The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17
Luke xvii, 1910.

a,e--but lie who comes short OF his achievement
need not assign his failure to the quantity but
To the quality. Such is the plain teaching OF
the sixth verse.
SERvICEA--ln Verses ! to 10 an entirely differ
ent subject appears TO be introduced. Dismiss
ing faith Jesus discusses service. lie hypothc'
Gates case. Suppose one OF the apostles had
q servant, would he at the close OF the days
work direct that servant to take his supper
first? Would he not rather require the servant
to wait on him and attcrward to take his own
rGfreshmcnt? And in case the servant did this
he would deserve no thanks, for it was merely
the performance oi duty. In like manner Jesus
required His disciples to act in their ministry.
His design was TO teach them sclf'abnegation ami
humiliation, and absolute surrender TO the VIII
o! their Master as duty QsonL Nil: ~. Evi'
IDENTIFY this teaching had some relation with what
went before The address was continuous, and
the parts are Joined by the word but, disj'mc'
tive conjunction. showing that the remarks on
Il dissimlar subject were intended to cast light
on a matter of faith. But how? Faith is Il
matter of will as much AS of he intellect
or emotions. No man Is prepared for its gen
uine exercise until he becomes fully and hnmby
submissive to Jesus Christ. The servants spirit
and attitude are the means OF promoting IT.
CIamcs ii: ID. 1t is Divincly given, not as a
luxury ior deness, but as an enduemcnt iof
service
PLEADING After the foregoing interview with
His disciples, Jesus jonncyed with them into the
border OF Samara, 0mtting all references 10
the occurrences in the way Lake records an liz
cidcnt that casts further light on the subject OF
faith Just outside OF little village Jesus met
ten lepers. These unfortunate people We're
deemed to be spccially and drctly under Divine
displcaswc ont ot sympathy and with de-
Sire 10 be mutually helpful, being deprived OF
all intercourse with others, they cOnsoited to-
gethcr. Standing aiar of, as required by the
| law, they cried aloud; "Jesus, Master, have
mercy on Ms" This was very imperfect reCog'
ntion They knew Jesus by His name and by
| the popular conception oi Him as a public teach
! er They did not appear to Know that Tie was
the Messiah, n truth which the apostles We're
| slow to receive Niatt xvi: lG). But they be,
| lieved that lie had power to heal, and that lie
was good enough to exercise that power. They
had probably obtained that opinion through the
many reports OF His wonderful cures Niatt. viii;
| %, which were in circulation. So that their
pleading was an act OF faith and hope. How
earnest must they have been as they considered
| their state and His ability
| EANsING.--Leprosy was a loathsomc and
! incurable disease. IN It's presence all classes.
even physicians and philanthropists, Were pow
| crless On this account Jesus VA particularly
| attentive TO lis miserable victims (Matr. xi: u,
as proof OF Ms high claims and when the twelve
wele sent out He ordered 10 initiate His eS'
ample (Matt. X: s.. But when these ten ap'
preached lie did not immediately work a cure,
as lie might have done by word, neither did
| He encourage them 10 hope for any relief liz
| rather directed them to 30 and show themselves
unto the priests. Why this order? The piiesta
could not cure. II was their duty merely Il
decide whether the disease was leprosy ucT