WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
The Cost of Discipleship
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Text: Mark 10:17-27; 12:41-44
And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running,
and kneeled to him. and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that
I may Inherit eternal life?
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none
good but one, that is, God.
Thou knowest the commandments. Do not commit adultery. Do not
kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor they
father and mother.
And he answered and said unto him, Master, all th«re have I ob
served from my youth.
Then Jesus beholding him loved him. and said unto him. One thing
thou lackest; go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross,
and follow me.
And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had
great possessions.
And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How
hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth
again, and saith unto them. Children, how hard it is for them that
trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for
a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves,
Who then can be saved?
And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but
not with God: for with God all things are possible.
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people
cast money into the treasury : and many that were rich cast in much.
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites,
which make a farthing.
And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I
say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they
which have cast into the treasury:
For all they did cast in of their abundance: but she of her want did
cast in all that she had, even all her living.
The International Uniform Sun
day school lesson for April 29. The
Cost of Discipleship. Mark 10:17
27; 12:41:44.
BY WM. E. GILROY, D. D.,
Editor of The Congregationalist.
The topic of this lesson for young
people and adults is given as “The
Peril of Riches.” It is a good title
in relation to the incident of the
rich young man who came to Jesus,
but it is apt to put the cost of dis
cipleship too much upon a money
basis to be quite as satisfactory as
the general topic.
Possibly, however, we should face
quite clearly and courageously the
putting of the cost of discipleship
upon a money basis, even though
that is not ali that is involved. It
is in the sort of adherence to truth
and righteousness that means an
actual sacrifice of self-interest that
both the world and the church are
conspicuously lacking.
Now and again one comes across
types of people who give lavishly to
good causes, where there seems to
be associated with their gifts a fair
amount of vain glory. Sometimes
such givers wish to dominate by
their influences the causes to which
they give.
Sometimes the gift is strangely at
variance with certain ida-Christian
things in their own lives. But. after
all. these cases are the exception,
as are the genuine freeminded, free
hearted givers. The great mass of
people are loath to give. They will
talk a great deal about religion, but
wrhen It comes really to showing
Ltietr love ana meir lojany vy micci
sacrifice of what they own, it is an
other matter. So we should not lay
too little emphasis upon the peril of
riches, or the love of money.
Deeper Meaning
But granted the truth of all this,
the real sacrifices of Christian life
and dhscipleship go deeper than ma
terial things, rhere is the surren
der of life Itself to the will of God.
and when that Is made it carries
with It a sense of stewardship In
relation to all one's possessions.
There are people who have
achieved Just such self-surrender.
Their gifts do not begin to be to
taled in actual contributions of
money, for their wnole lives are de
voted to the causes In which they
believe They would not think of
■pending lavishly upon themselves
Full of Kmpllnrw.
Prom TU-B1U,
"Noises la my head keep me
awake"
“That's impossible “
"How * thsl."
"You can l transmit sound t'.tough
a vacuum.'*
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Q When was ths first electric
tight put into use? K A.
A In ltd sn are lamp was In
stalled in a lighthouse et Dunge
new England, and supplied with
• utrent from a cumbrous magneto
etertrtr machine This was the first
regular electric light In servie
or of using the things that God has
given them for unimportant or tri
vial ends.
They have achieved in their lives
a central consecration of will and
purpose to God, and even though
they may attain great professional
or business success, this is incident
al to the supreme privilege of living
to the glory of God.
It is in these, rather than in those
whose religion is casual and simply
a part of their lives, that we should
find our great example of the high
est Christian way and practice. It
is in such souls who have achieved
this crucial and central surrender
to Christ that we find the highest
example of discipleship; but in
them it is not so much the cost of
discipleship that we think of as its
glory.
The more we look into this story
of the rich young man who came to
Jesus and who, when Jesus invited
him to join the inner circle, turned
away sorrowful, thinking of his
great possessions, the more we re
alize that his failure was not so
much because of his love of riches
as because of a more crucial inner
weakness in his character.
He had not come to the point
where he was able to face a tre
mendous issue in a tremendous way.
The trouble with him was not sim
ply that he loved money, for the like
lihood is that he had no more love
of money than others.
The real trouble was that he
l.Q_plrpri prkiiratrp onH the nnwor Af
decision, that his religion was large
ly formal and superficial, a matter
of propriety and conformity to rules
rather than the dominance of his
life by some profound sense of
righteousness and truth and a mas
terful power of love nnd loyalty,
Probably we shoulu not condemn
him too readily, for these are great
things in which most men are lack
ing.
But when one thinks of such su
preme opportunity that came to
this young man. surely he might
well pray that if such opportunity
ever came his own way. he might
not fail In the hour of Invitation
and testing.
Chance for All
As a matter of fact such oppor
tunity does come to us all. It may
not be to Join the inner circle of
disctpleship. for we should remain -
The Kerr W«<» Over
Prom Tlt-T. la,
Helen: I fear I have made a mis
take.
