The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-27

reapers into His fields. And now go.
Remember that I am sending you out
as lambs into the midst of wolves.
Carry no purse, no bag, nor change of
I shoes; and salute no one on your
way"
say, Peace be to this house!' And
if there is a lover of peace there, your
peace shall rest upon it; otherwise it
shall come back upon you. And in
that same house stay. eating and
drinking at their table; for the
labourer deserves his wages. Do not
move from one house to another.
And whatever town you come to
and they receive you, eat what they
put before you. Cure the sick in
that town, and tell them,
g The Kingdom of God is now at
your door,
and they will not receive you, go out
into the broader streets and say,
The very dust of your town that
hangs about US We wipe off as a
protest. Only be sure of this, that the
Kingdom of God is close at hand
II tell you that it will be more
endurabIe for Sodom on the great
day than for that town.
Chorazin, Bethsaida, Capernaum
"Alas for thee, Chorazin. Alas for
thee, Bethsaida! For had the miracles
been performed in Tyre and Sidon
which have been performed in you,
long ere now they would have
ashes. However, for Tyre and Sidon
it will be more endurable at the
Judgement than for you And thou,
Capernaum, shalt thou be lifted high
down as low as Hades.
HE who listens to you listens to
me; and he who disregards you
disregards me-, and he who disregards
me disregards Him who sent me-"
Return of the Seventy
When the Seventy returned. they
exclaimed Joyfully,
Master, even the demons submit
to us when We utter your name"
Il saw Satan fall like a lightning
flash out of Heaven" He replied. II
have given you power to tread
serpents and scorpions underfoot, and
to trample on all the power of the
Enemy; and in no case shall anything
do you harm. Nevertheless rejoice
not at this, that the spirits submit to
registered in Heaven"
Christ's Joy at their Success
On that same occasion Jesus was
filled by the Holy Spirit with
rapturous joy.
'I give Thee fervent thanks" He
exclaimed, 80 Father, Lord of Heaven
and earth, that Thou hast hidden
these things from sages and men of
understanding, and hast revealed
them to babes. Yes, Father. for such
has been Thy gracious will. All
things are delivered to me by my
Father; and no one knows who the
Son is but the Father, nor who the
Father is but the Son, and he to whom
the Son may choose to reveal Him
And He turned towards His disciples
and said to them apart,
Blessed are the eyes which see
what you seei For 1 tell you that |
many Prophets and kings have desired |
to see the things you see, and have |
not seen them, and to hear the things |
you hear, and have not heard them |
How to secure Eternal Life
Then an 'expounder of the Law !
stood up to rest Him with a question |
Rabbi, he asked what shall do |
to inherit the Life of the Ages?"
GO to the Law" said Jesus; what
is written there? How does it read % |
Thou shalt love the Lord thy |
Sod he replied, With thy whole |
heart, thy whole soul, thy whole
strength, and thy whole mind: and thy
fellow man as much as thyself -
(Deut. vi. 5; Lev. xix. 49,.
"a right answer" said Jesus; "do |
that, and you shall live"
But he, desiring to justify himself,
said.
MANI"
The good Samaritan
Jesus replied,
"A man was once on his way down
from Jerusalem to Jericho when he
Tell among robbers who after both
stripping and beating him went away,
eaving him half dead. Now a priest |
happened to be going down that way,
md on seeing him passed by on the
other side. II like manner a Levite
llso came to the place, and seeing him
passed by on the other side. But a
certain Samaritan, being on a journey.
anne where he lay. and seeing him
vas moved with pity He went to
him. and dressed his wounds with oil