The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-01-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Especially Prepared For Readers Of
The Republican.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2.

my rhIuer RlVeIn you the true Dre3Q
fout of heaven. John 6:32.
u. S. WRIGHT.
THE MARCH OF A MOVEMENT.
God wills it" was the exultant shout
of the thousands of crusaders setting
forth upon their attempt to rescue
Palestine from Moslem rule. These
earlier adventures began their march
with much the same feeling for had not
Jehovah delivered them from the perils
of the sea and captivity and called them
to make this great venture? Singing
as they went they took their way along
the coast and presently reached stop
ping place at Marah, But their eager
rush for water was soon ended for it
was too bitter to drink. Disappoint-
ment settled over the host and some of
the stragglers slipped back to the forts
and begged to serve again in the old
tasks. Counsel cured the problem and
once more they were on the move to
reace at length Elm with its wells and
shade and peace. Again they took up
their burdens and faced the wilderness
lacking in supplies of every description.
1t was not long until they were In
, really desperate straits for the food
brought from Egypt had been depleted
and the bread question was becoming
the outstanding idea in all minds. They
followed the beaten track of every
movement that the world has seen for
human betterment. There is the en-
thusiasm of the beginning. the dis
appointment as the grim grind of the
common day is met where dIsillusion-
, ment takes place and the promised land
is seen as distant prospect and not an
immediate achievement, the satistac-
ton of the second wind of the march
when early difficulties have been over
come and degree of organization and
confidence has been established. Then
racing steadily the realized longer task
the question of supplies for that stretch
ed out period becomes the burning
thought in the minds of every member
and upon its solution depends the con-
serving of all that has preceded. 1t is
just as true of the individual Christian
as it is of group movement and the
biography of souls is written into this
journey as fully as any other thing; de-
liverance, encouragement, peace, then
the long stretch of life task and the
assaults of doubt follow each other
always in the same order tho with
varying intensities in each individual
Are Gods supplies equal to the de-
mands of every need of the march of
years?
The BREAD QUESTION.
The wilderness fare was never album
dant else we would not find the repeat
ed murmurings over the matter of food
Abundance was the unusual rather than
the normal condition. They had their
CLOCKS and herds, and very much cat
tie" which supplied many of the nee
cessities and provided many feast.
They had the game of the desert so
that cartridges sometimes covered
the camp" Yet their gorging indi-
Gates the continued shortage that was
felt turnout the march. In addition
the Mamma came meeting the emer-
gency but never in such quantities that
they could more than keep physically
'fit' cay by day. But there was al
ways enough for this and for forty
years they constantly experienced the
daily sustenance that gave trust for
the morrow. And as each new day
came their faith grew and strengthen
ed under Gods teaching process until
they were ready for their land of prom
Use. So He cares for the children of
the Kingdom. So He works with each
movement for human betterment.
Bread becomes the text book out of
which all lessons are learned 1t is the
burning question in the world today
and Is spelling the collapse of empires
and the SHIFT of power. Germany built
her system upon paternal feeding of
her masses and while the system has
crumbled hunger is the recruiting of
ffcer for revolutions. America means
more than Heaven to millions today.
God has made US the almoner of the
world and His modern Mamma factory.
1t lies at the heart of the labor ques-
ton for bread is the working mans
right but it depends upon living wage.
While rags and wealth jostle each other
we cannot plead that the lesson has
been learned by Democracy marching
toward its promised land.
The DISTRIBUTION LESSON.
God pauperizes no man. The gift
was there but each had to gather it for
himself. If any one chose to go hungry
he could idle himself into that condition
but there was an open opportunity for
each if he bestirred himself. If he
chose to sleep till noon he must fast till
tomorrow. There were neither idle
rich nor idle poor in this democracy of
labor. Every man had chance. Con-
ditions have changed 80 that tools can