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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL The gn‘es of'Hadesâ€"A proverbial expression for the nether world, Lesson III. Peter’s Confession, Matt. 16. 13-28. Golden Text, Matt. 16. 16. Thou art Peter. and upon this rock I Will build my churchâ€"End- less-controversy has arisen over this saying. Which is meant, that the rock is Peter, or Jesus. or the confession of Peter, or the other disciples as well as Peter? In Eph. 2. 20. Christ is called the “cornerstone” ; but\ the central idea about him here is that he is to be the Builder, and is, there« fore, to be the directing agency in all that has to do ’with the framing of the building. Verse 13. The parts of Caesar-ea Philippiâ€"It was a lovely district, whose scenery, from its richness and variety, has been compared to the Italian Tivoli. Here, about a. grove dedicated by early Greek set- tlers to the worship of Pan, had grown up a. heathen colony, and Herod the Great had built a. tem- ple of white marble in honor of his patron Augustus. As the place inroased into a city Philip the tet- rarch had adorned it and given it a. name suggesting his oWn power and thetrof Caesar Augustus. The Son of manâ€"Mark and Luke omit this touch, which carries so much of our Lord’s consciousness of his humiliation and glory. The marginal reading, “that I, the Son of man, am,” involves the asser- tion that he who speaks is the Son of man, an assertion which could mean nothing else to Jewish ears than a, claim to Messiaship. Who do men say Y-â€"The question may be regarded either as prepara- tory to the more incisive one to follow, or as a. request for infor- mation from those who, through closer intercourse with the people, would know their views. Note that it is the people’s and not the rulers’ opinion which Jesus desires to know. Ever since he began his puch career men had been discuss- ingrhis deeds and his teachings. _ 16. Peter answeredâ€"Unquestion- ably he was preâ€"eminent among the apostles, their spokesman. Mat- thew not only places him first in the list (Matt. 10. 2). as all do, but calls him “first.” Already he had scepted the Messiaship of Jesus (John 1. 41), and more recently had given practical utterance to his be- lief (John 6. 69). But however tentative these former convictions, there is now nothing but the hearti- esb full allegiance. 17,-â€"Blessed art thouâ€"~Tlis is the only case of the Master’s calling an individual blessed.” It is a. kind oi cry of exultation, as if he were relieved, by the answer of a great load of anxiety. The use of the ori- ginal name, Simon, adds solemnity, especially as it is coupled with the other name, John, meaning “grace 0" the Lord.” The former Simon had truly become a child of divine grace; for his confession surely came” not from any human instruc- tlon but directly from the Father in heaven. ‘ 14. Others, Jeremiahâ€"Though disesteemed during his life, he came to be regarded as one of the noblest of the prophets. There seems to have been a. belief that he was to return to the earth. 15 Who say ye ?â€"The last word is emphatic. Could it be possible that they who had lived in such inti- macy with him shared these chance ard uncertain guesses of the crowd? It was a. crucial question, since the answer would indicate how deeply the training of the past months had really taken hold of them. 16. Thou art the Christâ€"To a Jew this could mean nothing less than the One in whom were fulfilled all the expectations of the pro- phets, all the eager longings of men; all the purposes of God for the redemption of men. Under the circumstances; it was an extremely significant confession. Jesus had certainly done nothing to encour- age the prevailing conceptions of Messiaship. On the other hand, He had opposed them. As a result, even the Baptist had cherished a. doubt. But now, in spite of all that seemed to contradict the Lord’s Messiship according to Jewish ideals, this declaration from the disciples comes forth clear and de- cisive. 18. I also say unto theeâ€"He too, as well as the Father, has a. revela- tion to make to Peter. It has to do not with himself but with the fu- ture of his own work, and the rela- tion which Peter is to sustain to that work. INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JULY 17. Shall not prevail against it - Kceping in mind the metaphor of Hades as a stronghold with mighty gates, the idea. conveyed is. that death, with all its grim powers, can never be a. match for the church whose Builder is Christ, and whose membership consists of living souls, of whom the first is Peter. 