The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-06-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for JuAe %.
1SO7-Personal Responsihility-Ro
mans 1As1O-21.

1SO7-Per0Omal Observation-Disclosures.
mans 14s1O-2I.
rArronged from Psloubet's Notes.1
GOLDEN TExT.-1t 10 good neither to
whereby thy brother stumbleth.-Rom. "a:
THE sEcT1oN.-Read chapter IA and
TIME@Written early in the spring Of
AiI pII.AoSsn-wr,+ten =. o. to.the church at Rome
from corints. al the he I Close fn of the a three
months residenSso NSsoh there No%na q acts 2o;
l. Some Difficult Problems of the
Early and of the Modern Church.-Two
Of these practical problems are referred
to in the early part of the chapter.
First. The question of what it was right
to eat. The church consisted of Jews
and Gentiles, who were brought up un-
der rdifferentinfluences and ceremonials.
Some ate only vegetable food, Others
felt that they could eat any kind of
food they pleased ". y. Second. A
similar question among those who be-
. lieved it. right to eat animal food was
whether it was right to eat flesh that
had been offered to idols. Third. There
was question of Sabbath observance
Tvs. s, 81. We are to remember that at
I this time the seventh day was kept by
the Jews, and the first day of the week
by the Christians, both Jews and Cen
tiles. Some kept one day, some the
other, and some both. 1t was not qucs-
ton whether the Sabbath should be
kept, but which day should be the Sab
bath rest.
II. The Only True Solution. The
Law of Love.-The method of settle
ment is that employed all through the
I Bible, of laying down general prin-
ciples, and not definite rules and com
mands. We must apply the same prin-
ciples to our modern problems.
First. The Law of Love, Freely Grant.
ing Liberty of Conscience.-Vs. 1913
10. "Why dost thou judge thy brother?"
The word Judge here does not mean
form an opinion" for everyone musts
do this of many persons and things. 1t
means to impute wrong motives, to put
the worst and not the best construc-
ton on the actions or words of others
"Set at nought thy brother:" AS if he
had no conscience, no right to decide for
himself, as if he were unworthy of con.
fidence For we shall all stand," ETC.:
As Christ said: with what judgment
We judge, ye shall be judged" II. For
it is written" in Isaiah 45:23. IL. "Give
account of himself" The book of his
life will be opened, and every act, in
cluding his censorious judgments OF
others, will be open before God.
Second. The Law of Love Refuses to Put
Stumbling Block in the Way of Others.
VS.. 1915. "But Judge this rather"
That is, turn your judgment to your
selves, and see to it that by your use
of your liberty do not cause others to
fall into sin. y,
IA. 81 know, and am persuaded" In
reference to different kinds of food,
or food offered to idols. There is moth
ing unclean of itself. The food does
not affect the spirit, or the character,
for good or evil. If one had to do only
with himself, there would be no difficul-
ty whatsoever. But to him that es-
teemeth anything to be unclean, to
him it is unclean:" Because in eating
it. he goes against his sense of right,
and defiles his conscience, just as much
as if it were really unclean. 1t shows
want of principle.
IS. "If thy brother be grieved:" In.
jured, hurt; this word expresses the
painful and bitter feeling produced in
the heart of the weak by the spectacle
of the free and bold eating of the strong
"Destroy not" etc. BY tempting him
to sin, by our example or !, per-
suasion. and especially by ridiculing
him, as narrow, bigoted, puritanical.
Third. The Law of Love Gains It's
Victories by Putting the Highest
Things First-Vs. 17-e1. II. ''For:"
Do not lay such stress on this freedom
OF yours as to cause q breach in the
church, for eating and drinking are
not the principle of that Kingdom
which you hope to inherit. But there
are some things absolutely essential:
Righteousness" in heart and life, espe-
cially duties toward man, peace" with
God and map, "and joy" in the Holy
Spirit, pure. Heavenly joy.
10. "Foliow after" With all your
heart, letting no such outward matters
as food and drink interfere with your
reaching the goal Things which make
for peace:" In the church, among
Christians. "Edify another:" Build
up character and Christian life, as
temple is builded for Gods indwelling,
or house for true living.
FL. 1T is good:" Honorable. noble,
worthy. There is nothing, except what
is honorable, Paul means, in abstaining
when we sacrifice our liberty to char
ity. We not only have liberty to eat,
we have also liberty to abstain from
eating. "Nor to drink wine:" Will you
not give up poor tickling of the palate.
an unwholesome tingling of the brain,
to rescue your nation from bhghting
degradation? Not long ago there was
an explosion in colliery, by which
400 miners were suddenly hurled amid
shattered ruins into horrible death. 1t
was caused by single miner. who had