The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-05-17
The
Sunday School
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM
MENTS FOR MAY 20.
Subject; The Death Of John the Bara
tist, Matt. Commit
Verses 10, IL.

TIME.-A d.
Observation-Disclosures
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about If ana lnneing ~ sea Tesy,s
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settled 1T,nke e.e9 R,,t consc si,sc
asserted tic svav ana TIerod so+tIad
/ down III this sTabr WHOM, I beboad-
ed he l. risen', mari e.14-9es
| John will indeed rice r. acc,,sa IIarod
as will everv sin that il rot covarad
with the atouing blood ~ accuse.
every sinner. The roval murfare,
was having a foretaste If hell Han.
od's uresent agitation soon .nassad
/ away Luke 23:S) but tba remorse
ia come will he endless fMarlr o.44,
| 46o
IT. Herod Afraid of the Multitude
2-5 John was q model court nreach'
or. IT mattered not to him that his
bearer was a king All he saw was
| q sinner 4 sinner who wore crown
was to Jobn not essentially different
from any other sinner. John did moi
mince words. he will save the royal
adulterer, If he can. and pointing Al
HeroIias he Numbered. at is not law.
ful for thee to have her. Brave,
| faithful servant of God. Such men.
are needed in every age. But John
got the prison and the headsman's
| block for his earthly reward (cfj
Matt 5:11. 10. I,uke 6:26) John.
lost his head hut he saved himself
from the awful guilt and condemna-
fion If the messenger Of Cod who is.
recreant to his trust ZEE. s.IsJ,
Herod had a wholesome fear Of John.
The latter had awakened that awe in
the bosom of the former that right
eous and holy men often inspire in,
the hearts of those who would do
them harm (Mark $40; comp. /
Kings 21.20). Herod was touched
and listened to him gladly, but he
did not give ND his sin. and SO there
could be no doubt as to what the ulti-
mate outcome would be. There is no
hope for the man who is simply in
terested in the truth and listens to it
gladly, but who does not forsake sin.
The time soon came when Herod
wished to silence this accusing voice
that he was not willing to obey. But
now he was restrained by a fear of
the people. The man who is re-
strained from sin only by the fear Of
man will not be restrained long (v.
81. Fear seems to have been the rub
ing impulse in this mans life; first,
fear of John, then fear of the people,
then fear Of chose which sat at meat
with him." and then fear of Johns
ghost. About the unhappiest man on
earth is the man who Is governed by
his fears.
III. Herod Afraid of Those Who
Sat at Meat With Him. 6-f2. The
steps by which Herod walked to eter.
nal infamy are an Instructive illus
tration of the growth of sin. First,
he took his brothers wife: second,
he rejected faithful warning; third,
he imprisoned the faithful preacher:
fourth, he gave a wine supper; fifth.
he watched beautiful dancer; sixth,
he obeyed the promptings of an i'm.
agination excited by wine and lasciv.
iousness. and made a rash vow: sew
enth. in fear of ridicule he kent his
wicked oath: eighth. he murdered q
holy man. There are few things that
grow so rapidly as sin. He is not the
last man who has got into trouble
by giving a wine simmer nor the last
who has plunged headlong into crime
because Of q beautiful dancer Lei
it be horne in mind foo that the
dancer BELONGED to atbe verv hest 90
cietv,' Of the lay and fine dancing was
done before n very select comnanv
mark 6.2D Herodias anneara IN
the story in even a worse lipbt Than
Herod Herod was entrannad Har.
odias set the tran n was aJI delihar.
atelv ARRANGED She had sat harsoit
against John and desired to XIII him
mark 6.19). but Herod stood in the
way. Herodias waited ber emporium
ity. she sent her dauphtar Il to act
the part Of a shameless dancer what
is a daughters modestv to ! wornan,s
nitilass hate9 Horod w., ,,1assad go
made his rash nroTnise Tbe da,, Oh
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tions ana b,,rr;aa baoIr ,,,stt, ~ ~
fano,s recnest fo, Jahn az ~ ps INF ~
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