Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-02-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Less On in the International Series for
February "a, 1OO1-Jesus
in GethSemanc

Less n in the International Series for
February "a, 10O1-Jesus
in Gethsemnnc.
| Prepared by H. G. Lenington.1
| THE LESSON TEXT.
(Matthew 26:36-46.)
&C. Then cometh Jesus with them unto
| place called Gethsemane, and saith unto
the disciples. Sit We here, while l go and
| pray yonder.
81. And He took with Him Peter and the
TWO sons OF Zebedee, and began to be
! sorroWful and very heavy.
s. Then saith He unto them, My soul
is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death:
| tarry We here, and watch with me.
81 And He went a little farther, and fell
| on his face. and prayed, saying, my
Father. If it be possible, let this cup
pass from me; nevertheless not as will,
but as thou will.
40: And He cometh unto the disciples,
and findeth them asleep, and saith unto
| Peter What. could We not watch with
| me one hour?
A. Watch and pray, that We enter not
into temptation: the spirit indeed is will
ing, but the flesh is weak.
~. He went away again the second
time, and prayed, saying, o my Father.
| II this cup may not pass away from me,
except drink it. thy will be done.
~; Ane He came and found them asleep
Al. And He left them. and went away
| again. and prayed the third time. say
| ing the same words.
saith unto them, Sleep on now, and
take your rest: behold, the hour is at
hand. and the Son Of man is betrayed
into the hands of sinners.
46: Rise: let US be going: behold he is
at hand that doth betray me.
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| NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The scripture to 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 is, how
ever, one incident that is as appropri-
ate to this lesson as to the last. That
is Jesus foretelling the fall of Peter
and Peter 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 to the Mount of Olives
Jesus gave His disciples a farewell talk.
All this should be studied to get a
proper appreciation of the lessons
which Jesus sufferings and death were
meant to teach the world. Taking the
lesson in this manner, the following
Scripture selections should be read:
Peters fall foretold. Luke 22:31-38
refers fall foretold. .......... John 1886
Jesus. farewell discourse. John chaps: 14-1 If
| microscopy prayer John l7:l-26
Peter s confidence. Matt 26:30-35
Peters confidence. :........ Mark 14:26-31
The agony in the garden. Matt 2e:ss-4 sS
The agony in the garden. Luke 22:40-46
Peters Fall Foret ole. There 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 it. 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 great
little of the nutritious grain CT the
wheat. But added the Master, 81
have prayed for thee, that thou fail
not" But the self-sufficient Peter
thought he was ready for any tempta
ton, no matter how severe, even prison
or death. Jesus had counted the cost
!: Peter had not, and He knew the charac
: ter of Peter through and through
when He said: "The cock shall not crow
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deny that thou knowest me-
Jesus Farewell Discourse.-Then fol
lows a talk with His disciples that was
both comforting and saddening. Sad
dening, because it showed the great
change that was about to come upor
them. Comforting. because of the as
surance of Divine care in all the in
evitable vicissitudes that must over
take us in this life. This farewell talk
is contained in chapters IA, IS and 16 o.
Johns Gospel, perhaps the most ia
miiar portion of Scripture to untold
numbers of people. Here it is that we
are encouraged in the hope for bet
ter life than this beyond death, that
Jesus declares Himself the Way, the
Truth and the Life. We are assured
that prayers in His name will be heard
and answered.
The Agony in the Garden.-Among
the causes of Christ's agony the
thought of death proba bly, figured not
at all. Even among those less firmly
organized than was Jesus, mental suf-
fering has become so great that death
in any form would be welcome. But We
know the emphasis Jesus always laid
on the fact of human sin, and the fresh
illustration of it in the character OF
Judas was in itself overwhelming. H
felt with the greatest intensity the sin
of the world. Death means more than
physical suffering. It is the penalty OF
sin. and so in some sort, however, we
explain it. Jesus suffered for the sin OF
the world. and in part at least became
it's Precipitation. The sublime part OF
it is that Jesus was not merely going
through form, but here was suffer
ing He shrank from, but in this su.
preme hour He showed absolute sub.
mission. Not my will, but thine, be
DONE" Was Christ's prayer answered :
None can doubt it who will note the
fortitude with which He bore Himself
from this moment on. During all this
agony the. disciples slept. 1t was not
through indifference. Luke, the ply.
sician, says it was sorrow.
Figs and Thistles.
Sin is our only enemy.
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