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"Experience demonstrates that the sanctify- ing influence of the Holy Spirit is often pres- ent where His illumjnation is not vouchsafed, and that the mind may be muddled while the heart remains true. The truths essential to Christian fellowship are three, all concerning the person of Christ: The virgin birth, the vicarious. death, the resurrection. Possession of these vital truths should distinguish every believer from those about him."—Unsearchable
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Rev. A. B. Prichard, Vice Pres. B. C. Atterbuiy, M. D. Secretary-Treas.
T. C. Horton, Superintendent
R. A. Hadden, Supt. Extension Work
E. A. K. Hackett
W. E. Blackstone
S. I. Merrill
W. L. Green
DOCTRINAL STATEMENT We hold to the Historie Faith of the Church as expressed in the Common Creed of Evangelical Christendom and including: The Trinity of the Godhead. The Deity of the Christ. The Maintainance of Good Works. The Second Coming of Christ. The Immortality of the Soul. The Resurrection of the Body.
The Personality of the Holy Spirit. The Supernatural and Plenary au- thority of the Holy Scriptures. The Fellowship of the Church. The Substitutionary Atonement. The Necessity of the New Birth.
The Life everlasting of Believers. The Endless Punishment of the Im- penitent. The Reality and Personality of Satan.
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PRAY FOR THE WORK AND WORKERS OF THE INSTITUTE, If ye abide in me and My Words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you.—John 15:7.
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A Monstrous Mistake
k That both the Church and the world labors under a false impression con- cerning the work of the Church, is illustrated in a recent incident. A minister > accompanying a layman stopped at a summer resort. At the close of a meal the layman distributed some literature. One of the Christian women present remarked, " I knew he must be a minister; he had such a good f a e e ." The minister, in talking with some of the laboring men at the same place, was met • . with the remark, ' ' You must be a preacher.'' Both the Christian and the world- ling had the same idea, viz: if one does any personal Christian work he must be a minister. The prevailing opinion in both the Church and world is, that this V kind of service is relegated to a class of men known as preachers. It is not necessary to seek the cause for the error; it is sufficient to con- Hfc fess that the fact exists. It is of far greater moment that we seek for the truth concerning the believer's position with reference to the work to be done rn in the world. The New Testament is a unit in its teaching relating to tha obligation of the Christian to give the message of salvation to every creature. m Every one of the four gospels, and every epistle, bears abundant proof of the fact. It would be difficult indeed to find any scriptural warrant for the pre- vailing notion that God's Word has been committed to any special class of men. The call of Christ to a sinner is a call of service; to follow Him is to become a fisher of men. No one can be a true follower who is not a real fisher. The evangelistic spirit springs from the very heart of God. "God so loved . that He gave," J no. 3:16. The life of Christ is evangelistic. He came to seek and to save the lost, Luke 19:10. The Holy Spirit is the great Mis- sioner. He it is who testifies of Jesus, Jno. 15:26. The early church, domi- nated by the Holy Spirit, received from Him the evangelistic impulse and power which characterized its splendid life. That church was evangelistic from A- center to circumference; no other idea prevailed in its midst. Those that were scattered by persecution went everywhere praching the Word. The early church is ideal in its manifestation of the real purpose of God for the un- evangelized world. The Church of God has wandered far afield from God's clearly defined command "Go ye into all the world"; far from the example and exhortation of Christ, and has departed from the leading of the Holy Spirit who empowered for witness bearing unto the uttermost parts of the earth. The Church has lost its first love, and in proportion as it has for- gotten the nature of its call it has become formal and barren. ' How shall we find our way back to the primitive path of the early church, which was so resplendent in its glorious work of salvation? The Scriptures of i God must be our guide. Here we find that: 1st. Christ died for the whole world 1 Jno. 2:2. 2nd. That the gospel was designed for the whole world, John * I 3-17 ' 3rd. That to the whole Church has been committed the task of giving the gospel to every creature, Luke 24:47, John 17:18. 4th. That every member of the Church is responsible for doing their best to obey the command of their T o w n generation. 5th. That dependence for results must be solely and wholly upon the supernatural power of the Word of God and its author, the Holy Spirit. r 6th That the need is not new methods, but a new measure of power from the Spirit who is the ordained leader of the Church. 7th. That no one believer K should wait for the whole Church to be aroused, but should assume his and her • own place of responsibility and commence to do his and her own part. $ 8th. We are to remember that this work is a divine enterprise, inaugurated by Almighty God, that it is the greatest work in the world, and that nothing can hinder His purposes through us if we are but faithful. Any command can be revolutionized as soon as the believers in that com- mandment assume the responsibility imposed upon them and commence to do the bidding of the Lord. Any Church will be revived and refreshed as soon as the leaders prayerfully and faithfully accept the truth of the individual re- sponsibility of each member to do the work rommitten to them by their ascended Lord It is a satanic lie that God has called and endowed any class of men to this most blessed of all service. The call is to all believers in every age. and what is more, it has pleased God to use in the largest measure the weakest and humblest instrument. Let the Church get back to the Book and take its orders from headquarters.
