Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-09

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OUTLINE or SCRIPTURE SECTION.
meaning OF Demoniacs.. Matt. S:2s-%
neatins of pemoniacs..........M Mark 5I-%o.
hea.ing OF Dtmoniacs. Luke s:25-S9
Ralsins OF Ja;rus' Daughter. Matt. 9:ls-.e
Raising of Ja!rus Daughter. Mark 5:H-43
Kais.ng OF JaiTus 2Sushtsr. Luke S:iJ-56
Hea!ing Two Blind and one Dum5..
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Matt. s.Zs-at
rejection at Nazareth......... Matt. lS.d-5s
Rejection at rtth........... Mark 6l-6.
Third Preaching Tour. Mat. $50.
Third Preaching TCur..............Ma Mark Sc.
SEEMING Forth the we've. Matt. 9:SG-llI.
Sending Forth the Twelve. Mark 6:1-lS.
Sending Forth the Tw Luke sl-G.
Leath OF John the BAPTIST. Matt E.i-l2.
Dea;h Of John the Baptist Marx 6;ii-9.
Death OF John the BaptiSt....... Luke $40.
TIME Spring A. ID 20 CIbout the close
OF The Year CT Public Favor Johu the
Baptist had been in prison sbou; year
when he was beheaded BY Herod
PLACE-John was probably executed ct
thc castle % MSchatrus ON the Arabian
frontier nine miles east OF tEc upper end
OF The Dead sea
NOTES AND COMMENTS
(Matt. 14;1. p. The sending out Of
the Twelve as missionaries attracted a
great deal of attention Every one saw
that the movement was growing. and
row. perhaps for The first tine, it at
tracted the attention OF Herod At that
season The tine of which Matthew
has been speaking. in Goreral--the same
spring. "Herod the tetrarch:" This
was HerCd AEtipss. a son of Horod The
Great. and like him in many ways lie
was tetrsrch. or govern or. OF Gali.ce and
Peraca for more than 90 years said
unto his sersarts:" Not lis merials
but the courticrs This Is John the
Baptist" a guilty conscience males
men superstiioUs. Herud had rot re-
covered from the shocl, which his own
terrible act had given him. lie WAS
many times 4 murderer, but he wss not
many times murdere In cold blood ard
TO humor whim. of such men a. John.
''If we mistake not tina: dissevored heed
was rarely absent fro,l Heroes haunted
imagination from that day forward tin
he lay upon his dying bed. "-Fa7rar.
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 In the kings Imagination. -
R-uce.
'Ns. $50. Matthew rev secs bacl- tn
tell Of HeTod's wanton murder &C John.
that We may Northumberland hiesurtr-
stitious fear Of Jesus ''It is ret lawful
for thee to have her" The fect that
John did OF spare Herod himself in hie
neEunciatioGs is a commentary or the
courage Of the man. He feared the
| multitude" Herod was aiways arXiore
20 he popular and saw that TO Fill John
would be decidedly unpopular move.
IL y f,f TO- t..
midst" At the birthday feast. Her
name was Salome: She was later mar
ried Ia her uncle. He-oG Philip " This
dance was probably he final voluptuous
scene Of riaht Of revelry The feast
must have taken place a. the castle OF
| Machaerus whore joan was imprisorod.
He promised q. 70 give her whatso-
ever she shoulG ES'':"A mad premise Tor
| any ling 10 maEe. Dat II was late. HIS
| brain wasinflamod with drink the drunk
| en- couriicrs were cheering him on. ard
/ he made it with many great cath he
/ supposed she would ask n nccllzc Of
| precious stoaes-a fortune. CT . palace.
She bairG put forward by her~c.her:"
/ HeroGias saw her charcc: The Ling
whoa under the Influence OF IicroY could
/ be led to Go what ia his sober e,rees Lc
| would never Go-licuCr w. The SANE
/ thcn ncw--ard so1to horrible request
was made
tNs. 9-12) THE ling vs. ,rioyed:"
| iierod did rot want 20 iil John: It
would he unpopular ard he w9s urrop-
/ ular enough row FOR havire reaGlesgIv
/ brought on The war with hrttas: tben.
/ ne thoroughly respected the mau-had
/ become acquainted with-him Curirc his
/ prisonmcrt. Almost evcrythire-
/ conscience his own best interests the
/ GOOD II the Kingdom -coune,Ied orc
/ course but Herod took the Other. Why ,
/ In The first place liQucr Niei underline
. Influence OF liquor arc ertmies 20 tnsm-
| selves and all that during thrir sober
/ hours they hold most dear In the Soc
| ond place. cowardice. He made ? rash
/ promise with the fumCs Of liquor in his
| brain; he kept II. rot because he was In
I the habit OF keeping promises. but be-
/ cause "of then which sat at meat with
/ him" lie was ashamed TO back down
I IN the very hour Of his Eoastful promise
! He was too much q coward 10 DO what
] he knew was right. His cCCe Of honor
was false one: he did rot realize that
| 10 keep bad promise ives 8 greater dis
| grace than to make H. And 50 he com
mi.:ed one Of the uost phasly murders
I'm all history. HE life is a warrirp fer
! his weakresses darrers ard tcmpta-
| lions are the same Is ours.
Worldly Prosuerfty.
Wings OF wealth carry no souls 10 the
/ skies.
/ The modern Tower Of Babel is built
| out Of tollars
Hearrs-eese does not grow on the
/ heights Of an bitiOn
Prosperity becomes poison when II
T grows at the expense % piety.
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