The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-03-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
'Ihe Tongue and the Temper. In
ternadonal Sunday School
Lesson for March IL.

GOLDEN TEXT-"Keep the door OF M
lips "-Ps 1913
TlME-summor OF A. u. q.
PLACE.-A hin not far from the Sea o.
Galilee
THE SERMON or THE MOUNT -Ou
lesson is from the Sermon on the Mount
Concerning the time. place and occasion
OK iis delivery, see Lesson O. our Loss0,
Text embraces the concluding verses fth
section which Immediately follows th
verses studied last Sunday. The whole sec
ton tells how the one law OF Christ's king
dom-love-fulhls the old Jewish law /
may be analysed thus.
The old law TO be fu.nlled-Vs 1913.
To be surpassed by the new.-V 3D.
IN the Sixth Commandment.-2l-1
In the Seventh Commandmont-z
In the Third Commandment.-33-G
As regards submitting TO injuries -sS- p
As regards love for others All
The ail-inclusive precept-4S
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
v 33. Thou shalt not forswear.'
To forswear is to take an oath to what
IS false A probable allusion to the
third commandment, also TO perform
Ing VOWS or oaths. Perform unto the
Lord Having taken an oath in the
name Of God. regard It as a debt IA
Him 10 faithfully perform what you
have thus promised.
V. a. Il say" Place emphasis on
l. Jesus was Himself authority for
what He said. Swear not at all"
That this does not prohibit taking oath
at a court Of justice seems evident
from the example OF Jesus Himself.
also Of Paul Matt 26:6s, Ga; 2 Cor.
l1:SD; but It forbids careless utter.
ance Of oaths in conversation.
VS. 35, &c. Nor by the EARTH" etc.
Various forms Of swearing in common
use by people Of that day are now al
luded to.
v 87-"Communication." Speech.
yea, yea; nay, nay" Yes" and
NO" Your simple affirmation or de-
NAL should be sufficient for you and
for your hearers. II one always tells
the truth, people are willing to take
his simple word. "Cometh Of evil. q"
or "of the evil one" It IS the spirit
Of evil that suggests the device Of
swearing.
V. 3S. "An eye for an eye" See
Ex 2O:24, 25; Lev. 2L2O; Deut. 1921
1t IS true that the laws Of Moses in
cluded such terms
V. 80. Resist not evil" Do not
retaliate. Turn to him the other
also" It is better to be struck twice
than to strike another once
V. 40. If any sue thee" II an
other enters a law process against You.
it were better to suffer yourself TO be
defrauded than to resent It In, an IN
Christian spirit Goat" The long
tunic or undergarment "Cloke" The
outer robe, commonly Of wool
V. Al. Compel thee TO 30 a mile"
The original here has a Persian word
which tells that an old-tlme practise
Is alluded TO Often a man in travel
Ing would be seized at a post-station
and forced TO carry a royal message to
some point far away from the place
to which he was journeying. Jesus
bids His followers render such service
willingly and without resentment
V. a. "Give asketh Of
thee" It is the spirit. rather than
the letter, Of this direction that we are
TO follow. We should cultivate a giv-
ing sDirit-a readiness TO do all the
good we can TO all
V. 43. Love thy neiglbor. hate
thine enemy" The first phrase, not
the second, IS found IN Moses law.
(Soe marginal reference)
V. Al. The portion Of this verse
which our Reyisers omit, since lack |
ing in best MSS, is found in Luke
6:27, 2S. Four steps In the ladder
Of love are here pointed out. Guilt !
vate friendly feeling toward those not |
Of your own race or class (here termed |
enemies). 2. Return kind words for
cross ones. 3. Prove your friendllness |
by doing kindnesses 10 those who act |
T. Pray for those who are |
so hateful you cannot approach them |
"Despitefully." Acting out Of spite.
V. As. THAT ye may be-" Such a
spirit. manifested in the ways above
viii show to all that you
are sons Of God, not merely because
created by Him, but as having His
His sun" We should
recognize that God possesses and con.
trolls what we style the forces Of ma
.ure.
V. 46. Love them which love YOU"
Even the most hardened people COM
monty do this, but the Christian
should not thus limit his love.
V. AZ. Salute" Exchange the GUS
omary greeting when you meet Such
usually included a form Of
prayer for divine blessing. Your
Those who are specially
iear or pleasing to you.
V. as. Perfect" Complete, or sin
ere better interprets the thought than
perfect, as we understand It. (Eph.
.:13)
Practical Points.
V. 80. BY swearing one Injuries none
ave himself.
Y. "a. We should be most careful
o fulfill all promises-Eccles 5:4, 3.
v g. An oath on the lips betrays
in in the heart.
v 40. Better TO suffer two wrongs
han do one.
V. 42. Love quickly transforms an
nemy into a friend.-Rom. 1920, 21.
V. a.. The Christian. for curses, re-
1rns prayers.
V. as. Many people get their only
lea Of God from the lives Of His fol-
1wers. How careful. then, should
ach one bel
Service for Mothers and Babes.
A minister in Aberdeen, Scotland,
sceatly announced Sunday afternoon