El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
LESSON TX. FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATIoNAL SERIES, NOV. ~.
Tent oR the Lesson, Prov. ", 1o-1o-1Gsm-|
cry Verses. H. 1S-ooldsn Text, Prov
l. 1o-Commsntary Prepared by the Rsv.
rCopyraght, 1888. by D. N. stearns.l
10. tHear, o my son, and receive my
sayings. and the years Of thy life shall b
many" We may think Of David addra6
Ing Solomon (see verse 81, but 10 win b
more profitable for us to receive the world
% from God our Father to all who are Hi
children by faith In Christ Jesus. We may
hear His words and not receive them, bue
when we hear and receive, or believe, 1o1
believing is receiving (John !, 12), we thus
have life John '. 24). It will make this
teaching simple II when we read Of wis.,
dom, as in verses 8, 2, ETC., we think OF
Him who is the wisdom Of God q Cor. IL
o., BOZ. In Jaa 1, 81, we are taught that
the word must be received with msskness.
II. ST have taught thee in the way Of
wisdom; have led thee in right paths. u
her paths are peace (ohapter iii, ~. &c
always leads BY right way TO our city d
habitation (PA OWL, y. He is the Way
and He Is our Peace; when He puttetf1
forth His sheep, He goeth before, and ia
follow Him is to go in perfect peace, for
His will is always wisest, and His way II
always best, and In perfect acQuiescencd
there IL always perfect rest Abide in
His love.
IL "When thou Roest. thy steps shall
not be straitened, and when thou runneat
thou shalt not stumble" There II nd
strattness with Him. His 10 an abundant
way; abundant grace and glory; all our
need supplied according to His riohed
Phil ~, 10Y. Philips 300 pence would
have given each of the 5000 . little, but
our Lords way was to fill them with ad
much as they desired (John vi, LID. When
His people hearken unto Him and walk in
His ways, He fills and satisfies them ga
lxxxi, 10-16). He makes them to be satis1
ned with favor and full with the blessing
Of the Lord (Deut. xxxiii, 2a). Tho bless
ing which maketh rioh and 10 which our
toll addeth nothing (Proy. I, %. r. w..
Is. "Take fast hold of instruction. let
her not go, keep her, for she IL thy life. II
She is tree OF life-Ife unto thy soul
(ohapter Iii, Ia, 92). By comparing text
with text we get the unity Of the Scrip
| lures, the oneness of thought for all oen-l
30; Col. Iii, ~. To walk in His way and
keep His commandments is life and right
| eousness (Deut. v, SO; vi, 25l, but He ID
| the end of the law for righteousness to ev-I
| cry one that believeth; so 1t IL summed mp
| in receiving and walking in Him (Rom.
Z, 4; Col. II, g.. Having received the word
| with meekness, the next thing II to hold
| it fast, for it Is a faithful word (Titus l. 81;
Rev. ii, 25). When satan by his servantd
| questions any part Of the word Of God, the
believer should take the hint to hold that
| portion all the more firmly.
II. CENTER not into the path Of the
| wicked and go not in the way Of evil men. !"
Since the devil tempted Eve in the garden
/ OF Eden he has been ever seeking whom he
| may devour, and he seems to find multi
| tudes willing to be devoured.
Is. "Avoid 1t, pass not by &c, turn from
l It and pass away" Be not deceived; evil
| communications corrupt good manners.
| Awake to Righteousness and sin not, for
some have not the knowledge Of God q
| Cor. Nv, 8s, s4) Blessed IL the man that
| walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth In tho way of sinners, nor
Etteth In the seat of the scornful (Pa. !, u.
II Eve had not stopped to look at the trea
the fruit Of which she was forbidden T.
eat, she might not have fallen. II Aohan
had not looked upon tho gold and the gar
ment, he, too, might not have sinned. All
from, lest we fall into temptation. Look
ing unto Jesus IL the only way to run our
raoa. Beholding the glory Of the Lord q
the way to become like Him
10. "For they sleep not except thsy havs
done mischief. and their sleep II taken
| away unless they cause some to tall" II
/ XIII and to destroy, to give torment end
anxiety, - their mastery bosinsas ed
theirs. They speak loftily, they ~ thsis
mouth against the heavens, and thetB
tongue walketh through the earth (HAI
Exiii, 8, o.. David said concerning thsD,
They that seek my hurt speak misohio
vous things and imagine deoeits all theday
long" pa xviii, 12). The Son Of Man
came to save, not to destroy; He gives me-
and life abundant and joy and peace and
glory. The followers Of tho devil are svsE
taking all they can get and giving moth
I ing real in return. The Son Of God gave
Himself for Us and bore al the devtlAa
hate that He might redeem us from his
power.
IL ''Fur thsy eat the hr.ad-sf wssksA-
neas and drink tho wine OF y3oapnce. -
Contrast the bread and wine Of Aeiohiss-
dec In connection with the blessing ef the
Most High God. possessoe ct heaven and
earth (Gen. xiv, IL. 49,; also the besaA
and wine of the communion. repressnting
our Lords body given for ~ and His
blood shed for Us that we, eating Him.
| might live BY Him (John VII ~, OIL To
ungodly may be said to live upon the deah
and blood of those whose downfall thsy'
accomplish, but our Lord, by humblin0
Himself unto death, gives ~ His LIE TO b.
our life He is the bread from heaven.
10. "But the path Of the just II a. the
shining light that shineth more and more
unto the perfect day." Hssis the truly
Just onewho suffered for our sins, the juse
tor the unjust He IL the true Light, the
light of the world, and as Hs Is Increasingly
made known His light will shine more
and more until He shall have Rathsrsd