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truth / Scripture* ministry, the subject had never oecu- That it had a right there was as clear pied my attention. There was a vague a s the inspiration of John's Gospel or and indefinite idea in my mind that, the Epistle to the Romans, and, after after a long interval probably many all, might it not be my fault that it thousands of years, there would be a w a s g0 meaningless? general resurrection and a general Convicted and condemned at the bar judgment; but even then there was no 0 f my own conscience, I opened the thought of our Lord's personal return b o o k ; a n d r e a d i t s t r a i g ' h t through at a to the earth. It was supposed that at s i n g i e sitting. My mind was engaged some place perhaps in the air all and interested to an unusual degree, would, together or one by one, hear the a n d m y m i n d w a s a r r e s t e d b ft a * at ' sentence that must fix their eternal des- m e n t i n the very beginning: "Blessed tiny Apart from this, no serman had is h e t h a t readeth, and they that hear ever been preaehed in my hearing about the word of this prophecy, and keep the coming of the .Lord. No allusion those things which are written there- was ever made to it in the course of i n , " E ev. 1:3. It struck me that the my imperfect theological training. No H oly Spirit had said nothing about book concerning it had ever ben read, understanding it; but, "Blessed is he In my boyhood people had heard, even that readeth " in the distant and obscure part of the E n o u g h w a s k n o w n a b ( m t t h South where my mother lived that Mr p h e c i e s i n al t o r e m e m b e r t P hat Miller of ivew England, had fixed t he Book of Daniel and the Book of upon the day of Christ's appearing, Revelation bear a close resemblance and it caused considerable excitement. t o e a c h o t h a n d s o t h e f o r m e r fc But the day passed without any un- w a 8 r e a d w i t h i n t e n g e i n t e r e s t a n d usual occurrence, and those who looked then the latter book again, at one time for His coming were regarded as a n d i n a n h o n r o r tw s 0 _ ' I t w a s , actually crazy. t h a t i n D a n i e l t h e 8 i r i t o f G o d " a n n f ° U r ; P , a i n s s o m e of the symbols, as the M l , " edited by Mr. D. N Lord, of g r o a t i m a of Jfebuehadneezar and the New York, was taken, but his articles f o u r W l l d b e a s t r e p r e s e „ t i n g the four on eschatology were skipped in reading. raight w o r i d r s T h f g In fact, the entire theme was utterly ] i t t ]e M h t pathway through distasteful to me, and even offensive, the Book "of Revelation My eyes were closed and my heart T h e n i t o e c u r r e d t o m e t o c o m m e n e e sealed to the plain testimonies of God's w i t h t h e 0 , d T e s t a m e n t prophets, and Word, and the plain references to the t he whole of the New Testament, with second coming were either passed over, a ] e a d u i n h a n d m ^ r k i n or at least they made no impression e a n d y e / g e t h a t bears upon whatever At last a morning came t h e f u t u r e o f t h e c h u r e h a n d * « when it became necessary to read the T h a t t h e r e w e r e m a n Q t h e r h e c i eB Book of Revelation in family worship. b c f o r e r e a e h i t h e of ¿ a i £ h w a 8 It lias always Deen my naDit to as- a n k n o w n t o me in my ignorance, but semble the members of my household t h e f o u r t e r / h % t a a d ' t h e immediately after breakfast for read- t w e l v e m i n o r p r o p h £ t s , together with ing the Scriptures and prayer, each one t h e e n t i r e N e w Testament, were care- reading a verse m turn. On that par- f u ] , a n d p r a y e r f n n P r o b . ticular morning, discovering that the a b l a m o n t h / in F t h e i nves tiga- Book of Revelation was before us, some t i a n d n o t a l s i l e h u m a n b o o k other place m the Bible was found and c o m m e n t n o r exposition of any sort when the family went out of the study, w a s touched the question was put to my conscience H a v i gathered n p t h e m a r k e d p a s . and heart, "Why did you omit the last a n d b h t t h ^ m t o g e t h e r , three book uoa nas given u s ?" rne repiy e o n c i u s i o n g were definitely reached. made to myself was, "Because I do not F i r s t J e s u s C h r i s t i s £ b 9 c k t o understand it. The book is so full of t h i s w o r ] d a s t r u ] b o d i ] v strange beasts and mysterious symbols, s ( m a l l a g H e w a s b o r n i n B e t h l e h e m i n t o t h e c a n o n o f *
ing to my soul, especially in times of sore affliction and discouragement. It has uprooted selfish ambition and a de- sire for human applause, and caused me to aim at least in bearing true tes- timony for our now rejected Lord, with a longing to be well pleasing to Him at His coming. Especially does that "blessed hope" throw a gleam of glory upon the graves of our beloved dead. It frets me no longer because many of my dear brethren can not see this pre- cious truth, which shines like the sun at noonday from the Word of God, and which is a veritable key to unlock the meaning of the Scriptures. John the Baptist was a faithful witness when he said, " A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven," John 3:27. God forbid that a poor sinner should judge them, for to their own Master they stand or fall.—The late Rev. James H. Brooks, D. D. the Laymen s Message dawn of the Lutheran reformation, which helped to put the Biblein to the hands of the common people, to teach them the doctrine of justification by faith, and to lead the church back to the place where every disciple went forth to witness for Christ because he was a disciple. In the tenth of Romans we see what God's true apostolic suc- cession is. I feel, as Hudson Taylor used to say, that I would rather be in the succession of the Samaritan woman who, while the disciples went to the city to buy feed, in her zeal for souls forgot her waterpot. She came to the well a sinner and a stranger to Christ; she found Messiah at the well, and she forgot her errand to fetch water, and went back into the city, and said to the men, ' ' Come and see a man that told me all things ever I did,''' and she brought the men of that city to Christ. And I do not read that she was ever ordained by a Presbytery or associa- tion conference. She reminds me of Miss Field in Burmah, who went out and told the Gospel story to those who had never heard it. They asked her, ' ' Have you ever been ordained to preach the gospel?" " N o , " she an- swered, " b u t I was foreordained to preach the gospel." We shall never win this world for Christ until disci- ples, as a whole, again take up the
