The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-17
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these nine Jews and one Samaritan to.
sether was their common, malady.
When thatwas removed they fell apart.
The Jews, in their servllity to the let
ter and their ingratitude. were not
worthy OF their Samaritan con,rade In
his Independence and .thankfulness. ~
Ingratitude! o the shame OF 1t!
Roundly does Wordsworth condemn
Hearts unkind, kind deeds
With col still returning. ~
Jesus miGht see In this Incident the
proportions OF those who wouldtappre-
clate and be grateful for his offices. It
would not be more than one In ten. Is
the proportion larger to-day?
We must discriminate between glad
ness and gratitude. Gladness may DO
entirely selfish. 1t may be blind to its
source. But gratitude is one OF the no.
blest traits of which the human, soul Is
capable. 1t is unselnsh. limits wide
ness 1t sweeps to encircle the glycr Of
the good.
Samaritan-an alien: striking proof
that the power of faith and the marcy
of God are not limited to the sons Of
Abraham.
There's Wilderness in Gods mercy,
Like the Wilderness CT the sea.
The faith! Inthat word Jesus taught
the Samaritan the procuring cause of
his cure: THE germ for the further de-
relopment of his inner life" (Meyer.)
This Incident discounts miracles. They
are comparatively small spiritual
worth. This miracle returned ten men
to soundness of health. but only made a
believer out of one of them.
Superstition imagined leprosy to be
the scourge Of an offended Deity.
Science recognizes 1t as merely a skin
disease, produced by a ralnless and
heated atmosphere, by hard labor In
powdcry substances. innutritiuus food
and unclean!Iness in person, clothing,
and dwelling. 1t Is purely,a matter. of
sanitation. Alter the conditions and
you are rid of the scourge.
1t is i matter Of interest that the con-
dttlons of the Israelites In Egypt were
such as to superinduce lcprosy. and that
they probably became seriously infect
ed. Manctho afilrms that the Egyptians
drove out the Israelitcs because they
we're leprous-a curious reflex OF the
Mosaic account OF the plague"
l. Last journey to Jerusalem. !,
M 10 ptn
and parnbollc. 2. Jesus life In mini
AZURE: (a) malady;. (b) cure; (c) means;
id ingratitude Of Hebrews in particu-
lar; (e) OF rnce in general: Q) spirit
and character Of discIpleshlp. :
Observation-Disclosures a.; Afford,
ALL; Cambridge Bible, c. 3D.; Bengel,
b.: JAMESON Fausset- Brown, j, F. B.;
Clarke. c.; Exposltors. E.; Interna-
tional Critical, /. c.: KEEL and Del
litzsch. X. D.: Lange, L.. Matthew Hem
ry, NJ. H: Meyer, NJ: Olshausen, O.:
Peoples, p: NJ. r. Vincent Word Stu
dies. V. W. S.: Sadler. S.: Stier, ST.:
Trench, T.: Whedon, W.; Livss of Je-.
sus. Edersheim, Ed; Farrar, T.: An
drews, An; Pressensc, Pr; Elcott, Ell;
LanGe, La: Neander, n.
Samaria and Galilee: Passed through
Samaria and GalIlee. Once more before
he takes leave of his public life, the Sa-
Hlor VIII In part wander through the
regions which have been the theatre of
his earlier activity.L. Ten lepers: That
report OF Jesus had made It's way to
them Is proof of his fame.-F. This
dismal society lowered near the village
which they might not enter.-W. Go
show yourselves: The Indirect promise
that they would become Glenn Implied,
w. Whoever will spiritually recover,
let him shew himself In experienced
people and Christians.-L. They went:
Unless their faith is verified by the
event they will find themselves going
upon very ridiculous errand.-W.
turned back: Not content with having
received the benefit, he will also praise
the bcncfactor. Glorltied God: II God
hath heard thy eleison, forget not thus
TO bring him thy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The cleansing extended TO his heart
W.. y. Jesus; give US grace TO seek thee
and strength to wait upon thee.-Nova
Bible. Nothing agrees better together
than human misery and Chrst's COM
pnsslon'-L. The nature OF true thank
fulncss is indicatcd.-L. Learn to suffer
and shun ngratitude-Novn Bible. Fol-
low not the multitude; better he with
the one than With the ninc.-Ibid. The
rarencss OF good examples In human So
ciety.-liucbner. Where are the nine?
Prevailing tone Of feeling altered. For
merly n miracle performed on one AMI
mated many: one hundred tongues In
his praise: now the healing OF ten does
not elicit from majority of the healed
single word of thanksL. Jesus is
not above wishing TO be thanked. This
stranger: This alien.-Ed.r Love which
Jesus exhibits for Samaritans n. peda-
Sogic lesson for the apostles.-L.
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