Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-03-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson M.-First Quarter, For
March IS, 1908.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Rev. .. M. Stearns,
copyright. 1907. by American Press Association
We must note few Of the things
mentioned In the two chapters which
we have passed over since last lesson
before taking up the lesson today.
Throughout the whole Bible we sec
the love and long suffering and
patience Of God on the one hand and
the carnal mind of man-enmity
against God-on the other. When Jesus
came-GOd manifest in the fiesh-each
Of these was fully manifested. In
these two chapters we have quite a
sample of each. for we see the Jews
seeking to kill film and saying He
has devil, He has never learned. At
the close of the day the people went
every man to his own house. while He,
not having where to lay His head,
went to the Mount Of Olives. He had
to say of Judas Iscariot. Zone Of you
is a devil" and because of some things
He said many of His disciples went
back and walked no more with Him
His own brethren did not believe In
Him chapters VI G6. 20; vii, l, 5, 10
20. SO; viii, u. Notwithstanding all
this. He, knowing who He was and
whence He came and whittier He was
going, that the Father who sent Him
was always with Him, doing the
works and telling Him what to say,
and that He always pleased the Father
viii, 1920, kept calmly and quietly on,
finding it His meet to do the VIII Of
Him that sent Him. and. leaving all to
God. He found His home and rest in
His Father
Jesus was always passing by some
one who needed Him. He is always
passing by. but the crowd know not
and care not Occasionally some one
who has heard Of Him cries out and
receives what he seeks-healing or
sight or some blessing Sometimes
as in today's lessOn-He is found Of
them who seek Him not as He goes
about working the works of Him who
sent Him All physical ailments are
su%g tive Of some spiritual ailment.
aII = l. t-'.c thlt we are all blind
fro ure children of
. T. pa eeS and sins
"t hat any should
is reaiy to give life to all
( l..9d teaches in this lesson that
any peculiar physical infrmity is not
acc esnariy the result of any special
sin. and yet to this day there are many
who think otherwise. and if child is
m - d or deaf or dumb or weak
..inle they begin to inquire into the
past life of the parents that they may
find a cause. There are many busy
bodies minding other peoples affairs
who would do better to get right with
God may have some clay to fashion as
He pleases into vessels meet for His
own use In the case Of some blind
people He onened their eyes with
word: Others He touched but this
mans eve Tie an0inted with clay.
which He q for the occasion, and
sent him to ,sash it off in the pool OF
Sloan The man went and washed
I'd came V"l"g Verse u. The clay
IS st ." "of earth and something
T. :Psts Il person of
~ God. il believer. one
eyes have been opened He
such to open other blind eyes
ed they are willing to be washed |
- Sloan and lost sight of u.s.
70" Sioam suggests Christ for tie
.va1s sent" (verSp u. and Jesus
- speak nf Himself as "seni !
ny t.'c father" Verse /; chapter viii
lG IS. 2G - 42l He sends us where
lie eases. uses US as He sees fit. but
we must fall back into Him. for no
flesh shall glory in His presence-the
Lord alone must be exalted Il Cor |
29-"l. t." Ii. H. II DO If we were
more VI = to he thoroughly emptied |
VI self AMI eek only the glory Of God. |
who can tell how greatly the Lord
might use us to open the eyes Of the
blind and to manifest Christ to the |
Ost?
)h. to be emptier. lowlier, mean. unnoticed
and unknown.
And TO God a vessel boiler. filed with
Christ and Christ alone.
The more we attain to life like
his, the more the adversary will show
lis hatred of us. The healing of this
nan led To great controversy and
inally to the mans being cast out by
he Jews because he stood boldly for
lis benefactOr. though he knew not1
Who he was, but insisted that the man
Who could open bis eyes must be
nan of God. and so he wthstood the
ews who talked against Jesus Jesus
Ound him after they had cast him out
md revealed Himself to him, and be
,ecame true believer oversees 34-3S,
To this day If a Jew cOnfesses that
esus is the Christine Son Vt God
le is liable to be put out of the syna-
.ogue (ver 22l. disOwned by his par
nts and become an outcaSt from Jew
sh society. unable to find employment
mong them ! am at present in touch
With several who are suffering in this
way. but the glory &c His kingdom will
nOre than recompense for all the suf
ering. If we suffer with Him we
hall also reign with Him. Happy are
II who can say as this man>said. "One
hing know. that whereas was
Hind now | see" (verse 90.
h9vn ecen the face Of Jesus:
II aught beGide.
r.. "a Inc voice Of Jesus:
= ~ soul is satisfied.
Blessed c-. righteousness I so love to
"a hce
hat m, eyes are growing blind to the