The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-07-06
The Duty of
Forgiveness.
Sunday School Lesson Tor July 8, 1906
Specially Prepared ior This Paper


LESSON TEXT.-Matt N.l-1i Meme
'4 SornFV Te -i TTxT-.ra-r.rs us our
debts as we forgive our debtors Matt
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SCRIPTURE REFERENCES - tor-
slgeness ,.. OK Goa, rs on en- N.' ,..l fi.f,. .
Sam. i21g. enron. 5ii. eh. al1. ps
1921; R.3s. 1882; 1898; Prov 1ia. la1
l.ls, i.i ...i o'. 'e'' r,. -.-- ,,... ,r. -fe
1r,tf F.-. asa. llark SIS. Luke 1876 I.
Acts 1891: 01s. Rom. 2.i. SO. iol1. Eph.
l.7i 24-1; CoL 2a3. j John la toi..t
Ing one another. LroL. l.-.-' ., s'.', .tc e.--
"a, ''-, ,-, i'-' - - cor a4 rra lz. col
sis. / Pet 89 Forelvng enemies. Prov /
-i.l7' l.. - --' 4..l ...' a,-.lrs..rt ,.-,
1srgivs-e-s. S'',.'. ness O F5rr.voness OF Gol. +
Matt lsI2-u; Luke i5. 9 our Pot. n
loi-lEeness M-,,. ...s-. l.-' I----s i.-. 0-sr
,,.--fi. ,;.'i'',. Moses cVom. izI I'D. David % +
sam. 27: $500; Christ Nuke 419i F.
stephen CActs l.a0' Paul q l'n. ii. /
Comment and suggestive ANou51''
VS.. 1920. I'm our last lesson we
we're warned against giving onensa /
Here we are taught what 90 do when .
we are the receivers; for ouenses are /
sure to come. Everyone receives .
criticisms and wrongs which try DIS /
tomDor TO the utmost. Especially is
this true of the ambitious spirits who
eeolf to be first as described in our
last lesson As Prof Bruce says.
IAN ambitions man is sure 20 De the
receiver OF many onenses. real or
imaginary Tie is quick to take Of
fense. and slow TO forgive or forget
wrong" But the danger assails all
classes. and even the very young
/. Go TO him privately and alone.
II orr object is 90 gain our brother
and holm him fo do rieht. we win
NOT ,,.i.o t,ovn tho wrons to others.
-, a. o. ,,,tt,- op roforiafv. for
.,-. go - - tre e,..f.-no,t fsr moro
,iS,...I. ,''., ''.' fr,s MID or even selfre.
I'm. '-''., .r,u t.,5 90 i'oon him from ne.
i-,o,.io5,,rg bis f,nit This "a q most
,r,,ortort Drirofnio THE wise head
-, 9reot os,lrr, tor1 me that in deal.
- n.t,,. 4ho t,e,ro o. Was of fire ut
.-s.. ',, ,.-,.rt,,co IN leon away the
-. ana +h.t almost evervona
...- ,..e.,.r.-.i l,, tto nr.eoroo of 9th.
ors .. Tho ,risest teacher of my ac-
oroi,tsn,o 5ssis in The same way
..i.t. bis h,vs no91 with fbom alone
vborevor A. is nossiblo. Thus thy
bro,Ier wrl bo most lfselv 90 hear
tbeo and tbou hast Gained thy broth.
or osined him for righteousness for
-ai,otior for a Christian life and
nrob.biv aq a friend
10 ..f. s,u, tbo, tb. revf efcn
g. a., a,t tein fror, ana or two others.
a,5 fst tbfs fails from the laresr com
mrnitv If this fails. he is TO De 90
won n heather. and a publican. out
Side Of your religious and social COM
pany. but not outside OF your love
and care and desire 90 help. (see
Rom. i219. 20D In an cases the OBJ.
ioct IS not revenge. but TO save and
HELM the offender. Henry Ward
Beocher used TO say that NE looked
upon those who malisncd him, and
said bitter things against him, as sick
people whom he must try TO cure OF
their moral disease.
Then follows a principle concerning
prayer. I'm the familiar discourse of
| Jesus with his disciples it was natural
TO change from one topic TO another.
But this, coming between two discus.
sions on injuries and the treatment
Of those who iniure MS. IS appropri
ate. II implies that Jesus understood
that his precept was very hard Co
practice, almost beyond human pow.
or tim filed with the spirit of God
| Therefore he urges not simply prayer
but united prayer even Of two OF
three If more cannot Dee obtained loi
they mutually encourage eacn ONE.
in faith and earnesness Two fire
brands together make larger ho.lai
flame than II they were separated
eve must not fancy thal uol mas
partiality for a httle meelins' OF lna
there IS any virtue in a small mum
bor."-Bruce.
VS.. q, p. Bishop Warren suggests
that the preceding discourse on for
eiyeness had so stirred up Peter iha
he put it into practice. Found ram
with often, AS impetuous men arc ap
TO De, he asks how long Doe is 70 oea'
it The rahbIs said forgiveness "a
90 De exercised three times.' CompaI
Amos pa and Job 1929 (margln).
vs. 1927. A Contract Between Tw.
Debts. %. CA certain king whici
wonld take account Of" Better 81
p v "maFe a reckoning with" hi
, servants bis officers. .as governors o.
mobiles who were farmers of taxes.
" o. zone was brought unto him.