Evening star., 1919-10-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.

atonement for sin. 1t should be noted
that the lamb Of God was sacrificed at
| the time of the Passover feast ana at
/ the daily hour Of sacrifice
Jesus was now ready to begin work OF
! winning the world to a belief In HIM as
begin with only a few followers: and 1t
was natural that He should & nna tnS ne
J first OF them among the followers OF
John the Baptist. They had maze t..r, tun
lie profession Of their sins. oy Dag"S 81,
confessed their ia chaneee a1ae axpressed ms their
belief in the kingdom Of God ano ,ohn Lne
coming advent Of the Messiah. J0nn
Ind Andrew were the first two to Ioiiow
the new leader. This hour ma t ~
the increase in the inhEe"fh ;n the power
Of the Baptist. 1t is striking any any
strong character that can step asiue
for another in the interest OF cause
or movement. It is only the pet.s
soul that strives to secure or man
tain leadership that is not heriu ~
rightly belongs to another ;s
when the Master turned ana SaIu
to the twain who were seeking rim
"What seek ye?" He uttered tne ns m,se
recorded words of His ministry.
answer to this question determIheu
the character and the destiny OF Jonn
and Andrew. They were in earnest III
their quest of the Master and tney
were invited to "Come and see. To-
day the Christ turns to tne "ol,u
with the same question, Wnat seer
ye?" Is it truth. charaete.' Godo
Is it money, wealth, position or pleas.
ure? 1t is general principe no,
only that whosoever seeketh snai,
find. but also that they shall ma
what they seek: not all they seek lot,
but of the kind they seek loL
Al, Of
hearts with questions as to the aim
ard purpose Of our lives.
The calling of these first disciples
was nrophetic of the appeal wh1ch the
gospel of the Nazarene was 10 MAKE
to men and also of the methoo oy
which the kingdom was 10 oe nne
ed throughout the world. AS one
writer has said, there are four tests
of religion. Tradition asks, is II IA
miliarS' Philosophy demands, rs II
true" Esthetics inquiries. is II peau
tiful? Experience queries, Does y
work" Jesus met the INQUIRIES oi
John and Andrew with the simple
Command. "Come and see." He still
meets men with the same bidding. HIS
anneal is to truth and experience.
while today the religion OF Jesus can
appeal to its own tradition ana giorl-
Gus history, to the sense OF beauty ana
its philosophy, the final and basic ap-
neal is now, as at the beginning, to
Experience. by that test it abides;
by that test it is vindicated." In the
example of Andrew in seeking out
Simon. his brother, is seen the New
Testament method of evangelism. In
the series of personal introductions.
from the Baptist to His disciples. from
them to their brethren, is exemplified
the manner in which the Christian
church has progressed. Great in
gatherings have their place. but in the
long run it is personal contact and
testimony that must be relied upon.
Surely this is the teaching of the
miracle Of the leaven.
What other, teacher or rabbi could
have SO skillfulIy read the very soul
of Peter? Here was the vacillating.
impulsive. changeable fisherman of
the Sea Of Galilee greeted with new
name and the promise of a new char
acter. All of Peters spul must have
been thrilled as he realized that he
stood in the presence of the Man who
could sound the depths of his soul, and
promise him, with a new name, the
satisfaction Of the longing of his
heart. And Peter followed Him along
the same road that is open still-a
road to the steady development of
character and increasing effective
ness and Joy in service.