The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-03-15

/ Ia IioT "Tex--Ask, and it shall.
Og .,.r YOU: seek, and We shall
be .,ors and it shall be open
mo- MATTHEW II.
ed GAI ry,ITH OF A MOTHER
/ NJ 4 fPaoENlItcI5A. moDized featured
4 &,: ;.?s-rv of Jesus in Phoen-
The MN Er-r, the hot and busy
cia Il; m, Sea of Galilee Jesus
s;.3s L: = disciples in search Of rest
sn4 H ~ had gone 80 or ~
,st ES, onward into the noun,
ni.ss ~ Prgenieia, the first and
a-n> , ~ OF Christ to GENTLE
- Their host was PROB
~ w;.ness if not a benetlc-
N he wonderful ministry IN
IE y, IN the vicinity there was
Ga.'' s,sr who was a Greek by
w.. Phoenician by citizen
i.~' and a Canaanite by hered-
al" y" An unspeakable calamity
~ ~ her home for her little
5.s. s.ar was badly denounced.
iaDsr once the anxious mother
4 I me aid of the Great Heal
"-s" ue and the disciples must
{" bser taking a reStful stroll
l+'S me came up with them and
s"S 81 agony of earnestness pros
o. - herself at the feet of Jesus
..a,, e. him TO "cast forth the
J ysSn ont of her daughter AT
s 60 tppre was a strange silence
Ms, ~ mart Of Jesus. the unan-
"a .. 90. nrayer being fitted to dis
Nine Nine and develop faith. The
F..irIss wishing to get rid of
=, =, bsSought the Master to send
Is. sway, presumably by grant
:. Ser request but anyhow send
!.s y. 10 nor AWAY. When Jesus said
- ,bem that he had been sent
,Ir N the lost sheep of the
S s- of Israel there must have
.s.1 something in his tone to
20 ber encouragement. Per
ans his emphasis on lost or sent
-,rs her the needed clue. At any
are she became more urgent IN
~ nlea and there was a further
,,s- of her faith in the words
IA. seem 10 Us almost repellent.
u < mot meet to take the chill
+ap's bread and cast it to the
Sgs" The word for dogs, how
sr referred not to the half
N scavengers found on the
4 reefs but TO the household pets
| zbich were the companions of the
children. And it was through
his word spoken alphabetically
ina. the woman saw her brighten
mo none of mercy. Eagerly she
gTasDei her point in the immOr-
ial words Yea, Lord; yet the
dogs under the table eat of the
chflrer's crumbs" Let the loaf
20 20 he privileged Jew but may
no, the dOwnfalling crumbs be
shared with the penitent and be-
Having Gentle 1t was the rea-
soning Of faith and gracious were
he words of Jesus to the Gentle
Dman. Her great faith, her low
ing humility. her perseverance IN
PRAYER won the desired reward
and more. The assurance OF
Jesus was enough and away she
,nried to her house to find her
little child laid upon the bed and
"the devil gone out" 1t was the
greatest day in that Phoenieian
home which doubtless ever after
yard rang with the praises OF
Jesus Of Galilee.
FAITH OF A MULTITUDE
R'DEeAPOLIS
ISaiyaging the defective featur'
Cd the ministry of Jesus in Deca'
gods The act of mercy II
Ih0enicia cut short the stay Of
Jesus in that country. The re-
lm route perhaps lay northwarc
:tough the territory of Sidon
eastward through Northern Cali,
Re across the upper Jordan, anC
her southwark on the east side
O; the Sea of Galilee to the part
Of Deeapolis (which as its name
$gn.tieS vas a league of 10
cites bordering the lake and
PROBABLY in the vicinity of Cad
ara Here the Great Teacher went
lp unto a convenient mountain
and sat there patiently instruct
ING the throngs that quickly gath
get around him. Here also the
G'eat Healer was confronted with
,ae lane, the blind, the dumb, the
cetomed. and many other defec-
ives who were brought by the
Eager nOuntaineerS and cast down
4. MS feet. From this same re-
S.OA they had asked him to de-
gdt' after healing the Gadarene
aeHP0nale, But thew were suppl
al aus AZ MS manifold curses sent
nN Eame and fame into every
ny n.Sl l IAN faStnesS throughout the
C "1oe Region. So it was that the
S H,st' saviour was recognized and
, Inbred, Oy the wonderful multi
s I Who when they saw the
Mn, UJ'.ID Speaking. the manned
n" MY, and the lame walking, and
Goa saGd seeing-glorified the
HAVE FAITH IN GOD
Won ~, Faith Awaiting. "Jesus
cam. CuI-a Canaanitish woman
hal ,, o.~ The fame of Jesus
motb sue before him. A distressed
Sba Ia. vas anxious to see him.
demon sNe'ed he could cast the
fait5 g0t Of her daughter. Her
into - "aS ready when he came
ia.Gs region where she lived.
dreg, aith approaching. with
Sido, '"lo the parts of Tyre and
ers" came out from those bord-