of Judea. Second, things shall not al- ways remain as they are now, but " n a- tion shall not lift up sword against na- tion, neither shall they learn war any more," Isaiah 2:4. " The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the k i d ," Isaiah 5:6. " The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick; the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity," Isaiah 33:24. " T he earth shall be filled with the knowledbe of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea," Hab. 2:14. Third, this glorious change shall not precede, but succeed, that personal coming. This was many years ago, and the conclusions then reached have been deepened by every day's study of the Word of God, and the actual condition then and now of the church and the world. It has made me a lonely man, but it has been an unspeakoble bless- Essential Elements in By the Rev. A. T. Pierson, D. D. " F i r st of all, the distinction between 'clergy and laity' is an invention of the devil. There is no foundation for it in the New Testament, and the erection of an artificial and arbitrary barrier between disciples in the matter of testimony to the gospel and personal work for souls, was one of the most magnificent triumphs of Satanic subt- lety and strategy known in history. In the Book of the Acts we find all be- lievers witnessing for Christ and work- ing for souls. We read that, after the persecution which arose concerning Stephen, the church was " a ll scat- tered abro'ad except the apostles," and " t h ey that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the wo r d "; the fact that the apostles remained at Jeru- salem is specially noted to show that those who were preaching the word were ordinary disciples. And there is not throughout this first volume of church history—the Acts of the Apos- tles—-the slightest sign of any artifi- cial discrimination between disciples; they were All Busy With the Work of God. But when, under Constantino, who professed to be converted, the church was turned into a hierarchy, with arti- ficial grades and ranks, the dark ages began and never ceased until the new
work. It can never be done by any class. It has got to be recognized as the individual duty of believers. " I f thou shalt believe with thine heart and confess with thy mouth thou shalt be saved." And, further on. in Roman X, we read that men, by hearing, come to believe. Here then are the Three Factors in God's Apostolic Suc- sion— a heart that believes, a mouth that wit- nesses, and an ear that hears, and that is all that is needful; because, if the heart that believes causes the mouth to speak, the speaking mouth will find a listening ear; and the hearing ear will prepare the way for another heart to believe and another mouth to witness; and that is God's apostolic succession. In London I used to go almost habit- ually on Thursdays to Sir George Wil- liams' office, and take dinner in the room where the first Y. M. C. A. of the world was organized. When George Williams was a young man of eighteen in a mercantile house, »he turned to the clerk next him one day and said, " Do you love Jesús Christ?" "We l l ," he replied, " I am glad you spoke to me. I should like to know Jesus Christ as a personal saviour." He said, "You come up to my room," and he got a Bible and they began the study of the Word of God together. And then they each spoke to some one else, and they got a little company of four, then five, then six, then eight, then ten others; and so they formed a little association among themselves; and other mercan- tile houses began to emulate their ex- ample, and by and by, in June, 1844, fourteen different such societies, formed in different mercantile houses, met to form a Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, the first in the world, the germ of the associations now spread over the wnole world. All this stupendous move- ment began by one may saying to an- other, "Do you love JesusT" When Sir George Williams was no longer nec- essary in his mercantile house for the actual conduct of affairs, and was in feeble health, he used to go down to his office about ten in the morning and sit there until three or four in the af- ternoon, simply to see young men who came to apply for a situation in busi- ness. He had in many cases no place for them, but it gave him an oppor- tunity to see them, one by one, and ask each young man a personal question about his soul. I noticed one day, there, a large pile of books, on each side of his desk, and among them were
500 of my own little book, "Ma ny infallible Proofs," that was written to help doubters, and I commented on his having so many books there. " Y e s , " he said, " I have got these books to help young men to (Jhrist; to a young man troubled with scepticism I give yours, and for other difficulties I give others" and every day for ten or fifteen years, when he was in Lon- don, except on the Lord's day, he sat there in his office, just to have some such word of conversation with young men who might come to him, and to direct them to the Lord Jesus Christ, and only eternity will show what he did by this simple, unselfish method. What we need in this world is A Four-fold Passion, and that is the only thing that will compass the needs of. humanity; a pas- sion for the will of God, for the gospel message, for the person of Christ, and for the souls of men. If you have this , four-fold passion you can not be re- ( strkliie(f from working; you are bound I to be active for Christ. You will work in your own way, which is the only way for you, but nothing can restrain you from working in some Way if you have this four-fold passion. But if you do not believe your Bible, shut your mouth; if you do not believe in the miraculous incarnation, resurrection and ascension of Christ to the right hand of God, shut your mouth; for you have no saving Gospel to preach. If you do not believe the facts, if you have doubts, keep your doubt to your- self. As Goethe, the skeptic said, "Give your convictions, if you have any, but keep your doubts; we have enough of our own"; or, as Spurgeon said, " I t may be a great thing to doubt, but it is a greater thing to hold your tongue till you have rid of your doubts." I have had had my doubts. I am a skeptic by natural tendency, but I have always waited, till I have found something certain, and then I have spoken; and if there has been any pow^ er in my ministry it has been in the fact that I have never once given ut- terance to a doubt, but always to a con- viction. And let me say, if you do not love men, as men, there is little use in your attempting to work for Christ. If you have the caste spirit, get rid of it; a kid glove is a non-conductor. Learn the gospel of the handshake. Learn to love a soul as a soul. Look at your Master, the greatest Man that ever lived, the only perfect gentleman, the only highly cultured man that ever
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trod the earth, and see how he loved men, however humble and degraded. "Th en drew near unto Him the publi- cans and sinners, for to hear Him." There never lived a being on this planet who loved human souls for their own sakes as Christ did. You must identify yourself with men's wants and woes and doubts and pleasures and hopes, and learn to love every man and every woman as a product of creative power and involved with you in the same sin and the same fall and the same need of grace, and with this four-fold" pas- sion, loving the will of God, and seek- ing to do it; loving the Word of God and seeking always to bring other souls to its certainties; loving the per- son of Christ because in Him you have found the satisfaction of your own soul, and loving men as men—with that four-fold passion —you are destined and fitted to be an evangelist, and nothing can stand in your way. "JEHOVAH" stands for " H E WHO IS," The "I AM THAT I AM." Ex. 3.14.6.3. "I AM EL SHADDAI" equals this, "I GOD ALMIGHTY AM ." Gn. 1.17. 1. JEHOVAH TSIDKENU became " T h e LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS" JEHOVAH JESHI, JESUS' name, "The LORD my SAVIOUR" this. 2 JEHOVAH SHALLOM, O my soul, "The LORD of Peace" is HE. JEHOVAH ROPHEKA makes whole, "The LORD that healeth thee." 3 JEHOVAH JIREH is to say, "The LORD will see," and heed. JEHOVAH RO'I, d ay by day, "The LORD my Shepherd,' lead. 4 JEHOVAH ORI, "LORD my Light:" Sun of my life is HE. JEHOVAH NISSI, in the fight "The LORD my Banner" be. JEHOVAH. By J. H. Sammis.
