The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-01-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the internaalon~'
for JannRry -. it't'i--paurA oo"n
nel Ia the T'hessalonihns'
THE LESSON TEXT.

ii See thnt none render evil unto any !
man. hut ever follow that when ls Boo"'
both among yourselves. and 10 all men,
iG Rejoice evermore
n PRAY without ceasing. -.
IA In every thing give thanks iot @ lns
IA the will OF God Ia Christ Jesus eeheei"- I
lngyou.
10. Quench not the Spirit
90 Desplse not propheEyings
p. Prove all things; hold fast the' ""'SA
u good. -
~. Abstain from all appearance OF evn;
29. And the very God OF peace AanSsits
vo,, whoIiyt and pray God your whole
splrit and soul and body be preteINss
blameless unto the coming oi our h'iu
Jesus christ.
y, Faithful is he that calleth YOU VINO
also will do II.
8. Brethren, pray for US. .,,,
s6. Greet ali the brethren with an ho's
kiss, ~
g charge YOU by the Lord that TINS
snistle ~ rend unto ali the holy brethren.
9s. The grace Of our Lord Jesus Christ DC
with you. Amen.
coIDEN TyexT.-Hold fact thhh
which r. Eoods--t TheAH. ofxl.
ANALYSIS OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
The people OF the Lord.....L Thess' s'is-ss -
The blessing OF the Lord",'l' Thess' e'-S-@e'
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Anxiety Dissipated.-Forced to nee
from Thessalonica after laporing
there but short time, Paul couid
hardly help being anxious about the
| converts he had gained whiie there'
/ He knew how severely they woulu DC
tried-how they would be frowneo
upon and ridiculed and deserted py
| their friends; how, too, he wouio
himself be slandered and accused OF
preaching for money. Would they
be able 10 stand out against such as
saults? The letter we study to-day
was written upon learning that they
had been faithful.
| Il was a great disappointment to
Paul 10 be obliged to leave Thessa-
lonica when he did. Review the facts
OF last Sundays lesson. He was
eager 10 return to the Christians
there. but when that seemed 20 be
impossible, he sent Timothy 60 en-.
courage and help them, and bring
him news of their welfare. When
Timothy returned with good re-
mort. Paul, who had been anxious,
was so relieved and oyerioyed that
he sat down al once and wrote them
the letter that we study to-day.
! This is the gentlest Of all Paul's
letters. He writes as the missionary
! pastor, without thought Of contro-
( yersy. The Thessaloidans had been
) greatly troubled by the death OF
5 some OF their number. for they had
: supposed that none Of them was TO
+ die tin Christ had come with great
I pomp aud glory TO rule an earthly
! kingdom. In this letter Paul speaks
). comfort and consolation and hope
b 10 their souls.
Verses u aud 10 counsel regard for
i church officers. and peace among al
the members. This was specially i'm
portant in a new church gathered
If hitherto discordant elements
"Know them that labor among you;
= Acknowledge or recognize or regar'
them. Esteem them exceeding high
ly In love- let them stand very
- Thigh in your loving esteem. "Admon
!. ish the disorderly;" Not the duty o.
- the officers alone, but Of .the breth
:, rem" Compare rhess. 3;ii. "Fo
n we hear Of some that walk amoni
II you disorderly. that work not at all
" but are husybodies.' So vivid wa
r the belief IN Christ's speedy cominl
E. that many enthusiasts stopped work
r. The effect was Of course demoralil
u. ing. Evil for evils" Private reseng
n. was not Christian. See Matt. 5;3'
e. 3d. "Thnt which is good" lnstea
Of rendering evil for evil, they wer
III 10 definitely seek the welfare ot thei
~ brethren. Rejoice always:" An II
a. junction that Christians sometime
nd forget. The Christian above all me
d. should be cheerful and rejoicinl
be "Pray without ceasing:s Let yot
d. lives be lives OF prayer-not live
II, given up to the speaking Of petition
p- but lives of constant communio
on with God. "Quench not the spirit
ep etc: "The sober-minded had beeou
ee displeased with the excess of e
.rs thusiasm displayed by some-pe
m haps those instructed In 4.ii-ai
se were IN danger of discouraging son
IN genuine manifestations OF the spi
~, it."-Prof. Bosworth Against th
ne Paul cautl1ns them. "Prophea
ed. inRs:" The exhortatioas and tes
nj mony Of the Christians at the
40 meetings. Every form Of evil
in, Not all appearance as in the Comm
ts. Version. which would mean an 9
iai tirely different thing
'ur a holy kiss;" A very comm
~ eastern aalutation. See Oriental Il
i'' son Lights. "Brethren. pray for us
Paurs asking the prayers Of I
church for himself suggests way
ng- which we who believe IN prayer c
out help and strengthen our pasto
mo- The paragraph following this let
rhe In the Common Version, stating u
line IL was written from Athens, has be
and omitted from the Revised versi