The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-02-06

The section includes the chapter. the
Instructions to his disciples as he sends
them out TO work for the salvation OF
men
Time.-Autumn OF A ID. Is and winter
9f "a and -. Place.-Some village or town
N Galilee. The exact place Is unknown
at this time by Jesus with his disciples.
the instructions for which are given In
the chapter of to-day's lesson
Review briefly the gradual development
OF the work OF bringing In the Kingdom
OF God. as seen In the frst two years OF
Chriat's ministry.
Our next interest In In the persons Sc
lected 10 be the intimate friends and pu-
pills OF Jesus. TO be instructed In hin
truths and trained In his work, and hll-
ed with his spirit so that after his death
they would be prepared TO build up the
church and spread the gospel over the
world This work Is very practical for
Us all. IL is full OF instruction. inspirA-
tion. and comfort for us all. We are 70
look at the principles involved. and fol-
low those principles. So far as our cir
cumstances are the same. We can follow
the definite instruction given here for
those circumstances So far as our cir
cums-ances diner. we can only apply the
principles. Jesus did the same with MS
disciples. and later bade them preach 10
those TO whom he now forbade them 10
preach. We cannot work miracles as
the disciples did. but we can do @ood
and help the sick and afiicted even more
than they.
sus chose twelve disciples. that every
man. in all time. might find himself rep
resented among the apostles The doubt
er finds himself In Thomas; the nerce.
hOt-headed. quick-tempered man nnds
himself In John. the Son OF Thunder
The onfnfnuafed funDulaive man IN Peter.
the hard-headed. practical man. desiring
tho FIRST place I'm the kingdom. In James
etc. We are all there And 10 All OF Us
can come like fitness. worthy OF apostle
men can become Christians; all kinds
can serve the Lord I'm some good way
This great variety In Christians enables
Christianity 10 meet the vast variety OF
men In the world. But all were one In
heart. in the love Of Jesus. In seeking the
higher life. in building up the Kingdom
of heaven.
Counterbalances. zone OF the ways Je-
sus takes to overcome their imperfection
in doing a work which called for per-
fection in the workers, was in his group
ing OF the apostles. Our imperfecuon
very commonly is OF the nature OF half
ness We see one side Of q truth, and
not the other. We feel the greatness OF
some quality so strongly that we depre-
ciate some other quality which seems op-
posed to Il. but Is really Complementary
Our Lord seems TO have acted with care
full reference tO this In sending out his
apostles two by two, in the order indt-
Gated In Matthew" Peter. the bold. Inn
petuous man acting on the spur OF the
moment. Is Joined with Anurew. the
apostle snstinstively chosen by the Scotch
as their national patron. as far~seeing,
cautious. careful, full OF the sense OF diff
ficulty. James and John differed greatly
In age. John Eust have been very young,
for he outlived Jesus nearly seventy
years. So the Master paired them on. old
and young together. Philip. the SLOW
witted. was paired with Nathaniel Bar
tholomew. the quick-witted- Thomas. the
doubling. skeptical intellect. was Joined
with Matthew. one OF the Heroes OF faith-
James. the author OF the eplstle. the most
practical OF men. was united with Jude.
the man OF doctrine. Simon. the Zealot
a man OF zeal. enthusiasm. independence.
and patriotism. was with Judas lscariot.
the business economist SO the Master
made one whole man out OF two. half
men. And SO his church should go forth,
two by two, each with the one most un-
like himself. and therefore best able TO
help im."-Pres. r. +. Thompson, 3. It.
D., in Sunday-School Times
Two by Two. They were sent out two
by two Mark 6: D. Cd Because thus they
were complete and well balanced Each
would supplement- the work Of the other.
They would reach different classes OF
minds, and where one failed the other
They would aid and encourage one an
other. keep up each others courage In
time Of difficulty. be suggestive OF plans.
and aid one another's warmth and glow
OF spiritual life. with two there Is
warmth" CD Two is the best number.
More would be a hindrance. and would
be divisive. while two would accomplish
nearly all that more could do. 90 This In
stiT one true and effective method OF
Christian work. Two are more than twice
one.
Their Personality and Possibilities.
They were plain men who had not been
perverted by the false PHILOSOPHERS. ira
ditions and morals OF the day. They
were mostly working men. business men.
practical men. but OF great variety OF
early training. and of business life. Some
were poor: some were comparatively well
on: some belonged to country villages.
There were two. at least" says DR..
Gibson. ''the choice OF whom seemed TO
violate all dictates OF wisdom and pru-
dence-Matthew the publican. OF n hated
class inviting hostility. and Simon the
Zealot, a radical revolutionist In poll
tics" Yet the choice OF these showed
the hroadness Of the gospel, and Its
power. They were men Of ability; there
were great possibilities I'm them. Christ
transformed common men into apostles.
the foundation stones OF the New Jeru-
salem, the leaders of the kingdom that
was TO transform the world The char
coal was changed into diamonds They
were far from faultless. but the faults
were flaws in a jewel. not the crudeness
of the charcoal.
Illustration IL is very noticeable I'm
all history that the larger part OF the
great men in every department have
1900 fvov,, sha common paople NO far