The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-03-07

Trx~nN IrNT-Lukc Z. .1~ti-
c,,prx Trxr-Iic cast out the spirits
.,,s Ii.s word. and healed all that were
~. Matt. >: 10.
crxrRAf. TnrTE-Jcsusand His Gospel
.-cfall OF good works for man.
r,vr-A Sabbath In April. A. ID. IS.
: reeix after the last lesson.
y, -Capcrnaum. on the northwest
more Of tho Sea Of Galilce.
,e.us between thirty-ono and thirty
,wo Years oId. lie had been preaching
.,.m, ono and onc-half years John tho
r.p,ist in prison at Castle Machcrus
s;nee March. lie had preached less than
Two years.
p,n>fIrL Accor>Ts-Mark 1: $3.50;
Matt. 4: aS-25. with vs. 42-i4; and Matt
:. ftr-. with vs.. $40.
cnrrusrA~cEs-Jcsus. having bccn
driven from Nazareth, went toward Ca
.,srraufa. twenty miles TO tho northeast.
n,-inr that week IIe called four Of His
ss-rlplcs To be permanent followers
Marx /: 1920; Luke 5: LID. ON the
S.bbath lie preached in the Synagogue,
uhcre the first incident OF our Lesson
| took place.
uri.rs OVER Hard PLACES ~. A
,prt ofaa unsisaa dcr7: demon. Called
mclean because he made tho man un-
riean. dciilcd. vile. in body and in soul.
n. W-hsf hire re 10 do nth thee: the
works ~ Christ were exactly opposite to
,bose of tho devil, cxalting. purifying,
enasblsnr body and soul. IS. Jfsusrs-
hin hin. the testimony OF bad spirit
would injure a good cause. Even the
truths liar tells are thought 70 be lies
tsd1urfhiia NOT: no was sound and well.
u ciafn. Peter. lie was a native OF
n..hcSEa John 1885, but ROW carried
IN ,he fishing business at Capcrnaum.
\ erelf Jsrr: very dangerous and dis
-~.'S.inr. such fcvers were common
about Capernalm. 80 Immediately shs
cr.v aid s1iqfsfcrcd unto them: showing
ia, tho euro was miraculous. for nat
rrallv the patient RECEIVERS very slowly.
a. Win hs sun ras sstfiag: after their
Sabl,ath day was ended; in the pleas
an,esr part Of the day. The story Of
Jssr.' miraculous power had spread
over -he city ~. Went into d>serf
,f,t. Marx says that He went 20 pray
Alone. II Jesus needed prayer. how
much more do We. That ne should nof
d,zars. they wanted the wonder-worker
,cmakc Ills homo with thcrr. -. O.h-
.tts all. Jesus had the missionary
spirit. II was best. both for Capernaum
md for the Others. that He went forth
70 preach the Gospel
CaxNrxrs-Th1t which Jesus was not
| able 70 do in Nazareth 70 any great ex-
tent. because Of the lack OF faith on the
part OF liis townspeoplc. lie did with
rrcat poxcr elsewhere. In our lesson
today We are given two instances OF His
power in detail. and then at the close OF
the lesson We arc told that He healed all
that came TO Him. The first case was that
Of demoniac. who bcsought Jesus to let
him alone. This the Master would notdo.
But commanded the evil spirit to come
,~t Of the man. This He did. throwing
Tho man down first, but doing him no
harm. Tho resultof this miraclcwas that
al the people wondered az the mighty
pcTrr Qf Jesus After that tho Lord en-
tered into the house Of Simon Peter.
and there found Peters mother-in-law
lying very sick Of fever. With word
ne rebukcd the fever. and az once il left
her. and she was as well as ever. 50 that
she set about her household cares at
once and waited on her guests. Tho
Tame ~ the Master spread 50 swiftly
that the whole town turned out and
every one brought his sick TO the Mas
ser. who. touched with compassion. laid
hishandsupon them al and healed them.
There must have been great joy in that
Town iha. evening. for while the morn
ING saw many that were sick. the even
ing iound every one as well rs he could
r. such an experience they had never
naa' and the result was that they begged
MN 70 take up His abode with them.
Ins he would not do. however,
IT there were Others ~ whom
~ nac 70 preach and whose diseases He
waited 70 minister to. All this work OF
p.yscal healing performed BY the
-H-s'er was only type Of that larger
spiritual work that lie camo to perform
~ 'ne case Of the souls OF men. III He
oi'fned the eyes OF the blind ii was Only
1Vpe ~ that spiritual sight that men
nrsaei. which lie stood ready 10 give.
men re unstcpped deaf ears 1t was
on'y % make men realize that he could
-.se make them to hear the invitation OF
va . come to Him and receive pardon
IN peace. When the lcpcr was cleansed
= vas IN object lesson 70 show that the
.p1osy q sin needed cleansing, and
..as iie was the one to do that And
men iie cast out evil spirits we are to
.'1In That lie i tho one who Is ablc to
.estfcy the works 81 the devil and TO
..i.ser Us from his bondage. That
~nlen y physical. though OF great i'm
N. i-'1'ance' Is yet not 50 important a. that
~n'ch = spiritual, because tho one Is
Ny " TEMPORAL while tho other Is eternal.
:, - nay sometimes wish that the blessed
.a-s'er were hore TO do for our bodies
!. .n4' which lie did for the people OF His
1lnc~ But though that il not now the
s's' We must not forget that He stands
10y 70 do for our souls all that IIc did
!. MI ne souls OF those with whom lie
-, s.'n came into contact. Pardon. spirit
-l strength, grace for the right per-
finance q all our duties. these Hc
..-nas ready to give TO all who wish for
sd and are willing ~ AL ~ fham