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MY CREED.
I would be true, for there are those
who trust me;
I would be pure, for there are those
who care;
I would be strong, for there is much
to suffer;
1 would be brave, for there is much
to dare.
I would be friend of all —the so
friendless;
I would be giving, and forget the
gift;
I would be humble, for 1 know my
weakness;
I would look up—and laugh and
love —and lift.
—Howard Arnold Walters.
THE PERSONAL EQUATION.
A little boy had been receiving in
structions from his Sunday-school
teacher concerning the workings of
the Spirit, conscience, described as
“the still, small voice,” which im
pressed him deeply. One day, at his
play, he fell into mischief. “Son,
what made you do that naughty
thing?” the mother asked. “God told
me to do it.” “But you didn't expect
Him to tell me loud enough for you
to hear, too, did you?” glibly replied
the youngster.
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AN ELASTIC ORTHODOXY.
A very devout merchant was engag
ing a new clerk. “Honesty is my mot
to,” said the merchant. “1 give full
weight, long measure and a square
deal to all, and 1 demand that each of
my clerks shall sell my goods on a
strictly Scriptural basis.”
The new clerk was installed, and
everything went well until a fashion
ably dressed lady entered the store
one day and asked to see some silks.
PICTURES OF THE KINGDOM.
July 3, 1910.
Matt. 13:31-33.
Matt. 13:44-52.
Time —A. D. 28.
Place—By the sea of Capernaum.
GOLDEN TEXT—“The Kingdom of
God is not meat and drink, but right
eousness and peace and joy in the
Holy Ghost.” Rom. 14:17.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What should I do?
I. Learn of Jesus.
These parables were spoken by our
Lord to instruct His disciples in the
mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Therefore, as we are His disciples, let
us take the Word and learn there
from the lessons our Lord has taught
us.
11. The Outward Growth of the
Kingdom.” Vs. 31-32.
The parable of the mustard seed
shows the marvelous outward growth
of the Kingdom from small begin
ning. “It is the greatest among
herbs” (v. 32), but it had an abnor
mal growth “and becometh a tree”
(v. 32). “The birds of the air come
and lodge in the branches” (v. 32).
The birds of the air are symbols of
evil ones (Matt. 13:4, R. V., and Matt.
13:19, R. V.). The Kingdom out
wardly has grown so great that evil
ones for office, financial gain and so
cial position have come in great num
bers, and are lodging in the branches
PINEY WOODS SKETCHES
Margaret 'Beberiy Upshalv.
SUNDA Y SCHOOL LESSON
The clerk handed down one piece
priced at one dollar per yard. "That
is not nice enough,” said the would-be
customer. The merchant was stand
ing by watching the transaction, and
he knew that the bolt of silk first
offered was the most expensive piece
in the store, but he kept silent and
waited the further developments. The
clerk kept his poise. He coolly lifted
down another bolt of a different color
and cheaper weave, and spreading it
out, said, in his suavest manner:
“Madam, this piece is one dollar fifty
per yard.” The customer promptly
took ten yards and hurried out of the
store.
As soon as she was out of ear-shot,
the merchant accosted the clerk. “Sir,
will you kindly give me the Scrip
tural authority for the transaction
you have just closed?” “Sure, 1 can,”
answered the clerk, unabashed, and,
with great unction, ho quoted: “She
was a stranger, and 1 took her in.”
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NO HOWDY DO.
A youngster of four years had an
errand to run for his mother. She
was in a great hurry. Snatching up
a Tam-o-Shanter cap, which was the
first hat that came to hand, she
jammed it on his head and bade him
“Begone.” But the youngster didn’t
budge. “I don’t want to go if I’ve got
to wear this old cap,” he complained
in an injured tone. “Well, I’d like to
know what objection you have to it,”
chided his fair parent, marveling at
the mutiny of her young hopeful. And
her surprise was greater when he
blurted out: “’T’aint got any howdy
do on it.”
ANSWER BY THE LAST BOY.
The inspector was examining Stan
dard L, arid all the class had been
of this great tree.
111. The Inward Development of
Evil. V. 33.
The parable of the leavened meal
shows that, while the Kingdom has
marvelous outward growth, yet the
development of the evil within is
keeping pace with the outward
growth.
The meal is a symbol of our conse
cration to Christ, and no leaven must
be put therein (Lev. 2 and 11, R. V.;
Lev. 6:15 to 17, R. V.). The meal also
represents our Lord (John 6:51).
The leaven is a symbol of evil. The
leaven of the Pharisees was hypoc
risy. (Luke 12:1; 2 Tim. 3:5.) The
leaven of the Sadducees was ration
alism. (Matt. 16:6-12.) The leaven
of Herod was materialism. (Mark
8:15.) We are commanded to purge
out the old leaven because a little
will corrupt the whole. (1 Cor. 5:6
to 8.) Leaven is that which hinders us
from running well and from obeying
the truth. (Gal. 5:7 to 9.) These are
the false doctrines and evils that, are
cursing the church today. The woman
is the type of the false church. (Rev.
2:20; Rev. 17:4 to 6.) This woman
is the same as the Jezebel of Reve
lation, and represents the false
church, putting the leaven of false
doctrines into the pure doctrines of
Christ. She is still engaged in teach
ing and seducing God’s people and
leading them into all kinds of world
liness and sin.
The Golden Age for June 23, 1910.
specially told beforehand by their
master, says The Dundee Advertiser:
“Don’t answer unless you are almost
certain your answer is correct.”
