The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-04-28
CHAPTER THE SIXTH.


SlX days after the Miracle of the loaves and fish,
Jesus Christ went up into high mountain with only
three of the DiscplesPeter James and john And while
he speaking hem there suddenly His face began
to shine if it the Sun. and the robes ne
which white. glstened and shone like sparkling sill
and he stood before them like an angel bright
cloud OvershadOwed them at the time and voice
speaking from the cloud heard to say This is my
beloved Son. in whom am well pleased. Hear We him.!
AT which the three disciples fell on their knees and COW
cred their faces: being afraid
This is called the TRANSPORTATION OF Our saviour
WHEN they were come down from this mountain and
were among the people again. u man knelt the feet
OF Jesus Christ and said Lord have mercy on my
for he mad and cannot help himself and sometimes falls
INTO the fire. and sometimes into the water and covers
himself with and Some OF Thy Disciples have
tried him. could not Our Saviour cured the
child immediately and turning to his disciples told them
they had not been able to cure him themselves because
they did not believe in Him so truly as He had hoped
The Disciples asked him. Master: who i: greatest in
him. and took him in His arms and stood him among
them and answered. "A child like this. say unto you
shall enter into Heaven Whosoever shall receive such
little child in my NAME receiveth But whOSoever hurts
one of them it better for him that he had mill
stone tied about his neck and drowned in the depths
Of the sea. The angels are all children
Oar Saviour loved the child and loved all children
Yes ard all the world No ever loved all people, well
and so truly as He did.
DETER asked Him. Lord. how often shall forgive any
who offends me? Seven times?" Our Saviour
answered. Seventy times times and than that
For how you hope that God will forgive you, when
And he told his disciples this story He sad there
once Servant who owed his Master great deal of
money and could not pay it, At which the Master being
very angry going to have this Servant sold for
s;cve. But the servant kneeng down and begging his
Masters pardon with great sorrow, the Master forgave
MIN. Now this same servant had fellow-servant who
owed him hundred pence and instead Of being kind and
forgvng to this his master had been to him.
ne put him in prison for the debt His MASTER hearing Of
it, went to him. and said ooh wicked Servant forgave
you why did not forgive your fellow servant And
because he had not done his master turned him
with great misery 49, said Our Saviour; show you
expect God to forgive you if do not forgive others
This is the meaning of that part of the Lords prayer
where We say forgive our trespasses"-that word
means fautsas forgive them that trespass against
u.s."
And he told them another story, and said There was
a certain Farmer once, who had Vineyard and ne went
out early in the morning and agreed with some abourers
to work there all day. for Penny And bye and bye wnen
it later he went out again and engaged some more
labourers the TERMS and bye and bye went out
again and several times until the When
the day over and they all came to be paid those VINO
had worked since morning complained that those VINO mao
begun work until late in the day had the same money
themselves and they said was not fair But the mas
ter said Friend, agreed with you for Penny; ana IS
it less money to yOu because give the same money 10
another man."
Our Saviour meant to teach them by this that people
who have done good all their lives long, will go to Heaven
after they dead. But that people who have been
wicked because of their being miserable OF NOT haVng
parents and friends to take OF them when AND
and pray God to forgive them win be forgiven and w 60
to Heaven too He taught His disciples in these sole
because he knew the people liked to hear them ana wouo
remember what He said better IL ne said II IN tnat Way
They called Parables-THE PARALLELS De OUh