The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-11

tax-gatherers, they said to His
HE is eating and drinking with
| the tax-gatherers and sinners.'
| Jesus heard the words. and He said,
ut is not the healthy who require a
| doctor, but the sick: I did not come
| to appeal to the righteous, but to
| sinners"
The Disciples Neglect of Fasting
(Now Johns disciples and those OF
the Pharisees were keeping a fast.)
And they came and asked Him.
How is it that Johns disciples and
those of the Pharisees are fasting,
yours are noS?"
Can a wedding party fast while
the bridegroom is among them p.
| replied Jesus. so long as they have
the bridegroom with them, fasting is
when the Bridegroom will be taken
away from them; then they will fast.
| No one mendS an old garment with a
piece of unshrunk cloth. Otherwise,
the patch put on would tear away
from 1.-THE new from the old-and a
| worse hole would be made. And no
one pours new wine into old wineskins.
Otherwise the wine would burst the
| skins. and both wine and skins would
/ be lost New wine needs fresh SKINS
A Charge OF misunderstanding
/ One Sabbath He was walking
/ LHTOuBn the WnedLHeAdS WHen his
| disciples began to pluck the ears of
wheat as they went. So the Pharisees
I said to Him,
Look! why are they doing what on
the Sabbath is unlawful?"
replied led what yS David David did da0 when the
necessity arose and he and his men
were hungry: how he entered the
house of God in the High-priesthood
OF Abiathar, and ate the Presented
Trlar VOC hit L-7& -
are allowed to eat-and gave some to
his men also Il Sam. xxi 81?
And Jesus said to them:
The Sabbath was made for man.
not man for the Sabbath; so that the
Son of Man is Lord even of the
Sabbath"
a ParaIytic restored
At another time, when He went to
the synagogue, there was a man there
with one arm shrivelled up They
closely watched Him to see whether
He would cure him on the Sabbath
so as 20 have charge to bring against
! Him.
Come forward" said He to the
man with the shriveIIed arm.
Then He asked them.
Are We allowed to do good on the
Sabbath, or to do evil2 to save a life,
or to destroy one?"
They remained silent. Gr.eved and
indignant at the hardening o. their
hearts. lie looked around on them
with anger, and said to the man,
Stretch out your arm"
He stretched it out. and the arm
was completely restored But no
sooner had the Pharisees left the
synagogue than they held a consulta-
| ton with the Herodiaus against Jesus
TO devise some means OF destroying
Him.
Other Miracles.
Accordingly Jesus withdrew with
His disciples to the Lake. and a vast
crowd of people from GaliIee followed
Him; and from Judaea and Jerusalem
and Idumaea and from beyond the
Jordan and from the district of Tyre
and Sidon there came to Him a vast
crowd. hearing of all that He was
doing So He gave directions to His
disciples TO keep a small boat in
constant attendance on Him because
of the throng-to prevent their
crushing Him. For He had cured
many of the people, 50 that all who
had any ailments pressed upon Him.
to touch Him. And the foul spirits
whenever they saw Him, threw them
selves down at His feet. screaming out:
You are the Son of God
But He many = time checked them.
fcroidding them to say who He was
(To Be Continued.)