The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-21


's p,,Acr.-capernaun on she northwest shore
AZ the lake 81 0aliicc
txrrRvESIN0 HIsT0Rv.-O The night Of
,raysr. Matt i<;c32A) 90 The storm ~ sea
',ys ,6.lsD Isl Jesus walking on the sea iva
NJ 21) a. Peters attempt 70 walk on the
water. Matt 1t:283i)
cincuMsTAEcEs.- soon after Jesus came 70
rtix disciples with cheer and power In the
storm. they all came 20 land near Capernaum
II was che morning after the feeding Of the
h0n Great numbers came 70 Jesus. some 20
II healed some for such bread - they had 70
cciycd ~ Bethsaida-
uyfps OVER HARD PLAcEa-28 "Not DO
cause We saw the miracles" not for the teach
inr OF the miracles. but for the benefits they
All aimed from them ". Labor not" do not
make the wants OF the body the chief end Of
life THAT meat which endurcth;" the food Of
The soul that satisfies Its immortal wantA
.'IIath the Father sealed" attestcd as His
Son and sent from Him with the true message.
sealing 70 the ancients was like signing the
name with u.s. Gods seal was "a the Divine
character Of Christ. fe) His miracles; 90 HIS
Heavenly message. ~ The work Of God that
We believer" faith "a the source and fountain
81 an 20 a works. 81 What sign:" BY which
10 prove you are the great prophet. the Mes
siah. 81 .'Our fathers did eat mammal" (Ex
l6). Moses did this for us: what have you
doncy Only one meal instead Of food for forty
years--and only nve Thousand fed. instead Of
two million-only barley bread instead OF
mamma * Jesus reply shows HS superiority
20 Noses First: Moses gave ypu not" u
vss not Moses who gave the mama Il was
God through Moses. Hut Jesus came from the
Father. Whose gift lie was 70 the world Sec
ond: 1.-The truc bread" the real bread bread
for the SOUL OF which the mama was only
tvpe. Third: from Heaven" the real Heav.
en- while the mamma came only from the ~
mospheric heaven Fourth 81 "Gfveth life:"
As we'll as sustains II. Tho mama lasted but
day or two; the true bread Ii eternal Fifth
Unto the world:" the mama Was for Jews
only. the true bread for all men. The mamma
vas for one age the true bread for oil ages
Is sNcver hunger" with pain aud unsatisfied
desire, but only as In the Beatitude. 81 The
Father giyeth Me-" the Divine side Of saliva
ton. life. desire. new hearts. come from God
only. Him that cometh :" this Is the human
aide OF salvation. 80. Raise Il up again" q
the resurrection. Death shall not destroy those
Who believe
LESSON COMMENTS
The morning after the miracle OF the
loaves and fishes. the people again
sought for the miracle worker. They
were pleased with the experiences OF
the previous day. and longed for their
repetition. Finding that Jesus had gone
over the water. they took boats and fol-
lowed. When they came 70 Him, they
incurred. with wonder. how He had
crossed the water. To this Jesus gives
no answer, but lays bare at one stroke
the motive that led them TO follow Hin
SO closely. He then exhorts them e
seek for something higher than the
mere satisfaction Of bodily wants. and
sl.o;~ osarrn1 frfarocfR
The first thing that strikes one. u
reading this lesson. is q point Of SINH
larity between Nicodemus, the woman
at the well. the disciples and thu
people. They are all alike in this ont
respect, that they misapprehend lily
words. lie talks Of things spiritual
they think Of things carnaL lie IS o.
one plane; they on another and iowe
plane. ''Yc must be born again" say
Christ 20 Nicodemus- How can maj
be born AGAIN." Is the carnal reply
To tho woman at the well lie speak
OF - well Of water springing up INT
eternal lifc;" and she answers ISL
eiyke me this water. that ! thirst uol
Esther come hither % draw" TO a
6I.ciples even He sayG take hex
- beware q che lenven Of the Pha
.Isces;' and they say among themselve
bit Is because we have taken Q
bread" Matt. 1861. So also 10 Oh
case. while He talks OF things HEAVIER
ly. they are only thinking about thinl
earthly. Thus Jesus was. In dee
spiritual sense. lonely man lie spoI
about the heart, and they. in their col
captions and desires. rose no high'
than the stomach. lie discourscd a bot
Heavenly food. and they discourse
about bakers bread This bitter e
perience 81 loneliness in purpose co
tinued all through the life Of the Maste
We can easily see and heartily co
denim the sordid thought and desire Of
throng that lived eighteen hundr'
wears ago. But we need not 60 bat
eighteen hundred years nor eighties
years to find the exact counterpart
that Galilcan multitude. Our chur'
papers are full OF articles on how
reach "thc unchurched masses"
agrec IN the statement that they
unrcachcd. They never come with
the walls OF our churches Now. the
Il nothing easier than to reach them
man. woman and child. and TO crov
sur churches TO the very walls ia
send forth a proclamation that ever
one who comes TO your church sh'
have loaf Of bread and silver doll
each time he attends Now you may
once open your church not only on 81
day but three times each day IN :
week and you will have u pack'
They will rush and crowd around !
doors before the time for opening a
fight for places. and such thron-s v
be gathered that they will tread Q
upon another. Go 70 any dispense
for the poor and see the crowd. Ma
how patiently they will wait their u
for hours. Mark also that well-to-
folk are there waiting for their ire
mcnt free. They are not ashamed
fcign poverty Tor the sake Of free ire
ment No. there IL nothing easier
this world than TO reach 1.-THE masse
provided you give them whatthcy wa
hut what they want Is cash or its ecu
alent. and that not 20 meet their spi
ual or even their intellectual needs.
only their bodily appetite and des
luxury. Rev. A. r. Schaufiler. D. D
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS