The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-02-22
TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
February -. Issol-Jesus
In sethsemaa~.
Prepared hy VI. &. Lenlngton.l
THE LESSON TENT.


s. Then comrth Jesus with them unto
a place called Gcthscmane. and saith unto
the disciples. Sit ye here. while ! 10 and
pray yonder.
81. And lie took with Him peter and the
two sons Of Zebedee. and began 10 ba
sorrowful and very heavy.
s. Then saith He unto them. Ny soul
Is exceeding sorrOwful. even unto death.
tarry ye here. and watch with me
- And lie went little farther. and fell
on his face. and prayed. saying. y my
Father. n AZ be possible. let this cup
pass from me. nevertheless not as 4 WILL
but as thou will.
40 And lie cometh unto the disciples.
and findeih them asleep. and saith unto
Peter. What. could ye not watch WITH
me one hour.
Il. Watch and pray. that ye enter not
into temptation: the spirit indeed = Will
ing bur the flesh Is weak
a.. lie went away again the second
time. and prayed. saying. . my Father.
II this cup may not pass away from me.
except / drink IL. thy vii. be done
a. Ane He came and found them asleep
again; for their eyes were heavy.
a. And He left them. and went away
again. and prayed the third time. say
Is Then cometh lie TO his disciples. and
take your rest: behold. the hour is a.
hand and the Son OF man Is betrayed
into the hands OF sinners
81 Rise. let US be going. behold he 10
GOLDEN TEAT.-Not may will. but
thine be done.-Luke 22s ~.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The scripture 10 be studied includes
chiefly the account of Christ's suffering
in the garden OF Gethsemane. This
was on the lower slope OF the Mount
OF Olives. just opposite and little
ways from Jerusalem. There i. how
ever. one incident that is as appropri-
ate TO this lesson as 10 the last That
is Jesus fo-etelling the fall of Peter
and semphaticdenial. This warn
ing was given in the upper room at the
close OF the supper which Jesus had
just established as a memorial Of Him
self On the way out from Jerusalem
on the way 10 the Mount Of Olives
Jesus gave His disciples farewell talk
All this should be studied 10 get
proper appreciation of the lessons
which Jesus sufferings and death were
meant 10 teach the world. Taking the
lesson in this manner, the following
Scripture selections should be read:
Peters fall foretoid ....-...Luke - 5i-1s
Peters fan foretold ..-....-.---John u DIS
Jesus farewell discourse John chaps. i4-ln
latercesSory praNef-..-.--.----, ~ nn l'.l--o
Peters confidence. ...-.........Ma Matt e.3Q-55
Peters confidence ..--....-.-- Mark li--'-Sl
The agony in the garden. Matt. -S.3s-ss
The agony in the garden. .-.- Mark lt.Se-ss
The agony in the garden.---.-L Luke - il-is
Peters Fall Foretold--rhere are
limitations TO every character. Jesus
knew those of His Disciples and Of
other men and women with whom he
came in contact. Peter was one Of the
most self-confident of the disciples.
Herein lay both his great strength and
chief weakness. Jesus saw danger
ahead and did not hesitate TO warn him
Of il. although such warning was sure
not TO be Needed. Simon" said Jesus,
Satan hath desired YOU that he may
sift you as wheat" There is a great
deal Of chaif 10 most OF us. and very
little of the nutritious grain OF the
wheat. But" added the Master. Il
have prayed for thee. that thou fail
not" But the self-sufticient Peter
thought he was ready for any tempta-
ton. no matter hoS. severe. even r<i1cn
DR. death. Jesus had counted the cost.
Peter had not. and He knew the charac-
er Of Peter through and through
When He said: The cock shall not crow
his day. before that thou shalt thrice
ieny that thou knowest me"
Jesus Farewell Discourse.-Then fol-
ows talk with His disciples that was
10Th comforting and saddening. sad
ieEing. becaA.>- il showed the great
'hange that was about 10 come upon
hem. Comforting. because Of the as
surance OF Divine care in all the in
syifable yicissitudes that must over
AXE us in this life. This farewell talk |
; contained in chapters IL. Is and ls OF
Johns Gospel, perhaps the most ia
niliar portion Of Scripture 10 untold |
numbers Of people. Here il Is that we |
ire encouraged in he hope for a bet |
Ter life than this beyond death. that |
Jesus declares Himself the Way. the |
Truth and the Life We are assured |
hat prayers in His name win " heard |
Ind answered.
The Agony in the Garden.-Among
he causes OF Chrlsts agony the /
bought Of death probably figured not
i all. Even among those less firmly |
than was Jesus. mental suf-
ering has become 80 great that death |
n any form would be welcome. But we
know the emphasis Jesus always laid |
IN the fact Of human sin and the fresh
Illustration of il in the character OF |
udas was in itself overwhelming. He |
cit with the greatest intensity the sin
y the world. Death means more than
hysical suffering. II is the penalty Of
in. and so in some sort. however. we
xplain il. Jesus suffered for the sin Of
he world. and in part at least became
Is Precipitation. The sublime part OF
is that Jesus was not merely going
through form. but here was suffer
Il. n.