The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-05-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
LESSON vL--May 5, l9O4.---A. d. -.
Subiect:-WATcHFULNEss.
Temperance Lesson.b

-WATCHFULNEss.
Temperance Lesson.b
GOLDEN TExr: Blessed are those
servants, whom the Lord when he
eometh shall find watching. Luke
y, 81.
Lesson Text-Lukc Il, 55-4S.
(American Revised Yersion.)
81 Let your loins be girded about,
and your lamps burning; 50 and be
We yourselves like unto men looking
for their lord, when he shall return
from the marriage feast; that, when
he eometh and knOcketh, they may
straightway open unto him. 81
Blessed are those servants. whom
the lord when he cometh shall find
watching: verify ! say unto you,
that he shall grid himself, and make
them sit down TO meat, and shall
come and serve them. - And II he
shall come in the second watch, and
II I'm the third. and mud them so,
blessed are those servants. s3 But
know this. that II the master of the
had known IN what hour the thief
was coming,h he would have watched.
and not have left his house to be
broken through. 40 BE We also
ready: for I'm an hour that ye think
not the Son Of man cometh.
Il And Peter said, Lord, speakest
thou this parable unto Us, or even
unto all? A. And the Lord said,
Who then Is the faithful aud wise
steward. whom his lord shall set
over his household, to give them
their portion OF food in due season.
43 Blessed il that servant. whom
hls lord when he cometh shall find
so doing. A. OF a truth / say unto
you. that he win set him over all
that be hath. - But that servant
shall say in his heart. Ny lord de-
layeth his coming; and shall begin
TO beat the menservants and the
maidservants. and TO eat and drink,
and To be drunken; 45 the lord Of
that servant shall come in a day
when he expecteth not. and in an
hour when he knoweth not, and
shall cut him asunder. and appoint
his portion with the unfaithiul
47 Aud that servant, who knew his
/ lords will. and made not ready, nor
| did according 10 his Will, shall be
beaten with many stripes; ~ but
/ he that knew not. and did things
/ worthy oi stripes, shall be beaten
with few stripes. And 10 whomso-
ever much Is given, OF him shall much
I he required: and 20 whom they COM
init much, oi him will they ask the
mone.
The Connecting Links.
IL was the autumn time when the
L r.-as,Fs ~ ,ert~ lfasanu worn ftffnY,.H
They naturally belong 10 the third
year Of his public ministry. For the
Saviour was now pushing toward
Jerusalem for the last time. Them
are two interesting figunes in our
lesson one which portrays an alb
sent Lord and servants whose fidel
ity was 10 be tested. Also a con
trasting picture OF uutaithfGlness Ol
servants Ia whom every confideDoG
was reposed. and through theiI
earelessness the thief spoiled theiI
masters possessions. So the "a
yiour cxhorts them TO he faithful
during hts absence to the responsi
bility given them. For the Lord
will return when we least expect
him. would suggest that In IA,
study Of this lesson. we also read
carefully the 17th Psalm oi David
There are thr.e principal thoughts
Let US carefully analyre them.
Expectancy Because OF Uncer-
tainty.
There h much satisfaction aud
rcal blessing because Of the uncer
talnty Of our life. IL Is the powel
that makes responsibility an asse
Of intrinsic value. The very fact o
uncertainty causes at once a decl
interest, That something desirahh
Is TO come into our possession a
some future time, makes that pos
session 60 be one oi iatensc intenest
There Il always n future pscompens
coming, we know not just the valu
/. nor can we compute the same IN fig
ures, yet its psy chic value is not q
be lost sight oi In the development
of man. When we remove the IN
b spirational value OF responsibility, {
ceascs TO bc for ms responsibility
Hence we ought az all times lac il
the spirit OF readiness. We know
not when the account Of our stew
! ardship may be demanded.
In business, there Is always a ~
time for the adjustment OF an bus
p ness relations. He who Is tho crcg
tor OF time, calls a sight draft upO
! men when he Is ready, 50 that "
who are stewards must carry thl
{ burden Of responsibility In an e'
c pcctant manner, because. the II
unite knows best when the carver I
r the individual Is complete. Let u
r heed then the fact that the tale /
q our experience viii reach the pes,