The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-10-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson I.-Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. q, 1914.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

diOlhtlHS 1T beIudHy ana Inc agree
ment of Judas IScariOt with the chief
priests to betray Him. The amounting
Is recorded by Matthew. Mark and
John; the mention of the passover and
of the sin of Judas by Matthew, Mark
and Luke. According to Matt XVI,
l, 2, it was after Jesus had finished
the sayings of chapters xiv and XIV
and two days before the passover that
He spoke of His approaching betrayal
and crucitixion, and we would con-
clude from Matthew and Mark that
the supper and amounting toob place at
that time.
From the account in John xii il
would seem that it was six days be-
fore the passover and preceding the so
called triumphal entry that they had
the supper and amounting. 1t seems
impossible TO arrange clearly some
times the sequence of all the events i'll
our Lords life, but the gospels were
written that we might know Himself
rather than the ORDER of events in His
life
1t is to some confusing that, while
Luke does not record this amounting,
he does mention an amounting in chap
ter VII, $3.50, which was also in the
house of a man called Simon. But
that was an altogether different event.
much earlier in His ministry and by
woman whose name is not given,
whose sins He fOrgaye. The event OF
our lesson was in the home of Martha
and Mary in Bethany, whose brother.
Lazarus, had been raised from the
dead John XII, l, 2. Matthew and
Mark say that it was in the house of
Simon the lepcr, but what relation he
was to Martha and Mary we are not
told and therefore do not need TO
know. II we think of it, and it seems
wise to do so, we can ask them when
we see them. John says that Lazarus
sat at the table with Him. What 4
suggestive saying. The man who had
been four days in the spirit world back
on earth alive and well-a man whom
death because that by reason Of him
many OF the Jews went away and be
lieved in Jesus John xii. Old.
At this supper Martha served, but
there is no record Of her being cum
bered as in Luke Y, 40. so we may
hope that she had grown spiritually
since that incident
In view of such words as Phil. iv,
6, I; Pet. V, {, we should never be
numbered or anxious. The words
They made Him a supper make us
think Of His post ascension words in
Rev. iii. 20, and of the blessed assur-
ance that if any one will open the door
He will come in and sup with them.
AS He sat at meat Mary came with
an alabaster box containing "A pound
and she broke the box and poured it
on His heal and anOinted His feet and
wiped His feet with her hair Verse 3;
Matt. xvi, I; John xii, 81. Not only
was the house filed with the odor of
the ointment but also the whole world.
in all the world the gospel should be
preached, this that she hath done shall
be spoken Of for memorial of her
This was real worship on the part of
Mary, heart alteration, and it was very
costly on her part and very precious
to His heart. We are reminded of a
saying of David in II Sam. xiv, "a,
Neither will | offer burnt offerings
unto the Lord my God of that which
doth cost me nothing Some one has
said that in Martha Mary and Laza-
rus we have a sample of a well round
ed Christian life-in Martha restful
service, in Mary real worship and in
Lazarus the power of a risen life.
There will always be some indignant
ones when more than ordinary (Which
is ordinarily very little is given TO
Him. 1t will be called waste and by
other names, while all spent upon our
selves will seem all right. Judas
Iscariot is called a thief in John xii, 6,
but what about the thieves of Nal.
Iii, S? If His love TO us does not con-
strain us to spend more for Him than
on ourselves then it is evident that
we love ourselves most
How comforting His word Let her
alone she hath wrought
good work on me- verse O.. Would
that some other faultfinding meddlers
might hear His Let alonsr' If we
are sure that we are doing all Unto
Him we may be confident of His APP
prevail whatever others may say. His
other word. she hath done what she
could" verse 81, we may not be so
sure Of, for OF how few can 1t be said
that we have done al that we could
He is the judge and will surely give
all possible credit that He can.
He said that she anonted His body
beforehand for burying. and 7 believe
that was her purpose. that she so in
tended ii. for it was her custom. when
she could to sit at His feet and hear
His word She was not found with the
other women who bought spices to
anoint His dead body and never used
them for that purpose. She seemed to
understand about, His cruel death at
the hand of His enemies and that she
could not minister to Him then, so
having made her preparation. she
watched for her opportunity. and He
arranged u For her. for he read her
heart How awful the contrast be
fwoen the hoart of Judas Iccotint and