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[After several requests, we have
consented to give in each issue of
our paper an exposition of the
Sabbath school lessons for- the
next Sunday. We shall gather
these comments from various
sources, and shall try to keep in
mind our determination to
make them as thorough and re
liable as possible. We hope that!
they may encourage a great many
in studying the scriptures, and in
that way accomplish some good.]
This is tin' seventh comment on
the Sabbath lessons we have pub¬
lished. It is our determination
to improve from time to time these
explanations, gathered from var-i
OILS sources with but little regard
to cost or trouble, until they are
epual to finy published, except
those in publications specially
devoted to Sunday school work.
Lesson for March 10th 1889.
Hu eject of Lesson— “The
Childlike Spirit.”
Golden Text— “Whosoever
shall not receive the kingdom of
God as a little child, ho shall not
enter therein.”
Time —Early autumn A"! D. 29.
A few weeks after the last lesson.
Place—A t Capernaum, and pro¬
bably in Peter's house. .
ScBil’Tur.E Text— Mark 9:33-42.
33. And lie came to Capernaum: he
and being in the house asked
them, What was it that ye disput¬ way?
ed among yourselves they held by their tho
34. But peace:
for by the way they had should disputed be
among themselves, who
tho greatest. 35. Ami ho sat
down, aud called the twelve, and
Hiiith unto them, If any man de¬
sire to be first, the same shall bo
last of all, and servant of all. 30.
And ho took a child, and set him
in the midst of them: and when he
lmd taken him in his arms, he
said unto them, 37. Whosoever
shall receive one of such children
iu my name, reeeiveth mo: and
whosoever shall receive mo, re
eeiveth not me, hut him that sent
me. 38. And John answered him,
saying, Master, we saw no casting
out devils in thy name, and lie
followeth not us: anil we forbad
him, because he followeth not us.
39. But Jesus said, Forbid him
not: feir there is no man which
shall do n miracle in my name,
that For can he lightly that speak evil of me.
40. is not against us
is on our part. 41. For whoso¬
ever drink shall in give you a cup of water
to my name, because ye
belong to he Christ, shall verily lose I say his un¬
to you, not re¬
ward. 42. And whosoever shall
offend one of those litties ones
that believe in me, it is better for
him that a millstone were hanged
about his neck, and he were cast
into the sea.
Review and Connection.— In our
last lesson wo were told how Je
bus sought rest for himself and
his twelve disciples; how on the
road from Capernaum to Cesarea
Philippi I10 asked his disciples
who the people said I10 was, and
then w ho they said he was; how
Peter, speaking for the others as
well as himself, said ho was “the
Christ, the son of the living God;'
how Jesus commended Peter, and
told him that upon him and tho
other apostles he was going to
build the mighty structure of the
Christian church, and that the
pov. er of h >11 should not prevail
against it. He then took this op
povtuuity to toll the disciples that
he should be rejected by the rul
ers, and die despised by his own
people, the Jews. At this Peter
was annoyed and rebuked his
Master, to which Jesus replied by
calling Peter Satan. Next
learned that Christ called both
the twelve and the people to him
and told them what it would cost
to be a Christian, but that the
cost was as nothing when com
pared to the reward. Our les
sm closed with the encouraging
assurance to the apostles that the
kmguom 01 God should soon
come with power . Six days af
ter this, Jesus took Peter, Janies,
and John up into a mountain, (per¬
haps Mt. Herrnon, near Cesarea
Philippi,) and was transfigured
before them, Moses and Elias ap¬
peared talking to him about the
death lie should die, a cloud came
over them, and out of the cloud
came a voice, saying, “This is .my
beloved son: hear him.” On the
next day Jesus came to his disci
pies, and found them baffled in
their attempts to cast an evil spirit
ou t of a young man. Christ
gently rebukes his disciples for
their lack of faith, and then heals
the lad. They then returned
towards Capernaum, and some-
where on the road Jesus tells
them again of his sufferings,
death, and resurrection. See
Matt. xvii. 22, 23. When they ar
rived at Capernaum, tliose that
collected tribute money, (perhaps
answering to our board of custom
house officers) came to Poter, and
asked if their Master did not pay
tribute. Peter told them yes; but
Christ steps in front of Peter and
reminds him that tribute is col
leeted of strangers, but neverthe¬
less tells Peter to go to the sea
and catch a fish, and in his mouth
will be found the money wanted.
Peter did so, and paid the tax.
