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SKETCHES THA T MAKE YOU SMILE
The Temptation of Daniel
Ma lef ’ me at home to mind the kid,
But I made a mess of my job—l did;
She said I must keep him nice an’
clean,
For comp’ny was cornin’ we’d never
seen;
Bub was all primpt up, an’ he did look
sweet
From his curly head to his slippered
feet;
An’ when ma left I tied him in a
chair,
An’ I played ’at I was a great big bear.
He was powerful tickled an’ all went
well
’Til the chair turned over an’ Bub,
he fell;
Gee! I was scared, I thought he was
dead,
An’ I throwed cold water all over his
head.
It worked like a top an’ brought him
to,
But the poor little chap was wet clear
through;
I left him squallin’ an’ looked for
clothes,
But where ma puts ’em, she only
knows.
For I searched all the trunks and
drawers an’ box,
Before I found him a dress and some
sox,
I put them on him, an’ left him whilst
I
Went out to hang up his clothes to
dry;
I had most got through, when along
came a rat
An’ right after him was our old gray
cat,
I dropped every thing, an’ joined in
the chase,
We caught him at last, but —such a
race!
THE GREAT QUESTION.
November 17 th, 1912.
Time —29 A. D.
Mark 8:27 to 38.
Mark 9:1.
Place —Caesarea Philippi.
THE GOLDEN TEXT: “Thou art
the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ 1
Matt. 16:16.
SUGGESTIVE THOUGHTS.
What should I do?
I. Confess Christ. Vs. 27 to 29 and
38.
The confession of Christ is essential
co salvation. (Matt. 10:32 and 33)
Christ put this question to His disci
ples: “Whom say ye that I am?”
What others think of Christ is very
important, but the all important ques
tion is, What do I think of Christ, and
whom do I say He is? Do you join
with Peter and say “Thou are the
Christ, the Son of the living God?”
(Matt. 16:16.) We must believe with
the heart and confess with the mouth
Jesus as Lord, to be saved. (Rom.
10:9 and 10j John 20:31; I John 4:15;
1 John 5:1; I John 2:22.) Jesus was
pleased with Peter’s confession of Him
and said to him, “Blessed art thou,
for “My Father who is in Heaven hath
revealed this unto you.” (Matt. 16.17.)
It is a blessed thing to be connected
with Heaven and receive messages
from God, and Jesus is ready and will-
k Tragic Story.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
I set down to rest an’ nuss my stumpt
toe,
When golly!’ I heard the ole train
blow;
I thought of the kid an’ I thought
’bout ma,
I flew to the house —and the sight I
saw!
It made me wobbly in both my legs,
For the floor 'was covered with broken
eggs;
Bub lay there asleep, an in such a
plight,
I knowed ’twas best for me to take
flight.
I flew to the barn, almost too late,
For jes then I heard the click of the
gate;
Now what ma said, you’ll have to
guess,
When she found her darlin’ in such
a mess,
But I’ll always remember what she
did,
To me as soon as she cleaned up the
kid;
You see she had pa an’ the comp’ny,
too,
A huntin’ for me till she got through.
The lickin’ I got, I’ll never forget!
Sometimes I think ’at it hurts me yet,
But jes as a snake tempted Eve, you
see,
That onery ole rat, he tempted me.
MARY MARSHALL KINSLOW.
Jasper, Ala.
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SHE DID SO MUCH LOVE TO HAVE
HER HUSBAND ENJOY HIMSELF
(Merchant Traveler.)
Mr. Jobbleswizzle came in to supper,
morose and sullen, and when Mrs. J.
twitted him on some or his shortcom
ings he snapped out:
“If there’s anything in this world I
de like to see it’s a fool.”
ing to connect us with Heaven, so
that we can speak to the Father and
get messages from Him. We can
never know Jesus as the Son of God
unless God reveals it to us. (I Cor.
2:10 to 14; I Cor. 12:3.) If we con
fess Jesus He will confess us. (Matt.
1'1:32 and 33.) If we wish to know
the truth, that we may be doers of
His will, God will reveal the truth to
us. (John 7:17; John 16:13 to 15.)
ll.—Put Satan Behind You. Vs. 30
io 33.
“From that time” (from the time
that Peter and the other disciples had
learned and confessed the truth that
Jesus was the Son of God) “the Mas
ter began to show unto them that He
must suffer and die and be raised up
again.” Note carefully the “Must.”
Ist. He “Must go to Jerusalem.” (Luke
13:33.) 2nd. He must “Suffer many
things.” (Heb. 2:10 to 18.) We are
called to suffer with Him. (I Peter 2:
21; I Peter 4:12 to 14.) 3rd. He must
die. (John 3:14; Heb. 9:22; II Cor.
5:21; Gal. 3:13; P'Peter 2:24; Isa. 5:3
4 to 6.) 4th. He must be raised up
again. (Rom: 1:4; Rom. 4:25; Rom.