"LORD my Redeemer" bore sin. JEHOVAH TSURI, "LORD my Rock," Shadow and Refuge of the flock. 6 JEHOVAH SHOMREKA, " T he LORD Thy Keeper," shield and blade. JEHOVAH TSILKA, grateful word, Which means "The LORD thy shade." 7 JEHOVAH MELEK "th' LORD is King," For HIM be brave and true. JEHOVAH MEKEDISHKEM sing, "The LORD who hallows you." 8 JEHOVAH MEHOQQENU hear, "The LORD our Lawgiver." JEHOVAH SHOPHETENU ne'er, "The LORD our Judge" can err. 9 JEHOVAH TSABBAOTH, T h y r od Shall rule, "O LORD of Hosts." JEHOVAH ELOHIM," LORD GOD," In Thee my spirit boasts. 10 JEHOVAH SHAMMAH, everywhere, This Thy name "the LO«D is there." JEHOVAH OSENU, to Thee, "The LORD our Maker," glory be. 1 Jr. 23.6; 1 Co. 1.30: Ps. 27.1; Mt. 1.21. 2. Jg. 6.24, Eph. 2.14: Ex. 15.26; Ac. 10.11. 3. Ps. 23.1; Jn. 10.11; Gn. 22.14; LK. 22.35. 4. Ps. 27.1; Jn. 8.12; Ex. 17.15; 1 Jn. 5.5. 5. Ps. 19.14; Ga. 3.13: Ps. 19.14 (Marg) 1 Co. 10.4. 6. Ps. 121.5; Jn. 10.28: Ps. 121.5; Mt. 11.28. 7. Ps. 10.16; Jn. 18.37: Ex. 31.12; Hb. 2.11. 8. Is. 33, 22; Jn. 13.34: Isa. 33.22 ; 2 Co. 5.10. 9. Ps. 84, 3; Rv. 16, 16: Gn. 3.9; Jn. 20.28. 10. Ps. 10.16; Jn. 18.37: Ps. 95.6; Col. 1.16.
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EDDYITEMS. I. The Eddyite Bible, "Science and Health," bears the trademark of a circle embracing a cross and a crown. To fix those sacred symbols as the seal of such transcendental gibberish is equalled only by sacrilege of the " Sc i e n c e" reader's setting their anti- .Christian nonsense on a par, nay, even, above the Sacred Scriptures. II. What fellowship has "Christian Science" with the Cross? It denies the sin which reared it; the pain it caused; the atonement it accomplished; the Deity it embraced; the death it in- flicted. What, in the name of sincerity has "Christian Science" to do with the symbol of our Lord's passion since it repudiates all for which it stands? As for the eross of the Christian, the ' ' Science'' specifically forbids its vo- tary to bear it, and bids him banish every thought of its burden from his mind. III. The crown is equally out of place. Crowns are for them who suf- fer, " I f we suffer with Him, we shall also- reign with Him." Crowns are for them who conquer the world, the flesh, and the devil, not by ignoring, but by resisting them as dread realities. Sin and Satan are not phantoms of the imagination in the Word of God, but awful powers to be resisted " u n to death." Only such as " d e ny them- selves," " t a ke u p " the " c r o s s ," "en- dure hardness as good soldiers," earn a crown. All this is abhorrent to the orthodox, pain-shirking Eddyite. IV. A " Sc i e n t i s t" " a d " in the Express of June 25 says, " I n no sense of the word can it (the "Science' ) be classed or even akin to the above named subjects ( "New Thought" and the "Emma nu el Movement.") Christ- ian Science presents itself as one com- plete whole, and a recognition of any good in it must mean its recognition as a whole, because it is without anti- thesis." That is to say that this ab- surdly incoherent pot pouri, or thought- hash, is the final and absolute philos ophy. Plato, Aristotle, Hamilton, Mc- Cosh, have all been outdone by this doting old lady, ont of whose system(?) no item can be dislodged! and to whose perfect drivel nothing can be added! Its first principle is "God is A l l" and "A ll is God." But "New
Thought," and the "Emmanuel Move- me n t" are among the things that are, i. e., " The a l l "; they are therefore partners with "Christian Science," and being together severally members of the one whole they must be " c l a s s e d" togetner and closely " a k i n . " See? V. A most brilliant Eddyitem is Mrs. M. B. G, E's. acute disclosure of the hidden meaning of the word " A d a m ." Syllabalized it is A-dam. So symbolically; mystically; spiritu- ally; it stands for " a d am" or an "ob- struction!" Taking the " K e y " we discover that E-d-d-y, mystically, sym- bolically, or spiritually; equals an eddy in the current of metaphysical thought. Which explains the turgidity of her cogitations, since an eddy in a current stirs the mud in shallow streams. The Usual and Easy Way. A resolution introduced at the Tor- onto M. E. Conference, charged Dr. Geo. Jackson with heretical teaching. The Doctor had published a book in which the Mosaic origin of the Penta- teuch is abandoned and the "mo d e r n" critical views advocated. A substitute was at once interposed calling, instead, for action looking to " t h e conserva- tion of the essentials," etc. This spe- cious obstruction to the prosecution of heresy was carried by a large majority of the clericals, though opposed by the majority of the laymen. The good doc- tor was safely shielded under the sub- terfuge. The Conference will talk con- servation and discuss "essentials," while the reverend false prophet teaches as before. Of course the radi- cals went home smiling behind their collars, and the "conservatives," the believers, went away feeling foolish. Three Daniels Come to Judgment. Three eminent jurists, including Gov. Hughes, have rendered judgment against the purpose of the directorate of a strong Baptist university, to throw off the irksome yoke of ortho- doxy. They say that the religious and denominational foundation is " a sa- cred t r u s t ." Nominally the institu- tion can not backslide; actually it has, it is reasonable to presume, already done so. But why should not all judges be as just, and constrain the adminis- trators of the gifts of the fathers to be technically, at least, honest?
