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In publications specially devoted to Sunday school work. Lesson for March.3rd 1889. Subject of Lesson —“Jesus the Messiah.” Gqlden Text—“W hosoever will come after me, let him deny him¬ self, and take up his cross and fol¬ low mo." Time— Summer of A. D. 29, sev¬ eral mouths, after last lesson, dur¬ ing the third year of Jesus' minis¬ try, Plage —On tho way from the Sea of Galilee to Cesarea Philippi, a city about four , miles east of Dan, the most northerly town of Palestine proper. Scripture Text—M ark 8:27 27. And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into tlio town of Cesarea Philippi: disciples, and by the way he asked his Whom saying unto them, do men say that 1 am? 28. And tist; they but answered, John Elias; the Bap¬ and some say, others, One of the prophets. 29. And he suitli unto thorn, But whom say ye that 1 am? And Pe ter nnswereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 30. And he charged of them that they should tell no limn him. 31. And lie bo-| gan to teach them, that the Hon'of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be,killed, and And after three days rise again. 32. he spake that him, saying openly. began And rebuke Peter him. took and to * 33. But when ho had turned about and looked on saying, his disciples, he rebuked Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savour est not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. 34. And when he had called the people unto him with his duseiples also, will. he said unto after them, AY howev¬ er come me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me, .35. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever aimfPng. shall lose liiU|ifo‘for pel tho hiy“sabe shall it. gos¬ 36. 8 , same save For "what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain tho whole world, and. lose his own soul? 37. Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 38. AYhosoever there¬ fore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Sou of man be ashamed, u h. u lie comoth in the glory of h i Gnd Isay unto them you, that That stand there here, be some of wltieh shall not taste of death, ud they have seen the kingdom ol God come with power. Review and connection. I" our last lessou we learned how Christ went to his own the neighborhood of and there taught iu the syna gogiies; liow he sent out his disci pies two and two to throughout should, repent; GgJilae and liow alter death of John the Ihiptisy tim Apostles -returned to Jpsttnf* Be tween that time and the present lesson, several important events occurred. 1 hey sought a desert place to refitKrrl;Bs (lie Sea*ofGal l,at people lull on foot and .beat teem tliere. had rassien on them, an*, fed people with 5 loaves and 2 fishes' He s«!itf|hp \?h|lje {KsfexpleB jhe^djpi^4»e<| ^iclc, ajboss the like,? tihe multitade and ^ent apart to jqmy In the night the wind blew so hard that the disciples became exhaus ted throwing hgainst it, and seeing Jesus walking upon the water, they were afraid and cried out. He replied, “Be of good cheer: it is T; be not afraid.” Pe ter started to walk on the w ater to Jesus; but seeing the waves, be came frightened and began to sink, .1 esus reached out his hand and saved Peter, and they go into the ship. When Jesus came to land they kne# him, and brought their sick, and he healed all that touch¬ ed his clothes. He encounters the Pharisees; healed the daugh¬ ter of Byrophenician woman; re¬ turns through Decapods; healed a deaf and dumb man; fed 4000 persons with seven loaves and a few fishes; and healed a blind man. Explanatory. V. 27. “And Je¬ sus went out;” that is, from Beth saida and Sea of Galilee, still hunting quiet and an opportunity to tench his disciples more about himself and his kingdom. “Towns of Cesarea Philippi,” means villages roundabout Cesarea Pliil a more important city. While on the road lie asked his disciples who men said he was; not for information, but perhaps to draw out their faith. v. 28, “And they answered John the Baptist;” that is John risen from tlio doad. The language seems to indicate that the