The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-30

Gssson ~ the Infrrnasisnsa s~rtes fes
April q. IS~--Ihe Beast-
rnd~a

-nE LE<-D( LEAA-
tNArfheg s--1--l
s Ara here ss-outd Hin grsa; Eul;i-
tr1es % peop.e fF1m Ca1Ite. a. fFoE De-
c2r0lis an1 frcE Jerusalem. 4a4 from
Ju4rA. azd f-om ttyo1t lc-44r-
/ Ard ssstzE fAe mIl.ltE1e. ale wt=s ~
Iato = E~ruE-Aln. ard w.en H- vas Sc.
his disciples cane Unto Hl-.
: Ara HE cp~led his zcG-h. a-e targAS
hen saying
. Messed are he yo5- n -p.ns. sr
tkeirs Is ne klrg-rEr .. Eeavtn
q Blessed are ;hey th<t moan. FOR they
shall ~ cczso-Ir1
: B.sxset are the meek. for hey sha- -
her.s The s.rtA-
s Blessed .re they uhscA 20 hz-gs- aEt
tsl-s. after Righteousness fo- they shall
1e e-t1
: Blessed are ike zsrcis-i. ,o- .sey shall
o-t14E -ls-cy-
= B.e<se1 s-s The pure n heart: fer tAsy
stAl see CD
3 B.e=za are ire ps.e<raks--. sO- sAey
sha- be c.le1 TIE chiGrer q Gc4
r. b-ess@ sre hey Which arr ger@c-rs-
.0- rlgA-so-s-exS sake. To- ,hE1Ts = The
hiz<toz o. Heaven
IL Btr<ss1 are -. wke- EHz skzu -~rE@
.c- 49, be-s@crre yol- 81 sal s1y a.
sn4z-e- = eva 2s4lzsg yca falsely. Tor ~
SAKE
y R=s7cs. al he excss6l-< glad fer
great Z. ycGr reward IL Es4Et-- f-r 80
ge--~c-tse th-y ne s-oSaeIs ~Asca ~e-s
COLDEN TExT-B.szxsa are tie Pure
A. hs1rT. Tor tAsy Sal see Go1-N-sI "a
NOTES AND COMMENTS
\ parallel 10 The lesson IL found in
Luke e:l2--6- IN studying the lesson
note.
% The Night u Przyr-----Lzke s. y
- Choosing ne Tvr-vs.-----LEks r----ls
/ a. The Word -Bs<ed------Hfzsr = 81
90 The Eszri--1@s T2kr= S-2g-
. ----------- ) I'll
- Tie Bs4u--.ss asa hoe N4l- : -
\ Night IN Prayer--From Luke We
learn that Jesus spent the whole night.
Preceding the choosing Of the /.
apostles and the u~iserznce Of His great
sermon in prayer
The Word -BleSsed-This word 10
nine times repeated IN nine eonseca-
Rive verses IN paraphraxing the text
The word happy has often been
used But blessed Is more than
happy The term i more nearly
expressed il we speak Of the blessed
- those who enjoy the favor Of
God
The Bez-itudeS-Ot whom does
Jesus speak as enjoying the favor Os
God? a. The poor IN spirit Those
who reaiize their unw0rthiness before
Cod. and who are conscious Of sin and
spiritual i1coupleteneSs Theirs j.
the kingdom OF Heaven. because
only 70 those who deeply fee. their
iced o. the highest things can the
highest things bring satisfaction IL
implies Heaven here and now. fo- .
Christian character Is > Heaven on
earth.
~ They that MOURN Mournint the
earthly sense and more sOr those who
have 10 bear heavy burdens for the
sake Of Christ: but chiefly. perhaps.
those who mourn their ignorance and
an Tor all Of these the consolation
that Christ brings Is the Only con-
fort hat dlls the soul They shall iR-
deed he conf0rted
go The meek This has come 10
be q deSpised term As signifring
character. On the contrary. IL Is .
chief trait IN every noble character.
for ue@kne<< is DildneSs OF temper.
and patience under injuries For
they .hall inherit the EARTH An old
proverb has il that all things come
20 him who waits Patience and h1-
nility are cardinal virtues
90 They which do hunger and
thirst after righteousness. IL has
teen said that hunger and shirsc are
fhe strongest spur. 70 action 20 il
Is not 90 much = promise ss q law Ok
nature that they shall h filed
80 The nercitul-- Those disposed
70 pity and spare: unwilling 20 give
pain Thee find mercy for Love il
the law OF the kingdom Of God. and
those who pity and spare Others ara
rulEIling the law Of that kingdom
go The pure in heart A man sees
in others that which j. within him
self II he Is selfish he cannot real
iz~ that others can be unselhsh- IL
he IS impure all the world j. impure.
but il he j. pure in heart and mind
he herins TO realize something Of the
character OF the Holy God
"a The P~acemakers- III God is
ave. then L. desires peace among lis
l children How Natural that the
7eacenzkers should be called the chill
drrn Of God
go They which are prosecuted for
rightrouSness sakes- Two conditions
are necessary for this blessed One
j. that the persecution j. for right
eousne-s sake. and the other Is that
the evil spoken against VOC is uttered
-falseiv-- There j. strength in the
consciousness % being right and
heaven r1-nifesfs approval no mat
ter What Is the attitude 81 the word
The Beari-udes A. a Whoie--Tr has
h@en pointed out that three of the
b~ea-itEGex. the second fourth and
sixth. represent the inner life fo~a ard
God. Curionsly dovefailrd with these.