, 1876-04-29

gsft. ThfA cripple bad had tbs beat advice and
tho greAleAt aid that human skill could give hru.
esn s a; ss asa a as s0ss % ut .s seS ,s phy
could reliove hla disability. Did ho aver
hear Of tho Great PhyBictau7 The Apostles had
Ihey had aecn Ills wonderful works. TheY
knew Lszarus--they knew tho son Of the widow
~ Nsn; they had full proof OF His divine power.
They hhh faith in His promises.
:, ne 10 not knos Whist tllo cripple said or
Thought. hut l.th actions Indicated that ho was
tnlt Of ioy and Gsndnnns. full OF gratitude aud
praise to tho Great phyntcian. Ile rual,cs Into
run home 70 rcceivo tho con5rasu1atioo Of his
thmsly And his friends. nllo lad no often and no
ksnd1y carried hun to tho besgsr'a scat. 1Io did
not even thank tue Apostles for ths interest
thoy lad manifested III him. 1Ic seemed to re-
.lizo-posaibly ttey told hlm-that the Apostles
did not pretend to work MIRACLES that Christ
ma tho power and wrought the cure, and 70
lin ~ Gratitude aud glory were dua.
QD) This miracle WAS we'll tttestod. Tho
mulstrdes OF people WHO had sislted tho temple
fos many yeAfs knew him personally, They had
inquired about bis 1uerits, And aad been wiling
to confer Upon him from tina To tlmo ahat
who was nos moving about the crowd 10 bnskly,
who Was 80 happy, who derived 10 much pleas
ure from walking and leaplnR, was the very
insn whom for SO many years they had seen
,ica5.,s - tho beautiful M e1se They knew IL tue
paronts. They oftsn wondered how IL
happened that ho waa born q cripple.
The boys sud the girls Of the city. aud even Of
tho rural dstrcts had seen him often. They
days before thev saw him and gladly placed In
hiB trembling hand \ few psnuIes," The
young men aud the rosy madons lad unwontcd
pity for him. Their hearts we're tondef. Tie
young men vers uever 80 liberal a. when pleas
ant companions put them In grateful and hap-
py frame Of mind. They surely would not ba
neau when charity would he considered : s.rong
Indication Of good and impresslbl: hsart. And
% the young and the old Ill know tho poor Grip
temple, but now they ali saw him leaplng,
walking. and prAlsing God. They had not the
least doubt who he was; 30 they were flied With
Houder aud amazenlent 1t the strange svent OF
tbs day.
Hs held fas. to Pster and John. He Ok.
pressed hin o5!grtons anl biz gratitude to
them. The people sa~ that those mysterious
Inen whom tho7 recognized ~ fishermen but =
inw weeks befora could nor speak languages
they had never learned. could now cuts diseases,
aud mad cured that cripple who mas no con-
stantly begging In the temple. No surgeon
IN pesusalem for forty years had boon
sk4ilod enough to grant him tho least ,elief. All
Jesus Clflst, the. Nazarsnc. u Rise mp aud
Mals." and; graepins bum b7 the right hanl.
Feter raised hlm up and ut once his feet and
ankles received strength. They did not pretend
that they n ere able to do 40 wonderful ! thing
skill Of the unoas noted surgeons and physc,ans
Of Ali Palestine.
30 the people, the learned and the ignorant
tho rich and the poor, the high and the low, al
ns9s7 We live IN s.raugs tines" They wert
full Of woudef. Tne wise men said, 'We ough
to know the exact truth. For surely these MET
are doing wonderful! things. Wo cannot be do
ccsved." 10 they rushed up to Sn1omon's porch
greatly wondering. Thov discussed the matter
CluHters OF surgeons Here seen. here aud thers
on 6olomoun porch. We cannot fully Appte,
c,ste the greatness Of this miraculous cure. un
less wo listen u what these men said. They
affirmed that. Jeats aga, thoy had ersmlued BIZ
| euAfly bad case Of club-feet-1 very great do
ftr.nity. Tho soles Of his fest turned upward.
snd innards, facing oach othar. Tho heels wets
drawn up'ards:. The feet were twi1ted. al
| the muscles Of the feet and ltmbs vert
wasted away. The ANAL foot-bones wers
more or less cut OF their natural position
The iigaments we're abuorml tn form and place
They Wese iengtheDed In soma parts and short.
Was slsered. The muscles Of the feet and
lower limbs wero useless. No doubt adheslous
had occurred. Evidently It WAS 20 bad = case
that human ekilt could render no aid. They
wore Interested IN him. They hld examined tie
cripplo's feet Thcy had shown him 10 sheis
professional friends, who came to Jerusalem
from distant cities. No one eSen pie
tended that they could do him any good. What
It Was rePorteu that the Crippled begEar was abll
to walk. and even to leap, thcae aurgsons corls
not believe it. Thov said: "So human powe
eau fouedy 10 great deiornlty." At lrst the
felt that their reputation vns at stake. for tho
had pronounced it 40 incurable cAse. They wes
much disturbed thar ali the people would believ
thas Petos and John, Two hsheEmen, Who b.
sowed soma Of them about the Boa o
Gali'ce many timo, hRd cured this tn
durable case. The ideA was inhuitel
absurd. Thoael surgeons we're houeat
Thoy had . consultation IN solomon's porch
Tho moro they inquired. the more they Here cor
vinced tha. aomeoody had actually cured th
crippled begesr. They had known htm 70
yeats. some knew him personally. Here b
was walking. ieaping, and prAisipg God. The
were deeplyimplessed. On inqniang. they wer
told that the cure WAS wrought b. tho Groa
Physician. Jesus Christ, Tho hkzArene. ThsJ
| no less than tho poope, Wers filled With wonde
and Armament, sud said. "WhAt will happe
nextl We ought 10 have tho greatest oonhdenc
| In this Great Physician We ought 70 loys an
adore Elm. He must be dtv1ne."