The Brinkley argus., 1910-05-27
he MuItitudes
 Fed Sunday School Lesses for May 2s. 1910 Specially Arranged for This Paper

LESSON TExT.-Matthew 14ls-s1: i5:2s- % Memory verses. 19. 20.
 cor DEN TEXT. .-"Jesus said unto tbem I am the bread of life "-John 6:35.
 TIME.-The feeding of the 5000 in the snring. A. D. 2e; of the 1000 a few weeks later, in the summer
 pTAcE.-The first miracle at the north ern end of the Sea of Galilee; the second snrther down on the east side opposite Magdala (Magadan, Da1anutha).
 sucqestion and Practical Thought. The Sick Multitudes.-Matt. 14:13. IA; 15:29-31 These two miracles, though plainly separate. yet have so many resemblances that they may best be considered together, as if in parallel columns; and we must combine the accounts of all the evangelists. On what occasion were the five thou sand fed? Our Lord had just heard of the tragic death of John the Baptist, and when he heard of it, he departed thence" (the place in which the news reached him is not named) "by ship into a desert place apart" He was filled with sadness at this murder of his cousin and herald. Moreover, the event was an indication of the perils amid which he himself walked, and he may have withdrawn to avoid them, for his hour had not yet come. Be- sides, Herod sought to see him (Luke) and we may be sure that Christ had no ,Iy o1c %o11 us that the disciples had just returned from their preaching tour through Cali lee, and Jesus withdrew that they might rest and that he might give them further instruction in quiet as we'll as talk over their experiences with them All these motives coincided
 To what place did Christ and his dis ciples go? To the eastern side of the lake fJohn SD, into the realm of Philip the tetrarch, half brother of Herod Antipas, who at later time married his niece Salome.
 In what locality were the four thou sand fed? After the feeding of the five thousand, to avoid the pressure of the adoring multitude who would make him king, Jesus crossed the sea west ward toward Capernaum and again sought retirement, this time going northward toward Tyre and Sidon. He returned thence again through Philips possessions on the eastern side of the lake, the region known as Decapolis or Ten Cities (Mark 7:31), and to place seemingly opposite Magdala (Magadan, Matt 15:39), town half way down the western side This second miracle, therefore, was worked further south than the first, but on the same side of the sea.
 What miracles preceded the two feedings of the multitude? In each case a great crowd gathered around Jesus. 'The sight of crowd of hu- man beings always is impressive It is the fact of life laid on the heart of the living man. Phillips Brooks. In these cases those thronging faces were, par ticularly eloquent, for so many of them were suffering faces. There were the lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, all cast down at Jesus feet All oriental crowds are full of sad sights, and it is only in our happy Christian lands that one can look upon great throng and ones heart not be wrung. Christ, as always, had compassion on them"
 What was the result of this healing What it should be whenever Christ blesses men; The multitude won dered, .. and they glorified the God of Israel" They were ready to listen with all their hearts to Christ's teach
 ing, and remained consistently, the five thousand all day and the four thousand for three days.
 The Hungry Multftudes.-M IA l5; 15:32. Our Lords compassion was moved by more than the sicknesses of the multitudes; by what? By their hunger. In the first instance the crowd were passover pilgrims. in large part