The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-04-23
Jesus Teaches
Humility
Sunday School Lesson for April 26, 1908
Specially Prepared for This Papar


verses 3-5.
GOLDEN TExT.-"A new command
ment give unto you that ye love one
another as l have loved you."-John
1894.
TIME.-Thursday evening, April 6, A.
ID. 30. Nissan 10, the day before the
Passover meal The evening before his
cruciixion. His last meeting with his
disciples Institution of the Lords
supper
PLACE-An upper room in Jerusalem.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
ARNOLD of Rugby" called Chrst's
washing of his disciples feet the most
remarkable Of his deeds. This is a
lesson Of the strongest possible con
trasts. We are to see Christ's majes.
ty at its highest point of earthly glory,
and his humility at its lowliest. The
first picture gives the church a proud
sense of its coming triumph in the
world; the second reminds the church
that 1t triumphs only through It's low
ing, tender ministries to men. The
first picture teaches us personally
that If we serve Christ we have at our
disposal infinite resources Of power
and authority; the second, that we
must use those resources meekly, in
serving others
Christ fulfilled promptly his prom.
ise to Peter of an explanation. This
explanation is in two parts. The first
is statement OF his own supremacy,
that he was Master and Lord. "One
Of you calls me the Teacher; another,
the Lord. Bishop Middleton. Cor
responding to which the followers were
disciples or servants. s."-Professor Vim
cent. There was no title SO lofty.
no honor so exalted no devotion so
absolute, that Christ rejected II at the
hands of men."-Rev. J. Ritchis Smith.
The second part of the explanation
VAS that Christ's deed was given ~ an
example. 1t was saying in the Ian
guage OF action that the Son OF man
came not to be ministered unto but
, to minister and that the law Of his
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 were
, servants, he was their confessed Lord
I They were apostles men sent" ".
a 16); he was the sovereign that sent
. them forth. Surely. therefore, II he
4 had washed their feet, they also ought
to wash one another's feet by this
4 great object lesson Christ taught the
}. apostles, and his disciples throughout
n all time, that the noblest end
9 Of mans endeavor is loving
a service Prof Noah K Davis
a Phi d. Now let man blush to be
q proud, for whom God is become hum.
q BILE. ST. Augustine.
h Christ intended his commandment
n TO be taken literally when necessary.
/. 9ut, now that shoes have taken the
Il place of sandals 1t is to be observed
in the spirit rather than the letter
Christ did not institute a rite, such
as that celebrated in Rome on Thurs
day In Holy Week, when the pope
h washes the feet OF a few aged pau
pers, after due private preparation, IN
the presence of the proudest rank.
. 1T used to be practiced by English
10 sovereigns on Maundy Thursday
a James II. being the last who did so.
r Century Bible.
IS The spirit of the commandment II
)f to be observed, l. BY the performanc,
l. of lowly and disagreeable physical ser
g vice for others. when necessary. Thos,
Al that nurse the sick, care for the ageC
e and helpless, or work among the de
y graded or the very poor, are Otter
IS called to deeds like feet-washing.
81 "The noblest form OF help is Il
Of help men to get rid OF their sim
or Alexander Maclaren. That is tn,
cleansing we all need most ITO wasl
one another's feet is, in the deepe
meaning of The thing, to help one an
other out of the evil that is in tn
world, to aid one another in the keeT
70 ing of a pure conscience and of
wholesome and holy II. Marshal
r. Lang, d. D.. I'VE sometimes talk O
lie the language of the hands. An
sometimes of the language of tn
s- eyes. But l think there is also lar
Id guage of the feet, and l could trans
late the whole Gospel into 1t. Fo
n first comes Jesus (when we are bowe
a with SIM and he says: Son OF mar
stand upon thy feet And then come
al' Jesus when we wish to serve him
a and he says: Wash one another
feet And then in the morning, whe
vs. we are his forever, it is at his fee
ng we shall cast our crowns."-Rev. {
H. Morrison.
Those that are superior In one wa
b, should remember that every one ma
ca be superior In some way. Arnold {
=, Rugby called attention to the pr,
Ny noun in wash one another's feet
ny Rich and noOr hiph and low learpa
~ and ignorant are, he declared, men
~ bers one OF another not two distin'
~, castles" Each can help the othe
~ teach the other.
ou The Lessons for Servants.-Man
' Christians are rulers, but all Chri
tians are servants. The minister OF
,,, church is the one who ministers to 4
~. ~. needs. The prime minister is the hea
''' servant Of the state.
Let ua NOT he satigfied with our sa