The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-10-19
sunday SCHOOL.
Lesson Iv.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. %, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Rev. D. M. Stearns.
The topic Of the lesson today is the
rebuilding Of the temple, which was
begun in the second year Of their re-
turn Til. s.. but in the seventh month
of the first year they repaired the altar
and offered sacrifices.
According to Lev. xiii, 1886, the
program for the seventh month was.
for the first day blowing Of trumpets.
on the tenth day the atonement on
the fifteenth day the feast OF taber-
nacles. and these they seem to have
carefully observed. Note the ore ac-
cord. for they gathered together as
one man to Jerusalem Gil. y. This
unity of heart must be ye.. .,>lslng to
the Lord. Compare the seven lone ac-
cords" of Acts i. IA; ii, l, 40; ". n; V, D.
II; viii. 6: XIV. IS. all for God. and the
four "ane accords'' of the devil. Acts
vii, 81: xii. 20; xviii. II; xix, %.
Their first essential to the worship
of the Lord was IN altar for sacrifice
y,
Abram (Gen. viii, 20: Xii. I. s; xiii. a,
but observe that he had no altar in
Egypt. Mark the threefold phrase
Unto the Lord" iii. 3, 3. g.. and if
you can find time to mark this and
Before the Lord in the book of Lee
viticus, where they are found many
times, you will be greatly profited, as
these two sayings cover all real Chris
tan life. There is a saying in iii, 4,
worthy Of close attention. "As the
duty Of every day required" or as in
the margin, 1.-THE matter of the day in
his day." 1t is found just seven times
pertaining to the things Of God, the
other six being in Elk. xvi. i: | Kings
viii. 50; XIV. 80; II Chron. viii. Ii, IA;
Lev Iii. 81. 1t is used once OF the
| devils tyranny In Ely. V. Is. We are
reminded of AS thy days so shall thy
strength be" and "Give us this day our
daily bread
The expression 1.-The house or temple
Of the Lord" Gil, 8. 8, 10. II. 12) re-
minds us Of the great business in
| which we now are or should be ell
gagged. the building Of the church.
which is His body (Eph. i. -. %; ii
1929. His own house. whose house
are we'' (Hab. iii, g..
The house of our lesson was Il litera
building of wood and stone at Jerusa
!. lem. The building on which. we arr
engaged is one Of which the living
stones are men and women and boy:
and girls, according to Pet. ii. 5, q
and every soul saved in any part O.
the world is another stone for tn
building. There were much praise ant
thanksgiving at the laying Of the foun
dation of this temple Gii. 10. IL. W,
should be always full of praise be
cause of our foundation, which ha
been laid strong and sure foreve
lisa. xviii, 16: Cor iii, III, provide
we are on that foundation by faith i
Christ Jesus All else WILDE sweep
away. AS we go on with the build
ing day by day some are weeping be
cause of many discoura eements. Will
some shout fer joy Gii, II, 49,.
Some look backward and tell u
Of better things in the past. Som
look around and are discouraged bt
cause of the worldliness and unbele
which prevail The only way to loo
Is upward to Him Of whom it is wri
| ten, HE shall not fail nor be di
l ccuraged Qsa. xiii. d. Certain peopl
who were adversaries of Judah an
! BENJAMIN wanted to help with tn
r building, but the governor and tt
! high priest said to them, aye hay
I nothing to do with us to build q
;. house unto our God" So their assis
\ ance was refused, and rightly to
/ Then they did all they could to hind
4 the work, and used force and pow
r TO cause it to cease. and succeeded, s
}. that for many years there was I
progress made with the building ii
1-5, %, "a.
In the building of the church, Il
o body Of Christ, those who profess
! be interested act so differently fro
r Zcrubbabel and Joshua, inasmuch
e they seek help of every kind from ;
; sorts of people, never consideril
n whether they are the Lords or NJ
f AS rule, no questions are asked
4 to whether saved or unsaved if on
4 money can be obtained or help in Il
+ choir. or whatever is needed. This
e al! wrong. and the way of our less
l. IS the only right way, for light cam
$ have fellowship with darkness n
n believers with unhelievers. and tn
3 that are in the flesh (unsaved peop
i cannot please God Oh Cor vi. al
. Rom. viii. Z. 81. There is much that
r called church work in which it
!" possible that the Lord has no part
n all. as He never gave the pattern. T
only real work of true believers is
manifest the life Of Jesus and "
others to Him. Building up ones OF
= congregation or advancing the int
e ests Of a denomination may not be
Il the Lord at all. but may come un(
d the heading Of Hag. /, 4. 0. mine hot
It Is waste. and We run every man to
d own house." am sure that the Le
d is calling to His people now. as
t. did by Haggai and Zechariah.
d As the work on the temple "
d resumed and the building finish
l. through the prophesying Of Hag'
d and Zechariah fEz. vi. IA. 15),
D surely shall the church. the body
e Christ. be completed and taken up
i; meet the Lord in the air before
h. end of this evil age. and then sh
come an age OF peace and righteo
ness with Israe! as center,