186 Desiring the Conversion of Sinners. LESSON XXXII. MONDAY.-Isa. lx. 1.-Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. TUESDAY.-Isa. lx. 2.-For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. WEDNESDAY.-Isa. lx. 3.—And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. THURSDAY.-Isa. lx. 4.-Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy : side. FRIDAY.-Isa. Ix. 5.-Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the seas shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. SATURDAY.-Ja. v. 19.-Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him. SABBATH.-Ja. v. 20.-Let him know that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. Sinners will you scorn the message, Every line is full of love, ALLEN. Endeavoring to Extend the Gospel. 187 LESSON XXXIII. MONDAY.-Isa. Ixii. 6.-I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence. TUESDAY.-Isa. lxii. 7.—And give him no rest till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. WEDNESDAY.-Mark vi. 6.—And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching. THURSDAY.-Gal. i. 4.-Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father. FRIDAY.-Acts xiii. 2.-As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. SATURDAY.-Acts xiii. 3.-And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. SABBATH-Acts xiii. 4.-So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. SECOND SERIES. { Acts Acts 20. Acts. 1 Thess. ii. 6. Acts xvi. 11. Acts xvi. 12. Rom. xv. 19. 138 Willing to go and Preach the Gospel. LESSON XXXIV. MONDAY.-Ps. xl. 9.-I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: Lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. TUESDAY.—Ps. xl. 10.—I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy loving kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. WEDNESDAY.—Isa. vi. 8.—Also, I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. THURSDAY.-John iv. 34.-Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. FRIDAY.—Acts xvi. 10.—And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. SATURDAY.-1 Cor. ix. 17.—For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. SABBATH.-Acts xxi. 13.—Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? For I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. SECOND SERIES. x. Xvii 1. John ii. 28. Thess. ii. 4. Acts iv. 19. Acts viii. 5. 1 John i. 3. ZION. 8s 7s & 4s. KELLEY. On the mountain's top appearing, Zion long in hostile lands; God himself shall loose thy bands. Deboting Children to Christ. LESSON XXXV. 139 MONDAY.-Gen. xxi. 4.--And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. TUESDAY.-Luke i. 59.—And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. WEDNESDAY.-Luke i. 60.—And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. THURSDAY.—Luke i. 62.—And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called, FRIDAY.-Luke i. 63.-And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. SATURDAY.-2 Tim. i. 5.—When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. SABBATH.-2 Tim. iii. 14.-But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; Ex. ii. 3. 1 Sam. i. 26. 1 Sam. i. 27. 1 Sam. i. 28. Long as he lives he shall be thine: Nor longer call the treasure mine, 136 Desiring the Conversion of Sinners. LESSON XXXIL MONDAY.-Isa. lx. 1.—Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. TUESDAY.-Isa. lx. 2.-For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. WEDNESDAY.-Isa. lx. 3.—And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. THURSDAY.—Isa. lx. 4.-Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. FRIDAY.-Isa. Ix. 5.-Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the seas shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. SATURDAY.—Ja. v. 19.—Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him. SABBATH.-Ja. v. 20.--Let him know that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. SECOND SERIES. Luke xv. 4. Luke xv. 5. Luke xv. 6. Luke xv. 7 Sinners will you scorn the message, Every line is full of love, |