Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-08-10
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson V!l.-Third Quarter, For
Aug. IL, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

'e~e VI WS GSSSon. WStt. Xxx, l. 10.
Memory Verses, 6. 7-GoIden Text.
Matt. xix, So-Coumentary Prepares
by Rev. o. m. Stearns.
This parable Of the laborers is
found only in Matthew and has its
own special Significance. as we may
judge from its being found only here
aud from IT'S context May the Lord
the Spirit open our eyes to see ard
our hearts TO receive His message for
us. The last verse of chapter xix, with
the last verse of this lesson Q6l. can
not but suggest Il vital connection be-
tween the two. 1t is Il record of serv-
ice and reward. but there can be no
service until there is salvation. for
they that are in the flesh cannot please
God. and those who are unSaved are
said TO be i'm the flesh and not in the
Spirit QfOm. viii. 30. Israel could not
serve the Lord till they were redeemed
from Egypt; therefore the Lords mes
sage TO Pharaoh was. LET my son 20.
that he may serve me" OIX. iv. -. %
There is no use talking Of doing until
We have been born from above and
have thu~ bcro,re children co. God ANA
heirs of the LineU1.,. luj thcn ve age
expected To- bc laharcrs. and who can
estimate the honor of lein- "lnnOre,-
with Godt" e. Cor. iii. 3D.
The redemption is Ills: the vineyard
is His. lie rcdccmS us freely ly His
grace. calls Rs 90 l2nur with Kim. APP
points OR service. gives the ~trcD- a
and wisdom Tor 3D.. WORKS. ull Our WORKS
in US and then rewards US ahuulgnt-
ly for allowing Hin 90 use Us. What
marvellous grace from beginning &C.
end, Tru.v tie is the God of ul wra O.
His grace Is exceeding abundant. ulC
He il able to make all grace abound
toward Us. tlIHt We always. having ali
Suihcicncy In all things may abound
to every good work Il Yet. Y. 10: Tim
/. Ii: II Cor iX. 81. In lisa Y. :. we
read that the vineyard of the Lord
of hosts is the house of Israel ana the
men of Judah His pleasant plant. and
He asks. What could ha,c been done
more To my vineyard that have NJ;
done in il. wherefore brought il for,h
wild grapes: This parable has doubt
leSS primary reference To- Israel. bur
there is a message for all believers
The field = The world Are We labor
crs i'm it. OF are we id.orS an the dag
in the marSct place or r,~cwhcrct Do
we try TO excuse ourselves with TIE
words. "No man hath hired mo- Le.
+ Us recall that elsewhere il is written
lie gave authority TO His scrvdut-
and 10 every man his work" (Mark Mi
80, and again that lie called Ills
ten servants and delivered them ten
pounds and said unto them. occupy
till | come duke xix, 49,. II can
not be that there are any for whom
lie has no work. but we must remem
Der that He givcth to every one scy-
orally us lie will Il Cor. Xii III. not
as we will. We are not quite right
with Him until we have learned to
look into His face ana say. For any
manner OF service wholly at Thy colA.
mandmcnt" THY servants are ready
TO do whatsoever my Lord the King
shall appoint" q Chron. xviii. 21: j.
Sam. Xv. lM
1t may be 10 continue in hard place
with an unreasonable person like
IIagar. II may be TO serve twenty
years with some unjust LaOan as ia
cob did. 1t may he To open wells iia.
Isaac and let the PhilistincS hav,
them. 1t may be 10 suffer long aul
unjustly as Joseph did. Ii may D. 6.
feed the flock of Jethro forty years
while all the time YOU can't shake cal
the feeling chat You are called go %.
great deiivcrcr. If YOU are eye,
called TO be Il leader You viii certain.
ly have Il visit from the Great Dl.
tain that You may submit yoursv..
wholly and absolutely to u.1 49,
Joshua did II may Dc eightvcI year.
more at Nazareth in inc most CO.. .,.l
routine of Il most ordinary life. can
you say "Wha'soeverE and Wherp.e
He may place YOU will you let tou
notices be Unto The Lord" "l;r..~.
the Lord" DO not bargain with .n
for your penny. and labor simi.. ~
get it. like 50 many employee. .h
take little or no interest i'm their Won.
, or their employers interests. but c:.r
only for the wages which they thnl
they earn. Let the love of Christ con
) strain, the zeal of the Lord Oou~uu
you. Never mind the other Servant.
and their toll or their reward. buf ,....
absolute confidence in Him "al Geva
; ton to Him let il be seen THAT thc i0
, Of the Lord is your strength. We ar
called ultimately TO His kingdom uu.
glory, but we are called now to Gel
. lowship with Him in service and ST.!
. fering.
In the regeneration of the last les