The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-22
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MARCH rs.

Review 0t the First quarter Luke IL, J.
II; Mark L., as-34-GoIden Text; MARX
T., d5-summsry OF the Various Los
sons.
INTRODUCTION. I'D urlng the quarter We
have studied the life OF Christ from His
birth to the middle OF the second year OF
His public ministry. We have heard the
angels sing His praises; we have seen tho
dove and heard tho voice from heaven: we
have watched His conflict. with Satan and
reioieed at the Victory lie gained; we have
been forcbly impressed with tho seven
humble men He has chosen as His dlsci-
pies; we have listened to His heavenly In
struction, In the upper room, ut tho we'll,
and In the synagogue; aud we have beheld
His mighty healing power, and now we are
ready to exclalm, Truly, Thou art the
Christ, the Son OF the living God.
IEssoRI. The birth OF Jesus. At Beth.
lehem. Micah So. God so ordered events
that through natural causes Joseph and
Mary were led. at just the right time, from
Nazareth to Bethlehem. The angel OF tho
Lord appeared to the shepherds. Unto
you In born"-unto the Jews urto all peo-
pie; "a Savlour'--a Deliverer: (which is
Cbrlst"--the nnointsd One, and as such
our Prophet, Priest and King; "the Lord"
this child is Jehovah Himself.
II. Jesus twelve years old; at the feast
OF the Passover. Whom they start on the
return trip the child is loft behind; found
In the temple with the doctors OF tho law,
asking and answering questions; all were
astoushedi His parents gently reprove
Hin; He tells them He must be about "Hls
Fathers business" returns with them to
Nazareth.
III. The preaching OF John the Baptist.
Tlberlus Cesar Roman Emperor; PLATE
Governor OF Judea; Herod tetrarch OF Gal
lice; Annas and Calaphns high priests.
John preached In tho wilderness; baptized
In IOFlnns nraa0hah In
that they bring forth fruits unto repent
nnce; different classes came to him; n thor
ough reformation required OF all; pointed
to the Messiah.
~. Jesus goes from Nazareth, in Galilee,
to the Jordan, to be baptized OF John.
John shrlnks from such u step; Jesus urges
It; Is baptized the heavens are opened; the
Spirit descends like dove upon Him; voice
from heaven; led into tho wilderness; fusts
forty days and nights; afterwards hunRers;
tempted. l. Command stones bo made
bread. 2. Cast thyself down. 8. Fall down
and worship Ne.
V. John the Baptist was near the close
OF his life work. He was anxious that his
disciples should accept the leadership OF
Jesus. Pointed Andrew aud John to Jesus;
they follow Him; Jesus turned and asked
them what they sought; invites them with
Him; they abide with Him that day; bring
their brothers, Simon and james. to Jesus;
Jesus goes into Galllee; finds Philip and
Nathaniel
VI. Nlcodemus n rich ruler OF the Jews,
aud member OF the Sanhedrln came to
Jesus by night: introduced the subject OF
miracles; Jesus said; aye must be born
again." Nicodemus failed to understand;
illustration OF the wind. Jesus points Nlco.
demus TO tho Son OF Man; Illustration of
the serpent In the wilderness; Gods great
love for man; he that bolleveth shall have
life.
VII. Jesus goes through samaria; stops
Mt Jacobs we'll, meets the woman; asks u
drink; she expresses surprise; Jesus speaks
OF the gift OF God-iivlnR water, and tolls
her that those who drink shall never
thirst; she desires II; Jesus asks her to
call her husband; she says sho has none;
has had fve; calls Jesus a prophet; asks
about place OF worship; true worship must
be In spirit and IN truth.
VIII. Jesus Is at Nazareth; in the syna.
gogue; on the Sabbath Day. Reads from
Isa. 6l:1, q; applies the Scripture to Him
self; Ho can save the poor. the broken
hearted, the captives, tho blind. the
bruised; they question regarding His low
ly birth, He cannot heal there because not
accepted; justifes His course by reference
to Elijah and Elisha; they think He puts
them lower than the heathon; try to kill
Him; He escapes.
TX. Jesus In Capernaum; in the syna-
gogue; on the Sabbath day. Teaches the
people; they are astonlshed ut His doc
trine; I'm unciean spirit cries out; Jesus
casts Him out; famo spread abroad; at
Peters house; mothcr-in-law healed;
when the sun was down the diseased aud
those possessed with devils were brought
to Hin, and Ho healed them all and cast
out the devils. He Suffered not the devil
to spoak." Jesus is not dependent upon
the testimony OF devils to carry on His
work or to prove His divinity. There is no
concord between Christ and Dellal. Cor.
6:14-l6.
X. Jesus In Capernhum ut Peters house.
Great crowd at the door; paralytic
brought aud carried to tho roof; the roof
torn up; the bed let down; Jesus saw their
faith; Thy sins be forgiven thee; the scrlbos
reason; He speaketh blssphemles; Jesus
answers them; which Is easier TO say,
Arise, or thy sins be forgivenp tho cure; tho
people amazed. They gloriied God, say-
Ing, 1--WE never saw It on this fashion"
They saw that none but God could perform
such wonderful cure and they were filed
with reverence and feur. Tho divinity OF
our Lord Is here fully established.
XII. Jesus teaching at the seaside; secs
Levi ut the receipt OF custom; Follow Me;
feast at Lewis house; sat with pubicans
and sinners; the scribes and Pharisses
question the proprlety OF this; the sick
pies fast? this marriage feast aud II Is
not IN occasion for fasting; two fgures--
old garment, old bottles. ny these figures
Jesus shows that the jewish system OF re-
liglon was old and effste, ready to vanish
away (Heb. 8:19), and that He proposed to
replace 1t with something entirely new.
Jesus calls Hts disciples from among the
common people. He pays no attention to
caste or social distinctions, but wherever
He finds an honest, humble heart Ho ia
ever ready to say, Follow Me. He is preach-
ing by the seaside, near Capernaum. Mat
thew is sitting at his place OF business.
near by. and In his heart is longing 10 Join
himself to the one whom he already bo.
lIeves to be the Messiah; but he IL a dc.
spised publican, and has been socially os-
tracized, therefore no cannot expect to be
noticed. ImAgino his sarprise when Jesus
stops and says, "EolloM Me-" He hositNtea