The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-08
THE QUARTERLY REVIEW
BY Edward Leigh Pell, D. D.
The Sunday


! "io did liVl ilSoildlS ~ oCCiai t'aN
she was in league with the devil
Would such. man be likely to repent
and seek forgiveness?
May 22-The Death of John the
! Baptist-Matt. IA: 1-f2.--John the
| Baptist having rebuked Herold for
marrying Herodias his brother
Philips wife, was imprisoned By
Herod and finally at the instigation
of Hcrodias was put to death.
! HeroG stands before us as a monu-
mental warning against the man-tear-
ing spirit. If our LORDS injunction
Fear not them which kill the body"
needed any confirmation 1t would be
sufficient to point to this prince OF
towards. On the other hand, John
stands before US as a living exnorta-
ton to all men to carry out our Lords
| injunction to the letter. Herod fear
ed man and after a time went to a
! miserable end. No man has a kind
word for Herod to-day, and he WOULD
not be remembered at all but for the
warning he has left us. But John
the day John lost his head, he found
throne. He was beheaded but he
was crowned. and he wears his crown
still
/ May 29-The Multitudes Fed
Matt. IA: 1921, is. z9-3g-Jesus hav-
/ ing compassion for the weary and hum
CRY multitude fed 5000 men beside
women and children with a handful
/ OF bread and fish. On another oc-
casioa be fed 1000.
Jesus has compassion for the hun
CRY multitude going supperles to bed
But he has a deeper compassion for
hunger of the soul And as he has
abundant resources 10 supply the ply
steal wants of men, 80 he has abund-
ant resources 10 supply their spiritual
wants.
! June Jesus Walks on the Sea -
Matt. IA: 22-36.-The disciples belns
+ in peril Of their lives because of
storm. Jesus goes to their help. walk
ing on the sea, and peace and safety
go with him.
Jesus comes to the help of his owls.
He may not come until the fourth
watch, until the darkest hour that is
just before day. until our boat is
filed with mater and ready to sink,
but ne will come. And he VIII come
In time.
June 12.-The Csnaanitlsh Woman
Matt. Is: 2I2S.--A poor heather
woman went to Jesus seeking help for
her daughter who was a demonlac
and becauFe of the woman's faith her
daughter was healed.
This woman persisted 90 because
She mas fully conscious Of her need.
and 90 because she was fully as
sured that he could supply it And
because Ter faith was great she got
What she plead for-she had power
with God and prevailed Faith is the
key 10 the Kings treasury. Faith Is
the freedom Of the city of God By
faith We share the strength OF God.
June fs.-The Parable of the
SowcT.--Aiatt. Is: 1S-22-By tellins
a story Of how a sower sowe ed and
how most of the seed were lost be-
cause they fell either on the hart
places, Jesus answered the question
why the gospel which was transform
ed IsS&ny lives leaves so many more
ive~W parently untouched. Though
we r&a the Bible through Il thous-
and times and hear ten thousand ser
mons. and open not our hearts To
accept and appropriate what we hear,
II VIII profit US nothing.
June 26,--Para BILE of the Tares
Matt 1924 80, IS iiaa.-=t3y telling
story OF how a man sowed good seed
In his field and how his enemy came
after him and sowed tares so that the
heat and tares grew up together
Jesus answered the old questions.
Why Is II that the wicked so often
flourish like green bay tree here and
that the righteous must wait for the
in the kingdom Of their Father" Why
should not the tares be gathered up be-
fore they DO any harm? Why may not
James and John call down fire from
heaven upon the inhospitabie Samari-
/ tans? What right have the wicked
here anyway?
+ Allowing the wicked TO remain will
+ do them no harm and may do them
good: and while 1t may in some degree
endangcr the good they are not so
likely 10 be choked down by the growth
Of the tares as they are Of being rooted
up by the pulling up of the tares. The
wheat is not yet rooted deep enough
TO run the risk.
July S.-Pictures of the Kingdom
Matt. 1891, 44-52.--By pointing out
! certain nkenesses- between he religion
which he came to establish and q
mustard seed. bit OF leaven. a hidden
treasure. and a pearl of great price
Jesus taught the infinite possibilities
Of his religion and It's priceless value