History was the subject.
“Now, tell me,” said the inspector,
“who was the mother of our great
Scottish hero, Robert Bruce?”
He pointed to the top boy, then
round the class. There was no an
swer. Then, at last, the heart of the
teacher of the class leaped with joy.
The boy who was standing at the very
foot held up his hand.
“Well, my boy,” said the inspector,
encouragingly, “who was she?”
“Please, sir, Mrs. Bruce.”
AFRAID OF THE POISON.
Cyrus, when a youth, was cupbearer
at the table of his grandfather, Cam
byses. It was his duty to taste the
liquor before handing it to the king.
Cyrus failed to do this, and when the
king drew his attention to the omis
sions he replied: “No, I was afraid to
taste because I apprehended there was
poison in the liquor; for at your last
supper I saw that the lords of your
court, after drinking it, became noisy,
quarrelsome and frantic. Even you,
sir, seemed to have forgotten that you
were king.”
AS A PIG IS INCLINED.
A seven-year-old Kansas farmer re
cently came into possession of a pet
pig. He insisted upon assuming full
care and charge of the animal, and
assured his father that he would not
forget to see that his pet was well
provided with life’s necessities. But
after a few weeks, as the pig did not
seem to thrive, the boy’s father said
to him:
“Charles, I’m afraid you are not
By B. Lacy Hoge.
IV. Os the Treasure Hidden in the
Field. V. 44.
The first four parables of this chap
ter were spoken to the multitude. This
one and those that follow it were
spoken to the disciples after the mul
titude had been sent away. (Matt.
13:36; Malt. 13:11 and 34 and 35.)
First—The field is the world. (V.
38.)
Second—Jesus is the Man that “Ln
his joy” bought the field. (Heb. 12:1;
Jude 24.) Paid “all that he had.”
(Phil. 2:6 to 9, R. V.; 2 Cor. 8:9.) He
bought us all. (John 11:51 and 52;
John 3:16; Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 1:18 and
19.)
Third—lsrael is the hidden treas
ure. (Ex. 19:5; Psalm 135:4.) Jesus
died for Israel. (John 11:51.) This
is the mystery that Israel is now hid
among the nations, and will be till
Jesus comes to take possession ol the
field and set up the Kingdom. (Rom.
11:25 and 2:8.)
V. Os the Pearl of Great Price. Vs.
45 and 46.
The church is the pearl of great
price. Our Lord is the merchantman
that “went ami sold all that he had
and bought it.” (Acts 20:28; 1 Peter
2:9; John 10:11; 1 Cor. 6:19 and 20;
1 Peter 1:18 and 19.) The pearl is
the product of a living organism, ami
the only precious stone that is. The
pearl is taken out of the sea, way
down on the bottom of the ocean, is
the shell, the house of an animal. A
feeding your piggie enough. It does
not seem to be fattening at all.”
“I don’t want him to get fat yet,”
Charles replied. “I’m waiting until he
gets as long as I want him, then I’ll
begin to widen him up and out.”
DEEMED IT A TONGUE.
“The self-made man is splendid,”
said Andrew Carnegie at a dinner in
Washington, “if he makes himself a
mental and spiritual, no less than a
financial, success.
“Too many self-made men neglect
the intellectual side. This sometimes
—at commencements, for example—
puts them at a disadvantage.
“I know of a self-made man who
said at a commencement to his
nephew:
“ ‘Well, Tommy, my son, what do
they teach you here?’
“‘Latin and Greek,’ the boy replied,
‘and German and Algebra.’
“‘Dear rne!’ cried the self made
man. ‘And what's the algebra for tur
nip?’ ”
KEEPING ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF
LIFE.
A friend met a cheerful Irish citizen
who had plainly suffered some hard
knocks.
“Well, Pat, how are you getting on
now?” he inquired.
“Oh, Oi’m hard up yet, but Oi have
a tine job in Honolulu, and fare paid.”
“Sure, man, you’ll never be able to
work there. The temperature is 100
in the shade.”
Pat had endured too much cheerful
ly to be discouraged.
“Well,” he replied, hopefully, “Oi’ll
not be worrukin’ in the shade all the
toime!”
grain of sand finds its way into the
oyster shell and injures and wounds
the side of the oyster, and the in
jured creature at once begins to cover
the grain of sand with nacre or moth
cKof-pearl. Layer after layer of this
brilliant material is placed upon the
grain of sand until this thing that
hurt and harmed and injured has been
formed into the rare and beautiful
jewel of great price. The Church is
the product of a wound. (Isa. 53:5.)
Christ was wounded for us. As the
oyster, from its wound, covered the
grain of sand with the nacre, so our
Lord from His wounded side conveys
to us His preciousness, His virtue,
His grace, His beauty and His glory.
(1 Peter 4:7, 10, R. V.; 2 Peter 1:4.)
The pearl is a beautiful type of the
Church. It is one pearl, composed of
many layers of nacre. There is only
one Church, but it is composed of
many members. As none can tell us
how many layers of the mother-of
pearl were placed upon the grain of
sand before the pearl was perfected,
so none can tell how many more mem
bers will be added to this one pearl
before the Church will stand perfect
and complete. This one pearl is still
in the dark waters of the sea, still
forming out of His side. Some day
He will come and take this precious
jewel unto Himself and exhibit it,
perfected and faultless, in the pres
ence of His glory. (Eph. 5:25-27;
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