The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON !, SECOND QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL 8.
Text Of the Lesson. Msth. Nv. s1-31.
Memory Verses, 25-2s = Golden Text.
Msth. XIV. 25-Commentary by the Rev.
ID. M. Stearns.

Memory verses, So-SS = 0oiuen AexS
Math. XIV. 2B-Commentary by the Rev.
ID. M. stearns.
Copyright 1898. by ID. M. Stearns.l
81 "Then Jesus went thence and de-
parted into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon."
| The herald of Christ having been cut of,
and thus His own death, humanity speak
ing, having been made more sure, He sets
forth the great truth, by the only miracle
recorded in all four of the gospels, that He
Is the true bread for the perishing, suffi- |
cient for all He only can still the storms
of this troubled life, and He will in the
morning watch, but He will not accept
the position of King till then. Those who
would make Him King are more occupied
with washing their hands than their
hearts. They draw nigh with mouth and
lips, but their heart Is far from Him, and
even the disciples do not understand that
1t is the heart that God looks at and what
He wants there Is truth, humility and faith
In Him, although this was plainly set forth
In their Scriptures. See l Sam. xvi, q;
Ps Ii, 6; Mic. vi, 8; III Chron. Xxx, go, !. c.
go "And, behold, woman OF Canaan
came out of the same coasts and cried unto
Him, saying, Have mercy on me, o Lord,
thou Son of David My daughter Is griev-
ously vexed with devil" 1t Is only In
trial that faith shines brightest. AS In
Gen. 4, 2, it was in the darkness the Spirit
is first heard of and seen moving. So 1t
is ever The devil is allowed to work in
order that the works of God may be made
manifest John TX, 3; xi, A.. AS far as we
know the only place the Son OF God was
seen on the plain of Dura was In the fur
mace with those who had unbounded faith
In Him.
&c. "But He answered her not word.
And His disciples came and besought Him,
saying, Send her away, for she crieth after
u.s." He knew the case thoroughly and
how to deal with 1t. Silence is not denial,
and delay is not unkind The Lord waits
that He may DO gracious; blessed are all
{ they that wait for Him (John XII, @; lisa.
[ xxx, 49, He saw her faith grow even
a under His silence 1t was good deal to
: her that He did not say no and drive her
away The disciples were like most of U.S.
selfish, and wanted quietness for them
selves They had not learned to live unto
: others and forget self Have your
"a. "But He answered and said, am
not sent but unto the lost sheep Of the
house of Israel" So He had commissioned
the twelve (chapter x, g. He might now
!, have added, "But they have rejected Me,
therefore have come to you, but 1T was
not necessary He saw her faith still
strong under all this, and how 1t delight
$ ed Himl Did He not say: "Other sheep
J. have, which are not of this fold. Them
y also must bring, and they shall hear My
, voice, and there shall be one fold and one
shepherd" (John x, 49,
>. % "Then came she and worshiped
:. Him, saying, Lord help me-" How His
:. heart rejoiced in the clinging of this help
~ less one. He longcd to help her. He in
II tended to, but it was not quite time
l. Though the need is not personally hers
es but the daughters s, see how her cry still is
ID Lord help mel' When we by faith II
r Christ receive Him, and are assured b.
"a His word that now we are accepted, re
- deemed, justified, and that some day w
~ shall be like Him (Eph. !, 9, 2; Rom.
20 /; John iii, %, is not all this in orde
10 that we may one by one take up the cas-
ST of others and bring them to Christi
ts 26. but He answered and said, 1t
d, not meet to take the childrens bread an
n. cast it to dogs" His words look hard an
te even unkind, but "God is love, " and II
~ was "God manifest in the flesh, " and ther
- is naught but love in all this We mus
40 not Judge Him. He is the Judge. W
o. must trust Him and wait patiently, an
IL we shall one day see that He has not don
to without cause all that He has done (Ezek
is xiv, 23).
of 27. land she said, Truth, Lord Ye
70 the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall froI
"a their masters table" She had addresse
-, Him as Lord and Son of David, and no.
AZ as Master Let Him say what He will, IL
VI Him do what seemeth Him good, she wi
nd trust Him, she will cling to Him, lik
le, Ruth to Naomi, and like Ittai to Davit
ty like Elisha to Elijah. Nothing can dri,
Dr. her away. She has come for somewha
- and she will have tiff only dog l.
~ shall be her Master, He Is so very gree
and she SO poor and needy.
20. "Then Jesus answered and said III
to her, o woman, great Is thy faith. BE
me- unto thee even as thou wilt. And h
to- daughter was made whole from that vel
Try hour" So she triumphed, her faith
as Him gave her her hearts desire. He 4
ia tended to do it, doubt not but that
Inc took that journey in order to do 1t, b.
aa, there is a time that is always best II
oo' keeps us waiting it Is because He Is sa
ow ing to us as to His mother at the ma
as rage, "Mine hour is not yet come" 1t
)od sometimes asked, "Can our faith bril-
md blessing to othersp' Let this case answe
ur. for we have no reference to the daughter
no faith He said, "Great is thy faith,
90 the daughter was made whole.
,S 60 "And Jesus departed from then
-. | and came nlgn unCo tne sea VI Oaihoo, o.
i's went up into mountain and sat dov
er- there" He took the long journey to
ain refreshed by great faith and to do wonde
,e's for His hidden one. We read of nothil
ed. else that He did at that time. He sc
ON. Philip, one of the seven, long journey
inc bring Joy to the Ethiopian. He sent 6
'I,,e briel from heaven to instruct Daniel a
~, comfort Zacharias. He sent an angel
'n'o the ship in the storm to comfort Pa
30 There is nothing too wonderful for hi
you and He Is always this same Jesus IA
- 4, 11).
80. "And great multitudes came VI
Him, having with them those that WI
lame, blind, dumb, MANNED, and ma
;.v others, and cast them down at Jesus fe
.v' and He healed them" What a sample
~, what His kingdom will be, 1.-THE inhat
TN ant shall not say / am sick, the PEG
not that dwell therein shall be forgiven tn