The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-23

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,..sox T~Exr-Luko io:i-ia
se>. orx TExT-Thc Kingdom OF God u come
.~n unto you-Luko iO;ii.
w srrAi. rnuru-our duty and privilege TO
~ known the Gospel
T,xr-Novcmbcr A. d. 70. Several weeks
49,, me last lesson
f,s' ,ex-Aiong the borders. between Gaiiieo
IA samaria. and In Pcrca, beyond the Jordan.
,.rruvrxrxG HisToEY-1here Il considera-
S,,rsrnce q opinion and uncertainty. From
y y. wount OF TRANSPORTATION Jesus went down
Y WA, morning and healed q deinoniac child
Y : s,. A Journey through Galilco ,9:43 10.
n. autumn The feast OF tabernacles az Jo-
".'s,em n October and al Of Jof1 I'LL 70 1924.
p.snrn 10 GalIlec. and final departure lo:si;
Marx lo:D. Rejection by tho samartans
~, =, y OVER HARD PIAcEs-i. Af~ Msss
.,. the rejection Of the Samart.ans. etc.
1a..s 10, Oshsr ssr<nfy aiso; besides the Twelve.
Nv ha,r><f: Of souls 10 be gathered into tho
ss,rdom. 4 "A igDats among uoir<s: innocent.
srarmcd. defencclcss. among fierce and bitter
u-sm,cs 4 Srrip: . leather bag for provisions.
v...s. travelling shoes. instead Of sandals.
s,,yf< no man bv TIE scdy: after the long, todf
80 unmeaning fashion Of The day. IL does not
.~ N our brief, courteous greeting oi
..er. All this describes no special self.
d.nlal. but simply bids them 80 In the ordinary
wav. depending. IS was customary where there
wcre no hotels, On private hospitality. Q. Ihs
III ~ pace: II the man II : peaccablc man,
~,sbsnr YOU we'll. Turn 10 yos again: your good
~ishes shall not be lost, but bless the we'll
~,sher II no one else. Z. Such hings az they 0irs:
~, he.nr fastidious. not unwilling TO receive
~ rings offered. Make no trouble. uovfhy
~ hisA hire: you will bring 20 them more good
man you receive from them II. The psrv dust
t+~" M.- - ..-.xs - a. . A~e
" n that tho city has no part IN tho
Kingdom OF God: and the disciples ara unwiil.
~ "a partake OF their character, or OF the ruin
-hich must follow such conduct. IL. IN that
W.. The day Of Judgment ". ~. Sodom; SEQ
cen. 1918. 2f2g. ~. Woe unto fh<e; not an i'm
n~recatlon. not 0 prayer for . curse, but = state.
ment 81 fact Woe Is coming upon you; there
scre escape II in time. Ch0rdsin: two miles
18Th ~ capernaum. Sackcfofh: . very coarse
rio,h used for sacks or bags. -4sses: put on tho
head These were signs OF great sorrow. a. III
a., l<srsfi y0a hrnr>fh me: you are my repre-
senta,iyes. my ambassadors. and whatever
treatment men give 10 you. they give really 70
HIM who sends you. Moreover, the same state
n heart that would lead people 20 refuse to
hear the disciples, would make them refuse 70
ooey Jesus Himself
CoxxESrs-At this time In His min
istry the Master was 50 pressed with
work that lie appointed seventy Of His
disciples to 90 before Him and preach to
the people tho Kingdom OF God. He
Himself proposed to follow them, and in
this way He hoped TO gain many moro
disciples and 70 spread the blessings OF
His teaching. Before He sent them out
He rave them directions as TO how they
should act in the various circumstances
IN which they would be placed. lie also
gave them power over disease, and even
overthe unclcan spirits whom they would
BE- abie AZ cast out. The seventy depart
e.. Ina found that the power that they
Md received was no sham. but that they
res ablc TO do a. He had said that they
would. This filled them with gladness.
afla va are told that when they returned
70 Him to tell how Il had Jared with
then. they said with great JOY. master,
even the devils ere subject unto Us in
Thy name" AZ this Jesus made : most
singular remark. He said: "Rejoice not
IN this hat the devils are subject unto
you, but rejoice rather ~ your names
are writtcp n Hoaven-~
We eli iovs power. Dvsn children.
consciously Or unoonsckously. seek 20
gain power over their playmates. In
The world this a whax men are madly
striving for. Money power. political
power, social power, military power.
The way men strive fsr these things
would make one believe that in this ~
they would all gain happiness. All that
our many medical schools are after Is 70
gain pover yer disease. Suppose now
that 70 any one were offered the power
"a heal any disease, even Of the most
desperate nature, do you not suppose
that he would be filled with Joy over tho
acquisition? For II would not only I'LL
him with joy, but would also be . bless
ing TO thousands Of afflicted ones. Well,
this was why these seventy men felt as
they did when they returned TO tho
Master. Yet in spite Of this, He prac-
tically rcbukcd them gently. and told
them that they were finding their
great cause for joy in tho wrong
things. Not in any thing earth
". but in things Heavenly,
They were to find their chief happiness
~ must have been rather a surprise "a
them 70 hear such words from His lips
fcr 70 them the healing power had over
shadcwcd every thing else. Now why
did the Master speak in this way? Did
not Judas have this same power? Ger
tainly! lie wrought miracles just as did
the rest OF the twelve apostles. Was
ms possession OF miraculous power Of
any lasting advantage "a him? No! II
made no change in his moral character.
or rather II probably increased his re-
sponsibility, and 50 brought him into
greater ondcmnation, because he
sinned against greater privileges
would II not have been far better fol
MIN Il he had not had miraculous power,
out yet had had his name written in the
Lambs Book Of Life? When WI, look a,
.ne matter in this way we begin TO sec
mat what the Master said wa founded
on etc. nal truth, and that 70 be
? member Of the family Of God is better
,nan % have all the power in the world,
TOT the one lasts but q few ycars At the
'%ur'hcst, while the other lasts forever
Key. A. +. Schauficr.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
~ Jesus sends Ills own people before
MN when He would hrinr souls into thu