Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-09-11
HEALING THE BLIND MAN
LESSON Xl, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 10.

35-3S-Commit Verses, 35-3S-Golden
Text, John tx, e5-Commentary by the
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Compiled from Lesson Helper Quarterly by
permission of II. s. Hoffman, publisher, Phil
adelphla.
l. ana as Jesus passed by lie saw
man winch was bllnd from his britt"
Ana Delng iull OF compassion his heart
went out TO this poor man, who had now
spent over score of years in darkness,
ooth physlcal ana spiritual verse ~.
AND HIS disciples asked Him. saying,
MASTER VINO ana SIN TINS man, or his par
ents' that he was born ollndY'
Ihat all suffering Is the direct result OF
some SIN on the part OF the sufferer or his
ancestors Is not only very OLD but very
common oeilel. Ahat u Is sometimes the
case Is evident from the words OF Jesus
hllnsell' Deholu' thou ART maze whole; SIN
no more lest worse thlng come unto
ehee lJohh " l+) But 70 conclude That
IL Is always so would be directly contrary
10 tne teachings OF scripture, Tor Whom
the Loru loVeth lie cnasteneth.
o. Jesus answered. Neither hath this
man sinneu, nor ms parents, out tnnt the
WORKS Oh uod shoulu DE maze m @nlfest IN
MIN
III tne ilght OF the testimony OF all scrip
eure Is Cne only way TO understand an!
0cripOure, FROM Chls saying OF christ
sollle nnishe ollnuiy cohciuue Uhao we nave
mere sinless man Win slhless PARENTS out
WhaC saiCh tne scriptures? All nave slnneu
anu come SNORT OF Uhe uiory OF Uod'
ihere Is none nn rlgnoeous' no. not one"
lron. III, ~ So(' Inc words Oh christ are
an answer W cne quesUioi Vi one ulsclpies
coiloeInlns oriS man o,lnuhess anu ohe
iotlsou Vi H. a',u iie sliIiply says cnaC Cnere
was no sPecial SIN on the parO Vi Che par
s enCs ny reason Vi Wllcn oney were gwen
oliiiu son' puC' On .he contrary enls pima
man was gong 10 lurhlSn special oppor-
CuHtCy lo[ One manifestation ol Une power
Oh uou. zee aiso Une reason why lazarus
was Peri iop 10 SicNen anu ue 'chap'er
Al I, 40 4o)'
T. husC "orh Ihe "orks Oh him thao
sem ule' Nhile IL Is Jay inc niShO colleOh'
wien no man can "oik'
over thlrVy .iIlies III Unls gospei Jesus
says ChaC Une rauher SEM him. ana lie con-
sIahtly Appeals 10 tne WORKS as evidence
VI o.iaC ne was SEM ny you \chapeers " 90 X
90 NY, w XIV Sf).
D. AS long DIS an III Uhe "orlu' am
Une , nghG Oh Uhe world
ters WI ~ MI, o. 40 he Is DOM Ihie
anu Li9hI' anu I nelVner ueaoh nor dark
ness eau aoiue III MS presence
nen ne ilau nus sPoheh ne sPa'
vi SIG Hrounu anu lilaue clay Vi Cue splVCle'
anu any, iie "nUinCeu 'ne eS Vi JUG olllu Inan
WIN Une clay,
'ooileOllneS iie llia''e Une plliiu 10 see Win
Woru' anu liillneulaceiy marx X OK
Gay anu spiVoie ana waters Oh SLOAN as
III C,lls case, ana sometimes gradually as
~ Cile case oi uhe man VINO lirs' saw men
aS trees waiAlnS' anu uheh Wneh Jesus put
1iIe naIu9 oL nm seconu Uiine ne stt"
'ie"' NI"ih WI 90 ScI
any l., sai'' uiieo nlii,' uo, WASH III one
Pooi VI IIioaih V"nlc Is ny interpretation,
semi ne went MS way therefore, ana
"%sneu anu caille seeihB
o1sus was JuSG "e aple 10 open MS eyes
WIN d woIu' anu oil OnG spoo' rs III IIe case
q. .no oiinp M S.i az oeiiono, ou' nc sd"
~ w 90 nc VIZ ~ so.tio %ise pulPoSe
hoy 20 e,,- 5e, oioIi ooI" ecu one
ei VI "lio'in N0eII anu one iacC
~. , 80 poems u 'A''ii'e'i '-' ''eno
~ 'n ,rI, "'hei'
i';.,, ho neiNiiois, .nIleio'e, anu Uney
$50 ~ i,'u 9e ~ I'm 'liaO nc was
i,, &c. 10 noO ''ii' no Ona' ""' anu
-, r,..
IT.. H an co., us - nI' ooNer9 s"io'
iie 10 iho Li,i' puV nc Saiu, l an ne' ~,
-, Anu suietS ne ouhno " hno". ne
onalSe ~ one in,'n appearance was 80
go 'ii'U ne %"s paiely ie1oS iiA"oie even
ny uhose VINO hau hno"n MN oeso' my
sci, nave seen one VINO nau oeeii uruhh-
a a. anu oiaspiieiner 50 cnanSeu even III
. ne go ~ UHe spiliO "a T9u III nm
, .na' us ioriief irielus "ouiu scarcely
hn ~ ON I'LL
~ inereiore saiu .ney un'o hiIl' no"
WEI 'hino e!ee openeur
1ne cnaise was 50 eIeaC anu 80 clearly
i 'iaC 'ne Peopie couIu n ryt help
ihq',irinS noW IL calle aoouU; men
"orA Vi sracc ia one nearC oecoines 50
ouCMaluiy iilaniiesC III ene ne 'na1 People
ooserYe IL anu inquire "oou' H. 'hen uou
RioiIneu'
L. ne answered anu se'u, a man UhaS
caiieu 'eshs nlaue cay anu Amounted
lniiie eyes, anu saiu uiUo me- 70 10 che
poor Vi 0iio',ii anu "asii' anu weno anu
"tISneu' anu l reoei'eu slsnV'
ms Is MS testimony, simple, tull
straightforward. The man called Jesus
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