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Luke vii by an unnamed woman. bu
that by Marry of Bethany shortly be
fore the Passover. 1t was the heart
telt devotion of IA humble. believin,
heart. and He accepted it and APPROX
ed of ii and reproved those who foun,
fault
LESSON 1.-THE Last Supper. MARI
XIV. l2-2o. Golden Text. Cor xi, 20
AS often as We eat this bread ant
drink this cup We do show the Lord.
Heath till He come" Note the Pass
over greatly desired and its future full
hllnent in the kingdom The thought
OF that glory should keep us very hum
Die now and deliver us from all strife
ana ambition us We think of what II
cost Him To obtain ii for us. The
bread and wine should always say tC
us. It'll He come"
LESSON Ill.-ln the Garden of Geth-
semane. Mark xiv. 32-42 Golden Text
Matt. XVI. II. Watch and pray that
We enter not into temptation" Our ut.
ter inability 10 appreciate either His
suiferlngs or His glory is seen In the
sleeping or these three men in the gar
den and on the Mount Of Transfigura-
4 ton. His longing for some human
sympathy may be seen in His Could
est thou not watch one houry'
LESSON lN.-JeSus and Judas. Matt
XVI. 1850; xvii. $40 Golden Text.
Matt XVI. "a. Woe unto that man
through whom the Son of Man is be.
trayed. The last lesson seemed to be
Christ and the devil face TO face. as
IN the wilderness. This is Christ. and
the devil is n professed believer. who
dares to profess friendship by kiss.
ana Jesus tolerates it, The betrayer's
testimony to the innocence of Christ
is very strong
LESSON V.-The Arrest and Trial of
Jesus, Matt. XVI 57-GS Golden Text.
lisa. lii, q, lie is brought as Il lamb TO
the slaughter. and. as Il sheep before
her shearers. is dumb. so He Openeth
not His mouth" This lesson * an
awful Illustration Of the enmity OF the
human heart to God. who is only Love
Their Ill treatment of Him as they
hound Him To death is almost unbe-
lievable. He submits 10 all without u
murmur or reply
LESSON vi. - Sowing and Reaping.
Gal. vi. ITO Golden Text. Gal. vi. I.
Whatsoever Il man soweth that shall
he also reap" We are seeing the
meekness of Jesus aS He suffered i'm
our stead. and nothing is more becom-
ing in us than lowlineSs and meekness
and long suffering CEph. iv. y. II we
are crucified with Christ we must ever
reckon ourselves dead unto self and
sin and alive unto God.
LESSON Nll.-JeSus and Peter. Mark
xiv. 80, "a. G6-T2. Golden Text. |
Cor X. II, Let him that thinketh he |
standeth take heed lest he fall" When |
a true disciple allows the devil TO work
in him and speak through him il is a
great victory for the adversary and
dishonor TO Christ. but the unfaiing
and unchanging love of such Saviour
who loves His own TO the end i'm spite
of all their failures. is an exceeding
great comfort
LESSON VIII.-Jesus and PLATE. Matt
xvii. 11-26. Golden Text. Matt. xvii.
=, "Pilate saith unto them. What shall
do, then. with Jesus. who is called
CHRISTI Betrayed by one who pro
fessed TO be His. denied by one who
was really and truly His. condemned
10 death by the religious rulers. who
thought that they were Gods chosen
)nes, and now handed over for execu-
ion by the state which testified to His
innocence.
LESSON IX.-Christ Crucified, Mark
", 22-3I. Golden Text. lisa. Iii. 4.
Surely He hath borne our griefs and
arried our sorrows Yet we did es-
eem Him stricken, smitten of God
nd afflicted" Numbered with trans
-ressors. put to death as the vilest
jeered and Knocked as He
Jung upon the cross. forsaken by His
'ather. the agony Of ii all we cannot
egin to imagine. but we can hold fast :
he words His own self bare my :
ms"
LESSON y. - Christ Risen From the
lead. Mark xvi. Is: Matt. xviii.
lilo. Golden Text. Luke xiv. 5. G:
Why seek We the living among the
cad? He is not here. but is risen"
live forevermore and having all DOW
:. seated at the right hand of God.
lr Great High Priest. waiting for the
me to restore all things of which the
rophets have spoken.
LESSON XL-The Great Commission.
att. xviii. 1920 Luke xiv. 44-49.
olden Text. Matt xviii. 20. 10. /
II with you always even unto the
ID OF the world" As Adam was not
'mplete without Eve so the last .
dam waits FOR His Eve. the church.
Nv being gathered from all nations
the preaching Of the gospel in the
'wer of the Holy Spirit. which was
ver intended to win the world TO
lrist I'm this age. but. like Eliezar, OBJ
In a bride for the only Son.
LESSON MI. : The Ascension. LIKE
Nv. 5O-53; Acts 1. Ill Golden Text.
rs l. 2. ''He was taken up. and
,ud received Him out of their sight"