Evening star., 1928-04-28
Sunday School Lesson

Jesus knew that he was a lover oil
self and money. so In nm effort TO save
him, Jesus prescribed cure that he
refused to take. 1t was as desperate
case rs Benefits, when "Lindy" re-
sponded to the request for assistance
by setting aside his personal plans and
made the heroic effort last Tuesday to
save the distinguished associate OF the
brilliant Byrd in his flight over the
pole. The young man had appealed to
the Master In a courageous way, but he
lacked the spirit Of self~denial, sur
render and service that our Lord de-
manded from him and from us, II we
would be His disciples.
Perils Of Riches.
Riches was the rulers undoing. The
love of money is the root OF all eVil,
but the possession OF money Is not sim
ful. Mammon is a stumbling block tc
many professors. who forget that VIC
cannot serve God and Mammon. Jesus
pointed out the spiritual hindrance o
riches to ones salvation by likening the
difIlcultv of the rich man becoming "a
disciple to that of the camel attempting
to pass through low and narrow open
ing in the city gates. which are usually
closed at sunset and not opened again
under any circumstances until sunrise
the next day. There Is. however. q
small door cut from one side ot the gaze
that will be opened for late traveller
II he knocks on the gate loud enough
tn arouse the watchman. Many times
travellers arriving late succeed In en-
tering the city and pushing their camek
through this opening. One, who mas
witnessed the scene frequently. describes
the same as follows, When the great
beast with his huge load OF meTchah-
disc has approached the city TOO latt
to enter through the regular gateway
his masters. being unwilling 10 stay out
side with him all night, compel I'M
camel To kneel before the llttle en-
trance which bears the name, 'Es SUNNI
Ell kayut." the hole or eye OF the needle
There they remove his load and take OH
his saddle and then his head is thrust
through the doorway and his forefeet,
one at time, are lifted over the thresh--
old and. ono man pulling at the mead
and another belaboring him behind, ne
is az last persuaded. with much COM
planning, to squeeze through the mar
row portal into town"
The rich mans difflculty Is the prob
lem Of all ages. His wealth Is MS
strong city" and he puts too much de-
pendence upon the power OF the dol
lar. forgetting the power OF God. Thf
Young man needs faith In Jesus Christ.
No one can be saved without faith In
Him. II we accept Him as our friene
and commence to follow Him, we VIII
find that, like all friendship, II cossS
something To keep 1t in repair. Iht
fruitfulness of our life demonstrates
our faith in Him and friendship with
Christ
During his last week in the flesh
Jesus observed a poor pauper widow II
the hall of the temples treasury, where
there were l3 chests marked to specify
the various purposes concerning the
current expenses Of the temple fol
which they deposited gifts. The pub.
licity of the giving may have been re.
sponsible for the success OF that method
but Jesus noticed widow approach onf
of the chests and unostentatiouSly de-
posit In II all she possessed, which
was the smallest amount that could
legally be cast into the collection. LIB
erality OF giving Is never to be estimat-
ed By the amount given. but the motive
that prompts the gift is what counts
The widows gift was small, but Jesus
approved of her gift because she die
what he asked the rich young ruler
to do. when she gave her all, which was
| less than one-fifth OF cent. II he hat
given all Christ would have given him
His blessing and supplied all his needs.
Let us first give ourselves and al
| that We possess to the Lord and then We
will enjoy the privilege of being Hi;
stewards and giving as He has prosper
ed us for the advancement of His
| church and Kingdom. We can all en-
| gage in the Fathers business. Mabie
| has well said, Our interest In missions
| is the measure OF Our Christian charac-
ter; our knowledge OF missions Is the
measure of our Christian attainments
our participation In missions Is the
! measure of our Christian efficiency"