The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-05-01


comes verses ~. 81. faith 70 see the lisa ~
ingao-n and - he patient and faitniri- .
rha po..er 81 faith verse 4. has Us para ~
cls IL Matthew II. ~ -. IT, MARX -
"a and John ~. \. Many eA-mpies o. '-iA'
are found Ia Hebrews IL u
.r,.,r Verses BIO. December. A u -. "
or January. A. u. ". The healing "a ne ,t
lcper-. IN March. 4. II. y. shortly he'o'e =
the crucinxicn =
Samarla and Galiles. on the way .l-- u
Ephfaifn across tie JORDAN. AAo s .,
through Perea 10 Bethany
rrssoS NOTES. :,
l. LORD. I~cRrAsE OUR FAirH--N- :
4 Those who had been the longest !,
with Jesus. who knew Him best and !, !,
had the fullest and strones 4 faith IN
Him were the ones out Of all the
multitude who most desired more iaafh
and most clearly realized 'heir nee"
Of it, TO him that hath SHAH %
given lie that knows something Is
most anxious to know more lie thaR
uses earnestly his little faith IS IN
dressed With the necessity OF n.Ss~e
faith. Hence the prayer
H. TIE PowER or TAITn--V- o. Inc
Lord answers their request by suggest
inc that faith is increased By using
the little faith they have 20 gain more
for eff yc had faith rs grain 81 mus
tard seed fthe smallest Of garden seeds
GO might say unto the sycamine tree
he pluckcd UP hy the root and he thou
planted in the sea: and il should obey
you.- Plainly the Apostles unders'"o.
Jesus. metaphor. Roofing up sycanine
trees removing mountains into the sea
would have been useless works bu'
they were TO root up sin from human
hearts. and worldliness. and pre- 1uoiee-
md hatred. and selfishness- Mountains
could he removed in time with pick
and shovel. but who can move these
rrafer moral mountains?
III THE HUMILITY OF FAITH--Ns-
TO. The parable Of the blowing slave
Is simply an illustration from oaais
life. This parable expresses only one
osDecf of Gods relation 10 His chii-
dr,.n. There Is no gain TO Goo II our
doing our duty He can get u Gone
IN other WAYS il He would. We have
no e,round for pride or self-rignieous-
res. These qualities injure us fai'n
tainted with them j. like salt TIA, ms
: lns. its SAVIOR mother aspect = elNt1
! in other Scriptures. where God loves
10 show His regard FOR all faithful
service.
~ FAITH A<D LIFE. PREsTST Az
TyrDIA sTIyG.--Isetween verse ~ ana II
belongs John II. the raising 81 i-axarlA
from the dead. The faith Of His d.
c;,,les here received a new impetus froV
seeing the power OF Christ over nea'i-
witness TO eternal life beyond The grave
Y. FAITH AND EARTHLY BLFsslrc'
IA VI ,1-le.--,Jesus had continued II
tourney 10 Bethany and Jerusaler
raised Lazarus from the dead IN jam
~. airy. and then on account OF the inter'
80. hostility of the Jews. retired 10 4 pAIaa
~. in the mountains north OF 'erus.is &
where He remained some time prob.An
!, teaching His apostles in private TAI
was time for Him 10 40 back TO .'eris
lem for the final scenes. He WAS no
nn. on His way thithcr. going in the naic''
- way between Samaria and Caiilee. eas
IT, ward toward the Jordan
rs Leprcsy was a common DISEASE al
,lv rroups Of iepers were not lnfTeqneI
yer. Leprosy is hereditary, constitutions
,,I semj-con.acions. dcceitful. loathsoi'
~ ,unu,.,. incu-ablc disease IL vas !
lght such men 'h'il ~
LAST uron Him showed that they had 90
10 kind and decree Of faith in Him III
.,.r had doubtless heard Of those who :
/ ALREADY been cured hy Jesus Luxe b.
a-ne ~. Faith lc,es 10 stand On ~
, the When a lepcr was cured neioFe rs ~
- n bc restored 10 society ~ was re'iufs
An. 20 show himself 10 the priest 20 IT..
;,-b, an offering. and - he officially y
-, ,onnr.l clean. t~e Lry- ~ A'
IL. sA Chr:st's command thrs inaH
lis = nrornise Of cure They were - rs
!, N ,hev were cicansed. and trust
= christ thai The cleansing would trf-'
-r,,, II;s avn t;r,. and eay- Every rliiT
I, To- i parade: ~ this y q Ailii Mr. M
"A who whit before entering on fT'At'
oy,d christian driv until iney haFr r'er
49, some personal sense n tiihi inc isis'
.n,.a no such the command ~ hrisi i~-
,.s.,, ,ss,,-,,,. thar | can and VIII c'faHise i.
~. .,d i,.c-ir the life 81 one who has
.iosed clcanSed.'
and one OF them turned rack;
num- IN disobedics,ce - Jesus. sor rs n
=. i'm quickly obey. but in oftNiis nce p
read- higher duty Of gratitude and lows
"a 10 others went on In their cpiA ans -~'
obedience. And he was -
per tan untrasaed III the true rcii;
about ard probably separated ircnA ! h.' II
read: n soon as hey found she I.. elves 9,
near This man felt all the rnoIc ne fso'c'
= east Of Jesus ia healing hin Where ~
= nines All lad stood ne test o.
q. AZ bur the others had failed IN 'hf =
tut oil. love
round As an had tc-n cured q III
,cl. liz c,,ris,.s saving: .Tiy faith y Y
Now ,,,ae Whole implies that the -
of the IAN found higher spiritual M
/ IN a ana was whole n sorl II 81 -
\ stop Ill first faith had ben s,iiiic'' 7
ding IN III healing. bis grateful lo,e ~
work HAT he had larger fni;h ~
Had r. ~ could fceeiEc spiritual bless. III
nae the be rsi.,le o ncw man in CHRIST -''s
relaxa- nAcsIcA- sroe1~rioAS-
Jar that SIN is Iike lcrrosy -incnfs. A'''-
Was a tcrac. contagious here''i'ars- HI
an ,rryaSfxe. from Ft1ai D-iN