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The International Sunday school lesson
Ter July II is found in cen Sis ill., Id
and relates TO the temptation of ave.
Tie golden text is Romans H.. -. ''Wherc
SIN abounded grace did much more
abound The moral responsibility af
man was marked by a pr01ib.ti1n TIE
knoWledge Of good and evil came through
olf" oedi'ncc 10 Gods command. t
mi"ot have come. more slowly but more
happily, through obedience. The ternptA-
n"n was shTewdiy arranged ana man
an5 beautiful to Eve: his first stem was
a suggestion that Gcd had placed narrow
restrictions upon the liberty Of Adam and
tNC; tocn came the bold falsehoOd that
Coo feared lest they should become his
equals. To this sin there were two
si4es: a rejection OF Gods authority,
winch is disobedience; and an ambition
q take God s place, which is selhshness.
me result OF the sin was 81 ieeA.le OF
Sailmc in each others presence. ana a
Icsiing or fear in Gods presence.
some take the story OF the fan as lit,
eral, others as historical but conveyed in
ligGrative language, and still others
ii!9gnrica!. In any case. it sets forth
Tie great fact that after being created III
the image of God, man marred that i'm
age by sim ng. That 10 d.--s 1at tii 81.
exhibit Gods moral purity and good
ness is sadly evident: But having once
bean in the image Of God, there is hope
OF his Iegaining it. Christ came that we
Eight recover it.
Il is the universal tradition that the
i4--l jail i+t cu LOT a while IN q state OF
Edenie happiness. and that this blissful
state was lost through sin. The story of
llie IAN has been Variousiy told. and Ad-
ans attempt TO throw the responsibility
upon Eve betokenS coWardice. The les
son teaches:
Into Gods garden. into the very
church itself, the serpent finds his way
with his evil suggestions.
The tcmptcr's first efforts are to
n AXE one disconnected with his lot
.'-Flrst one needs. then longs. then
sins. Don't listen. dent Iook-tGrn away
Those who yield to the devils temp
tations invariably End that he has griey-
ously deceived them.
WORKING FOR THE MASTER
The Christian Endeavor topic for July
"A is found in Acts viii. 26-40, and the
suggestion Of the lesson is individual
work for Christ as shown by the con-
version Of the Ethiopian officer under
th@ influence Of Philip, the evangelist.
1t is striking illustration of individual
work for Christ. The Ethiopian was q
man OF rank and authority. being in the
service of Candace, the queen of
Ethiopia. He had been to Jerusalem to
worship, bat whether he was a lew or
proselyt2 is not known While return
ing TO his home he was reading the
rec of Christ, but did not understand the
proPhesy. The angel of the Lord sent
phlIlp to him. Philip explained the
prOphcsy, preached unto him .esus "
The Ethiopian believed was baptized and
vent on his way rejoicing"
Fhe incident declares that God com
mands rs all to do personal, individual
work Christ taught in a parable that
Laere IS Ito every man his work" (D
there is work. (2) There is work for
every man. 90 There is for every man
ms work. God has a work for every in
G-YlduaI to perform. AL have not the
same JaIentS, the same opportunities Out
an nave work to do. Organized work
IS important and effective hut there arc
some tnlngs that organizations cannot
20. a Christian EndeaVor society could
not nave explained Isaiah's proDhesv To
the ethiopian. 1t took an Individual to
90 lnat. organized work must never in
letI@re with individual work. An organi-
V!ulaI member Of ii faithfully performs
ms part OF the work The danger of o.
SanlZaton is that it may tend to lessen
lndlVldlfal eDdeaVOr. As endeavorers we |
should guard against the temptation and
5 !. De faithful as personal and in
diViGual workers.
Individual work for Christ is successful
Rhhp was successful in his work Tbs |
HOLY : irit blessed his labors. the |
!, talepian believed and was saved God
= ways has blessed individual work.
IHeIe Is nothing more effective than
hand to hand work. and hand picked
fruit is always the best If each indi-
Vlcual Christian would do his work for
- T. the world would socn be evan
The voice % my denarted Lord-"Go.
teach all the nations
Comes on the night air ana awal,es INV
spirit;
INDIVIDUAL WORK.
The Fpworth league topic for JuIv I.
g '''nd 'r Acts wifi o6-ln Tha o1oai
Of he ord speaks to men in these DAYS