The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-01

,,n1ike an eminent educator KNOW -
10 Who recently turned a serNal'
adriff without notice or succor 80
cause the doctor had salu sue e.
the beginning Of an lncuraole
1r9c simply and personally con,
mae5 for his servants welfare, ana
ea,oht succor from the Savior. Jesus
nroInised to go and heal hun.
Tban came the electric shock o. q
ora3t faith. The splendid soldier re-
Dlied. Il am not worthy that 49,
should'st come under my roof. Du.
sneak the word only and my serNah.
shall be healed. / know all apou,
authority; l exercise 1t h'sStli' anu a
! know the lesser must obey the
oraata, NV soldiers obey me-: the
unseen forces OF h world OBEY YOU.
say the word and the healing VIII
be wrought
That episode overwhelmed Jesus.
He was always prepared for the
worst. and. 10, here he found the
hest Gle m~aryelled." The experience
came to him like a draught from q
tonic spring. He exclaimed, 10, |
have not found so great falth, no. not
in Israel" Then he preceded TO MAKE
? startling declaration, which the ears
n his hearers were not fitted to COM
prehend.
When The Last Enter First.
One of the par<GoXical laws oi the
| kingdom as laid down by Jesus IS
that the last shall be first. Here he
illustrated this. in poeticai and ORA
| matte fashion. MANY shall come
from the East and the West, ana
shall sit down with Abraham ana
Isaac. and Jacob. in the kingdom OF
heaven: but the sons OF the kingdom
shall be cast forth into the outer
darkness: there shall be the weeping
/ and crashing Of teeth.
That phenomenon is being Witness
ed today. Deep students Of the re
| ~ligious life Of the time are SraVeiy
concerned over the fact that the older
Christian nations, like Great Britain
and America, seemed to be passed py
in profound spiritual yisitations such
as have come in recent months 10
Korea. Indie and China. Something
like the experiences OF the Apostolic
Church have come upon these unSO-
phiScicated disciples. They are ex-
periencing o yeritab!e baptism Of
spiritual power. together with an
overflowing JOY and a success in wit
ness-bearing that are without parallel
in modern Christian history. 1t does
seem as il the despised East is find
ing the fuilness Of the kingdom ahead
Of us VINO had almost regarded it as
our birthright. Plainly the message
is written that the home churches are
to receive ,.ew furnishings by "a of
the foreign field.
An Old MOther-in-law Story.
The Bible contains two outstanding
mother-in-law stories. and both are III
striking contrast to those nowadays
commonly circulated. One is the idyll
of Ruth and Naomi, one OF the i'm
mortal pieces Of literature. The other
is the one given in the present lesson,
Of Peters wife's mother sick Of the
fever. Jesus touched her hand, and
the fever left her: and she arose and
ministered unto Them
No cruel, Notwithstanding jest about
that. Here was another, loved by
both daughter and daughters hus-
band. She had an honored and use
full place in the home. and. as is
the wont of mothers everywhere, she
was foremost in helpful service. Her
illness did more than Interfere with
the running Of the simple household
machinery: it put q sore burden upon
the heart OF the great apostle. so
he led the Master TO his home-a
nome. perhaps. where Jesus had often
enjoyed the comforting ministries Of
the mother. Gladly did he heal hrr.
and great was the rejoicing over the
restoration. The mother showed har
tha~nkfulness. woman fashion, by min
lSterlng 10 the needs Of her quests.
a Man Meeting His Mission.
an evening scene rare ana re
~markable, is pictured in the mkt
verse. 1t was the close of thu sab
bath. DevOut Jews were freq t., Ia
Dor. Ceremonial restraints were laid
aside for a week. SO they came
~thronSing TO the home where Jos,!s
soJourned, bringing to him all the at
Ilicfed ones OF the community. It
was a sore tax upon one SDirit}nHN
~stfaitened at the close Of a busy Sab
path. Yet Jesus failed them not. II.
never regarded himself, b1t cave
needy humanity first claim UPON his
powers. Therefore he healed all
that were sick"
mat was his mission. Ha came 10
make up whatever was lacking in h,l-
fnanlty. That he might serve ma,
he LETT heaven. He was not in The
world to be Comfortab Bile or prosnrr
Gus or 1ree from WEAKNESS and main
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