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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1922)
i,iv?mir DBOBMBE, ttr922 The ueparates anan -at Ms ibost Strom ;man at his worfit. &Jt his Obodt nan 1s but a "little uawor ttihan itihe angels," while man -at Oris worst may, in some respects, too ilowor than the beasts about .him. And - awe-inspiring thought every Airman being is traveling in one direction or the other, upward toward the highest plane to which man can aspire -or downward toward tibe lowest level teward wtliich man 'can fall! Christ haspower :to rescue man at any point on 'the 'downward "Way and, by forgivoness, start him on his as cer.t toward 1'he sides. 'Lord, 'to -Whom shall we .go.? Thou hast the words of eternal life." JESUS "IDHIE GREA!T MISSION By WEULn.Kt .TENDINGS BRYAN BIBMD inEXT OESSON IFOR N0TOMIBIER- ;2G (Iiiflco 8:13, 2G-83, 88, 39) And it -came to pass afterwara, that Trr went throughout cvery city and village, proachincr and' shewing . 'the Blod tiflinefB tit the fcineruom of Qod: xind the twolve wore with him, And certain women, Which had been healed of evil spirits and inlirmitioH, Mary called Otfa'gdalene, out of wOiom wont sevon devils. rTAn. Joa"?tt the wife of Churn Ht rods steward, and .Susanna, :&rrO many others, Which ministered unto iiim of -their substance. -" And they arcived at the country of the ; Gadarones Whidh is over asainst Galilee. r And when he went tforth to land, there met him out of the city a cer tain man, wlrioh haa devils long time, and -wore -no tilothes, neither ;al)ttde in any bouse, b.ut Jin the tombs. When lie saw Jesus, he cried out. and fell down lbefore him, and with a loud voice snjid. 'What have I ltd do with 'n JrrCUS' hU ?SOn f 'God JnOSt ? 1 Tacneodh thee, torment me not. .J I?1'"0 'hafl 'oommandod the unclean $lritto ome out of the man. (For nitimel jt 'hafl .cojuBht him: and Tie was Isqpt bound ,w.ith chains, and in if ot ters; and ho .brake" The bands, and wan driven of the devil into the wilder- .4nd Jobub asked Ir'im. Baying. What JB thy name? Anfl -he said, Legion: be cause many Qovils nvore entered into Lim. And thqy besought Mm that he would not command tfhom to pro out into the .deejh, JtH $hf? aB an herd of jnany nvine foecling on the mountain: and they besought fliim ithat he would suf- Tr.rJKmJ.Q eutcr inio hem. - And he fcuff ?rod, .them. Then -WtATlt 1ln.(1ni( ., . 4.V. ana, entered into -the swine:- and the herd ran violently down n steep place I? the iakq, ,and were chtfkoB. f;wlie mun ,ou of wfiom the devils fE t6Jia,?,ld besought 'him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent 'him away Baying, v.11 to titilne own liouse. and shew fw BPaoat MEs God hath done unto i-rL JSferv0u!?oait !tlle "hole city now ei eat things , Jesus iiad done unto Mm, . , ",Alld t ame to ipass afterward, that lie went rthrooighout .every city and village; jpreaclijing and shewing the glad itidlngs of the .kingdom f God. ' Thus LiiHiie, rt(he gr.eat .disciple, be gins liis, account of Christ's rnrst ex tended tour. - ' Christ Regain Hiis preaching upon the shores of 4he Sea .of .Galilee .with apemaum as ihead quarters. .-Then, m the .second year of His ministry, he undertook more extended missionary prk, traveling from place to place. And rfche twelve were with Him."' Luke mentions three women by aame (and gives .credit to others Kieraj) Who ,of their -Bubstamce inmistered iunto Christ and the Apos tles .at this .time. One of these women gas Many Magdalene, out of whom He liad .past seven devils another was the wife qf Herod'js steward; of buBauna noithing is loLowin fieyond the mention of lier name. They were 'women ,and rthey save of their sub Btance fcwo facts which deserve & ord in passing. Christ was the emancipator of woine. ahose wtho live in the United Mates and see