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LESSONS REVIEWED.
ICAL NOTES BY REV. GEORGE
P. HAYS, D. D.
Rational Series for Sunday, Dec. 25,
• ’—Golden Text, John iv, 14—Be
for the Children by Miss Alice
\ inox.
| lessons for the last quarter are all con
I a m six chapters of the Gospel of Mat-
8 to 13 inclusive. Two lessons are
1 from tliapter 8, two and one-half from
r 9 ’ ° ne and one - half from chap
J U W and °,^ three 0m from cha P ter chapter H, 13. one These from
' hapters ^ 1)0 easd y read in twenty
ltes ’ andit would be a good thing for
teacher and scholar to reread two or
times the whole section. In that sec
- an account is given of fourteen definite
Besides these mention is made of
^ having wrought many miracles on
occasions. We have considered eight of
miracles; we have omitted six. In two
38 there were two persons affected with
same disease and healed by Christ to
“ r - We have considered the healing of the
of J ] m< the ? men two ’ and demoniacs have omitted in Gadara. the heal
. Of
m one was a
were blind, two were dumb,
one had fever, one an issue of
were possessed with devils, one was
one miracle was the stilling the tempest,
the three palsied,
3 of blood, all of the blind, the raising
lead and the stUIing of the tempest. In
matter. Thus we have omitted the
klle part of his charge to the twelve
his answer to those who chargehim
eating with sinner: with casting out
S#Ey his disciples do no fasting, and to
ie asking him to show them a sign, as well
is allusion to his mother and brethren,
section four Old Testament prophecies
ted as fulfilled: Isa. xlii, 1; liii, 4; Mai.
1; iv, 5. One interesting event is also
namely, the calling of Matthew
the receipt of custom. In the section
ftdered six and omitted the last one of the
section, namely, that of the drag net Of
these six chapters two of them are promi
nently marked and easily remembered
In two cases we have interesting pro
grosses. In the lesson of the Three Miracles
Oct. 23, this may be noticed; the ruler’s hesi
tation when his daughter’s death is an
nounced to him is an example of apparently
small faith. The woman’s concealment of
herself as touching the hem of his garment
was of larger faith but very timid. The
blind men were clamorous and confident, yet
all three received the blessing which they
sought. The essence of the faith needed for
receiving God’s blessing is a sincere desire ’
coupled with active obedience to his will.
in the lesson of the Parable of the
Sower, Dec. 4, there is a progress in the
classes there mentioned. On the wayside the
seed never gets root; on the stony ground it
gets root, but the r 4 oofc is small; in the
thorny places it gets larger root and the con
flict is longer; in the good ground the seed
takes root and comes to perfection. The
waysido hearers understand me not; stony
ground hearers understand and feel; thorny
ground hearers understand and t eel and act
but have no persistence; the heartrs of good
ground understand and feel .and act and per
severe unto the end. So in the thirteenth
chapter with its parables we have two of the
preacher—first, sowing seed in individuals
and w second have then sowing the individuals in the world’
e effects of this sowing on
the converted in its external and its internal
manifestations. Then we have set before us
the convert's conscious effort after this re
ligious life, and finally in the drag net the
whole attention is concentrated on the final
The progress in the miracles is not set forth
in tb eir order, but may be pleasantly thought "fer
of if they are consfdered totoeh- 0
and so we have proof of Christ’s almi-hty
power to give us this perception. Strength strength
is needed for action. But have’ bysin his
to destroyed. So we
withered whether it hand; isVrtili, as in tb^S oftha
or over the whole bodv as
m the case of the centurion’s servant asintS or
total helplessness of the whole body
case of the man brought to Lira by hk
fiends. The vitality and strength of the
whole physical body depend upon the proper
of the life blood, so Christ proved
iife by stopping the of bhrxl *
waste
As it to cover every form of rnseasc. h*
raised the dead life and health, as he
resurrects the soul dead in sin. Of the
? cles omitte d, it is interesting to note that
he cured fever as he cures the fever lust for
Vlce ‘ He hea,ed the dumb, as he opens the
Jlps , that not
aro accustomed to speak his
praise . He cleansed
* the leper, as curing the
^cleanness and impurity of sin. He cast
0ut devils > shewing his power over man’s
f hls reat adversary. To complete the circle of
almi £ ht y protection he stilled the tern
a Pf^t, Up r showing °vidential his power over ail nature and
events.
