The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-07-06
SYNOPSIS OF THE LESSON FOR NEXT
SUNDAY, JUNE "a. AT THE LOCAL
SABBATH SCHOOLS.
FORCIVING AS TAUGHT BY MASTER
Comment and Suggestive Thoughts Rela
tive To the Duty and Method of
Forgiveness.

Rev. Coultard OF Owosso has accepted
call to the Christian church Of this
village and will preach here Sunday
morning. Rev. Coultard has been pas.
tor of the church in Owosso for five
years and comes highly recommended
The monthly covenant meeting of the
Free Baptist church will be held Satur-
day at 2:30 p. IN, when full attendance
of the mem bership is desired.
There will be union services in the
park at 6 o'clock next Sunday evening
weather permitting; if not, they will be
held in the N. f. church Rev. S. Will
bur Huffer will preach the sermon,
The w. c. T. IT, will meet at the home
of Mrs. hurd, Friday, July 6, at 2:3O
O'Clock. Topic, The Work of the w.
G. T. IT," Every member is requested
10 be present.
Morning subject at the NJ. T.. church
next Sunday, The JOY OF Service"
LESSON TEXT.-Matt. 1s:21-S5. Mem
DRY verses p, p.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Forgive us our
debts as we forgive our debtors. Matt.
6:12
TIME.-Summer A. d. 20, Immediately
following last lesson.
PLACE-Capernaum near the Sea OF
aGlilee.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. - For
gfveness of Cod as an example OF our
forgivng: lex. 20:6; 34:7; Num- l4;lei
Sam. 1913; 2 Chron. 7:l4; ell. 9;l1;< rs
90 90. 90. I1vnr q
1:1s: 43 :25; 557; Jer. 1922 1874; Eek.
1881; 1926; Dan. $50; Hos 1874; Mic. 1:lS;
Matt. 5:45; GA Mark 3:2S; Luke III;
Acts 5S1; 2G:1S; Rom. "a; So; 1913; Eph
II; PAT; Col. 2:1S; ! John l:9. FoI-lY-
ing one another: Prov. 1871; Matt. 90,
"a; GA; 1921, p; Mark l1:25; Luke b:5l;
ia; 1913, 5; 2 Cor. 81; Eph. 4:S2; COL.
3:13; Pet. SO. Forgiving enemies: Prov
24:17, 10; 25:al, %; Matt 5:44; Luke 6:21;
Rom. 1924, 1920. Parallels Illustrating
forgiveness Q) Forgiveness of God
Matt. lS.12-l4; Luke 10. (O our part in
forgiveness Matt. 1S:23-S5; Luke 7:4l-5O
Examples of forgiveness: Joseph (Gen.
45:5-1D; Moses (Num. 12:1, 49,; David q
Sam. 24:7; 26:9; Christ duke $3.50;
Stephen (Acts 100; Paul q Tim. 4:l6).
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
VS.. 1920. In our last lesson we
were warned against giving offense.
Here we are taught what TO do when
we are the receivers; for offenses are
sure to come. Everyone receives
temper to the utmost. Especially is
this true of the ambitious spirits who
seek to be first as described in our
last lesson. AS Prof Bruce says,
AN ambitious man is sure TO be the
receiver of many offenses, real or
imaginary He is quick TO take Of
Tense, and slow to forgive or forget
wrong" But the danger assails all
classes, and even the very young.
l. Go to him privately and alone.
II our object is TO gain our brother
and help him TO do right, we will
not make known the wrong to others,
make il a mstter of notoriety; for
that makes the settlement far more
difficult. His pride, or even self-re-
spect, will tend to keep him from ac-
knowledging his fault. This is a most
important principle. The wise head
Of a great asylum told me that in deal
ing with the insane IL was of the ut
audience; and that almost everyone
was influenced by the presence OF 9th.
ers. The wisest teacher of my &C
suaintance deals In the same way
with his boys. Deal with them alone
whenever IL Is possible. Thus thy
brother will be most likely to hear
thee, and thou hast gained thy broth.
er, gained him for righteousness, for
salvation, for a Christian life, and
probably as a friend.
2. IL this fails, then the next step
Is to get help from one or two others
and IL this fails, from the larger com.
munity. II this fails, he is to be to
side OF your religious and social com
pany, but not outside of your love
and care and desire to help. (See
Rom. 1919, 20.) In all cases the OBJ
ject Is not revenge, but to save and
help the offender. Henry Ward
Beecher used to say that he looked
upon those who maligned him, and
said bitter things against him, as sick
people whom he must try to cure OF
their moral disease.
Then follows principle concerning
prayer. In the familiar discourse OF
Jesus with his disciples II was natural
TO change from one topic to another
But this, coming between two discus
sions on injuries and the treatment
of those who injure us, is appropri
ate. II implies that Jesus understood