what women's posi tion is today can hardly understand 'uj&ni'G !aHi fSHQS ;flhe world's former treatment of tho "motihors of men." ,Pri m aPoatles wore mod, but the New Testament has given to his tory and to litorature the nnmes and descriptions of a toumbor of women who have exerted an incacula'ble in fluence in the lifting ot woman from a life of degradation to a place as maus companion, oomrado, and The name Mary w!ll never shine amomg the names given to womon. It was the name of the woman singled out and given the supronie honor of mothering the child Jesus. This name was borne also by Mary, tho sistor of Martha, and liy Mary Magdalono. The heart oT woman scorned to re spond to the teachings of Christ even when men shouted, "Crucify him!" His appeal was to the annftRinnnp n-nti His call was to the doing of kind aeetiB ana the showing of mercy. Wherever Christ's, cosnol has hnnn 'carried it has brought lione in wnm- lan; slie stands erect bonoath the ban ner of the cross. Her advance though sometimes slow, has been continuous, and t'her'e will be no turning hack. HOW MUCH WEALTH? The women mentioned in todav's text --proved their devotion by their donations. Many Christian women have -.consecrated their imoney to the cause of Christ and, by doing so have proven the value of money when it is the servant of the heart. Sometimes the question is asked, How much money can a Christian ihave and yet remain if Christian? The answer is easy. If the money is made lionesty thaiis, if it repre- fsents the value of .service rendered to tsoe'ety a Christian, ican have any amount of money so long as he as in -command of the money that is, so long as he is the .master und money the servant. Whenever money becomes the master and man ds it servant. Chris tianity is Impossible, no matter how nonestly the man may liaye acduired it. Some may bp. afale to use more money than others without yielding tolits mastery, but wltetber the ;sum possessed be much or little it must be available for such -uses as the lieart resires to make of it. A little money may make a miser of one whose heart 5ias not been brought 4nto harmony with the spirit All 1 - T-'l oi ine jviaster ana wno nas no vision of the coming of God's kingdom, while .a,very large sum 'of money may ihave no corroding influence upon fone who finds a pleasure in fasten ing the day When God's will will ne :done on earth as it is done in neaven. In recording the facts of this first extended missionary ftour, Luke pre sents some very important incidents in Christ's life. There is given, for example, one of the most TaluaDle of Uhe many recorded parables spoken iby Jesus. In a very life-like way, Chrisirde scribes the sower wiho "went out o ,sow liis seed.J' Commentators Who give a description of the locality in wliich the words were spoken reveal the appropriateness of the classifica tion made. Some of the seed fell by the wayside, some upon a rock; .other seed fell among the thorns, while some fell on good ground. In a sentence Christ brings before Wia TionrPTR ITin .iTrmrvrta'nne of the so'l into which ithe seed falls. The seed that fell by the wayside was partly trodden down and partly picked up ny the fowls before it could take root. That which fell up on the rock awakened into life, but did not mature because of lack of moisture. If .comparison .can oe made among lessons of such great importance, the thought presented in connection with the seed falling among thorns would seem to be .even more practi cal' than the others. The eed that Ml-iflnne -Hinrm: .tW not latek Boil: its chance was better than that of' 19 the seed that toll by thoToaUutaoor Upon tho rnnlr hut l ..! it... Bamo; it brought no harvost boaauBo TMn T am HK.U ... v muKiiB uprung up anu cuokGtl it. "CHOKED WITH RICHES AND PLEASURES" This la one of tho parnbloa that