The American Methodist (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1906 Page: 4 of 8
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Sunday School Lesson lor May 27,1906
Specially Prepared for This Paper.
LESSON TEXT.—Mark 6:80-44. Memory
verse, 41.
GOLDEN TEXT.—“My Father giveth
you the true bread from heaven."- John
6:32.
TIME—April, A. D. 29, Just before the
Passover.
PLACE.—"Bethsalda, Fisher-Home, was
the name of a village on the east bank of
Jordan, which the tetrarch Philip rebuilt
and named Julias, In honor of the daughter
of Augustus.''—George Adam Smith, who
believes there was but one Bethsalda.
Others, however (Robinson, Stanley, Ro-
land, Tristram), believe that there was a
second Bethsalda, In Galileo, west of the
Jordan (John 12:21). The miracle took
Place In the rich plain of Butalha, southeast
of Bethsalda Julias.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES. - Other
accounts of the miracle: Matt. 14:13-23;
Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-15. Compare the
feeding of the 4,000, Matt. 15:32-36; Mark
6:1-9. Compare this with other miracles
of feeding: :The manna, Ex. 16:14-35; Elijah,
1 Kings 17:6; the widow, 1 Kings 17:9-16;
Elisha, 2 Kings 4 :42-44. Other Instances of
helpful children: Samuel, 1 Sam. 2:16; 3:4,
5, 15; Joslah, 2 Chron. 34:1 -3; the captive
maid, 2 Kings 5:2-8. Christ’s sermon on the
bread of life, John 6:22-71. Compare It with
Lout. 6:3; Nell. 9:15; l’sa. 76:24; Matt. 5:6;
.all; 1 Cor. 11:23-26.
Comment ai.d Suggestive Thought.
V. 30. "The apostles . . . together.”
.onie weeks "jjr.ier Jesus h.iursent the
>ve:ve fcrth, two by two, to preach,
teach and heal in the villages of Ua.i
ee, while i.e Hinuelt went to its cities.
"What they had done.” Without doubt
they had faithfully executed the com-
mission given them. (See Matt. 10:5-8.)
V. 31. “Come ye yourselves apart.”
The original emphasizes the thought
that privacy was greatly desired, “into
i a desert place.” Any unpopulated dis-
trict is termed, by Orientals, a desert,
or wilderness. "Were many coming
| and going,” and Jesus and the twelve
found no opportunity for conversation,
i nor "leisure so much as to eat.”
V. 32. "Departed ... by ship prl-
| vately.” Embarked in a boat upon the
Sea of Galilee, and by rowing, or sail*
, inK, reachpd the place Jesus had
chosen. They tried to set out with-
; out attracting attention.
V. 33. Saw . . . knew Him,” or
J them.” Saw them set out, and knew,
j from the direction the boat took,
where they were going. "Ran afoot.” !
Walked quickly along the coast to the
north shore of the lake.
V. 34. "When He came out.” When
He landed and saw the eager crowd. ^
"Moved with compassion.” He pitied
them because they seemed like sheep
having no shepherd. "To teach them.”
Luke says, He “spake unto them of
the Kingdom of God.” He also healed
the sick whom they had brought.
V. 35. “Day was now far spent.”
It was toward the close of what the i
Jews called the first evening, which * 1
listed from three to six' oTiock. All
began to think about something to eat.
“This is a desert place.” It was un-
inhabited, hence "desert,” and unable
to supply food for the people. "The
time is far passed.” The greater part
of the day had been spent, or the time
for the evening meal was already past.
V. 36. "Send them away.” If they
delayed longer, they might faint from
exhaustion before they could reach a
place where they could And food.
V. 37. “Give ye them to eat.” This
astonishing command came from the
lips of Jesus. Yet He well knew they
had not enough for even their own
needs. “Shall we go and buy?” Was
it the duty of these already tired men
to make the long journey to the dis-
tant villages and return? “Two hun-
dred pennyworth.” This amount, about
?34 in our money, Philip had estimated
would be needed for their great com-
pany.
V. 38. “When they knew.” When
Andrew found in the company a little
boy who had brought his supper with
him.
V. 39. “Commanded them to make,”
etc. Like an able general, Jesus di-
rected the twelve, who directed the
movements of the multitude. “Sit down
by companies,” The word translated
companies refers to banqueting com-
panies. “Green grass.” It was spring-
time, and the grass was plentiful and
fresh.
V. 40. "Sat down in ranks.” Lit-
erally, "like gartlhn beds.” M. K. Vin-
cent says: “The former adverb, by
companies, describes the arrangement.
V. 41. "When He had taken.” The
bread and fish were given into Jesus’
hands. This was the most important
thing. "Looked up to Heaven.” The
whole company was thus directed by
Jesus to recognize the supply as com-
ing from the Heavenly Father.
“Blessed,” or “gave thanks.”.
V. 42. "Did all eat.” None refused.
“Were filled.” Each one had as much
, as he wanted. Christ always satis-
| lies.
V. 43. "Took up . . . fragments.”
Jesus directed them to do so. He would
teach them not to be wasteful. The bas-
kets mentioned were the common wicker
baskets used by the Jews when
traveling, to carry food, so that they
might not be forced to eat food which
was polluted in any way.
