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Topic for Sunday, April 5
44-50.
DAILY
Monday: A lesson on the 1
Tuesday: On righteousness
Wednesday: On Draver. ]
Thursday: On fear-thoughi
Friday: On service. John
Saturday: On obedience. .
"He taught them as one
. scribes." "Never man spake
tially a teacher. He would
He had pity on the ignorant.
Himself "the way, the tru
truth that those who would
and be free. To His follower
ye, therefore, and teach all 1
One of the mediatorial o
"Prophet," who reveals to us
God for our salvation. Chris
oi leacuing, imparling iruin,
The teaching function of
wisdom and His love- It sho
the conditions of man, and H
and hearts of those whom H
It also reveals clearly the
ed for us by Christ. The sc
that is in man, to that whi
creatures, his intellect, no 1<
It does not, if properly 1
make it the chief and only f
sizes and uses it as to mak
an intelligent act as well, a
credulity.
Christ as the Teacher he
the command and to annly
reason together, saith the L
man that asketh you a reaso
meekness and fear."
The true teacher must h
easily understood by the lea
be felt to have a reserve
knowledge. In this respect
of the world and continues s<
and inexhaustible.
The confidence that a lear
teacher leads him to take nn
many things which are not
upon the word of the teacher
things of God. It is the pi
Teacher as Christ even with
Full faith in one's teacher
life and thought and spirit (
dent of Christ, the great Tea
ing as in glass the glory of i
same image, from glory to g
Lord."
The lessons which this Teai
ness, sin, redemption, servic
pentance, faith, love, commu
are taught. The ability to gr<
knowledge of the Lord Jesui
lesson is taught by this Te
have received from Him. "I
Three hundred and sixtyBeautiful
presents for me
Fill them with kindness a
And you'll find these gifts I
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UR TEACHER.
5: Christ Our Teacher. John 12:
READINGS.
kingdom. Matthew 5:1-11.
3. Matthew 5:20-30.
Matthew 6:5-15.
t. Matthew 6:25-34.
13:1-17.
John 14:15-24.
having authority, and not as the
like this man." Jesus was essenhave
no man follow Him blindly.
th, and the life," He gave all the
I accept it might know the truth
s, too. He gave the command: "Go
lations."
iffices of Christ is that of the
by His word and Spirit the will of
t's prophetic office is distinctly one
guiding into truth.
unrist clearly reveals Dotn rlis
ws His wisdom in its adaptation to
is love in reaching after the minds
ie would save.
nature of the redemption purchasheme
of grace appeals to the best
ch most ennobles him among the
ess than to his emotions and will,
understood, exalt the intellect or
'actor in religion, but it so emphae
the heart's acceptance of Christ
nd not a mere blind, unreasoning
tips us to realize the meaning of
it practically, "Come now, let us
.ord," and "Be able to give every
n for the hope that is in you, with
e plain and clear, making things
irner. At the same time he must
force and an untouched store of
Christ was the master Teacher
5 to be. His resources are infinite
ner has in a wise and competent
ich upon trust and to be sure that
easily understood are to be taken
. We can not understand the deep
art of wisdom to believe such a
tout a reason.
tends to lift the learner into the
)f that teacher. The diligent stu,cher,
becomes "like Him." Behold1
Vi n T nrH \i rn o rn r> Vi o n era A intn thn
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lory, even as by the Spirit of the
cher imparts are on life, light, holi:e.
The duties and graces of renion,
praise, prayer, thanksgiving
dw in grace while advancing in the
3 Christ is bestowed. Finally the
acher to give to others what we
,et him that heareth say, come!"
NY GIFTS.
five spick, span, new,
> and for you!
nd sunshine, my honey,
setter than playthings or money.
?Exchange.
AN OF THE SOUTH.
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Prayer
THE ANCHOR C
Week Beginning Marcl
The epistle to the Hebrews is
soning, thorough historical learni
monnincr r\f tho finrintnroc o m
offices and the nature and attrib
the doctrine of hope and its plac?
character are enforced.
