The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-04-22
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lerson in the International Series foi
April "a, l9O4-The Mission
of the Seventy.
TIE LESSON TEXT
luke lO.l-l6)

Therefore said lie unto them. TIE har-
vest Truly . great. but the laOorers are
few. pray ye. therefore. the Lord OF me
harvest that he Would send forth 4aboFeTs
into His harvest.
3 Go your ways. behold. / send you forth
as lambs among wolves
Garry neither purse. nor scrip. nor
shoes. and salute no man by the way
5 And into whatsoever house Sc enter.
hrst say. Peace be 70 this house.
o And II the Son OF Peace b. there your
peace shall rest upon t.. II not, u shah turn
10 you again
7. And In the same house remain. eating
and drinking such things as they give for
the .aborer IS worthy Of his hire. GO not
from house 70 house.
s. AMI into Whatsoever city ye enter, and
they receive you. eat such things as are set
before YOU
2 Ana hea. the sick that are therein, and
say unto them: The Kingdom Of God -
come nigh unto YOU.
-. But into whatsoever city ye en-
ter, and they receive you not. g your ways
Out into the streets OF the same. and say.
II. Even the very dust OF your city, which
cleayeth on ". We 30 wipe on against YOU
notwithstanding be ye sure OF this, that the
Kingdom OF God is come nigh unto YOU
y But I say unto you. that IL shan be
more tolerab.e In that day Tor Socom man
Tor that city.
- Woe unto thee. Chorazin, woe unto
thee. Bethsaida, for II the mighty works
had been done IN Tyre and Sidon. which
have been dcne ia you. they had gre al
While ago repented sitting IN sack
sloth and ashes
Il But Ii shal. be more tolerab.e for Tyre
and S.don the judgme nt, than for you.
10 And thou Capernaum. which are ex-
Allied TO heaven. shalt be thrust down 10
hell.
10 lie that heareth you heareth me. and
that despiseth YOU desplseth me. and ne
that despiseth ms despiseth Iiln that sent
ne.
GOLDEN TENT Pray Sc. therefore. the
Lord OF the harvest. that lie would send
! forth .aborers into Ills harvest Luke ~ =
/ OUTLINE. or SCRlPTU RE SECTION.
Healing ~ monlac Boy --.......Lpke s;Sl 4.
Again Foreteaiug Death ETC.. Luke s.is-4.
/ DiscOursl on Humility, etc.. Luke s.tp-@
| Flna. Departure from Ga.ilee. Luke s.Sl-b-
Mission o. the Seventy ..-....-.. Luxe lv-l-l'
Read also the parallel passages Matt
l1.lf-lgI :. anu e.lS--2. anG IL .-O-4i, ass
Mark g.lf-l1.L
TIME November or December. A. u
q. four Or five months before the cruci
ix4on.
PLACE Northern Peraea west o. tE'
orGan)
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
After these things The thing
told OF in Luke ., the intensely inter
esting incidents OF the beginning o
His progress to Jerusalem. 'Sevenr
others" Besides the twelve disciple
sent out on a missionary tour once be
lore luke g.l-6). Two and two.
For companionship. They were 4
prepare the way for Jesus own pei
sonal ministry The harvest indee
is plenteous.' AS true to-day as eve
What is there that IS more OF burde
10 an earnest soul than the sight {
great opportunities which must be nel
lected for lack OF wonders.
Co your ways" They were 10 sea
ter. Lambs in the midst OF wolves
Jesus had just been speaking in GLOW
ing terms Of the harvest Now the nj
ure is changed instead OF glad real
ers the missionaries are spoken Of I
defenceless lambs in the midst OF
e pack Of hungry wolves. Both figure
: were true He wanted them 10 kno
q both the bright and the dark side
9 the work they were entering. The
r we're not children but men. Carry l
+ purse" For money, they would NJ
9 need it. NO wallet for provision
!. a small leather case like a rough kna
4 sack No shoes For indoors us
i sandals would be enough. The shoes
: were soft and fine, and made of brigh
& colored materials. They were no mo
L necessary than a man : slippers are I
d day when he is on on a business tri
o Salute no man on the way Rele
k ring To formal salutations. which we
k elaborate and occupied much time. L
r, simple greeting of those who were
Z: haste would be enough. Into what's
a ever house We shall enter" To find
ID stopping place as guest. This W
s not strange thing 10 do. though
seems SO to US now. Ii is still the Gu
Il tom in many parts Of the east
: travellers TO depend wholly on the Fl
= hospitality Of the people Go not fro
"A house to house" There would be
! time for social engagements such
a visiting rabbis delighted in. Heal I
! sick say The kingdom Of G
- : come nigh unto YOU" The twofC
=, ministry mems bodies and TO TIL
n souls. a ministry TO the whole ma
=, Christianity cannot be satisfied TO
= tempt less Receive YOU not ct
Ia liz case OF rebuff they we're to move {
"a Woe unto thee. Chorazin." etc:
I'd tice that He was not pronouncing
"A woe. a doom upon those who had
u jectel Him: lie was rather lamenti
- a condition which already existed
was their rejection Of Him which b
condemned them 1t shall be m,
AZ tolerable for Tyre and S1don III
IL for YOU. Why? The answer briI
a. out a fundamental principle of Chr
.s' tian ethics Tyre was living a bad Ii
u chorazin was living bad life; WI
o' was the difference? Simply Il
% Chorazin had sinned in spite of grea
u. light than Tyre: light that Tyre
e not even seen. Men cannot be elias
Ged morally without a knowledge
ais what their light has been. and q
or God only fully knows.
az Spear Points.
i've No mans conversion stops W
la himself.