Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson x.-Second Quarter, For
June s, 1917.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text of the Lesson, John xviii, 1-1s
Memory Verses, 10, 1t-Goiden Text.
lisa. Iii. 3--commentary Prepared by
Rev. o. ~. Stearns.
We certainly have today in many
respects an impossible lesson. impos-
sibie for us to grasp or understand or
In any measure enter into irs real sig
nificance. but we can believe it aud
stand ia awe and. bowling low. adore.
Tho first sentence. When Jesus had
spoken these Words takes US back
over His discourse and prayer in the
upper room that last evening. giving
Us truth to be pondered every day and
hour until we shall see Him face to
face, and then to lie understood and
appreciated as never before. Ii seems
a great pity not to have lesson on
His inimitabie prayer ip which He
poured out His heart to His Father
for Himself and for that little com
pany and for US. Do not fail to NO
with the Father before the world was;
in verses 4. G. &c. that His one aiia
on earth was to giorify the Father and
manifest Him TO others: in verses II.
Is. that is why we are here In the
world in His stead In verses 3, 2l-233,
He gives eternal life and the glory
which the Father gave to Him, that
the world may believe and know, aud
the secret of all Is in the last three
words of His prayer. Il in them" On
that last evening. If have counted
correctly. He spoke Of His Father or
to His Father over fifty times. remind
ing us that He lived by the Father,
the Living Father who had sent Him.
and He would have us live thus by
Him John vi. 57l. Ii redeemed by
Him by the Father and can look up
and say Our Father" and that should
deliver US from all care and anxiety
and lead us to say. us He did. Even
so, Father. for SO IL seeneth good in
Thy sight" Matt vi, 2J-:3 xi, 2Gl.
Dehis iiiaue chiuieh Vi Nou anu JOINT
heirs with Jesus Christ, we must he
content TO suffer with Him this little
while. according To Phil. |. ~: ill, 10.
but always looking onward to the
glory Rom. viii. rs; II Cor. ~. II, ISL.
4u.nihs 70 guy lesson ehap'er' We
see HIM SUING iotth from the upper
iooli over tA'e p'ouA eeoron 70 the gar
ae,i y 'etAseAiane because OF the re-
peiaoh o' iils son isfs'ei TEX. ~ -
isa. : - anu we 'hihk o. David cross
ing 'ne same urooS ueeause OF the re-
oeisioh q as son ui sam XIV. -. I'D.
Dut DaNid returned ani rei=ned' and
50 wa .ae son OF Aavid IN uue time
DaNiu a'so seems 70 nave written OF
tue betrayal hy Judas IN Is xh- y.
ana IA Acts l. u refer says that rs,
iAiA- - referred 10 judas Notice IN
lesson verses ~ tie rover OF the
great iianle ! AL. ana see bow Just
TWO words from linn sent the Eaman
soldiers 10 the ground. from which
tney never would nave risen again i'sif
py iis PERMISSION See The greatness
OF mat name Ia Tx III ~ 70. Note
tne sWoru Ia the hand OF Peter verses
~ ~ ana see ms mls'ise OF IL for
SWORDS are MT Tor disr pies else two
would nor nave been enough for twelve
Luke xxi -. ~. alt How often we
neufauseiy cut on peoples ears. or IN
other words. prevent them from hear-
ing tue voice OF Jesus 10y our zeat or
ack OF Zeal or bungiin- OF some sort!
we next see Peter with the servants.
warming himself at their tire and then
denying that be knew the Lord oversees
IBIS. 2a-2It This Is the man who
SAID. Lord. viii lay down my life
Tor Thy sake xiii. 31' lie meant
well, but did not know himself He
was boastfui. unwise- overzealous. fol.
lowed afar on and got into bad com
pany- And there are so many like
him! II we warm ourselves at the
warming places Of the world We shall
surely get into trouble. The only way
Is to follow fully and avoid all aSSOci-