The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-08-31

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:, also. and sent them two and two
80 Ills face into every city and place.
r,s,her lie Himself would come.
therefore said lie unto them. The
-, truly Is great. but the laborers
,sw. pray ye therefore the Lord
:. ~ harvest. that lie would send forth
,'.~-ers into His harvest.
~ vour ways behold. I send you
,r,,h as lambs among wolves.
carry neither purse. nor scrip. nor
-. and salute no man BY the way
And into whatsoever house ye eater
-. - Peace be To this house.
~ And II the son of peace be there.
- ,.eace shall rest upon IL. II not
!, sail turn to you again
IA in the same house remain. eat
end drinking such things as they give;
II, ~, laborer Is worthy OF his hire 90
~, from house TO house
Ana iato whatsoever city ye enter.
.re they receive you. eat sueh 'h.hEs an
80 set before you.
Ara heal the sick that are therein.
IA say unto them. The Kingdom OF Coo
h come nigh unto YOU
u mt into whatsoever city We enter
80 they receive you not. 80 your ways
All, into the streets OF the same. ana say \
Even the very dust of your ely. I
rirA cieaveth on us we do wipe on I
Inst YOU: Notwithstanding be ye sure
~ This. that the kingdom OF God Is come
nigh unto YOU
: And the 70 returned again with Joy.
.vlrr. Lord. even the devils are subject
no US through Thy name
X And lie said unto them. beheid
San as lightning fall from Heaven.
,a Behold. | give unto you power TO
,rsnA on serpents and scorpions, and
49, mi the power Of the enemy. and
,..hiur shall by any means hurt you.
- Notwithstanding In this rejoice not,
mt the spirits are subject unto you;
hut rather rejoice. because your names
ar written in Heaven.
GOLDEN TEXT.-The harvest truly
4. great. hut the Iaborcrs are few
Luke 1857.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
After the feast of tabernacles Jesus
returned to Galilee. lie was there but
a Short time when lie prepared 10 leave
on what He knew was His last journey
TO Jerusalem. He sent messengers into
4 Samaritan village 10 prepare place
for Him. but the Samaritans refused TO
receive Him. so they were compelled
10 70 10 another town. On the way
He was met by those who wanted 20
le followers. but were not quite ready
TO them He said: NO man. having
but his hand TO the pillow. and looking
hack. is fit for the kingdom OF God.
TIE seventy Sent Forth VERSES I'D.
Once Jesus had appointed IL disciples
70 be with Him. learn of Him, and
preach His evangel. Now He appoints
20 others for special service. They
were to 20 two by .wo into those place
where Jesus was TO come. Their work
vas TO be a great one in visible results
The harvest. declared Jesus. was great
bur the laborers few. They were not
culv TO work themselves. but were fe
pray earnestly that God should pre-
rare the hearts of others that they
might 60 into the same work.
instructions TO the Seventy CNerse'
3-iiD.-For their journey Jesus tell
them not 10 be burdened by unneces
sarv baggage, carrying only what the.
could wear. This was because Their
was need OF haste. The same reason
app.ies 10 the command TO salute n
man BIZ the wav." We are told tina
tie Jewish situations were elaborate
II formal. and occupied so much tim
as 10 be a serious hindrance when Their
was reason for haste. When accoste
bv the conventional "reace be wit
thee" they were TO reply: "On thee .
peace." and pass on without stopp'n
for further formalities. Expedite
was TO be their watchword.
When they arrived in a town the
were TO partake Of whatever hospita
itv il afforded. II they were we
coined. their peace was 10 be upon n
house and in the town in which the
stad. They were not to go from hou'
10 house. as was the custom Of trave
ers. but were 10 attend strictly
their mission. that OF healing the sic
and preaching the coming OF the kin
dom Of God.
When met with opposition they we
10 retaliate in no way. but simply
on after warning them that the kin
dom Of God had come near them. al
that from thenceforth the responsib
i'y would be upon themselves for
rejection.
Result OF Their Labors Verses
l9.).-The 70 did as instructed and
turned to Jesus. Their mission b
been highly successful. Even the
mons had been subject TO them In {
name of Jesus. Even Jesus had sc
vision of what lie was TO acco
plish. for He had seen the fall of sat
from his power over the hearts OF M
as swift and unmistakable as Zig
ming fash in the skies.
Warning to Disciples.-IIowe
Jesus feels lie must warn His
ciples against the citation coming fr
success. Rather" He says. "Rejol
because your names are written
Heaven" Rejoicing because OF $
cess would have been a selfish feeli
but rejoicing because OF salvati
while IL may at first seem more self
keeps the disciple on the watch for
unseen enemies Of the soul.
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