Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1895-03-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH "a.

airy Lesson) -Memory Verses, 1, 3 Gold
en- Text, Luke X, documentary by the
Rev. ID. NJ. Stearns.
|. After these things the Lord appoint
ed other seventy also and sent them two /
ard two before His face into every city and /
place, whittier He Himself would come"
Again us on former occasions, we choose |
without hesitation the missionary lesson,
believing that the great business of every
saved soul is to live to make known the |
love of God to sinners as far as possible
and as quickly as possible, throughout the |
whole world, thus helping to answer our
continual prayer, Thy kingdom comel"
For the time of the kingdom when the
Will of God shall be done on earth as in
Heaven cannot come until the King shall
return, as may be clearly seen from the
portion following last week lesson duke
xix, II, 12) Jesus had previously sent
out tho 12, suggestive of sufficient testi
muny for the IL tribes of Israel. Now He
sends 70, suggestive of a sufficient tcsti-
mony for all the world, for the nations
which pcoplcd the earth after the deluge
were 40. as in Gen. K, and the church,
which is His body, to be completed before
the national salvation of Israel, is to he
gathered from all nations. The Lord APP
pointed these messengers, and unless He
appoints the messengers always they will
run in vain.
2. Therefore said He unto them: The
harvest truly is great, but the laborers are
few. Pray yo therefore the Lord of the har
vest, that He would send forth laborers
into His harvest" Compare John iv, 3d.
where He said on another occasion that
the fields were white to the harvest In
this verse of our lesson the great need Is
laborcrs, and we are to pray the Lord to
send them forth, which implies readi-
ness to be sent ourselves for tho - (Math.
| tx, 81, 3S) as we'll as the 20. who were
taught to pray thus, were all sent forth
| themselves. What an understandable honor
| to he privileged to be "a laborcr with God
! Il Cor. iii, -, yet what multitudcS Of
/ saved people, at least of protesting Chris
tians, seem to think that salvation means
that they arc saved from hell and made sure
of heaven, and that is all. The thought
/ of laboring with God to save others docs
not enter their minds
g. Go your ways. Behold l send you
forth rs lambs among wolves. So He
said also to the IL (Math. X, 49, Observe
the words Il send YOU and compare
John Xxx, 81; xvii, 49, with Jer. i, :, 5,
and let every believer appropriate the mes
and say with Isaiah Here am 1; send
me" lisa vi, ST. Notice the realities 10
which He calls their attention, Lambs
among wolves plainly telling them what
to expect, or, as He said even more plainly
to the l., Fear not them which kill the
body" (Math. X, 2S). The night before Hc
was cruCiled He told them that they
would lie put out of the synagogue and
even slain for His names sake
4. Garry neither purse nor scrip noi
shoes, ard salute no man by the way.
They are not to give anxious thought t.
temporal things, but be sure that If they
are faithful to Him He will see to them
as He said and is still saying in Math. vi
33, that If we make His Kingdom and Hi
righteousness our first concern He will sec
that we have food and raiment. Ncithe
are we to give time and thought 10 thu
fashionable formaliteS of life, hut let deaf
people see to dead things duke tx, 60). lie
the dead in sins give their time to tn
things that are not of God, but let thos
who have life in Christ be wholly for Hin
and the things of His kingdom
.. AND into whatsoever house yc cntc
first say, Peace be to this house. Ike wh'
sent them was the Prince of Peace lisa. tx
, g. When He came rs u babe in Bvthle
hem. the angels sang, "Giory to God il
the highest, and on earth peace (Luk
ii, 10. When He stood in the midst q
! them the first night after the resurrection
His greeting was peace be unto you
luke xiv, a6D, and His last gift to then
, before lie died was His peace (John xiv
27).
I, g. And if he Son of peace dc thcr
your peace shall rest upon it; if not,
: shall turn to you again" Jesus has mad
peace through the blood of His cross, an
all who are far off and without God an
hope may be riade nigh through Him VIII
, is ready and willing to be their peace go
y. i, 20; Eph II, 49, IA 1t is the high priv
, ilcgc of every believer to go forth i'll IL
:. name or semi forth, preaching peace b
y Jesus Christ and proclaimng in His nam
the forgiveness of sins to all who will II
ceive Him (Acts Z, 36; xiii, 80, 30 1t
: ours to make the proclamation; it Is II
" to see to the results. The preachers wi
: be unto God IA sweet SAVIOR of Christ,
> them that are saved and in them that pc
- ish Oh Cor. ii; 15). We can offer Chr
to all; that IS our part. God will out
those who are called complete the body
Christ.
T. And in the same house remain, On
s. ing and drinking such things as they giv
{ for the laborcr is worthy of his hire. c
II not from house to house" 1t is all rigl
: to go from house to house preaching Il
IL word as Paul did (Acts XXX, POI, but it
Il not the mind of Christ to roam from hou
. to house for the sake of eating and drin
J. ing, for the kingdom of God Is not me
" and drink. but righteousness and pea
II and joy in the Holy Ghost" from. xi
81 10. Man shall not live by bread alon
VI but by every word Of God O4uke ",
10 and it is possible to esteem the words
His mouth more than our daily food (J'
xiii, l2) John the Baptist WAS conto
! with lacusts and wild honey, and whit
the food of Jesus Himself IS mentioned '
IN read only of bread and fish a;d hone
II comb.
s. "And into whatsoever city We cnt'
no and they receive you, eat such things
are set before you. No such thing
asking help from those who will not
no ceivc you. What strange sight IL is
-. might safely shy, what monstrous thin
what dishonor to God, To see the oh
III dren of God going to those who are the {
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