The Subject for the international Sabbath school lessons the second quarter of 1896 is on “Life in Christ” (8 lessons) and “The Saints’ Inheritance” (5 lessons). The subject studied in so few lessons must necessarily be suggestive rather than exhaustive. The student will see a large field outside worthy of exploration. As usual this paper will use the lessons, changing as seems best in order to adapt them to our readers.
Lesson I.—Sabbath, April 4, 1896.
THE SOURCE OF LIFE.
Divisions of the lesson: (1) Creative Power. (2) Creative Work. (3) The Words of Christ Are Life.
QUESTIONS.
CREATIVE POWER.
1. Who is said to be the Creator of the heaven and the earth?
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Gen. 1:1.
2. By whom were all things made?
“All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.” “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only-begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.” John 1:3, 14.
“But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.” 1 Cor. 8:6. See note .
4. To whom was all power given?
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” Matt. 28:18.
“Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.” Heb. 1:3.
CREATIVE WORK.
5. How were all things created?
“By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.” “For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.” Ps. 33:6, 9.
6. How are all things held in place?
“Upholding all things by the word of his power.” Heb. 1:3.
7. What act in creation illustrates the active power of the word of God?
“And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.” Gen. 1:3.
“For he commanded, and they were created.” Ps. 148:5. See note .
8. What is said of the Scriptures?
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” 2 Tim. 3:16.
9. What is the meaning of the word here translated “inspired”? Ans.—God-breathed.
10. When God pronounces our sins forgiven, what power is manifested in his word?
“Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.” John 15:3.
THE WORDS OF CHRIST ARE LIFE.
11. What did Christ say about his words?
“It is the Spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing, the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” John 6:63.
12. What relation does God sustain to life?
“For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.” Ps. 36:9.
13. What does Christ say of his relation to life?
“For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself.” John 5:26.
14. Into what general divisions has man divided matter? See note .
15. Name the divisions of organic matter. See note .
16. In what respect are the vegetable and animal kingdoms alike? See note .
17. Who organized them as we find them?—Ib.
18. For what purpose did he create all things?
“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and13power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” Rev. 4:11.
19. Give scriptural illustrations of life organized in different ways.
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it was so.” “And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind; and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind; and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and everything that creepeth upon the earth after his kind; and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.” “And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: all in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.” Gen. 1:11, 20-26; 7:21, 22. See note .
20. What is said of the similarity of the life of man and that of beasts?
“For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.” Eccl. 3:19.
“The Spirit of the Lord hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.” Job 33:4.
21. In what respect do they differ? See note .
22. What is said of the life which Christ gives to believers?
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” John 5:24.
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Rom. 6:23. See note .
NOTES.
VICKSBURG, MISS.
We cull the following from a report of Dr. W. H. Kynett, a volunteer medical missionary among the colored people of Vicksburg, which appeared in the Medical Missionary of February:—
The city is said to contain between ten and fifteen thousand negroes, and from five to eight thousand white people. I should judge that more than half of the population is outside of the limits. The city is built on an uneven elevation from one to two hundred feet high, and on that account is considered a very healthful place. There are no wells, but cisterns and the river furnish the water supply. The colored people as a class are in a deplorably destitute condition. There are some who own their homes, and a few are well off, but these are rare exceptions. The site of the suburban or negro portion of the city is very uneven, consisting of high knobs and ridges and correspondingly deep depressions and gorges, with their steep sides dotted with little shanties not much larger than children's playhouses, which look like swallows' nests under the eaves of barns. Most of these shanties are but a poor protection against rain or cold, and many of the people are destitute of shoes and proper clothing. Women and girls often tie old coffee sacks to their feet in lieu of other foot covering. I believe we could make good use of a thousand pairs of old shoes if we had them. Old clothes, blankets, quilts, and pieces of carpeting would be a Godsend to many of these people.
A few days ago I walked out over the high places of the outskirts of the city, and it made my heart sick to look down over these destitute, poverty-stricken people. Ignorance must be bliss, for in spite of adversity they seem to be happy. There are no public or private schools that I can learn of in the outskirts of the city, and the children from these sections can not attend the city schools without paying tuition, so many of them have never been to school. I have talked with some who say they would send their children to school if they could clothe them. Everything is a little higher in price here than in the north.
Brethren White and Palmer raised up a company of about thirty Sabbath-keepers, and built a little chapel twenty by forty feet. It is wonderful what the truth has done for this little company in the way of cleaning them up and freeing them from some of their vile habits. Nearly all of the men and many of the women and girls here use tobacco in some form. This little company raised over $15 as a Christmas donation to the missionary work, and their Sabbath donations average over $1.00.
