Newark post., 1910-06-29
{ Matt. I5: 3I-33, A. 52.)

(Matt. I5: 3I-33, 44-52.)
GuIden Text:-'fIhe Kingdom OF
God Is not eating and drinking, but
righteousness, and peace, and JOY in
the Holy Ghost" Rom. IA: ".
The Lesson Committee means to
have Il, understand the idea of The
KINGDOM" as it lay in the mind OF
Christ. These so-called Pictures n
the present lesson are Only word pic
lures given in parallels. The first deals
with n Grain OF Mustard Seed; the
second is about 'Leaven''; the third is
Of Hidden Treasure; the fourth is
"rhe Pearl Seeker; the fifth is The
Fish Net They illustrate different
phases oi the same thought The
Kingdom will grow, it will be eagerly
sought. great sacrifices will be made
for it, it will be found to include some
unworthy ones who must be cast out.
These pictures are suggestive. AS
Iesus painted them they are beyond
criticism and must be accepted.
THE LESSON.
!. The Mustard Seed. One seed
What little thing is one kernel OF
grain. How mighty is its power. One
can almost say seed is deathess.
Seed more than a thousand years old
has been known to grow when at last
it was planted Had Jesus lived now
he might, in our country, have said
IAN elm-tree seed. This is also very
small. The great ems in New Haven
tell how great is the life stored in the
small seeds from which such trees
grow. But note, something must take
the mustard seed. There must be a
man with hand, and he must bear it
! to the place where he would have it
grow The wind will spread the seeds
/ OF the elm. There is no wind to carry
I the Kingdom OF God about 1t must
be sown i'll the spot where it should
grow.
? The Leaven There is power in
it. 1t is a special thing, with partcu-
lar purpose. 1t has no mission to it.
sell 1t does not exist for its own
sake. 1t cannot OF itself go forth to
its intended work. Read verse .,3.The
woman hid it i'll prepared meal. Lea
ven cannot find its way into three
l measures OF meal alone. But let i,
be hidden by human hand and i,
shows very soon its power. 1t begins
to work. The whole is leaveneo
and ready for the kneading board after
i a little time.
3. Hid Treasure The idea is little
different. The treasure does not grow
Pictures one and two show the vitality
the enduring power, the complete pos
sblity in the Kingdom Picture three
displays its worth. Ii men know tina
aSure is hidden anywhere they vii
hrch with all their power. How
IN have sought for Captain Kidd
scndsry hidden gold. How crowd
Shed to Alaska. Gold is a wonder
i magnet
Make man know that something o
st value is within his reach, and h
] lose no time in beginning hi
arch. In Pilgrims Progress, tn
inner from the City Of DestructiC1
tnt crying, Life, life, eternal life.
en- are always SO. Once awaken an
oul to its need of salvation and it vii
bare nothing to secure it. The ma
our picture sold all he had an
ought the field He was canny. H
tld no one OF his find. But lest an
other should anticipate him he haste
to make the prize his own In this re
|. spcct the picture fails. There is saliva
ton for all. 1t cannot all be carrie
away by any one. The Kingdom
large enough for every soul to have
place in it.
4. The Pearl Seeker. This seeke
was not diver who brought up pear
from the ocean. He was a merchan
He went from mart to mart seeking
He wanted the best. There was be!
somewhere, or so he thought and h
udetermined to find it. Then when h
had found it. he too sold everythln
to pay the price. Notice the pearl di
not seek the man The pearl existe
and was to be found. but the merchai
uwOuld never have owned it had he NJ
first found where it was; and secon
made complete surrender OF himself
ybuy it. This too is like the presen
day seeker OF salvation. Christ h;
made full provision, but one who wal
nit must seek it. Seek and ye sha
1fnd,' is the promise.
5. The Fish Net. This is famili
ypicture. We saw fishermen haul n
fat Atlantic City while the General \
lsembly was in session, a net hauled {
lone of the piers. Every kind" can
aup in that haul, and the fish were pou
led out upon table, where the goo
!" Iwere gathered into vessels and I'll
. Vbad" were swept back with broo
into the ocean
The gospel net" is well-known fl
ure. All sorts OF people are gather
Into the Church Some are bad. Ii
Unjust always be regretted But r
Imember the bad in the haul do n
Imake the good fish worthless.
The idea in this picture is diftere
Ifrom the four preceding ones. !
first two showed the self-spreadi1