The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-20
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Faithful and unfAithfui servHnts-Lnko
l2:37-a8.

Faithful and unfaIthfu servHnts-Lake
ls,37-ss.
ARRANGED from Peioubet's Noteal
GOLDEN TExr.-Be not drunk with wine,
wherein In excess. but be ulled with the
Sprit-Eph. Sis.
TIME.-Sovcmber. A. ID. p.
pLAcE.-ln Persia, somewhere between
THE sEcrios Includes Luke l2i-5s, to-
gether with the similar teachings about
truclfxion, four months later In Matt.
q ss-5i. Mark IL .2s-g7: Luke n :ss-as: also
tho parallels In Matt 25I-2s
This lesson may he used as tenn
perancc lesson. The application is very
clear. First, watch the effect OF strong
jrink on others. The wise man ever
looks around in life. and reads in hiss
tory Ia see the effect of any course be-
fore he tries il himself. IL makes men
silly. IL Injuries his nerves. II is .
breeder Of lies. II destroys the health.
Ii destroys good businsss Judgment
The Chicago 4 Alton Railroad company
recently issued an order prohibiting its
employees from using any intoxicating
drinks while they were on duty. Too
many serious accidents have resulted
from the use of intoxcants. few
wears ago a large steamer ran ashore
in Portland harbor in broad daylight.
IL was said the captain. though not
drunk, at the time was suffering from
the incapacity resulting from hard
drinking the night before. Second.
watch what saloon keepers are doing
as 10 laws and law abiding. Says John
Willis Baer: "God curse the saloon
business and put il 10 confusion! God
save the saloon keeper and give him
clean heart and prosperous life!"
|. THE NEED OF THE HoCR.-We can
, best understand this warming of Jesus
, when we consider the circumstances
of the disciples, which demanded con-
tinual watching. as we learn them from
the Lord Himself They would be exc
posed to the dangers Of great tempta-
fions. Of being deceived. of growing
careless and worldly. There were to
lie wars, persecution. great iniquities,
false prophets. the love of saints even
growing cod. fearful tribulations
which could be typified only by the sun
and moon darkened and the stars fall.
ing from Heaven; great changes and
ovcrturnings. which seemed like the end
of all things. but were in reality the
sprinctime of the new kingdom, the
earth.
H. THE Duty OF THE HoUR-WATcH.
VS.. 3--3g The word watching. a.
here used meant i'm the Greek to wake
M. hence TO be awake. alert. The COR
responding word in Mark 1888 is de-
rived from two words meaning ito
hunt sleep" The picture is of one in
pursuit OF sleep and. therefore, wake
full. restless. Watchfulness Is n state
OF readiness for any duty or opportun-
ity blessed" says Jesus. "arc those
servants, whom the Lord when He
cometh shall find watching. Verify
say unto you that He shall grid Him.
self, and make them to sit down to
meat, and will come forth and servo
them" The figure used TO express tho
high blessedness of those found watch
ing, that the Lord will grid Himself
and wait upon them is n very surpris-
Ing one. and must betokcn an honor
and blcssedness beyond all thought.
But "the Son of Man cometh at an hour
when We think not" Not only His
final coming, but all of His conings
IRE sudden. at unexpected times, and
In unexpected ways.
III. THE FAITHFUL SERvAvr.-vs.
H-44 Peter recognized that tho
apostles were referred to. and would
Of course reap the reward promised,
but how about other people? Was
there room for them? The Lord an
swers. implying by a parable what He
Mt another time directly said: What
: say unto you say unto all. Watch"
We sec by this illustration OF Christ
70 what lie means by watching; not gaz-
: ing up into Heaven for signs. but faith
7. full pc sformancc Of duty. as IL God Him
- self were ever present, with hope and
u Joy in the thought of His coming. The
j. reward Of the faithful watcher is both
2 outward and inward. more glories. and
:. blessings. and joys. and larger capaci-
u ties for usefulness and enjoyment.
y ". THE USFAiTHFuL SEHvAST.-Vs.
45-4s. This servant says 10 himself
that the time of reckoning is far away,
y the Lord will never know Of the evil
doings Of his servant, and the servant
will have time TO put all in order again.
50 he begins ito beat the men servants
~ and the maidcns and TO eat and drink,
III and 10 he drunken" The two forms Of
ia sin most common to those in high
places are oppression and self-indul-
&C. gencc. All! but the Lord knows all
n. that is being done. and at the right time
x will come suddenly, and reward meet
for his course will also come. His
~ portion will be with the unbelicvers
an hypocrites--accordi to Matthew
If For such an unfaithful servant il {
,is hypocritc. for he would never have hello
HES position had he not proposed to b
a. faithful. IAN eye servant" is neces
-. sarily a hypocrite. Many an unfaithfu
- man knows what hell Is long before h
~. dies. This In a general principle o
=. life. The unfaithful clerk, or work
man, or capitalist, or business man !
y. on the certain road to ruin, and he will
:. get there sooner or later. unless h
- changes his life. Verses a. and as stat
:. . general principle which serves 10 ex
u plain the severity Of the punishment
~ spoken Of in verse &C. The severit