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LIFE LESS<
Topic for Sunday, July 1
Gospel of John. John 14:1
Dail)
Monday: Life and light.
iuesuay: now Jesus roui
Wednesday: Heavenly th
Thursday: The living Foi
Friday: The living Bread
Saturday: The pledge of
Matthew's Gospel was wi
Hebrews, to show the Mes!
Old Testament references.
Mark's Gospel was writ
Romans, to show the powe
narratives and records of r
Luke's Gospel was writ
Greeks, to show Christ t
abounds in allusions to th(
for Christ.
John's Gospel shows no
It was for all?for the C
comes. It is for the new
Gospel of the divinity of C
There are enough incid
enchain the attention, but 1
the others, while more imp
upon the great theme of t
dents not recorded by the.
The words of Jesus are
where, in full discourses,
inner life of Christ, show,
perfection as a Saviour. 1
hopeful and helpful of then
The more one grows ii
familiarity with him the nn
from view, after they have
ing, or as "signs," and the
teachings come to the fro
and delight. "
In his discourses here on
life, the bread of life, the
ment, the Comforter, the v
the lambs, and in his inter*
to be called "The Lord's P
people ana snows tnem wh
Richest of all his promise
whom he will send to take
them to us and to guide i
the gifts Is that when "Goc
ills only begotten Son, tl
might not perish, but have
Richest of all the conditic
by the Spirit, men are mac
Richest of all the relation
branches to the vine. R1
maud, "Let not your heart
believe also in me." "Abid
These blessings and pr
"believe on his name, whi<
the will of the flesh, nor of
"Of all the hygienic meas
Honrnaalnn nf anlrfta onH a
tressed mind, I would undo
simple habit of prayer. .
communion, not as a mend!
adapted to the tongue of a
who submerges or asserts
part of a greater whole. S
the spirit and strengthen tl
tal emotionalism than any
us."?Dr. Murray Hyslop.
THE PRESBYTERIA
pie's Societies
DNS FROM JOHN.
1.?Life Lessons for Me from the
21.
f Readings.
John 1:1-13.
nd me. John 1:40-51.
ings. John 3:12,13,16-21.
Lini. jonn 4: iu,i4;7:37.
I. John 6:52-59.
life. John 20:1-18.
ritten from the standpoint of the
siahship of Christ. It abounds in
ten from the standpoint of the
r of Christ. It abounds in vivid
niraeles.
ten from the standpoint of the
he perfect, or typical, Man. It
i "Son of Man," its favorite title
national characteristics or traits,
hristian from whatever race he
man in Christ Jesus. It is the
hrist.
ents recorded in this Gospel to
they are fewer in number than in
ortant and direct in their bearing
he book. So, too, they are inciothers.
more fully given here than elseThey
are such as bring out the
Ing his divinity and thereby his
rhe book thus becomes the most
a all.
a the knowledge of Christ and
are do his wondrous deeds retreat
accomplished their end of attestmore
do his wondrous words and
lit and become one's inspiration
i light, the new life, the water of
shepherd, the Sabbath, the Judgine
and branches, the sheep and
;essory prayer which really ought
rayer," he opens his heart to his
ere they may take refuge,
as here is that of the Holy Spirit,
of the things of himself and show
lis into all truth. Richest of all
I so loved the world that he gave
lat whosoever believeth in him
everlasting life."
ins is that of the new birth, when,
le new creatures in Christ Jesus,
s is the union to Christ as the
cnesi or an comrorc is tne combe
troubled; ye believe in God,
e in me, and I in you."
ivileges belong to all who will
;h are born, not of blood, nor of
the will of man, but of God."
ures to counteract disturbed sleep,
ill the miserable sequels of a disubtedly
give the first place to the
. . Let there be but a nightly
icant nor repeater or words, more
sage, but as an humble individual
his individuality as an integral
uch a habit can do more to clean
te soul to overcome mere incidenother
therapeutic agent known to
lN of the south.
