The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-02-17
THE GOLDEN
RULE
'u.dsy School Lesson for Feb. 20, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

LESSON TExT.--Matthew Till. Mem
ory verses, 7, 8.
whatsoever ye would that men do to |
you, do even ye even so to them; for this |
10 the law and the prophets. 7:l2. |
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The Golden Rule.-V IL. There
fore" referring to the whole three
chapters as the sum Of all the pre-
cepts given to the subjects Of his king
dom touching their conduct toward
their fellow men, which conduct is also
a test of their discipleship. AS Luther
puts Il, with these words he now
closes his instruction given in these
three chapters, and ties 1t all up In one
little bundle"
"All things whatsoever ye would
that men should do to you" All that
you would have a right to expect from
others, all that would be really for
your good, all that would be right and
fair
do We even so to them" All our
actions, our business dealings, our
friendly intercourse, our giving, Is to
be in accordance with this rule. But
this does not require indiscriminate
giving of everything one asks, for that
kind of giving would not be good for
us. We are under obligations to give
so that we really do good 1t is not
so much a question of the worthy or
the unworthy poor, as of really bene-
fitting the recipient.
For this is the law and the proph-
cts" II Is the sum of the duties to
man required by the law and taught
by the prophets Matt. 22:40. II I'M
plies the state Of the heart and life
which It was their purpose to produce.
The Adventure of the Golden Rule
Into the Judgment Hall.-Vs. 1, 2.
Judge not" The word Judge" here
does not mean form an opinion, for
everyone must do this of many persons
and things duke 1881; John 7:2G.
II does not forbid us to condemn wrong
actions. wrong principles, and speak
out our condemnation.
The Adventure of the Mote and the
Beam.-Vs 3-5 Still in the judgment
hall. Two men are presented, one
with mote" in his eye, a small fault
that keeps him from seeing clearly the
paths of right or wrong. The other
with beam" in his eye, great fault
that blinds him from seeing the truth
I'm himself and others. And yet the
man with the beam is trying to correct
the vision of the man with the mote.
The Adventure Of the Pearls and
the Swine-V 6. In the same Judg-
ment hall there is presented another
scene. A man with rich and costly
pearls is casting them before swine,
who care nothing for their beauty, but
would rather have the swill In their
trough, and finding that the pearls are
not food will turn again and rend
you" In their anger at their disap
pointment. You must change their ma
ture before the pearls of holy things
will do them any good.
The Adventure of the Golden Rule
in the Prayermeeting- I'll. The
Golden Rule is the chief inspirer oi
prayer for the temperance cause
Prayer is the door to the divine treas
ure house which contains supplies fol
all our needs The living according tC
the principles set forth in the Sermon
on the Mount is so difficult an attain
ment, and bringing the whole world t
obey them is so colossal an undertak
ing. that without continual connection
with heaven, and supplies Of grace ant
power from heaven, the achievement
would be impossible. And this Is a
true OF temperance as OF any othe
virtue or reform. There are thre'
methods of praying, G) Ask" En-
press your desires to God, both In sc
cret. and when Gods people are gath
cred together
(2) Seek" by all active efforts
which are acted prayers; use all pos
sible means, as in the parable OF tn
pearl of great price. 1t is useless t
pray with words If we do not put fort
every effort to accomplish our part @
\ the answer.
(3) KNOCK" at the door Of God
treasure house of blessings for tn
blessings which no seeking can Obtain
but which must be given directly fror
God.
10. "If he ask fish, will he give hir
a serpent?" Never. But II he asks fc
SoIpchl thihhihb u W pS hoh'
will give him the fish and not the Sc
pent. thus really answering his prayer
for the son wanted fish. and not tn
serpent.
The answers will not always
given in just the way we expect, bl
they will come. and In the best wa
through the ones that pray. We prs
= .'or better fruit. God does not a
\ %swer by raising apples and peach'
and grapes, nor by sending them
barrels. He gives us gardens, an
skill, and seeds, and sunshine ar
rain, and this is thousand times Il
best way We pray for temperanc
Gods lightning does not smite the s
looms and those who sell In ther
But he is answering the prayers 9