The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-03-11

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...tt.................... ........ Matt = = -
I Rejection at Nazareth ........ Matt 1854 ~
! Rejection az Nazareth ..........-M Mark b.l-b
lsad preaching rour.-..........Matt. 800
| IAir4 Preaching ur.............- Marx 60
SEEMING Forth the Twelve. Matt 1856 III
! Sending Forth ere rw Ne...-. Mark ot'-lA
/ Sendirg Forth The Twe.ve....... Luke 9l-t
Death OF John the Bap.ist..... Matt l4.l-l-.
Death % John the Baptst... Mark o.li--.
Death ot John tLe Baptist ...-. Luke s.i-t
TIME sprng 4 ID ~ about the close
OF The Year II Pubic FaFor). John tie
I Baptist had been in prison about year
when he was behcateL by Herod.
PLACE. JOHN was probably executed AZ
the castle OF Machaerus On the Arabian
frontier nine miles east " the upper enc
1t the Dead sea
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Matt l4:1. p. The sending ont OF
the Twelve as missionaries attracted a
great deal Of attention. Every one saw
that the movement was growing. and
now. perhaps for the first time. il at
tracted the attention OF Herod, At that
season." The time OF which Matthew
has been speaking in general-the same
spring "Herod the tetrarch:" This
was Herod Antipas. a son OF Herod the
Great. and like him in many ways. He
was tetrarch. or governor. OF Galilee and
Peraea for more than 30 years Said
unto his servants" Not his menials.
but the couriiers This Is John the
Baptist" 4 guilty conscience makes
men superstitious. Herod had not re-
covered from the shock which his own
terrible act had given him He was
many times a murderer. but he was not
many times a murderer in cold blood and
10 humor a whim. OF such men as John.
IF we mistake not. that discovered head
was rarely absent from Herod S haunted
Imagination from that day forward till
he lay upon his dying bed. "-Farrar.
Therefore do these powers work In
Him" Not He does the mighty
works but the powers work in Him
the powers Of the invisible world. vast
and vague IA the kings Imagination -
Bruce.
(Vs 3-s) Matthew row goes back to
tell Of Herod's wanton murder Of John.
that We may Northumberland his super
stitious fear OF Jesus III is rot lawful
for thee 70 have her" The fact that
John did not spare Herod himself in HE
denunciations is a commentary on the
OF the man He feared the
Herod was always anxious
20 be popular and saw that 10 XIII John
would be a decidedly unpopular move.
The daughter Of Herodias danced IN the
midst" At the birthday feast. Her
name was Salome. She was later mar
ried TO her uncle. Herod Psilip II. This
dance was probably the final voluptuous
scene Of night OF revelry. The feast
must have taken place az the castle OF
Machaerus where John was imprisoned.
He promised 10 give her whatso-
ever she should ask" A mad promise for
my king 10 make. but II was late. his
brain wasinfamed with drink. the drunk
en- courtiers were cheering him on. and
he made II with many great oath. He
supposed she would ask necklace OF
precious stones-a fortune or a palace.
She being put forward by her moth err"
Herodias saw her chance: the king
when under the influence OF liquor could
be led 10 do what in his sober senses he
would never do-liquor was the same
then as now.-and so the horrible request
was made.
Tvs 912l The king was grleved:"
Herod did not want 10 kill John: II
would be unpopular. and he was unpop-
Mar enough now for having needlessly
brought on he war with Aretas: then.
he thoroughly respected the man-had
become acquainted with him during his
Imprisonment Almost everything
his own best interests. the
rood OF the kingdom-counseled one
course. but Herod took the other. Why?
In the first place. liquor Men under the
influence Of liquor are enemies TO them
selves and all that during their sober
hours they hold most dear In the sec
Ond place. cowardice. He made rash |
promise with the fumes OF liquor in his |
brain: he kept It. not because he was in |
he habit Of keeping promises. but be- |
'ause of them which sat al meat with |
iim." He was ashamed TO back down |
In the very hour Of his boastful promise. |
nc Wdo tRO lIuNA VI IONdIA 10 40 what /
he knew was right. His code OF honor |
was false one: he did not realize that |
10 keep bad promise was a greater dis
race than TO make H. And so he com
nitted one Of the most CHASTITY murders
IN all history His life Is a warning, for
his weaknesses. dangers and tempta-
ions are the same as ours.
Worldly Prosperity.
Wings OF wealth carry no souls TO the
skies
The modern Tower Of Babel Is built
out OF dollars
Hearts-ease does not grow on the
heights OF ambition
Prosperity becomes poison whom IL
grows at the expense OF piety.
He is a fool who loses Gods crown OF
glory for mans crumbs OF gold.
The wealth Of the wcrld depends on
he value Of man and not on his posses
sions.
Men who think OF life In terms Of
are working hard to turn
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