Year: 1875

were regarded as the scum of society
And the Pharisees stood outside
and looked in at him; and they could
not contain their pious rage; and
it gave rise to many scenes,


at came to pass, as Jesus sat at
meat in the house, behold, many
publicans and sinners came and sat
down with him and his disciples,
And when the Pharisees saw it, they
said unto his disciples, Why eateth
your Master with publioans and sin
nerss But when Jesus heard that,
he said unto them, They that be
whole need not a aphysioian, but they
that are sick. But so ye tpious
folksl and learn what that meaneth, l
will have mercy and not sacrifice"


What did "mercy" means Pity;
humanity; ones heart open to the
hearts and characters and wants and
conditions of his fellow-men. What
did sacrifice" meang 1t was most
sacred offering up of devotion. 1t
was the exercise of prayer and COM
munion. And the Saviour does not
rebuke the Pharisees for their devo-
tional habits; but he does say, "What
want among you is heart that is
like Gods heart, filled with tender
consideration for men. In proper
tion as men are bad they are needy;
and if you are to keep company
with anybody it should be with those
who need you, or need that which is
in you, and which makes you better
than they are. II you are good, You
are the natural physician Of those
who are not good; II you are mtelli,
gent, you are the natural teacher of
those who are ignorant and fyou
have hope you belong to those who
by nature have timidity and caution
and doubt. Go learn what that
meaneth-I will have humanity. not
Righteousness" That is the inter
probation which you are to put upon
this passage.


There was another instance flor
this was the favorite topic with our
Saviour), in the Sermon ON the
Mount. He there says:


"It thou bring thy gift to the altar,
and there rememherest that thy
brother hath aught against thee, leave
there thy gift before the altar, and so
thy way; FIRST be recOnciled to thy
brother, and then come and offer
thy gift"


What does this mean? "When
you come to pray, and to offer an
acceptable and appeasing gift unto
me, if you remember that there is
somebody or other suffering on your
account, it is more important that
you should go and stop that suffering
than that you should stay hero and
pray to me. 1 do not want you. and
that man does; and therefore, when
you bring your gift to the altar, when
you 60 into your closet and kneel
down, when You go to revival meet.
ings, when you attend religious SER
vices of any kind, and remember
that there is anybody in trouble on
your account, do not wait for him to
come to you; do you go to him; and
when you have done your duty to
suffering men, then 1 will be ready
for you; but l do not want you until
you have done that"


There is another remarkable scene
recorded in the last part of Matthew,
That is The scene of the final judg.
ment. 1t is pictorial scene. 1t is
not descriptive. 1t is parabolic. II
is as much parable as anything in
the Bible. And you will be struck
with one or two things that are in
ii.


"When the Son of Man shall
come in his glory, and all the holy
angels with him, then shall he sit up
on the throne of his glory, and be
fore him shall be gathered all na
tionsn that is the gentle nations
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