The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-03-06

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.ne hair falls irori the head ard
w4 inc nails loosen ans DECAY and drop
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~~t VI and slowly fan away. tie
- Ire absorbed and The teeth dis.
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~ mate are slowly consumed. ari ARrlly
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-,-.s.rs Ia the earlier Stages ore can a..
.Mf ~ usual duties : Gone cut W com.
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~ xhta there was regular war Would
..t.~ ,,ercly .-Oh. that" 4. And ones''
s-.1..., .aarlan himself Went IA and told
&. ,os.s:H me King % Benhaiad "A letter
r-.nt,t king % Israeli" surprising. - course.
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r~.-a. ~ influence Ten taleats % silver"
M y. sixteen thousand four hundred dollars
- tne .-ni pieces 81 gold" worth about
49, -hf thousand d0llarx -ChaaEt n raj
10y co.,ly rcbrs snr festive Occasions 2
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~. eksth = quarrel" he rnisunLerstopd
.s-rr nrser thinking II referred 20 his Get
.s-- n i.h4 u pcrforrl t1e curc- Elisha
r-atiy litiny Ia Ssna-iA ~ Go End wash
a Jt-l.n. thirty miles away. Jordan had
-a ,.s1.r ~ heal. and thus white Naa-1aa must
49, III. f-i;h ~ doing something. tho healing
a4 air.ct rim q the true God This plan
| ~-aI .e4s US. only his faith hut lis obedience
.-lknriilfy Moreover. the plan was 80 sim.
N. .ml easy that NJ willing Pc rson coull fail
.rr resn shall come ay1lt.s" the flesh
w..ssas away with the lcprosF II '.Naauan
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IA. expectations AID wounded his pride Yet
r~as tAe very one that would Ering heating Of
~ ,1i with the healing 20 the body. 4.
-Aaa A-d Ph-rpars" The Atara. nov called
Ha-.a ria through Damascns in seven beau
III. ~trtarns The Pla-par ran lir.lc dis
.4-c~ t4l0w the city. Better than al the
r.rrs X Israeli TIC jordan vas . muddy
,--e4ra running through wilderness. with no
csslt- 4nlser villages on itsbanks The ALBANIA
~ rifa- cool bright. beautiful stream.
eoria- ~ hundred villages ana through
eh--r-l1. scsrcry. - And dipped himself
seen sisaes IL jordan - not only inthc Journey
.e-hA -ise- nut also in the repeated clippings
sAsrAe ,1l;A 10 Saara m put 70 Ire test.
LESSON COMMENTS.
TIN VALIANT GENERAL Everybody
~ ~rria knew about Naarran. because
n was great General and had won
famous victory The King knew him
AMI honnrcd him because he was a sue
crSsful fighter The soldiers all knew
him ard admired him because he had
vi then ~ victory There was no man
Is III syria more popular than he.
su- h. WAS a leper- A fatal and
loc.hSpmr disease had fastened itself
on him. and the conqreror II others
would son himself be laid low. There
lwz-. NJ help for Naaman. and he knew
" SOFTEN there comes but" into
or lives that mars our Joy This man
kiich but he isnervously broken down.
hit man Is well but he has no work TO
d.
The LITTLE SLAVE GIRL We do not
even know her name. but that she was
= believing. patient, kindly girl we
infer f-cr the story She sets ms all .
vev i example She was tal be-
ErFiH A. We SC from her faith In
Elsta ,ne prophet Of God She was
fN snadcd that even lcprosy
~ould yirld % his power Perhaps she
III have heard Of Elisha's raising the
NJ % life. and have thought that since
n could rails. the dead he could do any
Ting She was Oh patient. and tc)
k.rrlT. as we sc from her way If
spc2Ainc. Many q young girl. carried
away She had been from her family.
ant sra into slavery. would have said
'@lerself: II am glad my master i a
isNr Il serves him right, for he had
- right - buy me and keep rnc as .
sl>Ke Elisha would cure him. Int
neTcr will tell him about the prophet.
'oray him fr buying me-" Eut this
L''ar girl thought very differently. She
~, Slrry for poor Naanan- and 50 she
'clc ~ wife ~ the prophet. The very
'ari that they believed her ut once
shpsFs that she had 50 lived among
tnc'a . - win their confidence.
The ALAE.ED KING. III h. had
Known a. much rs the namclcss maid
scout ne true God he would also have
Thought al once Of Elisha and have
~nt Naaman - him. but Jchoram
~ wicked and knew more about idols
t.an about Jehovah. and he knew that
~ ''',ls could cure leprosy. This king
- kr many in our day. who have
.sFer truly turned to God a. their
Tend - when trouble comes they
III alarmed. and do not Il All realize
~ I'D j. . very present help in time
c.t-nrhlr.
iA~ 1ENEl:AL HEALED. lie came very
.s-F not being healed at all. because Of
-'' Pride and high temper. Pride and
--grr have often come between man
80 n.s highest good II i a great pity
III mans servants are more reason
III Than he j. himself. iiut 50 It was in
lam ease. Fortunately. however.
Seoicd down IL time. and did as the
E.'pnei commanded him And the re-
sr''i The seventh time he dipped he
Apwith all the blotchcs and sores,
AiS kin completely healed Then
4s glad and not glad only. but
ss-'1irl 70 Elisha. and tried 20 make
...-- aakc present Iut no prophet or
Nm Nas ever willing to take any
~ irr using his power Of healing.
/. s.- .''n should say he did il for pay.
E'iis are all free IS 1ir-Rcv. A.
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