Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-13
THE LAST

lndsy School Lesson for Oct. is, 1910
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rave done II into one or the least W
these my brethren, We have done u
unto me- Matt. 25:40.
TIME.-Tuesday, April 4. A. n. 30.
The same day as our last two lessons.
PLACE.-On the Mount of olives.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
That there is q day of judgment Is
a fact. but it is difficult, and not SO
important, to decide the exact nature
or time OF the coming Of the Lord to
Judgment. It Is said In Matt. 24:29.34
that this generation shall not pass
away till all these things be accom-.
plished," and II is repeated In Mark
1890, Luke 21:32. and again in Matt.
&c: %, there are some of them that
taste of death, til they see the Son
Of man coming In his kingdom" when
"the Son of man shall come In tho
glory of his Father with his angels.
and then shall he render unto every
man according to his deeds"
This must refer to the destruction
OF Jerusalem and the end OF the old
~dlspensation or age, n the coming
of the gospel dispensation. But II
does not exclude the great and final
coming and judgment day at the end
OF that age.
There is really a judgment day at
every great crisis of the nation or OF
our lives, at death. ut the coming OF
rewards or punishments for our ac-
lions. at every time of decision. For
instance, we have see within the last
few years many persons who have
been for years growing rich by graft
and dishonesty and have suddenly met
their Judgment day, while others have
been rcaping the rewards Of faithful
service. SO young men who have been
going on in course OF drinking and
rioting for a long time. suddenly find
themselves d%runkards. in Ill health.
incapacitatcd for their best work. They
have been brought up at n judgment
day; while those who have resisted
temptation and been faithful and true
are also rcaping their rewards.
Then shall the king say unto them
on his right hand. The sheep, the
righteous. Come. Draw near to your
Elder Brother, to your Father. to your
home, for here Is the place for you.
Ye blessed Of my Father means exact.
ly my Fathers blessed ones" donot.
ing not simply that they have been
blessed by him. but that they are his.
Blessings innumcrablc had come to
them through their being willing to
become his children and accept the
kind OF blessings he had to bcStow,
such as his loving care, the bcstowal
Of the Holy Spirit, the experiences of
the gospel, the renewal OF the heart,
sanctihCatiOn by the Spirit, the power
to become children and heirs OF God.
the gifts and fruits Of the Spirit. ctcr.
nal life, the favor Of God. the rest in
the everlasting arms, the pavilion un.
der tho shadow of his wings.
Receive not by purchase. or by Ia.
bOrs, but by becoming children OF
God. like God. and therefore heirs
heirs Of God. and Joint heirs with 10.
sus Christ. Every one must be the
heir of him whose child he is. lilo
that Is n child Of sin Is an heir OF
sin; n child Of the devil inhcrits from
the devil; a child Of goodness and of
God inhcrits from God. The kingdom
OF heaven, the kingdom which ron.
slsts In righteousness, peace, JOY in
the Holy Ghost UtOm. 1910, In which
saints reign over infinite forces and
powers to make them minister to hap
piness and good; IAN things are
yours" because Eye are Christ's."
Ye have done 1t unto me. the poor
and needy and sick, and all the
classes whom Jesus helped In Palcs.
earth. The only visible expression OF
our love to him is through them.
What a privilege this Is to show our
love to our Master. How It enrlches
our life II we keep In mind that VIC
are not only helping the needy. but OK
pressing our love to our Master.
The Inconsistencies of the right
eous shows that their virtues were
sincere and true. Whosoever doef
good deeds for the sake Of the reward
deserves no reward. and Will obtain
none, for the soul Of goodness Is left
out OF such deeds.
The cause OF the doom was the re-
Rusal to do the deeds that belong Ia
the heavenly kingdom and to be ruled
by It's motiver. They refused to b1
AZ FOR heaven They decided to III.
selfish lives. The plan OF their llves
was such tK { all the evils o. scot
ety-graft. child labor. poverty, degrs