International Sunday School Lesson As Taught by T. C. Horton at the Bible Institute, Los Angeles, Cal. Brief Thoughts For Busy Teachers LESSON 10.
Deuteronomy 32. There is much rich unfolding of prophetic purpose in the lesson. You can read all prophecy in the light of these parables. We leave the student to use these suggestions as they will. From " A . H . " in the Serial Bible Course we take the following. PUBPOSE AND POINT. " Hear, !,l indicates that the words He is about to speak are of great sig- nificance. How we dishonor God not to " H e a r " when He speaks. Householder—God; Vineyard—Israel; Hedged about—the Law; wine press— every provision for their happiness and prosperity; tower—security, strength, outlook; let out to husbandmen—gave each tribe their portion. The same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him. Bom. 10:12. His servants," the prophets, He sent to admonish, to warn, to entreat. " He is not willing that any Bhould perish," 2 Pet. 3:9. He still has servants (teachers) to go forth in faithful ministry! He holds such responsible no matter what the treatment. Judgment awaits all who will not hear. HEART HERALDINGS. The prophets they beat, they stoned, they killed, but God so loved He sent His only begotten Son, and Him they slew. Satan incensed humanity to kill God's only begotten Son. He still in- censes men to hate Him and disbelieve Him. Satan is God's antagonist; let us not be his tool in his nefarious work. Jesus led the Pharisees to pass judg- ment on themselves, (vs. 41). That's what we'd all do if we saw things in their true light. "D id you never read in the Scrip- tures?" This question would probably silence many of us when it comes to real meditative reading. The rejected Stone will be the reign- ing one. " I f ye suffer with Him ye shall also reign with Him." This is the only winning side. It will be glori- ously triumphant despite all exultation of the powers of darkness.
Sunday, Sept. 4, 1910. Rev. W. Leon Tncken. TWO JUDGMENT PARABLES. Matt. 21:23-46. Golden Text: "Therefore, say I un- to you, the Kingdom of God shall be taken away from you." M. 21:43. THE INTERNAL. Faith and the Fig Tree. 18-22. The Two Unanswered Questions. 23 to 27. The Two Sons—Repentant and Unre- pentant. 28-32. LESSON IN OUTLINE. Householder and Husbandman, vs. 33. Servants and Sons, vs. 34-39. The Tenants and Treatment, vs. 39-40. Their Conclusion Bespeaks their Con- demnation, 41. The Rejected Stone the Reigning One, vs. 42-44. Pharisees Perceiving, Purpose His Death, vs. 45-46. INTRODUCTION. The shadow of the Cross is now on everything Jesus is saying and doing. He who began his ministry proclaim- ing the ' ' principles of peace'' is clos- ing it with parables of judgment. The kingdom offered is now rejected. There yet remains but the public execution of all that is within the hearts of " H i s own," to whom he came. History is repeating itself. They who rejected .Je- hovah of the Old Testament, are now rejecting the Jesus of the New Testa- ment. As the Son of God moves toward the Cross the clouds of judgment gather about the nation. It is in this dark- ness every parable and practically every public as well as private utter- ance, may be interpreted. These two parables are historical parables. A close study of them will reveal this fact. The study will find here the Past History, the Present Portion and the Prophetic Future of God's everlasting people Israel. In other words, their history as recorded in the Old Testa- ment, their history as recorded in the Gospels and the Acts, and their future history as recorded in the Apocalypse. This second parable of the lesson is the parabolization of the Song of Moses,
"Taken from you and given to an- other." What might be ours may be- come another's. " See that no man take thy crown," Rev. 3:11. " F a ll on this stone." It is much better to fall on this stone and be broken into penitence and a cry for mercy than to stubbornly withstand His overtures of grace and go down in de- feat. " The Pharisees perceived." They were convicted but refused to bow the knee, and thus hardened their hearts into hatred and into plotting the life of their own Messiah. What mourning and bitterness will be theirs when their eyes are opened to behold His "Spirit of Grace" Zech. 12:10. May this lesson of rejection so ad- monish us we will cry: " T h y will, oh God, help me to do, Thy ways of righteousness pursue.'? —A. H. SUNDAY, SEPT. 11. Matt. 22:1-14. B. J. H. Sammis. ; OUTLINE. I. THE WEDDING FEAST. 1. The Giver. ! •; 2. The Groom. 3. The Bride. 4. The Banquet. II. THE WEDDING INVITATION. 1. Befused. 2. Benewed. 3. Bejected. 4. Bevenged. III. THE WEDDING GUESTS. 1. Whosoever. 2. Wheresoever. 3. Whatsoever. IV. THE WEDDING GARMENT. I. THE WEDDING FEAST. " E ye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man to conceive the things God hath prepared for them that love Him," 1 Cor. 2-9. The good time coming is represented by various figures, a dedication. Zee. 7-9; a coronation, Ps. 45; Rev. 11:15-17; a triumph, Rev. 19:11-14; Ps. 24:7-10; a sacrificial feast, Zeph. 1:7; and here a wedding. 1. The Giver. (1) The giver of the feast is a King. It will be a great feast. "Wh at can the man do that cometh after the King?'' Ecc. 2:12. See the feast of Ahasuerus, Est. 1:3-8. (2) The giver of this feast is the King of the Universe. As earthly 1. The Guests Inspected. 2. The Fraud Detected. 3. The Man Ejected.
