The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-12-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Prepared Especially for The Repub-
ican by Rev. U. S. Wright, DID.

Nl4ANlEO II
He that hath seen me hath seen the
Father.-JOhn 1879
THE PRODUCTIVE YEARS
With heart facing in one direction
and head in another Jesus spent these
20 years largely in the outlying dis
>Cricts, building the foundations for
the structure that should last thru
the centuries and would offer footing
for new approach to the Jerusalem
of His desire. He had turned from the
wooing of the earlier months when
He fingered about her gates and from
the capturing of the attention of
Galilee to the intensive instruction
given the Twelve whose choice in
May CD % begins the period of
study. These were the best available
men, not one from Jerusalem tho He
may have gone as near the city as
was possible when Judas was chosen.
Born of prayer that lasted till the
stars went dim in the dawn the i'm
portance of it may be guessed and
the passion that was in His speech
introducing them to the new day be-
gun in "Blesseds" can be understood.
1t was a new departure and upon its
success was being staked all the re-
suits Of Cross and Resurrection for
without their later speech these
would have been utterly ineffective.
Two principles were taught; one that
it was the spirit and not the letter of
the law that was important, that a
man can commit murder in his heart
tho his hands are clean; the other in
the parable of the soils forecasting
the slow process instead Of the in
Simultaneous coming of the Kingdom
and the different response of men to
the message of it. 1t was in these
days that Jesus earned the title
Teacher borne until the close of His
ministry. SO they entered into school
where they were taught by the events
that came, each of which was turned
to instruction. The storm on the sea,
the terror on land and the disease and
death that fled away from their
Leader brought them face to face
with a victorious Lord and stirred
them to new allegiance. They were
indicted into the compassion that
overbore disappointment that it
might serve the crowd and instituted
that wonderful tender meal symbolic
ing the body of Jesus. Singularly Il
was a sacrifcial service made posi-
bic by lads sacrifcial offering that
vas used to point forward to the sac
the Outregions where they finally
passed their examination and out Of
the thrill of it came the transfgura-
ton in which Jesus was radiant with
the glow of His spirit. The later
period showed the ministry of recla-
nation. Race prejudice condemned
the Samaritan but he stands out as
model of selfrespecting neighborli-
ness. The blind man was reclaimed
to sight and usefulness and was led
into the fullest light of acknowledge
ment of the Lordship Of Jesus. Laza-
rus was reclaimed to life and Jerusa-
lem was called to be the witness of it.
Zaccheus was reclaimed from out
casthood to the joy of sonship. In
each case the Disciples were getting
a new view of the people of their
world that would enable them, when
they fully understood, to climb over
every barrier of race or class or con-
dition that they might lead men into
the Kingdom of their Lord. Such
were some of the events of these
wonderful years that made certain
the cross and the downfall of the
City of our Lords desire as we'll as
the ultimate saving of the world in
the setting up of Gods rule in all its
life.
PRIMARY-THINGS THAT JESUS
SAID AND DID. Memory verse,
John 10:11.
Use pictures from Wilde or Perry
for an aid in making the recall and
have them retained so that the home
may be served as well as the class.
The playing of some of the stories,
if there is an opportunity, will aid in
fixing the details in mind. The Sewer,
The Prodigal, The Good Samaritan
lend themselves finely to work of this
kind.
JUNIOR: JESUS SHOWS HIS WIS
DOM AND POWER. Memory verse
John "a.
Drill on the events. If Cline
Stick" has been used it will be an eX-
cellent basis for it or it may become
the new presentation of the order in
which the happening occurred. AS we
60 on with the life some chart or
@lan of fixing the outstanding THINGS