The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON vlll, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 20.

81 tNb IN
Text Of the Lesson. Math. 4. s-lS-Msm-
cry Verses. S-s-Golden Text. Msth. 4.
a. Commentary By, the Rev. p, M.
stesrns.
= Icopyright, 1897. by ID. M. stearns.l
"a. snow the names of the twelve
apostles are these: The first, Simon, who
Is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother"
Jesus Himself went about all the cities
and villages teaching In their synagogues,
and preaching the gospel Of the kingdom,
and healing every sickness and every dis
ease among the people, but the multitudes
who were as sheep without shepherd
touched His heart and He told His disci-
pies to pray the Lord Of the harvest that
He would send forth laborcrs into His
harvest (chapter TX, $3.50. When we
pray this prayer from the heart, 1t seems
to imply readiness on our part to go our
selves II He opens the way, for 1t Is just
following this command SO to pray that
we have the record of His choosing and
sending forth these twelve. In Luke vi,
| IL, we read that just before He chose the
| twelve He went out into a mountain to
pray, and continued all night in prayer to
God. In Mark Ill, IA, we read that He
| ordained them that they should be with
Him, and that He might send them forth
| to preach and to heal the sick. The last
night before His crucifixion He told them
that He had chosen and ordained them
that they should go and bring forth fruit,
and that their fruit should abide
| 8, 6. "These twelve Jesus sent forth,
and commanded them, saying, Go not into
the way of the gentiles and into any city
| Of the Samaritans enter ye not, but go
rather to the lost sheep of the house Of
Israel" This restricted commission will
not be understood unless one Is familiar
with Gods plan Of blessing for all nations
| which Is to bless Israel first and then all
nations through Israel This Is fully re-
vealed in the prophets, and He win not
depart from it, for the gifts and calling OF
God are without repentance from. II, 800.
Take as sample passages Ps. xvii; lisa.
xvii, 6; TX, 1-3, 81; Jer. ill., IL, 1S; Zech.
xiv, 16, II. There are two other prayers
which we would do well to pray along
with Math. TX, 38. One Is in lisa. xii, D,
2. and the other in Rev. xii, 90. To pray
these three prayers from the heart daily
will bring one very near to the heart OF
Christ. His primary mission was to Israel
(Math. XIV, 24); hence this restricted COM
mission at this time to the twelve, but be-
ing rejected and crucified by Israel He aft
er His resurrection gave the worldwide
commission as in Math. xviii, 10. es
z. "And as we go, preach, saying, The
kingdom of heaven Is at hand" Thus
|, I preached the Baptist, and Jesus HIMSELF
and the 12, and the TO- for in the person
of the king the kingdom was verify
among them duke xvii, 81, margin), ant
had they been content to receive crucifiet
and risen Messiah the kingdom would
doubtless have been set up after His resur
, rection, but seeing their decided rejection
of Him, He, before His death, told then
, i'm a parable that the kingdom was post
. poned till His return from the far countr.
! luke xix, 11-15).
! 8. "Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers
, raise the dead cast out devils; freely y
q have received, freely give" Some one ha
, suggested that verses to ID of this chap
!, ter contain special directions for the specia
mission Of the apostles at that time, verse
16 to 23 directions for gospel ministry Il
a ! all ages, and verses "a to AZ the service Q
/, Christ in its fullest and widest sense, call
, ing attention to the fact that the last vers
: in each of these sections has His Verify
{ say unto you.
q o. "Provide neither gold nor silver no
q brass in your purses In lsa VI, Q, Tn
4 question is, Whom shall / send and VIII
r will go for us?'' If any one will go fo
q God the Father, Son and Spirit on thei
. business and wholly in their interests, the
q may rely upon Phil. iv, 10, being mad
a true to them, "My God shall supply a
n your need according to His riches in glor
n by Christ Jesus" Or, as one has par'
n uhrased II, MAKE thou His service thy d.
!. light. He'll make thy wants His care.
10. "Nor scrip for your journey, neith'
/. two coats, neither shoes, nor yet stave
"a for the workman is worthy of his meat.
n IF we are the Lords messengers on Il
r. Lords business, we have no occasion to
"a anxious about food OF raiment or none.
e but disentangled and free and witho'
ia fear oversees 26, 90, 81) follow where
leadeth in quietness and in confidence, II
the silver and the gold and the Gait
upon a thousand hills are His.
r IL. "And into whatsoever city or tow
n. We shall enter, inquire who In 1T Is worth
~ and there abide till ye go thence" II
n prophets were plainly taught that not
ar would receive their message, but that son
is would hate them for 1t (Jer. l, II, ~; Eze
20 ii. 6. z; iii, a. In the second section
r. our present chapter, and in John XIV,
TO 20, we are taught to expect the same thin
IL but we are also taugnJ tnat soihe VIII w
al | come Him, and also us for His sake
q. will direct our steps in this matter ais
ga and If some day He wants us to have 4
ID lowship with Him in being refused
az grace will be sufficient.
m 10. 10. "And when ye come into
,e house, salute it, and II the house be wort
ID let your peace come upon 1t, but II 1t
II. not worthy, let your peace return to you
I'm Even Israel was not to fight against G
n. until that city had rejected their offers
no peace which they were to proclaim to
sh (Deut Xxx, 1919. Every believer Is
d. count himself messenger of the Prince
a.. Peace, and, like the angels at His bir
no we are to proclaim peace In His ma
IT. luke ii, 14) Preaching peace by Jes
ca Christ is our work (Acts <, 36), for He
n. made peace by the blood OF His cross e.
at 4. eO). Blessed are the peacemakersl IL
beautiful are the feet of suchl But tn
are many who know not these THU
(Math. v, o; lisa. Iii, q; Tx, 81
IA. "And whosoever shall not rece
no you nor hear your words, when ye dep