If We fcake tho t°pios of the lessons in this
fi« art er we shall find in them an interesting
& rou P in & As for almighty help and for our
part in curing help we have “The Centu
rion’s Faith.” As for Christ’s part we have
hls <<Power Forgive Sins.” As for his
tem l>oral aid we have his “Stilling the Tern
f^ng P 68 ^” As Christ.” for our duty we have it in “Con
As for our worship we
have xt in “Jesus and the Sabbath.” As for 1
Work xt is in “The Harvest and the I..abor- <
Pf 3 ” A.s to God’s part have
Testimony we it in “Christ’s
dorsin to John,” as supporting and irt
g aP his prophets and all his holv 1
Word * And ^ f °r the methwl of his govern- i
Pl ent ifc is foun< i in his “Judgment and
Mercy -” AIi Phases of these duties ou our 1
P ar t and on God's side were set fortli in “The
ParabJ es.” The quarter has thus given '
%ery ROod u.s
general survey of Gcd’s govern
? ent and P r °vit^noe, and with these man’s
g er an d duty and responsibility. j
HINTS FOR PRIMARY CLA<5«5F<;
’
by alice w knot
'
Lesson i WHK spoken^ # in^hisV^ 111 !
Whose faith is of f PI 218 lesson ?
Where did faith? the cenmrw WhltdJf nr HoW ho
show his
Lesson 2 was about a v\ 7^
sea? Who were in the shin? Wh )' hatdld Je8us
sav Sd about th* U °Z
>
W H ° W d ° **°™» ««*•
Lesson 3 shnwa „ 6 7™* , ^ f , °rgiven, .
The Golden l text ‘ n , OWn worda
‘TheSonof u w hath h power on earth , to for-J »
give sins ” 1
gives^hri Lesson 4 is m£L Annfh £ 0 , i ?“ ^ fa,tb . , and
tlw-Ji luracloi ' !
What °
were R-* •
twelve veal • Wh ° J*™* bemu *7° 111 hUnd for
men Orttai teIt ’ Aooordm * 40
lesson o * shows , how much work there
ll fh Chrlsti is in
an * <*> do. Jesus set the
® a P > y g ° ing about i teaching and
, , f° enough Pe°Pk doing
I ♦ u> do , ail „ taere to l>e done? working for
« What are
l f 01 7 k g , , llsf Goldeu vv *iy text, should wo work
xl roct,lvwl . «tc. “Freely ye
»
taught to confess Christ
e ; follow his example in all
fVl ,- „ W , ! Wheat Where? His
lse , in Uoiden ,, text, “Whosoever prom
tC shall confess
® '
J ^ - 7 t hrist’s
jC KOn Ks witness to John. What
xtrt j . j W 0*1 ab( )Ut Jolm1 vv he
dl<1 he , 1Ve? was John?
« did ho do? iiow
” e
t 8 S about judgment
taz. i / and mercy.
” v,totl0ri d()e8 Jesus giv^o i u the
' ri i ® W8n ^ “Oome unto
Waon xven? . Aj® mo,” etc. To
* £ you invited? Do
^P 6 **'* you
^•‘won 5) is about the Sabbath day. What
^ ork f. ai ]® right on the Sabbath? What did
UW P do one &**>hath day? Who
^ )raplained , , , ^ What did David
>vho do# What
;“ e is Lord of the Sabbath
U ’ xt ’ “ Ifc lawful to do well
on the ^ibbath days.”
T S ° U io a parable. What
xvv is a parable!
ier ® 8eed sown? How many
, U hlch , grew and boro
by fruit,? What
den 6 *!*. text mean the iieedi Answer with
*
Le38on , 11
Jesus mean by the seed in this !<>,. on? Who
was the Master who sowed good wikI? Who
was the enemy? What the field? The rood
" ed/ IIarVest
What kat ^dl )>e -
done at the end? Which Icind
™
(| The seed, leaven, hid treasure, u l
A11 ab °ut what? Does the kin <>f
b ^f ven a11 ,
COIne afc once ^ i» a Jxjrsujr.; ; ITu! urfc ?
Win-.
vile «* u wicked ?2J t be L separated? Wta “ W,U Ou rigtonS., m.d
you be? Do forget which side will
not tho Golden text Im>
gmnmg with “So shall it e te.
i be Scholar’s Haudlxjok gives the folio
J og good g ener »i division of the quarter*
1‘ working miracles (Lf*«o n 1 to 4).
?* Parabie Wc ® ^ of (Lesson 10 to 12).
^ ad >’about Jesus, and
