The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Lights on Next Sundays
lesson for Teachers and Pupils
Edited by Charles K. Meyers.
CRAWFORD coU n TT 3 O N D A Z
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

CRAWFORD COUNTY, sgNDA1
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
President %. Sears McHenry. Denison
Z. G. Dannatt, ,vice-President, West Side
Ex:cutivs Commute.
e. L. Hoffman. Denison: VIM. Lindberg
Kiron; f. l.. VanSlyke, Manila; II, J
Cook, Denison; Frank Woolston, Deni-
son; E. G. Virgins. Dow City.
Superintendsnts. 81"
........... Miss Susie Craft, Denison
secondary Grade, F. L. Hoffman. Denison
Adult Department pror = ! Still. Manila
'o pa' Mrs. e. W. Pierce. Denison
'eaener e.. rf Re1. ). c. rourteiiot. Denison
......-.. Miss Manetta Jorgensen, Vail
Missionary Department :::.....:.
....,.... Mrs. Anna Williams. Denison
= May 6-Jesus the Servant of All.
John, Is: III.
Our. lessons are now in that most
precious part of Johns gospel. These
tell of the last days of Jesus on earth,
what He did. and particularly what
He taught. The thirteenth, fourteenth,
fifteenth chapter of John stand with
out parallel in the New Testament. !
urge all readers to be familiar with
them. ..
Jesus and His mission were greatly
misunderstood by those about Him,
the disciples included. Even these
latter could. not rid themselves of the
idea that He was about to set up an
earthly Kingdom 1t will be remem-
,bered that there. arose a dispute
among them as TO- (which should be
greatest" and that the parents of some
of them came to Jesus with request
that their sons be allowed to sit one
on the right and the other on the left.
when He came to His kingdom. Jesus
could not get this earthly kingdom or
places of high honor, out of their
minds. y.
It was on the occasion of the eating
of the Passover when Jesus and His
disciples were in the upper room, that
the scenes which our lesson tells OF
took place. Jesus knew what the next
two days were to bring forth, and that
the few hours remaining in quiet with
His disciples were most important and
precious. Before being taken away
Jesus wanted to make plain an i'm
portant part of His mission on earth,
and one Of the basic principles of the
christian. religion. Service for 9TH
ers."
The golden text Of this lesson could
well be that remarkable verse found
in Mark 10: As. The Son of Man came
not to administered unto, but to minis
ter, and give His life a ransom for
many. AS giving example OF this there
comes the account OF the doing OF
Jesus in our lesson. After the Oh.
servanceO of the Passover supper, Jesus
arose and prepared Himself to do what
was then considered the work only OF
mental servants He poured water in
to a basin and washed the disciples
feet, wiping them with o towel He car.
RED IT. would appear that Peter OBJ
jected itotthis, to the extent OF 'refus-
ing tothave his feet washed at all. The
reply ofIIJesus that if this was not
done Peter had no part with Him
caused the impulsive one to rush to
the other extreme, and desire to be
washed even more. 81. '1..'4' y
The feet washing in itself meant
nothing but the lesson of humility and
serving Others was most important.
Jesus knew that Judas was to betray
Him, and when saying that the dis
ciples were all clean, made the eX.
ception of one. Jesus did not leave
this action in mystery, for He told