The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-12-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON xl, FOURTH QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, DEC. 10.
Text Of the Lesson, Neh. viii, s-fs.
Memory Verses, IT, IS-GoIden Text,
Luke nj, 2s-Commcntary Prepared
by Rev. -. N. stenrns.

This lesson should be- one OF special
interest TO all who are privileged to
attend Bible studies or conferences and
an lnducemcnt TO others TO do so. II
IN an account Of seven days confer
encc for Bible reading, nj which the
book " the law Of Moses was read In
the hearing Of all the men and women
who assembled from morning until
midday oversees 10. 49,. Later In the
same month, on the 2ith day the peo-
pie gathered again and read In the
book " the law Of the Lord their God
one fourth part OF the day, aud an0th.
or fourth part they confessed aud wor.
SHIPPED the Lord their God (chapter tx,
80. II was n time Of n real work Of
the Spirit ~ God among them, result
ing In obedience and In separation
| from sin
An account Of the seventh month,
with III feasts Of trumpets. atonement |
and tabcrnnclcs. Is found In Lev. kill /
aud should be carefully studied IN con
ncctlon with this lesson, The three .
! might be- summarized In such words
M these The proclamation u the
forgiveness Of sins causing great JOY
10 all the people. See Acts xiii, 81, 80
for a good comment
Verse \ OF our lesson IL, ! think, the
best definition Of good reading that
have ever seen. do not know why
II might not be applied TO singing also
especially 10 solo or duet singing. or
such Ike But II 80 applied. what about
the singing that does not come under
this hendf Well. away with II all. Let
II perish. for there Ia no place for II In
The worship Of God.
As 20 both the law and the prophets
God took care that the words should
be- very plainly written. 10 that those
who read might run 10 obey Dcut
XVII. y. Hab u. . The necessity
u understanding the word and how
10 understand II may he learned from
Matt xiii. TO- 81. xvi Q. IL; Acts vii,
~. Heb. ri, 3: ~. 2 What shall I've
said " the sermons aud essays which
few Of the hearers can understand, hut
: which are supposed 10 indicate ~.
pcrior talent on the part ot the
speaker sad n il. but true. that there
are many who Ike the old Scotch
woman consider such efforts very
learned simply because they would not
presume 20 understand them
d. The word u God il quick and power
II ful. discerning the thoughts aud inicnts
of the heart nIcb ~. ~. hence the
people mourncd aud wcpt as by the
. words ~ the book they saw thclr
)" sln before God (ycrsc o. The Spirit
= ~ God convlnccs Of sin and u right
cousncss and ~ judgment John XVI
siii. and without conviction ~ sin and
" pcnitencc there can be- no real blessing
y The feast 81 trumpcts on the first dal
Of the month was always accompanies
by an offering made 10y Ore dev. -
~. and MI offerings pointed 10 lilu
Who was made sin Tor ms, through
whom alone there IL forgiveness III
w pruplr. being pcnlteni. arc therefor
= cahortrd 60 rejoice because ~ the ~
-, dcmpilon provided. and being made
understand. they dld rejoice and mad
rrrat mlrth and helped 10 make other
glad uulg lie who said, u dcllgi
q do Thy viii q my God a. ri.
Heb \ n. said 10 iils disciples N
night before lie suffered These thing
~ have spoken unto you that my .
might rrmaln In YOU aud that var 10
might De- full" ASK aud y shall r
IN ccI,c. that your Joy msnt b. fulI
Nv John ~. n. wi. - The Joy ~ u
tari Is associated -dih the salvailo
N IIis people lu IA. All ? .. NNN,,
all a. ti IN See Aiso the Joy In Luke Z
Thcrc arc sfany In our day who pr
fps. q, be- ne rcdccmcd ~ The lori
whether they arr or not the Lot
Nv Knows who seem 10 think that ~
- b,pp ness l. inconsistent with VII
,h,y call religion and cndcavor to ~
,thority Tor their Floomlucss In q
sor.is. "Rlc-scl nrr they that mourn
not noticing the context There q
ne al.o some who really do r,vcivc al
% trust Ia she iorl Jesus and Ills rrr
az aioncmcui. hut they do not sewn
hnd the Joy ~ the lorl notwlthstar
NJ, Inc Rom. ". n. v I, ,, VIII, -
pct.i and many other similar won
a II must 10 because II some failure
their part to bcromc occupied W
iraus only anil rcst on Ills word
'V'' n the people hcari the words
Of the book from day 90 day N
learned that they wrrc expected
u. kcrp the Feast ~ Tabernacle a.
\. xiii. a3IN. AMI they lid - Cor
a. first time sinrr the days ~ JOSH
,,rrsc ~. and hcrc was very IN
. riidness This feast would rrr1ll b
Col Ind carvi for them Oh through
ISe' wilderness Journey Sew prut
ed, - We arv 81, art 10 forrvt
inr mcrrics Thcrc arr M many f'r VII
nothing sccms IN hc prepared I've
im. Cod has made the same provis
Tor au. hut lie has put the matter
, making u known W passing u on
the hands " those who have hcf
saving. let him that hcnrcth
hdI. come" Cl,cv. xNll ~, aud because
...i,,, who have heard are dlsohcilcnt or
I,,as different millions who might be- "a
n they only knew about " arr
-.io pcrlshlnr We'll may lie say to
Us Il nothing n your lam ~.
asn There Il word In chapter W.
concerning some whose names ~