The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-01-05
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON /, FIRST QUARTER, INTeRNA-
TlONAL SERIES, JAN. 7.

Memory Verses, IL, iI-,,uldcn TcAI,
Luke ~, II-C"mmrntarS rrepR AIRED
by Rev. u. VI. stcsrnS.
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Some hearts will rejoice lhat We are
10 have a whole year specially devoted
to Him Of whom the four gospels tell.
the Son Of David. the Son of Abraham.
the Servant Of Jehovah, the Son "
Man, the Son Of God, who is also tie
heart of The whole Bible rs well A.
Of the GOSPELS, the center ana the cir.
cumfcrcnce of the whole revealed viii
and purpose Of God lie is the prom.
iscd pclivcrcr Of Gen. iii, j.. the sacri.
flee forcshadowed ia Gen. iii. Il. the
true Mclchiscdcc OF Gen. xiv. Is. the
substance Of every shadow. the fulhll.
mcnt of every type aud prediction, God
manifest Ia the flesh. the only saviour
Of sinners, the only Judge of an man
kind. May our hearts be- drawn To Him
us never before and our whole aim Ice
TO gorIfy Him In word aud IN drrd
Although no lesson has been assigned
concerning Ills supernatural cou,rp.
ton Jet no teacher fail To coll attrn.
ton 10 the prediction m lisa vii. a..
Jnd the words Of Gabriel In Luke D..
80. for iu these d1y, uf mbrucf and
destructive criticism this also is as.
sailed u had been predicted that the
Messiah. the ruler of Israel. should Dee
lwu go Bc'hIohrm loo Iudica. and lie
is spoken of as one who had been Ify-
ing and working from the day, "
eternity Nile D.. =. murgm Mary.
do" virgin chosen tD lr Ills mother.
lived about seventy miles north VI
Bethlehem. and thu opening verse, ~
prr lesson tell how Good. who docth ace.
u'ul.ng tp Ills W.ll uuth ln heaven aud
600 earth AMI wrncuh even king,
heart wh.thcr,ocycr llr viii. arranged
that Ills word should be- fulfilled. FOR
u" watches over Ills word to Der
form It dlJu. iv. 80. r.. cvNN,. e.. I.-.
J. -. Rev NrrI llr VIII, watches over
Ills word also watches over Ills prp.
pie. 80 %" Journey WAS made iu SAFE.
ir aui bethlehem reached Boo dine time
hrt 900 guest chamber awaited tie
v"ry travellers. the mother ~ I,rarrs
Messiah bad DO honor from Israel
Although earth knew uut and ,s-ri
u1r heaven knew lui cirrL aud the
heavenly mo-,'ugrr, arc r,mm.,
stoned 10 proclaim the great event. ~
.Uu. f-ctud. o. Few hwmLl, mon
who evidently carrl These shepherds
we're probably p,upIc who. IKE Simeon
'nl Auna. looked for ihr promised Re-.
'Hrrr They ulkp o., think ~ Abel
dnI Jacob and Nose, and David. aU
Fp'. of Him who said. 4 ann tla
Cool shepherd They continued AZ
their ordinary occupation. and flu.
ih' angel, found them When IIe
Who wI. then born iu Bethlehem
shall r"m" 'es.g IL -,r.gfs % frr
n, occupied with the WORK Do. H4.
appointed Tor U.s.. or raihD. u.u.,I
Nuh Himself while diligently cr
& -rI Doe cur appointed WORK 1r..
Sis. IT,. E"y. IA. a. To-, mu..tr,
"f Ing.I> J., 90 prry.uU, ami r,mf,-.
t- truth lllrh b. %. Mate N,ul. im
fully ,,t forth u Scripture As tIry
."HsNt glory with thrm tly glory Of
iN' l"ri-oUr light should .u shine
U"i m"u might ,'v our gapi work,
"uI sI"r.iy uur Father Zoo heaven
Nia.i ". ldi Ih., IsUt coo uur rn
is .b" life VI lu,u, made manifest La
h- ~ cor Is. lu 90. our vu1I, and
dr7's revealing Him us &c. revealed
'h' Father Tl,," mr..sus.r. vrrD
usHi from heaven. frum thr very p,..
rur' " Iusi. and they brought with
lh'm ih' evidence tIHi thr, dwell
il'rr We may ,o dwell Zoo Iptr aud boz
Col. even while hrr' 600 earth. tIlf Ur
shI'. carry with us nu atma.uirrr NJ
l1''u our nr,t Thought Will thrp
h.. Glory io Gul iu the highest"
The gosl t.j,ug, uf grat ioy are for
lll irvplc Verse iui. aud one m Ills
last command. Wa, 10 give tl, r,.I
Now, in every creature MARK ,yI IL,
i"r, 70 REALLY ,rvm a, 10 We l,J Buy ,
f'Jl news to tell when w. arr w slow
10 i'l itl Angel, umr quickly 0,
ir.l when the g,osl news was NOT f,r
'hcln. but Tor uihCr,. and u ,nu think
'i iru'linlnr~s % must be- something
wholly uu,uin.h Tie vine and M.
branches drriyr up benefit frnm IA.
.ru.t houir This Is the th.ri time LA
his gospel thHt W. have goo angel. I
Fear not 10, ~ 90. Scr the rr.nr
wilton Fear nuis" ~ Mau xviii = .
.h. and iri your heart run b5rl ia
sen Nv. aud ou ~ Rev. D.. IL. and
wei in thr many Fear nois" %,
isaiah
The Shepherds believed that the mes.
enErrs bad told them the truth. and
iuih.ug inrhuur thry went 90 .s.
lat Wh.,h had tome tp lass tyrrs. n, /
Z might D. truly said " them. The
nrn lsl.rtvl The woui aud the, went
heir way" lohn Nv. s0, MARY he.
'cvcl and said. Re Il unto me ac,orl.
ng 10 Thy worl. AMI u her Il is writ. /.
en-. blessed is she that believed. for
herr shall BE- a performance Of those
hinEs which were told her from tho
'ori' q, -, 49, Having heard and I
'cNrrcd aud seen, the shepherds made
.noWn the wondrous story and Flnrl
led aud praised God tve-es II. M
low could they help nv Peter and
ohm said. We cannot bu, speak the