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% % Sunday School Lesson LESSON VI CO-OPERATING IN SERVICE Mark 9:30-41 Golden Textâ€"t or he that is not against us is for us Mark 9:40 THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time.â€"Autumn, A.D. 29. Place.â€"The words of Christ con- cerning his death and resurrection were .spoken in Galilee, while the rest of the teaching recorded in this lesson was given in the city of Ca- pernaum, at the northern end of the Sea of Galilee. 30. And they went forth from thence, and passed through Galilee and he would not that any man should know it. “Our Lord left Her- mon and the neighborhood of Cae- sarea Philippi, and returned to Ca pernaum. As he wished to avoid notice, he probably went from Her mon westwards. 31. For he taught his disciples. He meant to spend the time in the unin terrupted teaching of his disciples, not merely the Twelve, but all who remained faithful The end of his work was near at hand, and he spent all his time in trying to prepare his followers for the events. And said unto them, The Son of man is deliv- ered up into the hands of men, and they .shall kill him ; and when he is killed, after three days he shall rise again. Christ had previously _ an- nounced his death to the disciples when they were at Caesarea Philippi (see .3:31), but here he adds one detail, i.e., that he would be delivered up to men, which means he would be betrayed by some one to his. ene- mies, Such statements as this abso- lutely contradict any theory that makes the death of Christ an unex- pected accident in his life. Jesus knew it would take place, and, had he Chosen, he could have avoided such a death on the cross. Inasmuch as this predicition was most wonder- fully fulfilled just when Jesus said it would be, we cannot escape the conclusion that he was what be claim- ed to be, and that he rose from the dead because God was satisfied with his work on the cross, and his own holiness prevented him from remain- ing in the power of death. Wanted Earthly Kingdom 32. But the^ understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him. It was almost imposible to get the disciples to abandon their cherished dreams of an earthly kingdom. They still desired salvation without atone .. ment. They were simply afraid to ask him because they guessed pretty well what it meant. They did not want to be brought face to lace with the cross that lay ahead of him and the issues it opened up for them. They understood enough of Christ’s mean ing to know that their hopes of an earthly kingdom were doomed . . . True Greatness 33. And they came to Caperna- um. Gaperna'um (Mark 1:21; 2:1) had ceased to be the centre of Christ’s ministry, but it was a con- venient terminus to the northern journey and starting-point for a fresh field of work in the south; and Simon’s or Levi’s house (Mark 1:29; 2:15) afforded a shelter there. And when he was ,in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning on the way? 34. But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with an- other on .the way, who was the greatest. What a comment en the hardness, and the selfishness, and the unspirituality, of the normal human heart to find these disciples quarreling among themselves con- cerning; their own position in the kingdom, when they should have been comforting the Lord Jesus as he ap- proaches death, offering him the wor- ship and adoration Which were his due, and preparing their own hearts by drawing near to God for the cri- sis, which, actually, they were afraid to face. Now It’s A Talking Golf Club 35. And he sat down, and called the twelve. Jesus sat down in Ori- ental fashion, his legs crossed be- neath him, and we assume that the Twelve, all of whom were summon- ed, sat before him in the same way. This action indicates that Jesus is about to convey rather important in- struction to the disciples. And.he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all. The rank and stand- ing of a disciple with Jesus is deter mined by the way he makes himself a minister of all, by the character : nd amount of service he renders to - s many as possible. He corrects the Ise, earthly idea of greatness in the ' ils of the disputing disciples, by laying before them the true, .spir- itual reality of g-reatness. This he prompts them to attain. And he prompts them mightily by showing that its atainment is posible for them all. Serving Others 36. And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, 37. Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. Jesus impresses the leson by an acted parable of pe- culiar beauty. To care for a little child or for one who, like a child, needs our sympathy, protection, and guidance, apd help is really doing a great thing; so great, indeed, that to do so in the name of Christ, and for the sake of Christ is really to render the service to Christ. True great- ness, then, consists not in attaining die first place in the notice and praise of the world, not in being served by many, but in being willing to stoop down to a humble place, not for the sake of self-effacement, but in order to serve others for the sake of Christ. No doubt natural bene- volence has its blessings for those who exercise it; but that which is here spoken of is something much deeper than nature, and wins a far higher reward. Unselfish deeds in his name open the heart for more of Christ and God, and