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made like unto His brethren,
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eternal life. "I am the way,
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THE MISSION (
April 10, 1910. Ma'
GOLDEN TEXT.?"Freely
Matt. 10:8.
DAILY HOME
M?Matt 9:35; 10:15, 40-42.
T.?Acts 2:22-41.
v W?Acts 3:12-26.
S.?Act
SHORTER
A 1 AO Tin A J- ?
v*. jlv*. w uut uu we pray ic
A. In the second petition,
we pray that Satan's kingdor
kingdom of grace may be
brought into it and kept in i
may be hastened.
TOPICAI
Our Lord Sends His Apostle
The names of the twelve,
Where they were to i
The power given
LESSON
Jesus made another tour of
many of the towns. He taug
the gospel of the Kingdom."
set forth in His "Sermon on tl
kind of sickness and disease
we have no means of knowing
ious period of His ministry,
condition of the people of tha
assed and scattered, with ni
herd?a disunited, helpless pi
misrule, demagogy and fanat
called teh attention of His
them was work in a rich ha
great, but the laborers were
Into that field laborers wou
owner could order his laborer
people was an incentive to m
tercede with the "Lord of th
His harvest.
This work, from the nature
men of hearts to feel for the
pathy, men who love their 1
by slaves driven to the tasl
thetic hirelings. But men w
cede with the Lord of the ha
If the laborers are few, it is
care that the people are in
who care, can work here.
The disciples cared, and t
and two. They did the worl
principles of the Kingdom, a
and sickness, laboring to sav
The list of these twelve dii
New Testament. Matthew h
"Apostles" which is the Gree
Comparing the four lists, w
of the band. Matthew proba
they went on this tour. Bai
thaniel. "Bartholomew" is "I
associated with Philip, it 1b
thaniel. It is significant tha
"the publican." "Lebbaeus,
THE PRESBYTERI/5
s." It tells us that in the fullness
orld and was made one with us,
inder the law, and in all respects
"God with us" thus makes posace
and opens to us the door to
the truth, and the life."
y School
DF THE TWELVE.
tthew 9:35; 10:15, 40-42.
ye have received, freely give."
BIBLE READINGS.
Th.?Col. 1:9-29.
F?Rom. 10:1-15.
S.?1 Cor. 1:18-31.
s 20:17-35.
CATECHISM.
>r in the second petition?
which is, "Thy kingdom come,"
a may be destroyed and that the
advanced, ourselves and others
t, and that the kingdom of glory
_ OUTLINE.
Before Him?
vs. 1-4.
50, vs. 5, 6.
them, vs. 7-15.
COMMENTS.
Galilee, visiting all the cities and
ht in the Synagogues, "preaching
His theme was the principles
le Mount." He also healed every
on this tour. How long it lasted
, but it was a very busy and laborHe
was greatly impressed by the
it DODUlOUS land. ThPV woro hor.
o leader?sheep without a shepeople,
suffering from the evils of
ticism. He pitied them, and He
disciples to them. Work among
rvest field. The opportunity was
few. It was not inviting work.
Id not volunteer to go, but the
s there. The pitiable state of the
en of compassionate hearts to ine
harvest" to send His men into
of the case, can only be done by
lost and helpless, of human syrn!ellow
men. It can not be done
c, or by unwilling and unsympa
ho are so interested as to interrvest,
can do the work efficiently,
because there are not many who
a pitiable state. And only they
he Master sent them forth, two
t that He was doing, teaching the
,nd healing the sick, fighting sin
e the people.
3ciples is given four times in the
ere for the first time calls them
iv iui missionaries."
e learn that Peter was the leader
ibly has named them in pairs as
tholomew is supposed to be Nathe
plowman's son," and as he is
probable that his name was Na,t
Matthew designates himself as
whose surname was Thaddaeus,"
k.N OF THE SOUTH.
is a reading unsupported by the
ply "Thaddaeus." Thaddaeus, ac
"Judas, of James." Whether the
depends on whether the Jude wh
apostle. He probably was. "S
Canaanite) is so designated beca
political party of that naniP tv
Zealots, and through foolhardy
great damage.
The Master's instructions to tl
cording to the laws of speech and
not literally. Such interpretation
Inspiration, by means of contrad
ter by the other evangelists. Pro
contradiction.
They were to confine their labi
sion was to be, for the present,
The reasons for this restriction wi
dential. Work in the Master's h;
work.
The theme of their preaching v
mation of the nearness of the com
were to do their work gratis, rec<
helping. The temptations in this
to men with the power and auth
is curious to know how Judas Isci
stances.
Their provision for the journey
sons for the particular prescriptic
tain. They are Oriental reasons,
ably correct, that these instructio:
popularly given to those who ent
were an oriental way of telling tt
must be done with reverence, as
they were now in God's Temple, i
business." They were to seek o
man, and request his hospitality,
one to give them food and lodgin
matter indicated strikingly that tl
V/lcHnor'' on/1 ?%/-?* ? ? *
. nuu uui u seea-sowing t
the field. Their reception, in hoi
that home or city, of peace or c
close of a day of grace for Galile
The further instructions record
nection, were possibly spoken at i
statement is one of far-reaching
aid given a servant of God, bees
the same reward that is given tc
payroll, Prophets and those aidini
together in the same class. God i
Missionaries and those aiding ther
that this is true only when the a
missionaries. The widow's mites
among the great missionaries. A n
in the "collection for missions,"
and for the sake of the people wl
tribute. And the missionary wh<
with the same lethargic interest 1
euuLieu iu muun rewara.
BE STRi
Be strong!
We are not here to play, to
We have hard work to do,
Shun not the struggle; fai
Be strong!
Say not the days are evil?
And fold the hands and acq
Stand up, speak out, and b
Be strong!
It matters not how deeD
How hard the battle goes.
Faint not, fight on! Tomon
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best MSS. It should be slmcording
to the other lists is
son or the brother of James,
o wrote the epistle was this
imon, the Canaanean (not
use he had belonged to the
ley were the Nationalists nr
fanaticism did the country
lem must be interpreted acthe
customs of the time, and
i is secured by the Spirit of
ictory accounts of the matperly
interpreted there is no
ors to the Jews. Their misHome
Missionaries strictly,
as probably political and pruarvest
field is always timely
ras to be limited to a proclating
of the "Kingdom." They
eiving no fees for healing or
regard would be very great
ority now given them. One
ariot acted under the circumwas
to he simple. The rea
)ns in this matter are uncerEdersheim's
opinion is probns,
being the same that were
ered the Temple to worship,
ie apostles that their mission
worship. Though in Galilee,
and engaged in the "Father's
ut in each town a "worthy"
They must needs ask some
g. Their instructions in this
Ipfr nrOGOTlt tnnr urn r. n KL
^.vmvuv (.uui n aa ct uarime,
or a time of culture of
me or city, was decisive, for
>f Sodom's fate. It was the
;e.
led by Matthew in this coni
later time. The concluding
import. The reception and
luse of that service, secures
? that servant. On Heaven's
I Prophets, are all put down
makes no distinction between
n. It is to be carefully noted
id is given because they are
may place the widow's name
ickel or a dime is usually put
howpvpr hopon ack nf
- . v.| ww^muov Ul V-UOtUlil
lio sit near and see who con)
labors' in the harvest field
we have in aiding him is not
W. D. Hedleston.
DNG.
dream, to drift.
and loads to lift.
ce it. 'Tis God's gift.
who's to blame?
uiesce?O shame!
ravelv in finH'o
" I ? uuiuc,
intrenched the wrong,
, the day how long,
row comes the song,
laltbie Davenport Babcock.