The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
elde Llshts on Next Sundays
leeson fer Teachers and Pupils
Edited by Charles X. Meyers.

Sept 1. Christian Giving. Luke
s, 30-88; Luke 81, Ia; Mat. 3, 1912;
I Cor. is, 4; 2. &c.,.
Cur lesson today brings before us
the subject of christian giving. This
is nothing new, but it. comes with spe
cial force just now when the various
churches are making active prepare
J: lions for winter campaigns along the
y many lines of work under their intu
ence. 1T is indeed fine to have set
I forth from the bible the many pass
ages bearing on this subject.
AS WILDE remembered, the Jews in
& the old days when they first came into
the Promised Land were asked to give
one-tenth of the produce in grain to-
: ward support of the temple worship,
and the tribe of Levi the men folks
Of which were to devote their entire
time to religious work. On the well
known basis that what one puts money
into he is interested in, the religious
intensity of the Jews seemed to vary
with the support they gave to the tenn
pie and the priests. 1t needed some
thing which took right hold of their
every day life to hold them to their
religion and even this did not keep
them from falling away many times.
The reference from Malachi begins
with the oft repeated call, Bring ye
the whole 1.-THE into the store house
and prove Me, if will not open you
the windows of heaven"
The verse from Deut. 49,, II de-
clares that every man shall give as
he is able according to the blessing
Of Jehovah thy God which He hath
given thee command which can
we'll be followed with us this day. The
great and most important verses of
the lesson take up the words of the
blessed Jesds. They are a trumpet
call to the highest kind of christian
living and conduct. Here is found
the famous Golden Rule" which says
AS. We would that men should do to
YOU, do ye also to them likewise"
Then comes the command to love your
enemies, adding that it was universal
to love your friends so in doing this
one gained no credit There is call
to give to all who ask expecting toth-
ing in return being content with the
reward which will come to all who in
truth do kindly things for the sake of
the Christ religion.
III ILLS lCSSOu JcSuS CdllS Ou Ills
followers to be merciful, to Judge not
and condemn not, adding that if we
are merciful, judge not, condemn not,
that we shall have like treatment from
God and our fellow men. If we are
generous giving good measure the
same shall be given US in return. o,
the nobility, beauty, high mindedness
Of the christian religion, which sets
up such high and worthy standards |
Alas, there are none who can come up |
to them. There is ever coming in some |
grains of selfishness, lowering the
record before the perfection mark.
The reference from Luke tells of |
the widow who on giving two mites
gave more than those giving from
their abund dance. While mot in the
gospel, Paul wrote that Jesus said at |
Isl more blessed to give than. to re-
ceive," and human experience proves !
this. Just now there is special CALI
to help not only christian work aris-
ing out ofSthe war, but to help higher
christian colleges and missions The |
pastors must have more or the church
be disgraced. No one has right to set |
up just how much each should give,
some can give one-tenth Of their in
come and some more, some less, but
the christian truly so called must and
will be ready to do his best