The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-03

Ri CON NEcrr1NG W ORD s. Bot ween last
Hlessonfendlng John vi: Il, and the present
study there wa lIto spaede, o. ti rn9,
EAprIi1 It's October For,thc events of that
pcriod One must read mt only the nhrrlitt
tiye given eh Is very in l
niger sN te defGrs xys aa g
Mark WIS to TX :b0liand Luke ix:1S TO S6) \
For that purpose g ! a 7. Is indis,
Tha readtbns scsne ppd ptheeught
{ feagt OF 4abernaclcs at Jerusal lem, from
the smaller OF SLIT pier lle 70 t ti,9
3inSthe metropolis. Il we must place OUT
selves at tho close of that event, when
tile people wero about TO separate. nn q.
sos Hsss Sa thonght tRat might
S Sita 1ra aMsy of t Resi sesspei
Two &, FOUNTAINS 81 Verses 27-3s)-Iln r.
san'eatfhes
Jesus set forth the gain OF those sm V Yrs, ,o
REPRESENTED himself a lounatin 70 ty[rst
eastern Countries where the hot weather
makes one desire to drink, but wh 2, I,
e the n noa slsat
priately llkened ITO thirst. xXil!;ii ~
in the exti$sentence he declared in na,.
Tho W no comes ito him, mat is, eAerfcls1Sa
9IProv.s xvii:4) M He not only obta ins from.
Christ what he needs but he Is enriched
inso far that he eo n 19
is both assiiS 80 op pecsss be-
9 iesi siti Christ becomes christ.lkse
blessing to OF hers, g filled and 9verhow "
Inc lie, (John iy:1D and ENRICHED g J, an q
sariour. y The whole sche me- and purpose
OF !. Chrlstianity.S isRsbea utlfully Expressed!
In these two sen fences. St
s SPIRITS "a PoWpR2 tverve se)- I!
language Will pe npw, n frura
Stive.s-SIt would be impossible to make
these words OF Jesus literally true; mere
were several advantages IN tn +. ID. se ~,
oI spHee esiatt i compelled study
10 las m the meaning, and that study,
often prolonge IN itself very ins y,
ecause, Besides:
81 i've N ia ng;ta gei " concealed the Lords
meaning from those who by reason OF q -
their were net wostny q,
ting tat Jesus spoke q the spirits power;
fna t s a Holy sp!2lt Wsua sixsat
those who beisyed,n b esllI barel limited
Ehv1Hti,e prophets elsa. 1889 but never
4 bsfora had it BEEN made IN suol1 EN-
$phatic terms. thu brings the sprit,
S(1AHffNtar 4, :iRE PRO Verse
Although this assert!ol 9 W y. ~
fully understood by those who heara H., ~
for II q did mot atethe time
Vet aid It awakenaini many MINDS az very ~
5importan t e reflectionss All plaln,2I,sHa SAN
that something amnryelous haa iiS ps s,s
fnronised SO Sthe believers esus, "a! ana
ali desired to know,lNba gtt I ~
was e;nerfectly anaturnl lanl0ng me WY WY
lived iIi Il Cit Y ,wteree public thought was
:constantly eneag with TalIgio,us3 au e.;
3tions. Some 5 4 them planned the words 1
by deolafihg that Jesus was the loa agd
expected prophet who had. s3 e lore !!1ha
by Mo ses Duet xviii; lois, an WHO
had been the theme lof pro phetlo 8 nope
VI IA writing during the fffteens centuries
that had INTERVIEWED, As such ne rmlgn
have been vel coined by q large class :, 9
men who exalted the teac hers o1i'cc
above every other, who elaine St q.
nothing was moro lie cessary o the puDi-@5
lie welfare than truths =,
5PRONIISED&C HRIST.-(Ve arse AID But.
this b explanation did snot satisfy many
Who ys, Thought that the words implied
moro than the coming s, Of a. teac q er.Ss
These believed that a create r perso was
among them, and they yentured the as
&sertion:Et TINT Jesus was tho Christ. me y!
nation Sshad s long cherished Messianlc
hopes. Il ga. lii: 12.) During the later
years or subsection to. tho Roman power
they expected deliverer who would
set aup again one Of their own RAJ On
tho q fhror }of: David, 49, That expectation