Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-03

decently and in order. Matthew tells
us that He commanded that they
should be seated by companies;" and
Mark says the companies were to be
in ranks, by fifties and by hundreds.
There is regard for arrangement even
in the miraculous.
And Jesus took the Ioaves,--Cer-
tainly the lad was rewarded. His
property was not taken from him by
confiscation. God himself recognizes
the rights of men to property, and
would not impose even upon a small
lad-and when he had given thanks
Not to the boy, but to the Heavenly
Father. from whom cometh every good
as we'll as every perfect gift. Here
was recognition of divine Providence,
and gratitude for the same-which
should always be. not only at meals,
but in the supply of all our need-he
distributed to the disciples, and the
disciples to them that were set DOWN,
and likwlse Of the fishes AZ much as
they would.
Whom they were fiIledeReally, not
imaginarily. There was a real full
ness, not simply a sense without ac-
tual fact The substance OF food was
In their stomachs: and IL all came
from those five loaves and two fishes.
multiplied by the Lord-hs said unto
his disciples, Gather up tho fragments,
that remain.-So there was moro than
enough. Each one served had some
leavings-that nothing be lost.
Therefore they gathered them TO-
sether,-It is pleasant not to see or
hear of any DIRECTORS in that great
crowd. So far as we know, everybody
did exactly and without gainsaying
what the Lord told them to do-and
filled twelve baskets-Traveline bas-
kets. such as were used for carrying
food. These were probably in the COM
pany; and II may be that each apos-
tie had one; and 80 he got his own
haversack filled while ministering unto
others. That is the way our Lord de-
signs that His ministers shall be sup
ported-they reap as they sow-of the
five barley ioaves,-Mark adds "and Of
the fishes."-which remained over and
one; and so he got his own haversack
filled while ministerins unto others.
That is the way our Lord designs that
His ministers shall be supported -
they reap as they sow-of the five
barley loves,-Mark adds and of the
fishes. which remained over and
above unto them that had eaten. This
was more than there was at the begin
ming. Thus there is that scattereth."
Men may ask, How is this possible7
But with God all things are possible;
and this was the work of God, and 10
marvellous in our sight. The whole
thing was as real a miracle as Great
ing the world out of nothing.
Then those men,-The five thou
sand who had just been hungry, but
were now full, and without any visible
means Of a sufficient supply Of food
Whom they had seen the miracle that
Jesus dld,-They recognized at once
that Jesus was possessed of power
above what is generally called the
course of nature. Any one ought to
be able to recognize that fact; and
even today 1t is so in the spiritual and
moral realm. He yet acts above the
usual course, and seems to be above
the ordinary moral law-said, This Is
Of truth that prophet which should
como into the world. That prophet"
foretold in Duet. xviii:15, 10, was by
many regarded as the forerunner of the
Messiah, but probably by more as the
Messiah himself. Probably this is what
these thousands meant: they recog-
nized Jesus and acknowledged Him as
the Christ Of God.
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