Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-05-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the International Series for
hay g, observation-disclosures
Temperance Lesson.
THE LESSON TENT.


wait Tor their lord when he will return
from the wedding; that when he coneth
and knocketh. they may open unto HIM
Immediately.
iofd when he Ccmeth shall find Watching:
verify l say unto YOU that he shall grid
himsef. and raake them TO sit down 10
r4eat, anc Will come forth and serve them.
81 And II he shan come in the second
watch or come In the third watch. and find
Them So blessed are those servants
81 And this know. that II tie good man
OF the hous, had known What Eour
the thief would come, he wou.d have
watched. and 10; have suffered hiss house
TO be broken Through.
40 be Ne therefore also: for the SON
not.
IL Then Peter said unto Him: Lord.
speakes; Thou this parable unto as. or even
10 all?
y And the Lore sald: who then Is that
faithful and wise steward. whom lis lord
shail make ruler over his housed old. to give
Them their portion OF meat I'm due season?
% btesseo : that servant. whom his
lord when he cCmeth shall find so doing
- o. truth cay unto YOU that he VIII
make him russr over all that ne hath.
- But and II that servant ssN in his
htart. My lord Gelayeth his coming. and
shau begin TO beat the men servants and
maid servants and 10 eat and drink and 10
be drunken:
80. The Icr! OF that servant Will come IN n
day when Dc lCoketh not tor LIN. and at IN
hour when ~ IS not aware. and VIII cut
him IN sunGtr. aU'!~NALl u appoint him his uCr-
ton with ihe unbeiievers
~ And mat servant. which knew his
lord MIL. and prepared not himself nell
ther did according TO his viii, shall b. beat
On with many stripes
- But h that knew not aud did commit
hlnes worthy OF stripes. shall be beaten
nm lew stripes. For unto whCmsoover
much Is ven. OF him shall be much re-
CURED; and TO whom men have committed
much. OF him they will ask the more.
GOLDEN TENT-Blessed are those
servants, whom the lord when he cOmeth
Shall ma watching Luke 1881.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE LESSON.
Woes Against the Pharisees.. Luke II :37-5t
warnings Against Pharisees.. Luke l2:l-12
parable OF Rich Fool............I.uke 2:l3-Si
ENhortauons TO Watch................12. 35-4S
TIN E-NoNember OF December OF \ -.
81 ABOUT four mouths before the cruel
hxion.
fLACE.-Peraea.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Let your loins be girded:" a Syrian
even to-day is not lin commission" 50
TO speak, without his girde. The loose
flowing robes make action of any kind
awkward and difficult Your lamps
burning" The servants expected their
SoIh " itNul ii III the HlGUl. NlluOuI
lamps they could not do their work.
and that was the one thing in the
world for them TO DO at that time
Blessed are those servants, whom the
Lord when He cometh shall find watch
ing Not simply waiting ready to do
their duty, but doing il. and 1t was
hard, too; let those who have done
night watching testify. He shall grid
himself and serve them" Be-
cause of His qualification over their
faithfulness. What of the satisfaction
God must feel in seeing such fine. alert
faithfulness now? THE second watch: "
The night was divided into four
watches
If the master of the house had
known" But he did not know: he
never does and never can. The only
way is 10 be ready all the time
Lord speakest thou this parable
unto u.s. There was no answer, but
another question,-"Who them" An.
swer for yourself Notice that the
wise stewart was faithful TO his work.
the reward for duty well done wal
more duty to do: more and higher
work The steward who was unfaith
ful because there was no one there tc
watch him made a great mistake. Nc
one can sin with impunity whether he
is watched or not. cut him asunder:'
A very strong expressions; sometimes
taken literally. but better figurarively
'cut him up" az we should say. With
terrific scourging $50 Adeney and
Bruce.
That servant. who knew . mani
stripes; but he that knew not . T..
few stripes. The ethical principle
seen before in these lessons. that mer
are judged and rightly, according to
their light Nothing can,be duty. In
the sense Of morally binding upon us
at any time. which we have not at thai
time the means Of knowing The idea
OF unknown duty. as present Obliga.
ton. is an impossible one. The maxim
that ignorance of the law excuses nc
one is simply an expression Of gen
eral expediency in the administration
Of human law still II is not rigidly
applied in any civilized society Salts
factory proof oil entire ignorance viii
mitigate or set aside the penalty a.
a principle Of morals the maxim IS ut.
terly false President Falrchild. God
judges US according 10 our light We
are often TO blame for not havln-
found more light. but 80 is in that
rather than 10 the act done as a result
of Cur ignorance that the sin lies The
messenger boy who takes a valuable
bundle 10 his own house instead d
10 The purchaser. because under the in.
fuence Of liquor IS guilty IN COD.
sisht Of what Simply Of putting him.
self knowingly into condition IN
which be knew 81 was dangerous and
therefore wicked TO como. That was
his sin. the rest was done As 81 were
IN his sleep IN the sight Of INC law
however. he is guilty both OF drunken.
ness and thCfr