The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-05-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the International Series for
May 22, 1904--Jesus Teaches
Humanity.
THE LESSON TEXT.
MARK lO:35-45l

Humanity.
THE LESSON TEXT.
MARK 10:35-45)
35 And James and John, the sons OF
| Zebedee come unto Him, saying, Master,
we would that Thou shouldest do for US
whatsoever we shall desire.
80. And He said unto them, What would
ye that I should do for you?
81 They said unto Him, Grant unto us
that we may sit. one on Thy right hand, and
the other on Thy left hand, In Thy glory.
3s But Jesus said unto them, Ye know
not what ye ask; can ye drink OF the cup
that drink of? and be baptized with the
| baptism that | am baptized with?
80. And they said unto Him. We can.
And Jesus said unto them. Ye shall indeed
drink Of the cup that drink of: and with
the baptism that | am baptized wthal
shall ye be baptized
40. But to sit on My right hand and on
My left hand Is not Mine TO give; but 1t
shall be given to them for whom II Is pre-
pared.
Al. And when the ten heard 1t, they be-
gan to be much dispieased with James and
John
~. But Jesus called them to Him, and
saith unto them. Ye know that they which
are accounted to rule over the Gentiles ex-
ercise lordship over them; and their great
ones exercise authority upon them.
i3. But so shall 1t not be among you; but
whosoever will be great among you, shall
be your minister.
A. And whosoever of you will be the
chiefest, shall be servant of all.
i5 For even the Son OF Man came not to
be mlnistered unto. but to minister. and TO
give His life ransom for many.
GOLDEN TEXT-For even the Son of
Man came not to be ministered unto, but
to minister.-Mark 10:i5
OTTTI.INIr nI, Gru ID cu,,TrnN
f'orgiving and Having Faith. Luke 171-1O
Cleansing Ten Lepers. ....Luke T:l1-19
coming OF ths Kingdom. ..... Luke II :20-37
Parables. Unjust Judge, Pharisee and
fupicah' ..'.....................Lu Luke 18:1-l4
Teaching concerning Divorce. Matt. 19:3-12
Teaching Concerning Divorce. Mark 1O:2-12
blessing Little Children...u. Matt 19:13-l5
Blessing Little Children. Mark 1O:13-16
Blesslng Little eChildren....,,.Luke 18:15-17
Inc flch Young Ruler......... Matt 10 $50
The Rich Young Ruler. Mark 1O:l7-21
The Rich Young Ruler. Luke Is is 30
Parable. Laborers In Vineyard Matt 20:1- -lG
Again Foretelling His Death. Matt 2O:l7-19
Again Foretelling His Death. Mark 10: 49, "a
Again Foretelling His Death. Luke 1881 "a
Ambition OF James and John. Matt. x: 20 rs
: Ambition of James and John. Mark 10 -4b
: TlME.-March. A. d. 3O The crucifixion
was In April.
PLACE.-Peraea; same as last lesson
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The paragraph which precedes our
lesson is the best introduction to Il,
The passover was near, and the roads
were full Of devout Jews on their way
to Jerusalem to observe it. It was Jesus
!. wish to walk alone. After walking, per-
haps Tor hours, In this way, the Master
, called the Twelve to him again and told
= them for the third time of the end which
= was so near.
q And there come near unto Him
I James and john" We learn from Mat.
Z thew that their mother was with them
a and that 1t was she who spoke for them
h Their presumption is hard to under,
n stand but 1t probably seemed less tC
them because of the relationship be.
tween the family of Jesus and their own
His mother and theirs were probably
sisters.
"Ye know not what ye ask" Jesus
meets this bold petition as He met the
scribe's offer of discipleship Matt
SID, aiming at disenchantment by
pointing out what 1t involved. Bruce
Are ye able to drink the cup that
drink" The cup was an emblem Of
mans lot; what God poured out fol
him. 1--WE are able" They probably
had only the faintest conception o
O what their words meant, but they die
y mean to stand by the Master. "Tht
n cup. We shall drink" They
Il were good men and they did stand by
n Him. James was the first of the dis.
e ciples to suffer martyrdom. Jesus hon
=, ored them in speaking as He did, ant
d His words could hardly be called a re
buke. But to sit on My right hand
h &. Is not Mine to give" Jesus doe.
d not try to correct their material concep
o tion OF the kingdom. He had tried to dc
l. that before-but devotes Himself to the
o more serious moral error, selfshness
= rs for them for whom It hath been pre-
Is pared" Chrysostom used as an illustra
1t ton the case of two athletes who re
d quested the judge to assign to them thu
q laurel wreaths of victory. He replied
= 1T is not mine to give, but they beloni
e to those for whom they are prepared,
!. that Is, those who win them in the pre-
scribed way.
THE ten moved with indig
l., ndLlOn. we 40 not wonder tndt tne,
% were angry, but 1t was partly becaus
q they had the same ambitions with james
a and John. "They who rul
q over the Gentiles lord it over them
\, But 1t Is not 80 among YOU"
q is not to be so among you Selfshnes'
70 controlled in the nonChristian world
% It was to be different in the kingdom o
: Christ. whatsoever would become
. great among you, shall be your minis
n ter" Better, your servant as In r. v
"a margin. Greatness, then, is not counte'
n by God as most of us count IL even to
>. day. He Is really greatest who serve
70 most. ITO give His life" Not simpl,
> to lay down His life, but to devote It Il
= the cause. This inyolved-and He knew
40 that 1t would-His death. "A ransom
for many" THAT through the giving O
which many were to be delivered from
the bondage of sin. 1t is most importan
,8 to observe that in all this Jesus is set
4 tinp forth Himself and His conduct a