The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-29
Sunday School
Lesson
for
December 80.
Fourth Quaterly Review.

MISUNDERSTANDING The quarter we have
| had one lesson from Paul, designed but not
| adapted to teach temperance, and one lesson,
| that OF last week. pertaining to the advent i'll
| tended ns Christmas study The other lessons,
| ten in all, have been taken in chronological or
der from the narrative OF Chrsts lite, beginning
| in the TALL OF A. d. %, when He was in Perea,
! and ending in the spring following, when lie was
| in Jericho One OF the ten lessons is from Mat
thew, one from Mark, and eight from Luke. Two
| pertain 10 miracles, the cure oi leprosy and OF
blindness and involves a miracle. Fight
treat important doctrines in an exceedingly n-
teresting way. The instructive part OF Christ's
ministry rs lie approaches tie end becomes more
tender and spiritual, evidently esteemed by lin
sunerior to His works.
FIRST LESSoN-Octobcr l. 'Jesrs dining
with n Pharisce," Luke xvi: Iii. This lesson is
in three parts. The first pertains to sabbath oh
seryance in which Christ defended himself
against the Pharisees who censured him Tor heal
ing man OF the dropsy. In the second part
Jesus condemns the course of the guests VINO
sought the chief seats at the table and who We're
advised 10 he humoie. In the third part Jesus
shows the host that he had made unwise se-
lection OF guests, that it would have been better
to invite the poor rather than the rich, receiving
thereby spiritual reward which would endure
ful Healing" ''Ihe Highest Honor" "The
Blessed Dinner"
SECOND LESSON.--OCtober II. "rhc Parable
OF the Great Supper" Luke Niv: l5-2l, One who
heard Christs remarks concerning the poor at
feasls thought ii would he great privilege to
eat in the kingdom of God, Without exposing
the mans real meaning or opposing his state
ment Jesus proceeded to show that, blessed rs
might be his privilege, men Were slow to lc-
cept it, even when urgently invited. lie pre-
sents three classes OF persons-onc had purchased
land which he desired TO see. another had
bought oxen which he would prove, the third
had married. All these classes. whose excuses
were OF little value, were rejected. and the poor
were invited. The parable reflects upon the
Jews who did not accept the Gospel and were
cast off,
THIRD LESSON-October u. "The Lost Sheep
and Lost Coin" luke Nv l-l0l. A crowd of
publicans and sinners gathered TO hear Jesus and
that caused the Pharsees to critcise Him. 10
silence their objections Jesus uttered these two
parallels They are intended 10 set forth the
same great truth that when anything valuable
has been lost 1t is diligently sought, and that
there Is rejoicing when it is found. The para
bles rest upon familiar experiences of shepherd
aud OF domestic life. Ihe lost sheep is an
object OF peculiar affection among pastoral
people, and in those days women who were
entrusted with the care OF pieces of money, the
sign Of their virtue ana fidelity, esteemed them
as exceedingly precious.
FOURTH LEssoN.-october %. "rho Prodgal
Son" duke Nv HE'D There is SOME doubt
what was the chief thought in tine mind OF
Jesus in uttering this parable. Some think lie
intended 10 represent the Jews as the elder son
who We're diSpleased because the Gentiles, the
younger sGn, after waNward living, were re,
eeived back into the favor OF God Others
hold that the story was designed To illustrate