Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson lI.-Third Quarter, For
July 10, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, Comprehensive
Quarterly Review-Golden Text, John
vi, 6S-commentary Prepared by
Rev D. M. Stearns.

vi, 6S-ComfnentarS TTSPHSo W
Rev. D. M. Stearns.
At the close of the first quarter we
took the Easter lesson instead Of the
review. SO that we have had no re-
view this year until now. We VIII
give the lesson titles and Golden Texts
of the second quarter and then endeav-
or TO summarize the lessons of the
year to date;
1.-The Power OF Faith" Matt. tx.
1884; Golden Text, Mark tx. %.
1.-The Mission of the Twelve
Matt. tx. 30. to Y, -, 4O-42; Golden
Text. Matt Y, s.
S.-"The Question of John the Bap-
list" Matt Al, 1-19; Golden Text John
V, Sc
4-"Warning and invitation" Matt
XII. 2O-3O; Golden Text, Matt. Xi, Is
1.-Two sabbath Incidents" Matt.
xii la; Golden Yext Matt xii, {.
6.-"Temperance Lesson Prov.
xiii. 29-35; Golden Text, Prov. NNiii,
81
7.-"Growing Hatred TO Jesus" Matt.
xii. 22-42; Golden Text, Matt. xii, 80.
S-"Death of John the Baptist"
Matt. xiv, 1-12; Golden Text. Prov.
xvi. 80.
9.-"The Multitudes Fed" Matt. xiv.
1921; XIV, $3.50; Golden Text, John vi.
So
1O.-"Jesus Walks on the Sea"
Matt. xiv, 22-36; Golden Text. Matt.
xiv, 3S.
1.-THE Canaanitish Woman"
Matt. XIV, 21-2s; Golden Text Matt. |
", %.
I2.-"Parable of the Sower," Matt.
xiii. 10. 1929 Golden Text, JAS. i, 81
13-"Parable Of the Tares," Matt
xiii. 24SO, 3e-4S; Golden Text. Matt.
Kill. 43.
Third Quarter, No. 1.-"Pictures OF
the Kingdom" Matt. xiii. 31-33, A
81; Golden Text, Rom. xiv, Il
A simple outline Of the book thus
far would be according to chapters:
5 THE genealogy and birth OF the
e King; 1.-THE visit OF the wise men
t and the Digit into Egypt; iii-Tesu-
s mony of John the Baptist and of God
e the Father at the baptism; iV-Ihe
: King and the devil, the Kings call
d 10 repentance and His call to the first
Z disciples; v-vii-The laws or the king
Y dom: viii and ix-The Kings creden-
d tials; x-The mission OF the twelve;
o xi-The Kings rejection by the peo-
e pie; xil-The Kings rejection by the
3 rulers and His estimation OF them;
70 xiii-The seven parallels covering the
n present age, or the mystery OF the
IT kingdom; xiv-John beheaded, o.On
lie fed, Jesus walking on the sea; Ky
S Necessity OF heart worship, the great
lie faith of woman, 1000 fed
Of The Old Testament is full of testi
to mony concerning a kingdom of peace
is and righteousness for all nations Will
he Israel as the center and an immorta
IN man as King on the throne of David
as literally kingdom on this eartl
as were Babylon, Medo-Persia. Greco
and Rome, the kingdoms OF this worl'
a having become the kingdom OF GU
he Lord and of His Christ REV. xi, 10
in Great violence has been done to th
TO plain teaching of Scripture 10y asser
ing that there is no future for lsra'
led as a nation. that the church is no.
bill the true lsrael, that the AIisuon
nd God is within us and that Christ wi
IN not have kingdom on this earth.
Ia reply to these four false and unscri
hor tural assertions see Jer. Xxxin. No
-, that He said Gods kingdom is amor
Won OF III lne HlluSJ VI SVu NiOS wv
$40 In you. for He was speaking to unh
the neNers VIM W., -. ,d os
His saying MY kingdom is not
this world" Uohn xviii, 26), see in I
nds. 9"ne -, - not fre
, hence" Believers are born ire
above and are not of the world, [
'"sS they are in the world, so His XII
dom will be on the earth, but not
earthly power. 1t will come fr'
heaven with Him when He comes
nber Uts olorv Az he,ievers we are 10
tiled toiro Nth Him Of this kingdom. XIII
Dotn snd priests unto God, and we 81
be- reign on the earth Qtom. viii, 10,
was Rev. v. 8, 1M. That we may w
s OF worthy Of His kingdom and 81
e of let us understand the promises to
ween vid and Abraham, believing fully
rs to supernatural birth OF the Mess
tates Matt. 1, /. 20-23). Let us wors
They , Him as did the wise men and be
on to obedient as Joseph and Mary (M
this il, IL, 1345). Let us continually
all honor to Him whom the Fa
= dev and the Spirit so honored (Alatt.
md 10. 10. Let US overcome the dew
,o ~ the word Of God, as Jesus did,
L., become His faithful followers N
',a,-o fy. 4. Z. 10, 20, 22). Being heir
Cu-o,o such a kingdom, let us manifest
spirit Of It and make the hastenin
a. u.,~ 6rot hustnQas alwagS MAT