The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-08-16
THE DAY OF
ATONEMENT
Sunday s school LessOnior AUG. is. 1917
Specially Prepared for This Paper

,Ie,.-d and ire twentieth day OF the sec-
ond month iMay) when tie lsrae4iies
LEFT Sinai 1870 -. c. according 70 thv
com mon chronology
PI-ACE.-In the plain before sinai
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
In order 10 understand the symbols
and types OF this lesson, - VIII DC
hest 10 have the scholars see 'or them
selves in the his-ory how unframed
and imperfect these people were, no"
often they sinned against their heaS-
enly father in spite Of all he mao uu'c
for them.
They needed something 70 MAKE
them realize more deeply the aNiui
evil and danger OF sin. the greatness
Of it's wrong against their God some
thing 10 remove the separation and
arrangement from God which sin az
WAYS brings between the sinner ana
his heavenly father. as wrongdoins !,
se,arates a child from his earthly Ia
thr: something 10 deliver them rom
the sin itself apd the tendency 10 SIN
Our Need Of Forgiveness.-Every
person sins in thought and In oeeu
Even the Youngest are conscious OF
vrongdoing. and as they grow belie'
thew will realize still more the CON
trast between themselves and the per
fec, law OF God. The better we gro"
the higher cur ideal. and the farther
away our sins seem to place US
The day OF the atonement was one
NJ the I'VE great festivals OF the Jews
/ The Feast OF Trumpets-weicom.
ing the new civil year. on he Isl OF
Tisrf (September-O OCTOBER. one day
only.
. The Passover, 14th Of Nisan cor
Abib) April-the beginning OF lae
sacred year. lasting seven days as
did and 4. ,
3 The Feast Of Pentecost Gin swan
end OF Mayl. the first fruits Of 'hs
harvest g.
The Feast OF Tabernacles. u
Tis-i beginning the 18TH, feast OF 10
gathering or thanksgiving
J. The Day OF Atonement. last "a.
J. uOrh OF Tisri) one day Only. Al
Al Voc iovous festivals except the la
1t Of Atonement. For even in dchsei
ance from sin. the goodness Of S.'
O. iovous delight in God. glorious %
10 ur,. has more 20 DO than grief az
N mourning though these are aosolutei
necessary.
IN The Dav OF Atonement was held o
ne tho 10th day OF the new year. aoo'
ed october l. varying with the D"
ne moon II was a day OF fasting az
tie nraver OF the most solemn service
TX of repentance and reformation. and
good resolutions
n was kept as 4 most solemn =
he ba.o and fast. when all must apsta
ian from work and afliict their SOUS
a na,r, Of being "cut on from the Poop
ele- ~ %: Acts %. ~. Its ceremohl
s,rnifed the public humiliation Of Z
lgic naor,le for all the sins OF the past !. e
ace ana the remission Of those sins ~ I
oto,ement which the high priest ma
4 II within the vail whittier ne eh'el
nks on -his day only"-Smith The II
that ~ Atonement IS she time when Z
vo-sal reconciliation takes pla ,e. G
drn ask forgiveness Of parents ~,
whr, have wrOnged one aholheI
want nlo-e pardon. all differences on y
Mr.. occasion are healed. and everyoe
10 is s ON good terms with one ano'he
c. ( Robinson.
hear II the observance Of the day ami
mite ra-ses ceremonial two young 60
ws-a chosen ~. - 20 represent
nos ,,onement FOR sin and its forgiven
ey OF by TWO object lessons. oo'h Vi -
Keeps essential.
s all The first object lesson was the o.
the of one OF the goats as a sacri
- g. ain ~ o. The offerer was
self purified by a special sacrifice
il-1D
~ For God 10 offer free pardon Tor
a. u.,.,,o,, the atonement would be C
feat his own purpose OF reoeel
the world.
The blood OF Jesus Christ
highest expression Of his love.
The second object lesson was
.o.oa. Tvs 5 10. 2O-22l. II
80 6 ,he. scaperoat- Tvs. 10. 26) Is I
'AAA & ,a,ed in the r. v. for AzazeL
~a,-riecad goat was FOR Jeho
TINS. was ~for Azazei. his exac
10 posite, the prince oil darkness q,
OF ing TO the majority OF rodern
let ars In Millions Paradise
"Azazel is represented as the s'a'
hearer OF the internal hosts, cas-
from heaven and become the ca
ment OF despair Century Dieu'
THE meaning is very unee
There can be little doubt Una
Cream ceremonial was intended as s.
teal declaration that tn land az
neople are now purges from
heir sins being handed ever
evil spirit to whom they are
belong Professor Driver IN
,ngs' Bible Dictionary
Cores Practical Points.
The cross is the eternal emoi'
.s,a e,Dression OF Gods forgiving
Gods love can transform eV
.c.rs Of sin into songs OF victor
!, .he cross. the work OF wicke
,ossoms the heroic example oil
-, everlasting loving Kindness
neat and father in heaven
ape-Nuts forgiveness does not reno
re,alir OF sin. II does brin
hange in many blessings that sin has e