The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-21
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the International Series for
April "a, l0O4---The Mission
of the Seventy.
THE LESSON TEXT.

~nither He Himself would come.
2 Therefore said He unto them The har-'
vest truly ID great, but the laborers are
few; pray ye, therefore. the Lord OF the
into His harvest.
Go your ways: behold, I send you forth,
as lambs among wolves
Z. Garry nelther purse, nor scrip. nor
shoes; and salute no man by the way.
5. And into whatsoever house ye enter.
hrst say: Peace be to this house.
9. And II the Son of Peace be there. your
peace shall rest upon 1t; IL not II shall turn
TO you again
T. And In the same house remain, eating
and drinking such things as they give; for
the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not
from house to house.
8. And into " hat soever city ye enter, and
they receive you. eat such things as are set
before you;
O. And heal the sick that are therein. and
say unto them: The Kingdom Of God Is
come nigh unto you. VI
lO. But into whatsoever city ye en-
ter. and they receive you not, GO your ways
out into the streets Of the same, and say:
II. Even the very dust Of your city, which
cleaveth on US. We do wipe of against youa
withstanding be ye sure Of this. that the
Kingdom Of God IL come nigh unto you.
IL. But 1 say unto you, that 1t shall be
more tolerable In that day for 6odom than
for that city.
10. Woe unto thee. Chorasin. woe unto
thee. Bsthsaida! for II the mighty works
had been done In Tyre and Sidon, which
have been done In you, they had a great
while ago rspented :. sitting ipsack-
cloth and ashes
H. But It shall be more tolerable for Tyre
and Sidon at the judgment. than for you.
I 10. And thou. Capsrnaum, which are sx-
alted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to
hell.
16. He that hearsth you hsareth me; and
that despiseth you despiseth me; and he
that despiseth me despiseth Him that sent
me.
GOLDEN TEXT-Pray ye. therefore. the,
Lord of the harvest. that He would send
forth laborers into His harvest.--Luke lO:2.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Healing Demonlac Boy Luke 9:S1-43
Again Foretellng Death, etc. Luke 9:43-45
Discourse on Humility. etc. Luke 9:t6-5o
Final Departure from Galilee. Luke 9:51-6a
Mission of the Seventy ........ Luke 10:1-16
Read also the parallel passages: Matt
T:N-191, 2; and S:is-22; and 1l:2O-24; also
Mark 9:1i-10I
TIME.-November or December, A. d.
90 four or five months before the oruci-
hxlon.
PLACE.-Northern Peraea (west of the
Jordan)
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
After these things" The things
told of in Luke 8; the intensely inter-
esting incidents of the beginning of
His progress to Jerusalem. Seventy
, others" Besides the twelve disciples
sent out on a missionary tour once be-
, fore luke 9:1-6). Two and two: "
For companionship. They were &c
prepare the way for Jesus own per-
sonal ministry. The harvest indeed
! Is plenteous: AS true to-day as ever
What is there that is more OF burden
> TO an earnest soul than the sight OF
r great opportunities which must be neg
, lected for lack OF wonders!
| Go your ways" They were to scat.
? ter. Lambs in the midst of wolves:
2 Jesus had just been speaking in glow.
$ Ing terms of the harvest. Now the fg
1 ure is changed; instead OF glad reap
ers the missionaries are spoken Of al
defenceless lambs In the midst of 6
=. pack Of hungry wolves Both figure:
were true. He wanted them to know
+ both the bright and the dark side o.
the work they were entering. They
were not children but men. Garry n,
purse" For money; they would no
q need 1t. mo wallet" for provisions
a small leather case like a rough knap
q sack mo shoes" For indoor use
!. sandals would be enough The shoes
= were soft and fine. and made of bright
A colored materials. They were no NOR
a necessary than mans slippers are to
:, day when he is off on a business trip
! Salute no man on the way" Refer
nil tn nj ltta Of uh ~
. elaborate and occupied much time. Tn
: simple greeting of those who were II
haste would be enough. Into whatso
= ever house We shall enter" To find
:, stopping-place as a guest. This wa
!, not a strange thing to do though
:, seems so to us now. 1t is still the Gus
!, tom In many parts Of the east fo
!. travellers to depend wholly on the FIRE
a hospitality of the people, go not frol
= house to house," There would be n
= time for social engagements such a
!, visiting rabbis delighted in. Heal tn
> sick say . The kingdom of Go
y is come nigh unto you" The twofol
- ministry-to mems bodies and to thei
Q souls; a ministry to the whole maj
;. Christianity cannot be satisfied to al
- tempt less. Receive you not" etc
= In case of rebuff they were to move oil
> Woe unto thee, Chorazin," ETC.: NJ
. tice that He was not pronouncing
,, woe, a doom upon those who had RI
70 jected Him; He was rather lamentin
- condition which already existed.
- was their rejection of Him which ha
condemned them. ut shall be moi
tolerabls for Tyre and Sidon E. tina
for you" Why? The answer brinl
;, out a fundamental principle Of Chril
~ tian ethics. Tyre was living q bad lift
'e Chorazin was living bad life; VIII,
ID was the difference? Simply thl
y Chorazin had sinned In spite OF great,
v light than Tyre; . light that Tyre hs
o not even seen. Men cannot be class
- hed morally without . knowledge ,
u what their light has been, and tn,
God only fully knows.