The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-01-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson IlI.-FiTSt Quarter, For
ian. Is, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Luke tells us that Jesus. being full
Of the Holy Ghost. was led by the
Spirit into the Wilderness. being forty
days tempted of the devil. and that
after the temptation Jesus returned in
the power of the Spirit into Call -
duke iv. l. >. IA If we desire Sc
quence of the events in His life we
may have to consider before His re
turn to GaliPe the whole of John /. 49,
to iv. "a. But. combining ourselves rs
far as possible to our lesson portion
we should consider Johns brief min
istry and the reason of his imprison-
ment He was filed with the Holy
Spirit from his birth, and Jesus said
of him. Among those that are born
Of women there is not greater proph-
ct than John the Baptist" N.ukc j, -:
vii. 2Si. He was a Spirit flied. God
sent man. in very truth the Lords
messenger Yet his ministry WAS not
what men count q success. Just "a few
months public ministry. then imrr.s-
onmcat because hr dared to rebufp
sin IN high places Niark VII t7-t9l. and
then his martyrGom To- please wicked
woman. Bur he was approved Of GOD
from frst r, Inst ana Same tta,, worI
understand Tho dow, ..,,d ro+ ,.,.
amer fo.rs ,,trist inn, 30 WIS oarmit.
fed to ,orr,ao, ana f., tw ute fq;t1r,,l
messenger
IN connection with Jesus leaving
Ne2er.fg T., mako Ms homo I'm ,,,nsr.
rariul MO- must rarq I,-f.. g., 1eai
and n.,o l,,,. .,r.-,. IT,. .h.r =, ,,.
bower af rho S,,irit road tho Sc,inf,,,.a..
and sr.srn iu rb,. .,.p..,-.,,-,,, o., \,,,
roth. Ills own to,vpe,,.i, thrus, nm,
nut of ib.. ri.r md ortc,nn.ad IN I.ul
Him Then A.. c,ue ard dvart in "a.
pcrn,um. and .-raat vos rho rri,.ira,.,
Of thar CITY. ve, SEQ I5fs ,ror3. cnn.
corning # iu N9tt ri ~ 81
Notice fho afr ronaorpd nbrosa .tba+
# nioAt ba ,uIfued- ,.,,.,n,,rs 40. Il
II %. iv II. wifi Il. wi 1. ri ~.
xvii. ~. etc. ana rap,ornbcr his rcs.
direction yvord. I'm Tur-a WIN, 81 ",I.
tbiurs mu.; ba fuIfuad which y.,ro
yyritton in tne law ,f ,t,so, and 81,
fhe nronhnts and in tbn ps,I,,s con
corning Ne" Tho onototf,r, In o,,r
lesson from Is, ~ D LIQUIDS ~, r.,
verses 6 : and tnn KING and tho l,i,c
dom So also in jsa viii q r whore
He is sDol5rn Of MS - Ijgr, NJ fin, nar.
files. the coufoyt s3vs that He shall
not fail nor he dis,cIro.-aa rim TO
have SET Indictment in tba n9~th tvarso
A. or. in other words ,iu His l.f,od,.,,,
comes The darkness Is overvvhcre
and is Increasing and we ,ra riobt
into the auost,Sv of unborfaf ,,a ,ho
setting aside nf the v.ritfar word .,,i
the living word of which we hava in
the word hcan roreUarred For ho.
hold the darkness shall corar rho
earth and cross darkness tho naonlo
lut the Lord shall arise ,,pon thaa
1sgaen. and His .,lary shall inc 500,
upon thee and the p.tfons .b,l cor9a
To rbv Ggbt and kinrs IN the brfnbt.
ness Of thy rising" lisa TX II, Jesus
preacbed as Jobn had dona "perant
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"
iii .. fv H. but botb I.h, .pd Ia.,,s
yvcro slain and the kincdom was most.
poDed ri)l the risen and ascendad
Christ shall como ,o,in in mower and
clorv preceded law the rooI rjiiah nc
foretoIa nv Malachi and confirmed hv
Jesus Nal is. : 6. Matt viii 1o.1%
Read tbe last massage most carefully
and see how the roal Elijah SHAH no to
Christ's second coming what .rohn was
10 his first coming AcknowIedoinc
that Holm had come /, the snirit and
mower Of Elijah and had hean reiectod
He saws in unmistaIlahe words Eli.
iob trnIv shall first come D."
Meanwhile He is calling unto Him
soIf out Of tha world those who ara
willing to remain in tbe world as His
witnesses coming all things but loss
for the evceIIencv Of tbe knowIadpe of
himself ana the glory Of His kim
dom If we will follow Him If mnst
no nv denial or remuneration of slf
and \ WILLINGNESS 10 die daily that His
life may he seen in MS N1oft wi ~
o.. II cor iv II! Rut Tie does NOT
can rs TO This unvorldlv life without
settinr before MS the kingdom. The clio
rv and the rewards Matt xvi. y. 10
VIII o, When Peter on one occasion
said "Rebc,d. we have forsaken an ana
followed Thce-vb9t shall we have