The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-04-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON n. SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES. APRIL ~.


xiv. Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
stearns.
10. And when one of them that sat at
meat with Him heard these things he said
unto Him, Blessed Is he that shall eat
bread In the kingdom Of God" Jesus was
dining with one OF the chief Pharisees on
the Sabbath day (verse u, and, although
He knew that they only invited Him In
order 10 watch Him with evil intent yet
He accepted the invitation. He had no
fear Of man. He lived only to glorify God.
lie mover said anything In secret, but al
ways openly (John xviii, 20). In this
house He healed a man who had the
dropsy. He then taught humility To those
who loved the best places Aftcrward He
advised His host To do good 20 those who
could not return the compliment rather
than TO those who could, for thus no would
be rccompensed at the resurrection OF the
just-that is, Of course, II he was just
man and would take part in thab resurrec
ton. This led To tho remark OF one Of the
guests as recorded In this verse See this
kingdom and eating and drinking referred
TO In chapter xii, 20, 80, 10, 1S; also see
Rev. xix, 9; Xxx, o.
10. "Then said He unto him, A certain
man made a great supper and bado
many" In Math. xii, 2, which is prob
ably parallel illustration He said "Tho
kingdom OF heaven Is like unto certain
king which made a marriage for his son."
In lisa. XIV, 6, the abundant provision for
the future which may well be suggestive
of tho present, is spoken Of as "a feast OF
fat things, feast of wines on the lees, of
fat things full of marrow, Of wines on the
lees we'll refined The many who are bid
den are comprehended In the "whosoevers"
of John ILL., 49, Rom. X, IL; Rev. xii, IL.
But how shall they hear of the supper, and
It's abundant provision, and the great
King, ana His dear Son, and His great
love, unless some one shall bear the It'd
ings? Are we thinking of the hundreds Of
millions whose invitations are in our
handsS And we are taking our own time to
pass them on, and very long timo it is,
| and we do not seem To DO In tho least bit
| of hurry about IL.
IL. "And sent his servant at supper
| time TO say to thom that were hidden,
| Come, for all things are now ready" An
| invited guest would think it strange TO be
required to help prepare tho feast To which
| he had been invited yet sinners seem TO
| think that they must do somewhat toward
| their own salvation. This is all wrong.
TOT III Is as lcdSt lulll prcpureu. Our
| Lord Jesus Christ has by His life and
death and resurrection, without the least
| help from any man, wrought out a com
| plete redemption for all who will accept
| Him, and He Himself is mado unto all
| such wisdom, righteousness, sanctiflca-
| ton and redemption" q Cor. T. 30). Tho
| great word for us To cry is Come" 500
| Isa 4, Is; ", 1, 3; Math. xi, %; Rev. xxi,
| II.
IS. "And they all, with one consent
| began to make excuse" | saw an illus
| tration of this I'm connection with the
| opening of mission hall in a certain city
| which the Lord gave me the money to
| build. 1t was for tho lost and tho outcast
| from all society. We had a nice tea, with
| an abundance of good things for about 100
| people Free tickets had been given TO as
many women OF the street Qor IL was spe-
cially for thcm), and they had promised to
| come. but when the hour had come, and
| all things were ready, not one woman APP
| peared. then made IA tour of the houses
| and saloons, and by loving entreaty OBJ
| tanned some; a second tour obtained some
men, and third visit some children, and
| so our tables were filed. j can never for.
| get it.
| 10, 20. II pray thee have me excused,
or, Therefore / cannot come was the
| reply from each. How trivial the reasons !
| A piece Of ground to be saon, some oxen
| to be proved, or % wife to he admired. 1t
| Is not likely that man would buy piece
| of ground without first seeing it, or some
oxen without first proving them, so that
there seems TO have been some lying back
| of these excuses. AS TO the vito, why
could no not bring her with him, for a
| man and his wife are one, and he would
| be q poor specimen of man who would
accept an invitation to any place where his
| wife was not wanted? He Is also poor
specimen of Christian who can go where
/ his Saviour Is not wanted. An honest re-
| ply from these accusors, who evidently did
| not like the man who made the supper,
| would havo hsen, mo; / do not care TO
CO." They illustrate the fact that 1.-THE
oarnal mind is enmity against God"
81 go out quickly into the streets md
lanes of tho city and bring In hither the
poor and the MANNED, and tho halt, and
the blind" The servants responsibility
is to deliver his Masters message plainly,
faithfully and lovingly; then tell his Mas
ter and leave results to Him. We read
that the apostles told Jesus all things,
both what they had done and what they
had taught MARK VII 30). Let this be
our custom, relying upon His assurance
that His word will accomplish that which
He pleases lisa. lv, IL. But now notice
that the servant Is sent to new lot Of
hearers, and are we to be ever inviting the
same rebellious people, or speed the invi-
tation TO those who have not yet heards
In Wow of the command, Preach the
gospel to every creaturer' what think you?
| 22. And the servant said, Lord, it Is
done as thou hast commanded, ard yet
there Is room" The people possessing
this worlds goods having refused the in
| vitation, IL was next given to those who
had no possessions, tho poor OF this world,
etc, but while some Of these came there
| was vet room, for with tho Lord there Is
plenteous redemption" (Ps. cxxx, y.
90. "And the Lord said unto the serv-
ant Go out into the highways and hedges
and compel them TO como in, that my
house may bc filed" A yet wider range
and moro urgent call Does 1t not seem
ms II He was now urging us more than
ever 10 enter the open doors on every side,
and at least compel people to hear tho glad
tidings that SO all whom tho Father has
given to Him may come 20 Him, and the
time of the kingdom GOMEZ The portion
of tho chapter following our lesson teaches
us how to be His true disciples. All who
truly accept Him are saved by Him, but
we are saved I'm order to become His wit
nesscs and fellow laborers (Acts l. s;
| Cor. iii, 81, and this can BIZ accomplished
only on the lines Of verses 20, %, 33.
"a For ] say unto you that mono OF
those mon which were hidden shall taste
Of my supper" Compare chapter Kill,
2s and see Job xxxvi, Is. This does not
leave any room for possibility Of another
chance after death. While there is lifo on