majori¬ ty of people thought tliht he was John the Baptist risen from the dead. Elias is the Greek form of the word Elijah. v. 29. “But whom (who) say ye that I am?” This question is put very emphatically to the apostles, anil to all of them. Peter answers as their spokesman, as he frequent¬ ly did, And said “Thou art the Christ,” and Matt adds “the Son of the living God.” Then follows what is omitted in Mark, the com¬ mendation of Peter for the strength of his faith and prompt¬ ness of confession, in which Jesus s*iid “Thou art Peter, and upon this pock I will build my church ajid the gates of hell shall not pre¬ vail against it.” This is omitted ill Mark because the writer re¬ ceived most of his gospel from Peter. Some go so far as to be¬ lieve that Peter dictated the whole gospel of Mark. This commenda¬ tory statement to Peter has been the subject of much contention in the church. Wo do not seo any necessity for cavil. YVe believe that the “rock” in this passage re¬ fers to Peter—to Peter as spokes¬ man for the twelve,—they all said that Jesus was the Christ.© The figure here used is that a building which is to stand long must be built upon a firm and lasting foundation. Nothing is firmer or more durable than a rock. The apostles are here complimented as being* just that kind of material and that on them was to be built the new Zion—the new admiuis t-ration,—Christ himself being the chief corner stone. There is an important sense in which the apostles were the foundation of the Christian church; and in our opinion, this is what is meant in the passage under discussion. \Ye believe that substantially the same thought is expressed in Rev. xxi. 14—20. The reader will please examine. Christ knew Pe tor, and did not mean to attribute *■* R< ff T’f Hie others tl,a ‘ a^so. “ Dae 33 verse leaves that point clear, v. 30. He did not wish ihem to proclaim him the Messiah because ( 1 ) his time had not come; ( 2 ) the disciples were not fully prepared; ( 3 ; wanted no revolt against tho Romish government, v. 31. “He began to teach them Hon of man must suffer,’* It seems that now for the time he told them that he was to suffer much, and die des pised by his own nation. This Was great supprisc to his who still thought that the Messiah was to be a temporal deliverer as well as spiritual. 'Even "the nbuiieemeni that after three lie should rise again; did not sat isfv them. v. 32. So Peter, we are told in tms \*|i' 6 e,tooK ms Master asiae and rebuked him for talking so. y. 33. But when Jesus had giv eni his disciples a significant look “he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan.” Not that Peter was really Satan; for he was still one of the foundations on which the church was to be built; but because he in doing that wasprompted by a worldly passion that had its origin from the great adversary. This is clear from the two last lines in this verse. “Sa vourest” in new version is “mind est.” v. 34. “When he had called the people unto him:” for he had something now to tell which he wished all men to know, namely, what it w r ould cost to be a Christi¬ an. Whosoever will come after me,” is clearer to read, Whosoever wills to come after me. “Let him deny himself,” means to renounce self as master and take Christ; and is a rebuke to ( 1 ) self-will, (2) to self-indulgence (3) self-righteousness. It is forsak¬ ing everything wrong in self. v. 35. 36. 37. “For whosoever will (willeth to) save his life shall lose it;” that is, those who put their whole effort after things of this life, shall lose the life beyond the grave; but whosoev.er shall lose sight of liis life here in honest effort to spread the gospel in the service of his master, shall gain that eternal life, compared to which the life we now live is as nothing. “For what shall it prof¬ it a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” “Or what shall (should) a man give in exchange for his soul?” Nothing: the eternal suffering of a lost soul in hell is too great a loss to be compared with any earthly gain. v. 38. This continues the same thought in a little different color¬ ing. Christ was about to become unpopular among that sinful peo¬ ple. They should not be discour¬ aged, or be ashamed of the Mas¬ ter, for in the day of judgment he would come in the glory ol his Father with the holy angels. v. 1. 