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LESSON XI.—SABBATH, SEPTEMBER 9, 1899

THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS.

Bethany, A.D. 30.

Lesson Scripture, John 11:1-52.

1 "Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 And it was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 The sisters therefore sent unto Him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom Thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard it, He said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When therefore He heard that he was sick, He abode at that time two days in the place where He was. 7 Then after this He saith to the disciples, Let us go into Judea again. 8 The disciples say unto Him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone Thee; and goest Thou thither again? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him. 11 These things spake He; and after this He saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12 The disciples therefore said unto Him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover. 13 Howbeit Jesus had spoken of his death; but they thought that He spake of taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. 16 Thomas therefore, who is called Didymus, said unto his fellow disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with Him.

17 "So when Jesus came, He found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off; 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother. 20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met Him; but Mary still sat in the house. 21 Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 And even now I know that, whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God, God will give Thee. 23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto Him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on Me, though he die, yet shall he live; 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth on Me shall never die. Believest thou this? 27 She saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; I have believed that Thou art the Christ, the Son of God, even He that cometh into the world. 28 And when she had said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is here, and calleth thee. 29 And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, 30 and went unto Him. (Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met Him.) 31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and were comforting her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there. 32 Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw Him, fell down at His feet, saying unto Him, Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, He groaned in the Spirit, 34 and was troubled, and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto Him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 The Jews therefore said, Behold how He loved him! 37 But some of them said, Could not this Man, which opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die?

38 Jesus therefore again groaning in Himself cometh to the tomb. 39 Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto Him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up His eyes, and said, Father, I thank Thee that Thou heardest Me. 42 And I knew that Thou hearest Me always; but because of the multitude which standeth around I said it, that they may believe that Thou didst send Me. 43 And when He had thus spoken, He cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 He that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

45 "Many therefore of the Jews, which came to Mary and beheld that which He did, believed on Him. 46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done. 47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this Man doeth many signs. 48 If we let Him thus alone, all men will believe on Him; and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. 49 But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 Now this he said not of himself; but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; 52 and not for the nation only, but that He might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad."

Note.—The texts inclosed in marks of parentheses, while not essential to the lesson study, will be found to throw much light upon the lesson, and are suggested for those who wish to study further.

SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.

In the extremity of Lazarus' sickness, what message did his sisters send to Jesus? Why? John 11:1-5. (Luke 10:38-42; John 9:3.)
How long did Jesus remain in Perea after receiving this message? What conversation followed Christ's announcement that He would return to Judea? Verses 6-14. (Deut. 31:16; margin; Acts 7:60; 1 Cor. 15:51.)
What object had Jesus in delaying His journey to Bethany? Verse 15.
When He arrived there, how long had Lazarus been dead? Verse 17.
Whom did Jesus find at Bethany on His arrival? Vs. 18, 19.
While still outside of the town, who went out to meet Jesus? Verse 20.
Upon meeting the Lord, what conversation passed between Him and Martha? Verses 21-27. (John 5:21; Col. 3:4.)
When Martha returned to the house with a message from Jesus to Mary, what did she immediately do? Verses 28-30.
Did the Jews present suspect her mission? Verse 31.
When Mary met Jesus, with what words did she greet Him? Verse 32.
How was Jesus troubled at her presence? Verses 33-35.
When the Jews saw Jesus weeping, what reproachful words did they offer? Verses 36, 37. (John 9:18.)
Knowing the sentiments of some of these Jews, with what feelings did Jesus approach the grave? Verse 38.
What word of authority then came from the Saviour's lips? What reply did Martha make? Verse 39.
With what words did Jesus reprove the unbelief of Martha? Verse 40.
When the stone was removed from the grave, how did Jesus address His Father? Verses 41, 42. (John 12:30.)
What word of command was then uttered? With what effect? Verses 43, 44.
While many of the Jews were constrained to believe in Jesus, what did some of them do? Verses 45, 46.
In the council that followed, what fears were expressed? Verses 47, 48. (Acts 4:16, 17.)
What counsel did the high priest then offer? Verses 49-52. (John 18:14.)

