Evening journal., 1916-01-13

new lesson.
There is another element in Christ's /
method so important that Il deserves F
emphasis. He spoke in a language
that she could understand | have I
wondered where some preachers got
their great reputation for depth and
scholarship. I have heard some OF
them preach and their thoughts were
I as clear as mud. and yet many OF
their hearers went out and praised
their learning The nearest that !
could figure out, why they did this
was that they knew that they them
selves did not understand what the
man was talking about-neither did
anyone else. but they conceived the
idea that If they would praise him for
his wisdom, then other people would
say Certainly that must be a very
smart man TO have understood that
speaker" Hence they themselves
would set a reputation for wisdom
Herbert Spencer has said that it Is
possible to put the most profound
truth In language so simple that even
a child could understand it An old
lady was questioned regarding the
new pastor and how she liked him.
She said he had az least two ele-
ments Of deity y-invisibility and in
comprehensibility He was invisible
during the week and incomprehensi-
BILE on the Sabbath.
know young man who staid out
a year during the middle of his col
lege course TO get money to pursue
his studies He took the principal
ship OF a school in small village,
and was accustomed on Friday after
moons TO get the pupils together and
speak TO them on various subjects.
Frequently he would recur TO his
favorite theme Of astronomy. One
afternoon he was waxing eloquent as
he scared mp in the skies among the
planets. talking about Jupiter and
Saturn and Mars and Mercury, when
little fellow on the front seat held
up his hand and snapped his finger
The teacher. thinking he had some
question to ask ABOUT the. planets
stopped and inquired, What rs it,
Teacher. do calves have teeth on the
upper Jaw" OF course II made the
teacher very angry. and he replied.
Feel in your mouth and see. but
whether the scholars got lesson
that day or not. the teacher did-it
brought him down out OF the skies
and set his feet on the earth. Jesus
did not say to Peter, Feed my gi-
RATES." he said Feed my sheep.
Pastors are called TO be shepherds OF
the sheep. but some put the rack so
high the sheep can get nothing to
eat Mr.. Moody said the best COM
pliment he ever had paid to his
preaching was by an old lady going
, home from a service who said TO a
! friend. 81 did not see anything re-
markable about that mani could
, understand everything he said
r Evidently. with all Of its plainness
and simplicity, this outcast woman
did not comprehend His meaning. for
r she replied. From whence then hast
= thou that living water. for thou hast
, nothing to draw with, and the well is
{ deep" She spoke more wisely than
j she knew. True 1t was that Jesus
! had nothing. He became poor that
D we. through His poverty might be-
come rich. II Jesus were a mere man,
then this poor woman was better on
/ than He was, for she had a bucket
and He had nothing Renan, the
French infidel. said that from every
standpoint the life OF Jesus was q
failure. He collected but a handful
/
denied Him, another betrayed Him
! and they all forsook Him and fed. A
last He was put to death like a com
II mon thief. But we cannot measure
y Jesus bv our poor earthly standards
r Notice in the next place, the kind
=. liness of Jesus is evidently makinl
4 an impression upon this woman
= heart for she says, Are you create
/ To- .Nan 1Nlr
!" emphasis on'"our." She is seekinl
q for common ground TO stand on Th'
Samaritans and Jews alike trace theii
\ lineage TO Jacob. / always know
II have begun 10 impress communit,
n when folks come to me and begin t'
: claim relationship. We can always
q find plenty OF points OF contact II W.
are looking for them. and on the
i, other hand can find plenty of GROUND
= for dispute Il We want to.
Yet the greatness of the character
OF Jesus is still entirely beyond hei
- comprehension. She had been accus
!, toned to regard Jacob next 10 Abra
ham as the greatest man that eve
rs lived You invite a man to come e
- the meeting and he replies, 81 woul'
= like TO. but ! have far more import
/
, er than our father Jacob? You in
- vite lady to the afternoon servic
- but she SAYS, 81 cannot come bccaus
- I must go to my card party" Il
" the same thought that the Samaritan
l.. woman had. Art thou greater thai
y our father jacob If Jesus is NO
greater than all OF the Jacobs Of thi
/. world. He is not worthy to be you
!. Christ and mine In describing tn
!, greatness of Jacobs well, she says
" Gle drank thereof himself his chill
|, dren. and his cattle" This was a
, anti-climax. II you cannot do thing
:. that the cattle cannot do. you are nc
4, worth much
= - Now Jesus touches on most Pre-
- found truth "Whosoever drinket
! - this water shall thirst again. but tn
:. water that I shall give him shall b
- - a we'll of water springing mp int
everlasting life The trouble wit
= the pleasures OF this world is tina
they do not last The glory of th
water of life is that il is eXhilaratinl
satisfying and everlasting. Here
the difference between a spring and
cistern. The cistern may have a
! much water in it as the spring, q
|. more, but when il is emptied that
i all there Is Of IT, The controvers
that jeremiah had with the people {
Israel was. that they had forsake
0 the living spring, and had hewn ou
for themselves cisterns. broken els
terms that held no water. Here is th