Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-06-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson x.-Second Quarter, For
June 7, 1903.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, John XXX 1881.
Memory Verses, 10, 2o-oolden Text,
John Xxx, 2s-commentary Prepared
BY Rev. q. M. Stsarns.

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BY Rev. q. M. stssrns.
copyright. 1908. by American Press Association
This lesson includes two Of His res
direction appearances. one to the disct
pies on the first resurrection evening,
Thomas being absent, and one q week
later, Thomas being then present. On
each occasion His greeting was, peace
be unto you" Q9, p. 26), and this al
though all had forsaken Him and Peter
had with oaths and curses denied that
he knew Him. If We knew Him bet
ter we would not grieve Him 30,
and Notwithstanding all our sin His
thoughts to us are only thoughts of
peace. He gives to us His own peace
and JOY Chapter xiv. %; XIV, IL; xvii,
ID: Ps. xxx, IL; Jer. xxx. II; Rom. Nv,
13). which is independent of circum-
stances and found wholly in Himself
| xvi 33l.
His strength and peace and joy be.
come ours not by sense or sight but
wholly by believing. for that Is faith |
vision. The worlds motto is Seeing
/ IS believing" but the Christians is
Believing Is seeing" remembering
John II. 40. "Said not unto thee that
II thou wouldest believe thou shouldest
see% Our lesson says, "Then were
the disciples glad when they saw the
Lord" Thomas said, Except shall
see will not believe" oversees 90 25).
In the old story of the deliverance from
Egypt we read that Israel saw and be-
lieved and then sang (Ex. xiv, 81;
Nv, u. Any one could do that, but to
believe the bare word of God when
everything seems against Its fulfill
ment, as Abraham did not considering
himself. and as Paul did, not consider
Ing the storm or the fact that all hope
had been given up (Rom. ". 1921; Acts
xvii, 20-25). that Is Gods way Of peace
for us and our only way of obtaining
It. To Thomas He said. Because thou
hast seen me thou hast believed; bless
ed are they that have not seen, yet have
believed" (verse 29). See also Luke
!, As /
On that arst evening after Jesus
said the second time. peace be unto ).
you He added, "As my Father hath
sent me, even so send you," repeat I
ing to them just what He had said to n
His Father about them xvii, 49,. It
would help us greatly to live the resur-
rectiOn life If we were continually u
held by this truth that we are sent :,
into the world by and for Him, as He -
was sent by the Father. Being dead -
With Him and risen with Him. we are =
IN no sense here for ourselves, but as !" :"
wholly for Him as He was for God. It ~
IS impossible. is 1t not? Yes. truly. e.
But see what He did. "He breathed on "
hem and saith unto them, Receive We -
he Holy Ghost" Here Is the power, a,
ind the only power. by which His life .,
AN be lived. AS he said just before
lie assembled. "Ye shall receive the A..
'ower Of the Holy Ghost coming upon ~
'ou, and ye shall be witnesses unto az
lie" (Acts 1. s.. We have the option o.
4 Whltsuntide lesson from Acts Il -,
or today. but here is q summary of 1t, No
o we chose the regular lesson ht
When Spirit filed. as all believers mr.
nay and should be. 1t may not be to -,
peak In strange language. but 1t will hi,
urely be to declare the wonderful ho
'orks Of God and the remission of sins 70,
/ the name of Jesus Christ ACTS II, m,
|. 3S). that sinners may be saved. So M,
! our lesson He added, "Whosesoever no
no " fhnN fxI toI
"s 'e re'n't 'ne' are reunited unto an
lem. and whatsoever sins We retain On,
ley are retained" Verse 23). Some ott
re perplexed over this. but any en- no
shtened commercial traveller might 7
'sily explain and illustrate It. Such FRI
one might say | represent a certain SITS
'use In New York. | am the firm on an,
e road and all do In their name Is NIT
II they had done II at the store or roc
dee In New York. They stand by cor
I'd lndOrse all do In their name. oar
Ow. with all reverence. Is not that r.
st about what our Lord said? God thr
e Father. Son and Spirit are asking gro
r representatives Qsa. vi. 81. If we like
We been redeemed, as these disciples ish,
ere. then by the same Spirit who ma,
Velt In Himself He empowers those gro
W are VIKING 10 De wholly set apart abO
MN tano any one may TO take fori
s word and show therefrom the way to
the forgiveness Of sins and send the as
lieving penitent on his way rejoicing, thel
Philip did the eunuch or Paul the the
Ter at PhilIppi. If being shown the bull
y the person refuses to accept, then int
, last half Of John Iii. IS, SO, will be ers
} message for them. What a glorl- INN
} gospel II Is that we are intrusted ton
thu And what high and holy call mer
and what responsibility II we I'll
not faithful q Thess. ii. 4, IL; try
Is Kill. 49, 80; Rom. l. 14-16) wor
D last lesson we saw that the glorl- alon
body had power to vanish; now we lead
that walls and locked doors are no the
truction 10 1t. In these days, when The,
q can see through solid bodies, 1t itati
s not seem quite 80 great a mys- pote
? that We should be empowered to affai
through the same, but faith simply take
ewes what God has said, however the
kelly the thing may seem. In Luke Of a
v, 30-43. hear Him invite the dis. pend
es to handle Him and see Him take
and honeycomb and eat 1t before Gi
N. That It was the identical body Wi
which He had been cruclhed. hear on
0 invite Thomas to feel the nail tnrol
It's and to thrust his hand into that is 1t
D spear wound In His side. Let US ly a
2 upon Him as we hear Him say to are |