The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-03-14

my soul. and forget not all his benefits:
who forgiveth all thine iniquities: who
heaieth all thy dseases."-Ps. 1928.
Events tread upon the heels Of events
in the life of Jesus, especially during
his early Galilean ministry, and none
depict these events more graphically
than St Mark, who is presenting us a
picture of him as a servant.
Jesus had been upon preaching
tour and now returns to the town of
Capernaum. AS soon as 1t was noised
about that he was at his home a
crowd quickly gathered about the
door. SO great was the crowd that
there was no longer any room in the
house nor about the door, that is the
crowd was so dense that late comers
could not look in to see and hear the
prophet. .
That many of these were attracted
by his popularity there is no doubt.
but It gave Jesus an opportunity to
speak and preach the word which he
was quick to seize upon. "He preached
the Word unto them" Is this not a
suggestion for teachers? especially of
some of the adult classes.
If your class is a Bible class stick to
your text or else change your name.
The apostles followed his example in
this respect; so have all the mighty
men of God.
The result OF this teaching and
preaching is manifest in this record
CHI hA trp peraN ont In
preachers and Christian workers, viz,
that il not only attracts the crowd,
but that it reveals sin also
Sickness Result of Sin.
While all sickness may not be the
result of sin, yet remove sin from the
world and an overwhelming proper
ton. perhaps ALL suffering would
cease. We are promised that in his
newer and better kingdom there is to
be no more pain nor sorrow. Jesus
therefore said first of all, Child, thy
sins are forgiven" How his voice
must have thrilled with tenderness
and pathos as he uttered these words.
But the critics were there they
ever have been wherever a good
deed is being performed. Note they
We're sitting idly by ". g.. Showing
no such anxiety as the four that the
needy might come into the presence
of Jesus.
Who can forgive sin but one, even
God? Their reasoning was correct
and their conclusion was logical the
trouble was that unbelief and preju
dice had so blinded their eyes that
they could not and would not recog
nize the power of God working through
his Son. Yes, they went farther and
made the fatal blunder of ascribing
TO Beelzebub this work of God Ono
1888.
1t would seem as though their SNUG
self-esteem would at least have been
startled when this young teacher
showed them that he was reading the
thoughts of their hearts. "Why rea
son ye these things in your hearts?'
Human reasoning can dsprove God
but the deductions OF the intellect can
not satisfy the cry of human hearts
aiter God dob. 1858, D.
The greatest lesson for us to learr
g. h'7 rot Is that the forgiveness oi
. ir- er in the estimation of Goo
In &C ief Of human sufferings
Id.ni"S to the one sick of tn,
Ialrv ., said, "Arise." What
HAY n tiicg is phys
"a i;ngu -sib'ty. Surely this young
uraphc RS sCne r,ad; was not thii
'-' IT ao~L a tsw moments age
..ogi.I ttat he!c in yonder ceiling, 81
slp'cs that it took four of hii
lends to bring him to this placer
.ocmirg reply to such a quer.
Jesus tells the man to take up his be'
lcd w..
,cc.s Could Make Men Sec.
1li@l wonder that the mans new
power and this use of that powel
should amaze those present so tina
they should exclaim: "We never saw 1
on this fashion" Let us beware tina
our eyes be not blind to behold simi
lar miracles in this the twentieth cen
tury. (Read, "Twice-Born Men,.
It is very doubtful If the "all" o
verse IL includes the certain" o
verse 6. We must be careful tina
even as believers we do not croWI
away some needy, palsied one. BE
ware also of loveless consciousness
What is meant by glorifying Coz
". 12)? The answer is suggested b.
the spiritual seer, st. John. God
glory is wrapped up in the Son wh'
delighted to do Gods will. Godi
power is shown over all flesh in tn,
Son, and through the Son he is givinl
life-eteinal life.
Let us glorify God over the fact ant
hasten to bring others to the feet o
Jesus. Let US cooperate as did thu
four. Let us demonstrate as did th'
sick one by our walk. Thus shall W.
stop the mouth of every critic, 81
lence the tongue of every skeptic, ant
glorify the Son who came to give Vi