The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-15
FOR the Reporter
THE PARABLE OF THE SOMER.

I'll l. IA l. Dir oF II oO NJ En-.
A ,aver wort out To SOW bis seed
and as be saNej. some fell BY the
unysiiy. aud il was tfuJdcu down. aud the
glvl, OF tlr air dosuurvd it Aud SOM
fell upon a rock aud 81 soon - 10 was
,prgrg %. il wtlheTed away because j.
lacked moisture. And some fell among
thorn, and toe ihafns sprAng up with q
and chokrd il, And other fell on good
ground aud spranE up and bare irait 81
hundred fold, Lk. o-h
Mia, might this parable be- Ans:
Tho toWtf Is Christ, His apostles, min.
listers etc. The seed is the word sf God.
The four different Kinds of ground iHdI,
cstcs The different kinds ui bearer. There
may ba y,cd soil and good seed and no
cfut,--uut one in thousand be saved 90
ono conEtUg4 ton. while rot enc Ia forty
will DO ioag lu another The fault may be
b, abe around Nsyslde hearers arv in
.tifIrrrft and though.less hearers In this
case The devil directs the mind and The in
.dividual thinks of other things until The
minister tluses she bible. pr0nyunrrs The
beneiirliuE and the congregation Is DIS
missed, and what now the unfortunate
hrarrT gees back home empty; tc1t ser
man-ail lost TIE fowls uI sho air de-
vcurci E Stony ground bearers are
hand MFnHArA nearer ArN Hf.A# AasAa afA
-sat in tht understanding facmcry. will.
and Elections. and. therefore IN tcinpiA
don't tbtv iaii aWay Tho plaiuncss and
simplicity ol God word uheuds them.
Thoruy ground hearers are worldly m NJ,
"a hearers. The pleasures riches and
horror, % the world act Ike ihotns and
choke them. they do no, know how swee.
lIa word af God is. Good ground hear.
r-. sra Tho attentive sad ptous, Who &C.
tain. believe apply and practice the word.
TNy, lcl the3r asAl shine. MNth. Ole.
Tto moral application az .ais parable is
mantle. ami significant Ctfitt serAt tat
su'va,ibn 81 men. thcrcioFr, he teaches
and iu,gTuets simply. sc, earnestly. Ia
render his teaching clcciasi ho t'us'
iralgd ruth ey pArubles. lie compares
b. the word 70 seed The seed is The word
In the a:si creation, the word cl God wa'
The seed out of which all creatures sprauR
So In the new creation the word oi God .
tho secI. James lis Ofhis own Viii be
rat he Us With the Word Of truth, Mark 10
lB. Mo that bclicveth and b lApNEos
shall be saved. John T.Gs, lie that be-
licye,h on me rs the scripture bath said
out OF his belly shall Gov rivers cf lviri
water The Word Of God if The seed irou
which the new creature grows A. seeS
hos an srtiye principle and VIII tpFlhg ~
fuui,ss ki'lcd by accidental injuries 80 ih'
word u Ged has IA quickcntng power &
rcgeDera.e and make alive dead souls. D
NC suffer il 10 take root in our hearts. A
there j. an invisible power 10 cause sccs
, 10 gertrinate and grow 20 perfection. -
therei an unseen power to cause the see,
Of Gods word 20 adhcre, grow and dcye'
op Itself into man or woman in Chyit
Jesus Tins seed and this hidden powc
lin spiiitlals the holy splrlt must come q
contscl With each other, in order that tn
seed may fruuity, grow and increase
/ Christ does as The suwoT does The far
/ MGR plough, and harrows, Christ plough
I and harrows-both the law and tribulatioi
plaques, etc, 10 break and mellow dow
the ground and prepare u Tor the seed
! The sowor ECalters the seed, CHRIST did 10
same Himself and sent out others 30 do 50
Z a good sowcr tows plcnutuily and no
I spArlngly Christ sn~ed plcuuMlly-
I his band Indicating that we should teael
/ by example al well as by prcccpt. Th'
husbandman wAiJ patiently for lhe bar
/ vest. day afler day So Christ waits IL
/ iustraiion. the barren fR tree, he dig
about 10 and duugs it. 10 y the last thiug
/ that he " IN do 10 cut 10 down, only siloi
. patience has been altogether exhausted
4 word ul encouragement comes IN here
/ very orporlunely. viz Both sower and
reaper shalt be rewarded. 10 don't mat
ter. therefore, whether a man sow or reap,
To faithful. ho will be rewarded. Christ
socks the salvation of the soul "arnes ~.
This Ia evident from the fact that be sows
/ both on good and bad ground, wayside
RAd thogny. Christ Is IN earnest 20 save
careless. worldly and hard hearted SIN.
ners Mic, "a. That we may be saved, u
is necessary 10 be well hcdged and fenced
guarded radicaied and fruitful. So that
the birds Of the air cannot get tho good
seed -feshy lusis and worldly adoc-
lions pick Il up. Many are So thoughtloss
they oan not say the Lords prayer, must
begin half dozen times before they get
through Well might Luther sag that one
spiritual motion Is worth more Than tveA'I
" sermons. The love Of the world must
be rooted out and the love OF Christ be-
implanted. In short we must be fruitful,
> Peter i:l.6.TS, absundinR in good
works, faith. virtue, know ledge, temper
anra, patience. godlinoss, brothcrly kind
ness and charity. in conclusion observe
carefully the gtRdEuoE OF soil in our par
able, wayside, stony ground, and geod
ground In the fret the seed perishcG, did
not spring up at all. In the second itl
sprAng up, but withercd away. In the
bird il sprang up and bore fruit, but not
~ perfcc ION. In tho fourth II yielded a
lnrycst OF perfect grain. Reader. what
>IHi 0f sgll are you Examine, enrich It,
ertaliEe it, or too sogpr, lprrachct) seed.
cRgons--a . may be good and sill have no
ruit You must enrich the soil j. o.