Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-01-05
BY REV. HUGH T. STEVENSON.

| During the coming six months the
lessons, with the exception of the Eas-
ter lesson, have all been selected from
| the condensed and graphic gospel of
Mark. The new international lesson
committee. in making out the new Sc
ries of studies, which commences with
| this weeks lesson. wisely selected the
gospel of Mark. which is recognized by
scholars to be the earliest one of the
gospel. as the foundation for the i'm
proved uniform lessons This series
combines all the good points of the
graded and uniform series of Sunday
school lessons. which hereafter will
commence the years study with the first
October lesson instead of in January.
This change will give nine months con-
secutive study upon a new course of
| lessons. which, commencing in the fall
after the usual slump in attendance
caused by the summer vacations will
not be broken into by new series at
New Year time at period when the
| interest in the Sunday school lessons is
at its height
| Mark. who relative Of
Rarnabss. was evidently we'll inform ed
concerning the Christ from his personal
acquaintance with Jesus and from his
associations as a companion Of the apes
ties 1t was in his home where his
mother. who was woman OF weaith
and social standing. entertained the
early disciples and the Lord Jesus, that
the church was probably filled with
power from above at Pentecost. With
an energetic and strategic selection Of
the events in the life of the Master
Mark recorded with graphic power the
gospel of Jesus Christ. the Son of God.
frequently with a single stroke of the
pen presenting some striking detail that
makes his memoirs of the ministry of
Jesus to possess a thrilling interest
: In his opening verse Mark gives MS
ron feesiou of faith by his referring TO
The record. he gave to men as the COS
na1 NJ Iesus Christ the Son of God
Mark used the word, which has been
4rsns,ated "gospel" in reference to his
u ~ l,re ~ Iesua II was
MENU, - ~, 80 oF - mat INC
probanis nHfousn =, ha ,nnIied ~ each
word nhaiis ealis ~ ~ H,ster AZ
though 1t was seldom useo pS az
the four authors. me eoSpei - ti!e
good news, which It's Ang io-saAoli y
gin indicates is from COO. us 60,
form was godspel; god the Anglo
caxoo for good spell meaning news, was
nnderstood az Gods story" The title
~, Ma,,, gives to his gospel Is full
80 sianiacant The Masters human
.an,a Iesus was given Him by the
ianI' e 90 ,nd was the equivalent
| "H6 =, vb;cb means Jehovah is
o. 'oshue. ca1Isd "C-I,rist', be-
salvation re si,.;.a1 .nnojpted
cause He WAS ire NY Mas.
Messiah. The meaning % IN. T. an
'.the Son of God IN thfs verse ~ an
biguous but il is clear from the ~
thors use Of the title in the gospei INA
he uses the phrase as the oHicial Ms
sianic title He may have USED II her
~ that sense or because Jesus was OF
n higher nature than man, and was 81
No nsture OF God Mark may have used
!. i, the latter sense While it may be
|, IN 'iie 80 ,.avs both Of them con-
'sssteh ~ 80 areat trLth that Jesus
verge ~ ~ oosnel
hiinseti - h;.tn,s,r-s seuse makes
Marx. Win a. ~ cos,al of Jesus
The beginning ~ .mG ;tb ~ ministry Of
Christ 10 Solii .i. ~ 49, eathared up the
John the bapt.9'' " ,a,,i,ad the pro-
teachings OF va pa ~ ,,rai7;ction. of the
rhetic order iuiiil ';l my &, language that
prophets ps p feae,a'n e, u W. startIing and