The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-18
THE SABBATH
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
FOR JANUARY
Subject. Tho Prea ching ot
Baptist, Luke ill.,, Lii.
Luke ILL.,, 4-Memory Vs,,
inentary on the Day.

denly he appears as prophe, \
tEe forerunner OF Christ nj
stere Nazarite In appearabs, ,
and mode OF life. He was Hs +
tion OF Elijah OF old. How.
birth. He stands out in N
with the spirit and manners !,
CONNECTING LINKS. "A Inn.
seventeen years have passed
Jesus at the Passover feas {
He Is still In secluslon ut MI
forerunnor appears on the a.
l. I'm the fifteenth ven,
Cesar died In August, A. n
years before his death, in Ao',
he called Tiberlas to reign
st. Luke evidently reckons n,
Tlberlas was u very bad n,
drunkenness aud cruelty y
late" PLATE was governo, 4
ten years, from A. d. % 10 4
wac bad. He was finally bas
said to have killed himself 4
tetrarch." Tetrarch meant .
ruler az a fourth part OF u con-,
afterwards used with referens'
hutary ruler. After the dealt
Great his dominions were 4
was Herod Antipas, tetrat1f
who beheaded John, aud Ia !.
was sent at the time OF His h
abilene" Two proyIne.
northeast OF Judea.
2. "Annas and Cainphas.p
the son-ln-law OF Annas, or !,
is supposed that they exer,i
priests Office by turns. The /,
for only one high-prlest, aDis
hold office for life, but surely 4
here. Clarke thinks that q
only a deputy, "Came unto +,
Holy Spirit came upon him \
where he was living. "Sou oL
See chap. 1868. ain the
1.-THE term wilderness was nj,
trlct which was not reguIa,l
and inhabited"
8. "The baptism OF repenEi
was n repentance preacher. Z
baptism requiring and ropre,
ward spiritual change; tho p
mission OF sins tc those Wi |
penitent."
4. "As it is written" LuV,
tion to Isaiah's prophecy r
character OF the coming
"The voice." "The prophecy
tion to the work rather h
worker" This voice was c,
loud. Prepare ye." The A
from the practice OF easter
who. whenever they took u
harbingers before them to
way. The Jewish church w'
country.
5. every valley, ETC." nd
tive language. Tho words
leveling force OF the Gospel"
be n thorough preparation
our King, will come to us.
must "be brought low." II,
dishonest life must be "straigt,
us remove the distractions Of
carnal desires.
G. "All flesh" Gentiles as 4
"Shall see." 1t will not be
depend on the testimony OF O.'
7. "The multitude" Matlh
Pharlsees and Sadduceos. 4
tized." This was u baptism d
ance; 1t was not Christie
"Generation ofvipers." "BrN
"rhis denotes persons decslt.l
cious." "a terribly express
He called them snakes. Wal
LET us remember that
severe. John desires that
cape the impending doom.
warned YOU" How came VI
that by complying with an Oh
you can escape the wrath Of u
an inward change?
s. Fruits worthy of repentl.'
did not stop with II protests
must show their reformation,
duct. Repentance includes,
tion; (2) contrltion; (3) CONES,
formation; and leads to conven
Jesus, Peter and Paul all n
pentance. "And begin not
"The natural impulse of theti
heart Is to seek out excuse; !,
fuges when the conscience n
John shatterstwo common euG
that baptism would be suill.;
tho wrath OF God away. and 4
because they are children X,
therefore they are safe. "Tt
Undoubtedly II reference to u
the Gentiles. Out OF these hl.
crate hearts God is able to md
flesh and children OF Abraham
Q. "rhe axe Is laid" There's
here to n woodman, who, havIi,
tree for exclsion, lays his ak.
while he lays off his outer grI
der that he may WELD mo-,
blows. The Jewish nation Is I
the Romans the axe, which,
Judgments OF God, was speeli
down.
10. "The people aske l." Taf
classes OF persons here who !
question, "What shalt wo dol
swers given by John show thi,
stood the sins they were pracI
were moved by his faithful ptI
came as honest inqnirers, aud
hesitate to deal faithfully wIiAl
IL. "Let him impart." Thii
able answer. Clothe the naif
the hungry. Jas. 1:27. That
spirit of the Gospel.
IL. "Publicans." Tax-gath1
fee detested by tho Jews, ID.
not condemn II.
10. Exact no more" The"|
ers collected taxes for the lsoil
and "they exactei more than
inent authorized them 20 DO /
plus they pocketed."
IA. do violenceto no manl
mands three things Of the sol
ARE not required to quit the
they must be just and uprleI
their wicked life II he baptlzel
exhortation plainly implies
war under certain clrcumsIa
destroyer aud barbarlzer, bu'
ruling providence of God II "
civillzor."
Is. Whether He were the q
spoke with such authority, FL
powes that the people bega''
was tho Messiah,
16. zone mightier than /
liam will effect what mine .
do" mot worthy" JONI
greatness by self-abasemeni'
Fire is the emblem OF the HON.
II. Whose fan" The ial
strument for purging, is
Floor" His church. "NlI
believers. "Garner." The
grace here and of heaven heIe
unquenchable. See Matt. y
TEAcHINas.--The preacblns
pei includes the announcemel
fearful Judgments. Great al
are always humble men. TfS',
one OF the mS.ks OF true greA