The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1910-07-09
Sabbath School
NOTES BY R. S. HOLMES.

Golden Text: The words that |
speak unto you, they are spirit, and
they are life" John 6: O..
The notes for this Review are used
BY permission OF the George H. Dor
an Company OF New York, agents for
Holder & Stoughton, New York and
London. The notes are from the pen
OF Rev. G. Campbell Morgan. of Lon
don These notes are from a little
book fitted for the vest pocket. its
title is The Teaching of the Lesson"
LESSON.
1. In the lesson on The Power of
Faith His words recorded are those
10 the woman who touched the hem OF
His garment; to the crowd in Jairus'
house, and to the blind men. To the
woman He spoke words OF encourage
ment; to the crowds words OF rebuke
which breathed the spirit of hope to
the afflicted father. In the case OF the
blind men He challenged their faith
and spoke words OF power. which re-
suited Immediately in their reception
Of sight.
2. In the story of the Mission OF
the Twelve" we have first the words
in which he described the need OF la
borers, and indicated the method OF
cooperation in finding such to he that
Of prayer The rest of the lesson was
occupied with his instructions to his
disciples in view OF his sending them
FORTH and they are characterized by
such evident wisdom as to inspire the
hearts OF those to whom they were
spoken with confidence aud courage.
in spite OF ali the difficulties awaiting
them
3. In his dealing with "Thc CUES
ton OF John the Baptist we have his
words to Johns mes sengers in which
he claimed his work as evidences OF
his mission, and those to the multi
tudes about John and the Kingdom In
these he recognized the blindness OF
men. and inierentially insisted on the
necessity for spiritual illumination
a. The lesson dealing with Warn
ing and Invitation consists almost
exclusively of the words Of Jesus They
are characterized by severity as he de-
nounced the cities that had failed tc
respond to his teaching; by gladness
as he offered thanksgiving to his Fa
cher. and by authority, tenderness,
and strength, as he called the INIT q
tudes to himself.
5 In The Two Sabbath Incidents
We have his words to the Pharisecs i'll
the cornhclds. to the rulers in the syn
agogu.. and to the man with a with
cred hand Those spoken to the
Phari,c,S wee words of denunc,ation.
as he revealed their hypocriS"' wh,l,
those spoken to the man in the syn&-
gogue were those OF power, !mmed
atcIy followed by healing.
3. In the lesson on THROWING Hat
red to Jesus we have aga'n words
spoken to the Pharisees OF solemn
warning, and severe condemnation on
2ccount OF their dishonesty III judg-
mcnt, and their persistent blindness III
the presence oi his work
7. 1t IS remarkable tact that IN the
lesson on he Death OF John the
Baptist. which has to d" wholly with
lierud, no words oI Jesus are record
ed. MS is OF solemn interest IN view
oi the net that J -slis never spoke to
Hcr"d He is the one man ion whom
it appears that Christ had no word OF
spirit or Of HE.
<. In the lesson dealing with the
wo cc,a>ions 81 The Multitude Fed
Nc have only the simple words IN
which he sought the cooperation oil
his disciples. They were words caicu-
lated to reveal to them Their response
bility in the pr Sencc uf human aced
On account al their X alton f. their
LCrd
.. Ia considering M stotN -! how
Jesus walks on the Sea we lind again
words spoken to the disciples only. anc
they are the words Of comfort OF com
mand and OF criticism: all serving &c
give them new revelation of himself
10. In the story OF The Canaanitsl
Woman we have words to the disci
piles i'll which he indicated the first
limitation OF his ministry: and thcr
words to the woman, in which he re
vealcd the value OF faith as it triupmh
ed over that limitation. In the mids
0i tn lesson, in the paragraph omit
ted we again have words OF the stern
est dtnunciation addressed to tn,
PharisccS.
II. In the last three lessons lea ing