Emphasis is placed upon this
tian experience, in many inspire
with faith and love as the three
of our having "A living hope 1
Christ from the dead." Paul say
glory of God;" and again, "Hope
the love of God is shed abroad i
for the Ephesians he asks: "Th
hope of his calling." To the Col
the glory of the gospel made kne
in you the hope of glory." He
believers are to be "looking for t
rious appearing of the great God i
Wa ? ??*<-* "l u-1 J
. v <u c iu itijr uuia upon ine n
the helmet of salvation; the anch
Hope in the broad sense of th
tional life. No thinking man i
There is either some evil to dli
possessing or enjoying that is un
manence of that which we cheris
and nobler things and a longing
being. These make men dissati
expectation and rational desire
object is the unseen. "What a
hope for."' This desire and exp<
normal activity. To the sinner
lation of law and thinks of eten
condition of peace.
liie apostle speaks of "A good
nope is one which has a sure foi
object that which is truly good,
rently are indifferent to their fut
ward future perils and rewards is
structive. There are others who
good. It Is based on illusions su
God, certain relations to the chi
rious religious experience, or self
hopes are false or true, "the day
"A good hope" 13 founded on t
prophecy whereunto we do well
light that shineth in a dark place,
tive work of Christ and His gra<
founded on the promises of God i
which is an element of vital go<
grace, a fruit of the Spirit, wro
energy. It is not an unwarrante
able from a living faith. Its objei
pates the boundless blessings of
gards perfect deliverance from si
i m AO
uU>ca iuc glorious coming of Ct
tion of the Dody and its reunion
unveiled manifestation of the glo
fection and triumph of the Chur
times the yet unrevealed felicitii
These and the numerous othei
liever's future, have such a po\*
gence and the affections of his h
ing rational expectation of future
be appropriately compared to an
securely in its place, despite the
that may drive against it.
My most passionate desire is
vision of God.?Tennyson.
March 23, 1910.
Meeting
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>F THE SOUL.
1 27. Heb. 6:13-20.
characterized by careful reaIng,
profound insight into the
usieny exposition Oi unrist'S
utes of vital godliness. Here
2 in the structure of Christian
quality or exercise of Chris>d
passages. It is associated
abiding graces. Peter speaks
by the resurrection of Jesus
s, "We rejoice in hope of the
maketh not ashamed because
n our hearts." In his prayer
at ye may know what is the
ossians he says the riches of
>wn to the Gentiles is "Christ
says Christ is our hope, and
.hat blessed hope and the gloand
our.Saviour Jesus Christ."
tope set before us." Hope is
or of the soul.
e word is essential to our ras
satisfied with the present.
3turb him, some capacity for
filled, some desire for the persh,
some aspiration for higher
; ror some assurance of wellsfied
with the present. This
of future good is hope. Its
man seeth why doth he yet
ectation are the spring of all
who is conscious of his violity,
hope is an indispensable
hope through grace. A good
indation. It must have as its
There are those who appaure
destiny. This attitude toi
irrational, precarious and decherish
a hope which is not
ich as the universal mercy of
irch, universal salvation, spu
-rigmeousness. Whether these
shall declare."
ruth, the "more sure word of
that we take heed as unto a
" It is founded on the redempcious
plan of salvation. It is
n Him. A good hope and one
Illness is a product of divine
ught in the soul by gracious
d anticipation but is inseparcts
must be worthy. It anticiredemption;
sometimes It ren
and its consequences, someirlst,
sometimes the resurrecwith
the soul, sometimes the
ry of God, sometimes the perch,
the body of Christ, some
ss of the heavenly life,
r assured realities of the beer
over his sanctified intellieart
as to constitute an abidi
well-being and rapture, as to
anchor which holds the ship
i force of winds and currents
to have a clearer and fuller