Ruth Why?
Helen Jack proposed in a tael
cab The minute I accepted he
paid the fart and we gut out and
walked.
Q Was Will Rogeir r ally the
mayor of Beverly Hill*? J. V H
A Will Rogers was made the
good will' mayor of Beverly Mills.
Cal by the Chamber of Commerce,
December SI. ikM.
TREES
By Joyce Kilmer.
I think mat 1 shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is
prest
Against the earth's sw't flowing
breast;
A tree that looks at God all day.
And lifts her leafy arms to pra>;
A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has
lain
Who intimately lives with rain
Poems are made by fools like
me,
But only God can make a tree.
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THE DEATH OF FRANKLIN
(April 17, 1790)
Thus, some tail tree that long
hath stood
The glory of its native wood,
By storms destroyed, or length of
years,
Demands the tribute of our tears.
The pile, that took long time to
raise,
To dust returns by slow decays;
But, when its destined years are
o'er
We must regret the loss the more.
So long accustomed to your air.
The world laments your exit made;
So long befriended bv your are,
Philosopher, Vis hard to part!
When monarchs tumble to the
ground
Successors easily are found;
But, matchless Franklin! what a
few
Can hope to rival suen as you,
Who seized from kings their
sceptered pride.
And turned the lightning's durta
aside!
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National Origins.
From Christian Science Monitor.
Congress has definitely shelved
the national origins provision ot
the immigration act for at least an
other year. This postponement—the
second which this intricate piece ot
legislation has experienced—prob
ably points to an eventual repeal
ot that particular section of the law.
Originally it was to have gone in
to eftect on April 1, 1927. Just prior
to that time the House Immigra
tion committee reported that "too
much uncertainty exists as to the
requirements of the law; tire uncer
tainty will continue from year to
year, it seems far belter to nave im
migration quotas for the purpose of
restriction tixed in such a manner
as to be easily explained and under
stood by all,” and, finally, “there is
little to be gained by changing the
method." The Senate concurred in
this, and President Coolidge issued
a proclamation postponing the go
ing into force of the national origins
section of the law.
inis year much the same thing
happened. The Senate committee
voted unanimously for postpone
ment of the provision, while half
the committee members favored its
definite repeal.
Opposition to the plan centers on
the difficulty of ascertaining exact
ly what was the origin of the popu
lation of the United States in 1920.
To trace the original or native stock
of the United States it was decided
to go back to 1790, when a census
was taken. However, the records of
the states of New Jersey, Delaware,
Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee
were lost in the Washington con
flagration of 1814. Another census
was taken in 1800, but the re.urns
from Georgia, Kentucky, Mississip
pi, New Jersey. Tennessee, Virginia,
the Indian Territory, and the
Northwest Territory are again
missing.
Moreover, there Is no means of
checking the source of immigration
from Europe during the first 70
years of American national life. Up
until 1850 the master of each ves
sel simply informed the pert au
thorities that he carried a certain
number of immigrants, and if his
vessel was British, the Immigrants
were classed as English, although
they might actually have originated
In any part of Europe.
Q. Hew were the funds raised tc
build the Moffat Tunnel? T. W.
A. The Commercial and National
Chronicle says that a score of years
ago Mr. Moffat and associate built
the road from Denver over the Di
vide into Routt county, but the
mountain curves and steep grades
made it different of profitable op
1 eration. Since then the people of
Colorado, and especially Denver
have wanted to tunnel the Rockies
and lower the grade to make pos
I sible the successful operation of this
road, and connection to Salt Lake
To accomplish this, a tunnel district
w'as formed in 1922 composed of the
counties Denver. Grand. Routt. Mof
fat, and parts of Eagle, Gilpin,
Boulder. Adams, and Jefferson, and
Issued $15,4701000 in bonds. The
tunnel was completed and operation
began February 25. 1928.
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Q When was modern short,
i hand invented? Short-hand dates
back to 1588 when Dr. Timothy
i Bright produced a system in Lrn
i don. The system of John WHlis,
| however, published in 1602. was the
i foundation of all subseauenr oner.
bcr that where Jesus called some
to follow him he sent others back
| home to bear witness In the r own
environment to the new experience
that they had found.
The latter tiling is often harder,
than the former, but this is sure,
that to every man and women God
gives, through Christ, a call to a
true life and ministry. The wav of
discipieship is open to us all. It is
! still, as of old, a way of glory.
Perhaps If we thought more of
the glory and the privilege, we
would not be so much concerned
I about the cost, or we would pay
the cost without being conscious of
any sacrifice. As a matter of fact
we can never do anything for the
Master in comparison with what he
has done for us.
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From Tlt-Dits.
