The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-05-10

IrssoS TExr--Mark i4:l9
GoLprS TEXT bho hnth done what she
could Mark las
CrxrnAL TRrrm-The blcssedness Of max.
INK sacrifices for Christ
TlME-Thc plotting To take Christ Tvs. l, .
was Tuesday evening, April 4, A. ID. ID
The supper AZ bethany was on tho previous
Saturday evening Cat the close Of the jew
lsh Sabbath) John Esd.
piAcE-Thc plotting was AZ Calaphas'
palace ia Jerusalem: the supper, az Beth
any--a suburban village two miles east
OF Jerusalem, over tho Mount Of Olives.
PARALLEL Accou~rs-Matt. 25:l-i3; John
i2l-s
INTRODUCTION Tho first two verses give
an account Of what the Jewish rulers vera
doing 1T the time Jesus was ciscoursing 10
His disciples lour last two lessonsN. The
story OF the supper at Bethany - given
here, because Jesus reproof AZ that tmc
was ono Of the reasons which led 10 the be-
travail by Judas, the account Of when fol-
lows.
Heirs OVER HARD PLAcEs-i. Tdks Him
p,tf nm 10 drnfh: they would get Him
into their power, aud keep Him FROM teach
inr any morc but wait till after the feast
before they killed Him. ? 4 nDroa iher,
were multItudes there from Gaillcc a'ieud.
ing the feast. They might he friends IL
Jesus. 3. Simon M fftsr' a relative OF Lag
arus. and probably cured by jesus 4 rom
an: Mary. the sister Of lazarus DO; the one
spoken Of ia Luke Z; 3i1pl Eor; flask
with long neck. Ointm,n' ~ spikcanf.,: u
round of IL SAYS John. II was made Of the
spii:enard Il plant Of the waterman family.
which grows in the East. Itr, precious.
worth three hundred pence "a penny. dcnn-
rius--, II ficcn centsl therefore worth ~: hu.
as penny was the pay fora days labor
Matt ~ ~. Ii world equal 500 in our oay.
PJulsi il on Hs h az; and also Ills feet. and
wiped them with her hair John IL: -. Anu
some. Judas most Of all Uotin III: l). ; Grea
~ ne ppyr' that was his prctenrc. bit Jonn
says he was thief And 10 betrayed his
Master soon after for $40 4 Gopl eo,k; Il
is good 10 express love. 1t leads 70 mere
giving 10 the poor 3. a msm rial; not -
much 81 her gift as Of the love which
prompted it.
EXPRESSIONS or orR LOVE- TO JEsrs az
Love nj the heart always desires 20 express
itself in action. TO make sacrifices for the
loved. co II Is not the largeness Or The
smallness OF the gifts. but the cost 70 Us,
the elf-sacrihce in giving. made freely AMI
gladly. that measures love. % There ~
great value in these expressions 70 those
expire sscd by gifts IL worth many times the
same gifts without the sympathy. There IS
prea, hunger ia the world Tor expressions
~ affection. and the world would be vastly
hamper il the affection really existing be-
tween parents and children, husbands AMI
wives. pastors and people, teachers anu
| taught. were more often and more fully cx-
pressed. a. Love Is Increased by express
I iugif. Scarcely any thing can awake into
| conscious activity our love for Jesus 50 much
/ a. inaxiug sacrifices for Hin t5 Each
4 must give ia his own way, and what nc HIM
4 self has Martha gave service. and y WAS
4 accepted and recorded. Mary gave the ala
4 basicr box 81 perfume. Each uii what she
could. o. Often the continuous giving 81
many Titles i more costly and more accept
able than one large gift.
! Moprnx APPLICATIONS an What God
asks II rs is the gift or our hearts. the most
costly and precious rift one can make 20
another. Hut whosocycr gives the heart.
necessarily gives with II all other things.
tal God often gives us opportunities 81 do
ing hard things for Him. helping others 70
our own WEAKNESS or suffering. resisting
temptations. speaking 20 others on religion
The value of these hard things lies ~ the
fact that we may do something for Jesus
that costs. and so proves and increases iosc.
COMMENTS order 70 draw practical
lesson FOR our scholars to-day. we must
lead them 10 discern the motive which
underlay the action OF Mary TINS being
made clear, they Will see thar that wl''rn
gave character. or moral quality. to tac out
ward act was the unseen but very real con
dtion or the heart. To DO this Will not b.
dIff,cnit. Let the teacher call attention q
the Two markedly confrasted characters
give: Judas wanted 10 get. Mary forgot
herself entirely: Judas never for a moment
lost sight OF his own interests. To lose fo'
Christ's sake was 70 Mary Joy. 70 lose fol
| cnrists sake was 10 judas a misery. Mar,
was wiling 10 lose ter life for Chri>t'
sake. ana she gained IL: Judas sought Y
| save his life. and he lost H. The radica
! difference between these two persons LAY
deep down in their inward life. Aciion'
were but the outgrowtn ~ that deep spirit
, ual nature, which ia the one case wa
Christ-ke. and IN the other Satanic. Now
Ne IN Mary's case so in ours, the most I'm
portant thing was the state of the heart
That being right, all else would DC right
|, Can person be true Christian wh
neither gives any thing 70 or docs any tnin
for The Master. No That piety which ia
: N il no spiri, OF glad sclf-sacrliice y bogus
The tree which puts fcrth net'hcr i'aN'
(, nor fruit is dead so the church memne
! who has neither the grace Of l'beraii'y ~
s"if-sacri'iec Is dead. BY their fruits y
!, shall know them. The spirit Of Mary mus
produce the deeds OF Mary. and the Chri'
7, tan spirit ID any disciple must prodnc
I CHRISTIAN living and giving. II these latte
are wanting, the former II not prcsen
however loud the profession may bc.-hc'
I A. r. Schauficr.
4 PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
Y 4. Affection desires to express itself Q
4 making sacr,f fees for the loved.
! !. All need the sympathy Of others, ana
q have il expressed.
4. Expressing our affection increases y.
4 God does not need our gifts. but o.
love, our giving the proofs that we nom
Il and love Him.
! i Worldly men find fault with Chrisfis
= giving.
Z q hut Christ approves o. II.
u :. The more we give TO Christ, the mo
ia we will give 10 the poor.
"a Tur world il not to be carried by apatf
n souls are not 10 be saved BY good wishs
q christ il not TO be enthroncd by cowarus