The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-06-23
Sunday School Lesson for JUNE d.
Second Quarterly Review.
BY REV. j. e. GILBERT, D. D. LID,
Secretary of American Society of Religious Education

lNTRODUCTlON.-The studies of the past quar-
ter have been in the life of Christ Six of the
lessons were from Matthew, two from Mark, three
from Luke and one from John. Extracts from
the biographical sketches were taken at inter-
walls, the whole time covered being about one
year, ending with the spring OF \ ID. 49, Five
| lessons presented the teachings Of Jesus and
three pertaincd to miracles. In four lessons
Jesus is represented in his relations with John
the Baptist, with his disciples and with the
Pharisccs Ii there is loss to the student through
the frequent change from book to book and
from theme to theme. there is gain in one par
tcular, we are able to how Jesus appeared
to various men under varying circumstances.
FIRST LESSON april l. The Beattudcs Matt
iY, % to V:l2).-In this lesson Jesus sought to
show His disciples what all desire to know, the
secret Of blessedncss. lie did not attribute it to
any Of those outward conditions upon which
men ordinarily depend wealth, friendship, honor,
wealth power; but rather to certain states which
most people seek to avoid. He claimed that hap
piness was OF internal origin and skotched the
sources under eight heads, poverty, mourning,
meekncSs, hunger, mercy, purity, peacc-making,
persecution, Here is steady progress along
the line of spiritual development until one
reaches that which the world cannot understand.
SECOND LESSON april s. Prccepts and Pro-
misses. Matt viii l-14).-Ths is an advanced por-
ton of the sermon on the mount of which last
lesson was the opening paragraph Three lnjun2-
tons are here presented, two negative, what
must not be donc and one positive, what must
he done. Some persons seem to oppose the mega
tions and TO welcome the things cnioined, but
these are really the diverse sides of the same
thing. Besides, as long as mans nature is evil,
there will be in him more to condemn than
approve, more to restrain than to encourage.
Harsh judgment and unwise bestowal of good
things are here forbidden, while prayer is re-
quired and reason and benefit of prayer are
stated and illustrated.
THIRD L1ssON april Is. The daughter of
Jarius raised Mark v, 22'2l; 35iO.-Ihis is one
OF the most interesting displays of the power of
Jesus, exercised toward one who had no claim
upon Him. The ruler Of the synagogue was pre-
sumably under the control Of the ecclesiastical
party, who in the main was hostile to Christ.
His coming proof of His desperation, His
despair of finding help elsewhere. While Jesus
in the way intending to render assistance
to the sick, word was brought that the child
was dead. Proceeding TO the house, lie endured
the SCOTS Of those who stood about in profes-
sonal grief, and then, eiccting from the cham
Der all but the parents and his three selected
apostles, Jesus spoke and the damsel was re-
stored.
FOURTH LESSON (April %. The Ccnturion's
servant healed, Luke vii, 1-lO),-A Roman officer
seeks Jesus in behalf Of valued slave, but he
does this by proxy, delegation was sent,
composed of the elders of the Jews, TO plead
for him and to urge his merit because of his
public spirit and generosity. They were very
faithful and prompt to discharge their mission,
and Jesus, in response to their argument, set
out for the Centurion's home. But the latter was