Side Lights.—"Desire of Ages," chapter 58; "Spirit of Prophecy," vol. 2, chapter 31.

LESSON XI.—SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1899.

ENCOURAGING THE BUILDERS.

Lesson Scripture, Haggai 2: 1-9, R.V.

1 "In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, 2 saying, Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, 3 and to the remnant of the people, saying, Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye 4 see it now? Is it not in your eyes as nothing? Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work; for I am with you, saith 5 the Lord of hosts, according to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, and My Spirit abode 6 among you; fear ye not. For thus saith the Lord of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and 7 the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; and I will shake all nations, and the desirable things of all nations shall come, and 8 I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts. The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, saith the Lord of hosts. 9 The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith the Lord of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith the Lord of hosts." Golden Text: "Be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work; for I am with you." Verse 4.

SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.

(1) With what part of Scripture is the book of Haggai parallel in point of time? Note 1. (2) When was it written? Note 1. (3) What was the condition of things at Jerusalem? Ezra 3 to 5. Note 1. (4) What was the condition of the people? Who were the rulers? (5) What message had Haggai already given? Note 2. (6) When did the Lord send the next message? V. 1. (7) To whom was it spoken? V. 2. (8) What question did He ask them? How did this temple compare with the former? V. 3. (9) Yet what encouraging assurance did the Lord give? V. 4. (10) To what did the Lord refer to assure them? V. 5. Note 3. (11) What did the Lord say He would do? Vs. 6, 7. Note 4. (12) What encouragement had they in building? V. 8. See Ps. 50: 10-12. (13) What did God promise concerning that house? Vs. 7, 9. Note 5.

NOTES.

The book of Haggai is widely separated from Ezra, but it belongs to the same time, and its contents had direct reference to the building of the temple then, and are typical of the work of God now. Read from Ezra 1 to Ezra 6. This belongs to the latter chapter. See verse 14. The lesson section includes all of Haggai; the city was in a dilapidated condition, the temple building was yet languishing. The time of Haggai is about B. C. 520, fifteen years after the foundations of the temple were laid. The people had departed from the Lord and had become discouraged. The place was Jerusalem. The rulers were Darius Hystaspes, one of the greatest of the Medo-Persian emperors, defeated at Marathon B. C. 490, and Zerubbabel, governor of Judea. The prophets were Haggai and Zechariah. Ezra 6:14. 2. Haggai had, more than a month and a half previous to this, given the message found in the first chapter. He reproved them for their lack of faith, for their selfishness; pointed out the deplorable result of their sins in the famine and want they suffered, and urged them to rise and build. This they proceeded to do, and the prophet assured them God was with them. 3. According to the Word.—God would remind them of His covenant with the fathers. He was the same God still, and His Spirit was just as mighty; for it was by the Spirit's power that the work was to be wrought; not by army or human might. See Zech. 4:6. 4. I will shake, etc.—Every work of reform is a promise of the great last reformation. Every work of building is a promise of the completion. Every deliverance of God's people is a type of the last great deliverance. The completed temple of God in the past is a type of the great completed church of God triumphant. So the prophet looks forward to the future; and as He had shaken Babylon for the deliverance of the people of God there, so would He shake all nations, even heaven and earth, in the last great, glorious deliverance. See Heb. 12:26; Joel 3:16; Rev. 6:13-17. 5. Desirable things.—"The Desire of all nations" (common version) is generally referred to Christ. He came to that temple and gave it glory never possessed by the gorgeous edifice built by Solomon. The "desirable things of all nations" will be the souls gathered into the great spiritual temple of God by Jesus Christ—the worthy ones of earth. It is Christ alone who can give peace. See Zech. 6:12, 13; Eph. 2:14, 17, 19-22.

