The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-03-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Lights en- Next Sundays
Lesson for Teachers and Pupils
Edited by Charles K. Meyers.


Edited by Charles K. Meyers.
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President -. Sears McEIenry. Denison
T. G. Dannatt, Vice-President, West Side
Sec Treas. ..Chas X. Meyers, Denison
Executive Committee
f. L. Hoffman, Denison; VIM. Lindberg,
Kiron; F. l.. VanSlyke. Manila; H. J
Cook, Denison; Frank Woolston, Deni-
son; e. G. Virgins, Dow City. l
Superintendent.
1'' ~: Miss Susie Craft, Deniison
Secondary Grade, F. L. Hoffman, Denison
...... Prof. B. j. Still, Manila
Home Department men :, ;' " p.rce 1:ni:on
-. Rev. ). G. rourteilot, Denison
... Miss Manetta jorgensen. Vail
Missionary Department .:,;:.......;.
........ Mrs. Anna Williams, Denison
March 1S-Jesus Saves From Sim
John g.: IL, 1884, $3.50.
This eighth chapter of John is
wonderful one.s 1t is filled with the
conversations of Jesus with the Jews,
and to them He made most important
declarations. The scene of the lesson
is in the temple at Jerusalem. The
opening verses relate to the bringing
to Jesus of the woman taken in sin,
and His world famed remark to her
accusers Gle that is without sin
among you, let him cast the first
stone" 1t will be remembered that
accusing consciences caused every one
to pass out, leaving the Master and
the woman alone. Whereupon he said
eco and sin no more" =,
Now comes the first verse Of the les
son when Jesus declares II am the
light OF the world" A sermon and
then some, could be written on the
need of light and heat to the physical
world, and comparing with the need
'of che light Of the gospel Of Christ for
spiritual life. But there Scan be no
time for this He has other: talks with
the Pharisees in which He tells them
they shall die in their sins, If they be-
lieQe not on Him. Jesus further tells
them that when they have lifted Him
up then shall they know that He is
the Son OF, God.
We now come to the great verses
OF the lesson, one that is far reaching.
"If We continue in My word, then are
ye My disciples indeed; and We shall
know the truth, and the truth shall
make you free" Then follows the
golden text in the Seth verse: IF the
Son therefore shall make you free, we
shall be free indeed. The slavery of
sin. None know so we'll what they
means as those who have been under
its iron heel. Thousands of men and
women make confession that they are
we'll aware of the sinful things they
are doing, lament it as much as the
most devoted friend, yet with despair
say they can not be rid of the accursed
thing. Mothers, fathers, brothers, sis
tiers, wives, stand appalled, at seeing
the beloved son, brother, husband, con-
tinue from day to day, year to year in
lives of immortality, drunkenness, vice
and they powerless to prevent. o,
that fearful slavery Of sin.
The great Apostle Paul in the first
verse Of Galations 5 makes the clarion
call Stand fast therefore in the lib
erty whsrewith Christ hath made us
Free" o the joy of salvation from sin
through the power of Jesus Christ. I
said thousands tell of their slavery,
thanks be to God, thousands tell of
the freedom from this slavery through
belief in Jesus. The craving for liz
uor, the desire for vice, the fearful
temper, the hatred of self and ones
brother all taken away in an hour by
the Transforming power of the Christ.
This is no dream. Living evidences
are about US at every hand. What joy
to all there is to hear those who have
escaped tell of their deliverance. AS
the man who had been cured of his
"leaped for JOY" and with
cause, so do those in spirit leap for
Joy at being free from that which has
borne them down in their own estima-
ton and that OF all loved ones. Then
there is the joy Of living from day to
day in this freedom, and again, there
opens up the vast possibilities of a
blessed eternal life free from all
things which have the thought of wick
edness. If any reader has the victory
and is free, then stand firm, as called
upon by Paul. If any are yet under
the slavery of sin and wrong doing,
do not fail to take your case to Jesus
and become free. II you only knew
the Joy which will come to father,
mother, sister, wife, child, if you do
cast off wrong doing, and are clean,
lovable, you would not hesitate long.
The greatest joy will come to you,
however, as you feel the power to de-
fly those who would pull you down, and
when you can stand firm in the liber-
ty wherewith Christ hath made you
free.
This is the quarterly temperance
lesson. What l have before said eX-