Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-06-15
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, SECOND QUARTER, IN
TERNATIoNAL SERIES, JUNE 26.


A Comprehensive Review Of the Quar-
ter's Lessons - Golden Text, Jude
xxi-Commentary by the Rev. d. M.
Stearns.
copyright, 1898, by D. NJ. Stearns.l
LESSON 1.-The Woman of Canaan
(Math. XIV, 21-3D. Golden Text, Math
xv, 25, "Then she came and worshiped
Him, saying, Lord, help me-" 1t would
seem as if our Lord wcntaway from the un-
belief and questionings and reasonings Of
the scribes and Pharisees to be refreshed
by the strong and simple faith OF this
Syro- -Phnnician woman. Even His disci-
pies were not always a comfort to Him,
for in verse 16 He said to them, Are ye
also yet without understandings But He
whose eyes run to and fro throughout the
whole earth to show Himself strong on be-
half Of every heart that is wholly for Him
| (II Chron. xvi, 81 saw the faith IN the
heart of this woman and took this long
Journey to bless her and be refreshed by
her.
LESSON 1.-THE Resurrection Of Jesus
Mark xvi, 1-S). Golden Text, l Cor. xv,
30, "Now is Christ risen from the dead
and become the first fruits of them that
slept" The regular lesson for this day in
Math. xvi, 21-2S, on the sufferings OF
Jesus foretold, would also make good
Easter lesson, for He foretold His resurrec-
tion as we'll as His sufferings. Neither
His life nor His death can give US any
Seneflt apart from His resurrection, as is
fully set forth in 1 Cor. XIV, 14-1s.
LESSON III. The TRANSPORTATION
(Math. xvii, 1-9). Golden Text, John !,
IA, "We beheld His glory, the glory as of
the only begotten of the Father" This
was the fulfllment of that Y hich He said
concerning some of them not tasting death
dill they had seen the Son of Man coming
In His kingdom. The center of His king
dom will be the risen and translated saints
represented by Moses and Elijah, and a
righteous Israel represented by Peter,
James and John.
LESSON IVA Lesson on Forgiveness
(Math. xviii, 21-35). Golden text, Luke
vi, 81, "Forgive and ye shall be forgiven. "
Forgiving one another even as God for
Christs sake hath forgiven you (Eph. iv,
82) is the way tho Spirit states it by Paul.
Peter, to whom our Lord was talking, was
q saved man and disciple Of Christ, and
as such he had been forgiven ALL and
should therefore exercise forgiveness to all,
even to the extent Of ~ times 7, else he
would lose much by it both in the matter
of present fellowship with God and also
future privileges.
LESSON V.-The Triumphal Entry
(Math. xxi, 6-16). Golden text, Math.
xxi, 8, "Hosanna to the Son Of David.
Blessed is He that cometh in the name of
the Lord" This might be called His last
public offer of Himself to Israel as her
King. He fulfilled the Scripture which
saith, "Behold, thy King cometh." He lit
orally fulfilled Zech. *, 8, as to the man
ncr of His entry. How could they fail to
see it9 Here was forgiveness to the utter
most on His part, but they knew not the
day of their visitation, so He wept over
them, longing to bless them, and saying,
81 would, but ye would not" duke xix,
41-44; Math. xiii, 37).
LESSON VI.-The Marriage Feast Math.
xii, 1-14). Golden text, Luke xiv, II,
"Come, for all things are now ready.
Those whom He longed to bless and came
to save would not receive Him, made light
of His invitations and even slew His scrv-
ants Yet He had pity upon them and
loved them and laid down His life for
them and asks, "What could have been
done more that have not donc!" lisa. ',
4). sis it nothing to you all ye that pass
byp" Liam. j, 12).
LESSON VII. -Watchfulness (Math. xiv,
| 42-51). Golden text, AIath. xiv, AZ,
"Watch therefore, for ye know not what
hour your Lord doth come" Just Us
plainly as He taught that He would die
and rise again from the dead, SO did lie
also teach that He would come again when
not expected, and that all who were wise
would be looking for Him any hour, but
at work up to the time of His return, oc-
cupying till He come He EXPECTS to find
us not only waiting, but doing (yerse 46).
LESSON VIII-The Day Of Judgment
(Math. XIV, 31-46). Golden text, Math.
xvi, 81, "He shall reward every man ac-
cording to His works " Along with this
text it would bc well to place Rev. xxi,
| l2; Luke xiv, II; Cor. iii, II, 10. Un-
less we distinguish between the judgment
scat of Christ for believers and their works
(Rom. xiv, 10; II Cor. V, l0), the judg-
ment of nations for their treatment OF
Israel, as set forth in our lesson, and tho
Judgment of the great W white throne for all
who do not take part in the first resurrec-
tion (Rev. Xxx, 8, ll-l5).
LESSON IN.-The Lords Supper (Math.
XVI, 17.3O) Golden Text, Cor. Xi, 20,
GAS often us ye eat this bread and drink
this cup, ye do show the Lords deuth till
He come" From the exodus until His
own exodus duke tx, 81, Greek) as the
| True Passover Lamb, the Passover wis the
great feast commemorative of lsrael's de-
liverancc from Egypt, and hus u still fu-
ture outlook duke xxi, 10, 16), but on
the night before He suffered He took bread
and wine, symbols Of His body and blood,
| and gave us new feast to be kept in re-
mcmbrance of Him till He shall come
again.
LESSON X.-Jesus Condemned (Math.
xvii, 1925. Golden Text, l lin. j, 10,
"Christ Jesus came into tho world to save
sinners" Pilates questions and pcrplcxl-
ties are still the great ones, "Barabbas or
Jesus" and "What shall do with Jesus?'
AS then SO now the majority choose Barab-
bas, and if they over think Of Jesus it is
often only to wish that there was not any
such person.
LESSON XI.-Jesus Crucifed (Math.
xvii, $500. Golden Text, l Cor. XIV, g.,
"Christ died for our sins, according to the
Scriptures. There was no other way by
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