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Topic for Sunday, April <
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Monday: The broad decla:
Tuesday: The prophetic a
Wednesday: Salvation for
Thursday: Drawn by lov<
Friday: Dove uniting hun
Saturday: The end?one 1
The world is the Christia
Nothing short of its coinpl
Christ's sight.
The Lord might have sut
stroke. But He did not.
accomplishing the work.
Manifestly, then, it was tl
the benefit of the work. Ha>
ly designed as a means of 1
The honor of being co-wo
most actively, arousing our
efforts of our hearts and 1
God as well as for God.
Christ's declaration, whei
1 have, which are not of this
tell His under-shepherds ths
sheep and bring them in, tt
shepherd."
The world is saying, "Sii
of Macedonia, holding out
and help us," is multiplied
for their souls but who ha
way, the truth, and the lift
Never was there an opp
today to willing workers to
and His love. The door of
open. From Thibet, the "r
of the "Dark Continent." a
prise have been removed.
Almost the last words in
before the seal was attachei
before He ascended into h<
orders to His people: "The
let him that heareth say, <
also His warrant to lis to
The church which is not
nessing is telling in life am
of redemption, and especii
basis of missions, that the 1
perish, but that all should
ever crying, "Turn ye, turn
will ye die"?
There is bread enough ai
The beauty of giving to otl
ishes the giver. The mor<
himself and for his own 1
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opment and progress in th
the delight of it are worth
There is no occasion to t
world for Christ is a hopele
attempted, yet its results
heart. We are the subjei
sought to spread the know
in foreign fields are today i
home. The kingdom is God
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The higher things in life a
to forsake things that are 1c
THE PRESBYTERIAI
>ple's Societies
5 THE WORLD.
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f READINGS.
ration. John 10:14-18.
nnouncement. Isaiah 49:5-13.
all. John 3:14-18.
;. Hosea 11:1-14.
lanity. Ephesians 2:11-19.
'amily. Ephesians 3:14-21.
n's task. Go ye into all the world,
ete conquest will be sufficient in
>dued the world to Himself by one
He left something for us to do in
iiat we should in some way receive
ring a share in it with Him is clearlelping
and developing us.
rkers with God should stimulate us
zeal and calling forth the very best
lands. It is a glory to work with
1 amongst the Jews, "Other sheep
5 fold," is the foundation fact which
it they are to go out and find these
lat there may be "one fold and one
r, we would see Jesus." The man
his arms and calling, "Come over
by millions who know of a need
ive not heard of Him who is "the
ortunity greater than that offered
tell the story of the cross of Jesus
every country on earth now stands
oof of Asia," to the alluvial plains
,11 hindrances to missionary enteri
the Bible, the words written just
d, just like the last words of Christ
;aven, contain the Lord's marching
Spirit and the Bride say, come; and
;ome." The command of Christ is
undertake the work,
witnessing is no church. And witd
speech the great truths and facts
ally that great fact which is the
.nr/1 io "nnt tim'lllnor tViof onv ohnul/1
come to repentance," that God is
i ye from your evil ways; for why
ad to spare, in our Father's house,
hers here is that it never impover;
he imparts the more he has for
use. The momentum of Christian
us along with it to increased devele
divine life. The glory of it and
trying!
hink that the work of winning the
ss task. It has never yet been half
are enough to inspire the willing
:ts of grace because others once
ledge of Christ. The fruits of toil
greater than those of the toilers at
's and His is the power, and to Him
ire not reac hed if we are not willing
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SPIRITUA
Week Beginning A|
Liberty and bondage are opi
is aided by contrast with the o
mentioned here we must appr
we are delivered. This liberty
The very fact of our being d
subjection to authority. The b
a symbol of freedom but it is i
the many limitations that leg
beings must be subject to the
dom and righteousness find th
sion in God. As responsible, d
fore be subject to His authoril
that we are the Lord's freer
wherewith Christ hath made us
and the truth shall make you
shall make you free, ye shall I
The bondage from which, as
ered involved slavery to sin. \\
uivers lusts and pleasures." T
was real. Sin has no right t<
our welfare and is out of harm
our powers. Its dominion in tl
volition as well as thought and
Again, by nature Ave are in 1
obligations to fulfill its requir
in the highest degree. The alt
the demands of justice for th
redemption there is no relief f
the consciousness of the claim!
age," an inward realization tt
from which one can not escap
The Scriptures also represen
itude or captivity to Satan. T<
said, "Ye are of your father, 1
father ye will do." They beloi
his control and did his will. T
ply figurative. Satan Hops mio
from actual life. Satan's attrll
men. He is the deceiver, des
his presence and power are cl<
day life. His slaves "serve hiri
slaves. Tlitey are unable to fre
.control. This dominion, if it
death. .
Another aspect of natural t
thority of men. What men be
the law of life. It is a bondag
promising. The soul that doei
of life is at the mercy of a fi
ment. Human rnnvcntinnoiu.
v..v.u..alllj
unreasonable.
The effect of our Lord's red
the chains of these several
deemer He came "to proclaim
opening of ^he prison to them
acceptable year of the Lord"?1
ciple is announced in the statei
you free." Our Lord is hims
ceive Him we receive the Ac
mind, the conscience, the entir
The liberty that Christ gives
tive; it is experimental and vi
of law, "There is, therefore, nc
are in Christ Jesus." He fre
law's dpmanrta- -
, vunsi is xne <
for every one that believeth."
Satan, "That through death ]
the power of death, that is, t
through fear of death, were a
April 13, 1910.
Meeting
L LIBERTY.
pril 17. 1 Cor. 7:22.
?osites. Our conception of each
ther. To understand the liberty
onintn thn
wiuvv tut uuuuagc liUill >V 111CII.
is not exemption from authority,
ependent creatures implies our
iird that cleaves the air is to us
subject to the laws of flight and
;ulate animal life. All rational
laws of reason and right. Wiseir
supreme and perfect expresependent
beings we must therety.
Yet He tells us as believers,
nen; that we have the liberty
> free. "Ye shall know the truth
i free." "If the Son, therefore,
>e free indeed."
> believers, we were once deliv,re
were sold under sin. "serviner
'his bondage was as unjust as it
a rule us. It does not promote
ony with the normal exercise of
le soul is a tyranny. It masters
affection.
jondage to the moral law, under
ements in all their variety and
ernative is to satisfy by penalty
e violation of law. Apart from
rorn this bondage. The effect of
s of the law is a "spirit of bondlat
the violated law has claims
e.
t the unbeliever as being in serva
the unbelieving Jews our Lord
the devil, and the lusts of your
lged to his kingdom, were under
his subjection is literal, not simmen.
It can be seen and proven
utes are reproduced in his bondtroyer,
enemy, wicked one, and
?arly manifest in ordinary every
n willingly but they are no less
e themselves from his relentless
is continued, ends in eternal
tondage is subjection to the aulieve
and what they do becomes
e that is world-wide and uncoms
not have God's will as its law
itful and imperious public senti
r is onen as merciless as it is
leeming work has been to break
forms of bondage. As the Reliberty
to the captives and the
that are bound, to proclaim the
the year of jubilee. A great prinment
that, "The truth shall make
elf the Truth and when we reithor
of all true liberty for the
e spiritual nature,
i is not simply legal and declaratal.
He frees from the sentence
>w no condemnation to them that
es from obligation to fulfl'l the
end of the law for righteousness
He frees us from the power of
He might destroy him that had
he devil, and deliver them who,
11 their lifetime subject to bond