The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
Sept. z, 13OOs Luke X, Ill. 1'-2o-
The Seventy Sent Forth.

The Transjordanic Perean district had been
comparatively neglected in the public ministry
OF Jesus up 10 this date. Brief time remained
for its evangeiization before the close OF His
career. This no experimental mission
The situation really called for it, and the Mas
ter deployed His little force with consummS1e
strategic skill That He now had seventy-twe
and tried. in addition to the tsveive
apostles, shows an encouraging growth In His
Kingdom. And the sterling quality of these
evangelists is shown by their success
The orders under which these pioneers. were
sent ideal instructions for Christian scout
ing parties everywhere and always. They are q
mirror of the Savior's heart. He sees the human
mass harvest heavy for the sickle. but
insuffciently supplisd ,.Nth harvesfers. dc
yearns to have the deficiency made up. But He
will have go who not forewarned OF the
hostile forces they VIII certainly and arraye1
against them. His startling analogy is lambs
among wolves" Paradoxical instructions follow
Punctlious courtesies are TO be omitted. The
customary rotating guest among the
houses open for entertainment is TO be avoided
A home entered is to be blessed, and IL there
is but one member of the family worthy. he
will come in tune with the kingdom. The family
will be more than compensated for the Keep
of the stranger by the gain he brings to it ANY
community that receives the n1fsseneers and
their message will find the kingdom OF Goo
imminent. But alas for the cities that rejecti
This paragraph makes a golden circle.
There is the sending out and the returning.
The directions have been faithfully obeyed- The
propaganda has been earnest and thorough. the
results beyond the expectations of the propa-
gandists. The Master has foretaste OF his
millennal JOY. While the seventy have been
forging ahead with their mission" he has had
joy-giving visions of the downfall OF Satan.
Of lie oxor, ,1or -
incident, the paradoxical character of Christian
evangelism is asserted. Those who were dis
missed as "sheep among wolves now as
sured that nothing shall harm them. even when
the emergency seems extreme as when one
t-eads on a serpent. But JOY must not be
seated in the mere circumstance Of triumph
over an adverse environment. II must root itself
in the cause of that triumph. which is the citi-
zenship of the individual in the heavenly king
DOM Yet do not find your happiness in ths
fact that the spirits submit to you. but in the
fact that your names have been enrolled In
heaven"
THE TEACHERS LANTERN.
BY one fine stroke. Jesus shows His Father:
relation to the human in this world
There is no tinge OF the Roman idea of en-
peror or Judge Humanity is precious a ripe
harvest. God is it's owner. He is intent upor
garnerng it. Is the ministry over
stocked profession? Has the need of praying fol
more laborers passed? The question has bees
answered affirmative in current literature. In
crease of ministry has been shown to be out o.
proportion to increase of communicates. Com
petition for living in the ministry becomes
pathetic, Drummond has met this pres
ent day issue in his New Evangelism. pub
lished since his death Each age re
quires a gospel for itself. The things whirl
stirred mems minds two centuries ago fail to d
now. Vital religion under present methods .
| preaching declines The very nature of truth de
rands from time to time new evangelism
| Theology is thing that moves There is prog
| ress in truth itself. What the the
ology of the seventeenth century is the theolog,
OF the nineteenth century only condi