The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-15

e-.erDa t,ouai Lesson for Narch IL soD
y.ccheus the Pubiican-Luks is'i
Especially Arranged from feioupe'
r~.,.x rrxr-Tne Son OF Man is come -
,ess and 10 save that which VAS iosr-LuAs
1910 49,. A N N Only =
little more than week oe'oso 'e
,I-ravvs,xc HISTORY After the inter-
,sw With the rich ruler. Jesus spoke .hs ps CO.
.ne ~ the iaborers In the vineyard ,saI- ~:
au .s y, pa.sea inc on His way 10 Jerusalem. no
nn,,, need 10 His disc piles His deatn anu
rrrsctiou Matt sO:l7-iV Then saion1 80
Ne, ,xo sons James and John cams ~ 1880, 1880
ns, 90 the chief places In His Kingdom
No.. o'ao.e, when Jesus reached Jet'
icho he restored sight 20 bartimeus IA
other blind man luke -; 81 o@ Occurred
| was leaving the city TOT Serusa'
| the incident OF Zaccheus
LESSON NOTES
The Scelxer-"And Jesus entered anu
.s,d through Jericho" On His last
p..,,av 20 Jerusalem He had crossed
Io.aap westward since our last les
so, "Jericho." city Of the moon OF
Mace Of fragrance. The largest city ~
he valley of the Jordan, about t"en'y
niles northeast of Jerusalem on mo
!, rest >.ie OF the river Jordan nor'no
, Is entrance into the Dead sea. ~ w.
! time OF Christ Jericho was wealthy o..
. Nourishing. behold, tnere w"s q,
mn med Z3ccncuSs lag " -
r n n.As,,,, n Hebrew from root meaning
-, In contrast with his former char
ps.ar and reputation. (which was
a,,;afamonp the publicans:" or gatherefs
y - r.venuo for the Romans Inc taAe
Z ,,,,rosed bv the Romans on sup)ec' ma
u ,;ors were farmed out to men OF weai'"'
y Who for a specified sum paid al ohco
n ,s.ha Roman treasury, obtained tho
"a A;s.t. - collcctin p;the taxes OF a province
~ 49,. These contractors, who were
IN ,,srallv Roman knights, intrustea 'ne
ne ISL .o,,ection of taxes to subcon-
,,.ctors or tax gatherers- This sys'en'
Itch Is still prevalent in the east gase
~ ,ha widest scope for rapacity ana eA,o
,ton-G. w. Clark II is propapie 'i
Zaccheus was the subcontrac'or ~
~ the Roman knight who hao oousn
are TINS r. - as abundant opportunities for
No. ;ah;ng himself as a Turkish pasha.
dc, a. Jericho was one of the principa'
>eu ,,s,o,n houses. Here alone was cuili'
Una ,aa tho famous balm of Gilead, no"
my Ito extinct and not native OF .no
pr" .a,,r+rv Int of the east coast OF Airie"'
tradition said 1t was originally i
-. duced by the queen OF sheoa' "no -,
say oueea 800 ~ King Solomon From
so 1or,s were taken by Cleopatra
- Gardens az Heliopolis- ~ was
mute ,.,-s : government monopoly ana
nne- ;,rra,ial guards were placed over vic
ndi- ..,anta.;ons. Hence the Importance y
'lson he nosition of the tax gatherer az :.
ress' cho who naturally would DC ~.
tach- osice- of the publicans. besiues -.
asso- revenue from the balsan, 'eii
es Of -, hating place for caravans
that So, North Arabia TO Palestine any
diff ,ron . and here they paid the duties OF
ty on ~ -. merchandise canon Iristram
he is ny" w. seel,inc.-v. 3. And he sougn
Nell Iosrs.n Greek, kept seeking
n the 1.-.a no, to cease Van Dore'
ne did por,,rts Of His miracles and 'eacnine
ill. as 49,. 90, far away beyond "
aries Jordan. were brought by cro"us
when 49,, cam;ro through Jericho, on inc
ZION = way to the Passover al JET '. -;
lie has a.. air was full Of rumors and stori
we the about the Great Prophet ~
titude, rr;s Motives for Seeking jesus
n that e probable that curiosity hau .on
} do ~ ,h;no 70 do with awakening ms nv
rage OF 80, %, From many hints IN inc ~
md ne lis Il seems that a work OF graoe "
ms We 80 On among the publicans as
his re- Ep.5 sec Luke 3:i2; 5:a9; 7:2o; 10
h him $40 These should be taken togctn :.
lnesota Sa,,,.r Thus the general pervaai
an one .-nssance around him would move III
II men. lhhuene ,.,,a conscience wo,
'" e.. Him no rest or peace. "a he n
se.;ncs for a better life. 90 WI
in his IA hoard OF Jesus kindled q DC
good ~ him that the CALLING cha
Senator W.T. w., hound him TO his old life m't
e trade ..,,,,.n Jesus had parted
,rge inn o,,ds and let in rays of light
n treat 49, A new life was possible. 81
'arrison ny now prophet had been favorable
,ates oil ,,,,;cans and sinners, instead OF J
his own H. n the customary contempt
--a.uan hatred. p-u-,rcs vn
theory, There were not few hindrances IN
ng co" way Of Zaccheus, wnicn
ro 'n"A brought out in Robertson : unS" r
Garrison sermon on this lesson. Cp lnerc
Dad VINO The outward hindrance OF the GRO
'ompson' ,vh,ch presented no small dimcui'y
harrie. co,.e Il must be overcome AZ one
Ind Proi. -, orrortunitv would be forever
as pro 20, Ills profession gave him grea'
Snach,cs casv opportunities to do wrong
snachies ,,rmnitv. vet to the increase OF n's
Tor men rams. l3) II tended to make MIN
trace, Fed with low standard OF MOI
"een ~ = cordinr to the customs OF the
: ress In which he was engaged y
chcus was tempted to that hardn'
tary ware evil which comes from having no
kind most actcr TO support Nothing but 81
lally their -,sact al ~ him, and thus society
incst resi- Ia ,,;,,, down. t5 Another hind
owned oy Law in the recollection OF past
got scared ..y5.r~sc !. like the clog Of an ms
OF tarin debt The debtor Is proverp'al
;. began 10 travaUant. A little more or less
II $500 ior' no difference, SO he plungcs
rec reduc- into debt" III man lose the
per cent, asnect he can retreat back ur
On Fcbru- pa;,s,,srass az God within. u
, the ghost .man ,ose his own respect he sink
,mpctition nna dorvn and deeper yet, until
c Is unccr gct Il back again only 10y feei'
or that no | ~, ,,:-~l,. lovad- f6l Pa: