The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-02-17
Boston Journal.
sunday-school Lesson for Feb. a7.

Sunday-School Lesson for Feb. 81.
In our last lesson Jesus was on his way to
the home of Jairus, when the healing of the
woman with an issue of blood took place.
Upon his arrival at the house he restored
Jairus's daughter to life, and soon after
healed two men of their blindness and one
possessed by a demon Matt. TX, 27-34).
After this, how long cannot be exactly de-
termlned, ne revisits Nazareth, his early
home and the scene of a cruel persecution,
where, he is again rejected, and soon after
he makes a third circuit of Galilee, in which
he is assisted by his disciples, whom he
sends forth In companies of two.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Though he had been forcibly elected from
Nazareth before, his heart yearns for the
friends of his youth, his home. Christianity
should begin In the home, if anywhere.
The man who dictates the policy of q
church with unctuous suavity and acts the
brute at home is apt to prevent more good
than he does. If one is kind, considerate,
helpful anywhere, let it be in ones home
and native place first.
Every member of the royal house of
Honenzoliern has to learn a trade. One of
the French monarchs was a Iocksmith. The
most eminent man the world has produced
began life as a carpenter. If in these days
the aristocracies of wealth and intellect
should start with the training of eye and
hand, there would be a basis of broad
sympathy between capital and labor which
now does not exist. This would be the
first visible benefit of industrial training.
but not the greatest; for dexterity of the
hand. when added to the educated brain.
rounds the whole nature, and has high
value in creating thorOughness and sound
ness of character.
The term dignity of labor has gotten to
mean the dignity of manual labor at the ex-
pepse of all the varities of toll which the
brain does. To labor with ones hands OF
to be able to, Is always honorable. This
need not impeach that higher grade of labor
which our Lord undertook later. and which
is none the less dignified and hard.
1t is strange how unbelief can be popular.
Fashion takes freaks. Who knows but the
time may come when it shall be 'the thing
70 cultivate alteration OF the intellect
Folly and skepticism are equally marvel
Gus.
.Christs attitude toward mission work
gives us pungent thoughts upon that per-
picking subject. He confined their first
laoors to the home field This was their
lralnlng-ground. If they were successful
IN TINS they were promoted to the more del
acate task of evangelizing foreign nations.
ms might be a profitable way to conduct
our missionary enterprises. The personal
application is a direct one; let each one
gain himself first; then he is fit to win
others 10 the truth in Christ. This first
missionary expedition was successful be-
cause III was conducted on the only basis of
success-oDedlence to divine command.
Personal and News Notes.
A new Presbyterian college is to be locat-
ed at Marshall, Mo. The town gives Sl42.-
0eO in money and $4,000 in land.
The American board makes an urgent ap-
peal for thirty-two missionary families and
tWeaty-niue women to fill yacanciea i'm tha