The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-28

LIME nlrtN-one fears ID. y. ' 70 ~
ID. p inclusive.
TIE LASD. --Palestine: its location
on the map OF the world: its three main
divisions The chief river; the laee:
the leading towns; the surrounding
countries Inhabitants six million.
TIE FoREErSNER. -t.encrai facts of
John the BAPTIST life and ministry
The place of his preaching. His Tcla-
ton Ia the ministry of-jesus.
PEovIpESuAL PREPARATIONS. see
Lesson l..
SEcrLAE History. -Augustus C@sar,
emperor of Rome rhcn Jesus was bsu.n
Tibcrius. when IL. entered upon his
ministry. LymIn's tables give 'hc
population Of the Roman empire at the
time Of Christ as i20. 100000. Of which
GO.oOO0oO were slaves. 10000. 600 were
tributaries and freedmen. and ONLY 20
0cOoODwcrc full citizens. or one sixth
Of the population. The army mum
bcrcd 100000. and the navy 5000 men.
Milman gives the population of the
city Of Rome. 10y the census Of a. y. A..
AZ 5.vSi.oDD. IL was "A general time of
peace: the Roman empire held sway
over most Of the known world. thus
opening the way b. her conquests for
the greater conqDests Of the Gospel
The Roman roads were a highway. nd
the Roman army guard for those no
carried the Gospcs. The Jews were
scattered everywhere. taking with
them the Bible with its prophecies and
religious ritual. which Christ came 10
fulfill. thus preparing the way for the
Gospel
MATHEMATICAL REVIEW.
Multiply the number Of the Gospels
( by the age of Jesus when he con
vcrscd with the learned men in the
temple y; divide by number Of his
temptations in the wilderness }: mnl-
tiply by the age of Jesus when he be-
gan his ministry { }; divide by the
number Of miles between Jerusalem
and Bethlehem }; add the hour at
which Johns disciples first went 10 see
Jesus }; add the hour ut which Jesus
sat by Jacobs well and convcrscd with
the Samaritan women ,: multiply by
the number Of Johns disciples who
first went To talk with Jesus { J: add
the number of the apostles }. and the
result will be the number IF cities and
towns in Galilce with more than fifteen
thousand inhabitants at the time of
Christ. according To Josephus.
TIREsIDE TRAVELS
In Tom Brown at Oxford" the best
scholar is represented as studying his
Greek history by means ~ q map and
pins with large heads mao. of differ
,ently-colored sealing-wax. The red
headed pin represented one army. the I
black another. And as the text de-
.scribcd the movements of thu armies.
the pins were moved to the places dcs-
ignatcd on the map. During the late
war several Of us ministers did the
same thing wifi the various ax.nies. !
When news came of any change we
marked it with the pins. This plan
gives great vividrsess to the history and 4
assists the memory. suppose nox that \
we have a large map on the wall. \
Prepare a pin with large seal \
ing-wax head to represent Jesus
smaller pins can represent the dis
ciplcs and John. Take the initial
letters of the principal places. printed
on cardboard, SO as 10 be seen across
the room. and with pin fasten them
in their proper places on the map as
fast rs the journey Is made. Some
scholar can tell where the next move
ment Is 10 he made, and all the events
or incidents clustering around each
place can be noted or described. Pins
with fiicrs 81 one color may represent
miracles; another color denotes para
bles. Thus. in n brief time we NAV
travel over Palestine with Jesus and
become familiar with His life.
HELPS FOR orR owS LIVES.
The coming of the Son of God to save
the world: His nature; why lie came.
Jesus as a boy. growing, improving,
bclovcd in the temple, in Ills home.
Providence. as seen in the life Of
Jesus.
How Jesus was prepared for Ills work.
Hard work; small beginnings; slow
progress. but faithful perseverance,
Things TO initiate in those who were