The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1911-10-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson W.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. 22, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text OF the Lesson, e. III, to w, d
Memory Verses, iii, 11-0oIden Text,
Pc. o, documentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. stearns.
The topic Of the lesson today Is tho
rebuilding Of the temple, which was
begun in the second year Of their re-
turn Oil, 81. 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 one ac-
cord. for they gathered together as
one man to Jerusalem Oil, u. This
unity Of heart must be very pleasing to
the Lord Compare the seven lone &C
cords of Acts 1, IA; ii, l, 40; iv, A;v, s,
II; viii, 6; XIV. rs, all for God, and the
four lone accords" Of the devil, Acts
vii, 81; xii, 20; xviii, IL; xix, %.
Their first essential to the worship
Of the Lord was an altar for sacrifice
Oil, p. See the affairs Of Noah and
Abram (Gen. viii, 20; xii, 7, 8; xiii, A.,
but observe that he had no altar In
Egypt Mark the threefold phrase
Unto the Lord" Gii, 3, 8, 81, and If
you can find time to mark this and
Before the Lord" in the book Of Le-
viticus, where they are found many
times. you will be greatly profited, as
these two sayings cover all real Chris
tian 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, 4: Kings
viii. SO; XIV, 30; II Chron. viii, -, IA;
Lev. Iii, "a. 1t is used once of the
devils tyranny in Elk. v, 10. 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" Oil, 8, 8, 10, II, 12) re-
minds US Of the great business in
which we now are or should be en-.
gagged, the building Of the church,
which is His body Eph. 1, %, %; II,
1922, "His own house, whose house
are we" QHab. iii, 81.
The house Of our lesson was literal
building Of wood and stone at Jerusa-
lem. The building on which we are
engaged Is one Of which the living
stones are men and women and boys
and girls, according to I Pet. II, 8, 6,
and every soul saved in any part Of
the world Is another stone for the
building. There were much praise and
thanksgiving at the laying Of the foun-
dalton Of this temple Oil, 10, ID. We
should be always full Of praise be-
cause Of our foundation, which has
been laid strong and sure forever
Qsa. xviii, 16; Cor. iii, ny, provided
we are on that foundation by faith in
Christ Jesus. All else will be swept
away. AS we go on with the build.
ing day by day some are weeping be-
cause of many discouragements. while
some shout for JOY Oil, II, 13).
Some look backward and tell US
Of better things in the past. Some
look around and are discouraged be-
cause Of the worldliness and unbelief
which prevail. The only way to look
is upward to Him Of whom it Is writ
ten, "He shall not fail nor be dis
couraged Qsa. xiii, ~. Certain people
who were adversarles of Judah and
building, but the governor and the
high priest said to them, aye have
nothing to do with us to build an
house unto our God" So their assist
ance was refused, and rightly too.
Then they did all they could to hinder
the work, and used force and power
to cause 1t to cease, and succeeded, so
that for many years there was no
progress made with the building Qv,
10, %, 20.
In the building of the church, the
body Of Christ, those who profess to
be interested act so differently from
Zerubbabel and Joshua, inasmuch as
they seek help Of every kind from all
sorts of people. never considering
whether they are the Lords or not.
As a rule, no questions are asked as
to whether saved or unsaved II only
money can be obtained or help in the
choir, or whatever is needed. This Is
all wrong, and the way Of our lesson
IL the only right way, for light cannot
have fellowship with darkness nor
believers with unbelievers, and they
that are in the flesh (unsaved people,
cannot please God Oh Cor vi, 14-18;
Rom. viii, z, 81. There is much that Is
called church work in which It Is
possible that the Lord has no part at
all, as He never gave the pattern. The
only real work Of true believers Is to
manifest the life Of Jesus and win
others to Him. Building up ones own
congregation or advancing the inter-
ests Of denomination may not be Of
the Lord at all, but may come under
the heading Of Hag. I, 4, 0, milne house
is waste, and ye run every man to his
own house." I am sure that the Lord
Is calling to His people now. as He
did hv ua opai and Zpchariah