Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-01

mere IL an experience more or 1888
familiar TO teacher and preacher. We
all OF us have had our attention called
to some individual In the class or con-
Qregation to whom we have more d.
rectly addressed ourselves. The homt-
letical professor sometimes advises
such course. The alert or convicted
listener certainly stirs the speaker TO
new and unwonted interest. The writer
recalls the experience OF a classmate, to
which he has been moro than once
prompted to make reference. Il was
preaching along. he said Ut was In the
sort OF trial preaching OF student days)-
I'm dull, heavy way, trying to find my
bearings, and. with. no help from my
audience. pulling myself along by main
strength. All at once from over back
OF the stove, on the left of the house,
there came a sonorGus 'AmenP You
ought TO have seen me go for that mani,
He walked me up, and from that time on
/ had a good time" More than one
hating discourse ! as been saved In this
way-God bless the good deacon! And
more than one OF us has glimpsed the
responsive tear In the eye OF conviction
or persuasion, and has gone on to new
illumination of the truth. May the man
ready to be healed be found and felt in
CnuICn anu Cuuudy -bOuOOl " -udys
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
There sat, or was sitting. Imperfect
tense. A direct transla-
ton from the Greek (by way of the
LATIN; literally, unable. He was q
partial paralytic. Walked. From the
Greek here comes our peripatetic.
Speak, or speaking, talking. present
participle. ---Steadfast beholding.-
Looking with fixed attention. A word
OF frequent occurrence in the New
Testament. Luke A: 20; Acts 3: 4;
Acts IL: 8, etc.-Faith to be healed.
|. Ca, saving faith. Infinitive with the
article.
/ Loud voice. Greek, great voice.
| Upright. Placed last in the Greek, more
emphatic. And he leaped and walked.
Stronger in the original: ieaped up and
went to walking.
What Paul had dore. AS the world
saw TITO US. The proposition OF
nearness or association: |. e., TO dwell
with us. M Ns~it
Jupiter. Greek: Dios or Zeus.---
| Mercurius. Greek: Hermes. The Latin
Technology Is used in the translation.
Mercury was the son OF Jupiter and the
messenger and interpreter OF the gods,
| the patron OF eloQuence, etc.
| Before the city, |. e., his temple was
there. have done sacrifice.
| Or wished to do sacrifice. A complaceni
and accommodating religion, ready Ia
adopt Innovations. Christianity is, on
the contrary, Incorporating.
Heard Of. Better, heard, !. g., the up
roar occasioned by the priest and people
as they drew near, about to do sacrifice
to then.
OF like passions. One word In the
Greek, compound, like-minded. Lit
orally, suffering alike, /. O., with SINH
lar rallties.-N antics. Applied by
the Hebrews 10 idolatry.- Living God
In contrast with vanities, |. e., sense
less idols.
Suffered. Allowed; Gods permissive
providence.
He left. In the sense of abandon.
ment. Compare Peter, $40. "Tht
Lord is not slack (forgetfuu With.
cut witness. One word In the Greek
witnessless or unwitnessed.
Stood around about him. Or, encir'
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the church stand about.
Taught many. The word means Il
make disciples.
Confirming. Signifying genealogical
Nv
tie upon.-We must. Or, 1t is neces
sary. Thus :orewarning and 30 fore
arming. The word and before exhortini
is added by the translators. The sens
is rather that the d sciples were con
i firmed by means OF this wise exhorta
ton.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
Faith to be healed. Let us not max
mistake. It was not quantity bu
quality Of faith; twas not faith enoug
to be healed, but rather was 1t healin
faith. The Christian herald does no
ask how much faith, or what amount
In proffering salvation. Degree OF fait
Here 1t Is kind OF faith, genuineness an
, reality Of faith that is scrutinized. Tn
woman who touched the hem OF Christ
garment had very little faith, but
was the real thing; and that Is wonder
> fully efflcacious under God. So her
. this lame man had but one thing,
small thing but specific, definite-h
! had faith to be healed. Let faith kee
pace with need. This Is the simple
humble life in Christ. Believe an
. keep on believing.
The gods are come down to us in In
" likeness OF men. What IL they had az
cepted the homage, and settled down
9 enjoy their advantage, making the mo!
! out OF it! 1t has been done. o.
4 brother pastor has been telling US I
: the Unitarian missionary dispatched
some part Of Japan. The word pref
emily comes back, Send US anothe
this one has turned Buddhist" Like
enough, IL there be no divine Christ
n constrain. The test came to Paul ar
. Barnabas, and right there they prove
= the divineness and other worldliness
their faith. 1t is common missional
J. experience. There comes time whe
u by yielding. but little, 1t would seer
u 10 the Pagan spirit he can apparent
# win much for his cause. But bewar
S Witness Catholicism abroad, and
Il wicked conformlties and. perversion
4 Nay, do not these things. -Worsh
= God!"
, He left not himself without witness
that he did good. Gods goodness is h
> prevailing witness. So long as men IL
's they have testimony OF God In the dai
Is mercies enjoyed. In this sense there
l. no man without the ever-present al
d persistent proofs OF Gods guard al
% guide. Only sin dulls US to the apr
Al tension of 1t; and 30 Savior IL Sc
= suited to sinners, fitted to arouse the
!, out of sins lethargy. But here is
u truth that ought oftener to be emph
g, sized. The natural man Is without @
10 fuse: Gods speech Is all about hiI
il God besets him behind and before, II
Df mercy endureth. To accept Jesus,
Ia lntimated in last Sundays lesson, su
70 gestiyely at least, is but to continue
A. the grace of God. Does not the goo
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