Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-13
LESSONS FROM WELL
KNOWN PARALLELS
Christian Endeavor Lesson Inter
preted to Students by Frank
p. Mitchell.

The parable recorded IN Mark 4: IS
| has well been calle "the parable of the
| four kinds of sol" for it will be noted that
| the effort of the sower was the same in
each case: all the seed fell" We have
| therefore to consider hard soil, stony
| soil, weed grown soil and good soil.
! Hard or ''waysde' soil, How often we
meet those who having lived IN SIN and
| amid it's hardening influences have be-
| come so calloused that the story OF Jesus
! and His love falls like seed on the hard
surface of road and is quickly snatched
un bv Satan who never allows one Of his
| followers to soften up if he can prevent
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Stony or shallow soil I've are living in
an age when many folks live only on the
surface. Superficial folk who never tic
mp To anything permanently. Swaycd by
every wind of doctrine, shallow IN thought,
shallow i'll life, shallow in soul, Hearing
the gospel message they ut once eNclaim
that's what want. but fail to lay hold
on it hv faith and their spiritual growth,
though at first promising, quickly withers
because there is no deepncss of earth.
Weed grown soil-Thcrc is perhaps
more of this kind of soil in the field"
where the gospel is sown than any other.
What body of believers does not number
among il S members some poor souls who
love the world better than they love God.
Growing, vcs. but growing among the
weeds Of worldly pleasures that sap their
spiritual vitality and choke their feeble
efforts ut fruit bearing Unwilling 10
step out on the promise that no good
thing will He withhold from them that
walk uprightlv' Plaving with the things
Of sin they are stumbling blocks to them
selves and to those about them Having
no definite knowledge of the saving grace
of God they are rs clouds between the
unsaved and the Sun of Righteousness.
Good soil How refreshing it is to meet
ono who has taken God at His word, ap-
propriated Him and all of His precious
promises. Well prepared soil in which
the good seed has found good root and
grows up and produces fruit. And such
fruit! Love, Joy. peace, longsuffering.
CentlencSs. goodness - Loosen upi
A plough, harrow and cultivator may be
rough instruments but they get results.
Ask God to make YOU fruitbearing
Christian and then he willing to be made
fruitful.
The Secret Growth of the Seed,
Mark (: 26-2S. and 'The Mustard
Seed. Mark 4: 30-32. are two parallels
Of Christian growth When one really
gives God the right Of way in bis heart.
changes take place in his life that are
really amazing. The seed that God sows
Is always good and never fails to produce
il given chance. IF any man be in
Christ Jesus nc IS new creature, old
things have passed away. behold. all
things have become new. The fully
surrendered follower experiences new
peace, power and blessing He grows
despite ViclSsitudps realizing that all
things work together for good to those
that love the Lord.
Next sunday topic will be written by
Rev +. II. Collins, pastor of Eastlake
NJ l.. Church
This IS an invitation to all Young people
whose home church has no service Sun
day evening during the summer 10 come 10
Heights II is a nice walk to
the heights and a splendid plare to spend |
an hour in worship at the close OF the /
Sabbath day. The meeting * held be- /
tween the hours Of seven and eight N the /
evening, lasting for one hour only There /
will be p song service and interesting
speakers each sunday evening. Come and /
enjoy this hour
The question uppermcst now IS how
ilIN itht-tN YOU Stlil itiI .lir lIfpIi-
light. Tuesday evening, july Ii The !
success of this ride depends upon you
Each one OF US who intends spending our
vacation out ot town should visit another /
church and minCe with other Young peo-
pie thus getting lots 81 new ideas for our |
work next fall Make q note Of the things
which YOU think are worth while and pre-
sent them TO Us AT O.1r next meeting in /
September at Greenhill Presbyterian /
Church
The convention this year IS to be held +
in Seaford More news VIII follow, but if /
YOU remember some lesson from these +
parallels. the Sunday evening meeting at |
the heights and the moonlight, that will |
be about enough for this week
Here is another item worthy Of note !
Some Of our friends who have consented /
10 write the topic for the papers from /
line 10 time, have consented to write for I
is annually, and we know this is good
news to all.