The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-11-10
Lesson for November Is
MAKING A LIVING

Mark 6:S4; Luke 12:l3-2l; Luke IS'1-Lo'
II Thessalonians S:6-1S; 1 Tlmothy
6:6-16.
GOLDEN TEXT beseech you there
fore. brethren, by the mercies of God,
that We present your bodies living
sacrifice holy, acceptable unto Goo'
which is your reasonable service. Ro-
mans 1871.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus' Idea OF Be-
JUNIOR ToPIC-The Right Way to
Make Money. man
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Right Ways of Earning Money.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-The Christian Spirit in Business.
l. Treatment of Hired Servants
(Deut. 24:14, 15).
1. OPPRESSION forbidden ". 14). The
man who hires out is usually poor.
The employer should not take adVan-
tage of his condition.
2. Foreigners to have the same
treatment as fellow countrymen (v.1Q.
Those who fear God will accord the
same treatment to foreigners as to
their own countrymen.
3. Servants to be promptly paid
i ". 15). The labOrer was to be PAID
at the end of the day. The credit sys-
tenn in these times is greatly to be
deplOred.
II. III-Gotten Wealth (Amos :11-l3).
/. By oppression of the poor ".
11). The rich built magnificent houses
of the proceeds extorted from the poor.
They took the bread out of the mouths
Of the poor by high rents and taxes-a
picture of the conditions of our own
day. The prophet assured them that
God would interpose saying that they
built houses and planted vineyards,
but they would not be privileged to
live in them nor to drink of the wine
thereof.
2. By affliction of the just ". 12).
This they did by taking brides. Many
are today living in luxury from the
proceeds derived from brides.
s. By turning aside the poor In
the gates (vv -, 1877. Because the poor
had no money to hire advocates, they
were turned aside. 1t is difficult to-
day for the poor to get justice in the
courts.
IiI. Jesus, the Carpenter Mark
$50.
While Joseph lived, doubtless Jesus
assisted him in the carpenter trade.
He Is therefore known as the car
penter.
~. The Rich Fool duke II :13-2D.
Many today are seeking gold and
forgetting God. Those who are con-
eerned with getting riches while neg
lecting God are displaying utter folly.
Observe,
1. His increase in goods ". 16).
His riches were rightly obtained, for
the ground brought forth plentifully.
It Is not sinful to be rich. The sin
is sometimes in the use made of
riches.
, 2. His perplexities ". ~. His
land was producing more than his
barns would hold. He did not know
what to do about it. Had he person
ally held right views of life and a
sense Of stewardship to God he would
have seen that his barns held enough
for himself and a surplus for the
poor.
4 3. His fatal choice wv. IS, 19). He
chose to enlarge his barns and to give
up his life to ease and luxury.
4. The awful indictment wv. 20, 2D.
God called him a fool. Riches furnish
neither contentment in this life nor a
guarantee of continuance of life. It
is not only foolishness, but madness
to forget God while heaping up riches.
v. Reward for Laborer duke 10 :16-
23).
When Christ assembled on high, he
gave gifts to men (Eph. 4:7-12). At
His return to the earth, He will sum-
mon his servants to give an account
Of their stewardship. He will give
rewards for faithfulness wv. 1919 and
will impose judgment and condemna-
ton upon the faithless.
VI. The Man Who Will Not Work
Should Not Eat (II Thess 3:10).
Growing out of Pauls teaching con-
corning the coming of the Lord, ten
dency to idleness developed at Thessa-
lonica. Earnest attention to present
duties is the Scriptural attitude
toward the Second Coming of Christ.
Those who will not work should not
eat. This is the right principle gov
erning all charitable work.
VII. Peril of Working for Money
Il Tim. 6:6-11).
Those who are working for money
fall into temptation and a snare, and
are exposed to many foolish and hurt
full lusts. The obligation is to flee
these things and follow after righteous
ness.