Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-08-06
Jesus on the Way
to Jerusalem
Sunday School Lesson fer Aug. 7. 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

PLACE.-Perea. beyond Jordan. during
Jesus last Journey to Jerusalem
Susse Stion and Practical Thouaht.
He did for men those deeds which
revealed The loving kindness Of our
father. The blessings 20 be found In
MS kingdom. aud the spirit that must
tn every one Who enters and dweIls
tnerein.-Ns. 10 When Jesus has
finished these sayings" His private IN
structions TO his disciples during tho
past Few weeks. He departed from
Gaiilee and came into the coasts.
borders. Jesus by his words and
deeds expressed the loving kindness
aud tender mercies OF our Heavenly
Father They were the incarnation.
the visible expressions OF the heart Of
OUR invisible God.
Jesus through his treatment OF chill
dren taught us some OF the most ef-
fectlve ways OF bringing the world
into the kingdom OF heaven.
BY training the children 20 follow
him.
BY ourselves having the chuduke
spirit
After Jesus had built around the
/ family a wall of defense against the
lusts and dragons OF the slime" that
would ru!n it Dvs. 2-I2l there were
1v. l31 brought unto him little chill
dreu."
should put bis hands on them. %
those hands that had been used I'm
many "a miracle of healing and even
of raising the dead The touching
would make more real to them the
fact % his blessing conveyed iu this
way. and would be am influential mem.
CRY To- the children an their lives Ions.
And pray" Invoke Gods blessing
upon them. pray that an good should
come Co them for this life and the life
20 come. that they might grow up in
the kingdom OF heaven.
But when his disciples" saw H..
they "rebuked them" the mothers
They probably thought that Jesus
ought not 90 stop his important teach
ings merely 90 bless a few children
But Jesus" moved with lndigna-
tiou mark 10:1H because they so
misunderstood his character and his
work as 20 hinder any who wished 20
come 20 him. especially children. the
hope OF the church. and the mothers.
the best workers for his kingdom
called them unto him G.uke). taking
the children iu his arms. and blessing
them Mark. suffer tpcrmit. let
them alonel little children for
bid them not emphasizing his com.
mand by the repetition. putting II IN
both the positive and the negative
form. To come unto me-"
Twelve men We're debating great
questions about the expected kingdom
The Master set a little child In their
midst and said Think OF him
The highest good. the "summum
bonum" OF man Is eternal life IN the
kingdom OF GoJ-Vs. 1926. Parallels
Mark l0-lt22: Luke 1s.1S.23. As
Jesus was leaving the house where
ne had blessed the children MARX
lO-l3-l1). one came running Mark.
showing his earnestness. and kneeled
before him and said. Good Master"
tteacher), what good thing shall /
do What act OF sacrifice or heroisr,
what generous action. what peDance
or suueringsr lie has the idea 81 pur.
chasing, OF deserving. OF lnherlting
eternal iife. THAT may have" Mark.
'inherit) eternal life" have 70 as a
permanent possession. In the home OF
bis father.
why callest thou me good" The
reading adopted by the revIsers Is
Why askest thou me concerning that
which is goode" What is the real
good you are seeking for
But n thou wilt enter into life"
tthe true life. eternal ufel. keen the
commandments" The young man
asks which. and Jesus names several
OF the commandments that relate TO
his conduct toward his fellowmen. and
adds love thy neighbor as thyself"
the sum and soul OF them all Sell
that thou hast" Not 'or himself. but
to give TO the poor
And thou shalt have treasure In
heaven" You will have the char.
acter which belongs 20 heaven and
have noble and glorious part In the
redemption OF the world.
And then Jesus made him the great.
est possible offer. greater than the
emperor could have bestowed upon
him. greater than he could conceive
unless he could have seen the vision
OF the Gospels triumph and OF Jesus
the King or kings and Lord OF lords in
redeemed world. That offer was
Come and follow me" Come 20
Jesus. 20 HIS character and person
Join the company OF the apostles who
were to carry on the kingdom OF God
in the world. He might be the bust.
ness man OF the apostles in the place
OF Judas. who had failed There was
need and a place for just such
man.
MahmOud. the greatest NOLAN.
medan conQueror OF India. when he
had reached Somnat. an idol IS feet
high facing the entrance OF the tenn
pie. instantly ordered the image TO he
destroyed; but the Brahmins threw
themselves before him and offered an
enormous ransom II he would snare
their duty ''Mahmoud struck the
image with mis- mace His examule
was instantaneously followed. and the
image burst and poured forth a ouan-
THY OF diamonds ane other Jewels
which amply reraid Mahmoud for tba