Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-03-21
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xlI.-Fhst Quarter, For
March Is, 1877.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Quarterly Resiew--Goidsu Text, John
xiv, documentary Prepared ~ Rev.
D. NJ. Ssesrns.
Lesson Jesus the life and light
of men. John |. lila. Golden Text
John |. 4. In Him was life. and the
life was the Light Of men The OPEN
ing words of the lesson are away he
yond us. high as heaven what can We
do: Job ii. 81 But In verse IA he
comes near TO us. becomes one OF ns
and reveals unto Us the Father. and.
seeing and knowing Him. we see and
know the Father tehapter xiv. -
LEssoS II.-John the Baptist aBd Je
sus. John i. 1884 Golden Text John
L %. Behold the Lamb OF God tsaai
taketh away the sin OF the world
John was to Jesus at His Ersi coming
wha, the real Elijah viii be at His
second coming iDegi0ry. for the great
and dreadful day Of the Lord Is stu
future. and Nal Nv. 5. stands. according
to Matt xvii. IL
LESSON III.-Ffrst disciples Of the
Lord Jesus. John l. 35-5L Golden
Text, John /. 10, Jesus saith unto
Him. Follow Me- Johns second tes-
timony turned men away from him to
Jesus and that was his aim. as 1t
should be ours. Andrew and the IN
named other one, having spent the
day with Jesus. quickly brought their
brothers to the Messiah. whom they
had found. and Philip brought Ma
thanael. who confessed Christ as Son
Of God and King OF Israel.
LESSON Iv.-ReFerence OF Jesus for
His Fathers house. John u. 1872
Golden Text. Matt. xxi 10. My house
shall be called house Of prayer" By
no means omit the marriage and the
water changed to wine and the mar
rage CT the Lamb which win precede
the kingdom Then shall follow L.
raeI's great cleansing. according TO
Ez. xxxvf, ..
LESSON v-Iesus the Saviour Of the
world. John Ill i-i2 Golden Text.
John iii. IS. God 80 loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son
Even the most religious and moral
man cannot see or enter the kingdom
unless be Is born again By receiving
the Son OF God. who ioved him and
gave Himself for him But there Is
Life for look for al bitten ones. and
they shall share the bridegroom's JOY
In the morning verse 29l.
LESSON vI.-Jesus and the woman Of
Samaria. John ir. la. Golden Text.
/ Tim I. Is. Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinners" A religious
moral man must be born aga IN. and q
poor. immoral outcasi may be born
again. for He came to seek and TO
save the lost The latter became Q
better witness than the former and
brought many souls to Him. In such
service He delighted and invites Us
to Join Him. that We may rejoice TO-
gether
LEssos VII Jesus heals . nobse-
mans son. John XIV. z3H Golden
Text. Matt vii. "a. as thou hast b.
iieved 70 be It done unto tbee.- AZ
Cana He bad shadswed forth tn e1nry
Of His own marriage. and nov from
Cana He sent Iffe 20 Z whole house
hold After the marriage what bleas-
Ing there VIII be to uultttudesi Nay
The chiidiike faith Of the nobieman be
ours. for be believed the word that
Jesus had spoken and went his way.
LKssos yIII.-Jesus at the pool Of
Bethesda. John ', lis. Golden Text.
John IL. T. at was Jesus who had
made him whole" A truly helpless
pool for really helpless people. but
there - Q fountain which b better than
all pools. and He gives life to III who
hear His word and believe on Him
that Ia. receive Him There h no book
Ike the Scriptures. and BY Scripture
We learn OF Him. but unless We come
to Him Of whom they tell Ne cannot
obtain life q John v. III.
Lesson TX. Jesus feeds the eve
thousand. John vi I-2L Golden Text.
Matt vi. IL. Give Us this day our
daily bread" Feasts Of the Lord had
become mere feasts Of the Jews. and
the multitudes were perishing. Today
the public worship Of God is largely
mere formalities. stones for bread. and
our Lord Is stiil saying. "Give ye them
to eat" He Is ready 20 take what we
have that Ii real bread and increase
II as needed
LESSON X.-Jesus the bread of life
John VI 2240 Golden Text, John vi.
IS. Jesus said unto them l am the
bread Of life" Living Bread from
heaven. and Jet people despise it. even
as Israel loathed the mamma in the will
derness and in their hearts turned
back to the food Of Egypt See these
men disputing and arguing instead OF
eating. And SO II is still. just as In
he invitation to the marriage feast
shey all made light Of II. each prefer
ring his own way. Or of the most
manifest delusions Of the devil 10 the
way in which men despise the love and
grace of God.
LESSON XI.--Jesus saves from sin