The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

CENTRAL Tnrru Eternal life Is gain..dhv
. faith in Jesus which gives up ali thlnrs,o
him
T,xr-Nnrch, A. ID. ~ Several month.
after the LAT lesson. A few weeks before
the crnciaxlon.
PLscE On Chri<t's last Journey 10 Jer,-
salem from Ephraim. along tho borsicryof
Galilcc and >4nari-l. and down the Jorian
valley % Jericho. lie had noe yc, reached
Jer1cho
PsEAirEL Accor-Ts- Mark io:ls.ss Luks
ISIS -.
Ixrkrvrxrxc nrsroEs Matt iosll5:
Luke e:5I - ISLE; John 10 20 n 49,
INTERROGATION Read al these narratives.
Jesus was slowly making His Las, journey
20 Jerusalem. On the way. In sorc house.
little children had been brought 10 Him. and
He blessed them just ~ He was leaving
the house. occurred the lesson Of TO-DAY.
H.rrs OVEN HARD PLACES IL Aaf tttif-
a He was leaving the house, and was IL
the highway Or cru,~; yOEng ris4ra. rirh-
aud ruler. probably, Of a synagogue.
Hrs CukEAcrER ul lie seems 10 hare
had from = worldly point Of view an Irrr-
proarhabIc moral character. g- He WIS =
candid inquirer. 80 He WAS cournyeas
Oniy brave heart could have cnahlesl one
in = prominent position 10 50 risk the oppN
sifion aud rcpruachcs OF his associates. ~
He had high separations. He was not en-
tent with wealth and positio1 and 0s.twarA
morality. but hli set his heart un eternal
life ~ He was in earnest. Dut ~ alS3
90 was self-nghteous. with the prize VI
virtue. and f7l set too high value %
worldly possessions. His heart vvAs not
right. and wroug or imperfect motives ay
behind his outward goodness. II. Hhs
cal 81 fiow me goodf not q rebuke FIR ealing
Him good but an inquiry whether hr lnczed
upon Him as . common teacher. usually
called good MASTER or a. . divine tech
e.. good In the sense that God l. Fppd-
K,eo ne commandments; for AL in Heaven.
who have eternal lfe. naturally keep the
commandments which are summed rp ia
enc word icr< ~ Whr' fnrk rsv he
lacsxed enc thing. but /; was the riarn thing
that loving trust which consersatrd all 10
God. Which il tho soul Of al goolwe-ks. n.
If thon wiif n r.rrrrfs complete iAsEng
nothing az eternal life. SCI hE Ams
use your propcr-y for God, girc u M 70
HIM What does this mean for usi Ia
priae.p<- tho same as ID him. He dtes npr
ask u 70 give al % the poor rs H. sihi ~
man: for tie let John retain his h9mc. but
I whatever He does ask Us - % With \ VIZ
I are 70 Dc Not one dollar IS % bc kcr'i -ss..ss
! from His will FaEor me- note h. possible
, future as disciple. compared WITH nis co
X srurc future A. namelcss rich HAN. ~
Aara y: with difficulty. ~ Because they
arc 40. 10 trust in them: ~ % Be sen-sui-
I fcicnr. i3j 70 be l0incd IN business VITA
irreligiou= men. tf often they mI ~ cnAn 81
their business. or do y n dA1erehl "'ys ~
return ill-gUtten gains
-. N...N~ ~ 41rn44
<p;rifpal lives may ruin Us We -ee thi~
truth illustrated Il temporal things Nsr7
often. There stands q cannon al iosaer
with powder and ball. ready 70 b frrA
Vet for the lack ~ one thing. the c1nnna =
Just - useless a. any piece u coid ircn u
lacks the spark that sail give % ca1non-
powder aud hall their fearful power
The largest steamer in oil the wurit,
called tire Great Eastern. was onre - ielr'
fui storm All went WE'LL however: tho
cnxiues worked IS they ought o. and inc
ship behaved fincly.uEs all Of a suEltlsn ne
helm broke Then AL went wrong for 'he l1c :
Of one thing The engines were ntiw u~f'-
lc<~. ana III skill awaited nothing. because
the one thing needfuI was lacking.
In spiritual things this : well Illustrated
hv the story Of the wise and foolish pullders
/ F.cn r-an hsd = rood house and al thai ~
necessary. But one man larkcd gc1
foundarion' ana iof - - 49, -
stricii1n .,. ,hsn~s
l Nos iet rs sec nov n.1e go
: sometimes keep u away frOm God
III Il The love Of pleasure often prevents
{ soul from turning tcsod wv .s ,..sn-. =
the theater, the -infui' worio's ,....y'..-r
often the only thing tha. $500. 49,, rs-..,.,,
soul and is Saviour. vi Ia l%..,.,
Panl says that they are lovers 2. r.s's N.
! more than lovers q God w 49,.
, There - often nothing openly w'e.-en s', a.
such people. and yet for &c !" -
readiness 10 give MP thar one 'nAnz' 80, 49,.
: never becofre Christians Y = ~, 49,
truth that many young g1r, has Los' 49, &c,
= rIeasures whicn are a Snn w ~ -. !
90 which lot forever and ever ve- -,
- - not wiling 70 deny herself m
$500 y pleasures here.
) Clinr.nv 70 some secret SIN oi.en -. -
. der 4 man from giving his hear. V VA 4.
n. = r.sady 10 give up all else put 'nA, M
: ,n;r~ That be wants % hold On ". ana
Z $780, a. abandon Well u ne nons :,
TOO he viii ind that one thing VII = =
,<r;rhr that shall drag him 70 peruiuoh-
l. ,-,,1 ~ .-ell Tor such an one ~ once % III.
a Z. n.v5t dii .-Cieanse thou me from 60
Y r.nl,. ,Psalrn ~ III
20 - ~ rrom giving our hearts 20 tod IN