The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON vII.. MAY 10. MATT. 24s
observation-disclosures
Golden Texts watch Therefore, for xe
Knew Not what Hour xour Lord Doth
coms--Matf. aa-May Re Used
- = Temperance Lesson.

Knew Not What Hour Kour Lord Doth
come--Matf. - aa-May Re Used
- = Temperance Lesson.
To Teachers:-Have the scholars read
the whole chapter In order TO realize me
circumstances IN which the Warning OF
this lesson is given Jesus completed MS
public ministry that Tuesday afternoon
Everything pos sible had been done 70
persuade the leaders TO accept the son of
God as their Messiah. But they refused
Nothing more could bo done for them.
Toward night Jesus left the temple. and
the remaining days OF His life were en-
ployed In giving ais final Instructions 70
His disciples He opened before them
vision OF the future. lest those strange
events should come on them unawares-
The section includes chaps. - and =:
Ia The private instructions TO the dis
ciples. the refrain OF which iH watch
Place I'm the life OF Christ Passion
Meek.-The last great day of His public
teaching. but after that work was com
pleted. and lie was alone with His dis
cipies.
Historical setting. TIme.-Tuesday az
ternoon, April 4. A. ID. % The same day
as our last lesson. but after Jesus had
left the temple Piace.-The Mount OF
Olives overlooking Jerusalem. on the way
TO Bethany.
things which Jesus had just been telling
them. as He sat with them on the brow
OF Ollvet. overlooking the beautiful city 50
soon TO be destroyed. As In a panorama
the future sweeps before their vision-the
destruction OF the city and It's temple.
wars. famines. pestilences. earthquakes.
hatred. betrayals. tribulations. DEATH the
sun and the moon darkened. the stars
falling from heaven. false prophets aris-
ing. deceiving almost the very elect "fe
know revised
has ''on what day. in what kind OF day.
whether n near or n remote one-"-Nin-
cent. Your Lord doth come" The hour
OF His coming is kept secret because IL 10
best for all that Il should be So
a.. But know this" You do not know
the hour. but what Is most necessary you
can know. ''If the goodman OF the house"
The master OF owner OF the house. Had
known In what watch the thief would
come" or was coming. The night was
divided into watches. or periods. during
each OF which one divisioa OF the guards
kept watch. II Is said that our pocket
timepicces are called watches because or
iginally they measured the periods OF
watching He would have watched"
In the East. which knows not the happy
and secure municipal arrangements OF
Western lands. every ore must be his own
policeman And would not have Euf-
fered-" Permitted He took the ordi-
nary precautions OF bars and bolts. But
he should have done more. To be broken
up." or through Literally 10 Is to-be-dug-
through. a graphic word. appropriate 10
describe the action that would be required
10 get Into a house whose walls consisted
In a great measure OF mud.
a. Therefore" For the same reason
that tho owner OF n house would be pre-
pared against robbers For In such an
hour IN ye think not the Son OF man com
eth For yourselves know perfectly
that the day OF the Lord 30 eometh as a
thief In the night" q Thss. s: ?: see also
Pet .: 1o).
As. Who then Is a faithful and visa
servant" or steward. who was generally
n slave whom his master had chosen. on
account OF his trustworthiness and intel
ngenee. TO be the steward OF his estate
Professor Carr. Whom his lord hath
made ruler over his household" While he
himself went abroad. This power was
fulness and ability. TO Rtvo them
meat" Food at regular hours
- Blessed" He possesses the beatI-
tudes. Shall find so doing" We see By
this Illustration OF Christ what he means
by watching. not gazing up into the hea-
ven for signs. but faithful performance
OF duty. with hope and Joy In the thought
OF His coming.
a. shall make Him ruler Cor set hIra)
over all his goods over all his property
OF every kind. and not simply over hIs
body OF domestidI
~ III that evn servant shall saw In hga
heart- lie would be ashamed TO say AZ
openly. Many an evil turks in the heart
which would appail US n spoken. -Nv
lord delayeth His coming" And 50 win
have no knowledge OF His servants con-
duct.
-. And shall begin TO srnl,e his fellow
servants. Not only negiectlnE their in
.erests. but actually abusing then, IN fbe
spirit OF n petty tyrant."-Morison. These
were the faithful servants and they were
abused because they were faithful. And
70 eat and drink with the drunken
Carousing at his masters expense insteaa
OF keeping the household in order nj
exercising prudent economy.-Broadu~
~ The lord shall come Not
expecting his coming viii not prevent biS
coming In day when he iooketh not
for Him. For he Is looking elsewhere. ana
MS interest IL absorbed In other things.
~. Sut MN asundcr- Execute him
swiftly. as would be the usual method ~
an earthly king In those days. What the
divine judge does Is TO mete out right
teous punishment And appoint him hIn
portion with the hypocrites." He must
80 with the hypocritcs because he IA ore
pretending TO be n servant OF God -
has been all the time serving the de,-Tl
lie must 70 10 his own place II such =
character were taken 20 the place hea,-er,
ne would carry he'll with him. ana r,ate
II n he'll Tor others. There shall ~ -
Ing and gnashing OF teeth" TbI. a.
phrase often used TO denote the bIftc-c',
agony and commissions OF pain ana -.
--Jacobus- The bitterest sting of fhc -
isnment Is that he brought N upon bf-.-