The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Second Quarter, Fol-
April 4, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Text of the Lesson, Matt. xviii, ITO.
Memory Verses, 5, 6-GoIden Text,
Cor. XIV, 2c-Commcntafy Prepared
by Rev. o. M. Stearns.
The regular lesson would be | Sam.
XIV, in which we have the record of
Saul rejected because he rejected the
word of the Lord Il Sam. XIV, %, go.
Samuel reminded him of the time when
he was little in his own sight and how
the Lord promoted him. but because he
preferred his own thoughts and ways
to those Of the Lord he could not con
tinue. 1t grieved Samuel: he cried
unto the Lord all night: he moumed
for Saul, but came TO more to see him
until the day Of his death Il Sam. XIV,
II, 80.
1t is refreshing to turn from such
story to that of another rejected king.
but in this case He was rejected ly
man, not God God raised Him from
the dead and gave Him glory. He l.,
now alive foreyeymore, the Prince of
the kings Of the earth. KIM OF Kings
and Lord of lords, the true Son OF
David. vet to occupy the throne o.
David and reign forever, but waiting
for His kingdom as David L.I to We
The Scripture is full of the suffer
ings Of Christ, from Gen. lii, II. y. on
to tie end Of The book. but it is also
full Of tn" resurrection. The kingdom
md Ia, MI,
own accord He Inundated Himself
unto bethlehem and Nazareth and
GOlgotha that the Scripture might be
fulfilled, but God raised Him from the
dead and gave Him ,lurv and all pow
er in heaven ana in earth that He
might rid the earth of the devil and
the curse and make it His own fair
world, az in Gen. j. He is our alive
forevermore' king Qfer. i. 5, 1S) wait
ing for an alive forevermore" peo-
pie to raign with Him. If we have
seen ourselves as guilty. condemned
sinners and have seen Him bearing
our sins in His own body and raised
from the dead and assembled to the
right hand of the Father and have
honestly received Him, putting all our
trust in His finished work. then We
may safely rest on Eph i. 6, I; John
vi, 81, II; Rom. iii, -, and joyfully an
ticipate | Thess. ". 10, II: John ill.,
!, .; Col iii, t. His enemies made His
tomb as sure as they could by a seal
and a guard Of soldiers (liatt. xvii.
G4-GGl, just about as secure as seals or
soldiers can make things today, but al.
was unayailing He makes Us safe
forever by His precious blood. sealing
us by His Holy Spirit, and no power
can break the bundle Of life in which
we are bound nor pluck us ont of His
hand Il sam. ky, %; John y. 2SD.
l like much the great words of Acts
i, 3. He showed Himself alive after
His passion by many infallible proofs.
being seen % them forty days, and
speaking Of the things pertaining &c
the kingdom Of Cod 1t is all 50
grand and uggestive-IIiMsclf infalli-
bic proofs, forty days, the things of
the kingdom, He had just as infalii-
bly, foret0ld by the prophets ana more
plainly by His own words that lie
would suffer ana die and rise floLl
the dead the third day and if His dis
ciples had only believed Ills words
how much sorrow they might have
been spared and how much more joy
they might have had! 1t is helpful 10 .
keep in mind the five appearances OF
the resurrection day. which were prob
ably in this order-tO Mary Magdalene,
the other women. Simon Peter. the
Emmaus walk the ten in the evening
Recently in Judges we saw how God
hOnored Deborah and other women
Now it is Mary and the other women,
and, although Mary Magdalene saw
Him first. the other women are the
first to touch Him Verse o.. The rea
son is plainly given in John Xxx, II, i'm
plying that between the two appear
ings He had assembled and returned
What He did at His several appear
ings during those forty days gives us
a sample of what we can do in our
glorified bodies. What an inspiration
it should be to US to consider it! These
devoted to Him, not expecting His
resurrection had bought spices with
which to anoint His dead body when
the Sabbath was past, but they never
did. Believing His word win prevent
us from spending money unwisely
Love is in some respects the greatest
but In the matter of service it must be
faith working by love q Cor xiii, 49,
Gal V, g. Note the ministry of angels
at His birth. in the wilderness and in
Gethsemane. as we'll as in our lesson
and take comfort from Heb. i, II. Note
the Fear not of the angel Verse ;
Luke ii, 10l and compare the Lords
Peace be unto YOU of Luke xiv, 81
and hear His own voice to you in many
similar sayings, for all His thoughts
to His people. however unworthy We
may be. are thoughts of peace der
xxx, Il; Ps. xxx, IL. Since Christ
is risen our great commission is, go
tell!' go tedch all nationsI' go into
all the world" Oversees Z, 10, 10: Mark
xvi, 49, And if we are not obedient
great will be our loss. 1t IS ours to
be obedicnt, to go quickly and tell. He
will SEE TO the results. There is no use
talking about the power of His resur-