The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-13
Sunday Study
OUT OF BONDAGE.


The international Sunday school lesson
for July Is is found in Exodus Xxx, Ill.
The golden text is Luke X, q. 1t is now
the third month since Israel had been
redeemed from Egyptian bondage They
had come to Mount Sinai, from whence,
according to the text, And God Spake
all these words, saying. I am the Lord
thy God, which have brought thee out
of the land of Egypt, out of the house
of bondage"
From the clouds around the mountain
top they heard the voice of God speak
ing the words of the lesson: Thou shalt
have no other gods before Me-" They
were to understand that as He had re-
deemed them they were to worship
Him, and not the gods of Egypt and
other nations, idols of wood and stone.
II the Lord thy God am a jealous
God" ..
God is called jealous just seven times
The other six places are Elk. XxXiv., IA;
Deut iV., "a; ", 8; vi, Is; Josh. XIV,
10; Nah, j., 2, and in all but the last
He is so spoken of in connection with
lated Jealous also means to buy, pur-
chase or redeem. We are redeemed to
be a people for His own possession, and
He wants US all for Himself. Idols are
works of mems hands, and it is surely
silly to bow down to that which we can
make. as if our own works which We
have made could care for us.
Thou shalt not take the name of the
LOTQ Lny COQ III vain, LUZ IIlO Lulu VIA
not hold him guiltless that taketh His
name in vain"
His name must be honored above all
names. Not only is all kind of so called
profanity forbidden, but the the name
stands for the character, all that would
in any way belittle the character of God
must be carefully avoided. We are here
to honor Him in every way and magnify
His name.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep
it holy"
This command takes us back to Gen.
IL, IS, the word remember pointing
us to something before made known.
The Sabbath was made for man, and
the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.
The word Sabbath" means rest, acd
there is no rest but in Christ and in His
finished work. We never find rest until
we cease from all our own efforts, our
own works, and accept Him and the
benefit of His great work of redemption.
CONSTANT COMPREHENSIVE.
The Christian Endeavor topic for July
10 is found in John XIV, 1928; Matthew
What dear words are these of the Master.
Christ meant by these words that He
would be in their memories, influencing
them and sustaining them. He spoke
of real, personal companionship that
was to be fulfilled by the sending Of thy
Holy Ghost, who was to be to the dis
ciples in spirit what He had been to
Inem IN the IfeSIl-Jn6lr consciously pres
ent helper, instructor and guide.
The disciples seemed to have had a
vivid realization of the constant pres
ence of Christ He fulfilled His promise
of being with them always and of not
leaving them comfortless in their own
personal experiences. Peter and John
and after them Paul, had a realizing
sense of Christ's constant presence. Paul
speaks of Christ in u.s. and says, "I
live, yet not 1; Christ liveth in me-
And the experiences of the great apostles
have not been unlike those of the most
lowly followers of Christ.
The companionship of Christ being
constant, extends to all times in this
life. 10, l am with you always He
says, even uno the end of the world
This promise assures us of Christ's con-
in this world. Adversely may come,
and as a result of it our earthly com
panions may forsake us, but not so the
Lord Jesus Christ. He is with US al
! sity, in prosperity; in sorrow, in joy
always! This fact should be and is to
all who realize it a great comfort and
a great blessing. We need Christ's con-
trials and temptations of life about us
and should therefore cultivate a reaIiz-
ing sense of His abiding presence.
Christs companionship, being con-
slant, is assured to US at death. How
this promise as applied to death was
realized in Stephen! He saw the heav-
ems opened and Christ standing at the
right hand of God,'' and seeing Christ
and being sustained by Him, he faced
death without trembling and wi.lout
fear. Such should be the effect of
Chrfst,s companionship at the end of
life. Being assured of His presence at
that time no Christian need view
death with alarm. Death loses its
sting and the grave its victory in the
assured companionship of Christ
Chrlsts companionship, being con-
slant, extends throughout all eternity.
To-day, thou shalt be with me in para
disc, said Christ to the repentant thief,
and Paul declares that after the resur-
Lord Thus the chain is complete.
EVANGELIzING THE WORLD IN
THIS GENERATION.
The Epworth League topic is found in
Isaiah Xxi, Ia, John xvii, 1920 The
views or the leaders of the church unon
INC possibility of evangelizing the world
IN this generation depends largely unon
their point of view "Po''
Some think the gospel Is to be preached
among all nations not with the cxpecta-
tlon that any great number will be CON
verified, but that it shall be a witness
9falnst tnem. This is in the spirit Of
6enrnciatlon, and with the idea. of their
oestTuctlon rather than their salvation
Others are sanguine that ali that is
messed is sufficient numbers of mission
ares and money: and the great bulk IF
1nea6nenlsm can be reached ard converted