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Converts to Rome

Converts to Rome.—Since the "Sectarian Movement," under Pusey and others, began in the Church of England, up to May, 1899, according to statistics compiled by Mr. W. G. Gorman, a writer in the Catholic Mirror of July 22 tells us, that no fewer than 446 English clergymen have entered the Roman Catholic Church; the same is true of 417 "members of the nobility," of 205 army officers, of 162 authors, poets, and journalists, of 129 of the legal profession, of 90 public officials, of 60 medical men, of 39 naval officers. Of these 158 have become priests and 290 secular clergy. From Oxford University there have been 445 perverts to Rome; from Cambridge, 213. And the ratio is increasing. A dead or dying Protestantism must ever fall before a religion adapted to a worldly mind and sensuous nature. Only the power of God can break its hold on the people, and Protestantism in the great churches is deplorably lacking in this essential element.

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CONTAINED IN THIS NUMBER.

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Poetry.

Rejoicing in Tribulation, ASA SMITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

The Real Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

The Wide World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Not for Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

A Man Must Live, You Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

General.

Sin and the Saviour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Is It Peace? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The Word Made Flesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Everlasting Burnings and Fire, WM. PENNIMAN . . . . . . . . . . 3

"Give to Him That Asketh," DAVID PAULSON, M.D. . . . . . . . . . 3

"Like All the Nations," ALONZO T. JONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Roger Williams—America's Luther. No. 5, PERCY T. MAGAN . . . . 4

Obedience, D. L. MOODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Divine Cleansing, J. C. COLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Astonishing Ignorance, C. P. BOLLMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Strangers and Pilgrims, LETTIE E. REED . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Hiding in Christ, MINNIE MILLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Outlook.—Justice Here and There—"The Reign of Lawlessness"—The Close of the Peace Conference—Politics in the Church—Colonialism—Novelty and Superficiality—Waning Faith—The Boycott Weapon—Increase of Madness . . . . 8, 9

Missions.—About the Island of Jamaica, HERBERT LESTA CARLISLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11

The Home.—Parents and Children, MRS. E. G. WHITE—Courtesy to the Aged—From Whence Comes Cancer? . . . . . . . . . 12, 13

International Sabbath-school and Sunday-school Lessons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Publishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Roger Williams Articles Conclude

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The articles on Roger Williams close with this issue.

Parents and Children

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Read the article on "Parents and Children," in our Home department, and ponder it.

Epworth League at Indianapolis

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Next week we give a report of the "Epworth League at Indianapolis," by Mr. J. C. Bartholf, formerly on the editorial staff of the Youth's Instructor. It will be of interest to you.

Tuberculous Cattle

Tuberculous Cattle.—Forty head of cattle were shipped into San Francisco from the north, August 1, and the veterinary surgeon said that at least three-fourths of them were tuberculous. For lovers of the "juicy steak" this is not pleasant to contemplate.

Correct

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Correct.—A writer in the Pacific Christian well says: "With the Jews their year was solar, their month lunar, and the week was by sevens. Hence could not be made to coincide." And this is the plain truth. If it were kept in mind, there would be less confusion over "lost time."

The Source of Salvation

The essential difference between the religion of Jesus Christ and all false religions is the source of salvation. In the religion of Christ the source and power of salvation is wholly in God, received by faith. In false religions it is in self, and must be realized by crucifixion, self-immolation, evolution, or development. This is the test of Christian Science, Spiritualism, Theosophy, Buddhism; they are all religions of self-salvation, and are designed of the enemy to center men's thoughts upon themselves. The Gospel of Christ expects all of God, does all for His glory, and receives all from Him, ever developing unselfishness and being led out from little man to the great infinite God.

Is It Prosperity?

By Editor

Is It Prosperity?—Mr. Thomas B. Reed, ex-speaker of the House of Representatives, is making an extended trip through Europe. He is reported as saying: "On every side I see signs that Great Britain is on the crest of a wave of prosperity. America is enjoying a similar experience. Everything points to the continuance of this prosperity. We only want to get foreign difficulties ended quickly, and international prosperity will continue for a long period."

