Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-06-17
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON
For Sunday, June 19, Matt, 1919, 1928
Golden Text-"Wherefore putting away all fthneSS and
overlooking of WckedneSS receive with meekneSS the i'm
planted word which is able to save your souls"
By DR. MARION McH. HULL.

and believe. He recognizes the blessings
that would come should the seed be al
lowed to terminate; but it is his business
to withhold the blessings from them. And
so the seed lies on the hardened heart
and no impression is made at all because
of the evil influences of some one. The
pitiful thing about this class of hearers
is that the ground, becomes more and
more hardened as the days go by. Not
receiving the truth when 1t is given to
them makes the soil more unfit for the
reception of it the next time 1t is sown.
Take heed how We hear; but laying aside
all filthiness and strife, receive with
meekness the implanted word which is
able to save your soul.
There are other people who are like bed
rock soil This does not mean that there
are great many rocks in the soil as
you might see in some old field, but that
who are exceedingly emotional; who new
er allow the truth any depth in their
| lives at ALL who are moved by this pas
sion or the other and who receive the
gospel when 1t Is brought to them during
a time of revival as they would enter
into with enthusiasm a political race, or
into the popular sport of the day. or
who talk of nothing else but the opera
during opera week. They are shallow.
form unfortunately a large class, and
are partly responsible not only for the
large results, that are reported in men,
bers after a general revival but
are also responsible for the
large number of backsliders following it.
Take heed how We hear, but putting
away all fllthiness, and we might say
implanted word which is able to save
your soul.
Still another class Is composed Of those
In whom the soil is good. If the seed just
had chance 1t would develop and bear
much fruit. But unfortunately for them
their poverty or riches take too strong
hold on their hearts. and will not allow
the implanted word to grow, so that it is
soon choked and destroyed. 1 think we
sometimes forget that poverty may be
just as truly care of this world as riches.
man may be so taken up with how to
make both ends meet that he gives Gods
word no chance in his life just as truly
as man may be so satisfied with his rich
es that he does not feel the need which
Gods word was meant to supply. The
things which are all right in themselves
land there are many which suggest them
selves to my. mind, if you will but stop
and think, may become positive hin
ORANGES to the fruitfulness of the gospel
In your lives. We must take time to be
holy. as well as realize the necessity for
holiness. Brethren. take heed how We
hear, and putting away all filthiness and
overlooking of wickedness receive with
meekness the implanted word, which is
able to save your souls.
But, thank God, there is a soil which
is productive; not all of that which is
sown fails. The percentage OF increase
depends not so much upon the seed as It
does upon the soil, and the way the seed
is received by 1t. AS in the parable of
the pounds the pound was the same in
each instance. and 1t, not the servant
produced vastly different results, vary
ing with the opportunities which the SER
wants gave 1t for increase, so here the
yield will be 30. 60, or 100 fold, de-
pending upon the readiness with which
the soil receives It,
Fellow Christians, we must take heed
how we wear His word, In order to have
the seed productive in our lives. We must
remember that ii is not the fault of the
seed IL the Yield is small. but of the
soil. May God help US to take heed how
we hear, and receive the word implant-
ed with such richness, with such stead
fastness with such sincerity. with such
earnestness of purpose, that it shall bring
forth in us not less than 100 fold.