19. The keys of the kingdom of heavenâ€"Authority to admit into the church, or to reject. whomso- ever they will as the vicars of Christ on earth. Whatsoever thou shalt bindâ€"No reference to the forgiveness of sins. The words, in the original, describe Peter’s authority as a teacher. They may be assumed also to apply to the other apostles. The Jewish rabbis were authorized to permit certain things as lawful and to teach certain things as orthodox. So, whatever the apostles should sanction in the faith and morals of the church would receive the in- dorsement of heaven. Their conâ€" demnation of any practice or belief would also meet with divine ap- proval. There is no intimation, however, that what is once sanc- tioned in the church is sanctioned forever, however changed condi- tions may be. We must be careful not to read into these verses any of the false doctrines of priestcraft. Where the spirits of the dead are said to await the general resurrec- tion. It corresponds to the Sheol of the 01d Testamept (Isa. 38. 10). 23. Get thee behind me, Satanâ€"- One of the fathers ingeniously tried to prove that what was meant was that Peter had been trying to “lead his Leader,” and that he must re- sume his position as a follower be- hind Christ. But the “Satan” sems to make that idea impossible. In the suggestion of Peter Jesus saw the return of the subtle temptaâ€" tion of the wilderness, to gain his dominion over men in some othe'f way than by the_way of the cross. 20. Thenâ€"The word is emphatic. Having expressed his joy at their confession, and outlined the 'part they were to play in the church he was to build, he charged them that they should tell no man that he was the Christ, for he understood what false conceptions of the functions of the Messiah prevailed, and how easy- it would be for the people to misinterpret his claims. 21. From that timeâ€"Even the dis- ciples had only a slight apprecia- ti n of what; was involved in his Messiaship. Although he hagi giv- 22. Peter took himâ€"~The chief apostle began to exercise his fresh- iy betsowed prerogatives at once. There is a mixture of ofliciousness and ancient affection in the way he begins to rebuke the Master for his astonishing disclosure of his pur- pose to die at Jerusalem. 24-26. Three things are necessary to those who would follow in the train of Christ, the three things that made him a. Saviour to the world: (1) Self-denialâ€"to renounce one’s own pleasure for the well- being of others and the will of the Father; (2) cross-bearing-â€"-to make the saving of one’s life secondary to the fulfillment of one’s mission; (3) obedienceâ€"loyal acknowledg- ment of the supreme authority of Christ in everything. There is no other way to come after Christ, or to save one’s life. 27. Forâ€"Introducing a, reason for the exhortation to a. life of selfâ€"de- nial. Compare the words of Matt. 10. 33. If we deny him, and not self. in this life, then, when he shall come in the glory of his Fa,- ther. he will deny us. 28. The Son of man coming in his kingdomâ€"At the time Matthew wrote the common belief was that those who were then alive would live until the return of Christ. This may accoun for the difference in the earlier form of this statement in Mark 9. 1: “The kingdom of God come with power.” At any event some af them did live to see not only the transfiguration, but also the destruction of Jerusalem, and the pentecostal baptism, all of which were a. coming of the king- dom in power. The greatest improvement in ve- hicle construction was when some bright blacksmith thought of heat- ing the tires and shrinking them on the wheel. While many claim the honor, it is not known to whom it rightly belongs. Previous to this ewnt tires were made in short sec- tions and held‘on the felloes with nails. When starting on, a long haul the driver always laid in a. good supply .of nails to use on the hip. en intimations of the fact before (Matt. 9. 15; 12. 40; John 2. 19; 3. 14), they seem to have had little idea that, as Messiah, he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer, and be killed. A BRIGHT BLACKSMITH. “As for thirty years my wife has never lost an opportunity of lash- ing me with her tongue,” ran a. co- dicil in the will of 3. Liverpool mer- chant of a. generation ago, “and making me the butt of her vulgar wit, I bequeath to-her an annuity of £300 so long as she lives under the same roof with her mother, whose tongue is as poisonous as her own and whom she hates as cordi- ahy as she does me; and so long as mother and daughter together visit my grave on the first day of each month, and in the presence of my 'sc-licitor, or his deputy, express regret for the unhappiness they have caused me.” Probably, however, the meanest will on record was that of a. man who left to his wife the sum of one farthing, with the direction that. it should be sent to her by post in an ’unstamped envelope, complaining that she had called him “an old pig” and other names. “This is where I get my own back.” One can almost imagine the henpeoked husband, who has borne for years the lash of a shrew’s tongue, gleefully making this remark, as, with the aid of a lawyer, he cuts of his wife with the proverbial shilling. 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A short time ago a Mr. Wil- liam Claghorn died in America, possessed of about $300,000 and a pretty wife. Of her he was inor- dinately jealous. He left her all his money, however, but stipulated that she should forfeit $1,000 of the estate each time she appeared in public unveiled, and another $1,000 each time she smiled at a man. “I do further order that for every time she dances with a man. goes to any gathering for entertainment, amusement, or instruction with a man, that the same sum shall be forfeited, and, further, that if she do permit any caress or fashion of endearment, $5,000 be forfeited.” following clause in a will preserv- ed at Somerset House: “Having expiated the errors of a single life by. the sorrows of a. married one, I now make my will in the full belief that you will outlive me. There are widows, my love, and there are widows. Some rejoice and some do not. Those that do are a. discreditâ€" able lot. The bare idea. of your joining their ranks is so distasteful that to damp any glee you may feel at my death I leave you £10 a. year inbuead of the £100 you expected." “During my married life,” wrote another disillusioned husband, “I have always declared that my wife was the dearest woman in the world, and I am convinced that should anyone be rash enough to marry her after my death he will find her so. To deter, as far as pos- sible, anyone making such a ruin- cu‘ experiment I leave her no.- thing.” As a, contrast, one might mention the wealthy man who left not a smgle penny to his widow unless within the space of five years she married again, in which case he bequeathed to her the sum of $5,- 000. “My object in making this 'prc-viso,” continued the bestator, “if that some other man may know from experience something of the difficulties .1 have found from liv- ing with her." B. W MT? 0.. LTD. I‘m 0M. Avg-m pup: honor; at all txpltflons. SMILES AND CARESSES. LEFT HER NOTHING. Vanity appears to have been the besetting sin of the wife of another testator, who left her the sum of $60,000, to be increased to $105,000 piovided that after his death she were a. widow’s cap, which in his lifetime she had stoutly declared she never would wear. “My wiâ€" dow,” wrote the disingenuous hus~ ‘band, “would please me greatly by doing this, as I think it would suit her.” The good lady, how- ever, was as sharp-fitted as she was vain, for after wearing the odi- cu“. cap for six months she boldly claimed the increased legacy. The matter was brought before a. court of law, and to the widow’s delight judgment was given in her favor on the ground that the tests/cor had omitted to stipulate that the cap should be worn always. The week after this decision was given the triumphant widow was once more a wife. It is happily seldom that the re- venge of a disappointed husband takes quite such an extreme form as in the case of the man whose will ran thus: “When I remember that the only happy times I ever enjoyed were when my wife sulked with me, and when I remember that my married life might, for this reason, be considered to have been a fairly happy one beca‘use she was nearly always sulking, I am con- strained to forget the repulsion the contemplation of her face inspired me with, and leave her the sum of $300,000'on condition that she un- dertakes to pass tng hours a day at my graveside for the ten years following my decease, in company with her sister, whom I have rea- son to know she loathes worse than she does myself.” The Womanâ€"Theyone with blond puffs and a. military cape, who was dreadfully made up and had awful- ly soiled gloves on? The Manâ€"Yes, that one. The Womanâ€"No, I didn’t notice The Manâ€"Did you notice that wo- man we just pegged her. Why? A TEN YEARS’ PENANCE. NEVER SAW HER. lo.