The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-12-31

called the disciples aside and eX'
planned to them one of the great
thoughts of His gospel. This truth is
none other than that those who best
please God are those who are humble,
not self seeking; finding their highest
pleasure in serving others. The self
seeking spirit belongs to Satan's king
dom, and not to Christ's. One of the
minor good thoughts OF this lesson
can be found in the fact that Jesus
took His disciples aside for a quiet
talk when he wished ii correct them
for their wrong thoughts and ambi-
tions. This action of Jesus is an ex-
ample to us-that reproof of parent
to child, teacher to pupil or employer
to employee is best made in private,
when the humiliation of seemingly
bowling in submission or taking rebuke
in the presence of others does not in
terfere or injure the pride CT the one
who is being spoken to.
Jesus now begins to glorify the child
life. He says that those who strive to
be first shall be last of ALL and that
those who are ready to minister or be
a servant to others, for His sake, shall
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little child in His arms and gloritied
the qualities which go with right child
hood-that is being humble, loving
and of trusting spirit. There is
story coming to us which is in point
at this time, telling OF Roman prince
who seated himself in his great castle
one night to a feast, when suddenly
there was a tap at the window and
child's face appeared and voice said,
"'The Christ child is hungry The
prince was enraged at this intrusion,
but his rich foods became tasteless.
Soon there was another tap at the
window and voice said "The Christ
child is cold" He was again angry.
but the fires in his crate grew cold
At this the prince awoke in his soul
and he rushed into the darkness call
ing after the child His footsteps led
to where widow was dead and three
children were sobing in the night. His
heart was moved with sympathy. He
took the hungry children and made
them his own, and then all was joy
and gladness.
How beautiful are the words, Jesus
and the children" 1t brings before us
the kindly loving words and actions of
the blessed Jesus toward the little |
ones. 1t is in this lesson that Jesus !
uttered those precious words, Suffer |
little children to come unto me and
forbid them not, for of such is the king
dom Of God" and took them in His
arms and blessed them. 1t was at this
time that He declared that only those
could enter His kingdom who accept
ed His words and had the trusting
.aith of little child. 1t will be re-
nembered that the record says the
disciples hindered the children from
coming to Jesus. AS we look back at
heir conduct now we think we would
lever do such thing. 1t has been
that many professed dis
.iples of Jesus at this day hinder the
children from coming to Jesus by set
ing them bad example, by neglect Z
ng their religious training, by hav-
ng worldly home, or by sneers and
idicule of their efforts to do good
nd desire to be known as belonging
D God and His church.
How mrch the religion of Jesus has
one for the children! In every land
there His gospel is preached child
God is glorified and dignified. Its {
lights to life, healthful surroundings I
nd good education are upheld by law
nd public sentiment, while in heath f
n lands the child has no place of '
CnOr.
In India they are made sacrifices to
re evil spirits whom it is wished to f
lease. and cursed as child widows. g
/ China many villages have place
here babes are taken to die. In AT i
ca the girls are not supposed to have
hat we call virtue. Blessed be the \
ospel of Jesus which has done so i
uch for the children. S
Then let us note the attitude of
ssus toward child life. Let us trust S
i'm as the child, being loving hum il
e. Let us bring them up as His from
Re beginning of things, ever recogniz- C
e them as His. Let us beware of {
aiding them estray. remembering the
arning that it were better to be
-owned in the sea with milestone n
bout the neck than to offend one of
DDS little ones. Il