Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-02-09
a WAYSlDE CHAT.
he International Sunday School Lea-
SC, for Feb. 5 IS Jesus st Jaooh's
Well" uohn 4:5.fA.

me american continent from east a
west ana back again, returning - theii
starting point with little more rea.
knowledge OF The marvellous Nest than
they Ani when they set out. They have
seen nie country. but all the while The,
nave Travelled in an eastern atmosphere
seldom leaving their palace cars oX-
cept To promenade station platforms
ana 70 stare AZ the natives. They talk
with The men to whom they have been
introduced, and about topics OF COM
mon Interest 10 fasteners. The idea
or even visiting in the day coach
ahe"d M Of scraping up acquaintance
with aleir fellow passengers there. nev-
e occurs TO them. The democratic
way tae people OF the west have ol
~csche"inS formalities and of showing
irlencl. Interest in whoever haprens
10 be ones neighbor for the moment.
is toiii,iy foreign to most of These tfav-
eleIs. and therefore they go home With
o't having so much as scratched the
: irfaee of the real West; for 1t Is life.
ana not geographical location. that
make a country or q community.
The simpler. more democratic way
marked the travels of Jesus as hf
~journ1Ted To and fro in Palestine. Ills
most eager interes, was IN people. 4
man was more than a mountain il his
sight; an opened heart thar ii mine of
1890 - AAbA-E tlt ltAt~l ii All HIS
Wayside meetings. knowing full well
that ives. "iike ships that pass IN the
night touch for an instant and sepa-
rate 20 meet no more. Each CT US is
ever inpressing somebody: our innu-
ence by the way is often greater than
the direct work 10 which We apply our
lives.
So Jesus talked with The Cheap.
course Samaritan wonnan at the Sychar
well. twisting riches OF teaching upon
her dun wits. And he thereby won her
to thu new way of life. ana through
her r;ade many disciples and inlu-
enced / whole city. Wayside ministry
was worth while in the eyes OF Jesus.
Why Workinemen Cheer.
We today travel so comfortably that
q tral. continental trip is a real rest.
but when Jesus and his little
of followers wanted TO 90 W from Je-
rusaletn 10 Cana. they had to walk ev-
cry fcut of the toilsome seventy miles.
IhuE ii comes that we catch this
slimpie of the Master in His WEAKNESS,
resting by Jacobs we'll. II is one Of
the PICTURES of Jesus that the world
prizes For toiling humanity loves to.
thing shat its Redeemer once shared its
weari'.ess and pain. The toiler whose
aching muscles M nerves cry aloud
for reit. feels h q this weary Man on
the wrl-curb can understand him. He
sees thai Jesus was touched with the
feeling of his inirmi,ies.
In This phase of life of the humble
Nazartth Carpenter we find the secret
OF tn: workingnan's admiration for
Jesus. 1t makes understandable the
fact ttat In a great labor assembly a
three cheers were given for
Jesus Christ. The ~humanness Of the
Saviour is very e. TO the race: there
by it draws nigh to God. In Olise
Schreiner's Story of an African Farlrls'
a strange character. with intense sYir-
itual i;ropings. is made to cry, y hate
I love Jesus" He did not
comprehend. what most men see more
clearly, that his weary, suffering. tell
ing, patient Jesus is but Gods own ex-
preston of himself.
Violating the Proprieties.
While the travel worn Teacher resi-
ed by the well the Samaritan woman
or the story drew nigh. Now a cen
v~ent!oMaily correct Jew would have ig-
nored her presence, just as Mrs. Fifth
Avenue cuts her dressrnaker wheu
she passes her on the street. The Jews
had no dealings with the Sama-ttars-
a hybrid. heretical people. But lesrs
mad no eye for this wonlan's Samaritan
Garb; to Him she was a human spirit.
Before Him each soul stands alone II,
its need and in its SHINING. He makes
nothing of the lines of race or CLINE or
ION which mean so much to most.
He is the great Cosmopolitan of his
tory. maxim His appeal to Roman.
anese. Negro: He is in a profound
sense n lie whole worlds Saviour.
In this instance He Went dead
against tradition. So much the worse
for tradition. He had. a mission
to human hearts. and Mrs. Grundy-
e .lpress of all ages and peoples
not swerve Him from it. He
vlncialism are too small 10 understard.
n ties which bind Humanity are
greater than the barriers which ,liyi.l.
it.
Clubbing Over Religion.
This woman was straight in creed.
even II crooked in conduct. Her NOR
ais were loose. but her orthodox could
be questioned. So ska bridled up.
answered fiippantly, when asked
Tor a drink OF water by his Jew. AT
once h began to quibbic over theo-
logical and ecclesiastical minutae. like
person who tries to stop a big re-
ligtous or reform movement by de-
the fine points of Armenianism
and C;.lvinism. methods OF administra-
ion. rhodes of baptism. forms of creed
and government. and sc forth. The
ssiidIi Souieu qulDn'e-S nave been sue
;essful as linderers to Il degree ont of
all proportion to their ability, numbers
real power.
Ok course the woman missed the
POINT, ~...a .esas that this Mar before
her was thirsty. and e%nt-eating the
human kindness Of a drill; Of
We have no record that sic
compiled with the request. and
n wonders whether the Teachers
Iater Words concerning "a cup of cold
water" have any connection with the
incident. All the spe~cuiations
md arguments n controversies that
hinder h church from doing her first
md sli-important work may safely be
down evil. Wise are they. like