The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-09

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we bread OF lie .-John 6.a,, -
life. = en'''' 's'hc bread Of
u1' early ~ April, A.. u. -. Several
months after our last lesson. ~
1870 desert place on the northeastern
rno,o oi NC 5ea OF Galilce, belonging ~ nefh.
.a'uA which was q tow az the mouth IN ~
s,1Ann' Quilt On both sides ~ The river. Thc
place was fh Or eight miles by land from
Nv. '" " ana three or four miles southeast
rom the city Of Iiothsaida.
Parallel AccouSrs-Matt 1l.ta D., No..
oS@ -, John o;i.it.
INTERVENING HIsroRY-Two blind men ana
= dumb posse .scd were cured Directly af,er
'a.rus' daughter was raised. Second reiect,on
~ Nazareth. Third missionary tour OF Galilee.
sonn 'ne baptist beheaded at Machcrus. r.
urn 81 Jesus 10 Capcrnaum. The cyents ia
'n.ir order are given IN Mark 6:i-A.
hhirsOvKRH HARD PfAczs-iO. fh<n fh<y ,r>r>
v""rn<a; 70 Capernaum from their missionary
Jour. AMI lie fook them AMI rxnt asid<, fron,
~apernaum. which was within the dominion
:, Ileroa' 70 the other side Of Jordan, which was
beyond MS dominions. lie went By boat Matt,
us reasons appeared 10 be n, "a avoid possi.
PIE danger Tor His disciples. a. they know MOI
now far herod might carry his prosecutions
y, isest and retirement Mark G:3n. a, per
maps 70 avoid any excitement among the pco
pie on account OF Herod's murder az John. which
might lead TO rebellion. A dss ~ pl1c,: unin.
nan''eu, wild, uncultiyated. not q sandy desert.
1eans1'la; see Place 2 And TIE people .
foAtored' by land Mark. II was only sx OF
eight miles from capernaum. Mark SAYS that
tne people, some ~ them. reached there
nrst. After q time Jesus went mn
among the hills with His disciples fJobu
C:S). u. THIN came M f.r<ir<. by combining All
The accounts. the conversation would be about
as follows; Jesus speaking 10 Philip. whose
nome was az bethsaida and who therefore was
ACQUAINTED with ne region and the people,
whence shall WI buy bread. that these NAV
cat'' Philip-"Two hundred pennyworth ga
WORTH Of bread II not sufficient for them. that
every one OF them may take a little John
90, N. The Apostles send the multitude
away that they may 20 into the towns and
country round about. and lodge and e: Wet
uals" Luke. Jcsus-Glye We them to eat~
Luke. The Apos,ieS-"Shall we 20 and buy
TWO hundred pennyworth OF bread. and give
Them 70 eatr' Mark. Jesus-"How many
ioavcs have yes Go and see" The Apostles
thaving found out through Andrew. who found
> boy who had them for sale IJohnn-"We
nave no more but hye barley loayes and two
small fishes. But what are they among 10
many, except We should 20 and buy meat for all
this peoples' luke and john. u. Trio f<h<s:
small ones and sailed. 10 be eaten with bread
No = Wish H. ItfE tttH4IIA men, It<tIH@
women and children. They could easily be
counted, arranged as they we're. So dovn: on
the grass. which was abundant in the spring,
the time 81 this event by m .: and BY hun
dreds. One way they counted fifty: the other.
q hundred; Mark compares them TO partcrres
Of flowers, as they sat on the green grass in
their bright Oriental robes Of red and blue and
yellow Il. 7r<its b1sksfs; each OF the twelve
gathered into his own wallet and filed It full
n.. 4. UxA -a-
out the preciousncss OF the food which Jesus
had given. II teaches . wise economy in the
smallest Affairs OF life. God loveth . bountiful.
not q wasteful. hand. 0) i: showed 70 the dis
ciples the spiritual truth that the more they
gave Of the Cospelblessings 70 others, the more
they would have themselves. The twelve
baskets were an apt symbol OF that love which
cxhausts not itself BY loving. but after all its
outgotngs upon others. abides itself far richer
than IL would have done but for these. OF the
multiplying which there ever il In : true dis.
pensing.' 90 II completes the proof OF the
miracle, for more remained than there was to
begin with.
The NEEDY MULTTTUDE.-They were
needy in two senses. In q spiritual
sense they were needy. having no guides
but tho Pharisees and scribcs, who
themselves needed guidance. If the
blind lead the blind. shall they not both
fall into the ditch?" Arrogance and
hypocrisy were the leading characters
tics Of their spiritual rulers. Under
such circumstances. what hope was
there for the sheep Of the flock? Wnsn
the shepherds themselves were wolves,
the case was pitiful indeed. The great
multitude was also in temporal need
All day they had continued without food.
Before passing from this point, notice
the application OF this truth. The null
titudes in this world are still 'as sheep
having no shepherd" Not TO ailude TO
heather lands, the majority in our cit
les are spiritually leaderless. They
have gone astray like sheep, each one
having gone in his own way. The spir-
itual restitution and starvation which
exists in this most favored and Is sim
ply appalling. Moreover, among tAess
masses are many whose bodily wants
are very great. Unless help is rendered
from outside they will perish. Notthcii
souls alone. but their bodies as well. de
mand our care. In view OF these facts
docs not that throng near the lake o.
Galilec stand as a representative gath
ering Of mankind?
He a moved with compassion
towards them" This pity led Him x
minister first to their spiritual necessi-
ties. for ssHe began to teach them
PITY. with Him, was not a luxurious
emotion which spent itself on itself. II
moved Him TO do something. All the
wants OF that throng were ministercd 70
by the Master. First the inward, then
the outward. Paul says: "MyG od shall
supply all you need phil. 4:19). 50
the Son Of God supplied all the needs %
that multitude. There Is a difference
between our needs" and our wants
God never supplies all our wants" foi
these often include things injurious e
us. But all our needs are fully met
by Him. The failure TO make this dis.
tinction brings many people into dim
culties about prayer and its answer.
We are indeed to make known all our
wants" to Him. But He in mercy vii.
supply only all our ''necds.') When al
q subsequent period lie declined e
make bread for the multitudes. II was
because they came to Him for purely
merocnary purposes. ''Yc seek me-,
lie said, mot because ye saw the mira
clos. but because We did eat Of the loavcs
and were filled" John 0:e6).-Rcv. A.
Schauf7cr.