The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1908-02-21

GOLDEN TENT Himself took ~,
InHr1itiss. and bare our sicknesses y
Matt ST.
PLAcE-Ths Pool Of Bethesda a, gsra-
salem.
TIME-In the spring Of A n Tu,
Jshz the BApti=z ~As put IN prls0a aso.t
this time
Comment and Suggestive Thought
v J. Lay = great multitude a
impOtent folk" Literally. people w.rh.
out strength. especially. "a her. IL
bllity caused BY sickness The class
q diseases brought 10 these wa.e-s !,
described rs blind. halt Coz Lane as
from rheumatisml -witheret" ue--
bers OF whose body were deprive. a.
their natural juices. wasted. sh--x
Waiting for the moving Of the z4-e-
That there was 4 moving % the wa-s-
Is evident from the statement os -
sick man in v. Z. But this part 81 3
and the whole % v. 4. explaini-- ire
cause OF the movement Is emitted
from both the r v. and the An
because they are not found in re
manuscripts But the expIalau mar
be true.
Va The angel IS not necessa-t.
~ q person Angel means mess.
ger an agent sent by God 70 1s
certain work Thus Il IS said Pss
1o4.i. r W that God makeih z.1-s
his messengers his angels.
Jesus Going About Doing Coo -
The meeting Of Jesss with The .nva 3
az Bethesda Is one instance o. rs
method o, reaching men He Es-t
about doing good. Ons Sahb2-h AZ
even. when the sun did SCI. tt
brought unto him az that were
eased. and them that were possessed
with devils
And he healed many that were sick
OF divers diseases. and cast out MANY
devils. That il might b fulfilled uh.cl
was spoken b. Isaiah the proph-'.
saying. himself took cur in1rml-.ts.
and hare our sickneSses- Matthew
and Mark)
Imitation OF Jesus n Doing Good ~
-AM the experience Of modern miss. 1-
aries In the east gees % Show TIE
wisdom q the Dethoc employed ~
Jesus Christ and his apostles IL giving
attention 70 diseased bodies as a
means Of access 10 diseased souls ~
Isabella Bird Bishop.
Christ tells Us that those Eho te
lieve In him shall DO greater E1-sF
than he. and II Is true that Chris .l
his Christianity is doing OF tar ar
ger scale the works o. Christ than e.
was possible for him to do IL Pa-ss
tine The kindly feeling. the desire 70
help. the increased skill. which spTi-E
I'D under Christianity as covers ard
fruits grow in the sunshine. have mae
Christs works through his peCs .s
greater than those he wrought CO
earth They are not miracles. bur ars
better than the power OK miracles. 81
the prolonged sunshine Is better thai
a lash Of lightning Blind asyi--s
have opened many eyes. and ca-s-l
people 20 read and work even Ei-1 q.
sight Hospitals have cured and cad
FOR uultitudes OF sick and insane
II is the privilege OF each indivil q
Christian 20 know something &
Christ's healing power. The cheer -s
hope. the Inspiration. the upli.- g
faith In him. is = healing power over
disease Prayer Is said D. eTFe-ts
20 Be a real power in curing tAe ~
szre- Jesus himself car SIN la, or
diseases IL hts Own way Ard Te.
more. he can cause them &c 5rls
spiritual health and peace
II Is the privilege OF every Christian
70 90 about doing good IN the uaIe =
Jesu>-
did this man az Bethesda. not 50 -1c1
By what he does for them as Ehat he
does in them. With the command
came the inspiration. the power ~
obey. Therein lies the difference -
tween the advice which men give al
tie commands and invitations ~hic1
God gives. Advice 70 be good = n
dOubt often OF value. But what u-n
need and vhai God gives Is life. ne~
hearts. strength 20 follow the advice
All other religions give advice. Christ
Is the way. not merely an IDEAL DIX
the way TO reach the ideal: not 1.c-
ture o. what we ought 70 be. but Ne
way. the power. the life By which nel
can realize the picture
vs. Took I'D his bed SnoEi-s
his faith and obedience And wake
Showing the completeness OF the cure
The Cure q the Soul Went with t--
Cure of the Body-A little later IL
the DAY Jesus finds the mar II re
temple His religious nature as
awakened By his cure He had do-1i-
less been for a long time wanting to
worship God. but was unable % E1
I remember vel in ny boyhood' tass
that nv first deep and earnest seeking
for the religious life vas during me
later stages o. recovery from sickness
The disease and danger we're gone, o--
the heart turned toward God u M
temple Jesus made himself EnoN p
ard babe him sin no more
The healing a. the body Is q snaL
- afzn a r@4a..f.-