kings are mere shadows of " t h e King immortal, invisible, dwelling in light inapproachable," so their royal ban- quets are only shadow feasts. Can you think of any good thing this king can not provide? 2. The Groom. The groom at this wedding will be (1) The Prince of Princes, Dan. 8:25, (2) The Prince of Peace, Isai 9:6; greater than Solomon,/ Luke 11:31; (3) fairer than men, Psa. 45:2; (4) more joyous than others, Psa. 45:7. What a wedding must such a king spread for sueh a son! Do not fail to be there. 3. The Bride. Nothing is said about a bride. But you can not have a: wedding with- out a bride. Who will she be? (1) A King's daughter, Psa., 45:13; and (2) beautiful, 45:11; and (3) elegantly ar- rayed, for her clothing will be of " g o l d ," not tinsel, but "wrought gold," v. 13; of the best gold "gold of Ophir," v. 9; and of "raiment of needlework,'' celestial embroidery, v. 14; and (4) she will be without spot, or blemish, or wrinkle, or any such thing," Eph. 5:27; in fact (5) she will be " clothed with the sun! 4. The Banquet. (1) It will be of the best " my oxen and my failings are killed," v. 4; " a feast of fat things, of wine on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wine on the lees well refined," Isa. 25:6; "Thou hast kept the best until now," Jno. 2:10. (2) The guests will be most welcome. ' ' Eat ye that which is good and let your soul delight itself in fatness, Isa. 55:2; "drink, yea, drink abundantly, O Beloved,'' Songs Sol. 5:1. (3) There will be more than enough, " No good thing will He with- hold," Psa.'84:11; "more than we can ask or think," Eph. 3:20; " My cup runneth over," Psa. 23:5. II. THE WEDDING INVITATION. 1. The Refusal. (1) Certain favored ones had been bidden and now, by cus- tom, were notified that all was ready, l'hey were representative Jews, Princes of Israel, they stood for all Jewry. "r>ut'(2) they would not come." They "forsook their own mercies." Men exclude themselves from the blessings of salvation. ' ' Ye will not come nnto Me that ye might have life.'' Jno. 5:40. 2. The Renewal. But the call was renewed. They should have a sec- ond opportunity. (1) God " i s not will- ing that any should perish." What a gracious King He is! "A ll day long have I stretched forth my hand,'' Bom. 10:21, " H e sent to them by His mes- sengers, rising up betimes and sending"
II. Chro. 36:15. (2) He yearns over them, "How can I give thee up, O Ephraim," Hos. 11:2; "Oh that thou hadst known," Luke 19:41, 42; " H e should have fed them with the finest of the wheat," Psa. 81:16. 3. The Re- jection. To their cold refusal they now (1) wickedly reject the call. They turn their backs on it. They go their ways, not His, the one to his farm (his possessions) the other to his merchan- dise (his getting). Their affections were set on things on earth, not on things above," Col. 3:1. (2) Others abused and killed the bearers of the King's message. "Th ey mocked the messengers of God, and despised His words, and misused His servants," II Chro. 36:16. 4. The Vengeance. Such an instance of rebellion merited condign punishment. It was not a slight offered to an equal, it was rebel- lion against the King; it was the mur- der of just men, and loyal servants. (1) " H e sent His armies," He is " t h e Lord of Hosts." a. Of the heavenly hosts, I Chro. 21:16; Mt. 26:53; b. Of the armies of the nations, the Chal- deans, II Chro. 36:17; the Babylonians, II Kings, 25:1—; the Romans, Lk. 21: 20-22. (2) "Destroyed those murder- e r s ," millions of them fell before their enemies, in the Roman war under Titus probably 2,000,000 were destroyed. ' ' Burned up their city,'' Titus, the general, did his best to save at least the temple from the flames, but it went with the rest. Again they sigh, "Our holy and beautiful house, where our fathers praised Thee, is burned up with fire," Isa. 64:11. III. THE WEDDING GUESTS. The wedding will have its company and heaven its population. Whoever re- fuses to come. 1. "Whosoever." " A s many as ye shall find bid to the wed- ding." "Whosoever will let him come." Rev. 22:17. (1) Whoever you are you are invited. " Ho! every one that thirsteth come y e ," Isa. 55:1. (2) Whoever you meet you may invite him. " L et him that heareth say, come!" Rev. 22:17; "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature," Matt. 28:19. 2. Whereso- ever. (1) So those servants went out into the highways, "They that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word," Acts. 8:4. "Go ye into all the world." (2) So today the call should be carried into the streets, the slums, the jails, the hos-, pitals, the missions, and from bouse to
house. S. Whatsoever. All kinds of people in all kinds of places. (1) Take the message to " t h e bad and the good.'' There are none spiritually, di- vinely good, Rom. 3:12. But relatively, morally, there are better and worse, good and bad. But it says, " b a d and good." We are inclined to put the good first. To think that there is more hope for the decent member of society. Not so the Lord. He is always revers- ing our order and He does so here. Be- cause He would not have us overlook " t h e b a d ," because there is more hope of " t h e b a d ." But (2) apart from moral consideration, we are prone to neglect the black man, the red man, the yellow man. We must call all classes, people of every origin; every order; all degrees of decency; all na- tionalities, all colors, and of all social standings; and all occupations. This is to be a cosmopolitan gathering, and the gates of the city are open on all sides that the guests may come from all quarters, Rev. 21:13. Observe the three dimensions, Whosoever, Whereso- ever, Whatsoever, so the wedding may be furnished with guests. IV. THE WEDDING GARMENT. 1. The Guests Inspected. (1) "When the King came." The King is coming, a. When the message has been fully proclaimed, for " t h is gospel must first be published among all nations, "Mar., 13:10. b. When the guests are ail gathered, when " t h e fulness of the Gentiles is come i n ," Rom. 11:25. (2) ' ' To see the g u e s t s . T h a t is to in- spect them; not only to welcome and fellowship them, but first to criticise, to judge them, for he is a King, and we know how it is that dangerous char- acters often intrude themselves under cover of the multitude. "We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ," II Cor. 5:10. " W e , " that is His professed followers, not the out- side world, it has its judgment. But those who have embraced the invita- tion. So it is said, " L e t a man ex- amine himself and so let him e a t ." I Cor. 11:28. " Be ye therefore ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh." Luke 12:40. 2. The Fraud Detected. (1) What the King saw. ' ' He saw there a man that had not on a wedding garment." What is the wedding garment? Opinions dif- fer. Some say, justification, some faith, some charity. Some say all that "ac- companies salvation." But may we not
