News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-09-28

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here: "Al Galilee )" "AIl manner OF
Sickness" "All manner of disease"
| Whar clinic! IBIS fame went
throughout all Syria. They brought
unto Him all sick people and He
| healed them. Had ever physician or
surgeon such success:NAnd there fol-
| lowed Him great multtudes of peo-
pie" What renown The whole
country was stirred to wild enthusi-
assn. Over the hills and valleys OF
Galilee-far away to the south to Jeru--
| salem-acrosS the Jordan into Syria,-
| the news was carried of the strange
| and unaccountable deeds Of this new
prophet.
One day the situation became so in.
tense that popularity spelled peril
Jesus, to prevent a riotous demonstra-
ton, had to disentangle Himself from
the crowd by taking ship across the
Sea OF Galilee to His prayer retreat in
the mountain. But the people were
not so easily dispersed. This only
served to inflame their ambitions. They
determined to press their demands
Around the head of tie lake vast
procession pursues, as the boat carries
Him away from them. They will find.
Him on the other side, but When they
arrive He is gone. Whittier they know
not. They are aroused from their in.
tent, TO realize -.naWing hunger at
the close of day in waste and barren
desert.
Boys Lunch Feeds Multitude.
The Watchful eye Of Jesus was upon
the surging, seethng throng. He
knew their need. His compassion was
touched. He came to their relief. But
what could He do? No money-no
bread, no shOps-nOthing of human re-
source to meet this tremendous need.
Oh a CLEAN of hope Andrew has
found boy with a few bites for
lunch-nOt lOaves-not fishes, but five
slices and two sardines. But what are
these? Nothing TO a man-les> TO
crowd Of thOusundS--but to Jesus suf-
fcient for every need He used what
boy gave Him and fed full every
member of that host and they took up
twelve baskets of fragments. Tie res
idue far exceeded the original invest
ment. 1t always does in His hands.
Far more passionate than before be-
came the multitude, now hunger APP
peased, until turned into a wild tumul-
tuous thrOng that clamored to make
Jesus king Why not? \ king who
could feed them with miracle bread
when hungry, who could command
their diseases and conquer their dev-
lis, who could meet every crisis with
such poise and serenity! The cry was
lifted, Lead on, o King from five
thousand voices. But behold, he re-
spends not. He is unmoyed by this
uprising He again eludes the crowd.
But nothing save kingship thrust upon
Him would calm their emotional tenn
pest They take up the trail again,
until they find Him in Capernaum the
next day.
His opportunity has now come. They
must have the mists of deluSion dis
PEELED. They must know His terms OF
kingship. He knows their hearts. He
dares to tear off the mask: I've seek
me for the loaves and fishes"
Turn Away Offended
What rebuke! Their se,hshness
was unclothed. They began to muir
nur They challenged Him wiki ques--
ions. Slowly He dropped the veil OF
prophet and miracle worker and dis
:losed His real identity as Messiah
Son of God, Eternal Bread of Heaven.
they looked in skeptical wonder
What can he mean? How can he give
Is his flesh to eat? Why. he's crazy.
His head is turned. We know his
mother. We know the carpenter shop
where he worked with his father. We
now the town he came from. He is
esde himself. Think of what he is
aging He will give eternal life
Why, this is blasphemy! And from
hat time many of His disciples walked
o more with Him."
How largely this pictures atti--
ude of the world TO Jesus e.tf since
the back, on Him. On, the
rowds fed by Him, protected by Him,
Tho have turned their backs, HIS only
eward for compassion and provision.
III, why are men offended in Jesus?
D almost every crowd, when the cos-
ell has been preached, some have muir
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