The Red Cloud chief., 1912-03-21


GOLDEN TENT came not to call
the righteous. but sinners Mark 2lI.
Levi Matthew. who calls himself by
the opprobrious title of "the publican
represents that class of grating pa.
triots who through all ages have cx-
"mpliied the seven cardinal points or
Il politician. viz, the two loavcs and
five fishes" Men who will weep over
sentimental patriotism and serve tho
opprcssor for profit. Better still, how.
ever. Matthew is a type of conversion
In that he left all and followed Jesus.
No weeping. but rather great rejoicing
for he made n feast; no record OF
great conviction, though he had
enough to act at once upon Jesus
invitation. II was brief, sudden
call, but what vast results were in.
volScd First n demonstration upon
his part, secondly demonstration
upon the part of Jesus. and lastly
record of the life of the Master that
has been termed the most important
book ever written. ChronolOgically
this lesson follows that of last Sunday.
In Luke's account we are told OF the
feast Matthew prepared that he might
entertain Jesus. Some believe that
Jesus began his work by trying to win
the Jews through teaching in their
synagogucs and that, receiving him
or not. he turns to those outside OF
the circle of the scribcs and the phar''
sees. BE that as il may. we know
they murmured greatly that this rabbi
should consort with publicans and
with sinners.
Came to Call Sinners.
Jesus hears of their complaint and
his reply IL fine bit of irony and
garcasm. "They that are whole have
no need of IA physician but they that
are sick You self righteous Phari-
sees, why do you complain if you are
all right and these be all wrong. why
then not let me minister to those that
need me-" At the same time Jesus
utters one of his greatest and most
comforting sayings. Il came not to call
the righteous but sinners"
Jesus chooses one of their own 80.
tinctly Hebrew account of his life: one
who had been faithful as business
man to be leader and historian;
one willing to renounce all, say fare
we'll to ambition and follow him.
Following this. the disciples OF John
the Baptist and of the Pharisees are
fasting and they observe that the dis
ciples of Jesus are not so engaged
They came to Jesus with the question
and his reply is perfectly logical
one, "Why should they fast, am ! not
with them?" "Do you fast at your
weddings while the bridegroom is pres
ent?" The day is to come. however,
when he is to be taken away, then
there shall be times for fasting.
Jesus has feasted with "many pub
licanslcans; when the bridegroom
returns he will sit down with many
publicans and sinners in glory whom
he has associated with in order that
he might save them. Are we follow
ing his example? If so, let us be suro
we do it from the same motive. The
disciples of John did the right thing
to bring their perplexiiies to Jesus.
He answers their question as we have
seen and we are now in the day he
mentions when there is a place for
fasting. Jesus teaches US in his ref
erence to the wine bottles 0eathcr
sacks which could bear but one
stretching process due to fermenta.
tlon Of the wine), that we are to be
new creatures in him and must leave
the old life and habits. We are not
to make patchwork OF this new Cos.
pei and the old law.
His Work That Of Physician.