say He had not put on the Lord Jesus Christ, Rom. 13:14. He had failed to put off the old. man, and to put on the new, Eph. 4:22-24. (2) What the King said, ' ' Friend, how earnest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?" " F r i e n d ," a very gentle salutation. The man shall have a courteous consid- eration. Perhaps he has some reason- able apology. But (3) What the man said; nothing at all! He was speech- less. He had no excuse. He could not plead poverty, for doubtless the wed- ding garment went with the invitation. He could not plead want of opportu- nity, for doubtless the King's ward- robe and chamberlain were quite at hand. The King says, " I counsel thee to buy of me white raiment that thou mayest be clothed," Eev. 3:18. Kings are not merchants to sell their treas- ures. He says ' ' Buy of me, without money and without price," Isa. 55:2. 3. The Man Ejected. (1) Having no excuse the fellow stood self-condemned, ' ' Knowing that they which do such things are worthy of death," Bom. 1:32. As there was none to blame for not being at the feast but the man him- self who "would not come," v. 3; so there is none to blame for being thrust out but the main himself who has no excuse to offer. " H e went out from them because he was not of them, for had he been of them, he would doubt- less have remained with them," I Jno. 2:19. Therefore (2) it was command- ed, (a) Bind him hand and foot, and (b) take him away, and (c) cast him into outer darkness; (d) there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." "Ma ny are called but few are ehosen." So it seems that this one man is the type of the majority! God forbid. But let every one hasten to the wedding in the wedding array; lest we have fo» the wedding garment the bonds; for the wedding light, the darkness; for the wedding joy, the weeping; for the wedding music, gnashing of teeth. LESSON 12. SUNDAY, SEPT. 18. By J. B. Pratt. Matt. 22:15-22; 34-45. I. EXPLANATION. II INTERPRETATION. III.. APPLICATION. I. EXPLANATION. The Pharisees, Sadducees and Herodians, the question- ers in our lesson today, were the ene- mies of Christ, and from the beginning of His ministry had been constantly seeking occasion whereby they might
ensnare Him. They knew from their past experience that they could not defeat or entangle Jesus in open argu- ment; He had proven Himself more than a match for them; they had been so often defeated by Him that their dignity was disturbed. Jesus had by His faithful testimony to the truth, brought all of these spurious, superfi- cial religionists under condemnation. So we see them here, though utterly opposed to each other, and having no fellowship together ordinarily, coming together and forming a combine to de- feat Jesus, if possible. The Pharisees were strictly a sect. A member was " c h a b e n" (i. e. knit together; Judges 20:11) and took an obligation to remain true to the prin- ciples of Phariseeism. They were cor- rect, moral, zealous and self-denying, but self-righteous, Luke 17:11-12, and destitute of the sense of sin and need, Luke 7:39. The Sadducees were not strictly a sect, but those amongst the Jews who denied the existence of an- gels or .other spirits, and all miracles, especially the resurrection. They were the religious rationalists of the time, Mark 12:18-23; Acts 5:15-17; Acts 23:8 (Scofield). The Herodians, as their name would imply, were the politicians or supporters of the reigning family of Herod. These three classes were' the foremost persecutors of Jesus, and the object of His unsparing denunciation, Matt. 23:13-39; Luke 11:42-43. It was the leaven of the Pharisees, Sadducees and Herodians that Jesus had warned His disciples of. Note their manner of a pp r o a c h- through their disciples,doubtless stu- dents in their theological seminary. Their testimony to Jesus' truthfulness, though meant for flattery (an art in which the orientals excel) was a true statement of the character, both of Jesus' life and teaching. II. INTERPRETATION... 1. The testimony of Jesus. (a) "We know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in t r u t h ." Sincerity and truthfulness are indis- pensable characteristics in any teacher. The man behind the message is as es- sential as " t h e man behind the gun." "Your life speaks so loud I can not hear what you say"—Emerson. The Scripture admonishes the tracher and preacher, " Take heed unto thyself; then to the flock over which the Holy
Ghost hath made you overseer." All who would teach effectively for God should aim to be like Jesus—the very incarnation of the truth they teach. (b) "Neither carest thou for any man." Paul, like His Master, said: "Do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men I should not be the servant of God." Gal. 1:10. The am- bassador of God has but one to please, but many to profit, and should without fear or favor of wealth or rank, deliver his message in love, keepin back noth- ing that may be profitable. 1st Question. " I s it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar?" This was a much debated question, whether a patriotic Jew should pay poll tax to a heathen ruler. They also knew He was from Galilee, a hot-bed of sedition, and as He was the idol of the people they thus thought to ensnare Him. " B ut Jesus, perceiving their wickedness, said: "Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites I " or "Why make ye trial of me ?" B. V. ' ' Shew me the tribute money.'' The denarius was equal to seven pence half penny, Matt. 20:2, bearing the image of the Boman Emperor, and the superscrip- tion, recognizing His authority and claim, left no doubt as to the duty of those who used the coin. "Bender (or, better, "pay....) unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's." The answer of Jesus was all comprehensive, covering man's duty not only to man, but unto Cod. The appeal was made to con- science and reason. Though not devot- ing His time to reformatory lines, His teachings have produced the most abid- ing reforms in society. Jesus placed principles before party; considered measures greater than men. Whoever follows Him in these principles is sure to win out for both worlds. "Th ey marvelled and left Him.'' 2nd Question: "Which is the great commandment of the l aw?" The Sad- duccees who did not believe in the res- urrection, had approached Jesus with a question on the resurrection. Jesus had very effectually silenced them by exposing their ignorance of the Scrip- ture. This defeat doubtless stirred the Pharisees, who did believe in the resur- rection, and who were delighted to see the way by which their theological ri- vals were put to silence. They send a lawyer, a scribe, one well versed in the law, therefore competent to win out
