The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18
THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON
Dec. 10, 1871 John /, 3, to ii, 6.

The Bible is open in this lesson to its last book
Second and Third John may be considered post
scripts) Not last according to table of contents,
but in the order of composition. 1t has pathetic
interest, too; for the hand that wrote it is the
same that led Mary away from the cross. Sew
enty years have passed since that day, and John
is the last survivor of the apostles. Browning
puts these words into his lips:
There is left on earth
No one alive who knew CONSIDER this)
That which was from the first the Word of Life
How will it be when none more saith, L saw p :"
In addition to these accidents of composition,
the contents nexpressby precious 1t is
most important of the seven catholic epistles. 1t
is the writing of old man, but there are no
signs of senility. Two years exile in the quarres
have not broken his spirit He is still Son of
Thunder = $ = The naturalness of the book is
its difficulty. No Introduction. No conclusion In
already instructed in christian doctrine. Not
properly an episte. Such would be addressed to
own parshioners Not oses
error by affirmation of truth . The word
OF nature 1t is that without which nothing is
Light. in its ultimate ANALYSIS. is inscrutable
can say what light is. But light is, and it is
..goo e,,,. Like light God is. He is also indis
essentially is fellowship with God. The basis of
So he Who Would have feTiowshp with cod ms
be child of the light. If walk in darkness
Ship With Cod The Thunderer drives se his BOLT
at US. 1--WE lie"'
MOSAIC FROM COMMENTARIES
Declare unto you: r. ", announce. God is
light: Purity from sin in opposition to purity in
sin. To come into oneness with DDS purity is
by confession, repentance. atonement pardon and
Observation-Disclosures.
Light is clear nviolably pure, reveals corrup-
tion but contracts stain-Fraser.
Lght' as irmaterial, correspond to God as
No one tells Us 50 much about the nature of
God as Iohn-Cambridge Bible.
No darkness at ALL Strong mega tom Greek no
net even enc sneck Of darkness.-Rrown.
We lie; The protesting Christian who talks
about union with God. vet shrinks in hatred from
the revealia@ light not ONLY that which is
Walk in the light: This Includes purity, truth.
jor-Rarnes.
The blood of Jesus: Paul chiefly connects with
this EXPRESSION the power Of justification; John
Of nurifcatton from sin.-Lucke.
If we confess: No mere lin-confession is here
meant. nor the other hand being aware within
o'rsHthes Of sin hut zion Of hoth-Aford.
Wnch He is faithful are in accordance with His
justice.-Brown.
THE TEACFFP's CULVER.
In TyndalPs paper. "Dust and Haze" he tells
now air in his experimental tube was critically
nure when observed bv diffused light One con-
densed beam revealed moats. Several efforts IN
rid the air of these srecks failed when. how
ever, it was passed through gau2e of platinum
wire heated to incandescence the last moat had
disappeared. The experiment was of scientific
nee because II nroved nv their conjunction
that the floating rnoats Of the atr-osrl,are &C
organic, rot inor@9nic. as formerly believed Here
is a sn'r'tral ana lorv On superficial ylance we
annear fairly good. Ore beam from, heaven how
over reveals rn"nv p moot in tho heart Those
untt MS for fellowship with the Father of 7 igbts
ire an9In"v "oes further II r4af car do
wise a means Of DESTROYING atoros in air cannot
'+cd Rave way of DESTROYING tho p,oats NJ tho
neart :. he: too. r'av have refining Eve =
,,'T ,7ncaII was hent on discovering dust of
RE AIR ard destrc~ir" it, the proposes of gro %
cornes not 70 ore while srr-elv WAITING or 10 one
dece1ving himself nv saving he osin yvI,or
man hos dore his mart in rerentanoe reno ro+;r,,
cleansing. - ei'eHesS anu