Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-01-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON |, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 6.


and laid hold upon John and bound him
I'm prison for Hcrodias' sake, his brother
Philips wife, for he had married her
This statement is made in explanation OF
the fact that when Hcrod heard of the
mighty works of Jesus he, with the fears
of guilty conscience, thought it might
be John risen from the dead. The whole
story of the lesson today is that of the ap.
parent victory Of an ungodly woman over
righteous man.
Is. "For John had said unto Herod It
is not lawful for thee to have thy brothers
wife" John lived before God, he was
great in the sight of tho Lord, he feared
no mans frown and coveted no mans
favor hence he foarlcssly roprovod Herol
for his sin in this matter With like cour
age Daniel urged Nobuchadnozzar to break
of his sins by righteousness and his in
Equities by showing mercy to the poor
(Dan. iv 2O. The man who stands for
God before men is expected to huvo the
courage OF Daniels friends, who know.
ing the right dining TO do, did it and left
the consequences with God.
~. "Thcrefora Hcrodias had quarrel
against him and would have killed him,
but she could not" Both Hcrod and lie
rudias stand for the world, which will be
good friends with those who say nothing
AGAINST il or its WAYS. bat such fellowship
means cnmitv with God CJas fv, 4: John
ii. 15-fO. Ii we are faithful to Christ.
we must stand AGAINST the world and its
WAYS and cxpoct to be hated by it oven az
IIo wa and warned US that we should be
/ (John wv, is. go. 1t is ofttimcs more easy
and peaceful not to testify against the
world bat it is dearly bought peace
which robs US of His peace which He be.
qucathcd to us (John xiv, 27).
20. For Ilcrol feared John. knowing
| that he was iuss man and an holy and
observed him. and whom he heard him he
did many th!nrs and heard him gladly. 80
/ OF the two, Hcrod and Horodias many
would say that lc was the best. but both
were guilty before God and enemies of
/ Righteousness. All who arc not saved ara
lost, but the lost shall suffer according to
/ desert.
y. and when n convenient day wa
come. that IIoroI on his birthday made "a
supper to his lords, high captains and
/ CHIEF estates of Gailcc." The world can
/ Gnd convenient DAYS forprcttv much every
/ thin,r tbcv desire. and the man who bni
/ the power 70 mako GREET suppcrs for hi
/ friends viii generally have ulcntv frigndj
/ Glad TO come
%. candy when the daughter Of the said
Ucrodias camo in and danced and pleascI
Hcrod and then sat with him tho KING
/ sqid unto the daluscL Ask of me yvhatso.
+ ever thou wilt. and | will rive it thee. '''
/ One Of carth's great ones makes this offer
toa cildv. sinlul eirl and doubtless made
+ her clad. The world is sayfny about tho
same to its friends all the time. bat her
promises are vain,-for the world passcth
.f... ,r.....f .....l 40. ....1
all lcr lows il, rot life. but death.
%. And he swaro unto her. Whatso-
4 ever thou shalt ask of me will give it
thee, unto .tnc half Of my Kingdom. "
Satan, whose dc1 otecs perhaps uncon-
sciously these proplc were, offered the Lord
Jesus all the kingdoms Of this world. wiz il
their power and glory. ii He would only
please him Jv worshiping him G.ule iv.
5. 81. II Is written that solomon gave III
the queen of Shcba all her desire. Whatso-
ever She asked 81 Chron. tx. 13).
2l. "And she went forth and said unto
her mother. What shall ask And She
said. The head of John the Bapti,t." Sho
had murder IN her heart continually. and
now it was her hour and the puycr of
darkness, anG she was quick to seize her
uDportunity 1t is written OF Ahaziah
that his mother was his counselor To do
WiCkpuIy Gil CnrOn. xii, 81, and thi.
mother Is Of that pattern, "A true and faith
full child OF the DESTROYER.
%. And she came in strnightway with
haste unto the king and asked. saving.
will that thou give me by and by in q
charger the head of John the BAPTIST. 81
Satan is very promDt. Immediately and
with haste she obcvs her mothers wishes
John is "A true child of God. great in tho
SIGHT of The Lord. filed with the spirll
from his birth (Luke j, 15). the spcclal
herald of rhe son of God greatly bonorpd
by God, and yet he has been allowed t,
languish in prison, and now satan will
be permitted to rpnch him with his last
and worst woapon-dcath
26 "Aud the king WAS excecdinp sorry
vet for his oath's sake AND for their sake,
which sat with him he would not rricei
her" Mark it we'll, lie would not rect
her. though she came seeking the death OF
nm innocent man. And can any moor sin
ner believe that the Lord Jesus will reject
him when he comes asking for life from
Hin, vvbo il tho prinra of ifc and win,