The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-21
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Aesson in the International Series
for March IS, 1902 Temper
ance Lesson.
THE LESSON TEXT.
(Eph. 5.11-21.)

H. Wherefore he saith: Awake thou thai
sleepest, and arise from the dead, ant
Christ shall give thee light.
Isl See then that We walk circumspectly
not as fools, but as wise
49, Redeeming the time, because the days
are evil
H. Wherefore be We not unwise, but UNI
Outstanding what the will Of the Lord is.
is. And be not drunk with wine, wherein
Is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
-, Speaking to yourselves In psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing and
making melody in your heart to the Lord
20. Giving thanks always for all things
unto God and the Father in the name OF
our Lord Jesus Christ;
a. Submitting yourselves one to another
in the fear of God
GOLDEN TExT.-Be not drunk with
wine, wherein Is excess.--I1ph. 5:1S.
LESSON ANALYSIS.
Walking in Love .................. Eph. 81. Z
Walking in purity ......,.......... Eph 5:3-e
AMsyailking IN llght Esph. 6;7-l4
Walking as Wise ................ sH5ph. b.l5-zl
NOTES AND COMMENTS
The Epistle to the Ephesians.-
Paul wrote this letter while he was a
prisoner at Rome, in "a. ID. 81 or So.
1t was probably sent with the letters
to the Colossians and to Philemon,
and it closely resembles the cpistle
to the Colossians in outline and man
ner Of thought. No special reason u
mentioned in the epistle for its writ
ing, and it seems to have been a low
ing pastoral salutation Some Of the
oldest nanuserirts o,n;t tba nans
Enbesus IN ~ one or two bav;ng !
blank snace there Thai fact has lad
some to think thai NJ was 4 general
letter written to he sent To yar;ons
churches some have identified 4
with Paul's enistle 10 fine Tao
diceans. i writing which K man
toned IN some early Christian Her
ature. but which is not now known
unless His superstition he correct
Wa1lSino in Iove-Of Paul,s SIM
mary Of Christian dutv tbe heart ;s
5.1-21 IN tb;s MASSAGE there Il com
parat;velv LITTLE reference ~ sneeit;o
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desice 10 sarva otba,.s which yvas tba
spirif, that moved Christ 70 His GREAT
sacrifice
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the Christian. He must strive the
more carefully to use every oppor-
tunity for a noble. Christlike deed
because of the evil by which he Is
surrounded in the world. The great
essential qualification for such living,
according to verse II, is knowledge
of Gods viii. Such Knowledge. Joined
with cleanness Of spirit, is the crown
ing strength of the true life. Every
life needs periods Of excitement and
exhaltation. Such reliefs from mo-
notony should be found by the Chris