The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-28
THE SUNDAY scHool.
Lesson in the International Series for
May 1, 19O4-Prayer and
Promise.
THE LEss0N TEXT.


U.uke 1i:l-13)
/. And II came to pass that, as He was
praying In a certain place, when He ceased,
one of His disciples said unto Him Lord,
teach US to pray, as John also taught his
disciples.
o And He said unto them: When ye pray, ;,
say: Our Father which art in Heaven,
hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom
come. Thy will be done, as In Heaven, so in
earth.
Give US dsy by day our daily bread.
T. And forgive US our sins: for we also
forgive every one that Is Indebted to US.
And lead US not into temptation; but de-
liver us from evil
8 And He said unto them: Which Of you
shall have friend and shall go unto him
At midnight. and say unto him: Friend,
lend me three loaves.
8. For friend Of mine In His journey Is
come to me- and have nothing TO set be-
fore Him.
T. And he from within shall answer and
say Trouble me not; the door IL now shut
and my children are with me in bed I can
not rise and give thee.
s. say unto you: Though he will not rise
and give him. because he Is his friend yet
because of his Importantly he will rise and
give him as many as he neeteth.
g. And say unto you: Ask, and 1t shall
be given you; seek, andy shall find knock
and II shall be opened unto you.
I 10 For every one that asketh receiveth (;
and he that seeketh fndeth: and to him that
knocketh 1t shall be opened.
: IL. II a son shall ask bread of any of you
that Is a father. will he give him a stone +?
or II he ask fish, will he for a fish give him
a serpent?
/ IL. Or IL he shall ask an egg will he offer
him a scorpion?
/ 1S II ye then, being evil, know how TO give
good gifts unto your children: how much
more shall your Heavenly Father give the
Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?
GOLDEN TExT.-Ask, and 1t shah be
given you; seek, and ye shall nnd.--Luke
I1:9
! OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Parable of Good Samaritan. Luke 10 :2b- 81
Jesus Visit to Mary and Martha........
...................."...... .....Buke lO:3S-a2
Discourse on Luke 111-13
I TtME.-Soon after Jesus Return from
the Feast of Dedication and about four
months before His death.
] PLACE.-Not known except that IL was
somewhere In Peraea
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
"As he was praying" One of the
most important phrases in the whole
section for any to-day who are troubled
by the philosophical problems of pray
er. Jesus prayed. He needed to pray
At all the great crises of His life we
find Him spending not minutes but
hours in prayer. Lord teach us to
pray" ETC.: The request was prompt.
ed O by Jesus example and (2) by
BY the custom Of John the Baptist
The rabbis frequently taught prayers
to their followers. when ye pray
say" ETC.: This does not mean thai
the disciples were always using the
same words, but rather indicates tn,
class OF things to be prayed for ant
the spirit Of prayer. The time devote et
to this lesson is not long enough t.
make . careful study Of each phras,
OF the Lords Prayer and also OF tn,
teachings which follow It. We Civ,
here Stevens and Burton's analysis o.
the prayer and then go on to the mex
paragraph. The elements and object!
of Christians prayer, judging from
Jesus model are: "C) A universal rec
ognition of Gods presence and charac
ter: (2) the establishment Of fraterna
human relations through the better re
lations Of men to God: (3) the satisfac
tion of legitimate physical needs a
personal fellowship with God through
the forgiveness Of sins; (5) protection
from temptation" Compare this pray
er with the similar one given in Matt
6: 9-13.
The frst of Jesus illustration
teaches by a contrast. not by compari
son: II the lazy-and lazy almost alway!
means Standardization would gran
his friends request because of his ear
nest and perslstently expressed desire
was It not reasonable to think that tn,
Infinitely kind and infinitely thought
full Father of us all would regard th
earnest prayer of His children's hearts
ASK and II shall be given you: seek
and ye shall fnd," etc. A truth tha
applies to all life as well as to answer
to prayer. The ones who win are thos
with noble purposes and indomitabl
Wills, who ask till they do receive, VIII,
seek till they find. who knock till th
door is flung open to them.
The thought of God as a father wa
not Jewish. The common names 70
Him had always been those that spok
of His power. majesty, Righteousness
or His special relation to the one ma
,tion. Jesus knew God as no one els
had ever done. Others had had partia
views of Him; some had seen one thini
and some another: Jesus saw Him a
He was. He saw that the relation o
God to men was more like that of tn
true human father to his children thar
any other relationship known to men
"If we then. being evil. know how t,
give good gifts" etc: Is 1t REASONABLY
to think that God is less loving or les
able to do for His children than tn
earthly father? How much NOR
shall your heavenly Father give tn
Holy Spirit to them that ask Him:
The Holy Spirit Is spoken Of as tn
best OF all the good things that tn
Father could bestow.
Wheat and Chaff.