The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v. FIRST QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES. JAN. 80.
Text of the Lesson. Math. vi, 5-15-mem-
DRY Verses. o-i3-Goiden Text. Math.
vi. 6-Commsntary by the Rev. ID. M.
Stearns.

O. "And when thou praycst thou shalt
not be as the hypocrites, for they love To
pray standing in the synagogues and In
the corners of the streets, that they may
be seen of men. Verify l say unto you,
| They have their reward DR. Weston
says concerning this sermon that Christ
here draws the picture of the person who
| is to be the result Of His work, the ideal
man whom the Saviour is to make actual
| by saving him from sin. The only and In
dispensable condition of admission to such
a life is the consciousness of utter spiritual
| poverty, absolute restitution, beggar
with no power to alter his condition or
make himself better. No man on earth,
| be he who or what he will, is excluded,
| and the character described In the beati-
tudes is within the reach of every man.
8. "But thou when thou prayest enter
into thy closet, and when thou hast shut
thy door pray to thy Father, which Is in
secret, and thy Father, which seeth in Sc
cret, shall reward thee openly" All be-
nevolence Is not to be hidden, for when our
good works glorify God we are to let our
| light so shine No one Is forbidden TO
pray in public nor even to let it be known
that we are fasting IL God can be glorified
thereby. What Is forbidden Is our own
glory or advantage in anything What is
required Is the glory of God in all things.
See Cor. K, 81; Pet. iv, IL; John xiv,
13, H.
z. "But when ye pray use not vain rep
etitions, as the heather do, for they think
that they shall be heard for their much
speaking" There is nothing here forbid
ding us to repeat the same petitions in
our prayers, but what is forbidden Is vain
repetition or thinking that there is and
benefit or merit in saying the same words
over and over. True prayer is the utter
ance of heart desires for the glory of God
in the name of Jesus Christ.
g. "Be not we therefore like unto them,
for your Father knoweth what things ye
have need of, before We ask Him. We
are not forbidden to ask because our Fa-
Their knows, but we are to ask as children
who have confidence in Fathers love
! and wisdom. Children who tease and tor
ment their parents do no credit either to
, themselves or to their parents; parents
, who permit it are not wise, and children
who DO it do not honor their parents.
| Confidence in God will meekly ask and bt
sure that If it is best it shall be given.
o. after this manner therefore pray ye
Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed
be Thy name" / have met many who
use no more this form of words and per
haps they do no sin by this omission; a:
for myself never expect to pray better OF
with more understanding or more in &C
. | cord with the will of God than when ust
these very words. would not rob Israel
nor put myself under any bondage, but i
Israel has good thing which /, too, car
t enjoy, surely our Father would like me t.
| enjoy it. How very near Jesus took Mar!
and us to His heart when He said, $50 Il
, My brethren and say unto them, ascent
a unto My Father, and your Father, and t
My God and your God" (John Xxx, I'D.
10. "Thy kingdom come Thy will b
done in earth as it is in heaven" When
after the thousand years. satan shall hav
been sent to the lake of fire. and all thing
shall have been subdued unto Christ, the
He shall hand over the kingdom unto Co
the Father that God may be all in al
/ (Rev. Xxx, 10; l Cor. XIV, 2S), and thi
4 prayer shall be answered.
|, IL. s"Give US this day our daily bread.
Our Father knows our need in this matte
and will not withhold any good, yet it
His pleasure that we ask Him for all tina
is included in this phrase 'our dali
bread, - and inasmuch as we have alread
learned that man shall not live by brea
alone, but by every word that proceeded
out of the mouth of God Chapter iv, a
the phrase must include great deal
H. ''And forgive us our debts as "
q l forgive our debtors" Forgiveness of sin
In His name Is what we are to preach ev
70 erywhere duke xiv, Az, and when W
o receive Him we are assured that our sin
Il are forgiven for His names sake and shal
/ t>a hor I'm,
Isa xiii, 25), but while We are in thes
= mortal bodies we shall need constant fol-
/, giveness; hence the comfort of the assuI
apce that " we confess our sins. He
a faithful and just to forgive us our sin
% and to cleanse us from all unrighteouf
J. ness 1t Is the sense Of the vast forgive
a ness which we enjoy from Him that enable
us to be kind one to another, tender heart
ed, forgiving one another even as God 70
/" Christ's sake has forgiven us (Eph. Nv, 32,
ID. "And lead us not into temptation
J. but deliver. US from evil, for Thine is tn
Is Kingdom, and the power and the glor
Ie forever Amen" God never tempts an
10 one to. do wrong (Jas. 1, 13l, but He doc
II try men for their present and eternal goot
!, and for HIS great glory, and 1t Is blessed {
r. be tried and receive grace to endure (Jai
a. /, l2). He will never try us above whs
:, We are able q Cor. Z, 49,. AS to the ev
IL one, He will deliver us from every ev
70 | work and preserve us unto His hoayenl
D, kindgom (II Tim. Nv, 1s). The kingdor
Of is His, the power is His, and tho glory
a. Salvation and service from beginning
"a end are all His, and Of Him, and 1t b'
~ comes us ever to say, Thine, Lord.
- the greatness and the power and the glor
~ and the victory and the majesty for a
le that is in the heaven and in the earth
r Thine; Thine is the kingdom, o Lord, an
ne Thou art exalted as head above all.
to IA. For il ye forgive men their trc
ID passes your Heavenly Father will also TO
n give you" Fellowship with God depend
~ upon our being one with Him In a
- things. We may walk with Him, and
:, will dwell In us and walk in us III Co
III vi, 16). but we mtst be willing TO humb
re ourselves and agree with Him in ever!
90 thing (Mc. vi, 8; margil; Amos Ill. b.
ii 15. "But If ye forgive not men the
" trcspasses, neither will your Father forgi'