The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-04-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Il.-SeC0nd Quarter, For
April 10, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Matt. ~, 30, to x,
IS, 4o-42-Memory Verses, tx, 81, So.
Golden Text, Matt. x, documentary
Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stesrns.


Golden Text, Matt. K, documentary
Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stesrns.
This is the only lesson we have on
the whole of that most important sec
ton, chapter Y, and we begin with the
closing words of chapter tx, telling Of
Jesus going everywhere preaching the
gospel of the kingdom and showing
the power of the kingdom in mortal
bodies, healing every sickness and ev-
cry disease. The shepherdleSS cOndi-
ton of the multitudeS filled Him with
compassion for them. and the plenti-
full harvest and scarcity of labOrers
led Him to say to His disciples. Pray
We therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that He will send forth laborers into
His harvest There is something 50
strangely mysterious about it all to us
earthly minded people that we can
not grasp it except the Spirit shall
| enlighten us. Here is the Lord of
! the harvest Himself, the King Of the
kingdom, manifesting His power over
the souls and bodies Of people and over
wind and wave and full of compassion
| for people. but He wants associates
| from among men to whom He can
inrust His power that they may go
| forth in His name ana do as He had
/ been doing. That is all wonderful, re
| miudng US Of l>a. Vi s. where we hear
the one living and true God in the
persons Of the Trinity saying. "Whom
shall | send and who will 20 for u.s.
4 The wonder on our part is that SO
/ few respond to such an honor. But
/ why should He ask Us to ask Him or
/ His Father 20 do thiS? is it that in
asking Him We may offer ourselves
saying. Here am /: send me-" Would
! we be honest in asking Jesus Christ
, to send forth laborers into the wide
/ world to work for His great cause
! if we did not first offer Him our
/ selves?
After an all night Of prayer to God
/ He had chosen twelve that they might
( be with Him and that He might send
/ them forth. and now He gives them
! all the power that He had been mani
/ Testing and sends them forth by two
3 and two to preach the kingdom of God
and TO heal the sick Mark iii. -; Luke
4 vi u: tx. - When the kingdom comes
we shall find the twelve apostles (somc
one iii Judas place. on twelve thrones
ruling the twelve tribes Of Israel
/ Matt xix, IS, but it will still be His
/ power conferred upon them. 1t is
true now and always viii be-apart
7 from Him, nothing. Al power in
/ heaven and on earth is His. How is
/ it that we know so little Of it? Are
we not wholly His. fully yielded, sim
! ply trusting, willing and obedient?
, Has He not said, As the Father sent
Me, so send l YOU These twelve
were, however, to 20 only to Israel at
this time, not to gentilcs or Samari-
+ tans verses >. g.. And to the woman
/ Of Canaan we hear Him saying. Il am
not sent but unto the lost sheep Of
the house Of Israel" Matt. XIV. "a. lie
worketh all things after the counsel
] Of His own will, according to His good
pleasure which He hath purposcd in
Himself and we must be fully in that
I purpose and will, whether it refer to
the jew. gentle or the church of GOD
( (Eph. i, 9, II; | Cor. Y, 32l. DR.. SEQ
field says in his notes on this chapter
that the mission Of the twelve was
that Of heralds, announcing to Israel
only the Kingdom as at hand, euduei
! with the divine credentials of their
office and manifeSting Kingdom pow
ers. Verses Ii to % cover in a gen
! eral sense the sphere of service during
this present age. while verse % has
in view the preaching Of the remnant
in the time of the tribulation and i'm
! mediately preceding the return OF
Christ in glory The remnant then will
not have gone over the cities of Israel
/ till the Lord comes.
If any cannot receive this suggested
division let him lay to heart the gen
eral principles, remembering that all
need to hear OF the grace of God. the
{ present salvation by grace. the daily
life Of service the enduement of the
Spirit for that service and the coming
of Jesus Christ to set up His king
dom.
In this age we are commanded to 90
into all the world and give the gospel
to every creature Matt xviii, 49, 20;
Mark xvi. l., contraSted with Matt.
K, g., our object being NOT the CONVEX
sion Of any part of the world, but the
gathering out of all nations people
for His name iActs NY. IL, that He
may come again with these called out
ones to reign over the earth (Rev. V,
/ 9, l0.
We must give more attention to be
ing faithful messengers than to caring
for our personal needs If we are
faithful He wiz see to cur need (AIatt.
vi, SO; PS. iv. l9. 1t will help us
to remember that He counts all good
or i'll treatment Of His messengers as
done to Himself oversees 22-25, 4O-42L
1t is an evil world. We must expect
( persecution, bat we must not fear to
die for His sake QG-1S. 2S-31. lie
must BE- more to us than the dearest
on earth or than life itself C}7-29D. RI
! member the analogy sheep in the
midst OF wolves" GGl and that the call
ing of sheep is to be lleeced and killed
! and eaten. In special emergencies we
can count upon the Spirit to do thu
talking through us 90 20l, but H"