference TO TIVE
Isaiahs or any such wonderful knowiedg
, as many wise ~ men seem to have today
And doubtless from the coats of skins o
, Gen. iii, 81. down to the fountain and shep
q herd of Zech Xiii, !, !, He taught how Hi
4 sufTeriugs had been foretold. All our sun
n day school scholars should be made TO I'm
4 derstand that when q teacher or a preache
makes light of any portion of Scripture
o such as the story of Jonah or seems to b
g wiser than our Lord, that such people ar
: no followers of Christ and must not be Ii
II tened to-
# 2S Having arrived at their destination
: He made as though lie would have gon
n further, for He will not intrude HimSc
n upon any. ii we prefer not TO have Iii
# company, we need not fear that lie WI
y come where He is not wanted His wor
: is "Ye shall seek me and find me when y
shall search for me with all your heart
der. XXiN, 49,.
% 1t is not difficult to constrain the Lor
or his angels to abide if we really mean /
~ See Gen. xviii. ); Xix, 3; judy, vi, Is Con
> trast the Lords abide in John Nv, 4,
g John ii, 2S, and see Sam xxi, 2& Thin
"a how Peter took Him home from the syn
~ gogue Mark i, 29l and say whether yo
- want Him always with you, or do you =
u, enough of Him at church and prayer NEE
os ing
30. What He did in that house He Ia
no been ever dong; giving us His broken bod
~ saying Il am the bread of life He til
er eateth Me, even he shall live by Me
he Therefore make Me your daily food al
-. life and all, and so live till come agai
NO While He breaks TO US the bread we sha
~ surely have enough aud of the best, and
M satisfied with favor and full with T.
.ds blessing Of the Lord" (Deut. XXXiii, 23j.
an 81 For the lgst time since He join
't. them that day they know who He is. -
ais was known of them in the breaking
bread" oversees 81 Let rs open our Bib
ana have Him break TO US the bread OF III
and quickly lie wlll open our eyes that 4
Ia may see drew ill., 49,. As lie walked al