The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-06

mosque OF 81. sophia. This VAS the
schooi OF the rahhis and the lodging +
81 me priests as Well IS the place Of
Worship.
Boy Lost"
None Of the two million OF more
persons at this Passover feast under
STOOD o fascinating 10 this boy was
me great temple. lie cared more for
Il IMAM for the meetings with relatives
and the gossip about the daily meal
All the interests Of his life concentra-
tea upon this great center of his ma
tons worship. a trusted boy. he was
permitted to range widely by his fam
lily, so when the homeWard Journey
was begun he was not at first missed.
The distressed family later returned
ana found him in the temple, where
upon the agitated mother reproved the
boy, only TO hear the amazing reply,
which even her ears could rot com
pfehend. "Wist ye not that ! must bt
in NY Fathers house"
That is Il tragic hour, when q child
realizes 4 higher responsibility tina
his responsibility to his parents. It
Is = sacred hour also, and one not To
be FASTENED or postponed for it means.
though parents do not always SO un-
derStand il, that the child has become
q man. Jesus in truth became on that
visit n son of the law Thenceforth
The viii OF the Father for his liz,
took moro definite form. How far into
the future did those lustrouS, Wrn-
dcring eyes pcev2
\ Boys Great Question.
Familiar pictures represent the boy
jesus as teaching in the temple
sort Of boy wonder" laying down the
law to his elders. / suppose in this
some folk lind their warrant for those
ilsufferahle nrigs, the boy preach
ers." The picture is not supported by
tho fayt T1n affif,I1n nf IasJS rac
one perfectly correct for 4 respectful,
Interested, inuuiring boy.
They found him In the temple,
sitting in the midst of the doctors.
both hearing them and asking them
questions" He was properly deferen-
tial to his elders. He frankly wanted
to know many things, and so awaited
himself Of the privilege of asking
questions, which BELONGED to every
body in that time and place. How full
Of inquiries is every boys mind: and
especially this one The mind Of Jesus
must have lusted to know more about
his nation, about the expected Mes
Siah, and about the coming kingdom,
as laid down in the laW.I1iS own I'M
Outstanding, and the answer he made
to the questions which these inter
ested t~heologians put TO him, aston
ished everybody.
Greatest Of all the wonders in this
: story is that. knowing all he knew
conscious to some degree at least OF
! his unique mission and Of his peculiar
relation to the Father, and OF the fact
, that he was not understood by those
close to him in the flesh, he neverthe-
less went down with them, and came
to Nazareth and he was subject unto
! them" This wonderful self-subordina-
, ton may be dinly glimpsed by the
: great company Of first-rate workers
~ ~ pn ~1,1 NS>ot tn <Annr Wnfo IN
= Tor officers. Thus early Jesus emptiel
himself and made himself Of no repu-
tation. all hat he might attain the
. fullest identity with the normal lift
Of mankind.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
Speak with h speech of the world
hin with the thoughts OF the few
John Hay.
There are many troubles Whicl
you cannot cure by the Bible and tn
hymn book, bu which YOU can cur,
&c by a good perspiration and a breatI
OF fresh air-Kenry Ward Beccher. :
% Amid the bowling wintry sea.
- We are in port If We have Thee
-keble.
At He who puts OH the towel Of sery
d ice puts off a world of care.-Nar.
Guy Pearsc.
III man who las begun to liv
m more seriously within, begins to lv
4 more simple without. - Phillip
ir Brook.
Still achieving. still pursuing,
Learn To labor and to wait.
:, -LongfclloW.