The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-04-24
Jesus Teaches
Humility
Sunday School Lesson for April rs. 1908
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LESSON TExT.-John I8.i-0 Memoi
verses 3-5.
GOLDEN q XT.-"A new comman.
mont ! give unto you. That go love of
another as have loved you. '-Joi
1884
TIME Thursday evening. April 8.
d. 30 Nissan H the day before q
Passover meal The evening before
crucinNion His last meeting with D.
disciples. Institution of the Lord
supper
pLACE.-An upper room IN Jerusalem
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Arnold OF Rugby" called Christ
washing Of his disciples feet the MOI
remarkable of his deeds This is
lesson OF the strongest possible cor
trasts. We are 20 see Christs males
ty at IT'S highest point of earthly glor,
and his humility an ifs lowliest Tn
first picture gives the church a prou
sense of It's coming triumph I'm Oh.
world the second reminds the churc
that 10 triumphs only through it's 10y
ing. tender ministries 10 men. Th
frst picture teaches us PERSONAL
that II we serve Christ we haze az Oh
disposal infinite resources of powe
and authority. tle second. that ".
must use those resources meesiy. {.
serving others
Christ fulfilled promptly his prom
i8e 10 Peter Of am explanation. This
explanation is in two parts The nrs
Is statement of his own supremacy
.hat Dee was Master and Lord. "On0
ol you calls me the Teacher; another
The Lord. bishop Middleton. "Cor
responding 10 which the followers were
disciples or servants Professor Win
cent There was no title so lofty
no honor so exalted. no devotion 80
absolute. that Christ rejected Il at tho
hands of men. Rev. J. Richie Smith
The second part Of the explanation
was that Christ's deed was given as an
example It was saying In the Ian.
guage Of action that the Son OF man
came not TO be ministered unto bur
10 minister. and that the law Of hls
kingdom was the law OF helpfulness
Mark 10:43-45) ."-Professo Gilbert
Certainly no one Of them would claim
TO be greater than Christ. They We're
servants. he was their confessed Lord
They we're apostles. men sent" "
IN ho trae tho o,rr,-,fo... tl.,. .-l...
them forth. Surely, therefore. If he
had washed their feet they also ought
TO wash one anOther's feet. by this
great object lesson Christ taught the
apostles, and his disciples throughout
all time. that the noblest end
Of mans endeavor is loving
service. Prof Noah K. Davis.
Phi. D. Now let man blush 10 be-
proud, for whom God is become hum
est Augustine.
Christ intended his commandment
10 be taken literally when necessary
But, now that shoes have taken the
place Of sandals. it is to be observed |
IN the spirit rather than the letter |
Christ did not institute a rite. such |
IS that celebrated in Rome on Thurs |
lay In Holy Week, when the pope |
washes the feet of a few aged pau /
lers, after due private preparation. I'm
he presence of the proudest rank
10 used to be practiced by English
oyereigns on Mandy THURSDAY /
ames II. being the last who did So"
Century Bible
The spirit Of the commandment Is
o De observed. /. By the performance
f lowly and disagreeable physical ser.
ice for others. when necessary. Those
bat nurse the sick. care for the aged
nd helpless, or work among the de
raded or the very poor. are often
allied to deeds like feet-washing.
The noblest form OF help Is 10
clip men 10 get rid OF their sin. -
lexander Maclaren. That IS the ,
eansing We an need most. TO wash
ne another's feet IS, in the deeper
Gaming Of the thing. 10 help one an
her ont of the evil that is In the
orld, 10 aid one another I'm the keen
x Of a pure conscience and OF
holes0me and holy life."-I. Marshall
ang, d. ID. We sometimes talk of
10 language of the hands And
metimes of the language OF the
'es. But I think there Is also a Ian
lage Of the feet. and I could trans
te the whole Gospel into it. For
50 comes Jesus (when We are bowed
th SIM. and he says: Son OF man.
and upon thy feet And then comes
sus when we wish to serve HIM.
ID he says: Wash one anothers
et' And then IN the morning. when
3 are his forever, it is at his feet
shall cast our crowns Rev. G. T
Morrison.
Those that are superior IN one way
ould remember that every one may
superior I'm some way. Arnold of
lgby' called attention 10 the pro
un in wash one anothers feet"
ch and poor high and low. learned ..
d ignorant are. he declared. mem. II
rs one of another. not two distinct
ites.' Each can help the other.
ich the other
The Lessons for Seryants.--Many
ristians are rulers. but an Chris
Us are servants The minister OF a -
irch is the one who ministers 10 its
EDS The prime minister Is 'he head
want Of the state.
-et MS not be satisfied with our scr.
e ull 20 springs from love. and not
rely from sense of duty.
humility must know itself 10 be
nble. must De unconscious. Some -
p had just been reminding a certain
hop OF an act OF goodness which
had performed He said. Any ,
,d have ever been able 10 do is
the unearned mercy OF God. That =
true humility We feel that the
rift is not ours. but God's."-Rev. r. {