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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S the doors were shut. Without opening the door, Jesus stood In their midst, and said, “ Peace be unto you.” Then He showed unto them His hands, and His side. Oh, how glad and happy the dis ciples were when they saw Jesus alive again. Then Jesus said something to them very wonderful, and we want to know what it was, for if we love Jesus and belong to Him, we are His disciples too, and He is saying the same unto us. Listen! “ As the Father hath sent Me, even so send I you:” So you see, boys and girls, Jesus has sent us into the world to tell other boys and girls and big folks too, that Jesus loves them and died for them. Now we know that Jesus is really alive again and our memory verse tells us, “ The Lord is risen indeed.” Do we really believe that Jesus is risen? Then for all who belong to Jesus, Easter is the greatest day in all the year, for it says to us, not to be afraid of dying, for the same power that made Jesus’ body alive and raised it up out of the tomb, will make our bodies alive too. But those who do not love Jesus, need to be afraid of dying, for they have no Jesus to make them live again. _________-_ BLACKBOARD SKETCHES By Era Hansel] X. The instructions of Joash to the Priests. Vs. 7-8. II. The Temple repaired. Vs. 9-15. Much can be taught in this lesson re garding the maintenance of public wor ship. The Blackboard drawing is the application. Is our church a place of public devotion to the God of our salva tion, or a social club where the public can “ enjoy” an evening?
WHO PLANTED THE POST? The mother of Postmillenialism is Rome. The acceptance of the Pope’s claim that the church is the kingdom and himself the vicegerent o£ Christ on earth, left no place in the hearts of the dupes of Rome for the blessed hope of the Lord’s coming. How sad that some Protestants have borne away from the Romish sepulchre this postmillennial rag of false doctrine! Much that was erroneous and hateful was discarded at the Reformation, but this primary root out of which Roman ism sprang is by many retained.— F. Z. Browne. PERIL OF PROSPERITY Too easy a time is never good for us. God did not build the world that way. Strength and self-reliance are produced by hardship. The sparkling beauty of the diamond is developed by the rough ness of the lapidary’s stone; the sea bird strengthens its pinions by buffet ing the tempest and battling with the storms; the eagle develops its piercing voice by contending with the thunders that roll among the crags; and a hu man life is made nobler, stronger and greater by the obstacles it overcomes, the dangers it faces, the hardships it endures. The greatest danger is never adversity but prosperity. It is the smooth ice upon which we slip. Rigor means vigor.— Straton.
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