The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18

' seed on the good ground. are all who
I hear the Message and welcome it, and
Weld a return of thirty. sixty, or a
/ hundred fold"
Lamps are for giving Light
He went on to say.
rs the lamp brought in in order
/ to be put under the bushel or under
the bed2 Is il not rather in order
that it may be placed on the
/ Iampstand2 Why, there is nothing
/ hidden except with a view TO its being
ultimately disclosed. nor has anything
been made a secret but that it may
at last come to light. Listen. every
/ one who has ears TO listen within
The Responsibility of the
VveII-taught
He also said to them.
Take care what you hear. With
what measure you measure IT will be
measured to you. and that with
have more given them: and from
those who have not even what they
have Will be taken away"
seed which grew secretly"
Another saving OF His was this:
The Kingdom of God is as IL
man scattered seed over the ground:
he spends days and rights. now awake.
now sleep. rhile the seed sprouts and
grows tall. he knows notR how Of
itself the land produces the crop
Z IlrEr the n420es LleH the ear AFTER
wards the perfect grain is seen in the
ear But no sooner is the crop ripe.
than he sends the reapers, because
the time of harvest has come"
The Mustard Seed
Another saying Of His was this:
How are we to picture the
Kingdom OF God2 or by what figure
Of speech shall we represent it, It
is like a mustard-seed. which, when
sowu in the earth. is the smallest of
, all the seeds in the world; yet when
sown 1t springs UP and becomes larger
than all the herbs. and throws out
great branches, SO the birds build
under its shadow"
With many such parallels He used
to speak the Message to them
according 10 their capacity for
receiving it But except in figurative
Language He spoke nothing to them:
while TO His own disciples He
expounded everything. in private.
a Storm subdued
The same day. in the evening. He
said TO them
Let US cross to the other side"
So they got away from the crowd.
and took Him-as He was-in the
boat; and other boats accompanied
and the waves were now dashing into
the boat, so that il was fast filling.
But He Himself was in the stern
asleep. with His head on the cushion:
SO they woke Him
Rabbi" they cried. sis II nothing
TO you that we are drowning"
So He reused Himself and rebuked
the wind. and said to the waves,
silence, Be still,''
The wind sank, and a perfect calm
set in
why are you so tirnid - He asked;
have you still no faith %
Then they were filled terror and
began to say to one another.
hrs is I
and sea obey Him"
A Gerasene Demoniac cured
So they arrived al the opposite shore
OF the Lake. in the country OF the
Gerasenes- At once. on His landing
there came from the tombs to meet
Him a man possessed by a foul spirit
This man lived among the tombs. nor
could any one now secure him even
with a chain: for many a time he
had been LIFT surely bound inf letters
and chains. but afterwards the chains
lay torn link from link. and the letters
IN fragments. and there was no one
strong enough to master him And
constantly day and night, he remained
among the tOmbs or on the hills
shrleklng- and mangling himself with
sharp stones And when he saw Jesus
IN the distance he ran and threw
himself at His feet. crying out in a
loud voice.
What hast Thou 20 do with me.
Jesus. Son of God Most High2 In
torment me"
For He had said to him.
Foul spirit come out of the man
Jesus also questioned him
W nat IS your name?' He said.
a host of us
And he earnestly entreated Him not
20 send them a. ay out Of the country
Feeding there. on the mountain
slope, was great herd OF swine. So
Iney beSoughC Jesus.
send US 20 the swine they said
so that We may enter into them"
He gave them leave: and the foul
spirits came out and entered into the
swine. and the herd-about 600 in
mum ber-rushed headlong down the
cliff into the Lake and were drowned
In the Lake The swineherds fled. and
spread the news in town and country.
SO the people came to see what it was
that had happened; and when they
came to Jesus. they beheId the
demoniac quietly seated. clothed and
OF sane .mind-the man who had Mad
the legion; and they were awe
told them he particulars of what had
happened TO the demoniac. and all
about the swine. Then they began
entreating Him TO depart from their
diStrfre
As RE was embarkfnE. the man who
had been possessed asked permission
10 accompany Him. But He would
not allow it.
GO home to your family" He said.
and report to them all that the Lord
has done for you. and the mercy He
has shown you"
So the man departed and related
publicly everywhere in the Ten Towns
all that Jesus had done for him: and
all were -stonished-
Jair's dying Daughter
When Jesus had re@crossed in the
boat to the other side n vast multitude
came crowdinE to Him; and He was
on the shore of the Lake. when there
came one OF the Wardens OF the
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