Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-06-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson a. Second Quarter,
For June 6, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Jas. III, 1.12.
Memory Verses s.10-GoIden Text,
Prov. T.2a-commsntary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

| Memory Verses 8.10--eolden Tex,
| Prov z1.23-commentary Prepare
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
copyright. 1909. by American Press Association.
We had last week the option of ,
Whitsuntide lesson on the Holy Spirit
and such a study would At we'll int
either the lesson Of last week on tn,
outward manifestation of faith or thi.
one on the inward victory over tina,
which too often controls the tongue
The Holy Spirit, having full control ir
His own house-for we are temples Of
the Holy Ghosts the great secret OF
correct outer or inner life. We speak
of desiring more Of the Spirit, whereas
He Is ever desiring more Of us. Ac-
cording to chapter ", 8, r. v, margin
THE Spirit whom He caused to dwell
In US jealousy deslreth u.s." God Is
always more ready to bless than we
are to be blessed. This lesson, like the
last. comes under the head Of the Sec
ond phase Of our salvation, the mani
festation Of the life of Christ in us. He
never slnned either In thought or word,
but what shall be said Of us who 50
often fail7 And can we ever expect
to be the perfect people of verse 2 who
offend not In wordi A great horse Is
turned about as the driver Wills by
bit In his mouth, and a great ship Is
turned about by a very small helm,
and the tongue, which no one can tame,
affects our whole being, and too often
not for good. The trouble Is In the
heart (verse 14, for our Lord said that
those things that proceed out Of the
mouth come forth from the heart and
defle us Matt Nv, Is, 19). The lesson
says that out Of the same mouth pro-
ceedeth blessing and cursing, and, as
the same fountain cannot send forth
both sweet water and bitter there must
be in the believer two fountains, the
old and the new, that which is carnal
and sinful and that which is born Of
God, which cannot sin.
The old Is earthly and devilish; the
new Is from above, pure and peaceable
(b-l8). The flesh lusteth against the
Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh,
and these are contrary the one to the
other But II we live In the Spirit
walk In the Spirit and are led by the
Spirit we shall not fulfill the lust OF
The flesh (Gal. v, 1925. II we could
Keep our mouths and our tongues we
would certainly keep our souls from
much trouble, as the Golden Text says,
but who is equal to It? When we con-
'ider It we feel like saying with Asa.
Help us, o Lord our God, for we rest |
N Thee, and In Thy name we co. or
With Jehoshaphat, 1--WE have no might,
leither know We what to do, but our
yes are upon Thee" Oh Chron. xiv, II;
Z, 12). In this as In all the Christian
tie we need to learn our utter help
'ssness In ourselves; that In us-that
J, In our fesh-dwelleth no good thing
Rom. VII, 49,, but that In the Lord
ave we righteousness and strength
lisa. xiv, "a
From above alone is the power and,
ully yielded to Him who Is able and
Tho has said, 81, the Lord do keep It;
will water 1t every moment; lest any
urt 1t, / Will keep 1t night and day"
ga. xvii, -. we may rely upon Him
do In and through us what to us Is
npossible. With Ps. xix, a. as our
rayer, LET the words of my mouth
nd the meditation of my heart be ac-
'ptable In thy sight, o Lord, my
rength and my Redeemer," and also
8. cxli, g. "Set watch, o Lord, be-
IRE my mouth; keep the door of my
ps," we can determine, like David. to
deaf and dumb at times Ops. xxxviii, )
J; xxx, 81, and by His word hid In )
lr hearts We may be kept from sim
ng against Him FPS. cxix, ~. We :
ay become so occupied with God our &
ather through Jesus Christ that we
all not care to talk about aught but
imself and His kingdom. Then our ,
ords will be few and well ordered, u
ID, as out Of the abundance of the II
art the mouth speaketh, If the heart 4
right the words will be right too
ghteousness and peace and quletness
ould be the characteristics of child =
God Qsa. XXI. 10, not worldliness
r envying nor strife nor mere talk.
The citizen Of heaven cannot aim to (
what Is called by the world good
for the sake of the worlds
cd opinion. The world says OF some,
low entertaining, how we'll read, how
lch they have Travelled. how intelli-
ntly they can talk on any topic. how
autifully they can sing or recite!"
thus people are flattered and made "
lch OF and sought after. but the God IN
whose hand their breath Ia and
lose are all their ways Is not glori.
!. See Jas. ", 4; John II, 1911, G.,
l decide whether you will live as IN m
my or friend Of God, whether for
worlds approval or His approval. ~,
ether to be well versed in the r.,
ngs Of this world or of the world to '"
ne. Jesus was wholly for God and
good Of men. but never for the ap-
val Of men. He did and said al
rs those things that pleased the
Their. He came down from heaven
do the will Of Him who sent Him =
lived In heaven even while on the
tn John Ill, 49,. We are here In
! stead. wholly fer Him, not to talk.
k@ L. b
can do, but what He Is and can do ,
Ind through us. With Jesus on the 3
one there will not be both sweet d
.er and bitter, but 1t will be true 4,
is, ut is not We that speak, but the y
fit Of your Father who speaketh In
" (fatt. x. 20). With such a prom. -
as 81 will put my words In thy
ltb" let the Lord put forth His
d and touch our mouths and eli