The Topeka state journal., 1906-02-17

What the Church Folks are Thinking
4About and Doing. Religious ltegUS
From EVeEYgUhere.


Apparently TINS evil spirit got along
comfortably during the prosy as
courses OF the scrlDes; but Lne eternal
antagOnIsm OF evil toward real reIlg
ION sprang into utterance when Jesus
himself appeared ana spoke. Art
thou come TO destroy us? Is the de-
mon cry, in CONSERVATION. Not always
is the enmity so frank and open as
this; but it always exists. BY It's very
nature, evil hates righteousness. In
vain il cries, Let US aIone!" When
right ceases to be sensitive to wrong,
ii has lost its SAVIOR. The gospel has
business with all Wickedness. Ii it be-
comes Indifferent to sin. it has ceased
to be the gospel, though it may have
the form OF godliness.
An aged sOul-Wlnner had sought out
fashionable woman and talked with
her about salvation. That night, in
tears, she told her husband of the con-
versation. IF I had been here
would have sent him about his busi-
nessi" exclaimed the latter angrily.
Husband, if you had heard him you
would have thought he was about his
business, was the gentle reply The
insistence with which the question of
personal religion presses itself upon
every ones attention is never imperu-
nence.
This demoniac recognized his Mas
ter THE devils also believe and
upper WOrld"aS witness the heavenly
annunciations in connection with the
birth ana aptism+recognize the
character and mission of Jesus. 1t IS
only man who denies the Sons SOW
ereignty. HE was in the world, and
the world was made through him, and
the world knew him not. He came
unto his own, and they that were his
own received him not" With cOnvul-
siOns and turmoil the evil spirit re-
sisted Christ's command to leave his
victim; but in the end he came out.
/ Eventually, all creatures in heaven
and earth and hades,. must obey the
command of God.
OF course the musty, tradition
! bound synagogue was tremendously
agitated by this incident; imagine
4 yourself present and this viii be ap-
I parent. Turning to one another the
+ teaching is this 2" New teachings were
exactly what they were unused to; they
made much of authorities Jesus
showed much authority. His power
was his credentials.
The Doors and the Takers.
For the present purpose. the world
may be roughly grouped into two
/ classes: the people who do things and
/ the people who talk about those who
do things. The latter are the more
| numerous even as one voice may start
many echoes. Jesus was a personality (;
and SO he was talked about. The syn
agOgue miracle within d few hours set
/ tongues to Wagging all over Caper-
/ naum. In an incredibly short space Of
time his fame was iii all Galilee. This
1 vas as he designed: for his miracles
| were signs, and served, as one end, the
/ purpose of modern signs, to advertise
4 hini
4 A less conspicuous miracle trod close
ly on the heels Of The one in the syna7-
4 gOgue. From the latter place the little
/ party repaired 10 the home of Simon
/ Peter Jesus delights to be a guest in
a home, and he leaves blessing wher-
ever he goes. His presence means
healing and happiness. In this humble
dwelling he found his hosts mother
in-law sick of a fever.
What cares and sorrows, as well a.
joys, the four walls of a home contain
/ the Dasserby little dreams. Now the
woman had not chosen or summoned
Jesus: but the blessings of the gOspe
go more widely than the Individual dis
ciple. Each person who becomes
Christian inVOluntarily takes those
who are near to him under the benigr
influence of the Master. Christ's hell
radiates and reaches far. Thus it came
| to pass, that when Simon followed tn,
/ ever wise course of telling his trouble.
to Jesus, his mother was instantl,
/ healed so that she could, in lOvinl
gratitude, take up wOman's highes
mission. that of ministry to a house
hold 1t was by no mere fiat, but b,
! tender personal touch that the Maste
restored the sick one.
HE touched her hand, and the fever lef
J her"
Oh! we need his touch on our fevere,
handsi
The cool, still voice of the Man Of sor
2 rows,
I Who Knows US. and loves us. and un
derstands.
: So many life is one long fever!
A fever of anxious suspense and care,
A fever of getting, a fever of fretting,
fever of hurrying here and there
All, Lordi Thou knOwest US altogether,
Each hearts sore sickness, WhateVe
it be;
Touch Thou our hands! Let the feve
leave us,
And so shall we minister unto Thee.
e. c. Cherry.