Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-19
international gessolls.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON v, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JAN. 80.


Text Of the Lesson, Math. vi, 6-15-Mem.
OF Verses, 9-13-Golden Text, Math.
vi, documentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.
s. "And when thou prayest thou shalt
not be as the hypocritcs, for they love to
pray standing in the synagogues and In
the corners of the streets, that they may
be seen of men. Verify 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
life is the consciousness of utter spiritual
poverty, absolute destitution, 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-
neyolence 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 If 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. <, 81; Pet. iv, IL; John xiv,
18, IA.
2. "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 tho glory Of God
in the name of Jesus Christ.
8. "Be not We therefore like unto them,
for your Father knowcth what things 20
have need of, before ye ask Him" We
are not forbidden to ask because our Fa-
ther knows, but we ere to ask us children
who have confidence in q 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 be
sure that If it is best it shall be given.
8. "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; as
for myself never expect to pray better or
with more understanding or more in ac-
cord with the will of God than when use
these very words. would not rob Israel,
nor put myself uI.dcr any bondage, but if
Israel has good thing which I, too, can
enjoy, surely our Father would like me to
enjoy it. How very near Jesus took Mary
and us to His heart when He said, "Go to
My brethren and say unto them, I ascend
unto My Father, and your Father, and to
My God and your Cod (.John Xxx, ~.
TO- "Thy kingdom come. Thy will bo
done in earth rs it is in heaven" When,
after the thousand years, satan shall have
been sent to the lake of fire, and all things
shall have been subducd unto Christ, then
He shall hand over the kingdom unto God
the Father that God may be all in all
(Rev. Xxx, 10; l Cor. XIV, 2S), and this
prayer shall be answered.
II. "Giye us this day our daily bread. "
Our Father knows our need in this matter
and will not withhold any good, yet it is
His pleasure that we ask Him for all that
Is included in this phrase "our daily
bread" and inasmuch us we have already
learned that man shall not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceedcth
out of the mouth of God (chapter iv, y,
the phrase must include great deal.
12. And forgive us our debts as we
forgive our debtors" Forgiveness of sins
In His name is what we are to preach ev-
erywhcre Uukc xiv, Az, and when we
receive Him VIC are assured that our sins
are forgiven for His names sake and shall
no more be remembered q John ii, 12;
lisa. xiii, 25), but while wo arc in these
mortal bodies we shall need constant for
givencss; hence the comfort of the assur-
ancc that eff we confess our sins He is
faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrightcous-
ness" 1t is the sense of the vast forgive
ness which we enjoy from Him that enables
us to be kind one to another, tender heart
ed, forgiving one another even rs God for
Christ's sake has forgiven us (Eph. iv, 32)
18. And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the
kingdom, and the power and the glory
forever. Amen" God never tempts any
one to do wrong (Jas. i, 13), but He does
try men for their present and eternal good
and for His great glory, and it is blessed to
be tried and receive grace to endure (Jas
/, 12). He will never try us above what
we are able Il Cor. x, 49, AS to the evil
one, He will deliver US from every evil
work and preserve us unto His heavenly
kindgom II Tim. iv, 1s). The kingdom
is His, tie power is His and the glory.
Salvation and service from beginning to
end arc all His, and Of Him, and it be-
comes us ever to say, "Thine, o Lord, is
the greatness and the power and the glory
and the victory and the majesty, for all
that is in the heaven and in the earth is
Thine; Thine Is the kingdom, o Lord, and
Thou art exalted rs head above all.
IA. 'For if ye forgive men their tres
passes your Heavenly Father will also for
give YOU" Fellowship with God depends
upon our being one with Him in all
things. We may walk with Him, and He
will dwell in us and walk in us (II Cor
vi, 16), but we must be willing to humble
ourselves and agree with Him in every
thing (N1;c. vi, 8; margin; Amos iii, 81.
10. But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive
your trespasses When Peter asked how