The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-09-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON xl, THIRD QUARTER, INTER.
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 10.

We have in this lesson the record Of
4 river Of living water issuing forth
from the temple Of Jerusalem ana
flowing eastward to the Dead sea,
bringing life and health everywhere
ON either side of the river are seen trees
of unfading foliage, fruit bearing, the
fruit being for meat and the leaf for
medicine, or as in Aie margin, for
bruises and sores. Referring 10 the
same time to which Ezekiel refers, the
Spirit says in Joel Ill, Il, IS, so shall
We know that am the Lord your God,
dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain,
- and fountain shall come forth
of the house Of the Lord and shall wa.
ter the valley Of Shlttm." Again in
Zech. xiv, :, lie says And II shall Ice
In that day that living waters shall 20
out from Jerusalem, half Of them to-
ward the eastern sea and half Of them
toward the hinder sea In summer and
In winter shall ii be-" In verse Of
our lesson we read Of rivers and in
the margin two rivers" doubtless the
same rs those Of Zechariah.
our lesson is In a portion Of Scrip
turc which tells Of the future glory Of
Jerusalem. with rs literal temple re-
stored, the name Of the city from that
day being ACCOMPLISHMENTS Ctbe Lord
Is there. The context In ZecharIah tells
of change in the contguratiOn Of the
earth In and about Jerusalem, and
there is no reason why We should not
expect literal fulhllment Of every
prophecy concerning the land and the
people. hut every reason why we
should expect II. for the mouth Of the
Lord hath spoken II.
Now, while the principle literal, II
possible" stands for all Scripture, we
must remember that as In the story of
Abraham ana lshmael and Isaac These
things had also another mcamg, so
here We must seek the lesson for our
hearts which will work ont In rs more
Of the lie Of Christ, Tor 10 that end all
our study u the Scripture must tend.
God, who commanded the light 20 shine
out Of darkness "a literal event. not
only hath shone In our hearts M We
have truly received Christi. but will
increasingly shine there as we meckly
receive Ills word In our hearts az Cor.
~. o; rs cXlX, l3Ul. 4 literal rock 10
the wilderness gave forth literal water
with which literal men and women
qucnchcd their literal thirst lEx xvii.
~, but the other meaning is seen iu
Cor \. .. where We read. That rock
was Christ"
Ia Jer %. 10. the Lord ,Teak, "
Himself rs the fountain ~ living wa.
tiers and complains that His people had
forsakcu Him Tor water from their
own broken cisterus. In John ~. 10.
II. the same lord told the woman NJ
SamarIa u water that didslot satisfy.
aud also OF water that would satisfy
and becomc ln the believer a well "
water spr.ugins up unto everlasting
lie. The line u truth suggested by
water Ia the lrst seven chapters "
Johns gospel is most refreshing aud
Inspiring lut the complete story takes
~ back 10 Gen g.. GS. aud ou Co Rev.
AXii, aul the cry j. ever sounding
forth 10, every one ths thIrstcth.
come yr iu the waters "whp.upycr
viii. lct hW take the water Of NE mo
~ IN AMY man thirst lct hIm comr
unto mr aud drink" lisa. o.. !. Rev,
xii. n. john sd. 30
The four times measured river NJ
our lesson may suggest ip some the
river That went out ~ Ellen aud was
nlricd Into four. ur the fourfD.d story
In the gospels ~ Him who ls The fuun.
tain N living waters But 10 certainly
suggest the ever Increasing revelation
of Gvi iu ll., wonderful vurI aud the
breadth aud length aud depth aud
height NJ Ills love. which n little child
can grasp To- some measure. but Witch
Is also too dcrp Tor even the most .pIr
ltuul 90 understand.
our range ~ vision must take boz uo,
only hr present blessings NJ the g,s
rcl while The church is bc.ug GATHERED
out, hui the greater blessing a. ~ On
tons when Israel shall blossom and
bud aud hll tie flcr ~ the rarth will
fruit, when "thc earth shall l,v full vi
The knowledge 10 the l.orl. us the va
tiers cover the sea-" when 'ihc nation,
Of them which ARE sawed shall walk 10
The light NJ the new Jerusalem nm,
They shall bring the elory aul honor o.
the nations into IL lisa. XVI. T.. 81. q
Rev. xxi -. ~
Who shall svr aud sharr all this
Whus0crvr yhuuScs now 10 take M
water n lifr fr-cly. hut how cun the,
take li who have never heard u ii
Their our responsibility as steward
Of ih" graoe n Cod. Let him th8
helrvih say come What arr sou i5
ins about u' n we rally know wha
u is Co drink ~ che rur river ~ IN
water of litr clear as crystal rya,,,,i
lus out " thc throne u Col ami vt IN
Lamb dcv xii D. We cannot bu
want 60 have othrrs drink also. An
Z We do u1j most earnestly desire tha
others may know aud drink II o.
question whether we ourselves ha,
tasted
There aru many worshIpers who do nj
worship In spirit aud IN truth becau.
they have only p Form %, golln,-s Will
out the power thereof ~ Tim iilh. "
xix, ~, ttHlll. ~. a2l Some II thri
fauhW faW.h 20 Fttas.to.. O.. a.. - -. .