The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson xI.--First Quarter, For
March IS, 1908.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

isSt of Hno Lesson, John tx, 1-12
Memory Verses. 10, f1--Goldsn Text
John tx. 5-commentary Prepared by
Rev. o. M. Stsarns.
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 see
the love and long suffering and
patience Of God on the one hand aud
the carnai 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 10 kill Him and saying He
has a devil. He has never learned. At
the close OF the day the people went
! every man to his own house. while He.
hot having where to lay His head,
went to the Mount of Olives He had
TO say of Judas iscariot. "0ne Of you
is devil" and because of some things
He said many Of His disciples went
back and walked no more with Hin
Ills own brethren did not believe in
Him chapters vi. 66. 20: vii. l. s. Is.
20, 53; 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
will. 26-29l. Kept calmly and quietly on.
ending IL His meet to do the will 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 be seeks-healing or
sight or some blessing. Sometimes
IS 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
suggestive Of some spiritual ailment.
and II Is true that we are all blind
from our birth. by nature children OF
wrath. Gead In trespasses and sins.
but God Is not willing that any should
perish and Is ready 10 give life TO all.
Or Lord teaches In this lesson that
any peculiar physical infirmity Is not
necessarily the result OF any special
sin. and yet 10 this day there are many
who think otherwise. and II a child is
born blind or deaf or dumb or weak
minded they begin to inquire into the
past life Of the parents that they may
find cause. There are many busy
i'0dies minding 0tlier peoples affairs
who would do better TO get right with
God themselves We are all here that
God may have some clay 10 fashion as
lie pleases into vessels meet for His
own use In the case II some blind
people lie opened their eyes with a
word: others He touched. hut this
mans eyes He anointed with clay.
which He made for the occasion. and
sent him to wash II OF In the pool Of
SLOAN. The man went and washed
and came seeing tveTse -. The clay
was something If earth ard something
" God. which suggests person Of
earth horn % God. a believer. one
whose eyes have been opened lie
uses such 10 open other blind eyes
provided they nre willing to he washed
~ In SLOAN and lost Sigh, 81 by
people. Sloan suggests Christ. for the
word means sent" fyprsp -. and Jesus
delighted 20 speak of Himself as Sent
t'y-th" Father" fverSe &: chapter will
~ IS. 2ti. .!I. ~ lie sends Us whore
lie leases. uses ns az lie Spcs fl. but
~" inrst !ail tat'. into Tiin ror no
eeSh shalt glory In Ills rr"s"a,.-t.ie
Lord alone must he exalted q Cor I.
1871: Isa Il. II. II. - II VIZ wore
more willing 70 hr Thoroughly emp;ird
~ self and sera only the glory ~ God.
who eau tel! how greatly the Lord
might use Us to open the eyes Of the
blind and 20 manifest Christ TO the
lOsti
oh. 10 be emptIer. FOWLER. mean. unnoticed
and unknown.
And 70 God n vessel hoiier. fiIIed Win
Christ and Christ alone.
The more We attain 10 n life like
this. the more the adversary will show
his hatred Of Us. The healing Of this
man led 20 a great controversy and
finally to the mans being cast out by
the Jews because he stood boldly for
his benefactOr. though he knew not
who be was. but insisted that the man
who could open his eyes must be n
man o. God. and 81 be withstood the
Jews who talked against Jesus Jesus
found him after they had east him out
and revealed Himself 20 him. aud he
became q true believer tverses 34.3SD.
To this day n a Jew confeSses that
Jesus Is the Christ--the Son Of God
he IL liable 20 be put out % the syna.
gogue tvetse go. disowned by his par.
entS and become an outcast from Jew.
Isb society. unable to find employment
among them. am at present In touch
with several who are suffering IN this
way. but the glory Of TIIs kingdom will
more than recompense for all the suf.