The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-22

keeper. 1t 9 the greater injunc-
ton Of the Saviour Himself, AS You
go preach heal We need not
wait until we get to a destination III
order to do effective ministry. Llies
waysides are in reality a life goal.
Jesus ministered as He travelled. Any
body with a passion for helpfulness
will find the world full Of opportunI-
ties. This Sunday school lesson is one
Of the eyerydayness Of life. While on
the way of our everyday work we are
70 serve all the lives that we can
reach.
The attention attracted to Jesus by
His work. Of healing is especially eX-
plicable to those who know the East.
III this Very region there are a few
missionary doctors, like DR.. Mary Ed
dy, Who nave d widespread reputation
as hakims. rom far and near the
people come with their ailments seek
ing SuccOr
Amid this %thronging human need
Jesus went ministerirG. He was not
SO busy seeing the sights Of the won
derful Greek cities that He had not
time for the poor and miserable and
outcast. He miniStered to people be-
cause He loved them and wanted to
help them; and also because His min
istry interpreted His message. In the
lISCd1N liSdili1S ~ WIN - ~ -
be read.
Sensational beyond all men was
his humble, gentle Nazarene. Not in
the cheap. S~elf-seeking fashion
Of the occasional pulpiteer, but
seeking to focus mems eyes upon
Himself. AS we see. He set people
to thinking and to talking about great
deeds and great words and their sig
niticance. His work created a sensa-
ton. When DR.. Charles Lewis, Of
China, removed a huge goitre from a
peasant WOman's neck and face, and
sent her back to her native village,
she was at first rejected as being a diff
ferent woman entirely. That was
creating a sensation. In this fashion
the healing and h%elpfulnesS Of Christ
set the countryside by the ears and
gave the Unsuitable Greeks something
new to talk about.
A deaf and dumb man vas brought
to Jesus. Nobody understood quite
what could be done for him, but they
quickly learned the wise habit of TAX
ing problems to Jesus. The friends of
the afflicted one did not understand
that he was dumb because he was
deaf. and that if his ears could be
opened his lips would be unsealed.
Most dumbneSS is due to deafness.
With fine symbolism, Jesus made him
to hear and thus taught him to speak.
Using some signs to strengthen the
mans faith, the Saviour spoke the
word true to all with muffled ears
"~Ephatha, that is be opened" The
miracle set men to maryeling, n the
story could not be kept from the
world. The common opinion found
voice in the words, He hath done all
things we'll: He maketh even the deaf
to hear and the dumb to speak"
The teaching lies or h surface
that the spiritual dullness Of mems
perceptions is being removed by
Christ. He is making men to hear,
and, hearing, to speak. Even as there
are sounds in the physical world be-
yond the range of the human ear. so
there are notes in the spirit realm to
which Christ atunes the hearts Of
those who come to Him for healing.
The new world Of sound in which he
who had SO recently been leaf found
himself was no more wonderful than
the choice music Of life to which the
redeemed spirit is introduced.
The Shared Meal.
One other event is chronicled in this
lesson, thai Of the feeding of the
four thousand. 1t is like the miracle
recently studied Of the feeding of five
thousand, yet with important points
of difference. The message is the
same, illustrating the responsibility Of
them that have for hose that have
not. I'VE that are strong ought also
to bear the burdens of the weak
The simple fact Of a nan need CAV
him a claim upon Christ. His nun
ger brought him within the range OF
the miraculous ministry Of the Master
Underlying many teachings in this
story lies the timely truth that those
who are Christ's cannot be Indifferent
to human need. Our powers are fOT
the worlds service We hat have
cannot escape an obligation to those
who have not. Even as Jesus went ur
and down the and we call holy, pour
ing out His soul in ministry, so His
disciples must move among men as
helpers in all the wide range of needs
that burden life.
God is working His purpose out. rs
year succeeds to year;