bring on the doer the blessing of closer commu- nion with the Lord.” Virtue of Tolerance * 38. John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, be- cause he followed not us. A man who did not belong to the recognized company of disciples had been dis- covered by the disciples using Christ’s name to cast out demons. It is a remarkable evidence of our Lord’s influence that his name should be thought so powerful. The disciples reveal a contemptible spirit of intol- erance when they attempt to prevent the man from continuing in the gra- cious work he was undertaking for one single reason, because the man did not belong to their particular company. He was undoubtedly, as the text clearly indicates, a true fol- lower of the Lord Jesus. There are many men throughout Christendom who are not connected with any of great denominations of the Christian world to-day, who are doing a great work for the Lord Jesus Christ. In fact, there are some denominations in our country which will not recog- nize the Christian standing of mem- bers of other denominations, and will not even allow them in their pulpits to preach, because they have not been ordained in exactly the way they think ordination should be instituted. When Christians are of one faith, and one hope, and one doctrine, and have one Lord, none other than Jesus Christ, the Son of God, there is no reason why they should not encour- age one another and approve one an other’s work. 39. But Jesus said, Forbid him not : for. there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. To test whether one is fit to perform an act is the performance of the act. But here there was a further question involved, whether the man really belonged to the dis- ciples of Jesus, and so had a right to use the name that he had used in casting out the demons. That authc itative, unconditional Forbid him ' ./t” ought long ago to erance and to have ended the temp- erance and to have ended ethe temp- tation to idolize “conformity” and to confound union to organized forms of the Christian community with union to Christ. But bigotry dies hard. Spiritual Quality of Acts 40. For he that is not against us is for up. The opposite law is given by our Lord in Matt. 12:30 and Luke 11:23. One cannot be both for and against the same person at the same time. 41. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because ye are Christ’s, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. See Matt. 10:42. Here Jesus explains what it means not to be against him, and how such a man is already for him. A little test may reveal the way his heart inclines. Jesus sees the spiritual quality of the act, giving the drmk for his sake. Railways Adding Their Language Even Word “Double - Header” | Means “Couple of Hogs Pull-' ing the Hacks” Dr. Michael J. Plese, a dentist of Amityville, Long Island, N.Y., is shown above with his “impact indicator” which he claims to be able to measure the force of each stroke within a few yards of what actual measurements show. A little disc on the side of the club is the head of the piston which absorbs the impact of the ball against the club and causes the pointer to move across the scale. The inventor has secured patent rights for his ‘impact indicator” from the U.S, Patent Office. Charlotte Lansing, whose lovely so- prano voice you miist Pave heal d over NBC, has become an ashes-sifter. For when she’s not singing, she’s sifting ashes ill Princeton, N.J., and holding her breath. You see, her home burned to the ground in January, just after she had collected all her worldly goods under one roof. And she had about $4,000 worth of jewels in the house. Hence the ashes sifting. She estimates that slur lias gone through about two tons of ashes up to date, and she has found rings and pins which she values at $2,000. Some day A1 Jolson may abandon radio and the screen, but there’s one job he’ll always have, if the inliabi tants of Encino, Calif., have anything to say about it. Since he’s been their mayor he has secured for the town a system of street lighting, many miles of paved streets and the pro- mise of an up-to-date fire department. Irene Wicker, radio’s Singing Lady, accidentally cut down the high cost of living the other day. She was walk- ing in Central Park on her way from one side of New York to the other when she saw a tiny patch of chives. She dug them -, went home, chopped The railroadsâ€"which are seeking j help from the U. S. Gov’t â€" have been helping for decades to enrich the language. Pull into the Association of Am- erican Railroads, give some of the old-timers the green light, and the bright words of the craft pour out, like sparks from a fusee (a railroad flare signal). For instance : “The stinger told the boys in the) dog house that the bake head said’ some silk hats are heading home.” Translated, it means: the brake- man told the men in the caboose that1 the conductor said some officials of the line are riding with the train. A high ball isn’t a drink to rail- roadmenâ€"-it’s thé go-ahead signal. Hot shot .is. a fast freight. Boomer is an old railroader, a, wanderer. The “Tea Kettle” Railroad men gave up saying lo-) comotive years ago. To them the) engine is the hog, or the tea kettle, y The new Diesel engine is the dummy. > Lots of namesâ€"plenty of them un- > printableâ€"have been given the con-) ductor. The main ones are the big-o, brains, skipper, bake