The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-12-20
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-...uw Arranged frora p~so1bets Notes !
,nrx Trxr Behold. l bring you GOOD
,sdsnss OF great Joy Luke @h
JEsus CANS At TIE BEST nE-tnrre
-hs.n no other time Ia the history oftae !.
-~.Is y, rrrf.ctly adapted forthe D. ginning :
!, rh.kinxdom and the spreading 81 thene~a ]
!. x.ivatfon throughout the earth as that I
"a which christ was horn uit was al. F,
IN. Jews had received all that thtS "ou.u ,
~esa,,, Cod kingdom but before the break
- 4 ana scattering OF the nation ~ the
.n1l AZ their capital and the temple -
here were many lands. but nearly an Inc
uorli was subject 10 the one soFsfnMrnt
=, Rome. 80 that the preachers 81 tie
ccep.l could travel ia safety. ana be reo-
-.rfei in their work. Roman roads mace
Tor their legions were "A highway ior Tie
rospel. and the Roman soldiers We're .
Guard for IT'S preachers- 90 The ~oid "as
~ tsace. for almost the only time. 80 tlAf
the GOSPEL could have free course W4n"
Greek Language. the most perfect medium
OF human speech. was spoken e~Nery"h.re
with the native languages. 50 that the
Gospel could be heard and read ~ al s1
Their. Was a general cisintegratlon OF ne
Ola religions which gave neither righteous
ness nor hope in this world nor promise Tor
the world 10 come But nothing coufi
ouench the thirst for something hisher anu
better. -,
into this time. The prophecy In Daniel
pointed TO this time Jacobs prophecy
concerning Judah. that he should De
nation rill shiloh came. could not lie rui-
niied much later. for the Jews were utterly
dispersed A. ~. ~. Then one OF the
strongest assurances that Jesus Is the true
Saviour from Heaven - the Tact tnat ne
.crn.- as part ar a great Divine pan IL
Ms foretolf, promised. typlned from the
very beS innlnS-
LESSON NOTES.
6 I'm the same country" in the
fields belonging TO Bethlehem "hcep-
iny watch:" doing their duty faithfully
to the sheep
.. And 10. the angel:"not 1.-THE" but
.an" angel. -of the Lord:" one sent
from Heaven. came upon them. The
word does not signify that the angei
stood above them. IL indicates a sud
den, but actual appearance AND the
piorv Of tile Lord The radiant bright
rcss which in all ages has been the best
symbol and manifestation Of Gods
nature. expressing y isdom. love. power,
purity. mystery eternity .cmniprcsence-
And they were sore afraid" The uni
x.rsal consciousness of sin and OF un-
fitness for the eternal world makes
All mankind afraid Of any unexpected
disclosure of the spiritual world or
revelation of the DeaTness OF tod
10. And The angel said Fear not
The rIad ,idinrs OF a Saviour. bringing
Ii,ht and love. a Father in Heaven. and
forrixeness of sins. can alone take away
all fear from the SOU. Il bring you
good tidings of great joys: The best
tidincs the world ever heard ,see '.
IA TO all people:" To all ages. al
nations. all classes. all colors- b Cos
,rl is the universal religion. as broad
as the human race.
II. For unto you is born -. :
SAVIOUR" One who should save then
from their sins. their worst and mos
dangerous enemies Christ: In
Anointed One the Messiah. whom
they had long been hoping and Prayins
for
IL -And this shall be a sign unit
vou:- That the words spoken wer
rue: and a guiding sign like "a sig'
If the wise men. showing how the,
might know what child was the one re
fcrred TO.
u. And suddenly" as If revealed D
a flash Of lightning "A multitude G
che Heavenly host an organized arm,
Joining with the first angel 10 show tn
interest all Heaven has in che coming {
The Saviour. "Praising Cod: Eve
the angels could find nothing mol
worthy of praise han Gods love IN u
.alvation of men. His wisdom in plal
ming the way. and His power IN accor
plishing His purpose lhe song co
kists of two strains:
Z. .----.--To GOBLIN HEN'A
: rrArr. GOOD WILL. TO My on EAR
II, .Let us now go:" At witho
delay. So should we ever seek the :
r;our. The shepherds had 50 mu
faith in the angels message that IN
proceeded 10 investigate and see !
themselves
r6. They came with haste" Show
their zeal and ardor. as well a. fai
we can never find the Saviour too so'
II. They made known abroad
Whoever has truly found the Save
hurns to proclaim to all around wi
aSa,iour they have found
70. But Mary" in contrast with
uthers. kept all these things In
memory They were treasures "h
value the following years revealed
her. .Pondered them" Kept rev'
ING them. comparing them with
,.-omises Of the Old Testament.
what had been announced TO her I
srast. however. the difference IN
reception by the shepherds and
Mary-the one publishes. the o.
medi,a,es. Both are right; they u
,rate different but not inconsis'
phases Of experience. Pondering
publishing are both Christian du
20. The shepherds returned
their duty as shepherds, but WI
new life and blessing in all their 3
work. Feeding sheep could y
arain be commonplace toll to u
After our hottest communion with
our views from the Pisgahs OF life
insight into the Word and Heave
The mounts Of TRANSPORTATION We
return to our daily duties. but "
new life in them. a new biessin
.Glorifxiug" expresses the