Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-15
SCHOOL LESSON
For Sunday, April II, Matt, HELLO
BY Or. Marion McH. Hull

, ing light-hearted some sinner wherever
he came in contact with them.
Johns disciples propounded the question
to Him which their teacher lad given
them. The answer of Jesus IS a jes-
ture of the hand. followed by these
words: Go tell John what we saw Me
doing. Recall TO his mind what Isaiah
said of the Messiah, that he should bind
up the broken heart, bring deliverance to
the captive, restore sight to the blind,
proclaim the acceptable year of the
Lord" The answer was sufficient. His
disciples returned with the message.
THE PEOPLES QUESTION AN
SEVERED.
Undoubtedly upon the faces of many
of the people, particularly those of the
scribes and the Pharisees, there was
a questioning look. What sort of man
was this John the Baptist anyway? We
thought that he was a man of great
faith and rugged life, whose proclamation
of the coming One was so clear-cut that
we do not understand his present at
titude. Jesus answered this question by
giving one of the strongest common
dations to a man that He ever gave,
and certainly the most fulsome. He spoke
of Jehn's prophetic life. of his self-renun-
citation, of his faith. and of his great
had been the messenger proclaiming His
coming. And then turning to the peo-
pie, particularly their leaders, He said
II you will receive 1t, this is the truth,
this is the Elijah of whom Malachi spoke.
They did not believe it. The look of
CONSERVATION and of unbelief on their
faces prompted Jesus to remark further:
What shall I compare this generation
TOT" And then He answered His own
question by saying that they were like
spoiled children who did not know their
own minds. They complained of John be-
cause of his asceticism; they complained
OF Jesus because of His sociability. Je-
sus said this in His tender tone. He
was not mad at them for reviling-Him.
We should notice how genial He must
have been for this SANDER against Him
that He was wine bibber and a glut-
tom to have been propogated. He was
not. They charged Him with being this.
slandered Him because they saw gathered
about Him the outcasts with whom they
would have had no dealings whatever.
1t is true that He did draw these people
to Him, but not because He was one of
their kind
The truth is that these enemies were
like a great many are today. They hated
the message which Jesus and John had
brought, Of repentance in order that they
might KNOW anu enter klnBOOH1s anu
therefore they were not satisfied with the
messenger. whatever he did. Mind how
you complain of this messenger because
he breaches too much of the love of God,
and of that one because he breaches
too much of hell fire; this one because
he is too scholarly, or that one because
he is too sentimental Listen to the mes
sage that he brings, and let 1t bring your
life in plumb with Gods will. 1t makes
very little differences what the mes
sager does. Both the ascetism of John
and the socability of Jesus were right
in their place. The message is what
counts.
THE CURE.
Jesus did not despair, however. In spite
OF the fact that they were so unreason-
able and would not accept the testimony
Of His works. He gave them still a gra-
cious invitation, for. turning to them. par
ticulariy those who had slandered Him.
He SAID: Come unto Me all We that labor
and are heavy laden and I will give you
rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn
of me- for I am meek and lowly in
heart, and we shall find rest unto your
souls
My brother. this is the cure for doubt,
for worry, for SIM for ignorance. for
prejudice, for any unrest of soul. Come
to Jesus. Yoke yourself with Him; He
will then take the load. He will lead
you in paths of rest and peace; and your
doubts. your worry. your sins, your ig
norance, your unrest shall disappear like
the mists before the summer sun.