Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-22

washington turned to God in prayer
during the trying days that the Ameri-
can Army passed thorugh in its
Winter quarters at Valley Forge, when
he saw "at one time more than 1000
soldiers had not a shoe to their feet. .
According to historian one could
trace their march by the blood which
their naked feet left on the ice" He
continued steadfast in his loyalty to the
colonies and had faith in their ultimate
success, born in the hours when he
poured out his soul to God for the
ragged. half-fed troops. He knew that
the Lord was moved with compassion
when He saw the needy condition OF
the people in Galilee during His
evangelistic campaign. Christ's heart
beat in sympathy with the condition OF
the people, who were fretting, disturbed
and vexed because they tainted like
sheep without a shepherd. The peoples
condition called for action. Washing
ton believed that although the times
appeared to be unfavorable to the
American forces, they could expect the
favor of Deity because their cause was
Just Washington won his place in the
hearts of the American people by his
compassion and feeling for his country
Christ through His compassion for the
masses won His place as hero through
His heart power.
The Twelve Commissioned.
He summoned His disciples anC
pointed out the condition that He hac
detected. He called upon them to pray
| for laborers to enter into the harvest
| fields and reap. Mans hour Of trial /:
the moment to start campaign tC
turn their hearts to God. Christ die
more than that. He sent out the IL tC
answer their own prayers. In commits
sioning the apStleS. who had beer
| trained by Him in His apostolic col
| lege to take men alive" Jesus did not
allow them to go forth without power
He gave them authority over unclear
| spirits, to cast them out, and to hea
all manner of disease and all manner
of sickness" He limited their min
istry to work among their own nation
He commissioned them to preach the
same message that both He and Johr
| the Baptist had used to stir up tht
nation--"the kingdom of heaven is al
hand" He commanded them to use
the power entrusted to them "to hea
| the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the
| leperS, cast out demons" without regard
| to any financial return. Their mission
was to be one of faith, and He assured
| them that they would be supported
| The power with which He had endowed
them would certify that they were Hi
personal representatives. He promised
them that although they faced perl
| the reception given them would b
the same as given to Himself.
In view of their danger, He divided
/ the missionaries, that He was sending
out into six pairs, so that in the hours
of trial, persecution, and peril each
would be sustained by the presence o.
| the other apostle in sympathy, support
and strength. Moore has well said that
| looking to this end the contrasts ir
these companionships are very instruc-
| tive as Sketched by various writers
| Impetuous Peter is paired with Caution:
| Andrew; ambitious James with Spiritua
John; slow-witted Philip with believing
Matthew; practical James with doc
trinal Jude: enthusiastic Simon the
4 Zealot with businesslike Judas Iscariot
Each man found a temperamental COM
/ plement in his associate. Hence each
/ pair would have sufficient conservatism
| to shield from mistakes and sufhcieni
aggressiveness to insure the widest pos
sible usefulness"
These first missionaries were all Gall
leans, with one exception. Judas Is
CARROT, who was from Kerioth. in Judah
They understood that part of Palestine