The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-11-17
READING OF THE SCRIPTURES
International sunday scho"s Ls'sss
for November -. f~.ss-rrxt. >~hs-
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READ Nehemiah and Luke = -
-IME.-The nras 4ay % me sfxt-A
r,o-th /. the middle or -.sf q Serttfa-
4 Der. A T. "a about swo moths alter ne
\ ARRIVAL az Nehemiah il Jerusalem @-.-
week after the completion % ine ~4.-s o.
the 9Th 81 Eil.- me SIKH fi-D-l.
septfmberl The nrsi day - tte srsrA.n
month was September = n i's-- ssstsHD@f
II IN 1850 and Octobtr " is-t
EXPLANATORY.
1. The Circum>f4nces--l he sec'iOL
Of Nehemiah embracing Chaps s-i'
differs from the opening and from the
closing chapters IN that here Nehemiah
i spoken Of in the third person. while \
in Inc rest Of the book be himself 4
writes in the first person In the prayer \
tChan. - and the covenant Chap lll (
the first person plural j. used 1t Was
"A series az events % the greatest imfor-
tnrce. Nehemiah's design was 10 renew
ana enlarge the reforms which Ira
lad begun - wears before Chaps s-iO
are an account Of transactions running
through "A DAYS or more. by which Ne
. hemiah brought this and other reforms
I into active operation. Our lesson = Inc
first section Of the account. and tells
, what happened IL ore day-fhe first
, day OF the seventh month tN--f-
/ ii. The Great MeetinG--N- J. This
: chapter should begin with the last
clause OF the last verse 81 the previous
= .hapter. And when the seventh
month was come etc The first day
. az This month was the feast Of tTum-
= nets which proclaimed day o. re-
ioicing. Ike our Christmas bells This
I Was a week after the walls were m
r. isheG. V. l. AL the people gathered
e. themselves together" From the city
and from the surrounding country AS
70 oue:" In one place. with one purpose
~ ..Into the street." Rather. into the
n broad place. the public square Before
the water gate" Tie open space south
. Of the temple. called Ophel. lying be
NJ tween the temple wall and the csty wall
IA -Thev spake unto Ezra. the scribe:
~ This Is the first time Ezra's name oc-
,is ours in the book OF Nehemiah
of III. The Text-Bcok--Ns- - -iook
O. the law OF Moses" This -testifes e
ne. . general knowledge OF the existence OF
no a book the contents Of which 80 IA
,ot as they are known. agreed substantial
80 IL with our Pentateuch- Prof. H. +
Rvle. Which the Lord. Jehovah. La
ur commanded TO Israeli" This was 10
rec a merely human book but one inspires
ra= and revealed by God. Y . The law-
he Hebrew. Torah. instruction. here use'
an in a sense which afterwards became uni
ersal.~-Prof. Eyle. Both % men an
I'm. women Both have equal need G
nm studvins Gods Word And al tha
100 could hear with understanding. Tn
mr. children. all who were old enough
I'd V. 3. -Te read therein froi
An the morning until midday Or. frni
daylight. for six hours or more :
vet ears Of all the people were attentive
INST Though there Is no word IL The Heore
rec for attentive yet the nlea..ing
IL a quite correctly given
and ~. studying the Word 81 Gcd--N-
. iet Preceded by Worship Y = "Opens
the book ENROLLED the scroll or 70
ard ~Al the people stood up.- Rose
/ \, their feet as an act ~ respect and re
! - srence for God an- His Word y
I IL ARA blessed the Lord" Praised o.
,ith in PRAYER. -All The people answered
Responsive worship is 10 new thin
ara amen Lit. THAT which i true
Ne $50 let il be- Lifting up their hands
had An appeal TO God that they accepted
W. law thus read and would Obey
.Rowed their heads ard wcrshiped {
,rs;. Lord With their faces 20 the ground
risP. They sank down mo Is - :
ten humble. earnest PRAYER. first falling
. IA their knees. and then bending for1v-
erra and down till their faces came =
Ne tween their knees Il Kings i,si-l-
orla TWO WAYS Of Studying the Bible
81 a, First. V. :. $50 they read
tinctlv:' Ii required clear enunciat
10 be heard by the many thousands
sembled. The manner Of reading II;
a great difference as 20 the sense
second. And gave the sense
plaininr the unusual words. expou
ing the meaning and the application
the Law. interpreting the illusions
YOUR history and in every way possible g
writ ing them 20 understand the reaclr
ions So Christ in the synagogue al Nazar
e. OF caused the people 10 understand "a
few (See Luke i:l6-e2l
n III. Y. The Fruits II Bible Stuc.r--
e-i2. 9. The Tirshztha: Allied 10
need? word pasha. II was the Persian title
Il YOU local or provincial governor--ky
Has First Fruit Repentance -foF
+ note the people wep,' IN ant NJ" -
M. az the higher truth we suddenly disc
anus that the 'rope OF TisAieo1s.-
ind 20 which we have been IaAiatains =
pecial filthy rags --froi- AGENCY
e way Second Fruit-Joy ~ tne
.a.ue? Mourn not. nor weep" You
i. wept long enough. you have fas''
Il 70 your eyes on your sins too exclusi
: The V. 10. GO your way. eat the iat
. for drink The sweet These were eNI
: how sions Of joy and aids 10 JOY and
viii portions" etc: Another wa. q
desk. pressing and Of Increasing true
sahara -Neiiher be We sorry SORROW
ossom repentance are never required sor
own sake. but for the better "a
efs ~ which grow out a them For IN