The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-11

July a. 1850.
LESSON TExT-Luke ff:isr3a.
.0oiDES TExr-Blssssd 10 he that shall 60
bread In The klngdom Of God. Luke it;iA
TINE -Deccmbcr. A. ID. 81
p~LAcE-Pcroa. beyond Jordan, IN the vicinity
Of ncthabarA where Jepus hnd ben baptine0
By John John l0:O; I -.
CORRESPONDENT AccoUNT-me marriage
feast q Matt H:ii< spoken three Or four
months later.
IsTERvESTSc H~fsroRy-soon after the Iast
lesson Jesus went up 20 Jerusalem 20 the Feast
Of Dedication John ios&D. On the way h.
stopped ~ Bethany q the house Of Mary and
Martha. and spoke hts memorable words about
the good parf which shall not be taken away
luke i0:3S-t3) A. the feast Jesus declared
Himself - the Messiah. and the Jews undertoor
V stone Him tJohn 70 :22,3). After that Jesus
retired from Judea and went 20 Bcthabara b.
yond Jordan tJohn i0:32l0; comp. is36).
CfRcuNsTA>cks-Jesus was dining with =
Phar.soo On the Sabbath. The same question
about healing on the Sabbath, which We con-
sidercd last sunday came up again Then
Jesus. taking thr feaa before him as . text,
Al q feast gave some instruction about making
feasss for the poor and then followed the para-
bic Of to-tay's lesson.
ExrLASATony-I. The Kingdom Of
Heaven represented by a great FEAST
ers against God. Thehelpful way
Vers. Is, 10. Ind ukes one n them that
cat at m<dk Rather, reclincd at the
table Of the leading Pharisee who
gave the feast n4:l). Hard Meso
things. The table talk Of Jesus re-
ported in verses PA. and espec-
tally the promise with which IL
closed Of q recompense at the resur-
rection Of the just for those who had
made their feasts for he poor. Bkssed
= NJ that shdH erf bread. To eat bread.
according to a Hebrew idiom, means to
partake Of q repast. whether at an ordi-
nary meal or at q sumptuous banquet
In the kingdom n God. Either in tho
future life. or the temporal kingdom Of
the Messiah. the millennial days, which
many hoped soon 70 sec. 1. Then said
he unto him. Jesus replies: YES,
blessed; and therefore beware Of reject
ing the blessedness At The very moment
when thou art extolling its greatness"
Such is the application Of the following
parable. A certain man. Corresponding
70 the king in tho parable Of the we'd
ding feast Matt 22:2). Made a great
supper. The people Of the East take
but two regular meals . day: l. O.. :
hearty breakfast early in the morning.
and the principal meal at night after
they com homo. Ind bdde linyitcd)
many. This also shows the greatness
Of the feast
II. The Invitation scnt.-Ver. IL
And cent his serronf. 1t is still Gus
tomary in the East not only 10 give an
invitation some time beforehand. but to
send round servants at the proper time
70 inform the invited guests that all
things are ready. Al supper time. At
the hour appointed for the feast. This
undoubtedly represents the ''fulness OF
time tGal. 4:4) when the Messiah came.
Say 20 them that ,rcrs hidden. Who had
been previously invited 70 the feast.
and had abundant opportunity 70 be
ready. Come, for al fhings are no'c ready.
The jews had had q long preparation
and training for this very time, and
there was . widespread expectation that
the time OF d~eliverance was at hand.
III. The Invitation rejected. Ex-
cuses. -vers 1920. IS. And they an nth
one consent. The literal sense IL. from
one;'' 1. @, from the same motive, in the
same spirit The Greek word is the
exact equivalent Of our ito beg on"
hans bought me- a pisce n ground q FARM.
and must needs 90 TOUT aud 40 Il. He
lived, as do all in that country. in q viii
lage, and had to go out into the country
to sec his farm. He was = man Of prop
erty. OF capital. just as the invitation
reached him he was on the point Of ''go-
ing 10 see to its being put under cultita-
tion.r I pray thee hare me aroused. He was
very polite about his refusal. He would
come another time. but not now. But
''the courtesy Of the rejection does not
mako IL less decided" 10. And another
sad, Ihdre bought fire yoke Of orsn- Here
was the business mans excuse. and
% 70 prcre them. lie had his plans all
laid ITO try his new oxen In his own
work, and get them accustomed to the
new master, and new set Of drivers, and
new work. 20. Ihare married a wife, and
therefore 4 can not coma. He Of all feels
that his excuse Is valid.
Nv. The New Invitation.-vers 21-23.
81. 50 that serrdaf came and shorodh 10 lord
these things. Declared the iii success
which he had met, reported TO him
the excuses which all had made:
THIN ne master ef me house bang
angry. Angry in the sense o.
unrcasoning wrath Go out quickly into
a. STREETS and lance n Me city. The
streets are the larger streets. which
widen into squares; the lanes" the
cross-strcets, the by-ways, hardly wide
enough for q man 70 ride through The
pocr. fhs maimed, the hGk and nc bind.
The picture Is one impossible for US 70
realize in our land. In the East, rich
in bcggars, opulcnt in misery. without
poor-houscs or hospitals, or other organ
lied means Of caring for and lcssening
misery. %. Ind yet there . room.
What a glorious declaration is this in
regard 70 the Gospel! There yet v
room. Millions have been saved, but
there yet Is room. Millions have been
invited, and have come, and have gone
to Heaven. but Heaven Is not yet full.
%. Go out into nc highrays and hedges.
These arc without tho city walls, and
refer to the calling Of. Gcntiles. and
compel them 10 come ia. Not by force,
Gospel. but by arguments. by persua-
sion, BY the force Of love and entrcaty.
v. The Fate Of those who refuse
Yer. -. None Of fhose men rhich rers