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with the sxceptioa Of the temper
ancs lesson. al the lessons Of the quar-
ter have TO do with the death and res
direction Of our Lord. In the nrst
quarter We considered Jesus - the
great Teacher; In the second. he II
presented chiefly ~ the seeking
Savior; in the third, we observed him
~ he acted In judgment upon Israel
and sin; In this last. he II seen In his
supreme once % Savior and king. Tho
king OF love. he ID also the worlds
Savior. Deny him his kingshiN refuse
to become = subject Of that kingdom
Of which he ID the head and we bring
upon ourselves the condemnation Of
righteous judgment This past quar-
ter particularly reveals him in thai
ANAL ministry which resulted In the
initiation Of the new enterprise Of pro
claiming his gospel. to the end tina,
his kingdom shall b established. We
shall consider the lessons under -four
headings:
Story u levs.
I. rhess Of Preparation set HE Pas
sion. These embrace the FIRST three
lessons. "a 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 90 Here
We observe him presiding over and In
stituting that lasting memorial. the
symbolic feast, wherein the old passes
away and the new dispensation 70
ushered In. (3) In the third lesson we
view with awe the agony Of the gar.
den wherein he dedicated himself to
the coming suffering. Not as ! will.
but ~ thou wilt"-absolute surrender
and delight in the Fathers will.
u. rhose That Preceded HE pas.
slen. These next I'VE lessons lead u
through those dark shadows. yea.
through . darkness which IL yet un.
fathomable and which ended in tho
total darkness Of Calvary. az In this
lesson Judas 10 presented. the incarnar
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. (6)
This 10 = presentation Of the greatsst
and most appalling travesty OF Justice
the world has ever seen. Humanity
never descended to any lower depths.
yet he ID serene. calm. dignified and
strong. (O The Temperance Lesson.
"a This lesson considers the heart
breaking rashness Of Peter. 90 This
10 the story Of the ignoble failure OF .
weak. vacillating. timeserver.
story Of the cross.
10. His Passion. (9) This brings
US TO the story Of the cross itself. a.
considered In this sequence Of Lessons.
Before that awe-inspiring. wonder
creating event we stand with barred
head. Here sin was unmarked and did
its utmost. Her also We behold grace
unveiled and active.
w. The Post.passieM lsssons. We
are now In . new atmosphere and
light. . new glory In to DO seen. (1O
In this lesson We behold the empty
tomb. for He could not BE- holden Of
DEATH" We share with them the glort
Gus. the joyful consciousness that he
whom We have lust sssn do In q.
nominy and shame and suffering IL
now alive and lever liveth" ID be our
advocate and ever.present friend. This
h Q glorious fact. that Of the literal,
bodily resurrection Of Christ from
among the dead. Hallelujah! (li) In
lesson eleven this same thought 10
again emphasized and with the susges-
tion Of It's accompanying OBLIGATION. In
that I'VE are witnesses OF these
things."
In "Tarbell,s Teacher,' Guide" Il q
rood suggestion for review sunday.
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