The Red Cloud chief., 1909-01-08
DESCENT OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT
Sunday School Lesson for Jan. 10. 1909
Specially Arranged for This Paper \

| f1b, II.
| TIME.-May q or 2s. A. ID. 20. on a
eaturuay or sunday morning. The dat
OF Pentecost, so days after the Passover
at which Christ was cruciiied The mod
ern Whitsunday.
CONNECTION. Ten days after the Ia At
lesson. the Ascension. were spent in
PRAYER and waiting.
PIACE-Jerusalem Perhaps the oft
mentioned upper room: perhaps one of
the rooms In the temple courts.
Comment and Suggestive Thought. :
Three outward manifestations of the
Holy Spirits presencc.--V. 2. And
suddenly" As they we're praying. So
the lightning breaks forth suddenly
from the cloud, but the electricity that
prepared for II had been gathering
silently for hours. u.) The Sound
from heaven" tits source) las of
rushing mighty wind" More clearly
In the revisions, las of the rushing of
mighty wind" II does not say that
there was any wind but only a 1e.e
as of wind. No "whirlwind shook
the building" The audible sign fill.
ing the room announced t>e power
represented by 1t as doing the same"
Prof. Hovey. 1T (the sound) fillei
all the house" and was heard beyond
its walls by the multitudes ". g..
CD V. 3. The manifestation to the
ear was followed by it's manifestation
TO the eye. "Cloven tongues" not
each tongue cleft into two parts.
forked, but the fire was in the form
OF tongues which distributed them.
selves over the company. tongue
settling upon the head of each one"
--Rackam. Like as of fire." II was
not real fire. as an organ of destruc.
uon. but with the appearance and
brightness of fire, like that of the
burning bush which Moses saw.
t3D The third manifestation was
through the gift of tongues.
The Significance of the Symbols of
the Spirit--the Symbol of the Wind
The Greek word, as the Hebrew word
Tor spirit Is the same as that for
wind, which is a natural metaphor
10 represent the spirit. Jesus himself
so uses it in John 3: s.
l, IL Is an invisible power of which
no one knows whence IL cometb or
whither 1t goeth." But you cannot
tell the causes, which are beyond our
reach. Even to-day, when we have
daily reports from the weather bN lau.
no one knows where and when a stA An
VIII arise. We see the storm and ~
and can tell with gTaatA
TO what place il Is going
ana wren II will get there. But for
peSinning and end we know not
whence II cometh nor whittier Il goeth.
q But we recognize 1t by it's Of.
Iects in sound, in music, in force, in
life
=. 1t is essential to life
=. II is all-pervasive.
3. II Is very powerful The air is 50
powerful that even free dynamite smit.
ng against 1t on one side crushes tItF4
ocks on the other. The other day xe |
'ir from an explosion of dynarnite
wept away nearly whole village.
b. yet II is very gentle and delicate
'reathing around the rose, and gently
ouching the little child
Inc Symbol of the Flame and Light.
i. 1t is mysterious in nature. in.
nably glorious, everywhere present.
wit winged, undefiled and unde-
liable.
Z. II represents the healing power
4 the Holy Spirit, changing night into
ay. ''
3. IL expresses this purifying power.
is disease destroyer, a refiner of
old.
4, 1t symbolized the comfort.
'armth, cheer, fresh life. joy, peace.
'hich the Holy Spirit imparts.
b. Fire Is the symbol of intense en-
rsy and zeal The Holy Spirit fills
he soul yith glowing enthusiasms and
nconquerable energy and zeal.
b. Light convinces the world of dust.
dirt, of thousand evil things mr.
nown in the darkness For exampleS
ray or light In dusty room. and
yndalrs ray through the glass tube.
lowing seed germs that no osSSa
rocess could make known. So t5e
pirit convinces of sin, of the evils in
le heart
me truth OF this lesson applies to
'ys ana girls as well as to adults. II
SAID OF the boy Jesus that "the
ace of God" was upon him. while
"waxed strong, advanced In wis.
'm and stature, and in favor with 1
od ana man. John the Baptist also
as hiled with the Holy Spirit even
ON his birth.
Chiidren need the Holy Spirit 10
Up them to be good, and enable them
be disciples of Jesus.
Inc gift OF tongues was ali indorse
ent OF the command to disciple all !
lions. an inspiration to obey il. and
pointer to the means. THE human
nsue' Illuminated and saucitified by
e from the inner sanctuary, was
out TO be the instrument of the gos.
is advancement"
The Transformation of the Apostles.
one enect of this gift OF the HOLY
irit upon the apostles was a wonder,
change IN them. 1t was almost