The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Lights on Next Sundays
lesson for Teachers and Pupils.
Edited BY Charles <. Meyers.
cou xrY u n D Ar
III SCHOOL Asso CIAT1oN
OFFICERS.

seHoe 141 HssSs5aT1o1
j. G: Dannatt. ovice- President, West Side
Sec. Treas. :. Cllas. !. X Meyers, Den:son
Executive Committee
F. L. Hoffman, Denison: VIM. Lindberg
Kiron; r. L. VanSlyke, Manila; II. J
Cook, Denison; Frank Woslston, Deni-
son; Il. G. Virgins. Dow City.
1upsrintsndents.
49,. ~. Miss Susie Craft, Denison
Secondary G rade, r. L. Hoffman, Denison
49,. Prof. B. j. still. Manila
Home Department .......... .......
5......:... Mrs e. W. Pierce, Denison
Teacher framing :; ro,,,t.;;o+ n.n;,on
........ Miss Manetta Jorgensen, Vail
missionary Department ........ 80.
........ Mrs. Anna Williams. Denison
May 27--Thc Holy Spirit and His
Work. John 16: 26 to 16: IA.
lhave before spoken of the wonderful
chapters in John in which are recount
cd the words of Jesus just before His
betrayal and death. The fourteenth.
fifteenth and sixteenth chapters Of
John have no superiors in the lids of
the entire bible. The fourteenth has
the promise that Jesus has gone to
prepare a place for us, and in time
will come and take us unto Himself
that where He u.s. there we shall be
also. Recently we considered our re-
latiOnship to Jesus as that Of vine and
branches and gained a great lesson.
: The lesson for the coming Sunday
has limitless possibilities OF discus
sion. The subject is unfathomable be.
epuse it has to do with an attribute
III God Himself. Let it be remember
I'll that in the talk OF this time Jesus
was having His last words with the
Disciples. They mus. have felt the ad.
Verse sentiment in the air to their
Master, and fears that something OF
much Importance to Him and to them
Was to happen. Their fears were not
groundless. for in "a few hours they
would be separated from Him, the
spent up rage and jealousy OF the lad
ing Jews was TO find vent; Jesus was
to lay aside supernatural power of
protection and with gentleness sub
nit to insults and unfair trial and
ignOnimOus death.
Jesus, knowing all things, came to
the rescue OF Ills beloved disciples.
braced them for the awful turn in al
fairs to them, by the words of the les.
son today. He said 1T is eXpcdient.
hest. that be taken from you: it will
be to your great gain. When | am
gone the Comforter will come WHOM
lswill send ana He will tell Of Me and
help you. The Comforter will re-
prove the world of sin, will be source
OF righteousness in the world, and
will sit in judgment" There were
many more things which might be
said. but such the disciples could not
understand for they related to events
to come after the death and resurrec-
tion of Jesus and until these had tax
cn place, the eyes and understanding
of His listeners, that night, could not
comprehend. .a
s,JeAus told the. disciples and us that
tho Comforter will guide into all
truth. will make known things tol
come; will glorify Him. This brings
us right up to the subject of the mis-
sion OF the Comforter or the Holy Spir-
it. in the world. In the talk of that |
eventful night as recorded in John IA,
26 Jesus said THE Comforter, which
is the Hold Chest whom the Father
will send in My name. He will teach |
you all things" Here we have the
words OF Jesus as to the relationship. !
sameness, of the Comforter and the
Holy Ghost. From this point on in
the New Testament when mention is
made of the Holy Ghost reference is
made to that remarkable power or
portion of diety which Jesus told His |
disciples about that eventual night.
The remainder of this column, with !
the whole page Of the paper. might be |
taken up with references as to the !
Holy Ghost. will only call attention |
to q few, which will answer to give
some idea of the workings of the Holy !
Spirit in the world. We first find ref |
erencc to the Holy Ghost when at tho !
baptism of Jesus it is recorded that |
the "Holy Ghost descended In bodily |
shape like a dove upon Him." In Luke |
1912 Jesus said that the Holy Ghost |
would tell the disciples what to say |
when brought up before magistrates |
and an answer demanded. 1t was the |
Holy Ghost which came to the dis |
rjples at Pentacost and changed them
from timid supporters of the new COS
mel 10 fearless ones ready to- proclaim |
Jesus To. the ends of the earth and to |
speak with power and understanding |
hndevelOped before.
When IL became necessary LOT Help |
ers to the disciples. in tho early days, |
to be chosen. it was directed that sew
en- men of honest report full of the |
Holy Ghost" be looked out. When |
you remember that the first man OF |
these was Stephen. the first christian |
martyr, whose death looking up into |
heaven, has thrilled every true believ. |
er, you will realize what it meant in !
those days to have the Holy Ghost. 1t |
will be remembered that when the |
great apostle Paul came to Ephesus he |
asked the christians whether they had |
received the Holy Ghost. In due time |
Paul instructed them and when lie |
laid his hand on them the Holy Ghost |
came on them. Acts 1876. Paul in
writing in Romans 14-17 says that the |
kingdom Of God is righteousness,
peace, JOY, in the Holy Ghost. Again |
in Cor. 1914 in sending his benedic-
ton to the christians of Corinth, Paul |
bids them have the Communion of the
Holy Ghost"
As layman writer on this great |
subject am unable to shed any more |
light on it than can be found in the |
bible. There is half column of ref |
erences in your reference bible under |