The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-01

3. Be glad Christ is now so located as to his
body that he can have universal and per-
sonal supervision over US spiritually. We
need not chase over a whole country 10 find
him, and then meet such crowd we cannot
after all touch him or be touched by him.
4. Tell of what Christ has done. ". 8. J
Spread the good news.
5. Let every thing "wait on him" ". g.. J
Every ship, every tool, every enterprise,
should rebound to his glory.
6. Sin is sickness. Christ is the Great
Physician. The Balm OF Gilead is saliva
ton.
Z. Small sin is plague, and every sim
ner finds it hard to kick against the pricks.
8. Seek purity, cleanliness. Away from
unclean spirits.
8. Be SO pure that all wick edness will feel
embarrassed by your presence.
10. Keep in touch ". 10) with Christ.
Feel his presence and inspiration and help.
II. CHRIsI's COMMISSION TO HIS TWELVE
APOSTLES.
Jesus sent forth the Twelve in probably
the month of January of the year A. ID. %.
The work of commission and distribution
most likely took place in the vicinity of
Nazareth. For the names of the Twelve see
st. Mat, 10: "a st. Mark, 3: IS 10; st.
Luke, 6: 14-16; Acts, l: 1926.
We notice Christ sent out the Twelve two
by two. By studying the groups we have
reason TO think the pairing was MS follows:
l. SITS. Peter and Andrew. 2. Sis. james
and John. 3. SITS Philip and Bartholomew.
4. SITS. Thomas and Matthew. ). SITS. james
the Less and Lebbaeus. 6. SITS. Simon and
Judas.
Observe the following remarks as to the
sending of the Apostles in couples:
/. Those most unlike go together. This is
truest unity. Ones defects are Offset by
another's projections. If one be diffident the
other is courageous. If one be impetuous
the other is moderate, careful. If one can
best speak the other can most effectively
act. Gee, A 8, 10)
2. We depend on each other. No one is
perfect, complete.
3. There is place for every man in the
Church.
A. God sets the members of the body over
against each other as it pleases him.
5. 1t is well TO consult the social nature
Men can work best if not alone, desolate.
They need to comfort and encourage each
other.
6. Sending two by two is indicative of the
sympathetic feelings of clergymen among
themselves.
7. Two could be witnesses What was
done would be known by both, and they
could support each others statements.
5. There would be less liability of scandal
when one was always accompanied by
another.
8. The 20 were also sent out two by two
showing our Savior considered such grouping
important. st. Luke, 1911.
10. We notice similar coupling of leading
men in the Bible records: Moses and Aaron,
Elijah and Elisha, Bezaleel and Aholiab,
Zerubbabel and Jehoshua Caleb and Joshua,
SITS. Paul and Barnabas, SITS. Paul and SiIas,
SITS. Barnabas and Mark John; Rev,
11:3.
II. Rev. DR.. Atkinson, of Oregon. wrote
some time ago an important communication
to the CORgregdtionatist fayoring colleague
pastorates, and his arguments are worthy
of study.
IL. We observe that many of the historic
workers famous in history adopted the plan
of cOlabOr: Augustine and Alypius, Basil
and Gregory NaZianzum, Bernard of Clair
vaux and Gerard Wesley and Fletcher.
IL. Revivalists show this same tendency:
Messrs. Moody and Sankey, Whittle and
Bliss, Needham and Johnston, Hammond and
Bentley Graves and Hillman, Taggart and
Prof Johnston, etc.
[NoTE.-On Apostles, see THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE Oct. 20, 1887.