The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-02-07
Comment and Suggestive Thought.

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Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. 6. NOW Jacobs well was there.
zone Of the few sites about which
there is no dispute" IL is situated f..
the fork Of the two roads that lead G,
Galllee from this region. one run
northeast 20 the fords OF th'
Jordan. a few miles south o
the lake. the other going TO the
northwest by way of the south
ern pass into the plain of Esdraelor
directly toward Nazareth. The well
Is IS feet deep. but was originally
much deeper. as the bottom has been
filled up with rubbish The well Is
about seven feet six inches In diane.
eter. but the mouth of 10 Is a mar.
row neck four feet long. and only
large enough for a man 10 pas
through with arms uplifted. See HAS.
ings Bible Dict
Near the place where Christ talked
with the Samaritan woman now
stands a Baptist church. with a regu.
lar congregation OF a hundred per
sons Jewish Messenger
Jesus therefore. being wearied
with his journey" lie had probably
been walking several hours. as the
Orientals were accustomed 20 start
early In the morning. and it was nov
about the sixth hour" or noon. ac.
cording To- Jewish reckoning. JO-
sephus (AntQuiues) describes Moses
as sitting weary Boy a well at midday
Jesus was weary I'm his work. not of it
The wise approach by courteously
rising and asking a favor that could
easily be granted The Syriac Cordey
implies that Jesus rose and stood Co.
meet politely the standing woman
and this standing was one thing thai
caused his disciples 90 marvel "Give
me 20 drink Jesus asked for wator
because De needed 30. but be used the
request as a means Of preparing the
way for HIS teaching A useless Pc
quest would have defeated his pu7
pose
13. "Whosoerer drinkoth OF this
water shall thirst again" This wato
satisfies only bodily thirst and foi
brief Deriods-a tyre OF an WORLDLY
supplies for the deeper thirst Of The
soul
Every person is full of wants long
nes. desires hopes. both OF the body /
and OF the soul There are the fhirsrs /
'or pleasure. for power for money flr /
aspect, for love, for knowledge. There /
pre- tlirsts for the friendship and love I
'i God for forgiveness. immortal /
fife, holiness happiness usefulness
heaven. "A larger sphere and broader
ife. The larger the soul the mere
md greater are it's thirsts.
The greatness Of any being is meas
red CD by the number of his de-
Tres and thirsis; 90 by their quail.
ty; 90 by their capacity intensity.
Dead and Living Water. THE old
ireeks believed that. before passing
o the Elysan Field. an souls could
rink from the River Lethe. and for.
ct the sins and sorrows they had
experienced in this world. The liz
lg water which Christ offers does not
nable ms 10 forget our sorrows. but 10
clips ms % bear them. 70 is not n
relude TO life Of ease but a stimu
Is for the struggle entalled on an
no follow Jesus.
V. 26. Jesus declares 10 the woman
bat he is the expected Messiah. u
. am he"
True Worship-G) God wantsall mon
} worship him. because thus they be.
)me like him, near 10 him. 90 Thus
very heart may become hallowed
round 90 Worship must be spiritual
ther than formal (l) Il must be- sin.
ere. 90 Il is the fruit Of love rath.
P than fear. CD True worship can
)t be separated from morality. while
rmal worship can 90 Worship rs
sentlal TO the religious life. (S
)rms and rites are valuable only as
icy aid the spirit in its worship. 90
is not necessary 10 ren0unce forms
or some form is necessary IN pub. \
, Worship, but 10 fll the forms with
e true spirit
QO) Sir Matthew Hale found that
aver gave a "uncture OF devotion
all secular employments. that "it
as a Christian chemistry. converting
ose acts which are materially nam.
] and civil into acts truly and for.
ally religious" lie discovered I'm
bitual devotion what Herbert calls
be elixir Of life.
We need personal interest I'm the
,lfare of others. not Organized .
arity scrimpt and feed I'm the name
a cautious statistical Christ" We
ed the personal touching even more
an the needy need our touch
An Oriental Story There is an ORR.
tal legend Of a fountain into whose
tiers a good angel infused the mys.
.ious power that a new fountain
'e and gushed whenever droDs fell
the barren plain. so that a traveller
-rying a portion of this water could
ELY traverse any desert however
De or dry. because be took with him
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