A Chinese newspaper contained
' this letter from an applicant for
work:
"Sir: I am Wang 1 can ditvr a
typewriter wtlh good noise and my
English la great My last >ob has
left Uaelf from me. for the good
reason that the large man has dead
It was no account of no fault of
mine So. honorable sirs what
about II? If I ran be of Mg ure to
you. I will arrive on name date that
i you should gut as"
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Claims Most Valuable Dog
Because of his earning ability, Entry
Badge, the prize-winning greyhound
racer of England, Is claimed to be the
world’s most valuable dog. He has
won 11 of the 12 races in which he
has been ^entered, his victory at tlie
recent greyhound derby at London per
mitting Ills master, E. Baxter, to col
lect $f».0U0 in prize money nnd an
equal amount In bets. Experts say
tlie market value of the dog Is $10,000
but Baxter says be would not take
$2.".,000 for him.
A Happy Mother
Monett, Mo.—"I was greatly benefited
by the use of Dr.
Pierce’s Favorite
Prescription. 1 took
eeveral bottles. I also
used the ‘Pleasant
Pellets’ all tho time
to keep inv bowels
regular and never
bad kidney trouble or
any other trouble.
My babv is strong
Darvtby Mm IUtb» and 1 believe it is duo
to my use of tne ‘Favorite Prescrip
tion’ ” — Mrs. C. H. Heying, 50G-3rd St.
All dealers.
The use of Dr. Pieroe’s Favorite Pre
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writ* Dr. Pierce. Pres Invalids’ Hotel !
in buffalo, N. Y., for free advice.
IVcmen Oddly Employed
Substituting the trowel and mortar
for the rolling pin and cookbook,
forty-five women In Liverpool, Eng
land, are engaged In the trade of
bricklaying and building, llie Com
merce depart merit reports. The wom
en tire said to be us efficient at their
unusual task ns are the masculine
bricklayers. Two other Liverpool
women fish for a living the report
revealed.
Egg• Not Good
there Is a certain elderly woman j
who makes very fine lemon pie. One
day she was giving n dinner and. of
•nurse, made a pie for It. The weather
was very warm and the whites of the
eggs did not whip well for the me
ringue. When the pie was served
•me i>f the guests complimented her
very highly on It.
“Oh," she ssld. “It'S not ss good ns
«usl. The eggs weren't good."
Cats Before Relativee
When the will of Ufa Emms I'.
Ilennett of l.lndley, N. H, was pro
'•uteri II was found that her eight eats
tiud fared better than her Ira reta
iler*. To the animal friends w*nl a
total of fTjUOQ, while the ten retail**#
had only M.tfd to divide among them
solve*.
Program for Evening
Formally Called Off
A well known radio announcer was
spending the night In the home of a
friend. The host did not know that
lie was an accomplished snorer, and
had given his guest the adjoining
room, from which any sound was per
fectly audible. They were lust com
fortalily settled for the night when
the announcer started “broadcasting."
The entertainment was not favorably
received, and the host was unable
to sleep a wink and was contemplat
ing some means for muffling tbe dis
turbing noises, when his guest stopped
snoring abruptly and in a loud voice
said:
“Ladies and gentlemen, the program
to which you have been listening is
being broadcast to you through tbe
courtesy of Blank A Co.." and with
this he shifted his position and they
both spent the remainder of (he night
in sleep.
Theory Not Practice
Wrestling Instructor (after strenu
ous first lesson)—Well, do you think
you'll like the course?
I’upil—Yes, but I'll take the rest by
correspondence.
The older tlie pessimist Is the less
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Why Bill Sent Regret»
Mae—Hill can't come. He’s In ths
hospital. Some one Btepped on his
pipe during the game.
Hell—1 don’t see how that would
make him have to go to the hospital.
Mae—It was his windpipe.—Vancou
ver Province.
A soft answer may not always tnrn
away wrath, but It saves a lot ol
time.
Doctor at 83 Found People
Preferred His Prescription
The basis of treating sickness bus
not changed since l>r. Caldwell left
Medical College In 1N7.\ nor since lie
placed on the market She laxative pre
scription he had used In his practice,
known to druggists and the public
since 1802, as I>r. Caldwell's Syrup
l'ep<dn.
Then, the treatment of constipation,
biliousness, headaches, menial depres
sion, Indigestion, sour stomach amt
other Indispositions that result from
constipation was entirely by means of
simple vegetable laxatives, herbs ami
roots. These are still the husla of I*r
Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin, which Is n
combination of sennn and ottter mild
laxative herbs, with pepsin.
l*r. Caldwell did not approve of
drastic physics and purges, He did
not belle*e they were good for human
beings to put Into tlielr system. If
grown |ieople want to use them no one
••an deny them the privilege, hut the*
should never he given to children.
The simpler the remedy for const I
pailon, the safer for Ihe child and for
TOO, and the better for the general
health of all. And aa you can ret re
aolta In • mild and aafe way hv nstni.
Dr. Caldwell's Vvrnp Pepsin why take
• •hanra* with at rang drngal All drag
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H> would ha glad in bata ton proa*
at our aipanaa how fwarh I>r <»al4
wall'# btrnp IVfMiln ran moan to ton
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Montloalln, llllnola and *» will aaag row
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