The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1910-04-29
Two Sabbath
Incidents

GOLDEN TExT.-.I Win have nsscy.
and not sacrSlcs. "-Matt. nj
TINE.-Eav'y summer II 4. D. - A1ass
and Luke place the event earlier thaa
Matthews grouping would Indicate.
PI.ACE.-0oms Ae,6 and synasogpe h
0aiiiss: probably IN Cspssnaum.
oSOossttsN end prssslssi ThswossG.
A Work Of Necessity.-vs. ~. TAs
Cause Of Criticism ". ~. What ct
OF the disciples seemed 10 defy H.
Law Of the sabbath? Gan you not
imagine that quiet Sabbath aftsrnooa
walk through the ripening cosis-Aellsi
The sun 10 declining n The western
sky. there b not . cloud In the blus
heavens. the breath Of wind stirs TIE
wheat-held now white with harvest.
Tomorrow busy reapers win b. here
with the sickle. to begin the great
work Of the year-the cutting and car.
rying Of the grain. Then the heavy
ears and the light ears. the scarlet
poppy and the blue-bottls and the
purple corn-cockle will BE- mown down
together. A. Jesus and the twelve
walk through the corn-aelds they are
hungry. and they pluck the ripe ears.
rub them In their hands. blow away
the light husk, and eat the hard
brown-yellow grains that remain IN
their palms."-Rev. 3. Barring Gould.
The Charge ". -. What vas II IL
upon them. objected TOT Not taking
the grain or eating II. but the manual
work involved. Rcaping and thrcsh.
ing were properly forbidden on the
Sabbath, and the Pharisees insisted
that plucking grain with the hands
wss Q kind Of reaping. and rubbing
the husk on was . kind Of thrsshing!
c. The F0urfold Reply Tvs. 81.
Our Lords answer to the Pharisees'
charge ID especially interesting b.
cause Of its variety.
First Reply. the Example Of David
(ts. 3, -, who. when fleeing from
Saul, persuaded Ahimelech the priest
to feed him and hts hungry followers
with the twelve symbolic loaves Of
bread kept on the golden table In the
Holy Place Of the tabernacle TO signify
that God was the provider Of the pso.
pies food. -..
Moreover. this was done on the Sab.
bath, the day when the loaves were
changed (see Inductive Study -. aal
no one but the priests was allowed
to eat that sacred food. Thus Jesus
met them first on their own ground:
because life b more than law. even
according to rabbits. Tan Maclaren."
II vas an Illustration Of the far great
er importance Of human nesd than
any ceremonial reQuirement Or out
ward form, however sacred. Per.
haps there may be Just Q hint IN the
double. Have 70 mot read! that they
could not produce Scripture for their
prohibition. - he would DO for the
liberty which he allowed. The hrst
illustration b perhaps chosen With
some reference to the parallel between
himself. the true King. now unrecoG-
Missed and hunted with his humble fol-
lowers. and the fugitive outlaw with
his band."-Alexander naclaren. DID.
Second Reply. the Example Of the
Priests Tvs. s. 81. for whom the Sab.
bath 10 the busiest day OF the week.
But no one blames them. but rather
all men praise them. because they are
serving Gods holy temple.
Third Reply. the Laws Real Re-
quirement ". ~. which 10 mercy. and
not sacrifce-a point upon which the
prophets often insist.
Fourth Reply. Christ's Authority ".
o.. Marks account precedes these
words with the notable utteranee.