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4 DAYS WORK.
"a Sabbath in cspsrnaum," Mark

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~ Sabbath in capernaum," Mark
l., 21.34.
Thu good news which the first Chris
tian preachers told was a story. Now
adays people are Sc accustomed to hear
ing from the pulpit theological dis
courses. ethical essays and comments
upon present day events that they
oometimes overlook the fact that the
church has won her way simply by the
telling and proving Of a tale full of
human interest. Mark, the best story
teller Of the four evangeiists, takes N
busy day out of the life of Jesus and
relates its events in detail. By this
fragment the Whole nay be judged;
from the full record Of one day we may
0ayef were spent.
The scene Of this story Is laid at
Capetnaum. the city upon the eastern
Shore OF Lake Galilee, where Jesus
made his home after leaving Nazareth.
He had been engaged in his public
ministry more than q yea and had a
few days previously summoned his four
ALDERMEN disciples to leave all and fol-
low him. When the e Sabbath came
around he, with his followers, went to
tAe eynagOgue. church attendance be-
Ing the habit Of his life.
u I have read in q book" he said,
and that was told to me,
ana s ssousS sss q t q pllnse that n M snSsSsy man
VOICES AND ECHOES.
There are more echoes than voices in
the world. The number of men who
can tell what the boots say on a given
subject IN greater than the number Of
those who have vigorous. original con-
victions OF their own upon that same
subject. Only rarely does a strong.
clear. new note sound forth in litera-
ture. science or the pulpit.
The Capernaum synagogue heard
0ocA . note that Sabbath morning
when Jesus spoke. "They were acton
lehe0 1t his teaching, for he taught
them ~ n having authority, and not
- the scribes." From time beyond the
power Of their grandfather to remember
the peoplo OF that synagogue had been
Ted on rehash OF warmed o that
had possessed any sweetness or
nutrition. It was poor pabulum for
hungry souis-Rabbi Ones. exposition
q Rabbi Two;s commentary upon
Nebbt Three's opinion of some minor
Point Of ecclesiastical law laid down by
1UeeoS FOUR. The teaching OF the time
49, cverlaid with traditionalism. THE
fathers. were the starvation Of their
soma. TIM preaching Of Jesus must
have come a. . draught from a fresh.
epaskllng spring by the wayside to the
Weasy traveller who has for days
t4ete0 NO water but the stale contents
~ knew. Out Of the Intense conviction
g hte soul be delivered a definite. POSI-
Nv evan9el to z congregation which
! 1nee hASe been % much delighted as
1 is No. AStonf1hed.
A@oYNA0ooU9 SENSATION.
1ecauee OF his bigness and their 1T
esneqe4yoeue wal always shocking the
eeQv9ne6uAllDto. He no more heoltat.
& ~ \ 0Vary4de = traditional custom that
~ "a ia disregaxdathe accepted scrip
euxal Interpretations OF the schools. In
quite Wtlltpg to 90 counter to the re-
Ugtoee rules Of the times. On this
eeceolen - q other. times. to be stud
" T. oloeGys gho broke the man-made
81 0obho4h t6Wo.
d IN eynn9oguo was . man with an
I'll eplrits one OF the strange cases Of
eneSlac6l po66esgton which were q
III words 81 Jesus the spirit
IN uSyth04 md IT last cried out. "Wha1
01yo NJ ~ DO with thee. thou Jesul
r. MA1atote1 Art thou come to de.
Seey02 III know thee VIII thOu art
~ EEaey One of God" Like all othe,
N or NJ time. the evil spirit aakCs
SSe4e ~ - let alone: he ri pursuing
~ legitimate bustneas. But all bad
oo110oDD n b business Ofsthe good.
ghon the wonder worker showed hi
SspoWoe. startling all who beheld thil
&eoonq ~ e~omnn6ndlrg the evil spirit t.
eems 199th. Witch it did after throw
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