What the colored people here need is something to work at,—some way to make a living. If our northern friends would send their worn-out ingrain and Brussels carpets and carpet rags, I would have a loom or two sent down, and start a rug and carpet factory for them.
So far the work has not been hindered on account of prejudice from the whites. They seem quite friendly, but the colored churches in some instances are quite bitterly opposed to us. There are about twenty Baptist Churches here. There are also many Methodists, whose ministers are educated, and their church service quite consistent.
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22. And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.
23. Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
24. Strive to enter in at the strait gate; for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
25. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
26. Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
27. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28. There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
29. And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
30. And, behold, there are last which shall be first; and there are first which shall be last.
(Memorize verses 24, 25.)
Golden Text: “Strive to enter in at the strait gate.” Luke 13:24.
NOTE.—The lessons for the second quarter of 1896 are a continuation of the studies in Luke, and will complete that book. As the portion of Scripture critically examined from week to week comprises only a portion of the book itself, we would again urge the need of careful perusal and study of those portions between lessons, i. e., the book should be studied chapter by chapter. When possible, also, parallel accounts given by the other Gospel writers should be read, and if the student has time, he may obtain a comprehensive view of the life and words of Christ by a comparison of the four Gospels as he goes along. A good harmony of the Gospels would doubtless be found of aid. Jesus was probably somewhere in Perea at the time of this lesson.
SUGGESTIVE QUESTIONS.
(1) What was Jesus doing at this time? Verse 22. (2) What question was asked him? Verse 23. Note 1. (3) What did Jesus admonish them to do? Verse 24. Note 2. (4) How would many fare? Same verse. (5) To whom did Jesus liken those who should not be able to enter in? Verse 25, first part. Note 3. (6) What would those on the outside do and say? Same verse. (7) What reply will the master give? (8) What will they begin to say? Verse 26. (9) What answer will be made? Verse 27. Note 4. (10) What did Jesus say would cause them great sorrow? Verse 28. (11) From whence will come the redeemed of the Lord? Verse 29. Note 5. (12) What were the Lord’s final words? Verse 30. Note 6.
NOTES.
1. Are there few that be saved?—The Syriac reads, “Whether they were few, who would have life?” Who it was that asked the question is immaterial. In whatever spirit it was asked, whether for purposes of controversy, or through honest motives, it showed a curiosity which Jesus only inferentially answered at this time. He turned his remarks so as to emphasize the great need of personal salvation. Still, in other discourses it is plainly taught that the number of the saved will be small as compared with the number of the lost. See Matt. 7:13, 14; Luke 12:32. But many will be saved,—a great multitude,—and the earth will be peopled according to the purpose of God. Rev. 7:9; Isa. 45:18.
2. Strive to enter in.—The reply was addressed to all his hearers. The figure was well understood in its application to salvation, or entry into the kingdom of God, which Jesus had just been discoursing upon. The Greek is agonizomai, to agonize, i. e., to struggle, as an athlete for victory, or to contend for a prize. See 1 Cor. 9:25; Heb. 12:4. The words used well illustrate the fact that the victory over sin can be gained only by severe effort. It is a constant warfare. But no one need be discouraged because this is so, for the foe, the mighty, has been conquered by One who is mightier, and whose power is freely given to those who ask it. The strait gate, that is, the narrow door. The word is the same as in verse 25. All that hinders any from entering is a lack of perseverance and trust in God, or, as illustrated in the figure, they neglect opportunities, and come too late.
3. Hath shut to the door.—This would be done by any householder at night. It was also the custom at wedding feasts. W. Ward thus gives a bit of his experience at a wedding in India, where the custom prevails. When the bridegroom went into the house of the bride, “the door was immediately shut, and guarded by sepoys. I and others expostulated with the doorkeepers, but in vain. Never was I so struck with the Lord’s beautiful parable as at this moment: and the door was shut. I was exceedingly anxious to be present while the marriage formulas were repeated, but was obliged to depart in disappointment.” Just now the door of salvation is open, but there will come a time when it will be closed. The apostle says, “Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Cor. 6:2. That is, it is dangerous to delay action. You have no guarantee of another day of life.
4. Whence ye are.—Of what household, or family, or tribe. They did not belong to him, and he knew not where they belonged, or where they hailed from. By their own words they were condemned. They had eaten and drunk where he had been, and had listened to his teachings in their streets. But they had scoffed at his words, hence he calls them “workers of iniquity.” In verse 26 more direct reference is made by Jesus to his own daily work than in the rest of the parable.
5. Sit down.—Recline is perhaps the better word, as the idea of sitting or reclining at table is in the text. The Jews were accustomed to regard as one of the chief elements of happiness in the kingdom of the Messiah, “the privilege of participating in splendid festive entertainments along with the patriarchs of the nation.” Christ used a familiar idea in his discourse. The figure of a marriage feast is common in this connection. See Matt. 22:2; Luke 12:37; 14:16; Rev. 19:9.
