Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-10-29
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THE MARYs OF THE BIBLE.

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Come now, my children, let US sit down
under the branches of the old. elm tree,
where we may find shade from the heat
of the sun. Here we can rest for q few
minutes and enjoy the pleasant scene
When we have we'll looked on the prospect,
i viii tell you about the pious Msrys of the
Bible. -.-, r' %. .-,-. -. g. ..,t&;.I ,,
Now, I see you are ready to listen to me,
and 50 will begin, The first Of these holy
women is MARY OF EaYpT. Her name is
spelt Miriam in the Old Testament, bat that
is the same as Mary IN the New. ii The books
of the Old Testament were written in He
brew, and. those Of the New ID the Greek
language, bat the name in both languages
has the same meaning. . All Scripture
names express some thought Or sense; and
so Miriam and Mary alike signify .sexalted. y"
Whatta happy thing it would be, If every
little! girl who bears this name was truly ex.
alted- mot lifted up, with vanity and pride,
but raisedEn the, fear and favor Of God, and
exalted by a holy life! hope you know
all about Miriam; how. she was placed to
watch her infant brother when he was laid
in the ark of bulrushes by the waters side;
and how gladly she ran to bring her own
mother to be The nurse of the dear little
babe. If you do not know about her, get
your. Bibles; as soon as you goEhdms, FOR it
will be shame for you 70 be ignorant any
longer. Exodus xv.; Numbers, Xii. -.
MARY OF BETHANY. She WAS & gentle
and loving woman, and sat st the feet 'of
Jesus to hear Hiswords. Whenever Ithink
of her, Ilseem to hear the kind ,wordsaof
her Lord md Teacher ssMary hath chosen
that good part which shah not be taken q
way from her" 1t, was this Mary who
broke the alabaster box, and poured the
precious ointment on the head of Jesus,
while she wiped His feet with her hair.
(Matthew, xxxvi; Luke, <; John a. il. ),
MARY OF MAaDALA was one who followed
the Lord, as disciple. Like the other
Marys, she was drawn to Him by feelings
of gratitude. We may suppose we see her
torn by .s.seven deyils',s But Jesus is pas
sing that way. He is going about doing
good. The afflicted woman is brought to
Him, and at word, He heals her bod and
mind, and casts out the evil spirits. What
a Physician was Jesus! He healed the
poor-and the rich too without money
without delay, without medicine, and with
out pain. If He was so willing to cure the
bodies of men, will He not have pity on their
souls? Yes, He surely will; for He died
on the cross to take away their sins, that all
who believe in Him might be saved. " Mat
thew, xvii ,.,..,... .,-,... IL
MARY OF GALILEE was the mother of the
Apostle James, and of Joses and Salome.
What happy mother to have such pious
and useful children! It is said that they
all sministered' to Jesus when he was in Gal
ilee. Perhaps, they took Him to their
house, and gave Him food and place to
rest, for though He was the Lord of all
worlds, yet on earth He had no place to call
His home. MARK, xv.) n.' g. .
MARY OF JERUSALEM was another happy
mother. John, who was called Mark, was
her son, and he became one of the first mis-
sionaries to the heather. 1t was at her
house the disciples met to pray when Peter
was in prison. (Acts, xii. =. &c..
MARY OF ROME was pious woman, who
showed great kindness to the Apostle Paul
perhaps, when he was in prison at Rome.
Romans, xvi. -... .@.- -
But the most honored of all, was the
MARY OF BETHLEHEM. She was not q
princess, nor was she rich for she was a
poor young woman. Yet she was chosen
to be the mother of our Lord. Thoug gh He
was, in His divine nature, the Son Of God,
He grew up to obey His earthly mother.
He loved her all through life; and, when
on the cross, He gave her to the care of His
disciple John. Well did she bear the name
of Mary, for she was indeed "exalted." :"
Yet, even this Mary, may by men be ex-
alted too much. She was the "most blessed
among women," but she is not our Saviour.
Jesus is the only Mediator between God
and men; it is through His merits alone,
that we can obtain pardon for our sins.
Let US, then, in faith and love look to Him.
tMatthew, ii.) -. - =.
There, I see you have listened to what I
have had to say about these holy women.
1t is very pleasant to think, that they all
loved and served the Lord on earth, and
that they are now in Heaven. May you
be like them here, then you shall be with
them there forever!
The children now plucked some of the
wild flowers which grew around them. The
girls tied them in small nosegays and the
boys put few in their jackets and caps.
They then all ran home to tell their parents
how they had rested with their kind teacher
under the old elm at the top of the hill, and
had been taught some useful lessons about
the Marys of the Bible.
NO WONDER.
A young man was recently executed at
Newport, Kentucky, for burglary and mur-