The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-12-22

! With the exception of the temper
ance lesson, all the lessons of the quar-
/ ter have to do with the death and res
direction of our Lord. In the first
! quarter we considered Jesus as the
! great Teacher; in the second, he is
| presented chiefly as the seeking
! Savior; in the third. we observed him
/ as he acted in judgment upon Israel
I and sin; in this last, he is seen in his
/ supreme office as Savior and king The
| king OF love- he is also the worlds
1 Savior. Deny him his kingship, refuse
/ to become a subject of that kingdom
of which he is the head and we bring
| upon ourselves the condemnation of a
righteous judgment This past quar-
ter particularly reveals him in that
final ministry which resulted in the
initiation of the new enterprise of pro-
claiming his gospel, to the end that
his kingdom shall be established. We
shall consider the lessons under four
| headings:
Story of Love.
|. Those OF Preparation for His Pas
sion. These embrace the first three
lessons. Cd In the first, we have the
beautiful story of the love which
anointed him for burial, which he &C
cepted and immortalized This was
not because of the greatness of the
act, but because of the appreciation of
| himself and of his words. CD Here
we observe him presiding over and in
shutting that lasting memorial, the
| symbolic feast, wherein the old passes
| away and the new dispensation is
ushered in. CD In the third lesson we
view with awe the agony of the gar
den wherein he dedicated himself to
the corning suffering, Not as l will,
but as thou wilt"-absolute surrender
| and delight in the Fathers will.
II. Those That Preceded His Pas
sion. These next five lessons lead US
through those dark shadows, yea,
through darkness which is yet un-
fathomable and which ended in the
total darkness of Calvary. (4) In this
lesson Judas is presented the incarna-
ton Of evil, and the agent of Satan,
who betrayed his Lord and Friend"
| by kiss. Here we see the utter ruin
of soul which chose private ambition
| instead of fellowship with Jesus. go
| This is a presentation of the greatest
and most appalling travesty of Justice
the world has ever seen. Humanity
never descended to any lower depths,
! yet he is serene, calm, dignified and
strong. co The Temperance Lesson.
% This lesson, considers the heart
! breaking rashness of Peter. 90 This
s the story of the ignoble failure Of a
weak. vacillating time-server. Pilates
| conscience was keenly alive, yet at
asst that he might save himself and
| retain his position of power, he gave
/ Jesus over to the hatred and malice Of
his enemies by ordering him to be
| 3rucifed
Story of the Cross.
| III. His Passion. 90 This brings
is to the story Of the cross itself, as
considered in this sequence of lessons.
Before that awe-inspiring, wonder
creating event we stand with barred
head. Here sin was unmasked and did
it's utmost Her also we behold grace
unveiled and active.
| ~. The Post-Passion Lessons. We
! are now in a new atmosphere and
/ light, a new glory is to be seen. (10)
/ In this lesson we behold the empty
! tomb, for HE could not be holden of
! death" We share with them the glori-
Gus, the joyful consciousness that he
/ hau Y,cts dia in To-
nominy and shame and suffering is
now alive and ever liveth" to be our
advocate and ever-present friend. This
! is a glorious fact, that of the literal,
bodily resurrection of Christ from
among the dead. Hallelujah! QD In
/ lesson eleven thisf same thought is
| again emphasized and with the sugges-
| ton of it's accompanying obligation, in
/ that 1--WE are witnesses of these
| things" These first disciples re-
! ceived their great commission and
were told how in Infinite grace the
Savior and king first Of all calls his
followers into fellowship with him
self before they are sent out to carry
on those enterprises which are the
fruit of his death sand resurrection.
4 (12) In this is found the blessed record
of those last words Of him who
Showed himself alive after his pas
sion by many infallible proofs, being
seen of them forty days, and speaking
Of the things concerning the kingdom"
4 (Acts 1:3). Here is not alone the I'M
questioned certainty of the resurrec-
ton of Christ from the dead, but the
record of his present place ''in the
+ heavenlies," whittier he assembled to
be with the Father, and also the glo-
rious hope of his coming again lin like
manner as ye saw him ascending"
Bodily he left this earth, bodily and
lin great glory" he is to return. Praise
his name!
/ In "Tarbells Teachers Guide is a.
good suggestion for review Sunday,
viz, that a series of elliptical phrases
be written upon board or chart, that
will fix the chief idea or serve to re-
call the lessons, as follows:
% Let her alone (2) For
We have the poor CD Where
soever this gospel shall be preached
(4) Verify 1 say unto you,
One 80 For the Son of Man
goeth -. CO. This is my blood
Cd Take ye 81 My
soul is 60 Father, all things
+. (10) Watch and Old
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