The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-04
CONTENT delivering the SER
i, ~, ana Mount and thus publicly set

CONTENT delivering the SER
mon on the Mount and thus publicly set-
ting anart the twelve to be apostles,
Jesus resumed his work followed by these
chosen men. The healing Of tho Centu- n
,in,l s servant and tho raising OF the
widows son at Main. the delivery OF John
The Baptist I'll last message, and the sec
ond tour Of preaching In Gai,lee & were
tho Interesting events that next trans
pired. Subsequently Jesus came came .uso
The region Of the sea of Galilee ana spent
q day In teaching. Els discourses on
hat occasion, as recorded in the synop-
tic GOSPELS, pertained to warnings agalnst
\ 10 Pharisees. . the true kindred OF Christ,
and other parallels by the sea. VINO
ever will study these passages may ais
cover the purpose to ! educate ms apps
lies for the work 70 Wl1ish tl,ss na - t,,a
called. Seven important phases OF \, tne
Kingdom we're covered every one or whlcn
i she,1 light on the religion Of Christ ana
az mission In the world. Whiic the
teaching was not systematic IT was
effective. 1. E " $, ID,
PROPOSAL - Worse a5.o Toward even
iinr@ Of that day, which, as tho Jews
4 ,ac,,onef] time. ma y5have been three or
foul. 8 clock iii the afternoon, Jesus re-
8 f,1ested the apostles to pass over the sea
az Galilce, Matt. Will 49, that Is to the
cas-, side. That. would involve a trip by
hoat az about ten miles, If the crossing
we're direct or fifteen or twenty miles II
the direction, as 1t probably diti, lay 70
ward tho northeast. The count! ~
which they would come at the emu OF .ls
ynyaee was called Gadara. a rough
mountainous section Inhabited by inferior
penn,e No reason is here assigned 10Y
ibts trip. Jesus did not even tell ms
followers what motive prompted ms
movements 1t is probable that ne pre-
ferred they should come unexpectedly
into new scenes and events. that theS
should have no preconcelvea opillione
Int should meet things as they occurred,
We must believe. however, that Jesus mad
a motive. that ne pursued n plan laid
down in his own mind. What followed
q IN the crossing and after It may have
been foreseen and may have prompted
the going. Il {
DIsM1s $50 Before en-
barking on this little voyage JESUS us !.
missed tho crowd that had gathered ahout
him on the shore to listen to his teachlhs'
!. He gent them away. 1t may lave heen
ghvl an authoritative command to dispense.
or he NAV have pronounced q benedlcllon,
ne ninisters do now. as ministers dln
then. (Phil. lv: 23.) a signal that rell-
( rious service was concluded. MOST OF ms
auditors would repair to their homes. out
many, knowing his destination, ana alN.
n iouS to hear MN lurtneI, ioho"Su 90
rs the end of the sea and arrived before the
toat In which he took passage had land
Cd Mark v: cid 1t was necessary
that Jesus should at times be releas ed
from the great crowd, Some OF them
we're simply curious, caring for nothing
except to witness displays of power or
10 derive some personal ADVANTAGE.
lJohn vi: $50 Besides. in tho great I'M
dertakinc before Him. 1t was important
that a more select and smaller company
should be with Him for more intimate
contact and more specific instruction
And this may have been one Of the chiel
purposes In removing from the mutt
/. I, DANGER. Verse s7> The sea o.
Galllee was a treacherous body OF water
ON the west side there was a gentle slope
from its border backward. On the east
ern side high and precipitous banks arose
to the elevation of two thousand feet OF