Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-24

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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. be Ii
presented chiefly as the seeking
Savior; In the third. we observed him
as he acted in judgment upon Israel
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
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,
!. 'n0se OF rr~eParaeon 'os -
SION ihesc embrace Tue nint me-
lessons. (1) In the first, We have the
beautiful story of the love which
anointeu MN ior ouriai' "niUn ne :.
ceptea anu lmhorlaii1eu. ihS "eo
not oecause Oh tne siee'ness "
ACT out pecause u inc In, -
himseil anu Oh his worus.
we observe MN presiuine oVei anu
stltutins mat iastine memorial tne
symDohc Ieast' wherein the o'u pas'eo
away ana tne new o~lspensation 70
usnered H. lo) IN the tnliu lesson "o
view WIN awe tne agony VI 'ne ea.-
uen wherein ne aeuica.eu
the coming suhering' MOI as : w,n'
u as tnou VIII -aDsoiu'e sufrenuei
anu aeNsnt IN the fatner Will
H. Inose ina. rreceoeo ms 1as-
s'on' ihese next 1--WE iesaon' eau No
throreh a dorlros. which Ia vet nm.
fathomable and which ended in the
total darkness Of Calvary. az In this
lesson Judas is presented, the incarna-
ton Of evil. and the agent OF Satan,
who betrayed his Lord and Friend"
by a kiss. Here we see the utter ruin
of a soul which chose private ambition
instead Of fellowship with Jesus. (5)
This Is a presentation OF the greatest
and most appalling travesty OF justice
the world has ever e Humanity
never descended to any lower depths,
yet he is serene, calm, dignified and
strong. (6) The Temperance Lesson,
90 This lesson considers the heart
breaking rashness OF Peter. (S) This
is the story of the ignoble failure OF a
weak, vacillating, time-server. Pilates
conscience was keenly alive. yet at
last, 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
crucifed.
Story Of the Cross,
80,
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us 10 .he s.ory VI ne oioss ,,seii, do
considered IN THIS sequences Vi LESSONS
nelore nat a"e-inspir,ns' "onuer.
creatlng event we stan WIN paleo
heao. mere slh was unihasAeu anu uio
its utmost t'er aiso We oehoio srace
unveiiea anu actl'e'
w. 'he rostrass'on Lessons we
are no" IN q new Atmosphere ano
light, a new glory 10 TO De seen. wv
IN TINS lesson we oenoio tne empty
tomD' ior ne coulo not Dc noiuen o
oeatn. we snare WIN them tne siol'
ous' the 1oylul consciousness that ne
Wnom we nave just seen ole IN ~
nominy and shame n suner'ng 10
now awe ana ever hVetn TO De our
advocate ana e'~er-present ir,end, lhis
Is a glorious lact' that VI tne iiterai'
oodiiy resurrection OF christ rom
among tne DEAD. Haiieiu'an! ", IN
lesson eieVen tnls same tnousht Is
again empnasizea ana WIN Tue susses'
tlon OF lts ophsation' IN
that we are Witnesses OF these
tninss' inese nis uisoipies
ceiveu ,nei si.a nsn.." Mu
were 'oiu now s.aIe lug
eavior anu Aihs n,s. ~ aa uan' n'
mug ieliowsnip WIN ni
sen peioie lney arc son ou' s
VI muse
i.u, ns ue = sasoou.n.
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Oh tnose ias. worms who
sheweu Himself an,,s ai.ei ns pas.
sion Dy many inlaliple proois' oe,ns
seen Oh mem iorty aays' pay
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