Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-01-21
THE LANE MAN
HEALED
Sunday School Lesson for Jan. "a, 1909
Specially Arranged for This Papsr

AAmEls-Aut uTne ~ unknown WITHIN
one or moro years. Possibly the event
OF this lesson took place not long after
Pentecost In the summer OF a. ID. 90 But
since II was connected with prosecutions,
II may have been a year OF two later.
PLACE.-Jorusalem, in the outer court
OF the temple near the beautiful gate
which led from the outer court, the Court
OF the Gentiles. to the Court OF the wom-
en-, l. O., the court In which women were
allowed but beyond which they could not
go. Peters sermon was preached in
Solomon's porch on the east side Of the
Court OF the Gcnties.
PLACE IN HIsToRY.-An example OF
the work OF Christianity. and the begin
ming OF persecution.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Old and New Forms Of Worship.
II was the custom Of the early Chris
tians to worship In their old accus.
toned way as well as In the new ways
taught them by the Spirit II they
broke the old bottles" before 1.-The
new bottles" were prepared, they
would lose the very spirit and power
OF worship AS II was, they filled the
old forms full of the spirit of worship,
and thus we're prepared to use the
new alone.
V. 2. And a certain man lame" All
we know Of him is % that he was born
lame; (2) his lameness was caused
by weakness OF his feet and ankles
". y; 90 he was unable to walk;
ca he was poor; (5) he had been
lame 40 years (Acts 4:22.) WAS car
ried." Was being carried" possibly
at the same time that Peter and John
were entering. Whom they laid"
Were accustomed to lay" as the
tense shows. AT the gate" lone Of
the several gates) "of the temple"
The word includes not only the house
but the courts and their buildings
Which is called Beautiful" Prob
ably the gateway between the Court
OF the Gentiles and the Court OF
the Women, where the Jews went
for worship. This gateway had mag.
nifcent doors of Corinthian brass 20
feet high, and adorned with plates Of
silver and gold.
The Gate Beautiful.-There are
many beautiful gates In life to higher
and better things. The Gate of Hope.
the Gate of Love, the Gate OF Char
acter, the Gate Of Faithfulness, the
Gate OF Prayer. Jesus Christ is the
Beautiful Gate to eternal life.
Such As Have Give | Thee.-Only
such as a person has can he give to
others. and only in so far as he really
possesses It, Pictures OF fire will not
warm. nor will semblances OF virtues
lmpart virtues. II a man has money
he can give money. II he has truth
he can impart truth. II one has cour-
age, hope, love, goodness. he can In
fuse them into other souls. II he him.
self is full Of doubts, hate, ill.temper.
bad passions, II is these he will Inn.
part TO those around him, and by no
means can such q one impart to 9th.
ers the good he has not himself.
Hence II is that the most important
element in teaching and In preaching
is the man behind them. A cold
church cannot warm the impenitent to
life. We cannot kindle others unless
we ourselves are on FIRE.
The test OF true religion is its power
TO help men, to relieve suffering. 10
transform the lives Of men. The Cos
pei OF Christ "is the power OF God un'
TO salvation to everyone that be
lieves;" that is, to everyone who is
willing to receive the salvation.
Christianity Is nothing. according
to the writer's OF the New Testament
unless II moves in the realm of pow
er."-C. 2. Jefferson.
Does the church exert its whole
power Of healing disease and alleviat
ing suRering7 There has been sad
neglect OF the power OF prayer and
faith, and OF personal uplift for the
sick and suffering. Christian Science
is a reaction against this neglect
Professors of psychology are begin
ming to advocate the power Of mind
over body. Doctors are using this
power more than hitherto. MANY dis
eases can be shaken OF by simply lift
ing up the tone Of the interior life
Elizabeth Barrett was a sick woman
confined to her bed, and Robert
Browning called upon her. She fel
in love with him, and her love FOL
him lifted her out Of bed and gave
her health again. Anything that quick
ems the emotions, and fills the hear
with thoughts OF God. must have III
influence on every organ OF the body
and make It more dIhicult for dlseas'
to work its ravages there."--C. q. JET
ferson.
Experiences Of the Emmanuel Epla
copal Church In Boston.-Under Dr.
Worcester, the rector. and his assist
ant, Rev. Samuel McComb, d. D.. ,
remarkable work was done In 1907
for the cure Of the III in body ant
soul, especially for the victims Of neu
rastheniR, or. as II is popularity called
nervous prostration." Many hav
been greatly benefited.
One of the needs OF the church 70
day Is more emphasis on the power o
God, ON the uplifting. encouraging
power Of the gospel to triumph owe
the Ills of man.
However. this Il only a lesser on
OF the ways in which the gospel Is n
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