Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xIl.-Second Quarter,
For June %. 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

WV ttrrls 10 N.
Prepared by Rev. o. NJ. Stearns.
This AMOUNTING OF Jesus by a penitent
woman is recorded only by Luke
There Is another amounting later In His
which is recorded by Mat
thew. Mark and John. but not ny
Luke That was at Bethany. and
Mary, the sister OF Martha. anointed
Him for his burial. This was probably
At Main. and the name OF the womanis
not given Both anointings were In
the houses Of men called Simon. but
the one is called Simon the PhLrisee
and the other Simon the leper In to.
days lesson the woman washed His
feet with penitential tears. wiped them
With her hair. kissed them and anoint
ed them. At Bethany Mary Amounted
His head as well as His feet. but there
is no record OF her washing them.
They are manifestly two wholly DIFF
ferent incidents at different times and
in different places. but Jesus Christ
Himself is the center IN each. as He is
In all the Bible. and everywhere and at
all times revealing God the Father. In
our lesson he Is in the house Of one
who knew Him not nor treated Him
with common courtesy. as we learn
from the words Of Jesus In verses n
40, Thou gavest me no water for ing
feet; thou gavest me no kiss; my head
with oil thou didst not anoInt" Al
Bethany He was In the house Of those
who loved him. This Pharisee reminds
as OF the one in chapter xviii. Il. II.
and In verse so Of our lesson chapter we
read that the Pharisees and lawyers
rejected the counsel OF God against
themselves" In chapter xvi. IA. II is
said that the Pharisees derided Him ano
Bis teaching. he went wherever He
could do good and heal n sin sick soul
or a diseased body. never thinking OF
Himself or OF His unkind treatment by
others He did not hesitate TO touch
the world in any form for its good hut
He was as separate from IL as light
from darkness He came to save sin.
ners. to seek and to save the lost. and
tnasmuch as He Himself said. There l.
Joy in the presence OF the angels OF
God over one sinner that repenteth'
duke XIV. 20. He was no doubt full OF
Joy when He found any one like this
woman. or the woman Of Samaria. OF
Nicodemus. or Zaccheus. or the peni.
tent thief. willing TO be saved. Per.
haps she bad heard His Come unto
me" or His words to another. "Daugh.
ter, be OF good comfort; thy faith hath
made thee whole Matt H. IS; X. 22i
Somehow she had heard and believed
and had wasted her opportunity &c
thank Him. Now 1t had come within
her reach. and she FASTENED to do all
that was In her heart IL mattered not
TO her that the house was that OF
Simon the Pharisee; she was not think.
ing OF either Simon or his house. but
OF just one person who had made hel
blind to all but Himself. She knew
her sin better than Simon did. and 81
did BE to whom she had now come
How unusual such tears and such de-
vouon. and how refreshing all must
have been 10 Him. She washed His
feet with her tears. but He had washed
her soul by His precious blood. soon
to be shed for her. See her humility. n,
His feet behind Him; see her contri
ton. weeping over His feet and think
ing how her own had wandered. SOM
one has said that the essence Of he,
heart was distilled TO battle His fee,
and the glory OF her head unbound t.
furnish Him with q towel. Hnd shr
kingdoms 10 give they would have
been laid at His feet. but she did he
best and He accepted. She did MOI
send by another. She rendered per
sonal gratitude She was so occupied
with Him that Simon's frowus were
nothing to her. There Is no record OF II
word she uttered: but. oh. bow the
tears. the disheveled hair. the precious
ointment. did talk for her. She had No
thought OF calling any ones attention
to her: she cared for no ones opinion
she was endeavoring 10 thank Him
He accepted her gratitude. He looked
At her. He took her part. He spoke to
her and said to her. Thy sins Gre FOR.
given: they faith hath saved thee: go IN
peace" (verses As. 50l. Her name we
know not. but IT is written in heaven
luke Z. 90. May the Joy OF sins for.
given be reality to us and a whole
souled devotion to Him be seen IN our
daily lives. Simon thought that he
knew her. but that Jesus did not know
her, where's Jesus knew both Of them
rs they did not know themselves. He
would have saved Simon as readily az
He did the woman II Simon had con.