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To eyery household it Show tor should cause if any discharged^ they can" uT Cre<Ut T or, not be torehip and receive letters hl8 the first Monday of dlslE 'Saion in May m This Jan. 29th 1889. —-—---°; S fAMAN NoTp-j^ S , Or4; a4 home,stead ~~ GEORGIA, Rochdale countv valuation the same at of 10 Homestead, o'clock and {*?, ap&n Pa8s on the so, h iay "t ruary 1889 at my office. « ? This Jan. the 25th 1889. °- Seaman s Ordoiaqrj > CITATION. GEORGIA, Rockda'e county— To all whom it applied Helms has in due.form A 1 signed for permanent letter, nf m tion on the estate cd' said county deceased, and I will" ’ Me 1889. said application G iven under on the first MoBdavTu" officials^ 1 * my hand and This Jan. 2Stb 1889. .°, seamans, Ordinary.] __ citation) GEORGIA, Rockdale county— Gee To has, all whom in due it form, may concern; \vw.„ cS j Ordinary applied to the for permanent letter of , dm tion said county on the estate deceased, of Mrs. Nannie Gee SSI ' and I will said application on the First Monday 1889. This January v. 31, 1889 0, Seamans, Ordt nary, ROCKDALE SHERIFF SALK Will be sold before the court house door i Rockdale county, on the first Tuesday ] title March, and next, remainder one sixth interest of th« undivided rlhi of llobt J iv in hundred and to and the sixty-seven following lands, to'.*], 8 acres, more or 1 same taining being- 202!4 of acres, lots Nos. also 339and the 330, each co] |] north half of 338, and the south half of lot 337, each contald ing lying 101U and acres; being also fifty acres, more or J in the south-west corner d said ying lot and 338; being and, in also, ten acres, more or iej ol the north-west comer lot No. 353. All of said lands being in tu Sixteenth district of said county; said righfl and interest to be sold, being that given ti iiiin, said Robt. J. by Benj, F. Cair, in a dee of his to John T. Henderson as trustee id Mrs. M- B. Carr, dated Aug. 29, 1873, and « record in book of Deeds “A,” pages 276-7, o said county, under which deed the said M. 1 Carr, the mother of said Robt. J, claims a ill use. Said lands now being in possession o Summer Carr and Grant Carr, tenants of sal Mrs, M, E. Carr. Said rights, interests fa afovsaid, sold as the property of said Kohl J. Carr under four fl. fas. against him-tiro I favor of Baldwin & Co. and two in favor of 1 Berry & Co., all issued from the Justice Corn of 475 District, G. M., of said county, no controlled by T. II. Bryans, Jr, This Feb, 1889. A. D. MCDONALD Sheriff. men Who are Weak, Nervous ami fering Debilitated from Nervous rnidsuf] Del Ellity, Night!)’ Seminal EmissiODs Weak] ness. effectsotear] and all the M| )y Evil Habits, which to Premature Decay, Consumption or insanity; Man; send for Pears' Treatise on Diseases of with part culars for Home Cure. i Cures guaranteed. No cure no pay. J. S, Pears, 613 and 614 Church St., Nashville, Tenn. OR, J, J SEAHAR DENTIST, CONFERS, - - - Gil Office in Cain’s wooden buildingJ up stairs, opposite Hotel. GEORGIA RAILROAD Stone Mountain Route, Georgia Railroad Co- 1 1 Office General Alanager.il 1888 '| Augusta, Sept. 29 , COMMENCING SUNDAY- :A ws{ '\ the following Passenger schedule will »« operated. Trains run by goth meridian FAST LI N E. no. 27 West daily. Lv Augusta 9-45 am | Lv Athens18 ArConyers 11. 57 am | ar Atlanta NO. 23 EAST DAILT. Ar Lv Conyers Atlanta 2 340pm 42 pm | I ArAugusta . Ar . A1 ^SSS ArMM-m 4.n pTlffS* % “ COVINGTON ACCOMMCDA ^ ^ _ L ■ jm Lv Atlanta «-2Q pm | Lv g i so Lv Con vers S.07 pm Lv Co er im LvC’vt’ng S 35 :pm | Ar Atlanta VO E V n'lit DAILY’ S P® NO. 4 EA«T Augo. AiwastaU-® 0 Lv Atlanta 111 5 1 Lv g C . 8B Daily except Sunday- -,j stop at Train Nos. 2f sdu - L A f r om and recieve passeng er * Gr 0 V e . the following stations town, Harlem L>ear:n wfor< iville Nerwo d, B r liett Mad ison , b “°coviDft»" Union Coin:. 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