Morgan County republican., 1914-03-26

GOLDEN TExT-"He hath showed
thee, o man. Whist u good: and what
doth the Lord require Of thee, but to do
Justly. and to love mercy, and to walk
humbly with thy God."-Micah s:A
There IL no chronological order to
the lessons for the past quarter.
though they have all been selected
from the period Of the Perean ministry
Of our Lord. The thought Of the Gold.
On Text, rather than the reading les
son, will serve to give US connected
review.
The lessons have chiefly concerned
Jesus as the great Teacher. thus we
notice the inclusive note of the first
clause Of the Golden Text, He hath
showed thee. o man, what is good"
As an exposition Of that note we have
presented Gods plan of action, out
ward, ito do Justly, aid to love mercy"
and inwardly Ito walk humbly with
thy God" With this thought in mind
let US divide lessons Of the quarters
into two sections: u) The first seven
lessons which have to do with mans
relation to the kingdom in its outward
manifestation, and (2) the remaining
i've that have to do with walking
humbly with thy God"
AZ Children.
!. Tho fret section. In order to
keep this two-fold thought before us.
we must observe carefully the several
golden texts. In the first lesson we
have set before US the manner where
by we are to enter into this new
kingdom. We must enter as chill
dren and the Golden Text, Likewise.
ye younger. be subject unto the
elder for God resisteth the
proud. but giveth grace to the hum
ple." illustrates the humility Of chill.
dren and the necessity Of our right
relationship to them. The second les.
son deals with the possibility Of Co
operation with him In service, as
when the 20 went before his face.
Great privileges. however, when
abused, bring condemnation and deg.
radiation. 1T Is not you that speak,
but the Spirit Of your Father that
speaketh in YOU" The third lesson
THE Good Samaritan"-is another ex-
preston of the outward walk of life,
that of loving mercy. True love never
asks who 1t may, but rather who 1t
can, serve. 1t always manifests 1t.
self In sacrifice and In service-"Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself."
The story of service actually rem.
dered to our Lord in the days Of his
flesh is the subject Of the fourth les.
son. All other interests and ties must
be secondary to our allegiance and
obedience to him-''Inasmuch as ye
did 1t unto one of these, my brethren
even these least. ye did 1t unto me-
The fifth lesson concerns prayer. The
parable of the unfriendly neighbor and
the effect of prayer to bring about just
relations Ia revealed In the Golden
Text which is the heart of that les
son. ASK. and 1t shall be given you:
seek. and ye shall find; knock, and II
shall be opened unto YOU" The sixth
lesson still continues to treat this out
ward aspect and reveals to US the
fact that great as Satan is. our Lord
Jesus has far greater power.
Must Walk Humbly.
u. The second section. We now
come to a group of lessons that seen
to emphasize the second part of Gods
requirements, as expressed In the
Golden Text for today, viz. land tc
walk humbly with thy God" This
is the inward. personal. relation with
God. as against our outward, right
eous relations with men. These re-
naming lessons deal with the abiding
principles Of discipleship which
Jesus gave to his followers. The
eighth lesson reveals the principle ol
o true confession Of Christ to be thai
Of the faith which makes fear impos
sible. We are to fear God alone. II
the ninth lesson we see that the true
fulflllment of life Is that OF having
the heart set upon the true treasure
which is spiritual. rather than upor
the false treasure which Is material
for. "Where your treasure is, there
will be your heart also" In lessor
ten we have set before US the prin
ciple Of faithful service which is tha'
Of watchfulness for the returning
King, and which expresses itself in per
petual service In his interest and OF
behalf Of his household. BLESSED
are those servants whom the Lord
when he cometh. shall find watching
The principle Of the religion Of Chris
10 that Of compassion (lesscn 11)
and the true sanction OF tho Sabbath
ID fulfilled In such service a. makeI
the Sabbath possible to those who ar,
n need. Il 10. therefore, lawful h