The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-01

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/. "oLDfS Ikxr-Behold. / will send ~
:, messenger and he shall prepare ID
! way before me- Nal. 81.
! IiNE-B. G. o. October SO. Acoordin,
20 Andrews this was the autumn week
when the course Of Alba TO which Zacba
rias belonged. ministercd in the mia
fLAcE-in the temple at Jerusalem
where Zacharias was during that waar
nu1 ms nome was In the Hill countr,
''''' 4ol. doubtless in one Of the thir
Teen towns tGcikie), mostly near Jeru
saiem' which were assigned 10 the
priests. Tradition places his home IN
Hebron one Of these priestly towns.
Acknowledgements Caesar, Emperor ~
Zone. hcrod the Great. King Of Judea
.o-d year.. subject to Rome. Aretas.
Ming OF Arabia Petrea. Egypt Roman
province since u. G. 30. Cymbeline b.
came King Of Britain Il. c. :.
STATE or THE WORLD AT TINS Tv~r
II was general time OF peace: The 10
man Empire held sway over most OF the
known world, thus opening the way bv
ner conquests for the greater conquests
o. the Gospel. The Roman roads were
highway and the Roman army guard
.or those who carried the Gospel. The
Jews were scattered everywhere. taking
with them the Bible with its prophecies
and religious ritual. which Christ camo
70 iuinl' thus preparing the way for tho
"ospei. According to Labbcrton. in his
Outlines OF History. this was an ACE 81
remarkable intellectual activity. ana
according TO Lecky lIIistoryof European
Morais'' there was general disintcgra-
ton OF the old religions. decline Of
morals and yet thirst sor some belief.
al OF which caused men 70 appreciate
the great remedy Christianity was bring
ing 10 them.
HE ROMAN EMPIRE-Lyman's Tables
give the population OF the Roman En-
pre- at the time Of Christ az 40. 600. 600.
Of which %. ooo, 900 were slaves, 20. 00O. 900
were tributaries and freedmen. and only
2o.o00.O 900 were full citizens. or one-sixth
Of the population. The army numbered
100000 and the navy so. 600 men. Mil
man gives the population OF Rome, By
the census Of A. ID. 4s. at S. 9s4. 200.
PALESTINE - Hon. Sclah Merrill. in
Galilee in the Time Of Christ. thinks
that the population Of Palestine was
about 100000 and Of Galilee 1000. 900.
JERUSALEM W. According to Milman.
Jerusalem had at this time population
q .'a'd'ooo. u was city Of great mag
nincenre. and was the metropolis Of the
Jewish world.
ZAcHAErAs' PRAyER-WhileZ acbarias
was Offering the incense, his own pious
heart must have been glowing with ST.
lent prayer for the people. His own
pessorai desires would be almost lost in
ms desire Tor the salvation Of his people.
nut the answer 10 his own desires was
enioi"cd within the answer for them.
y would be his child who should lead
muititudcs 70 their God. Thus God
blessed Job when he prayed for his
friends The best blessings come to US
when our personal desires are absorbed
u .he salvation OF men--P.
y. AZ ANGEL BRINGS THE ANSWER
sers. li-lf NOTE: the answer comes
~ Mniie zacharias was attending to his
'uues, ~ wniie engaged in prayer.
=. 1here appeared unto him an dngo.
ms appearance Is the first note in that
overture Of angels which introduced
Inr's1 70 the worid--Abbott. This was
~ vision. put an actual appearance
: an angel. IN yer. 10 ne gives his
A1's uaoriei' !. e. man tor hero) Of
'cu' me same angel appeared to Dam
= 'Dan' $40; s;2i)- The outward
-" may nave been as OF "a young man
bright Apparel IN the tomb Of Christ
VISIT -S'o' marx l1s5). This Is the
-. message OF Tod recorded in tho
inie ior 10y years, since the time OF
.aiacni- STANDING On the right ssds Of tho
'ar. indicative ~ favor and blessing.
"a ~Asn zachar'as sdr arm ne ras troubled.
e'tatea' disturbed, discomposed-- C.
I. LARK. ana Jfdr fea upon him. Not
much alarm or dread Of danger as
oiy awe.-i'liss- The presence Of :
ysterious power, whose methods are
nxnown and against which there Is no
'iensc' always causes alarm or awe in
e human heart NoTF: We are often
raid OF Tod messengers which come
bring His choicest blessings. They
me an the disguise OF sorrows or in
expected opportunities, too bright
q good Tor US TO believe they are for
-.
-. Fear nof. Zac1arios. Let fear be