Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-31
LESSON FOR SUNDAY, FEB. sRD.

LESSON tOR SUNDAY, FEB. 3RO.
Lesson Title: Jesus, Lord of the
Sabbath
Lesson Text: Mark 2;13-3 :6.
Golden Text: The Son Of Man is
Lord even of the Sabbath" Mark
2:2S.
1.-The Week End"
What to do on Sunday, or on the
Lords Day, as it is more accurately
called, is a question which honest
Christian people are asking. There
has been a change in the observance
of the day. since Pilgrim times and
also since the great tidal waves Of i'm
migration have come to the United
States. The habits of these immi-
grant peoples In their old homes have
affected the spirit and habit Of the
native born. There has been great
tendency to recreation in some form
or other upon the Lords Day. 1t Is
true. of course, that Jesus declared
that 1.-The Sabbath was made for man
and not man for the Sabbath" Any
thing that is made for man, however,
ought to be used Alright and with due
reverence for God and regard for
Others. Some people make Sunday
day of visiting, They keep their
friends hard at work getting dinners
and prevent their attending at church.
1t is hard to say which Is worse-pre-
venting others from rest and worship
TO weakly yielding to the invasion of
thoughtless people.
George Washington's pastor said
of him: No company ever kept him
away from church. / have often been
at Mount Vernon on the Sabbath
morning when his breakfast table
was filled with guests. But to him
they furnish no preteXt for neglecting
his God and losing the satisfaction OF
setting good eample. For instead OF
staying at home out Of fancied couf-
tesy TO them, he used constantly TO
invite them to accompany him.
I have dear friend who has said
some very wholesome things about
the custom now known as spending
the week end here or there. 1t con-
sists IN taking the train on Saturday,
going to some home or resort. re-
mainlng over the Lords Day. and
then returning home early Monday
forming or perhaps late Sunday night.
IN the last analysis it is simply TAX
ing the choicest day of the week and
using 1t for ones personal pleasure,
There are instances, of course. where
people go home for brief visit and
hen something else might be said
But the fact remains that thousands
of people make the Lords Day .'the
WEAK end" of their lives, There
is no consideration of higher things
no special worship of God, no fresh
consecration to high ideals and-.greai
tasks.
What shall one do on the LORDS
Day? Let some portion of the time
be given to worship and preaching
Acts 20:7; another portion to works
OF necessity; another to the consid'
GRAFTON ana presentation of offerings
1 Cor, 16:1, 2; another portion tt
some freedom OF self expression alona
the highest lines, Col. 2:16, II.
knew of man who made it Il rule
to write two letters on every Lord
Day; the first one went to his aget
mother and was filed with CHEEKY
loving loyalty; the second one t.
someone in sorrow or need, or else II
some young person who might b'
helped by il bit of attention and b,
friendly advice. Into these two let
ters tllis man put the very best of hi
life and. the heart of,the Lords Day.
1.-THE Child and the Lords Day.
Unfortunately there are som
grown-up people whose childhood re
membranes of the sabbath ar
tedious and disheartening For then
II was a time of awful repression. l
symbolized negative life. One ha
a liftla evmnafhv with fha-hnv tx.h,