The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-17
INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL
 LESSON
First Quarter. Lesson 1i.
 MARCH IS. 1906. Vss. urs~w4 s1wawferIy Review.


 "The Finding of Jesus might pc taken as the general topic for all the lessons of the three months just clos- ing. The shepherds found Him Their occupation led them to be reverent ana contemplative. They were mucn III the solemn stiffness of the night eho in the company Of the heavenly plah- cts. These mystic star -gazers may have been in communion with heaven at the very time of the Nativity. Ere pared message came to prepared minds. There was an angelic apparition, ah- nouncement of Nativity and angelic an- them. The moral earnestness Of the shepherds expresses itself in the eA- clamation, Let us go and see.
 The Wise Men found Jesus on the dark background of Herod's murderous Jealousy and Jerusalem's cold indiner ence the moral earnesthess of the Magl shines with pleasing luster They LOOK a thousand mile journey to ma the Babe Neither Herod's jealousy nor Jerusalem's indifference nor the mean place of the Nativity daunted theh' . The Boy Jesus finds himselI' AT irving in Jerusalem at the feast, IL was not inc nrodigious mass of humanity assembled there, not the golden ana marble temple, not even the solemn and speaking ceremonial--not these, hut the Messianic idea and the dawning consciousness, Il am He." absorbed Jesus and made Him oblivious to time and place and human relationships John the Baptist finds Jesus. When he was at the very zenith of hls power, his congregations largest and his influence widest, unexpectedly one day Jesus stood before him asking bap- tism, John started back in self-depre- ciation,. at once recognizing and ac- knowledging the infinite superiorlty or the one who stood before him.
 The tempter found Jesus: It is indif- ferent whether one believes thls sn ap- nroach of q literal devil, or ngura- five description of a moral struggle en- tireIy subjective. It Is enough 10 know that Jesus triumphed. It was the victory of humanity, not of diety-aho so was our victory as well as HIS . The disciples found Jesus Their previous calls had been prelimin- ary and progressive, but this was nhal' He had had rupture with the ecclesl- astical establishment and must needs orranize His followers. He pretaced this last call with thrilling pictorial miracle which significantly taught them what they must be and do.
 Sufferers find Jesus: A miracle mercl- fully wrought upon poor possesseo one in the synagogue at Capernium was a silver bell whose notes had sounded
 
 to it's encouraging call, when the set ting sun had absolyed the people from their overstrained ideas of Sabbath ob- servance. they came to Him whose SOW ereign power had had such conspicu- ous exemplification. From one sur ferer,s mat to another Jesus walked In that hastily -extemporized lazar house nnder the stars. Nor did He desist as long as there was any tiny sufferer ielt unon any mothers gentle bosom ~ Power to forgive is found IT Jesus: To the paralytic, let down through the roof by the faith and per Histence of his friends, Jesus first words were indescribably comforting Son be of good cheer" But there IS sur prisinR change Tn the formula. It IS not a rebuke to disease. It Is cate gorical. authoritative remission of sin The startling words could not escape tbe notice of the inquisitorial coterlt of Scribes and Pharisees. It was no intended they should. It was Jesus gauntlet at their feet. They picked ' up, but not In audible words or dissent omniscience unveiled their unspokef