6. There are last which shall be first, etc.—In its general application this expression doubtless refers to two classes,—those who have received much light, and others who have received little. The former, because of the opportunities that have come to them of learning much of the will of God, might justly be looked to as examples, showing forth his praises. Their reward would be an abundant entrance into the kingdom. But they have neglected the opportunities, refused to enter the open door of salvation, and consequently have lost the position they might have occupied. The other class have conscientiously lived up to the light that has come to them, altho small, and their faithfulness will be rewarded by the chiefest gifts. Thus the final conditions of the two classes will be reversed. The expression also justifies a local application, as referred to in verses 28 and 29. In point of nearness, both in time and proximity, they were in the presence of the Light of the World, while Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and the prophets might be said to be farthest away. Too, the uttermost parts of the earth,—the gentiles of the north, the east, the south, and the west,—would enter in before the unbelieving Jews. The expression was a convenient form in which to force home the point of his remarks. The chief thing was not to know how many or what other persons would be saved, but to make sure of their own salvation.
THE LEGAL SUNDAY
By James T. Ringgold
Its History and Character.
BY JAMES T. RINGGOLD.
Of the Baltimore Bar.
From the days of Roger Williams until quite recently there has been no open challenge of the right of the legal Sunday even to exist. Yet this is the only ground that can be successfully or logically maintained upon the question. And this ground is successfully and logically maintained, upon Christian, constitutional, and legal principles, in this book.
Since the Sunday has obtained the legal recognition of the Government of the United States as an element in “the salvation of the nation,” this subject has become of double interest and importance to every citizen of the United States. And upon the subject of Sunday in legislation and in law, this volume leaves no point untouched and no question unsolved.
—Returns of the Ministry of Finance, in France, show that there is an absinthe seller to every three houses in Paris.
—Four men were killed and four fatally wounded by an explosion of giant powder in a mine at Rossland, B. C., on March 14.
—A man named Lapointe, said to be insane, ran amuck with a shotgun, March 9, at Brockville, Ont., shooting 8 men. One was killed outright, and one seriously wounded.
—News comes from Hawaii that Princess Kaiulani has been awarded a pension of $2,000 a year by the government. The princess, who was named by Liliuokalani as her successor, is now in Scotland with her father, A. S. Cleghorn.
—Recently published statistics in Germany show that not less than 105,327 persons committed suicide in that country between the years 1881 and 1893. This number would make a large city, and the rate of extermination would be 8,777 a year, or 24 each day.
—Late advices from Japan state that that government, acting upon the advice of the powers, will pursue a course in relation to Korean affairs calculated to avoid any conflict with Russia. How this will affect the Japanese people, who are very patriotic, remains to be seen.
—England is said to be contemplating a move on the Soudan from Egypt. So far as appearances go, it was designed to coöperate with Italy, the latter country’s forces to proceed from Kassala in Abyssinia. This concerted plan may have to be altered, now that Italy has met with such overwhelming defeat in the east of Africa.
—Three men have just received sentence in Berlin on conviction of furnishing information to France of German war matters. They were all Germans. The terms of imprisonment are seven years, two years, and one year. The chief spy, a Frenchman, who received orders from the war office in Paris, escaped. His instructions, it seems, were to obtain samples and detailed knowledge of German arms.
—The blue books of England and Venezuela have now been issued, setting forth the relative claims and proof for same regarding the British Guiana boundary. Both books are volumes of about five hundred pages. As to the Venezuelan book, it is stated no new facts besides those already presented are shown, while some severe criticism is made of the English blue book. The London Chronicle comes out with a review, in which it shows that many points adduced as proof in the general argument do not appear in the places from which they are supposed to be quoted. As a document for a court of law it is declared to be inadequate, which seems strange in view of the importance of the matter in hand.
—A note in the Literary Digest calls attention to a society recently formed in India under the title of the “Lord’s Day Union.” The purpose of the union is to secure a better observance of Sunday, and, as originally constituted, was composed of European residents and Christian natives, “who, seeing about them a constant violation of the Christian sabbath by Hindus and Mohammedans, determined to do what they could in order to secure more respect for the sabbath as an institution.” Quite probably their efforts will be persuasive, tho similar organizations in our own country are resorting chiefly to civil power to accomplish the end desired. It is the testimony of foreign missionaries that the hardest point to get native converts to accept is the first-day sabbath. We should think it would be difficult, seeing that the whole Scripture testimony sets forth only one day as the Sabbath, and that the seventh day of the week. The physician in such cases should first heal himself.
—The committee sent by the American Board of Foreign Missions to investigate the condition of their work in Japan has completed its labors, and advises that the board shall continue the work in that country, but not to send new laborers there except under extraordinary circumstances. This would look towards a withdrawal of the missionaries after a term of years. The control of the missions in Japan is largely in the hands of the native Christians, who by law hold the property in their own names, and they are said to object in a measure to being taught in all matters by foreign teachers. The committee states that all the native pastors and teachers who have departed from the orthodox faith,—and it says there are not many,—have been partly educated in Europe and America. This is hardly a high estimate of the influences exerted by these countries upon those who come to their shores for light. But how can it be otherwise when skepticism and infidelity characterize so much of the popular theology?
—Recent news from Hongkong state that three Russian officers from the gunboat Vladimir, then in the harbor, were caught making sketches of the fortifications. They were arrested, the plans confiscated, and the gentlemen fined $50 each.
—Advices from Abyssinia say that King Menelek has offered to conclude terms of peace with Italy on the same grounds as before the battle of Adowa. This is a decidedly generous offer, in view of the success of the natives. Nevertheless, it is reported that the Italians are not ready to withdraw from the conquest, inasmuch as it is announced that Emperor William of Germany and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria will soon visit King Humbert on a friendly mission. This would look as though Italy is assured of her position in the Dreibund, and would be backed by Germany and Austria. The war spirit, however, does not seem to rest upon all of Italy’s sons, as hundreds of deserters are said to be crossing the frontier into Austria and Switzerland. Rudini is the successor of Crispi as prime minister. Latest statistics of the losses at Adowa are 12,500 for the Italians, and from 10,000 to 15,000 for the Shoans. The Italians are now housed at Adigrat, which place is slowly being advanced upon by the native troops.
DOMESTIC.
—The factory of the Pope Manufacturing Company, of Boston, Mass., was burned on March 12. The loss was $400,000.
—Commissioner Booth-Tucker and wife have been appointed by General Booth to take charge of the Salvation Army in America. They formerly had charge of the Army in India.
—A clothing manufacturer of Cincinnati has invented an electrical machine for cutting cloth which is capable of cutting 250 suits a day. Twenty-five suits a day can be cut by hand, so this will be another in the long list of inventions which take the place of hand labor.
—By a series of more than a thousand tests the chemist of the machine tool works of Wm. Sellers & Co., in Philadelphia, has conclusively shown that the molecules of cast iron, while the casting is in a solid, rigid state, are capable of movement, and under the influence of repeated blows or shocks rearrange themselves and assume a new state, materially strengthening the casting. The theory of the movability or precipitation of molecules in metal has also been advanced to account for the weakening of steel rails under the heavy pounding of locomotive drivers.
—The coast defense monitor Monadnock, begun twenty-one years ago, is now completed, and made her first trip on San Francisco Bay March 9. The vessel was designed on the lines of the original Monitor and the hull partly constructed, when Congress lost interest in the preparation of a navy, and work was stopped. But the renewed interest of the last few years, with the necessary appropriations, set things moving again. In the meantime, the first plans had grown old. These were consequently discarded and new ones adopted, the vessel now ranking with the Monterey.
—During the past week an attack was made on the floor of the Senate against Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister of this country, because of remarks that gentleman has made in the newspapers to the proposed action of Congress in Cuban matters. It was claimed that the minister spoke too freely for one in his position, and his dismissal was urged. In an interview Senor De Lome justified his course by the reply that Congress proclaims its proposed actions and its ideas in the most public manner through the newspapers, and that to represent his country on the other side he had to resort to the same medium to reach the people, as otherwise his refutation of his country’s position, which of course he does officially present, would not be made public. It is not probable at this stage that his course will be seriously considered. In the meantime the country at large is pleased with a free setting forth of all sides of the question.
—The field of experiment and investigation opened up by the discovery of the “X” rays of Professor Roentgen is being most diligently explored by scientists the world over, and remarkable results are being obtained. No less remarkable than the use of the cathode rays and the Crookes’s tube in the new photography, or radiography,—a name suggested for the process,—are the results obtained by the use of the horseshoe magnet, without electricity. Two or three experimenters in this line have already obtained radiographs equal to the process with the Crookes’s tube, the emanations from the magnet penetrating opaque substances apparently in the same manner as the cathode ray. Working on the lines pursued by the Italian, Salvioni, Mr. Edison has exhibited a contrivance whereby the fingers of the hand can be seen by the eye without the aid of the sensitive plate, through a block of wood eight inches thick. The investigations thus far give evidence that marvelous results may be looked for as knowledge of the newly discovered medium progresses. “Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.”
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