Practical Points.
V. 33. God often tries our faith by
permitting our cherished plans to be
overthrown.—Jas. 1:3.
V. 36. Jesus never sends a seeking
soul away empty.—Matt. 5:6.
V. 37. God gives no command but
He gives power to obey it.—2 Cor. 9:8.
V. 40. It is well to use systematic
business methods in Christian work.
—1 Cor. 14:40.
V. 41. God honors His Children in
permitting them to pass on His bounty
to the world.—1 Pet. 4:10.
V. 42. Christ fully satisfied.—John
6:35.
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BY KKV. J. A. ST A V ELY, IN C. C. ADVOCATE.
The Phillipines; Unparalled Results I art* disgusted with it. They are
Devotional topic for May 27. disgusted with it. Thev are rushing
(Isaiah 41:4 5.) > j hither and thither seeking for spir
The following paragraphs are Iltual The? are yearning for
takentro.n i leaflet issue l by the I l)etter Hungs. It means either
Phillipiue Mission over a year ago. j 1’roiteht;lnUsiTU or infidelity. Which
The statistics are revised to a later
date. No leader can do better than
to carefully ponder tlie:-e words un-
til their message grips him. Then
sound the call to his fellow-Leug-
uers.
What Does Americanism Mean in
the Phillipines? It means that we
have accepted in the fear of Hod
the trust He gave us. It means,
liberty to 7,00(1,00(1 people It
means American institutions are to
be passed on to the other 1,00(1,000,-
ooo Asiatics.
How Are They to He Passed on?
The Government has given liberal
government,-free schools, courts,
etc
shall it be? It isn’t a case of prose-
lyting. It is saving from infidelity,
from moral suicide.
A Business Proposition. That is
just why we urge attention to the
Phillipines at this time. We are in
hearty accord with every other mis-
sion field. There never have been
such returns in any other mission
lied for the money expended as in
the Phillipines. Never anything
like it. The returns for last year
show that the entire administra-
tion of our Phillipine Mission cost
less than 12 per memberr When it
is known that some other lields cost
as high as $52 per member, you will
agiee that it is a paying business.
It is ours to establish a moral ^ 1 18 a !’a-vm~ 1
standard and create a public opin- ’ 'un" s l't J S^’t-rich-quick adver-
tisement, doesn’t it? But figures
ion. Without this American iusti-
talk.
From every pueblo comes the
tut ions can mean nothing to these ".""V , ........J''lJ l'uculuw"Jt's lne
people. ,Mtlful crv: Come and teach us the
. ,, gospel.” We can t go. We have
But 1 Do Not Believe in Proselyt- no men m w
'**• 1 . The "M** "»»» »OHb of peace a,,Z.E
rair* rmen-
0l»l,H..II are away from Home The,; years we ha,I h'.'Vhe ' n,ihph,es
American missionaries, 2 ordained
Filipino preachers. 159 native local
preachers and exhorters, 12,834
members and 63 chapels. But does
Methodism really do anytning to
them? Does it? There is no equiv-
ocation on this point. Methodism
means no concubinage, no cock-
j fighting, no gambling. Methodism
means clean citizenship, loyal pa-
triotism, pure living. Methodism
means a Bible in every home, fami-
ly prayers, a conscious salvation.
One man made $8,000 last year in
the cock-pit—he is now a self-sup-
porting Methodist preacher. In
another community, Methodism won
t wo-thirds of the inhabitants—the
Cock-pit went out of busines. In
another community the conversion
of three leading men brings a gift
of a fine new theater building for
church purposes.
Yes, 1 know these people are
semi Christians, but a more deplor-
able unsaved condition is hard to
hnd anywhere. The old heathen
deities are slimed over as saints and
swallowed bodily. The mass is the
only grip the people have and their
idea is that a daily hearing of that
sacrilegious rite will atone for any
sins. They know nothing of a per-
sonal Christ, of salvation from sin.
! They do feel the burden of sin, but
j this only leads to larger gifts to
j their priests who cannot give relief.
With an uplift of prayer by the
Church, a generous contribution
from every follower of Christ, and a
hearty response to the command
Go and the call Come, 50,001) souls
can be led to a saving knowledge of
the Lord Jesus Christ iu the next
four ve .rs, and 1,000,000 in the
next generation!
A soul is a soul, whether here or
elsewhere.
Every man away from Christ is
worth saving
The very inception of Methodism
is that she must be a soul-sa\ing
c h u rc h.
Yet we expect one missionary to
to tell the gospel to 600,000 people.
Another has 300.000 in his province,
widely scattered.
Now, Finally Beloved iu Christ.
The tjuestioH is before us.
What we do in the Phillipines
must be done quickly.
As you believe in God, in the sal-
vation of souls, in the divine com-
mand—Pray! Give! Send! Come!
Don t let the sun set until you
have done your quota for the Phili-
pines!
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Hubbard, J. H. The American Methodist (Stroud, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 23, 1906, newspaper, May 23, 1906; Stroud, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc925087/m1/4/: accessed April 24, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.