Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-03-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Xi.-FirSt Quarter, For
March 13, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Matt. viii, g. "a.
Memory Verses. 2l-26-Golden Text,
Matt. viii, 27-Commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.

Such marvellous power over the hui
man body would lead many to desire
TO be with Him. But He must have Il
tried people. followers who are pre-
pared to deny self in every form. will
ing to rcnounce earthly comforts and
even to hold the dearest earthly rcla-
tivcS in secondary place Oversees
1922, with Y, $780, xvi. 81, POI
Oh it means SO much to be whole
hearted follower of Jesus, When we
consider the cost of power in His
name ii is not to be wondered at that
there Is so little of it manifest, for
few are willing TO take the place of
such utter self remuneration. The cost
is too great
Having given commandment to cross
the sea. He entered into ship with
His disciples as. 23). He would es-
cape from the multitudeS for n little
season. He was weary. for His body
was mortal. like ours, but without sin.
As they sailed he fell asleep. and. al
THOUGH there came Il great tempest,
threatening to swamp their boat, lie
continued to sleep. How weary In
body He must have been! How peace
full in the midst of a great storm. The
disciples were filled with fear and
awoke Him with the question. Mas
ter. carest Thou not that we perish:"
wonder if they had Il thought Of the |
possibility of His perishing, too. for |
they did not seem to know Him very |
well as vet. He arose and rcbuked the |
winds and the sea. Mark says that /
He said unto the sea: peace. be still. |
And the wind ceased, and there was a
great calm" Then they marvclcd at
Him. saying. what manner Of man is
this that even the winds and the sea
obey Him." Their question reminds
/ us Of David's question when the Lord
/ told him of His son, who would reign
/ forever. lis this the manner of man,
/ O Lord God?" OI Sam. vii. 19l His
shilling the tempest reminds us of Ps.
evil, -. lie makcth the storm calm.
so that the waves thereof are STILL"
1t is the same person of whom We read
in each case His goings forth have
been from everlasting CNIic. V, -.
IL was His word which created all
things and later brought order and
beauty and fruitfulncss out of chaos.
as in the record Of Gen. l. oh, for
such an acquaintance with Him as
would manifest something of His pow
or in us that others might want TO
know Him too, There is never II storm
that His word cannot displacc by n
great calm. See that We be not trou-
bled." My place l give unto you"
"Be still and know that l am God"
Not in verse % Ills 30 We of little
faith" and compare the other three
times when lie said the same words
, wi, 80; xiv. 81; xvi, s.. Contrast His
commentator Of great faith In
viii, 10; Nv, 2S, and remember that
without faith II is impossible e
please God" QIeb. ri, O.. Having
crossed over. He is met by two demon
possessed men who had their dwelling
among the tombs, men whom no one
could tame nor bind. for, though the!
had oft been bound, no chains coul6
=, hold them They were so eXceedingl!
fierce that no one could pass by where
they were. That word fierce is use'
in III Tim. iii, /, and is translated
- "perilous" and is applied TO the time
=. in which we are living. the last days
With the combines in commerce. tn
. conflict between labor and capital. tn
I / QeiuSlOnS Ill the pulpit anu 'ub VI 4
:, the times are certainly demon po:
- sesscd, but the contamination will nc
be till the church is taken away an
the devil shall manifest great wrat
-, knowing that his time is short Ote'
xii. l2). These demons knew Jesu
- and knew that there was former
. awaiting them and that Jesus ha
=. power to send them to their place.
they bcsought Him that He would m
-. send them to the abyss or bottomle:
49,, pit duke viii, 81, Il. W, but that /
~. would suffer them to enter into hel
of swine some distance away. IlaVii
-, received permission. they enter in
the swine, and the whole herd II
- into the sen and perish. This loss
=, property and manifestation of II
w. power so stirred the Gadarenes tn
=; they bcsou9ht Him to leave their Goa
and He did so.
The man who was healed is fou
sitting ut the feet of Jesus cloth
a.. and in his right mind and desiring
80. abide with Jesus. But his request
not Granted for he is told to return
his own house and show how gre
~ things God had done for him Gu
NIX viii. s.. SO. 39. The man went
W.. way and published throughout
whole city how great things jesus l
a.. done unto him. Even the keepers
~ the swine seemed to have no diliicu
in telling their story about the /
.,- of their property. But where do J
find pcoDle now in the ordinary wa