5:9 and 10; John 14:19; I Cor. 15:16 to
20.) Peter was ready to receive the
keys (the power) to open the door to
the Kingdom of Heaven, but he did
not want to hear of the cross and suf
fering. Therefore he began to rebuke
The Golden Age for November 7, 1912.
By B. LA C Y HOGE, Richmond, Ya.
“Ah, love,” she answered, tender
ly, “do you? My hand-glass is right
on my dressing case and you have my
permission to use it just as you wish.
I do so love to have my husband en
joy himself.”
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NICE OF HIM.
“Would you like to get a ticket to
the convention?”
“Sure.”
“Would you care to take your wife?”
“I'd be delighted to have a chance
to do so. She has never seen, a con
vention.”
“Have you any friends you’d care to
take?”
“Say, old man, this is very nice of
you. I don’t want to impose on
your good nature, but there are three
or four people I’d like mighty well to
take. How did you manage to get
them?”
“How did I manage to get what?”
"The tickets. I understand one has
to have a mighty strong pull to even
get one.”
“Oh, I haven’t any. I merely asked
whether you’d care to go and take
your friends, if you could. * * * Well,
seeing that you insist, I will take a
cigar—yes.”
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THE SAME KNIFE.
A professor at a public school was
explaining how the identity of a thing
might remain with the loss of parts.
“Here,” he said, “is this penknife.
Now, suppose I lose this blade, and
replace it with a new one —you see it
has two blades —is it still the same
knife?”
“Yes, yes,” cried the class.
“Suppose,” he said, “I lose the sec
ond blade, and replace with a new one,
is this the same knife?”
“Oh, yes,” said the class.
“Now,” said the professor, triumph
antly, “suppose I lose the handle, and
have a new one made, is it still the
same knife?”
the Lord, and the Master said to him,
“Get thee behind me, Satan.” His
confession, made a few minutes before
was God-given. His protest against
the cross was Satan-given. The Mas
ter knew that Satan was using Peter’s
voice and lips to speak these words.
Therefore He said, “Get thee behind
me. Satan.” The lips that confess
Christ, Satan too often gets the use
of them to deliver his messages. Be
careful lest he use ours also. The
spirit of Christ is, “Sacrifice thyself
to do God’s will and bless the world.”
The spirit of Satan is, “Spare thy
self.”
111. —Be a True Disciple of Jesus.
Vs. 34 to 38.
The Master has clearly set forth
what it takes to be a true disciple of
our Lord. He says
Ist. Deny yourself. Treat self as
Peter treated Christ, when he said, “I
know not the man.” Jesus needed
human sympathy, but Peter denied
Him, therefore refusing to give Him
the needed sympathy. Wnen self makes
demands on you, don’t recognize him
or his claims. Our Lord denied Him
self the glory He had with the Father
before the world was, and came to
earth and sacrificed Himself for us!
So we must deny self and sacrifice
to serve Him and help Him win this
world.
“Certainly,” roared the class.
Here a youth arose, one of the
clear-headed kind. “Professor,” said
he, “suppose I should find those two
blades and that handle, and put them
together, what knife would that be?”
The professor’s answer is not re
corded.
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SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
Does soup ever make a man crazy?
Do fish ever drag a man down un
der the table?
Does bread ever give a man the big
head next morning?
When a man eats beefsteak today
does he crave the whole cow tomor
row, and, if he cannot get it, does it
set him smashing the furniture?
Does the leg of a chicken ever send
a man home to kick his wife and spank
his babies?
Does a woman ever send a notice
down to the hotelman forbidding him
to sell her husband pancakes?
Do life insurance companies ever
turn down men because they are ad
dicted to strawberries and cream?
Do apple dumplings ever make a
man rosy-nosed?
Does pumpkin pie ever keep a man
from finding the key-hole?
WILBUR L. T. DAVIS.
The Searchlight.
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2nd. Take up the cross. The cross
does not mean a pice of wood or metal
on a church steeple. It is not an or
nament to wear on your watch chain.
It is not something to hold up before
your face as you say a formal prayer,
it means the same to us that it
meant to Jesus. The cross meant
death to Him, and it means that we
must indeed and in truth die to self
and the world before we can do the
lull and perfect will of God. (Gal.
6:14.)
3rd. Follow Jesus. The Master’s
ringing call to us is “Follow me.” We
cannot walk in the ways of the world
and follow Jesus. He never goes in
the ways of darkness, and if we fol
low Him and walk as He walks, we
cannot walk in darkness. (I John 1:5
and 6.) if we walk with Him we walk
m the light, for “God is light.” (John
1:5 to 7.) To give up the world and
forsake all to follow Jesus looks hard
to some, but God tells us that it pays,
and pays well. (Matt. 16:25 and 26;
Mark 10:28 to 30.)
IV. Be Ready for the Coming of the
Lord. Vs. 38 and 1.
Jesus is coming again in the glory
of His father, with His angels. John
and James and Peter saw r this in the
transfiguration. (Matt. 17:1 to 20; II
Peter 1:16 to 18; Mark 9:1 to 10.)
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