The Dolores star., 1918-09-20
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 22
FRUITS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFT

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!. The Parable Of the Talents.
Virgins. Is associated with the second
coming Of Christ. In both instances
| there Is evident an unpreparedness on
the part of the people. In the first
case there Is failure of the inward life:
in the second, there Is failure to use
the gifts which have been entrusted to
them. The first was failure to watch
the second wns failure to work. By
talents is meant, the gifts which God
has entrusted to his servants. 1t may
he natural endowments, special endue-
gospel Of Jesus Christ. With refer
ence to these talents note:
J. Their distribution wv. IA. 15).
O A sovereign one. The servants
belong to the Lord ms well as the
money. (2) An Intelligent one. The
distribution was made on the basis Of
the ability Of each servant. The rea-
son one man received one talent was
because the Lord knew that he would
be incapable of using two or five. (3)
A purposeful one. The talents were
given to be traded with. They were
not given for the servants own use.
but stock-in-trade for the enrichment
of the master.
2. Employment Of the talents wv.
1919.
In this employment all the servants
recognized that the talents did not be-
long to them. The two-talented man
and the five-talented man put their
talents to use. which resulted in a
! large Increase. 1t Is always true that
the right use Of talents Increases them.
The one-talented man hid his in the
earth. The unmistakable sign of the
one-talented man is that he is hiding
his talent. The two-thlented and five
talented men are always busy.
3. The accounting for the talents
! wv. 1880.
"a Its certainty. There Ia a day
coming when the Lords servants shall
give IN account to him for the use they
/ have made Of their talents. (2) The
| time of. This Is mt the coming OF the
Lord. Those who are using their tai.
ents will rejoice when the Lord comes
that they may present unto him their
talents with increase. But the one
talented man will have fear and dread
against that day. (3) The judgments
announced. To the faithful there WIS
reward. This reward consisted OF
! praise: swell done :" promotion: ruler
over many things" and entrance upon
the joy Of the Lord" For the faithless
one there was awful punishment which
consisted Of reproach-"slothful;" be-
Ing stripped and cast into outer dark
ness.
u. Characteristics Of the Subjects
Of the Kingdom Matt. 5:1-12).
These beatitudes are connected with
each other with the strictest order OF
logical sequence. They set forth the
characteristics of those who are sub
jects Of the kingdom. They fall into
three groups: four In the first. three In
the second, and two In the third.
!. Poverty Of spirit ". 81. To he
poor In spirit does not mean to he
without money, but to come to the
end Of self, to be in state Of abso-
lutte spiritual beggary. having no pow
er to alter his condition or make HIM
self better. rsa - e.----..;-s r.,
2. A profound grief because Of this
spiritual bankruptcy ". ~. The
mourning here Is not because OF ex-
ternal cares, but keen consciousness
OF guilt before molly God
.. A humble submission to coos VIII