The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-22

pleasure, unrestralned. 1t was eminent-
~ proper that; as they represented anoth-
and do Ills viii The directions were
p.aces appointed. not wandering about
eare!e,sSly, crossing each others paths,
following the Itinerary laid down Tor Tor
tham' SECOND; They must remember who
what Kind of men would be about them.
men like wolves. 50 protecting themselves
nEha ans ,a danser. and dong no evil 70
ton, Third: They mus, be free ira from IN
necessary BURDENS carrying no purse.
sa,n no =, money 2 with them; carrying no
be. kept, q Sam xvii: 400, sometimes
called lusk., e Kings II: 40. Because Of
u We IN material or which It was made; car
~ ryng no shoes except the sandals worn
THESE same directions were given TO the
twelve. Luke iv. -.
SALUTATIONS.-(v ) and 6.)
0rieLntai greetings Greetings were common as
was expected to salute a stranger, both
as a proof that he intended no evil aud
as x 4 means !. \ of Of securing, favor. (Gen,.
We're hypocriLical formnlities. although
sometimes they indicated highest friend
SNIP snl,o Jesus instructed the seventy not to
S WoG any, any 9ne n tn the highway That
much as those demonstrations We're ex-
cessve. consisting of many obeisances on
approach and separation. Business was
u urgent, and admitted no such delay. But
on approaching the dwelling where they
We're anxious to abide they We're required
10 sai ~ 1t the 1d host Mntt 12 but that
religious teacher, They would pronounce
n blessing upon the house, which was the
same so as 70 offer prayer for the inmates
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righteous man abode there lie would Vel
come nIEe, them and the peace should remain
Is evident that Jesus intended 10 proceed
leisurely towards Jerusalem, and there.
i i9Ir, ne ne, seventy would be absent from
Linn nj ,1or IS, several days Wheneyer, they
pilmiliy among the good people, who
would wei ,r them according to their
. errand. They were not therefore,, to
think or themselves as mendicants. They
were, to consider that the laborcy was
worthy OF his hire; that the spiritual ben
Gifts conferred by them We're an equiv
il: H. Accordingly they We're to remain
m one. place. as Of right, not moving
s about from house TO house. as u they
shifted and borne by several. They
should feel as much at homo as one now
S si,mi a. hotel where he paid his b1ll.
as We're set before ' Them at not Se making 's
themselves peculiar by selecting their
diet or causing unnecessary annoyance
by excluding PIX certain articles; This las,
from the exactions that had been made
through sub. subtle INTERPRETATIONS Of the law.
= M MIN 81 % so far as the
poral conditions and arrangements OF the
messengers, II Was very necessary that
hd S,es g o4Id De adjusted. mn
trouble, possibly defeating the original
purpose, But the mission was the all
Important concern. and Jesus states that
NIGER two heads rheE HnouId te n sae
sI4.0r out of GOD VIII, Tut princ!-
pally to win those who witnessed the mir
acles and prepare them for the message
precede words Of truth, Men who have
hecn helped will listen. 2. They must
preach, The same truth, with which john
he Bapiist beEan ~ the widsrGess ,, OF
claimed in Galllee,, was TO be heralded BY
these commissioned men--''thc kingdom Of
God is come the truth which more than
For many centuries the chosen psople
had been anXious!y waiting FOR TINS KING
dom.
ii tn message so delivered 81 ould ~
jected as doubtless IN many Instances
1t was? Shall the preachers ROMAN and
ondeaVor 10 overcome. the indifference
and opposition? Shall they resort 70 some
which lhey have proclalmed2 Shall they
substitute some more accceptable, theme?
They have done their service, and they
must move on TO some other place, But
they shall depart in public way with
a demonstration that shall probably cye-
ate an impression on all the inhabi'nh $
/ of the city, Standing in the street out
side any enclosure, n the tull gaza Of
! ALL they shall! shake The dust from their
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