But the "foreign difficulties" will not be settled at all, much less quickly. Hence this wave of prosperity must soon subside. And, indeed, is there really a general wave of prosperity anyway? Bank reports and customs receipts can be so juggled as to make it appear that there is prosperity. But if there is such, it is almost wholly for the trusts and great men of wealth who already have more than they know what to do with. The discontented voices of the common people show that no wave of prosperity seems to be coming their way.

World's Harvest Number

By Editor

Do not forget our World's Harvest Number, to be ready, Nov. 1, 1899.

"THROUGH IGNORANCE."

It was "through ignorance" of the truth that the Jews crucified Christ, Peter tells us. It is through ignorance that F. L. Oswald writes the following under the heading of "Justice":—

"The doctrine of salvation by grace had substituted favor and caprice for the rights of natural justice, and for a series of centuries the consequences of its teachings were seen in the treatment of nearly every benefactor of mankind. The prince who devoted the fruits of his conquests to the feeding of countless convent drones, let scholars starve, and loaded the discoverer of a new world with chains."

The simple fact is, Dr. Oswald does not know what the doctrine of salvation by grace is; if he did, he would know that justice has no stronger ally. The cold truth is that "the consequences" of which he speaks,—the arbitrary, ecclesiastical tyranny of the Dark Ages,—was caused by radical and absolute departure from "salvation by grace." The "convent drones," the "clerical mountebanks," the enforced "tithing," of which he writes, are all the fruit of the doctrine of salvation by works. Let Dr. Oswald study the book of Romans with a heart willing to believe and do the truth, and he will repent of his foolish charge.

South American Fears of Imperialism

Ex-President Villanuova, of Venezuela, declares that there is a general sentiment throughout South America that the "imperial" earth-hunger policy of this nation will gulp up all South America—"all-all." "The United States wants Europe and the Indies at least." And he concluded: "This is a well-known fact. Who can doubt it?"

Alcohol Is Not Food

By Editor

Professor Atwater, of Wesleyan University, claims to have demonstrated that two ounces of alcohol can be taken a day by the human system and be used as a food. When some "scientific expert" claims to demonstrate something that is contrary to our everyday personal experiences and definite knowledge and observation, and, more than all else, is contrary to the Word of God, we should pass that "scientist" by as one who is dabbling in "science" falsely so called. The drink traffic is very persistent, and we need not be surprised if it should be found still trying to make us believe that old fable that alcohol is good for us. Professor Atwater would have the idea of being used as a tool of the saloon, but when his theory is announced far and through the papers, that is what he in reality becomes. Alcohol is one of the greatest foes of mankind, and he who would give any encouragement to its use is doing a dastardly awful work.

But Who Paid for Them?

By Editor

A priest, writing in the Catholic Mirror of the "Church in the Philippines," says:—

"Churches, such as many a pastor at home would consider himself fortunate in presiding over, marked the smallest and most insignificant village of nipa huts. The natives could never have built these churches—it was the Order of which the pastors happened to be members that did, at least, the most of it."

But where did the "Orders" get their money but from the people of the Philippines? The natives probably never could have built those costly edifices under existing circumstances; their poverty was too extreme, and they could not, nor would God require it, tax themselves to slave conditions to do it. It was reserved for the "pastors" to do this! And yet, even in this, we blame not the priests; it is the system that is evil.

The Greatness of Small Things

An evident miscarriage of justice in the case of only one man has balanced the fate of a great world power for months and set all the rest of the world a-talking. Now that his case is to be revised and he to have a new trial, after four years of suffering, the scale beam is again rocking. Despatches from Rennes, France, under date of July 28, say: "The acquittal of Dreyfus means the opening of a terrible campaign against the army, including the disgrace of some of the greatest of its chiefs. It is believed that the sentence of Dreyfus, whether favorable or to the contrary, is the beginning of a crisis more serious than any yet reached since the opening of the unfortunate affair." France is not alone. There are many as gross miscarriages of justice as in the Dreyfus case, but they do not come to light. Occasions will, however, bring to the surface the iniquity which is hidden beneath. A small thing is great when it is an index of great things. The case of Dreyfus reveals the French army.