Soon after this begins tlie present
lesson.
v. 33, 34. The house spoken of
iu this verse was most probably
Peter’s, possibly the same one in
which ho had healed the paralytic
spoken of in lesson for Jan. 27th.
It seems that the disciples had
privately disputed along the road
as to who should hold the most
prominent place in the now king¬
dom. Perhaps Peter, on account
of the commendation received
from Jesus a few months before,
(see Matt. xvi. 18, 19.) had claimed
for himself the principal place.
They did not want Christ to hear
their dispute, and did not believe
he did; so when ho asked them
about it they know not what to
say. The Master did not ask thorn
because lie did not know, but in
order to bring them out, and tcacli
them a lesson of humility,
v. 35. In this verso lie states tho
general principle, that humility is
essential to the true followers of
Christ; as given in another place,
they must in honor prefer ono
another.
v. 36, 37. “He took a child,
(Matt, says callod a child,)
set him iu the midst of them,”
if to show them his littleness.
Then the loving Jesus takes it
his arms, and this completes
picture. Whenever a
being, feeling humble and depen¬
dent ns a little child, comes to
sus when ho calls, lie receives him
into his arms of omnipotence
where he is safe from the darts
the wicked one. Then the
continues, “Whosoever shall re¬
ceive one of such children in my
name, reeeiveth me,” because in¬
separable. Receive here means
to befriend, to welcome to home
and heart, aiul^ to guard from
temptation. See Matt, xviii. 5, 6.
where offend means, as usual in
the New Testament, to stumble.
v. 38. John has an example in
point, he thinks,‘a man who did
not show the proper spirit of hu¬
mility towards tho honored
twelve. But Jesus uses this ox
ample for the same purpose that
he had taken up tho little child,
namely, to teach his disciples lm
mility, for in this they had arro
gated to themselves a little too
much honor,
v. 39. I11 this verse Jesus ex
plains that if tho man did rnira
eles, the spirit was with him; and
that if he did it in tho Master's
name, it could not speedily do
much damage to his kingdom,
v. 40. For he that is doing good
in Christ's name cannot well be
against him. ,
v. 41. This verse gives an illus
Ration to show that it is not so
much the merit of the service that
Christ values, as that it is done
in his name. This is the
point, and the one which the dis
ciplcs, at least for the moment,
were disregarding, even the be
loved John.
v. 42. Jesus resumes his
lesson, with the child still in
anus; but iu such a way as almost
to give a direct reproof to John
y
the others who had forbidden the
man to do good in Christ's name
unless he would follow them.
This was an instance of that con¬
ceit and exclusiveness which we
so commonly meet* in this world
even to this day. You cannot be
a Christian, unless you go with us;
so thought the apostles at that
time, anti so think many Christi¬
ans nowadays; but it was this that
Jesus meant to reprove in John as
spokesman for the
he said “whosoever shall oifend
one of these little ones that be¬
lieve in me, it were better for him
that a millstone were hanged
about his neck and he were cast
into the sea.” “Beware of the in¬
tolerant spirit. There are mnny
good things besides those we pre¬
fer, and many good way3 besides
those in which we walk '—Pelou
bet.
Mr.Cleveland has been talking
politics to a New York Herald
repoter. Concerning southern
matters, he said in effect: “The
south has partly recovered from
the effects of the war and for twen¬
ty years and more has been put¬
ting all its energies into the soil
and into manufactures, It has
risen from a condition approach¬
ing ruin to a degree of financial
and practical enterprise which
renders it in some industries a
sharp competitor with the north.
The sudden and marvelous recov¬
ery of the south in industrial in¬
terest is a fact in which the whole
nation well take And
this feeling of pride would be uni¬
versal if the professions so often
made of oomplete reconciliation
and a desire to join in a hearty
united effort to work out our des¬
tiny as a nation are sincere.
The new relations between the
whites and the negroes at the
south are gradually ax-ranging
themselves.” He also said he had
confidence in the fair minded
average public opinion of the
south to do the best the circum¬
stances allowod.
Delegates from ten counties ad
jacont to Columbus met at Colum¬
bus Wednesday to further the
plans for doing a warehouse busi¬
ness there, and the Alliance ware
hause is noir a certainty. The
order has rented the Georgia
warehouse for a year
Thomas H. Weaver, a one-leg¬
ged ex-confederate soldier who
was elected tax collector for De
Kalb county last January, has
failed to give bonds as required
by law, and the ordinary, Judge
W. M. Ragsdale, has ordered an
election on March 15 to fill tho
vacancy. It is a remarkable fact
that Mr. Weaver, who was elected
last January, should have had the
courage to make the race seven
times—1876, 1878, 1880, 1882,1884,
1886 and 1888—and then when he
had reached what seemed to have
been the bight of his ambition, af¬
ter having made hut little effort to
give bond, became discouraged
and gave up the office.
