The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-01-03
unR,sr.s DOCTRINE.


January 1Ss 1859.
Especially arranged from 8. 9. ouarterly.1
LDssdN THxr-Mark 1 21-4.
00LDsN TBxT--As His custom was, He
went into the synagogue on the Sabbath
day. LUKE l:10
c.KrtaAL rRufH.-Jesus land His religion
are fun Of blessed words and works for all.
five months after the baptism Of Jesus.
PLAcD-The northwestern shores Of the
6ea Of Galilee, chiefly at Capernaum.
PARALLEL lAccouNTs--Matt. 8: 14-17: Luke
4: 81-41.
INTERVENING HIsroRY-The temptation Of
Jesus MARK !: 12, 13; Matt. 4: 1-1).. Jesus
returns, February, A. d. "a, from the ,wil-
derness to Bethabara, to John John 1: 10
42). Thence He goes to Galilee (March), ct
tends the marriage at Cana. Returns to
Jerusalem to the passover, April Q, A. d.
"a, and spends the summer and early au-
tumn preaching NJ Judes John 4:S). Goes
back to 0alilec, passing through Ssmarla
John 4: 4l2) Oecember), breaches and
heals umany. John che Baptist imprisoned;
goes to Jerusalem 10 passover, March 20,
A. u. 2S (John b.. Returns 10 Galilee Nuke
A: 1A); breaches ct Nasereth and is rejected
there Nuke 4: 1854 and then goes to
Capernaum, where He makes His home
His constant attendants (llark 1: 1920.
INTRODUCTION Mark passes In silence
over nearly year Of the lffe Of Jesus,
chiefly because that year was spent largely
in Judea; and Peter, from whom Mark re.
ceived much Of his Gospel, was not the
constant attendant Of Jesus Gill the time Of
our present lesson. We have to-day speci.
mens Of Jesus method Of bringing men
into His kingdom
HELPS OVER HARD PLAcEs-JSsus next
spends the last part OF year and half in
Galilee. 81. Capernaum: q city on the
northwest coast Of the Sea " Galilee,
supposed to have contained $4,000 inhabit-
ants. Synagogue: o place of assembly, like
our modern church. %. Taught a1thsr-
ttU He spoke as one who knew all things,
for He did know. Scrtbes. the learned peo-
pie Of the Jews. %. Uiclean spirit. called
unclean, because He made the man unclean,
unholy, vile, in body and soul. Is. Hold thy
peace: the testimony Of bad spirit would
injure Q good cause. Even the truths
liar tells are thought to be lies. %. Crisd
Dih loud voice: an inarticulate cry, not
word Of speech, which Jesus had forbidden.
81. What aeW doctrtns: rather, teaching; re-
ferring to both matter and manner. Asd
they do obey Him: His miracles added au.
thority to His words. 90. Forthwith: i'm
mediately. 20. Sick Of fever: Luke says,
a great fever; they were common at Caper-
naum on account of the marshes. 81. She
naintstsred: showing that the cure was IN
stantaneous ard complete. g. Ateven: they
came then Q as the pleasantest time for
the sick; (2) the news had just got around;
(3) their Sabbath ended at sunset, and the
people felt at liberty to 60 abroad and do
any needed work. "a. Healed many: show
ing the divine mission of Jesus, to heal, to
help, to comfort, to save. Divers: various.
CoMMENTs-Jesus led very busy life
for the three years of His public ministry.
So busy was He, that at times He and His
disciples hardly had time for their meals.
His Sundays were no exception to the gen
eral rule, and Of these we have specimen
in the lesson for to-day. In the morning of
that day He entered into the synagogue,
and there found man who had an unclean
spirit. The evil spirits that possessed the
man led him to cry out and beseech the
Saviour to let him alone. At this, Jesus,
in compassion, rebuked the OWL spirit, and
| commanded him to come out Of the man. In
rage at this command, and yet powerless
to refuse, the spirit tore the man violently,
| and came out of him. At this the people were
amazed, and the fame Of the Master was
spread abroad In oil that region. AS soon
as they came out Of the synagogue, they
went to the house Of Simon Peter, whose
| mother-in-law was very sick; and Jesus,
taking her by the hand, rebuked the fever,
and in an instant she was perfectly healed
| Of tho disease, 30 that she got up and be-
gan to wait on her guests. This caused the
people Of that neighborhood to bring to the
Master oil those who were in any way sick,
and He healed them oil. So great was the
number of those who thus came, that we
are told that the whole city was gathered
around the doors Of PETERS house. But this
was probably not the only time when the
Master was thus busy, for there were many
people that were sick, and 1t Is probable
that on many day He was as busy as BE
could be from morning to night In minis
tering to their bodily wants.
The most prominent point in this lesson Ia
the healing power Of Jesus. There is no re.
corded instance In which any sick person
applied to Him for healing in vain. In one
or two instances he delayed granting the
request, a. In the case Of Lazarus and the
Syro-Ph1nician woman. But IN every in.
stance the delay was for benedcent pur.
poses. To other requests Jesus sometimes
gave o fat denial, as when He was asked
by carping Phsrisees for sign, or when
James and John asked for places of extra,
ordinary prominence In His kingdom, OF
when man wanted him to turn civil Judge,
and decide case between his brother and
himself. But whenever poor stricken hu
manity turned to Christ for relief it always
found his heart and hand ready to admin.
lister it 80 not in Galilee alone, but wher
ever He went, blessings of healing flowed
from His gentle hands. There were thou
sands In that land who could bear witness
to His healing power, since for three years
He went about doing good. No earthly
monarch ever made such "progress .
through his realms. Some, indeed, have
given money abundantly when they have
journeyed In state through their dominions
but none was ever able to awaken such 9
continued chorus Of gratitude as this mar
awakened. Like abundant rain to the fam
ished sons Of the desert, 80 wero Christ'i
deeds of mercy to the suffering sons Of man
In all this He doubtless had two aims IN
view First, to give relief to the suffering
but the second and more important was K
show them by real object lesson, tina
what He did for their bodies was but typt
Of what He was ready to do for their souls
The healed man, the restored woman, woult
all the more readily listcn to the words O.