The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-04-10

International Lesson for April - Aove-
Parable Of the Great supper - AssS
llsl5-44.


llsI5-24.
IArrangcd from Pcioubct's Notcs1
Cor.rrx TExr.-Come. for all thinSse ~
now Yeady-T.uke H.lI.
THE SEcTios.-Read Lune li:l-3S- InS
Incidents recorded Ia the chapter may -
sd M illustrate the lesson text, as fol-
Tvs. " Is receives light from two otheS
references to feasis. % the advice gwen
a. vs. I'll, and 90 the persons ihViteu ;"
Va l.-l4: the excuses, vs. ls-s, are NaiIs
nile The real reasons are found In the
cross vs. 35-33 the new invitation. ".
u-gs IL illustrated by the Invitation ~
- 1914: the exclusion. Y. ~. Is iuustra'so
Nv the comparison To bad salt IN vs.. o., -.
Read. also. the simha' PA'"''S 80
TnE.-probably In December. A. .. =.
or January. A. d. 80 49,
| prAcr.-In a pharisee's house IN ieres.
on the way to Jerusalem W the 'o'0
tire Jordan near Jericho
Lesson NOTES.
The GOSPEL FEAsr.-Vs. Is. TO-
Jesus was present as guest AT sup
per. or evening dinner. in a pharisecs
house. And when one OF those who SAT-
a. the supper heard OF the blessing
Christ had just said belonged to the
ones who invited the poor ana neg
lccted to their fcasts (and moved ~
the delightful feast at which they were.
suggesting the nobler FEAST, sald 70
Jesus: blessed is he that shall eat
Tread in the kingdom of Cod. FER
tons he felt assured that himself ana
,,e other Jews were sure of that bless
iry. Then Jesus spoke the parable OF
tho lesson TO show this jew that while
his though. was right. yet that he ana
z the others were unconsciously refusing
! n ioin in that feast. So He represents
; God the Father. who prepares every
J good for His children and invites the"
. IN come and partake of His blessings,
as n man who made n great supper.
I-TuE IyvrTArIoy.-Vs. 10, ia
: preliminary invitation went out IN or
der TINT the persons invited might nave
time 70 arrange their affairs so as 10
: lenyc the time Of the fGssst open, ana 70
make all necessary preparations. lhen
they could have no reasonable excuse
$ Cor not going to the feast. The pri-
mary application was to the Jews VINO
we're learned in the Scriptures. 1t IN
c,uded nil Gentiles who had been
,,-;,,;ru 10 learn from this special
nation whom God had been train
ing as the means OF redeeming Inc
world. In our day the guests represent
those who have had special advantages
in Christian training, or who know OK
the blessings.
In the east il Is still customary, not
only to give an invitation some time
beforehand. but TO send announce
ments ut the proper time TO inform the
invited guests that all things are ready
4 For each OF IN all things are ready: the
h ctonement made, the mansion pre-
n pared. the Father willing to receive
y the angels waiting to welcome TN
doors open, the Holy Spirit presens
duties awaiting. THE servant repre-
.ents not only Christ, but also I'M
whole order or class of Gods messen
gers.
Iu-Tur INVITATION REJEcTED.-
~ ,s.oo When the invitation had com
they had accepted II, out no" ~
servant was come they all began
make excuse" The Greek word - 70
exact equivalent of our TO neg on
:" They gave no real reasons. but rer
,. acred the most plausible excuses the
could find. The first excuse was o
= account of property. The man wn
CON. gave IL lived, as do all in that countr!
thu IN a village. He had bought farm an
n. .must needs GO and see it, not look
ga. over hut see to its cultivation. IN
= eye second excuse was that OF bushes
'hich his man had bought five yoke OF oxe
, ss,o aud he wanted to prove them. II
owth oven could have waited, but he MAJ
his plans s0 IN TO have an excuse. -
the third excuse was tina. OF domest
ig at duties and enjoyments. lie had ma
, the ,;c,l n wife" lie could not take
have ,r;dc TO feast Of men, nor did he WI
'rtny 10 leave her Mt home. But ne knew
Lap this beforehand, and could easily ma
4 an arranged to be present, had he SO
who rired. Note that all were hindered
ltion. che wrong use of right things. M
lmer- was no real incompatibility betwe
look The true en- ;oyment of farm, merch'
Hot disc or wife. and accepting the invl
\ him t;op. nor is there any between discil
taies- shin and the fullest use and Tucst
ioyr,cnt Of earthly good.
~ ~, IV.-TuEWrpERI NvIrArIoS.-V.2l
" hen il was made known To the mas
WY" that nome of those who had been
+" pu' xi.cd would come he command
ma servant to GO out Into the streets
-. lanes of the city, and bring in the p
: -. md the MANNED, and the halt, and
csa,. blind" In the east. rich IN Deg
arntv opulent in misery. without poorho''
! ns, or hospitals, or other organized m'
:. shs Of caring for and lessening misery
p,.r,. with laws and social organism m
!, ha,, r.ying it, such throng ms Is her
reccc scribcd may be often seen in the
: have streets or squares. But still there
!. ,.;,h room. No one will ever be shut o.
,hoclc. tho Kingdom Of God for want OF r
ncmoa. The highways and hedges were wit
Il have the city walls and refer to the Gen
ornclc. The compelling force was argur
,cn,um persuasion. love, entrcaty. They
.,,;caco 10 overcome the reluctance which
poor creatures would feel at SO
rccted m invitation to the feast
assert great lord. 1t was too good To be
mt rev. The final teaching. is tina: the ma
bill per- house will he fillcd. Heaven wi
cKinley stand empty because some may
&c treas. 10 enter. None" of those who rs