The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-12
Risen Christ by
Sea of Galilee
Sunday School Lesson Tor June IL. 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper

LESSON TExT.-John 21:1-25. Memory
verse Is.
GOLDEN TEXT.-'Lo, 1 am with you
Away, even unto the end of the world"
Matt. 2S:2O.
TIME-Jesus rose from the dead Sun
day morning, April 3. A. d. 30, and as
cended 40 days later, May is. The APP
p%earance by the Sea of Galilee. probably
in April.
Galilee, probably near Capernaum, where
some of the disciples had their home.
The ascension took place from the Mount
OF Olives, opposite Bethany.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The world has always treasured the
last words of great men, thinking that
they sum up their lives and exhibit
their highest motives and Hottest de-
sires. And this is largely true, in spite
OF the fact that usually their last
words are spoken in physical weak
ness, their minds being disturbed by
pain and by the grief of parting from
loved ones and laying down unfinished
earthly tasks. But Christ's last words
were spoken in the full strength and
freedom of the resurrection life, out
Of the midst of leisure and serenity,
pleted. How the world should treas
ure them, and with what care we
should ponder their slightest syllable!
2. The miracle teaches: l. That failure
at first is the common lot of Christ's
fishers. His presence again causing
cInnncS affnr foilpro ,oinhf hrirr h0p,a
to them the lesson that apart from
him they could do nothing John Is:
3.)-Cambridge Bible.
2. Augustine saw in the former mir
acle a picture of the partial success Of
the present church in winning men,
and in the present miracle a picture
of the coming success of the church in
soul-winning.
3. With this understanding, the mir
acle is a powerful encouragement to
missionary effort, which has this prom
ise of abundant success Bear wit
ness Judson among the Karens, Moffat
among the Hottentots, Lindley among
the Zulus. Scudder among the men
of Arcot, and Morrison and Burns, and
many more, among the Chinese. No
faithful worker who is obedient unto
Christ and faithful to his calling will
go without his netful at the LAST
William M. Taylor, D. D.
4. I'VE, too, toiling in the night,
may be aware of a Presence that sheds
peace across the waters, like a moon
beam over a stormy sea. We, too, if
we keep u ears open, may near the
counsel and command of his directing
voice. We, too, If we obey that voice
when we dc hear it, may be surprised
with long-delayed and therefore the
more joyous success, which will turn
apparent Illustration into triumphant
fruition. And when he calls us from
the wet nets and the pitching boat, on
tho %steadfast shore, we may come
not empty-handed, but bearing in our
hands results which are the conse-
Quences not SO much of our toll as Of
his blessing. He will accept these,
and we shall eat of the fruit of our hands,
and the Master himself will grid him.
self and come forth and serve his serv-
ants.'-Alexander Maclaren, D. D.
The Lessons for Peter and for U.s.
l. Jesus places first the care Of the
young, the lambs of the flock. AN
adult converted is a unit, a child is a
multiplication table, DR.. Tying used
to say that if the choice lay between
n child or two adults, he would al
ways decide for the child. But we are
never compelled to choose; the more
we do for the children, in the home,
school, Sunday school, and young peo-
pies society, the more we shall be do
ing also for the adults.
2. The thought of our Lord, as we
know from his parable of the Good
Shepherd, went far beyond the sheep
Of the flock to those that belonged
there, but had wandered away. No
sionary is obedient to Christ's com.
mand: Tend my sheep!"
3. Lowest thou me?" This ques-
ton, faithfully put, is the absolute and
the only absolute test of Christian char
acter. And the first and most essen
tial evidence Of Christian life, spring
ing from love to the Saviour, is a
strong desire to do good both to the
bodies and souls of Invertebrates
Mason, d. D. Feed my sheep"
Sometimes the Master gives his
people a vision of the future when he
sends them forth to work."-Iverach.
He did that for Peter by fore
telling for him the glorious death
of a martyr. The prophecy is a
picture of Peters strong, assertive
acton. going impulsively where he
chose, just as a few minutes before
he had girded himself and plunged
through the shoal water to Jesus feet.
But in his old age he should stretch
forth his hands in unwonted helpless.
ness, perhaps to allow them to be fas.
tened to the transverse beam of a
cross; and the executioner should grid
him, fastening him to the cross with
cords; and he should be carried to
death against his natural will, though
glad thus to suffer for his Lord.
Glorious Significance Of christ's Life,
John declared that "the world itself
would not contain the books that
should be written" If all Christ's
deeds and words were recorded.
Enough is recorded, however, fully to
carry out the purpose Of the GOSPEL.
Those two aims sum up Christ's pur.
pose. He came ID to manifest the Fa.
Their to men; and (2) to impart divine
life through that manifestation. No n