in his case, with a test question rela- tive to the law. "Which is the great commandment?" The Babbis had been in the habit of splitting hairs in their discussions as to the respective merits of certain precepts. But Jesus brushes them all aside, and unhesitatingly de- clares that there are virtually but two laws, and that they both are imperative in their proper place. And He quotes from Scripture, Deut. 6:5, and Lev. 19:18. 1. The law of love to God must be whole hearted. "Wi th all thy heart, with all thy soul and with all thy mind." " And thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself?" If they desire to know whether there is any order, then this is the first and greatest, but this alone is not sufficient, so adds,'' The second is like unto it, and quotes Lev. 19:18. It is evident that these questioners were not sincere; they were not seeking after the truth, but were simply seek- ing for an occasion whereby they might entrap Jesus. But their conspiracy has utterly failed, and only succeeded in giving Jesus yet a stronger hold upon the multitudes, for " t h ey were aston- ished at His doctrine," and as though to test their real sincerity, Jesus asks them a question. III. APPLICATION. 3rd Question: "Wh at think ye of Christ. Whose Son is H e ? " After all this is the only ques- tion that they, or we, need to be con- cerned about, and our destinies forever will rest wholly upon the answer. Let every teacher and student face and an- swer this question squarely. We may fail, yes we will fail in keeping either of the great commandments, but if we be- lieve that Jesus was the Son of God, we shall have life through His Name, John 20:31. Neither is there life through any other, Acts 4:12, He was the end of the law to all who believe, and there is salvation for all through Him, Gal. 3: 22-26. Jesus was God, John 1:1-3. He was made flesh and dwelt among us, John 1:14, also 1 John 1:1-2. Isa. 9:6, "Un to us a child is born, unto us a Son is given." As Son of God He was not born, but given, John 3:16. The Child that was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, Matt. 1:18-21; Luke l:30r33, was of the seed of David, therefore David's son in the flesh, Matt. 1:1.
Man's duty to God, Deut. 6:5, Matt. 22:37. Man's duty to his neighbor, Lev. 19: 18; Matt. 22:39. Man's duty to his country, Matt. 22: 21, Matt. 17:24-27, 1 Pet. 2:13-17, Bom. 13:6-8. 1. Jesus believed and taught that David wrote the 110th Psalm——44 vs. 2. Jesus taught that David was in- spirtd by the Holy Spirit to speak these words. 3. Jesus uses David's testimony to prove His own divinity. 4. If David did not write the 110th Psalm, as some of the critics claim, then Jesus was either deceived or a deceiver. 5. For further Scripture evidence to the truth of Christ's testimony, see Acts 2:34-35; Heb. 10:12-13; 1 Cor. 15:25; Heb. 1:3-13; Heb. 12:2. 6. Scripture evidences that David was a prophet and inspired by the Holy Spirit to testify concerning Christ. I I Sam. 23:2; Mark 12:36; Acts 1:16; 2 Pet. 1:21. How could Christ be David's Son and at the same time David's Lord? Bom. 1:3-4; 1 Cor. 3:16; Heb. 2:14; Phil. 2: 6-8; Bev. 22:16. As Son of God (divine) 43-44 vs. God manifest (in the flesh) 45 vs. John 1:14. Son of David (human). 42 vs. Lord, 43-45 vs. The critics had come with their ques- tions to entangle Christ. He used the Scriptures to instruct and confuse them, and put the whole company to flight and silence them forever. They were not seeking light, therefore were not profited by their instruction. Inasmuch as they would not glorify Christ by their conversion, Christ glorified Himself by their confusion. LESSON FOB SUNDAY SEPT. 25, 1910 Temperance Lesson. Gal. 5:16-26. By B. A. Hadden. LESSON OUTLINE. I. EXPLANATION. 1. Information: (1) Location. (2) Population. (3) Organization. (4) Characterization.
II. EXPOSITION. 1. Description—v. 16-25.
(1) The Believer's Submission, v. 16. (2) The Believer's Condition, v. 17. (3) The Believer's Position, v. 18. (4) The Believer's Instruction, v. 19-23. (5) The Believer's Crucifixion, v. 24. (6) The Believer's Exhortation, v. 25-26. I. EXPLANATION. 1. Information. A few concise notes in relation to the history of the Galatian churches, the occasion for and the purpose of Paul's Epistle seem to be necessary to a cor- rect understanding of the passage now before us. (1) Location: Galatia was a province or district of Asia Minor, lo- cated between Bithynia and Cappado- cia. (2) Population: The people of Galatia, as the name indicates, were " t f a u l s ," a part of the terrible flood of barbarians that swept over Greeee 280 B. C. (3) Organization: Described briefly in Acts 16:6, 18:23, Gal. 1:2. Ef- fected by the preaching of Paul and his co-laborers, on tue occasion of his sec- ond missionary journey. (4) Character- ization. The Galatians were a fickle peo- ple, subject to sudden, easy change in thinking, believing and action (Cf. Ch. 1:6, 3:1, 5:1)... They had been greatly affected by the preaching of Paul, in- tense devotion and zeal were quickly manifest; Paul passes to "regions be- yond," and a change takes place in the Galatians; Paul's authority as an apostle is set aside and the doctrine of the faith way as seen in Bomans is rejected; what had wrought the change? (5) Opposition: Judaistic teachers from Jerusalem followed Paul from place to place and subsequent to his de- parture would instantly assail the preacher and his doctrine. This took place in Galatia (Cf. chap. 1:7, 2:11-14, 3:1). These crafty workers wooed and forthwith won the flckle people; attack- ing in a subtle way the office of Paul as an Apostle, the authority of his message and asserted that the Faith Way as taught by Paul was not sufficient, some- thing more than faith was necessary to salvation and sanctification... They of- fered to the impressionable Galatians a substitute, faith and works, and the Ga- latians surrendered the Faith Way for Legalism in view and practice. (6) De- fection. The Galatians became legalists. They had begun in the Spirit, now they sought perfection by the flesh (Cf. chap.
(5) Opposition. (6) Defection. 2. Communication. (1) Vindication. (2) Correction.
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