Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-08
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JESUS AND HIS MOTHER.
He Was Better Known to Her Than to Al
the World Besides.

the world Besides.
I am convinced by late study of the
subject that the mother knew her won
derful Son better than did prophet,
priest or apostle; that in the quiet of
the home she had learned much if not
all of his future history.
/. There was everything in Christ's
early life to excite her surprise and Gu
riosity, and she had abundant time and
opportunity to seek of him an explain
alton. In speaking of people of the
pass ages, we forget that they possess
ed exactly the same instinct that we
do now, that they reasoned as correctly
and logically. The evangelists state
that the mother "laid up" all these re-
markable facts and incidents Gin her
heart" "Laid up" for examination
and study, of course, and she had 20
long years to get the explanations she
desired. The Son was in her home
day night and often alone viii her.
The things she desired to know were
worth knowing, and the wish to know
them was altogether reasonable.
What mother would not like to
know of the remarkable career so
strangely predicted other son ? What
Simeon meant when the infant of a
few days was said to "be set for the
falling and rising up of many in Israel,
and that sword would pierce her
soul that the thoughts Of many hearts
should be revealed" We can't imag-
inc one so stupid as not to inquire of
her own son, at the proper time, what
so serious matter could mean. Mary
was woman of great faith, and peo-
pie of great faith q mean true faith)
are apt to be people of good sense. She
did not, at the "annunciation," show
want of faith, though the announce
ment was against all reason and expe-
rience. Zachariah, the high priest,
showed decided less faith in regard to
Elizabeth, and ask ed for sign and
got it, to his sorrow, though the pre-
diction regarding his wife was not half
80 remarkable as that in regard to
Mary. This fact alone speaks we'll
for Mary's character and piety.
What sensible woman among US
would not, as women say, be "dying"
to know all about the mysterious and
remarkable things said about her first
born? And can we believe so good
son as Jesus would refuse to crafty so
reasonable curiosity?
1t is said he was "Subject to his
parents :" that is, obeyed them.
What do you suppose this son and his
mother in the same home for 20
years would talk about? When but
l2 years old he told her "he must be
about his Fathers business" What
father? What business? Did she,
a wise woman, fail to make these
plain, natural inquiries and not be sat-
isfed without a reasonable answer?
Jesus did not engage in worldly sports,
nor was he an idler. The subject of
his great mission was uppermost in
his mind, and he must needs talk about
it to his pious mother.
This brings us to the second PROPOSE
ton or proof of the declaration that
the mother knew all about the Sons
mission. At the marriage at Cana,
when the hostess said to Jesuss mother
supposed to be relation.) The wine
is exhausted, what shall do? Mary
said to Jesus, "They have no wine."
"My time isInot yet come," he replied.
Don't YOU know this? You know
my plans and mission. But the moth
er simply said to the servants, in evil
dent confidence of the result, "Do
what he tells you" 1t was too late to
buy wine, and the mother knew that
the Son had power to make it, to
work miracle, and if one miracle any
miracle. So she knew he had divine
power.
1t is not altogether unreasonable to
suppose in their poverty Jesus had
sometimes wrought miracles to supply
the family need. He clearly had
right. He created fish on the sea-
shore for his hungry disciples. But
this aside. The wine was promptly
made, good wine and Is gallons of it.
1 have often been surprised to hear
our Jealous Prohibition friends say the
wine was not fermented; that is no
wine at all. What is the testimony of
a man 1000 years after the wine was
drunk in comparison with that of the
"Ruler" that drank it. 1t is utterly
useless to argue with such people.
The governor of the feast was 80 much
pleased with the wine that he called
the groom and asked for explanation.
That Mary became afterward we'll
acquainted with her Sons miracle
working power is evident, and in her
conversations with him got a more
perfect insight into his mission.
From the record the father, Joseph,
died before the crucifxion, so the Son
gave his mother all needed instruc-
ton about the future world and the
future meeting. What comfort must
he have been in this dark hour of the
household. AS the widowed mother,
leaning on the bosom of her divine
Son, stood at the open grave, what
think you were the words Of consola-
ton he poured into her bleeding heart,
and how tenderly did he draw aside