head and the: captain, / A deadhead is one who rides on a) pass . . . A reefer is a refrigerator) car . . . The division superintendent) is the old man. ) The railroad is given credit for the, phrase “called on the carpet,” be- cause in the old days the superin- tendent was about the only boss whose office had a carpet. i Irene Wicker them up with cottage cheese and ate them. And the friend who’d asked her to luncheon in one of the town’s very smartest hotels worried all afternoon because Irene had no appetite for the chef’s masterpieces. Olivia de Haviland avoided report- ers when she sailed recently from New York for England, by using the name “Lavlnla Halliday.” She also gave her friends something to think about, be- fore she left, by intimating that she was going abroad to see someone very special â€"- that someone being her fi- ance, according to good authority, who is a foreigner and has a title. ODDS AND ENDS â€" Trained carp appear in “Marco Polo,” they had to be taught to eat out of Sigrid Gurie’s hand .... Republic has actually found a story for Gloria Swanson’s attempt at a come-backâ€"usually, after comp- anies signed her, they could not get a suitable story ... RK.0 is grooming Mitzi Green for stardom, apparently ... The next DeMille spectacle will be based on the story of the Union Pacific ...... Anna May Wong is selling he- collection of screen souvenirs to raise money for the Chinese victims, of war with Japan ...... Gary C-obper, plays a scene in a straitjaeket lit. “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife;” he whs, wearing it one day when the wliisti&j blew for lunch - and his co workers got a laugh by going off and leaving him. in it .. Paul Taylor, director of numerous radio choirs, decided to tiaj a singer when he was fourteen years, old, and sang before an evangelical convention of 6,000 people ..... Thir- teen-yeâr-old Junior O’Day, of the, “Big Sister” program, began his car-, eer on the air when he was seven ....., Joan Blaine, chosen, ae radio’s best- dressed woman, declares that her most fashionable hat is made, from an' old one of her brother’s ..... Frank) Black and his wife have adopted a baby boy. Perhaps.a wave of remakes has hit; the Hollywood studios. “Beau Geste,", one of Ronald Col- man's most beloved’ pictures, is to reach' the screen again,, with Gary Cooper in) the title role. If you' have any old favor-' i tes that you’d like to see screened with. \v B - D A Handwriting Analysis Will Help To Solve Your Problems! By LAWRENCE HIBBERT (Psychologist and Handwriting Analyst) Salt mine workers never from colds or rheumatism. suffer Most of the problems that are raised in my daily mailbag are representative of the problems of many of my read- ers, and I am dealing with one or two individual cases in this article. YOUR problem may be similar and perhaps my answers will help you to dissolve your worries. Miss L. G. writes: “I am a steno- grapher, just over 20 years of age, and am considered good-looking. I find it easy to acquire boy friends, but they do not last! Is there any- thing in my writing which shows what, is wrong with me that I cannot hold a boy friend very long?” Yes, Miss L. G„ one characteristic stands out like a lighthouse. You are sarcastic. You probably do not realize that this is so; it is one of the traits that people seldom realize they poss- ess, but it is a very irritating one. You say clever, but cutting, things about people. This is a habit that -an be checked and overcome. Watch yourself; weigh up what you say and then put yourself in the other person’s place, asking yourself, “How would I like it?” In time you will find that you have lost the habitâ€"and then you will keep your boy friends. Mrs. E. C. writes: “I am a young widow, living in a district where new actors, why not rite the studios all) about them? Many) fans have wondered, why some company ) Gary Cooper hasn’t done a re-i make of “The Cop-, perhead.” As a silent years ago star- ring Lionel Barry’ e, it is remem-, bered as one of the most effective pic- tures of the time. To Play Polo Abroad there are no eligible men. Through a correspondence club I became ac- quainted with two men, but have not met either one yet. I prefer the-man who wrote specimen A., but would like your frank opinion of these two men, both of whom wish to marry me.” Your instinct is right, Mrs. E. C. The writer of specimen A. is much more .suitable than your other cor- respondent, and when 1 compare your character, as shown by your hand- writing, with his, I cannot help but remark how much you. have in com- mon. He is a little more easy-going than you are and is probably a trifle careless about money; he is not a spendthrift by any means, but may allow himself to be imposed upon by friends. Your own character would be something of a brake. Have YOU any problems? Would you like to know what YOUR hand writing shows about YOUR character? And have you a sweetheart, friends or relatives you’d like to know the real truth about? Send specimens of the writings you wish analysed, enclosing 10c for EACH specimen. Enclose with stamped addressed envelope to: Law- rence Hibbert, Room 421, 73 West Ade- laide St., Toronto, Ont. Cecil Smith, one of three ten-goal players in the world, sails from New' York to join nis team, the Rangers, for play in British and French cham- pionships. The Rangers will return for the American season.