Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-15
Jnttrnational ges5olls.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 20.

L
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 20.
A Commemorative Review of the Quar-
ter,s Lessons-Golden Text, Math. y,
Commentary by the Rev. d. M.
stearns.
LESSON First Converts In Europe
(Acts xvi, 6-15). Golden Text-Ps. cxix,
18O. "The entrance of Thy words gircth
light" Tho golden text for the quarter,
"Let your light so shine" etc. (Math. v,
1e). suggests that Christ who Is tho light,
is to be allowed so to work in us that God
may be glorifcd in us (Gal. /, 24). Paul tcs-
titles that it pleased God to reveal Christ IN
him (Gal. /, 16), and rs the Lord Jesus
Christ never sought His own will or pleas
ure John vi, 8S; Rom. XIV, 81, so Paul,
when hindered from going into Asia or
Bitbynia, was satisfied to cross over to
Macedonia at the call of His Lord and pa
tiently walt for the opportunity and cheer:
fully accept the seemingly small one or
speaking to few women by the riverside.
LESSON II.-Paul and the Philippian
Jailer (Acts xvi, 22-S4). Golden Text
Acts xvi, 81, "Bcleve on the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved and thy
house." TO bo arrested, beaten and i'm
prisoped did not look much like success In
their work; neither did it look like suo-
cess when our blessed Lord was arrested,
buffeted, ecourged, crucificd as malefao.
tor.
LESSON III.-Paul at Thessalonica and
Berea (Acts xvii, 1-12). Golden Text
Acts xvii, II, "Thcy received the word
with all readiness Of mind and searched
the Scriptures daily" Some were added
unto tho Lord at Philippi, and Paul passed
on to other cities, for he believed that 1t
was His calling to cause all whom no
could reach to see and hear the gospel. 1t
is to be seen in our lives and heard from
our lips, and whether we are free or bound,
resting in ono place, or prosecuted from
place to place, it is that under all oircum-
stances people may SEQ and hear of Jesus
Christ. Not all will receive Him, but
some will, and some, like the Bereans, will
earnestly search the Scriptures.
LESSON IV.-Paul Preaching In Athens
(Acts xviii a2-34). Golden Text-John
iv, "a, "God is Spirit, and they that
worship Him must worship Him In spirit
| and in truth" He found the people of
Athens worshiping all manner of gods,
but ignorant of tho only living and true
God, and giving their time chiefly to hear
ing and telling the news regardless of
anything beyond the present life.
| LESSON V.-Paul's Ministry In Corinth
|
Iii, II, "Other foundation can no man lay
than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. "
Here he works at his trade rs tentmaker
and on the Sabbath days breaches Christ in
the synagogue as long as the people will
listen to him, and when they will hear him
no more he breaches in house right be-
side tho synagogue Many are saved, in
cluding the chief ruler Of the synagogue
and all his house. The Lord Himself Wis.,
It's and encourages Paul, and he continues
18 months ut Corinth.
| LESSON VI.-Working and Waiting For
Christ Il Thcss iv, 8, to v, p. Golden
Te1t-John xiv, 3, IF 60 and prepare q
place for you, will como again and re-
ceive you unto myself, that where 1 am
there yc may be also" Turning to God
from idols is the first step, tho coming of
His Son from heaven is the consumma-
tion, and all between Is included in scrv-
ing the living and true God Il Thcss. ],
8, 1O). We need to be assured Of our sal
yation or there can DO no peace Of mind.
LESSON VII.-Abstaining For the Sake
of Others & Cor. viii, 1-13). Golden Text
Rom. xiv, Z, "For mono of US livcth un-
to himself" The love that buildeth up
the body of Christ Is better than the
knowledge that putrcth up oneself. 10 pity
self, or please self, or live in any way unto
ourselves (Niath. XVII %, margin; Rom.
XIV, 3; II Cor v, 15) is directly opposed to
tho spirit of Christ and therefore cannot
be pleasing to Him; hut to deny self and
daily to die unto self that Christ may be
seen in US (Math. xvi, "a, 25; II Cor. iv,
| III, this is Christlikc and glorifying to
God, and thus souls will be won to Christ.
LESSON VIII.-The Excellence Of Chris
tian Love II Cor. xiii, 1-l3). Golden Text
Il Cor. xiii, 1S, "And now abideth faith,
hope, love, these three, but the greatest OF
these is love-" God is love, and Christ
was God manifest In the flesh, and this
chapter Is photograph of Christ, so that
although His name is not In 1t We cannot
mistake the picture, any more than we
would that Of IN intimate friend.
LESSON IX.-Paul Opposed at Ephesus
(Acts xix, 21-34). Golden Text-"Take
heed and beware of covetousness. The
trouble at Ephesus arose from those who
said, "Our craft, by which we have our
wealth, is In danger" This Is not to be
wondered ut when it comes from those
who have in this world all they over will
| have, but when it Is seen in those who
| bear tho name of Christ In connection
| with our church, or our board, or our 80.
ciety, or our denomination, it is pitiable
indeed, and must be grieyous to God,
who, by His Spirit, is seeking to gather
from oil nations body of people irrespec.
| tive of all names but that Of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
LESSON X.-Gentiles Giving For Jewish
Christians (II Cor. tx, lily. Golden Text
III Cor. viii, 8, "Ye know the grace Of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He
was rich, yet for your sakes He became
poor, that ye through His poverty might
be rich." God SO loved that He gave His
| only begotten Son. tho Son Of God loved
me and gave Himself for me. If we sec
others need that which wo have and we
give not to them, how can tho love Of God
be dwelling in us9 John iii, IL; Gal. II,
| 90; John i'll, 16, ~
LESSON XI-Christian Living (Rom.
xii, 9-21). Golden Tcxt-Rom. xii, 81,
"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome
evil with good" This is again on the
same line of thought as some previous les
sons, and begins with, "Lct love be with
out dissimulation, and it both begins
and ends with hating evil and loving good.
"There is none good save one, that Is God. "
LESSON XII.-Paul's Address to the
| Ephesian Elders (Acts Xxx, 22-35). Golden
Do, >1,ap hn q