The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-04
r.r SUNDAY SCHOOL.

THE SUNDAY SCno
,..~-...,o,., u~ssoa for Sssssry . 49,.
~. the nspsiss ushssdsd Asrs
,.-,.u, A,v~.eed from Peioubes Nose~-i
-, ~. rrxr-Fesr not them which km..s
~ but ere sos sbls 20 Kill the so0l-
mc- .,S-r,ox % HISTORY belonging 70 ~ ~.
1900 Includes Marx ois-0 hastne.
~. :. IL =; e:7-s together With ons .s. !.
viev OF the earlier notices OF joan
~ r lou John vss imprisoned in March OF
- n - ne YES beheaded . year later
A. March or April. A. ID ~ ~. ~.
p,Acx-Jesus was In Gaihec ~ "a
.-.Ixs disctples John wss impr'sonso -
- - Asaah A. Nacherus. strong .oa.se
80 ..s,e NJ the southern extremity OF res...
| - ,ne norcers OF Arabia. uiDe miles esss"
northern end Of the Dad see 11e. 1880 sne
~ he,0 sosn TIE baptist was probably hsid IN
'n I.srs had been preaching moro tsan s -.
veara He vas about thirsy-s"o s"1
10 Iorx preached about two years. ron t rs
1870 ~ a. ID % TO the spring OF A y n
VAS in prison one year ana vas
| the age of thirty-snreo r..,v A,
49,. Mid vear OF His public ministry. N -
latter part OF the great S'an'es"
His ministry .,s.a u.de such
IsIhope .ss ,n., the echoes OF the wonder
=, sasds ~ Jesus by His word ana .n,oue
ris d,sc,ples had reached the cours - Nm
c T.ne conscience OF the guilty KING smo "a
Y Tor his murder Of the holy propnes svA. ~ use
!. ios =. 80, ,ear that hc had cone back 70 ny
= m..n new nowe-s much more dangerous 20 sno
y ~,rrcd ruler than his former oo,u sstor
u This fear on the part OF Heroa ~. ,om OF
D. for telling here the story OF the n'S''
q John.
- rrssoN NOTES.
IT,, p.rsecutor. Herod. The ruler
ne o.c,,;,ee end Perea was Herod Anu.
he ,,.s one Of the sons OF Herod the urea~
re lis mother was a Samaritan lie mar
cy r;ed daughter Of Aretas, king OF ara
pc liza Petrea. just south OF ferea' uu''
I'd hscominp acquainted with herooias'
his brother Philips wife. In hone' no
mt cent his wife home, and ma''.c ~,
lat uerodias while her husband was sun
est - K;no Aretas avenged this IN
,he ;nrad;ng Herod's dominions
rty "a pa debating him with great loss IL
off. 80 during the preparations Tor TINS
ad va -. Iohn was beheaded. Herod
ca. a,,a;ned In Palestine till A. u. 81
r,y 49,, no was banished to Lyons. In
.vci France. but eventually died IN spain
,tr uor,d,s Character. From the nrs''
NJ u.rod was light-minded. unrciiao'e'
t il ,,rod;yal and luxurious prince nence'
even slso he proved supcrstitioas ana Gun
J re- r,rc Luke 1882; Mark s:l'l' ana on
aca- .ar,a;n occasions, either from ioly .,
no .,.aLness. utterly heartless, cruei anu
bill ,allous.--Langc. lie was, II = salu' J
/ the Saaducee. and believed IN no iu'u.S
nties lie or resurrection OF the dead. ye~ y
ubse- ! strange contradiction, his gnii'y con
iring science made him believe thae 'ss.
v4t,
could ,;fe Nothing is more common Ina
lut .es The union Of superstition anu uhocne
pit on n was said of one OF this sor. oAo
,e inn 80. learned men Of the day III
mist, VIZ - voss;usl. that he believe
means ss,h;r,, hut the Bible. have know
linley persons who have ceased to oei'ess
ming ~. a;v;pe mission Of Jesus. AFRAID
t year w nlace with which some aosu
No ftorv Of n supernatural appearance
led on rr,nec,ed. cod will. in this way ma
pressi- many unbelievers witnesses aga''
IN anu themselves "-Expositors bipie-
is The MARTYR Preacher. Ills iife.
of the 49,, ,,,s the son Of priest. Lar"'r
hcrcsy. 80 - Elizabeth. also descendant
esman- A--av a,l was born probably III or n
AZ Sc Hebron. in the summer OF D. y :
surrec- ...,s !, this time about thirty years
I'd kept 10, ue was Nazarite. pledged 20 or
- n -
mocrat zinc nor strong drink. and 10
his hair and beard grow untr' .
IS. q sion OF conservation 10 coa
a, lie was filled with the u
LiNins 80, from his birth. 90 iiis CT
80; life. IN TO thirty years Oh a1e'
AIncrr -, 4, the solitudes OF .he VIII
icn has - - linden. where lie was preps
u 10" - IL Great mission 9s the forerur
piutoc, - ,ha Messiah. az His appears
sena'e' g. l;k,. the popular idea oil
,..,,,,h.t raised above caring Tor
iarr ison p,rai things. and protesting aga
throu1n -, ,rxurv Of the age. lie greatly
'horiA,. s.,,bled Elijah In his appearance
s"nar Iii ne character. (,) His work
a''on ~ 80 rrena re- the way for the Mcssia
f,retold in the prophets lisa so's-o
This work he had been engaged 'o'
w. - vcars boldly denouncing sin' anu
49, ;rg 70 repentance. 10 lie was iea'
:. consecratcd reformer. not oestro
y ne 90" hut building up. lie was "a tow
strength which stood four-squa'e
:. the winds that blow
- ,ba, Ills Place Of imprisonment ana
u ~. =. cu,ion.-"Herod himself Not !,
III. q an Nv the Pharisccs or other JEWS
= ucI,in. mics. but ,or personal reasons.
him II prison:" The place OF ~
: snrv;yal prisonmcnt and death, as we
;,ic.u her. from .Iosephus antiquities 1873
80 states Macherus, about seven miles iro
party viii Dead sea- on .ne ,.;rhor than
Ism resur- Among mountains e go, a
r and KEEP: around Jerusaie"' 49, ,n,r
Journal. "a lone hat ridgc. u. ~ acccss
one day in long and quite a,i1ieu's.. q
X! T.is IL which was ma"e h;,,h
! ~. ,ac, From this ridge rises q hir",
no in the hin. tho top Of which is one ?
ig steps to yards in diaiae'er' a." az. .;,,,,e,
b the sugar titled rs an impre1 La ~ ,,o,,
, ever TO be citadel. besides very
after. The very large and deep cemcntcu
lie TO aid i, are NOW found two dungeons
-, .,oev, and its sides scarcely