Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
The LESSON FOR SUNDAY
Jesus; GiVess Hearers The Parable Of
The Marriage Feast.
INVITATION EXTENDED TO, Us ALL
Plan Of Salvation and Bid of the, Lord
is Likened Unto a Great Feast King
Held for His sonAUp to Each and:
Every Man to Accept or: Reject His
invitation.
{By the Teacher)

Invitation. -;
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My Friends: =: ....'>
We study today for the coming Sun
day school lesson another of those Won
derfully interesting and striking para
.b7es> which, our; Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ delivered to those large crowds
that came to hear him during the clos:
ing, days of his ministry upon this earth.
The lesson for Sunday has to do with
, a record among the last utterances that
he made upon. this earth. A few days
moro and,we will find that he was be-
trayed by the disciple, Judas 1scariot,
brought before Pontius. PLATE, turned
over to the high priests, Of the Jews
and their satellites, and crucifed upon
Calvary. The, lesson for Sunday, is, I
think a most interesting and instruct
i've one. 1t was wonderful sermon
that Jesus preached upon that occasion.
You have often heard your preacher or
some other preacher use it as a text
for his sermon In plain and simple
Illustration by that parable. Jesus told
his hearers Of their opportunity for sal
walton. through belief on him even as
preachers do. today: =.
The Scripture. Lesson.
Let us read the Scripture lesson be-
fore we enter into any further discus
sion of the lesson. AS found. in the
Gospel according!to St. Matthew, 22:1-
IA, it is as follows:
/. And Jesus answered and spakc unto
them again by parallels. and said,
>2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto
certain king; which made marriage for his
son,
g. And sent Gorth his servants to call them
that were bidden to the wedding: and they
would not eome.~
"A. Again. he sent forth ot2cr servants. say
ing Tell them which are hidden. Behold hsVe
prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatllngs
are killed, and all things are ready: come unto
the marriage. '-''
5. But they made light of it. and went their
ways, one. to his farm, another to his iner-
ckandse:
6. And the remnant took his servants and
entrcated thcm spitefully. and slew them:
7. But when the king heard thereof he was
,vroth and he sent forth his armies. and de-
stroycd those murdercrs, and burned up their
city. go, -.
8. Then saith he to his servants. The we'd
ding is ready. but they which were bidden
were not worthy.
9. Go We therefore into the highways and
rs many as ye shall find. bid to the marriage.
10. So those servants went out into the
highways. and gathered together all as many
as they found; both bad and good: and the
wedding was furnished with guests.
H. And when the king came in 10 see the
o,,ests-he sasp, thsreta man which had not on
q Wedding garment: - .!
r. And he saith unto him. Friend nc"
camest thou hithcr not having Il wedding gar
ment? And he was specchlcss
13 Then said the king to his servants b'f,o
him hand and foot. and take him away. ana
cast, him into. outer darkness: there shall De
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
ID. For many are called but few are CHOSEN.
In eastern countries in the time or
Christ, and in fact in the present tirne'
il is the custom to have. Il great feast
on the occasion Of wedding or OF
some unusual event On that occasion
the host provides for his guests lhe
hest foods and wines that he can possl-
bly, obtain. Messengers. are sent out
several days before the event bearing
invitations to the guests OF the occa-
sion. Special robes or garments are
provided for those who are expected TO
attend the feast.
Used Simple Illustration.
Pecsuse of the fact that his congre-
cation was so familiar with these facts
Jesus used this illustration in his pow
erful sermon to his audience in the vi
cinity of Jerusalem that day.
Then he goes into the story that we
study today Of the king who prepared
n wedding feast for his son. OF the IN
yited guests who refused to attend, OF
the treatment of tile messengers. and
then the ing'saorder to his servants to
go out into the by-ways and hedges
and invite as many as would to attend
the feast. e
By parable he told Of the plan OF ms
father, God, whereby all mankind
might inherit the Kingdom of heaven
by believing on his Lord and savior
Jesus Christ and following his prccepts
as laid down in his messages while
resident of the world. The messengers
Of the king in the parable arc SYMBOL
cal of his prophets, notably John the
BAPTIST. who spent his short life upon
this cutth warming the people OF the
coming of one the latchets OF whose
shoes he (John) was unworthy to loose.
The Unworthy Man.
The man who appeared at the we'd
ding feast without being properly
clothed is symbolical of those who snail
he cast out Of the Kingdom Of heaven
hccausc they have no right to Il place
there. There will he many who nave
no right there and who will be cast IN
IN "outer darkness; there shall DC
weeping and gnashing of teeth.
For many are called" the savior
goes on to tell his hearers; but ie"
,ra chosen" Commenting on the par
able Rev. Randolph n. Mckim. d. DE-
savs. "All are called that hear the gos-
nal message; certainly God wants all TO
con,e 70 him. All are chosen, however,
,,,,osa Tho sad contrast between