The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-05

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Son and this simple story Of eth,
man who fell among thieves on tn,
rocky road TO Jericho. / am dispose,
to thank this lawyer for his question
since it led to this literary gem an,
golden teaching Of the New Tesla
ment I, and would take as CHARITABLE
view Of his case as possible hopinl
that after this impressive lesson ant
the scenes which soon followed at Cal
vary he ZANE to love God In the per
son Of Jesus Christ and even his So
marian neighbor as himself.
Any detailed exposition Of this par
able would spoil IT. It is q gem tina
cannot be polished by human hands.
/ would simply try to emphasize it,
teachings. 1t ia q broad lesson of the
brotherhood Of man, as the parable Of
Prodigal Son is a lesson of the father.
hood Of God. The man who fell among
thieves was a Jew. The priest and
Levite who passed him by and left
him to suffer were also Jews, and of a
class who, from their calling, we
should naturally suppose would be
touched by the sight of a bruised and
suffering brother. We reasonably ex-
pect more Of some men than Of others.
Is position and opportunity, religiously
and socially, to count for nothing in
this sin-stricken and suffering world
of oursf
IL the minister Of God and the at.
tendant upon the public sanctuary
will not respond to the appeals of suf-
fering humanity about them what can
be expected of those who have no such
divine influences thrown around their
fivesf AS we pass along the highway
Of life from Jerusalem to Jericho"
from our homes to our churches, to
our business houses, to u social
gatherings and places Of amusement
do we find in the way any poor and
sick and suffering onesf And which
side of the road do we take2 Do we
shut our eyes and ears against all such
appeals of humanity and selfishly past
on, the other side and leave somebody
else" to act the good Samaritan
Amid this thronging mass of humanity
about us do we find no "neighbors'
except the well-to-do me living mex
door to us, and who kindly exchange
our Inequalities without any cost t.
ourselves2 If this is our conception O.
the term neighbor let us go with tn,
lawyer to the inn on the Jericho roat
and learn from the simple story of tn
good Samaritan that every needy one
Of whatever race or color, within on,
reach, is III neighbor whom we ar
to love as ourselves.
The command comes to every on,
Of Us: go and do thou likewise"
Practical Lessons.
/. The condition of salvation is tn
same in the Old Testament and tn
| New. Love to God and man is tn
sum of all the law and the prophets
as well as of the gospel. "The superb
GRITTY of the gospel consists in its re
vealing more clearly the atonement b,
which salvation was made possible +
all in the old as in the new dispense
ton. Jesus Christ is the way to thi
love Of God and man, which is saliva
ton. "-(Peloubet.
2. The parable Of the good Samari
tan offers the only solution OF the per
picking social problems Of moder,
times. 1t also furnishes the key to tn
evangelization of the world.
B. Zone Of the commonest tricks Q
i~nsincere men is to admit the fore
ead relevancy Of a general religion
truth, and then dodge the specific ar
plication Of 1t. "-(Hoss.)
T. How readest thou, is a peril
nent question to-day. Too many rea
as did the lawyer, simply getting tn
letter without the spirit read to sus
tain a preconceived opinion rattle
than know the truth. God will reves
His truth to every honest reader.