The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-26

Matthew follows his record OF the
Syonderfui words OF Jesus with II rec
ord Of his wonderful deeds.
The Lesson in Everyday Dress.
Al feper came to Jesus, and boWins
duwn before him cried. Lord, If thou
witt thou oanst make me clean
aneus, full Of compassion. laid his
hand upon the IoatEsorne creature and
said n will: be thou Clean In an
instant the man realized that the
3sprosy was gone HOLD" said
\ Jesus, don't say anything about it.
Go quietly to Jerusalem and have the
priests examine yon, and render your
Offering in the temple according TO
law" Bat the man could not keep
Hi To h.nlEelf4 and as he went Ee
made such a noise about IT that Jesus
raasld not enter a town because OF the
excitement which his presence creat-
An efflcer Of the Roman garrison at
Il f.apernannl Had a fayorits slave who
was at the point OF death. Hearlng
that the prophet OF Nazareth. whose
i fame as q healer WAS on every ton
Eae. had came ~ town he sent II
ssIelegatfon Of representative Jewish
citizens e. ask him "a heal his ser
TRnt He had perhaps heard how
INsass while ct Cana had healed a
Nc believed that the prophet could
d. Abe Same for aim, The delegation
plead has cause Quently, saying
Ii. .144 rs +sa- sss' -
+ Jet for suGh tayor-~and they told
Y hsW h@shad shown great love for the
Jews and had built them n synagogue
at his own expense Moved, not h.
the Imposing deIe gatton sent TO him,
z baIs hs the faith 81 the Roman officer,
= "a
heal him, Hearing that he WAS on
his Way tho centurion suddenly
reaiizing that he was utterly an
'worTfiy 10 be the host ~ such guest
4 hurFiedlg dispatched friends Co the
/ Prophet to tell him that he would
mot have him go to SO much trouble
that lin fact he was not worthy for
81 lofty q person to enter his house
that he had even felt unit to go e.
him in person. TX the Prophet would
pnft give the command the sick man
Watld he healed. Il know sou can
& do this he added for also. though
ssnecnpging an humble position. know
what Ii Is to command and 10 be
a 3nstRntiy nleycd. How much more
shall the powers of nature obey You %
Il Xrnr the second time in his public
career. as recorded. Jesus gave eX-
PRECISION to his establishment. Z have
met Ta4sas5 st4t.9S faith. t1e said u thf
4 people around him, no, not Ia Israel
Where | had right "a expect it." Tc
the centur!ons message he returned
sy-t-f,rritr1Ey fattn 4
SHOULD be done unfo him. and when
Vi the messengers reached the house
taey found that the sick servant was
restored
Cine sabbath tthis occurred some
mouths before the event just reiated)
.fAsng preached in the synagogue al
ssapernanin, and during the services
healed a demcniAc. on leaving the
sysaarogue he went with his disciples
! ~ 4sAt asefaar t,f Peter and Andrew
here iiae f,ez1itzf3 Peter wfte's mother
.41I a high 1eXer-- and -22h1Es= At safsset
Ssthe Sabfstth being ended, he healed
SFKrest multitude Bf stck folk ana De
\ xnoniacs that were brought to hin
xrons all parts Of the town.
AlI sthese wonderful deeds, says
Matthew, were done in fultiilmcut 81
T1kaiah's prophecy of the Messiah
himself took 0ur in'irinities and hare
Cur diseases"
Tise Heart of the lesson.
Jesus ia atr healer This is tht
ttsassitat No. tt=--t-tr r177r hearts
S4ttat Jastss is thg 1ealer nfme los
4 Has as truly as he was the healer
Il fsf men nearly r%t, Thousand wears age
''Efie tn healing men Of worse diseases
t0rday than the ieprosy and palsy ana
fever sA1it=ia fte healed IN Gaiilet, w,
1 SIT stiiI i'm car homes moaning ovel
gEoBr OWE soal-siek ncss or over tn.
II urogrsss Of disc ass 50 the hearts %
safr sons and daughters while the
xsrrat Physician passes by uunetiecd
LII we only had the lepUr's faith,
sfa Mere "a Ieper and knew au tina
Il aeprosE meant. and II / were a Jev