The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-01-04
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JANUARY 8. "a 81
Lesson Text: "Christ's First Disciples,'
John t.. 35-48-Golden Text: John f.,
36-Commentary ON the Days Lesson
by tha Rev. ID; M. Staarua. .t5tsEsg

Lesson Text: "Christ's First Disciples,'.
John l.. 35-4e-Golden Text: John f.,
36-Commentary on the Days Lesson
by the Kev. D.; NJ. stearns. (,
35, 36. "Again, the next day after John
stood. and two Of his disciples, and looking
upon Jesus as He walked, he saith, Behold
the Lamb of God." John was preaching
and baptizlnG In Bethabara, beyond Jor.
dan, and spoke Of Jesus as one standing
among them whom they knew not. The
ne!t day h. seeth Jesus coming unto him
and saith, "Behold the Lamb of God, which
taketh away tho sin of the world" (verse
29). The next day Of this verse therefore
was third day In the story. He does not
now speak Of taking away sin, but only ol
Him who takes 1t away. -He Himself must
occupy our attention, not as mortal man,
but as he who. having purged our sins, ia
at Gods right hand, risen immortal man,
who was and Is and Is to come. The phrase
'tas He walked" makes us think of Him as
He walked In the garden OF Eden in the
cool Of the day, for He Is the same Lord
God who said to Adam, where are thou7''
ship OF man since first He created him In
His own image. 80 = /. i
81. "And the two disciples heard him
speak and they followed Jesus" When we,
as His witnesses, 50 speak that those who
hear will follow Him, It Is well, but II they
follow Us 1t Is not we'll, for there Is no man
worth following except in so far as he FOL.
lows Christ. When He Is bysus lifted up,
He will draw unto Himself, and He was
lifted up on the Cross that all who look un.
to Him might be saved. 70
3s. "Raboi, where dwellest thou?" As
Jesus turned and said, "What seek yer"
this was their reply. Think He is always
saying that to US every day that we live.
holy day? What seek ye In His book
whom ye read 1t, or when ye read any Other
book? What seek ys In your daily occupa.
tion In home CT store or office on land OF
sea, at home or abroad2 Is your answer
like that Of the Greeks, "We would see
Jesus?" II so, He is always ready to re-
veal Himself to such, but 1t Is In the old
way of I Sam. ILL.,, 21-"The Lord revealed
Himself to Samuel by the word OF the
Lord Where dwellest thou? might be
answered by lisa. lxyi., 2, and lvii., 15, he
dwells in the lowly heart where there Is 9
broken and contrite spirit" Ii
They ;came and saw where he dwelt and
abode with Him that day. for it was about
the tenth hour" It Was about the sixth
hour when before the cruciaxlon on that
same morning PLATE said, "Behold your
King' John XIX, 1I J, and as He was cruci.
fed at q. m, as we reckon time It must
have been 6 q. m, whom PLATE said those
words. AT the same hour of the dny Hs
talked with the woman at the well (John
iv.6. Supposing that John uses the same
reckoning IN all his gospel, it must nave
been l0 q. m, Wnen tne tHo olisclpies Went
with Jesus. -, -h,.s go. 49,. Sr,, IN,
one OF Ine tWo Mnica hea.a. IoM soan
speak ana iolloWea nim Wa T, Ana.STW,
simon feteLs D.otner. 'tse II Is pro Psopsg,s - =
that the other OF ine IWo was . 99nn, tne
author OF the gospel. There Is an incident
IN each OF the other gospels IN Wnicn tne
writer probably refers 20 nlmssI 81 tne un.
named party; Ms are sure Hs. Ms ,halas was - 30
!ne case ot 90 Ses NM atia. "a. ~ ~,
anu compare LqAe W. 20 otSvls na a. q
MATE 1gi, o.; Luhe aaiv., M aoi nu. =. ~ =
Jesus WHO'LL Seo, NJ 1,,il., - 2
Drew g[ [, MateneM, MsA " ...,. i4ha. q,
a. ss @ sI .sto WI, nao m. ~ 49, sa,nd ~.
mon anu saien gIto uiI w .!assaI Iaso .ounp
tae Messias' MAyn 70. peinS e9l - Tsh, lP.esSu;
the Cnrist. ~ tne lesttmony ot gonh sn9
tho teaching ot1esus An9reW vas sonsinceo COZ
tnat Jesus was inaeeo sasa tssaels tonf Hr9h, ths
iSea sa Msssian. eisss - rn liz mn hsotSar - M
gao ao tlainsS ~ h. Ms oMr nhTsu IT,, o. 7.. -
r. nu Isars hs heha,S n1SI IN, ~ aoia Thnn art
S.use TaeM Sesss tss p snn - Inna y Ts thsrewith
save n =. . AcM W Std -. Lpaa5 - - N.
means = esor1 D e.u ~ hoIu ~ -. ~ -,
tIoduceo 20 nIm 70 W t3.u VIZ. VIZ NO mas, s .os
ne knew ~ mea a nI osl TSm n.y. VIA ~ n,MoS mT
~ man 51aI IL, Il 1o,. stah 49, - aot uot
pretty laik sIous JESUS Waion uIss aS.n.atI M.
Dring a.m 20 ~ neuit ha as sae nonn,a n ~ Tir,
es iSSe.y; no. aooI ~ ann nnS pSt tha .oni,s
as t9e oaiy oao, VIZ uan o9' sA' soat 'A.'
neSa s Dy saAas i smny s1,Sy; Jua Issn, or,d o.
III se ,ntn Gai;,.e snd SnSsfS philin and
fortn INTO Salliee, Hna 1austn M pap, saa ~
saltn unto mn, IonIm % ne y. - asom ~
nave SGT peio.e es sIe ofoIeS ~ ooasesu
tive Gays, ana II 30 tals W9gio pe eno touls9
Day OF tnls Series. WY no SnoulG " sau
seek pniip we 90 NOT hnow puS aS Inv, Sos1,
for He always Knows JUST Wnar ne Is dolng
and why He Is doing 1t, ana some Gay We
shall see that De mas never done Witaout
cause anything that He has done (John
VI, 6; Eek. xtv., 23).
@44. "Now Philip was OF Bethsaida, the
city OF Andrew anu fster; fernaps ,Ine
three, with James ana Jonn, were az, nxe
Simeon and Anna, iooEng Iof ths
promised Messiah. Ine eyes OF t1e Lofa
run to and fro throughout the Wnoie eartn
to show Himself strong on pehah OF tnose
whose hearts are perfect toward Hin u
Chron. xyi., y. ,..
45. philip hndeth Nathanael ano sal[al
unto him, We have found Him ,ot wh91 VIZ
Moses in the Jaw ana tne prop4ssH w
write, Jesus OF Nazaretn, tng gAs sv Ss SS
Joseph" These men Were.sssesaaks ~ y "
prophecy. They had ,pryps1iy salsxs3 -
many q time OF Him OF yl1m ~ ksla y.
Gen. Ill. and Xix, ID ting prlRMec3S OF