The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-04-14
THE SUNDAY Az SCHOOL,
Lesson lll.--second Quarter, For
!. :. April 10, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, John xii, Iii.
Memory Verse. 3-GoIden Text, /
John w. 1s-commsntary Prepared
by Rev. o. m. Stearns.

copyright. 1905. by American Press Association.
Having had resurrection lesson
last week. we now take the regular les
son, as this also sets forth the power
OF resurrection life. He is now near.
Ing the end of His ministry in a mortal
body. Another week and 1t will all be
over, but there was never u week so
run as this one. 1t is now only six days
Till the Passover to Which He so eager.
" looked forward luke xii. i3, lie
Is again In Bethany, in the home to
which He had so recently brought such
JOY. or If not In that home He was In
the midst OF those whom He had made
so happy. The supper. was In the house
or Simon the leper (Matt. XVI. q: Mark
xiv. b. but whether that was also the
home of Martha and Mary is not very
clear, It may have been. but this is
secondary. Jesus and His disciples are
at the supper provided for them, and
Lazarus is there. too. at the table with
Him." What suggestive phrase that
Is and how helpful 1t would he If at all
our tables We remembered It.. 1t would
tend to deliver us from much idle con.
yersation. Martha Is serving. apparent.
" now without being numbered dusr
K. 4OI. and restful service il heavenly
occupation. At that last Passover Jesus
said. i am amang you as He that
seryeth" luke xxi. 2Tl. and on anotli-
er occasion He said. The Son of Man
came not to be ministered unto. but to
minister" Matt. XIX. 2S,. In the King.
dom His servants shall serve Him"
REV. xii. 81. We are saved to serve.
One of the special features of this les.
son Is the record of Mary's amounting
of our Lord. He said that she came
beforehand to anoint His body for
burial Verse Z: Mark xiv. 81. and be-
lieve that she knew just what she was
doing. and. believing that lie was to be
killed by cruel bands and that then
she would have no opportunity to do
this. she had obtained this precious
ointment and had watched for just this
opportunity. and now her love Is quick
to seize It. as doubtless the Spirit
prompted her. On His head and on
His feet she poured II and wiped His
feet with her hair. and the house was
dllesi with the odor Of the ointment
verse 3: Mark xiv. 81. Luke does NOT
mention this incident. but he does re.
cord another amounting earlier In his
ministry by an unnamed woman In the
house of Simon the rharisee. who first
washed His feet with her penitential
tears and wiped them with her hair
d.tISe vii. 3G7J0i. We must not con.
found these two separate anoiniings
nor attempt to name the woman of
Lakes record. Even the followers Of
IL ~ see things 80 differently frun
5esus Himself that this good Wort
~ condemned Ivy some Of The dISci-
l,!e'> then present We ~ not wv.alet
s2af the thief Treasurer coveted th:
MONEY which this ointment might have
}rs@'%'st. hut tie vas II III .Ctpa. IN mans,
,s!y, ard wen' ont fF"It Them larause
- vas 'e"pr Iruly Drs ~ thpiu i. .Iohp
i. 3D. n In little vi; rl&tug to hear
LIZ ";l,"rs fai% 40 ht.' Trey d.! not III
l.'..*i@uI a* Mary III af! t.ir. Fy.fe
ST - Sc -s-s's': 'aaty ts>j"~p@S fsHia3 whn
az ~ II ter, utcl, n-al"t was @r"ai
= |aEir@ ,Isr-'. au] Itts val. !1lsr
tno7~n. Willie IL serus& l., ;:;.sY 81. ri&hI
la s:3s'.39nter" '1ras STU "a tt.e.Y u&u
.'strrh buildings "r i'u "hcrt.I lnu,dr
~s
itoW differently Tie s., es. aud hos
t. s'fpu;tt ~" viii yep Gnt ttInk lmu
n Ills Judgment seat: II we rogTl |
have the mind ~ .ie~;1* always. hsv
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a. X; VIA. t'1jHG far !ti.s~lf. nu: 9TH
own win. n"f Ills "wn gluFT. pm 81: |
says did that 1sbH.l ERASED i!IS E'a
Tier who sent EIm. Wien t.tsap wl.o |
would lavihgly ard rHrupstit wnrh |
.9Oi WORKS nu Him or h.t IiIn wuFk |
His works In and through them arp
found fault With hy ry"n prominent
Christians. let them hear Ills ''T.et her |
alone" aud rovet only Ills approval |
Heed not what meu may say. Christ /
Is the Judge. MT they" Az woFlIwii |
~ the gospel has Ills coinmendatIou Of
her gone What hIpaSpgi tnci3o"!at /
md how muph I,pttPr than q meiuuFial
I'm q church nr church organ
Or even church building mrilrss tliryr
tend wholly to Ills glory and the sol.
ration Of souls Some one has saId that
In these three we have m ILLUSTRATION /
Of a we'll rounded Christian tifr-thp
Worship Of Mary. which was very cost.
~: the restful service ug Martha and /
the power OF the risen life Of Lazarus.
n these could be seen In oue person.
that life would he an eplstle Of Christ
Indeed. Although we have n0 record Of
TINT Lazarus said. II II writ.
len that by reason Of him many Of
The Jews went away aud believed on
Jesus" tyersc III IN The tirSt chapter
We noticed TINT when mcn heard John
Tie BAPTIST speak they followed Jesus.
and II should I've so TINT when men SEQ
BUR lives aud hear DIR words tIiet
should he led 10 think ~ Jesus. not of
us. md he drawn to Him. Suulp one
said that if one from tie dead should
return TO earth people would believe
but wee the effect here. Because of the
powerful testimony ~ the life of the
risen Lazarus the chief priests con.
suited to put him 10 death tyeracs 10.