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the very depths Of His being we're
stirred, and It is significantly said,
"He sighed deeply in His spirit. !"
But even this did not prevent His
quick and peremptory refusal.
There shall no sign be given." is
His explicit answer as "He left
them" The crude material out of
which He was to build the Kingdom
Of God was in evidence on this
very occasion, when Jesus said half
facetiously, "Take heed Of the leav-
en- of the Pharisees," at the moment
when the short supply Of bread was
discovered. Now Jesus seizes the
incident, trifling In itself, to Illus
trate a truth of first importance.
After twice witnessing the feeding
of thousands from q scanty store.
why should they trouble themselves
may He upbraid them for their
lack of perception and rebuke the
eyes that see, not and the ears that
hear not Why could they not
remember the nineteen baskets Of
fragments? Nothing could be
more opposite than the healing of
the blind man in connection - with
this incident. Al usual. 1t Is an
acted parable. The disciples see
themselves In the blind man-alI
zEain they zee the source and pro-
grees Of their cure. He whose vision
u wide as the universe must e1-
pand for them their moral horizon.
But this can not be done at one
stroke or In q minute. There must
needs be q period Of agony and
blurred vision In which one thing
will be mistaken for another. Moral
vision is a matter of evolution, and
infinite patience Is to be exercised
In its crude and erroneous begin
nings.
The Teachers Lantern.
Artificial ideas as to the nature
Of Jesus temptation are to be dis
carded and the effects Of the err
roneous teaching OF the past must
be overcome. The temptation was
not limited to a particular period
Of his life. Again, the pictorial me-
thod of It's description has led to
the assumption that it was some
thing preternatural. Both assump-
lions fall before the declaration
that HE was tempted like as we
sre." A miracle is not the great
est thing in the world. The great
est thing In the world Is the free
consent Of a human being to an
ethical proposition and his entire
devotion to the contamination Of
the moral end involved. That Is
the supreme miracle of any and ey-
cry age. Nothing comes Of ankle
deep feelings" Only when waves
Of emotion go over ones head will
splendid deeds be done. Jesus Is
still leaving" people. He eludes
the selfish, the bigoted. the sordid.
Infinite their loss. Yeast is mysteri
GUS and powerful. Evil is like 1t
in the secrecy and energy with
which it works. It was because they
were dull and visionless that the
disciples completely missed Jesus
meaning. A moments reflection
should be enough to show them
that 1t was not the material He
was talking about. He who had
Just fed five thousand could GER
tainly feed twelve. There Is one
only one-way to save the world.
Other methods palliate. Jesus way
h the real and permanent redemp-
ton. Victory over the Beast "
and "Song of Moses" are not mere
bits of Hebrew folklore. It is real,
not mythical. There Is a "beast"
slain. The battle is now on. The
victory, when achieved, will be so
superb and supreme as to put a
hAllelujah on every lip. The sub
stance Of the Kingdom of God is
the power to make ethical discrimi-
nations and the will to achieve and
actualize the highest ideals of uni
vessal human good.
YOUNG PEOPLES DEVOTIONAL
SERVICE.
Nov. 8. Titus Q: LA.
The Christian Virtues (XD Zeal.
Zeal is a distinguishing mark of
the people upon whom it pleases the
Lord to put His own name. 1t is
Nke the soldiers uniform or the
Sfficer's epaulet. Find me a person
Who Is aflame to do good, and I'll
HAD you a soldier in the army of
H. Lord. Zeal Is the condition OF
even what we enormously call
worldly" achievement. Without 1t