The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-12-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson a. Fourth Quarter, For
Dec. 5. 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Il Cor. viii, IFS.
Men,ory Verse. golden Text, Ac,s
Xxx, 35-Comnentary Prepared ny
Rev. D. M. Stearns.

The opening chapters OF this epistle
are very much on the lines we have
recently been studying. those of suffer
ing for Christ's sake aud druia! of self
that His life may Toe manifest and that
we in His stead may plead with man
10 he recOnciled 10 God. We cannot
thus plead unless we are showing
something of God in our own lives.
So when Paul speaks of and makes
manifest the comfort which he mas
found in Christ and is heard say
ing, Thanks be unto God. who ALWAYS
cauScyh us to triumph in Christ''
iii. IA. we feel like listening to one who
can thus testify. Then when he tells
us that this SutficienCy is wholly from
God and in no sense from Us iii. - We
are encouraged. for we know that He
is no rcSpecter Of persons But when
"" hear him say that TO manifest The
life OF sOIIs and daughters OF thp Lord
Almighty we must be separate from
al unheIief and uurighteouSness and
darkness and cleanse ourselves from
all fithinesS of the flesh and spirit Vi.
HIS: vii. Il We begin TO wonder if we
really moan to rive ourselves to such =
life
The lesson tcdav on "Thc Grace of
Gfyir~'' includes cL3r,rnrs viii and liz
rl.nu,rh we Eavn but - few verses as.
sgued us in jhe former The heart Of
it seems To hc in the memory verse
viii . with which We shnuld uur tx IL
."rn,ul,s ha u,tn Gud fu. His uuspeak
able rift" Nothing can win rs to a life
of self dpnia, ana cheerful submission
or wor|; i'm IL. the grace of rivinr hut
rho .,rac, Of uur Lord Iesus Christ
VINO rhongh He WAS rich for our
S9kos ho.amr moor thai we. through
His nnvrrIN minht be rich How few
consider rh;,, tho familiar bepndiction
"Tbp grace Of our Lord IcsnS Christ be,
with Won is really = PRAYER that we
may he as willing lo become moor for
the benefit of orhcrs rs He was 10
humble Himself oven uuto dpaIh for
us. Beloved. if cod so loved us we
ounht also To love one another Il John
il Ia.
II is written Of certain Macedonian
heIicypr, thar they first cave their
own selves unto the Lord" and then.
rhouoh very noor.and greatly tried. The
abundance of their ioy caused them to
abound in Iibpraiity oversees 1-5I. No
giving ccuuIs in the SIGHT of God that
is not from those. " ho- t,,iv
themselves to Him. He may respect
the gifts Of those who are seeking
Him. rs Cornelius did. but He will
surely send Ia such somehow increased
light that they NAV truly know Him.
Paul would stimulate the Corinthians
hv The example of the Macedonians,
and vet be comforts them by the as
Snr1nrc thai if they have willing
mind God will give them credit for al
that they would do is they had the
ability verse ~ lam often comtortpd
bv the assurance that what He expects
US To do or 70 give He will not fail to
give the ability for the service. so it is
ever al appi.catiun of | Sam. Y. T.
do as occasion serve thee" or as in
the margin. DO as thine hand shall
find" But there is word in Eccles
tx 10 which is aISo pprtincnt. Nv hatSo-
ever thy hand tuderh to do. do it with
A. .;..L, II, ~, ,nortor of r,ivintr