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The GREAT mission.

n e u e I 4 o m IN 3 5 o H.
The international Sunday school les
son for May ~ Is found in Matthew
xviii. 1928. The words Of the lesson
according OF the revised version. are as
follows:
Q6) But the eleven disciples went into
Galiee unto the mountain where Jesus
had appointed them. Q7) And when they
saw Him, they worshiped Him; but
some doubted! QS) And Jesus came tC
them and spake unto them, saying, AL
authority hath been given unto Me IT
heaven and on earth. Q9) Go We there
fore, and make disciples of all the ma
lions, baptizing them into the name o1
the Father and Of the Son and Of the
Holy Spirit: (20) teaching them to OBJ.
serve all things whatsoever l command
ed you: and 10, | am with you Away
even unto the end of the world
The great commission was to go ant
make disciples or converts Of all th'
! nations OF the earth, and teach them L
observe the law and the commandments
| The student has noticed that hitherto
Jesus has appeared here and there to one
or two, or, at most, TO q small company
Of his disciples. 1t was not practicable Il
have large bodies of his followers gath.
ertng that he might show himself tc
them, nor was it necessary. One such as
semblage only was provided for, and the
occasion must have been looked forward
1t was in Galllee that the larger part OF
his work was done, and there he had
more disciples than in any other
province; hence Galilee was more con
venient for the majority than any other
place would have been. What was the
outcome Of this most important gather
ing is told in the lesson
Some practical thoughts in connection
with the lesson are as follows:
fhnr fe,
mountain TO meet with the risen Jesus.
You can meet him anywhere
2 The resurrection proved that Jesus
was entitled to our worship.
3. There is no evidence so conclusive
but that some will doubt
4. All authority is given unto Jesus;
therefore you should unhesitatinSly obey
8. The command of Jesus is to go and
make disciples of all nations A stay-at-
home religion is valueless.
q. Christ for all the world, and all the
world for Christ is the motto which
we should ever keep in mind.
7. Jesus is ever with those who are
trying hard to disciple all nations.
"Practice Christianfty."
The Christian Endeavor topic for the
week beginning May u is found in /
John, iii, 4-15. John preached a gospel
Of assurance and not of doubt or Of
skcpticism. 1--WE know" is the keynote
of his epistles. He was not only sure of
his truths about God and Christ and the
life to come, but also about himself. He
did not hesitate to declare that he was a
Christian His proof of possession was
practice. I'VE know that we have
passed from death to life, because we
love the brethren" Johns declaration
OF positive assurance was no idle or pre-
sumptuous boast 1t was sincere
claim based upon the facts. Practice is
the only proof of possession. IL we pro-
fess Christianity, but do not practice it, We
may be assured that we do not possess
it. Many are uncertain on the point of
assurance But we need not be. If we
practice what We profess, we may know
Assurance is possible to all Christians.
The world will judge Of our Christi
anity by the way we practice It, This
is the only logical method OF judgment
Christ taught His disciples to judge pro-
fessors by their practice In the sermon
on the mount he says: Beware of false
prophets which come to you In sleeps
clothing, but inwardly they are ravening
wolves. Ye shall know them by their
fruits Do men gather grapes of thorns
or figs of thistles? Even so every good
tree bringeth forth good fruit. but cor
rupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit" We
may try to deceive men, but they wi |
judge US by our lives; we may try 10 put
grapes on thorns and figs upon thistles
but the deception will be apparent. IT
VIII be seen at glance that thew are
not the fruit of the thorns and thistles
If We want to be considered Christians
we must practice Christianity. The world
will judge us by our fruits
To practice Christianity is not in
concern for ones own self.
The true heart feels distressed when
1t sees fellow being in pain. misery
trouble and sin. What can | do 10
help h1m?' is the question which springs
up In the mind and rushes over the Inns.
ones own cares. needs and aims are
driven from mind and the whole atten-
ton is drawn to the relief Of another
IL may he hard work that is required
but it is not irksome. Muscle. vein and
brain may be taxed sorely, but no lash
is needed for the heart Rather tha
heart plies the spur when other faculties
lag. Love is the right incentive in nrac-
tical Christianity.
seed sown In soil we made ready
Ready through thorn roads once troN
Now yielding their bountiful harvest
AND garnered safe unto our Cod
Pr ct cal Christianity
The Epworth league topic for the week
beginning May II. is found in /. John, III
Inn e9hS an important question:
he mat loveth not his brother, whom
ne hath seen, how can he love God, whom
he hath not SEEM"
Inc lowest depth Of torment to which
a soul can descend is to be filed with
malice and hatred Remove from such
a one the power of injur.ng the one dis
liked, and the impotent rage will be ex-
quisite torture. No other hands can inaict
such suffering upon us as our own Human
sensibilities coupled with self-determjn-
ing Will, open vastesr possibilities OF
pleasure and pain. From divine love TO
satanic evil is wide range and every
mile OF the tract Is open to the human
explorer Enmity needs no Justification