Prayer
Topic?"THE GLORY 0
Week Beginning Jul
The intent of this passage is
tion between Paul, a prisoner,
chief captain, under whose aul
is any particular truth pertaii
illustrated or enforced by this ]
obvious one that Christians, a
protection and liberties which
and its laws, guarantees to all
There have come crises in
when there was occasion to
recognize this principle, when,
pled upon by those who shouli
ning of religious liberty in the
was the fruit of a heroic strugg
State-church, in which strugg
imprisoned and their congreg
more or less severe. As late a
excommunicated by church co
officers for no other reason ths
States of which they were c
free-born citizens, were ent
especially as heralds of a Gosp
nor racial limitations nnH wor,
enjoyment of personal liberty
under constitutional governmei
Recent massacres of Christ
their fiendishness almost beyoi
distressing and awful violation
Christian population of rural ci
marked for death, and only t
instances were spared from th
Moslem Turks. So flagrant v
herent, as well as constitutioi
numerous protests from ma
reorganized government to rei
blance of the severe punishmen
The Southern Presbyterian (
experience of the invasion of t
for himself as a citizen when,
then the chief captain, he clair
that were due an uncondemnei
empire. Two of our honored i
heart of Africa are arraigned 1
ties for exposing to the world
exploiters of the natives, unde
government. These missionari
as such are entitled to the pr<
which they are loyal subjects
doubtless and persecuted by s
cupidity of their tormentors mi
fact of their title to the prob
them in the land of their birt
severer penalties and their
enjoyment of liberty which are
of the land whose free-born *
prayers be continued in their 1
At a large missionary mee
Washington City, Bishop Talbol
that "every man who loves the 1
ing to build up His kingdom is
and it is high time thai we dw
uu wmcu we agree, ramer tna
differ." It was broad, inclusi
Presbyterian writing of this me<
Episcopalians were one corps
pbasized the work of Foreign
Kentucky declared that 'any i
Foreign Missions does not belie
June 30, 1909.
Meeting
iF THE FREE-BORN."
y 4.?Acts 22:26-28.
i simply to record a conversaand
n I?nmun rontnrlnn on/1
ned the protection and liberty
I and loyal citizen of a great
ind brave missionaries in the
jefore intolerant civil authorithe
Inhuman methods of the
r the sanction of the Belgian
es are American citizens, and
jtection of the government of
. They will be harassed,
uch cowgrdly methods as the
ly suggest, but in the end the
ection which is guaranteed to .
h will secure immunity from
substantial vindication and
i pledged to them by the laws
3itizens they are. Let our
Koholf
:hority he was held. If there
ling to Christian life that is
passage, it is the practical and
s citizens, are entitled to the
the State, by its constitution
its citizens.
the history of our own land
appeal to the authorities to
in reality, it was being tram1
have enforced it. The wint
early history of the colonies
;le against the intolerance of a
le dissenting ministers were
ations subjected to penalties
s our civil war m listers were
urts and silenced by political
in that they werel*oyal to the
itizens. These Banisters, as
itled to liberty of speech,
el that knows neither national
e entitled to protection in the
as freemen, without offense,
it.
ians in Turkey, revolting in
id the limits of belief, were a
of this principle. The entire
ommunites and of towns were
he younger children in some
e merciless fanaticism of the
ras this outrage upon the inlal
rights, of citizenship that
ny sources constrained the
Bolve upon at least the semt
of the most guilty.
Church is at this time having
he rights which Paul claimed
addressing the centurion, and
ting of Episcopal laymen in
t in his great address declared
Lord Jesus Christ and is workour
friend and not our enemy,
ell on the great fundamentals
n on the things on which we
ve and worthy the man. A
etlng says: "We felt that these
In i
in iuc stem army. i ney emMissions,
and the Bishop of
nan who does not believe in
sve in Jesus Christ.'"