Tho State Alliance of Mississip¬
pi is preparing to establish a fac¬
tory for pine straw bagging. A
test of its cost will be made, and if
low enough, tho factory will be
built. The report will be made
on March 15, and tho different
cities will be given till March 20
to bid for the factory. The head¬
quarters are at Meridian.
Tombstone, Arizona, is famous
for its apt names. Its leading
newspaper is called The Epitaph,
and the sheriff of the county is
Col. Slaughter. He defeated
Maj. Blood by two votes at a re¬
cent oloction. Capt. Cutts was
also a candidate, but was nowhere
in the race.
The Augusta Chronicle thinks
that the prosperity of the country
is dependent upon the doctrine of
protection. In other words, the
more you tax the people the richer
they will become. This is good
republican doctrine, but it won t
wash.
The boys in Atlanta gave Gov.
Gordon a severe snowballing as
he was going to the capital last
Thursday morning during the
snow. The governor begged hard
to he let off, but the boys said no.
Gne boy said to him: “We can't
hd you off, governor, As you
haven’t done any running sinco
J-b you will have to hustle.” And
the general hustled, while dozens
°f Balls took him in the back of
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FOB LET, EES OF ms^
GEORGIA, Rockdal e county—’
all persons concerned, heirs ***
show tor should cause if any they can, X XX “ *««> 1 *
not be discharged f ro
torshipand receive letters t s ***<»•
the first Monday cf v stBUsio
in May 1889 <i o n
This Jan. 29th 1889.
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GEORGIA, Rockdale county—
emption valuation of Persontuy i ^i Pan ^
of Homestead, and acl
the same at 10 o'clock w J p&Ea up
on the v-h iay °B
1889 ’ of Fee.
ruary at my office.
This Jan. the 25th 1889.
Seamass, Ore, nary,
CITATION.
GEORGIA, Rockdale county—
To all whom it may concern; Whorea*
Helms has in due form A » * „
applied ££ '
signed tion for the permanent 2 . n £.2* ,, ^
on estate of Ilenry wu gon
said county deceased, and I will of
said Sure. application ° 1Vt UBder on the first Monday Vy? 0 ! 1
' n “ y haEd UUd
This Jan. 28th 1889.
o, Seamaks, Orfli nary.
CITATION.
GEORGIA, Rockdale county—
To all whom it may concern; Whereas
G ee lias, in due form, W i
applied t0 the (W ! nf
Ordinary for permanent letter of a d ministl
tion said on the estate of Mrs. Nannie Gee i a rJ 1
county deceased, and I will pass
said application on the First Monday in nk*
1889. This January 31, 1889- “
0, Seamans, Ordinary,
ROCKDALE SHERIFF SAUL '
Will be sold before the court house door i„
Rockdale county, on the first Tuesday a
March, next, one sixth of the undivided right
title and remainder interest of Robt. J. oarr
in aud to the following Sands, t.o-wit; Sir
hundred and sixty-seven acres, more or less
same being of lots Nos. 329 and 330, each con
taining 20214 acres, also the north half of lot
338, and the bouth half of lot 337, each esntain
ing 10154 acres; also fifty acres, more or less,
lying and being in the south-west corner o!
said lot 338; aud, also, ten acres, more or less,
ying and being in the north-west comer of
lot No. 353. All of said lands being in tlie
Sixteenth district of said county; said rights
and interest to be sold, being that given to
him, said Robt. J. by Benj. F. Cair, in a deed
of his to John T. Henderson as trustee for
Mrs. M. E. Carr, dated Aug. 29, 1873, and of
record in book of Deeds “A,” pages 276-7, of
said county', under which deed the said M. E.
Carr, the mother of said Robt. J, claims a life
use, Said lands now beiug in possession of
Summer Carr and Grant Carr, tenants of said
Mrs, M, E. Carr. Said rights, interests &c„
afoYsaid, sold as the property of said Robt.
J. Carr under four fl. fas. against him-two in
favor of Baldwin & Co. aud two in favor of E.
Berry & Co., all issued from the Justice Court
of 475 District, G. M., of said county, now
controlled by T. H. Bryans, jr, This Feb. I
1889. A. D. McCOiVALD Sheriff.
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