The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-03-28
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
MARCH 81.
Review OF the Fourth Quarter-Scrip
ture Reading, Hebrews l., LA
-Goldcn Text Matt. XII,
20-Commcntary.

LEssoS John tho Baptist Dsheaded
CNIark vi, 1920. Golden text. Math. X, 2S,
Fear not them which kill ths body but arc
not able TO kill the soul" Hero we see the
the mystery OF the sufferings OF the righteous
through the hatred OF the wicked. IA in tine
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 tho
Christ hating jews. The Jesus Himself from
those for whom He laid down His life. The
times OF these things ara still on and the
need 10 remember His words; 'Fcar none of
those things. Dc thou faithful unto death"
(Eev. H., 10l.
LRssoN U.-Fecding the Five Thousand
Nlark vi, 30-ii). Golden text Luke T., 90.
"Hc hath filed the hungry with good things"
III the last Lesson taught IA TO endure pati-
emily, even unto death. FOR His sake, thts
teaches us to place ourselves unrpservedly in
His hands that He may use us to feed the
perishing multitudcs who have no bread OF
life. We are not TO calculate. like Philip,
how or with what II may be done, hut simply
look to Him who knows what lie will do and
how He will 40 1t.
LrssoS IlI.--Christ the Bread Of Life
John vi, 2j-3j). Golden text John vi. 81
"He gave them bread from heaven to- eat"
The mama from heaven, the water from tina
rock, tho serpent upon the pole, the morn.
Ing and evening burnt ohcring-in fact
spake OF Him. Apart from HIN thcge IL no
lie, bus in Him are life and JOY and peace
and all true welfare for time and eternity.
LESSON IV.-rhe Great Confession CMath.
xvi, 1929 Golden text, Math. xvi. lG,
"rhou art tho Christ, the Son of the living
God" The one question for every individual
that rises mountain high in importance
above ali other questions H.. What think w
of Christi We talk about the weather and
tho crops, the tariif and the labor troubles,
the fashions and amusemcnts, and are all the
while drawing nearer to an eternity the
happiness or misery Of which depends upon
our present estimate OF and relation 90 the
Lord Jesus Christ. II II either pity self and
reject Him or deny self and receive Him.
LESSON V.-rhe TRANSPORTATION duke
TX, 2S-3Gl. Golden text Nlath xvii, o.
"This is NY beloved Son, in whom | am well
! pleased. Hear ye Him" II does not look
attractive to take up tho cross and die 10
| self and all the pleasures and enjoymcnts OF
| this sinful world, aud perhaps literally die to
crafty some ungodly person ~ John the
| Baptist did and James and many others. Bat
! there IL another side 30 II. The present and
| all things seen are only for n littc while.
| There is an eternity fglory forthe righteous
| who die 10 self. and of torment for the un-
righteous who live for sel..
LEssoS Nl.-Christ aul tho Chill-en
| (Math. xviii. l-lD. Golden text, Math. xviii,
! Il: ut Is not the will of your Father which
| II In heaven that one OF these little ones
! should perish" The way to the kingdom
! and the eternity OF glory f. here set before
| Us in the object lesson of the little child who
! came to Jesus when called. The little child
| came without doubtiags or reasonincs and
| trustiugly let Jesus take him up and set him
| In the midst. When we thus trustfuliy como
at His call and commit ourselves unto Him,
we become children Of God and come under
! special angelic care.
LESSON yII.-Thc Good Samaritan G.uke
! taN ri -
shalt love thy ncighbor rs thysclf." The law
although holy and Just and good, cannot
| give life. for we all come short OF its require
ments through the siniulness and weakness
| OF the flesh.
LEssoS vIII.-Christ and the Man Born
Blind (John TX, l-lD. Golden text, John
ix., ), II am the light OF the world Every
sinner l. like this poor blind man. blind from
birth, not through any special sin OF our par
cnts, 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 SEQ, but II, while blind, wcinsist on think
ing that we can see and talk about things of
which we know nothing, rs II we could see,
then we are fools indeed and hopele-sly
blind. There Is more hope for publicRns and
harlots who know they aro sinners than for
the self righteous.
Lesson IX.-The Raising OF Lazarus John
XII, 3O-ij). Golden text, John xi., %, ~ am
ths resurrection and the life.' As hopeless
as was the case of Lazarus, dead and buried
and corrupting, 80 utterly hopeless is the
case OF every sinner apart from the power oi
God but there ~ nothing too hard for Him
who made the heaven and the earth. This
same Jesus who could open tho eyes Of one
born blind and bring to life one who was four
days buried II able to save TO the uttermost
all who come unto God by Him.
LESSON X.-The Rich Young Ruler Mark
Z, l7-2O. Golden text. Math vi, 49, "Srek
ye first the kingdom of God" In this lesson
we have one of the great hindran ,cs in tho
way of coming to Christ. He can give sight
to poor blind beggar or life 20 dead, corr
rupting body, but He cannot do anything for
one who has life and sight and riches, which
insnare and entahgle him aud come between
his soul and God. Better TO be- empty and
dependent as the child, wounded and help
loss as the man who fell among thieves, blind
as the poor beggar or dead as Lazarus than
rich and self righteous n this young ruler.
LESSON Nl.-Zaccheus, the Publican duke
XIX. 1-l0). Golden text, Luke XIX, 10.
"The Son Of Man is come 10 seek and to
save that which was lost" Although the
rich young ruler did not receive Christ, here
is a rich publican who did. The ruler was
the one To be coveted for the church, some
would think, while the publican was not 50
desirable, even though rich, but the Lord
seeth not as man sceth, and His choice Is
often very unlike what ours would be. See
Samuel looking upon Eliab and read care
| lully sam, XVI, u, 7. MARX wen the SUD-
stantial evidences OF Zaccheus's sincerity and
remember that faith without works is dead,
being alone. When Jesus Is truly received,
He will live His life in W..
LESSON XII.--The Mission OF the Seventy
OLuke ~, 1-g). Golden text, Luke v, 2,
"pray ye, therefore, the Lord OF the harry
est, that lie would send forth laborprs
into His harvest" Willing hearted men
and woman are the instruments whom the
Spirit uses to gather out this elect body. The
infallible and God breathed word is the all
sufficient equipment for every Spirit filled
worker.-Lesson Helper.