Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-11-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
For Nov. I9 Luke 7
BY DIR. MARION McH. HULL

Golden Text: "This is a faithful
saying, and worthy of all accepta-
tion; that Christ Jesus, came into the
world to save sinners."-1. Tim. 1:15.
Great Healer, Great Teacher
what could man desire as higher
praise? Jesus the Christ was the
Great Healer, He was the Great
Teacher also; but the highest praise
ever given Him was a criticisms
That was what He wanted to be and
what He Was-and is!
In this chapter we have several
illustrations Of it. The centurian's
servant was sick; the Roman cap
tain of a hundred soldiers sent to
Him asking that He >would come
and heal his servant; then sent again,
while He was on the way, saying
that it was not necessary for Him
to come, but just say the word, for
he knew what it meant to have his
orders obeyed. His faith astounded
Jesus, and the servant got well from
that moment. Our thought now is
not on the captains faith or the
servants recovery, but on this point
what was an obscure slave of a
Roman captain to the Son Of God?
The answer is thistle knew the
value Of a man. Of an individual
whether he wore a crown or over
alls. Then, one day as He passed
along the road way up in northern
Galilee He met a funeral process
SIGN. But there was not room enough
in any road for death and the Prince
Of Life. Soon the widows only son
was again in his mothers arms, and
her weeping had changed to rejoic-
ing. There are six words in verse
Is that tell the reason-"IIe had
compassion on her." His great heart
went out to that widowed mother,
and He supplied her need.
One day John the Baptizer sent
some Of his disciples to Him with a
question: Was I wrong, or am
right? No criticism by Jesus for
that question; only sympathy for
the questioner who didn't under
stand things, shut up in prison as
he was. His answer was an out
break Of kindness to the sick, the
bind, the deaf, the dumb, the lame
the poor. And after the messengers
were gone, lest some of those pres
ent might misunderstood John, He
euIogized him in the highest terms.
The Pharisee and the Woman
One day a Pharisee succeeded in
finding a time when He could come
to dinner with him; he had asked
Him several times Che Greek tense
in verse 36). Jesus was dated ahead.
In fact, He loved Sc to enter into the
social life of the people that He was
severely criticized for that; His crit
les compared Him with the severely
austere life Of John. But neither of
them satisfied the critics-they can
not be pleased. Finally they said to
Him, Behold a gluttonous man, and
4 winebibber, a friend of publicans
Ind sinners!'
Well, He kept the appointment
and went into this Pharisee's house,
and sat down for dinner. 1t is diff
cult to say what the Pharisee's mo-
i've was. He may have wanted to
ind some fault with Him; the Phar-
sees as a class were always trying
% do that, or he may have been at
,racted by the winsomeness of the
nan. There was something about
His face that disarmed people and
won them. At any rate, there is
)ne thing certain-the Pharisee con-
sidered himself so much better than
his Man that he neglected to be
0olite-he gave Him no water with
which to battle His feet; he didn't
shake hands with Him when He
came in Except they kissed in those
lays instead of shaking hands,, ne
1idn't give Him any ointment to
lnoint Himself-thcse were common
,ourtesies which were shown to any
guest. This Pharisee neglected
hem all.
While He was at dinncr-the door
vas open from the court to the
jtreet-a woman slipped in unnotlc-
I'd. She was woman Of the streets.
:he had once been a pure girl, but
some scoundrel of a man had taken
advantage Of her trustfulness, had
Won her love, and then had left
Ter when he had stolen her virtue
Ter family had turned against her;
ler frlends-no, those who supposed
y were her friendS-had ostracized
her; and other men had dragged
Ter down until she was a weL-knGw1.
character about the town.
This woman slipped in and came
Up behind Jesus, and stood at HIS
-eet, Weaping. Her tears dropped
IN His travel-worn, dusty, feet; she
stopped down and began to wash
hem with her tears, using her hair
rs a towel. Then she kissed and
Kissed those feet.
She had an alabaster box of
5pikenard, very costly. She broke
it and anointed His blessed feet
With it. Don't confuse this incident
With the amounting by Mary of Beth
any just before His crucifixion; all
IT the circumstances were different:
We do not know the wonlan's
name-the Spirit of God has with
held that from us; that her past
ciGht not be associated with it
"ybe. But she was a weli-kncwn
"acter up there.
il this time Simon, the Pharisea,
: a9hast. A great tempest was
-ng in his HEARTH this man was
prophet, he was thinking, He
would know what sort of woman
his is, and He wouldn't let iier