The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-25
THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON
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The Woman of Canaan: Matthew XIV, 21-S1.-It
| is mistaken Interpretation which affirms that
! the unusual conduct of Jesus toward this sup
| plant intended to test her faith and exhibit
| her persistence. His saying to His disciples ex-
plains His apparently unsympathetic bearing: II
| am not sent but Unto the lost sheep OF the house
| Of Israel" He will be true to the minutest direc-
lions of His Infinite Sender. Gods plan" for
| Hts Son confined His ministry to the Hebrew peo-
pie. He TO be minister to the circum-
| cision." He himself restricted the commission of
| the apostles to the Jews until His resurrection.
| The purpose to form hearthstone out of
! the Hebrew nation, on which a fire might be
| kinded, to whose warmth and cheer all the
| lions of the earth might be invited. To this
| plan Jesus faithfully adhered. He who had
| limited His disciples commission to the Hebrews
| could not row go beyond them to work miracle
for this heather, unless, to the complete satsfac-
| ton of the disciples, she could be shown to be
| an exception. The suffering endured the
| ordeal. She proved herself daughter of Abra-
| ham by her faith, and such worthy of having
| the thing which she asked done for her.
| The Resurrection of Jesus: Mark xvi. 1-S.-The
| empty tomb of Jesus Is converted into angelic
bureau Of information for His inquirng disciples.
| "Ye seek Jesus" He is not here" Come, see
| the place" Go" Tell" The conduct of the
| women is described with charming; artlessness.
| The account is true to nature: 'They af-
| frighted.' They went out quickly and fed"
| ''They trembed; were amazed" Neither said
they anything to any, for they were afraid" They
passed in silence the people who were beginning to
| stir out of the city as they returned They were
| too awestruck to prate about the matter. 1t
| too holy for profane ears
| The TRANSPORTATION: Matthew xvii, 1-9.-The
transportation Is the heavenly amen to the earth
Jesus Peter had Sa 1 hardly ered his b el
| fore all were shaken by the revelation of the
gn1hlous death IN store aor 9ne messa an Inat
tottering to its fall. 1t nerved the disciples for
Gethsemane and Calvary It was hitting that they
| should see the celestial evidences of His Godhead
| and glory on the hither side of the cross.
A Lesson in Forgiveness; Matthew xviii, 21-S5.
This parable is an expansion, in a popular and
attractive form, of the truth stated concretely in
| answer to Peters questions Lord. how oft shall
| my brother sin against me and forgive him; till
| seven times?'' The remainder of the parable
| shows the incongruousness of the forgiven sinner
| showing an unforgiving spirit toward his fellow
BY the very ineredibty of the supposed case.
Jesus shows that the unforgivng spirit is incom,
| patibe with diseipeship. The servant who had
been forgiven debt of $15 200 GOO, finds a fellow
| servant who owes him SIS. He does not follow the
| example of his king. On the contrary he seizes
| his debtor and demands the last farthing. On
| hearing of this deed the king is wroth, and can
| cels his own forgiveness. This Is Jesus answer
| to Peters question, How oft shall l forgive p
! Jesus laconic and decisive answer is Seventy
times seyen' that Is, practically without ceasng.
| The Trumpha Entry: Matthew xxi, 6-l6.--The
| triumphal entry not mere passing incident
| or accident of Jesus approach. 1t was very
| large event. Jesus deliberately planned this en-
| try, and made it as effective possible. He was
| not captured by the multitude; He captured Ii,
and used it for His purpose. The orderly precision
| Of all His movements indicates this The royal
| entry was an integral part of the history of
| Christ, which would not be complete nor thor
| oughly consistent without it," He openly came to
| His own The issue was pressed. They must
| now accept reject The test was not made in
any dark corner either Nothing could have been
The Marriage Feast: Matthew XIII 1-14.-The
invitation 60 the banquet of redemption is issued
| tives for acceptance are very strong. But still
| there is no compusion Each decides alternately
whether he Will or VIII not accept This last
| element of selfhood omnpotenee itself will not
| trend upon. The function. honor and responsible
| ity of the ministry is here distinctly traced Min
| listers the Kings servants. who extend the in
| yitation in His name. Unhappily, there are yet
| those who make light of it." IL Is an open
question whether in the reaction from the awful
seriousness of Purtansm. we have not come 10
| the extreme of frivolousness. THE wedding gar
| nlent'' has been well described moral fitness
| sprnging from careful and diligent use of the
| grace of God. That there should be time when,
| after full opportunity has been given, test
| should be made to discover whether moral Mt
ness has been attained or not is reasonable to
suppose. This, for substance is the last Judg-
| ment
| Watchfulness; Matthew xiv, 42-51.-The deep
| impression which Jesus exhortation to watchful
| ness made upon early Christians is seen in the
very names they gave their children Gregory ana
| Vigilant!us the one Greek and the other Latin,
| are both derived from verbs sgnifying Ito
| third verse The goodman is the SOUL the house
| is the body. and the thief is death. The absolute
| need of instant and perpetual readiness Is the
| lesson taught. Even mythology teaches the shame
| and danger incident to lapse in watchfulness.
them in her peacock tail The temple Of vesta
| in Rome is toy in size, but it is second TO none
sacres ffame. So Christians Should Watch and
| feed the flame. of religion in the temple of their
The Day of Judgment: Matthew XIV. s1-46.-
There is reasonable ground for belief in a general
Judgment The justice OF Gods dealings Is not
| manifest in the present course of events. The
| lots of the righteous and the wicked are unequal
| ished. A fearful looking for Of Judgment
| dwes in human consciousness. Scriptural proof
| of the judgment Is abundant. Enoch. David. Paul.
Peter Jude. John, and Jesus. ali affirm it in
terms too literal to be set aside as poetical or
| parabolical. The Scrtptural order is, the second
| appearing of Jesus. the resurrection, the call to
The Last Supper: Matthew XVI 17-3o-The
| various names by which the Lords Supper is
| known in themselves very significant. 1t is
| the Eucharist, meaning our good thanks Tor
the Lamb that was slain It is the Sacrament
like the oath taken at the altar by me Kom Gsn
in the campaign beginning. The Lord supper Is
our sacramentum our hoy pie@ge o, tea.y 70
munis: sign Of the intercourse and agreement we
haS jesus sio Ga Matthew xvii
| is conspicuous type of the time-server. His rul-
brought him small reward lie eked out his Of
fetal life few years; but, on complaint of the
Pjlatus may not have been the actual scene OF
| Pilates suicide, but seems hitting memorial or
| him.
Jesus Crucihed: Matthew xvii 35-5o.--The suf-
| fering and death of Jesus were substitutonal. He
| stood in mans stead They were atoning: making
| God and man again. They were satisfying:
| for governmental purposes, indicating the
| enormity of sin and the divine adherence of It,
| Their blessed fruits justification, cleansing
| and adoption
| The Risen Lord: Matthew xviii. S-20.-The very
| oftiness of the language in which Christ nsti-
| tuted the church lifts IL from the plane OF
mere voluntary philanthropic society. The charter
| of such association needs not 10 invoke "all
| power in heaven and in eartn. Again, in the
last analysis the destiny of the church is not In
| the hands of it's members in the that any
| human society Is. It's expansion in any given
| epoch may depend upon the zeal of its
| municanss; but its ultimate success is insured by
| the perpetual spiritual presence OF its Divine
| Founder. against whom the gates of hell cannot
| prevail.