The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-10-26
Sunday School Column
Side Lights on Next Sundays Les
son for Teachers and Pupils
BY CHAS. K. MEYERS
SUNDAY SCHOOL COLUMN.
Oct. 80. The Amounting of Jesus.
Matt. 26, 1-16.
By CHAS. K. MEYERS

Oct. 30. The Amounting OF Jesus
Matt 26, 1-16.
There are three leading points in
the lesson verses which we are to con
slider today. First, the assembling OF
the chief priests and scribes having
in the view the death Of Jesus; sec
ond, the amounting Of the Master by
Mary; third. the bargain made by
Judas to betray Jesus for thirty pieces
of silver.
The declaration of the prophet that
the Saviour would in time be led as a
lamb to the slaughter, came indeed
true in the death of Jesus at the
hands of the Jews. Looking at it
now it seems pitiful indeed to read
of the vengeance with which the Jew
ish leaders pursued the Saviour, and
His apparent helplessness to face
them. One cannot escape the feeling
that he could wish that in some way
Jesus would in the end defeat His en-
,emies. 1t was an awful ordeal through
which the disciples went, to witness
the triumph of the Jews and Jesus,
their leader, executed on the cross,
and buried in the tomb. 1t so often
happens in life about us, that we see
the good, pure and truly righteous, the
victims of wrong, sickness, death,
when il seems from our point of view
that if God cared for His servants
these innocent ones would be protect
ed and shielded. We can only say in
the language of the we'll known song,
"Some day we will understand and
trust that God is doing for the best.
The amounting of Jesus with prec-
ious ointment by the sister OF LaZa-
rus is one of the most touching Incl
dents of the bible. 1t will be remem-
bered that she it was who, on another
occasion, sat at the feet OF Jesus lis
tening to His words, and who re-
ceived the commentator that she had
chosen the good part. Her beloved
brother had been restored to her by
Jesus and her whole soul went out in
gratitude toward the benefactor. When
He came to her village and sat at
supper she took the opportunity to
make a supreme sacrifice of the most
precious thing she possessed as
token of her love and gratitude. AS
Jesus sat at the table she came for
ward and poured most costly ointment
over His head and feet and as further
sign OF respect she wiped His feet with
her hair. This part Of the scene is
told in John u, 2-3. When we stop to
consider what Jesus and the bible re-
ligion have done for us, our hearts
ought to impel us to a showing OF SUI
preme gratitude Love leads many to
undergo most terrible suffering, or
willingly submit to the greatest sacri-
fees for the sake of those loved on
earth. Those SO doing are deserVedly
of Jesus to earth to show us the true
character of God; to make certain the
promises of life after physical death,
and His suffering on the cross, all
call from US feelings of supreme graf
itude. aud those who do not recognize
and show it are decidedly in the
wrong.
We must turn from this scene of
beauty, and touching exhibition of
love. TO the hideous thoughts which
rise in contemplating the acceptance
by Judas of thirty pieces of silver to
betray Jesus into the hands of His
enemies. using a kiss as sign. Judas
was warned from doing the awful
deed by the Savior, yet he kept on
in his dcvilish career and made for
himself the supreme example in all
history of treachery and treason.
Many may think it strange that Judas
did not heed the warnings given him
by Jesus, did not see that Jesus knew
what he was about to do. and fee from
the imucnding gloom and terror Of
soul w,;ci, came in due time. In this
connection it can be asked why men
and women 60 on now in paths of sin
When they have warnings by the hun
lreds, forced on their attention daily?
They persist in evil habits with as
nuct, deyi,ishness as did Judas, and
,otl,iug father, mother, wife, sister.
brother, pastor or friend can say
,aems to have the slightest effect.