The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson in the International Series for
April "a, 19O4-The Mission
Of the Seventy.
THE LESSON TEXT.
Tuke 10:1-16l

other 20 also, and sent them two and two
before His face into every city and place,
whittier He Himself would come.
2. Therefore said He unto them: The har-
vest truly is great. but the laborers are
few; pray We. therefore, the Lord of the
harvest, that He would send forth laborers
into His harvest.
8. Go your ways: behold, l send you forth
as lambs among wolves.
4. Carry neither purse, nor scrip. nor
shoes; and salute no mar by the way.
s. And into whatsoever house we enter.
FIRST say: Peace be to this house.
6. And if the Son of Peace be there, your
peace shall rest upon it; If not, it shall turn
to you again.
and drinking such things as they give; for
the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not
from house to house.
8. And into whatsoever city ye enter. and
they receive you, eat such things as are set
before you:
9. And heal the sick that are therein, and
say unto them: The Kingdom of God Is
come nigh unto you.
10. 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 off against you;
Notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the
IAii5OOHi VI 1Ou IS COIHe IlSH III SOu.
L. But l say unto you, that 1t shall be
more toberable in that day for Sodom than
for that city.
Is. Woe unto thee, ChoraZin! woe unto
thee, Bethsaida! for If the mighty works
had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which
have been dcne in you, they had a great
while ago repented . sitting In sack
cloth and ashes.
IA. But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre
and Si6On at the iuSprpent than for VOI1
Is. And thou, Capernaum, which are ex-
allied to heaven, shalt be thrust down to
hell.
16. He that heareth you heareth 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, hat He would send
forth laborers into His harvest.-Luke 10:2.
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Healing Demoniac Boy..........Lu k 9:S7-43
Again Foreteling Death, etc.. Luke 9:43-45
Discourse on Humility, etc.....Luke 9:46-N
Final Departure from Galilee. Luke 9:51-62
Mission of the Seventy .........Luk lO:l-1t
Read also the parallel passages: Matt.
17:14-19:1, 2; and S:1S-22; ana II :20-24; also
Mark 9:14-10:1.
TIME.-November or December, A. D.
%. four or five months before the cruel
dxion.
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 duke 9:1-6). Two and two"
For co~mpanionship. They were 10
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 a burden
to an earnest soul than the sight of
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"
Jesus had just been speaking in glow
ing terms of the harvest. Now the fig
ure is changed; instead Of glad reap
ers the missionaries are spoken of as
defenceless lambs in the midst of q
pack of hungry wolves. Both figures
were true. He wanted them to know
both the bright and the dark side OF
the work they were entering. They
were not children but men. Garry nc
purse" For money; they would not
need it. mo wallet" for provisions;
a small leather case like a rough KNAPP
sack. mo shoes" For indoor use;
sandals would be enough. The shoes
were soft and fine, and made of bright
colored materials. They were no more
necessary than a mans slippers are to-
day when he is off on a business trip.
Salute no man on the way" Refer
ring to formal salutations, which were
elaborate and occupied much time. The
simple greeting of those who were in
haste would. be enough. Into whatso-
ever house we shall enter" To find a
stopping-place as a guest. This was
not a strange thing to do, though it
seems SO to us now. 1t is still the GUS
tom in many parts Of the east for
travellers to depend wholly or the free
hospitality of the people. Go not from
house to house," There would be no
time for social engagements such as
visiting rabbis delighted in. Heal the
sick say The kingdom of God
Is come nigh unto you" The twofold
ministry-to mems bodies and to their
souls; a ministry to the whole man.
Christianity cannot be satisfied to at
tempt less. Receive you not" ETC..
In case of rebuff they were to move on
Woe unto thee. Chorazin," etc.: Mo-
tice that He al not pronouncing a
woe, a doom upon those who had re-
jected Him; He was rather lamenting
a condition which already existed. 1t
was their rejection of Him which had
condemned them. "It shall be more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon than
for you" Why? The answer brings
out a fundamental principle of Chris
tian ethics. Tyre was living a bad life;
Chorazin was living a bad life; what
was the difference? Simply that
Chorazin had sinned in spite of greater
light than Tyre; a light that Tyre had
not even seen. Men cannot be CLASH
fed morally without a knowledge of
what their light has been, and that
God only fully knows.
Spear Points.
No mans conversion stops with