Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-05-29
BELIEVING
AND DOING
Sunday School Lesson for May 30. 1903
Specially Arranged for This Paper

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FLAG E--lt was written at James
suggestion and Practical Thought.
Three disciples named James are
found in the New Testament. I
James the son OF Zcbodee. sometimes
called the Great lie was the brother
OF John was very close 20 Jesus az
the crises OF his life. and was the first
OF the twelve 10 suffer martrrIo-u
tActs -. %.
2. James the son OF A1obao,s ono 10
the twelve anos+lae -rob,trv , h-,+h
or OF Matthew v,ho also fs ,,r,g.5 4. Sal,
OF Alphaeus. lie is usuau, fr5a,+fs.5
with James the Little Tor tho Toss1
and nothing Is known of his ure
g. James the brother ~ o.,~ ro-l
the author of tho t-,,is-lo
Tu.l,e- ,,t..,t,.,. .tt-,.i-- a..
esDecia1v ir tho Ds.s,gs ,,. nv, ~
study IL orra-.r ps,r. ,r.,+ .l,..
trina OF ius-ifcs+fo7 h, f,i,r 49,
called 10 "a re+rs- off s+-5v... l,,,. ,s....
ward ba saw his sr-,- ..--b. .,,,. ~,
the whole Erf-+ra FL. -.-sc-ir.,r ...-.,....t
and stern I'm r,-ts D. rs-o, ,r,,l,,-
ID. IT, Dr. Deems called 10 -tha ,.osr.r
OF common sense" and with Tho
Sermon ON the NfounD -tbe most valu-
able textbook on morals I'm possession
OF the world" Roswell ID Hitcbcool
Ill. D.. "ouce said chat the annrcatior
OF the Episte of James I'm the rerion
OF economy Is that which alone can
save our civilization. and IL IS re-
ported off the third earl of RaIc,rras
that he was arcrs-orre3 o., 1890.
himself as delighted with the Enisfla
OF James as "the production OF "A gen
tleman. Deems. The structure 90
the Epistle SIS altogether informal and
unsystematic "-Plumptre IL is one
OF the seven Catholic FuiSrIas eo
called because written % the whole
church. 10 correct common faults and
give the comfort and inspiratiou
needed by an IN those times of trial
James has been speaking OF those
that take credit TO themselves for
hearing the Law and observing the out.
ward forms OF religion. while ar the
same time they bow down before tho
rich and scorn the poor In this mas
sage ne goes on 10 insist that All sncb
religion is emptv auere professio, az
faith without the deeds that nrovo r.
Faith as Paul desnIos ~ ..y-o-l,o,t,
by love" iGaf. 3. 81 Faith as r,,tbe-
said. els a lively buev .cti,o tht,o
SO that IL is imnossiblo for A. no, =, ~,
ceaseIessly working good II does NOT
ask II good works are 10 Ia dore b,t
before il asks IL has done them and
is ever doing" Such faith does save
a man.
But throughout James's discussion
the name faith is taken in a broad
and general sense. covering any de
gree OF acceptance OF Christian truth ,.
Prof. tombstone. James was writ.
ing 10 the Jews OF the "dlsDersion"
(Jas. ]: J.. Men dwelling as those
Jews dwelt, IN the midst Of a heather
population. were tempted 10 trust for
their salvation 10 their descent from
Abraham compare Matt. 3. 81 and to
their maintaining the unity OF the
Godhead as against the polytheism
and idolatry of the nations. They re-
peated their creed (known, from its
FIRST Hebrew word. as the Shema).
Hear, o Israel. the Lord our God is
one Lord (Deut. 6: - Il entered into
the morning and evening services OF
the synagogue. II was uttered by the
dying as a passport to the gates OF
paradise. II was to this that they re-
ferred the words OF Habakkuk that
the Just should live BY faith (Hah
?: D."-Cam bridge Bible
Such faith which was merely ont.
ward and formal religion. did some
good. IL preserved its subject from
the defilements OF heathenism; but In
their place II established a pride and
eA0iusiF ei'eSs Iiat were almost as Dad.
@ui uIS'l us'ed u as nuch as James
anu "oulu nave Joined II the question:
nat uoth II pIoht
v 20 James closes the discussion
with Iorcoie smile; As the body
without lhteFaIIy, apart fromD the