The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-04-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


-Tno WICKED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ASs
l-12.
Especially Arranged from Peioubets . Noteal
GOLDEN TExT-They will reverence my son.
Mark 1876
THIS SECTION Of our study includes the
whole OF Jesus experiences and discourses In
the courts Of the temple on Monday and Tues
day, April 8 and 4, A. ID. 30. largely In Mark,
chapters II and H. Monday. ~ The cleansing
Of the temple, Mark ii:l5-ia ~ The visit Of
the Greeks. and discourse, John i2:20-b0.
Tuesday (3) The barren fig tree withered.
Mark li:ls-28 tD The opposition OF the rulers
set forth In three parallels, OF which the les
son is one, Mark il:27 to 1912; Matthew 2i:2S
to 22:l4 (5) Questions asked and discussed,
Mark l2:l3-37. Q6) Denunciation Of the Phari-
sees, His last public discourse, Matthew 2s:
l-Sa C) The Widows mite, Mark ia:4l-4A
TIME-Tuesday, April 4. A D. 30 Two days
after our last lesson This was Christ's last
great day OF teaching In Jerusalem.
PLACE.-In the temple at Jerusalem
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sunday He had offered
himself to the Jews as their Messiah King BY
entering the capital in triumphal procession.
On Monday He had with kingly authority
driven out from His Fathers house those who
were defiling it with worldly traffic, and per-
formed miracles worthy Of the Messiah, thus
presenting His claims again for their accept
ance. Once more He presents his claims and
makes known thegreat opportunity offered the
people from God for earthly and spiritual SAL
clearly as if written with pencil Of light on
the sky, by means of three parallels, one Of
which is given in to-days lesson. These para
bles are severe and threatening, "but the
spirit Of them is love-" "In the deepest sense
He spoke them not against the Pharisees, but
for them"
LESSON NOTES.
God has intrusted to each of us
blessed and fruitful vineyard, which
we are to culture for Him. He has
planted His new life in us. He has
given us our life, our soul. He gives us
each portion of all those things He
has committed to the church as a whole.
He makes us fruitful by His Word and
His Spirit. He gives us every means Of
grace by which to cultivate the vine
yard. He gives us defenses. He is our
watch-tower. He gives grace for every
time of need. He furnishes the armor
against temptation. The body is vine
yard that is intrusted to our care, to be
well treated as an instrument for doing
Gods work. good workman always
takes good care of his tools. The mind
is still more wonderful, and should be
educated, trained, kept pure and bright,
that it may bring forth fruit for the
Master. The soul, the very self-the
citadel, the dwelling place Of the moral
nature, the fountain of characters
vineyard that should be kept with all
diligence, "for out of it are the issues
of life"
The fruits are gratitude, love, obe-
dience, worship, conservation of time,
talents and property toward God; and
all the fruits Of the Spirit toward men;
intelligence, generosity, character,
growth. Note that, as the cultivator
Of the vineyard was to enjoy the fruits
It bore, and the more fruitful It was,
the more industriously be cultivated IL
for the owner, the more abundant and
delightful was his own reward; 50 it
Is with those to whom God has intrust-
ed His spiritual vineyard; every fruit
God requires is best for themselves.
Sending for the Fruita-Every spe-
cial call to love and serve God, every
service at the church, every opportuni-
ty to do good, every providence of God,
every season of revival, the voice Of the
Holy Spirit, the Sabbath, the Bible,
conscience-all are servants whom God
sends to us for the fruits that are due
Him.
The Fruits Refused.-The behavior
of these husbandmen is only a picture
Of the way impenitent men still treat
Gods messengers Of mercy-the Holy
Spirit, the Bible, the influences of re-
Hgion. What greater meanness in the
universe than our rejection of Gods
messengers while we are actually en-
joying the vineyard He gave us?
The unspeakable love Of God to us is
shown in the sending of His Son John
S:16). He is the wisdom and power Of
God for salvation. God has done all
that infinite love can do to save us. He
comes often to our souls with special
influences to lead us to accept Him.
Everyone at some time comes to the
valley of decision.
If we reject Christ for this world we
are lost for this world. Those who re-
in order that they may keep possession
of themselves, their pleasures and
hopes, have taken the shortest and
surest wav to lose them. The righteous
shall inherit the earth. If we refuse
the source of righteousness we rel ,ct
our earthly inheritance. How much
more is this true of the future! Those
who reject Christ cannot be saved.
They refuse eternal life; they reject
the very principles which make Heaven
what it is. They repel the strongest
influence that can lead them to holy
life. They throw away their last hope.
Though mills of God grind slowly yet they
grind exceeding small;
| Though with patience He stands waiting with
eXactness grinds Ee all.
Elephants Tongues.
''Only few of the many people who