The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-04-16

REFERENCE MATEHIAI.-EX. 2O:9-ll.
Prov 22:2y. 2S:I9: 3l:lV-3l; Eph. AS.
PRIMARY TOPIC -- \ Child Who
Helped.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Tne Ant and the Slug.
gard.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Workers ana Shirkcrs.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Labor Problems.
Work i'm relation To God has Il diff
ferent meaning than IN relation to
man. In relation Ia tod it means
continued activity directed to some
purpose or end. In relation to man it
means manual labor.
|. Mighty Works Wrought by Jesus
MARX GLIB.
As Gods Obedient servant, Jesus
energetically gave himself up 10 His
work.
|. Teaching in the synagogue ". y.
| This He did on the Sabbath day. He
could let no opportunity to do good
| pass.
=. The result Of His teaching wv.
=. 81. % The people were aStOnished.
I'm their establishment they asked
questions: (a) From whence hath this
man these things? % What wisdom
is given unto Him? (c) Is not this
the carpenter? cd Are not His sis
ters with US? That His wisdom and
power were superhuman, they could
not doubt. The only answer TO their
Int.
CD The people were offended ". 81.
Not being able To answer their own
questions and Ia believe their own
eyes aud ears, they rejected Him.
This rejection was not because they
knew Him too well, but because they
knew Him not ut all. His country
men Judged Him by His brothers, sis
tiers, and father, and therefore failed
to know Him. If people were to judge
Jesus on the basis of His own claims
and upon what He did they could not
help but believe IN Him.
u. my Father Worketh Hitherto
and | Work" John 5:1O.
b. Jesus had on the Sabbath day
:. healed an impoteI.t man. fGiey sought
q ID Kill Him for this good deed, and
: when He linked himself with God In
this they more earnestly sought TO
kill Him. They tired TO Kill Him be
+ cause He made himself equal with
" God. The special points of equally
y with God were:
! /. Giving life To the dead. No hu'
p. man being has ever been able TO raise
N aIidther from the dead. The jew
e rightly interpreted His claim TO ben!
g able to raise the dead as Il claim Z
Deity.
=. Judging mankind. No human be
=. ing is Wise enough tn judge his fello'
~ being. Christ's claim to he the judg
:. of mankind they interpreted TO be ID
NJ claim to Deity, and they were correc
10 ~. The Man Who Will Not Wor
O. Should Not Eat QI Thess. 3;6lS).
lis There had developed among I'd
be Christians at ThesSalOnica tendenc
Nv TO hleneSs. Some were pegieetln
IN. their lawful earthly callings-even
ie- the extent that they were becoming
as charge to the church. From the CO.
re- text = of the Thessalonian epistes
is would seem that this serious como
as iiou% Was the result of wrong yley
Gle CONCERNING the second coming
.. | Christ. Such as this is wholly wroi
ith-t ana absolutely contrary to the sign
on canee of the blessed hope. Inc
,as .tits4,ie of those possessing an III
tiS.Hnt view of the Lords coming
4 tauyht by Christ and the apostles
>. .l.tsi,nest attention TO the present uu
md .taCsceupy till | come, Is Chris
are Charge. Speculative star-gazers Nd
,er- bredght this precious doctrine
re; disfepute. Unceasing fidelity 10
n.y. t.the responsibilities of the presenl
eal- l,th& correct attitude of those VINO
in ;waiting for the Son from heaven
lily. correct this wrong, Paul
and F"-1. Asserts his authority to G.
Leo. uand ". 81. This authority
ism, gsven him by Christ.
are =, Commands them 10 withur
rood from those who thus walk disofus
ften u. 81. d,
nse- Those who are neglecting their
must E;ful occupations for star-gazlng STU
nee, he disfellowshipped from the GNU
COM. Tot those who possess intelhge
with reference tn the blessed hopt
The Lords return take c0gnlZahce
rbe disorderly conduct of those
you ,rp idly speculating about these Uni
y. Paurs example wv. 80.
Dleu messed with great earnesthess
aoctrine of the Lords return an"
said. Consistently continued in his la'
/? l Inc In order to not he charge
] O unto them he laborcd WIN :
u by sornestneSs night and day. Nheh y
~ understood. the teaching OIL u
=. and the apostles concerning the ~
return becomes a powerful incehu'
:, foithfulneSs in the discharge oi
Those who will not work 81
81 no, eat ". 100. This is lie
a. principIe upon which 10 base all "
To of charity. II is the efficient cur
n,,unerism. The right economic
has as its foundation principe:
!, order to eat. This should
tn all classes. rich and poor.
q of >. BusybOdies eXhorted Wv. H.
Jruc- Idle men anu ""i'''i' go" 80, is
,.i,d busybodieS. Paul'S eXhOriatIon %
rerre,' they with quietheSS "orN anu -
{, own bread.