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June 13, 190*
GOLDEN TEXT.?"Faith
the evidence of th
SHORTE
Q. 59. Which day of the i
weekly Sabbath?
A. From the beginning <
t Christ, God appointed the
! weekly Sabbath, and the ti
continue to the end of the
bath.
DAILY H
M.?Heb. 11:1-12.
W.?Heb. 11:32-40.
F.?Dan. 0:1-10.
S?1
TODIC
Faith, Its Nature and Triurri
What faith is, vs. 1-3.
What faith has done, vt
LESSOI
The lesson is from the ui
the author was is unknown
prominent in the e&rjg CI
authorship Dy various Chris
Salvation by faith was ]
by circumcision and the ]
heresy. What is faith? Is a
to give an Incompetent ansv
elude the words "vitar* a
there must also.be included
raim is me substance
substance to the things hop
Our hopes are visionary ai
and real as we have dead
day dreams and building a
and substantial as the thin
"Faith is the evidence ol
ture things may be dreams
What is the proof? Circu:
yet many rely on it with {
things, and things hoped 1
miooIKU t
""ooiuie wiieu we are seen
the evidence. Unless faith
ment of true faith. . Unless
as firmly and with the same
substantial things around i
sential qualities of the Chri
"For therein the elder3
saints of former times g
source.
1 hrough faith we undei
by the word of God." Throt
the ancients, got most of
all men of mo3t things, on
spiritual things.
We understand" many t
knowledge with us that Go
His power. We know con:
and visible universe. But
know them by faith; and v
spiritual and unseen unive
THE PRESBYTERIA
ay School
ES OF FAITH.
>. Heb. 11:1-3, 17-29 .
is the substance of things hoped for,
ings not seen."?Heb. 11:1.
iR CATECHISM.
3even hath God appointed to be the
)f the world to the resurrection of
seventh day of the week to be the
rst day of the week ever since, to
world, which is the Christian SabOME
READINGS.
T.?Heb. 11:13-31.
Th?Neh. 2:11-20.
S.?Heb. 12:1-13.
dom. 8:31-39.
AL OUTLINE,
iphs?
I. 17-29.
N COMMENTS.
tisigned letter to the Hebrews. Who
. Paul, Silas, llarnabas and others
lurch have been credited with its
itian writers.
preached as the Gospel. Salvation
Mosaic ritual was the threatening
question men have ever been prone
rer. James said the answer must in
,nd "operative.*' This writer Bays
the word "confidence."
of things hoped for." "The giving
ied for" is perhaps a better reading,
id illusory, or they are sugstantial
or living faith. Are we dreaming
ir castles, or are our hopes as real
gs we are at present dealing with?
! things not seen." Unseen and fuof
realities. Facts admit of proof,
mstantial evidence is not the best,
;reater certainty concerning unseen
for. Hearsay testimony is not ading
incontrovertible proof. Faith is
is proof, it lacks an important elewe
do believe in these unseen things
assurance as we do in the seen and
is, we are lacking in one of the esstian
faith.
had witness borne to them." The
ot their information through mis
-stand that the worlds were framed
lgh this same source we, as well as
our information. Faith is proof to
ly the Christian accepts It also tor
hings "by faith." It is a matter of
d created all things by the word of
iparatively little about the material
we do know some things, and we
re also know some things about the
rse in the same way. Hlot out of
iN OF THE SOUTH.
knowledge the verities that
very little is left. Doubt ant
cision are elements or weakm
sifting and separating beiwee
the substances and realties c
perstitlous beliefs; but unles
things assured of, the man is
roes are all men of faith, at
that the things hoped for and
mountains to them.
Call the roll and see if it
when he was tried, ottered up
"In Isaac shall thy seed be <
lieved It In the same fashion
his senses as he touched and
died. He knew that Isaac wo
should descend the promised
to plunge the sacrificial knife
on the altar. He was not 1
faith did not stagger. He k
come down together from tha
ise was a certainty. Faith
money, a title deed as propel
was satisfied. He doubtless
proceed in the matter of full
he seems to have thought tha
sacrifice for Isaac. But he fe
back to life, even after his hi
less that is what he thought v
picion of God and no thoughl
then to end.
"Whence also he received
parable"?not "so to speak,'
ham understood that this wai
It had a great purpose, and
parable. We know the interi
be that on that occasion "Abri
Isaac blessed his sons, divh
the same feeling of assurance
will and bequeths land to his
things, but to him they were r
the future. Jacob did the san
burial in a distant time with
who knows he owns a certai
uot oniy noped his people wou
was based on a knowledge of 1
by faith.
Moses' parents had faith a
the King's commandment." II
fear and distress. Not so; tl
the future based on faith. It
any mere solid foundation tt
They perhaps believed the c
he was so beautiful. The po
that was the substance of thii
fearlessly.
"Moses, when he was come
nor a visionary in refusing ai
lot deliberately with the Heh
of the future, by faith, to det
to him. Step by step his care
confidence. He saw the insi1
from the beginning.
These all had exceptional o
will, we think. We have bett
His will. True, He does not
make us special promises anc
that we have greater reason
plans and purposes of God f<
us. Let us have the true fait
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rest on the witness of faith and
1 uncertainty, wavering and indees3.
Doubt is no doubt useful for
n the illusions'and delusions, and
if faith, between rational and sus
the sifting leaves a residue of
of no use in tne world. The heid
their faith is 01 such type as
unseen are as real as the granite
be not so. "By faith Abraham.
Isaac." It had been satd to him,
called." He believed It. He beas
he believed the evidences of
tasted an saw the things he hanuld
beget children through whom
inheritance. Yet he was ready
; in his heart and burn his body
troubled about the matter. His
new that he and the boy would
t mountain, xo him God's promreceives
a promissory note as
rty. Abraham held the title and
wondered just how God would
illing His promise. At one time
,t God would provide a substitute
it sure that God could call l3aac
oay Had been burnt. And doubtrould
happen. But ne had no sust
that Isaac's eartnly career was
him in a figure." That is, "in a
' "figuratively speaaing." Abras
no whimsical command of God.
he learned that ne was acting a
iretation of that parable. It may
aham saw my day, and was glad,
ling to them an inheritance, with
i that any man has who makes a
heirs. He ws giving away future
eal things, not doubtful wishes for
le thing. Joseph arranged for his
the same confidence a man does
n lot in a certain cemetery. He
Id some day leave Egypt, his hope
the future, which knowledge came
nd were not therefore "afraid of
t is usual to picture them in great
ley were acting on knowledge of
; does not appear their faith had
lan that their baby ws beautiful,
hild would be preserved because
ipt is, they believed with a faith
IKS no Deri for and ~ ?1
_ v. vMVAViVKO auicu
to years" acted neither as a fool
1 Egyptian career and casting his
rew race. He understood enough
ermine which course ofTered most
er showed that he had undoubting
yible. He knew, in part, the end
pporiumties to know God and His
er opportunities to know God and
speak to us as individuals and so
1 set us special tasks. But for ail
to know than they had the great
>r us and what He requires from
h! W. D. Hedleston.