Christ oxplalnod to His disciple. Tho K'ood is tho Word of Cod; the fowls represent tho dovil Chat oarylo away the seed that is oxposod. ' The KGOtI flint frill itrtnti n ynn1r n resontod tho Word whon it is re- colve'd with tfoy ibiit tdooa noM tt&ko root. ' Thon'wooomo to'tho seed that 411 among thorns; It la "ahdjd with oaro and riuh'os and pl(iasuro of this Hfo" so that It brings no fruit to porfootion. TMatthow, in raaording this parnblo, imya that ''tho oaro of this world, and tho docoitfulnoMi of rlchog, choko tho word," so that tho ono who ha roooivad it boaomoo un fruitful. Whoro 'did 'this young man, Ohnrft, ,. ... Ponrt Sendl Me One Snmvililltellass i . t . 'OKk . ''t'.'ft . r"- '.Hii - - m$im0r S Am o!nB To Rffall You m Pair olh iLatent-Styl, Exftra-Lareo, Round- Eyr Sinhl-Improvinr? Spectacles Abcolutely Free o Chnirrei X Tratit; VOtt tn talrn n mvul fnsJ. a.k ..-.l. it i. IiesdilUr. NotieothciFllznnnilahanA rVmniM hm i(H. ik l...u aroa i or yoor triando may bo muriate riaht now. Notloo tha xtra.Urm l???1 ?70' .a tb? lateatitylo aliriiutmiiravlne coUcl. One clafoi.ro MteriM bhiIm "uno waDuraraoiiar. n yoa can oso Jn th abor Dtetow: and comoUuly cover er(frrnrt of ttoo nomin ova ico van iinn't hnmtn ni.n..ii,...u.. .u .i- .-- .. ii..- .. ...;l: OI Bmm WtO yon nnVO t HO Tlhen vrnarlntf tho nM.Kttn cmallwmi (vtlvl fm.- mLn mt-mtfm The UUsirStos,SitrhtImpToointi Snsotaclas HavoTaktn ifwCttwtttVlivStflrM iLhamuntim at atvu,.tiLlttita&TaTt frnm Uaffln fn rjllfnrnln hiMrniliuliu. ( pId-fltyloBmalH)7oe3r'hapeJ alutmmi aw novrrrtaiiasf tho UtMtHtilo mtn larso rouna-fjyo sicnt-improvinc rpactaslesrrmch navo pnetieaur talon Va country bv a to; ni -unci 1 am crainrr tnntmixati arnlpof thacn nntnwla.ti sUnw innvarr neat and bandsomo 10-srat irold.otlad anataIa trama tilth trxfT. lar.o ! cgmioriaoio ear nooxa, 10 try iiuiy icn oaya on yoor own eyeo io yoar onn I bomtf' without axnt in tdrtnea or oven urcfarenea. An noon tu ran rratthem X want von to not them on gem area -no mattar Imhv vroal: thov nuv be from nnw -and vou rrlll ho oTraaalilv nrrrnrtaad to dinnarar that ' 'von eanairalnraad thaflnoatnrintlnvntn'naitinanarortnajrazino; vnn Trill ht.U tn thraad ilioamalleAt.avedneedUianclrin ihnflRcek(iulaf nmhraliiArvmruemrhAitniftllh r r .-,, T . , .. . -. . ,, ,. , ...., niom on ana no i c nu mens. lontr it yoa nico vritnoac any ueaaaebeo or eye poioo snu trim as much oaae nnd comfort aa you ovar did In yoor Ufa. You Can UsoThem Whan Out !iunling,DrivingortoiIio Movies If You So Oeslra If yoa Hko toffo hantlnjr oecaiionaily, pat on thaio latectatyta a(1t Impmvlncr anoctaclm. (to out into tho yrooti soma bright canny mornine end yoa vriir bo ritiahtd to find how frreaUy they hIp you in a&btinff yonr cun end tailing aim at yoor ffatna. Or, It you bo to tho mortee ones in a Trbilo, yon can tako n ee&t array In tho back awl of tho thwatro to avoid tho alltnmer of tho Ilalita and yoa will bo pleasd to notica that oven tho imalleat vrorda and pietarto on tho screen loolc JtKtaa ctoay l-'- ith tho aid of thcaa latMttvlo. aJflhWrnorovbiE fpofttscias . Soolnc 6c Believing TfniaBJ)rin)rbael:toyontheabaolntanarectalffhtofyoaryoansrrdaYa. lint you knorr tho old saylafr "aoeina: W bellovintr" and I uooltivaly trill not eecapt onoafnaaoUurypannyfnwiyoamtajaboTO mn AL... 1a..a. . .4,..! ...Jl .t 1A 4 t.. MMMb. alal.t.lMHBuuilxirfA g1' I AVikM lkfk flfHt rwWM.ii uu V "J iwuitttv mj me w wa JL: mwvi-wi w v-1 -. w -" r - - " " " h ffll I1WubUjWbb& J MlmtttAlWTK MS J MMMM ttjflBW" vtL Iml Yf Su! on to nil oat and mall me the coupon balorr, and I nlll ImniwJlaUJy and you "a handsom4'l(Kcarat eotd- iimi nairnr tim miwitytrv in. uzrrit-iartrg.TnunuaTa.igiitinmrpviPirBnBctcii.PT ui.ii. mciurawmB- -" w -" "' " " -. " " f - .:".. ' " , ' . PBia to try xuliy 10 uaya on your orm eyes in yoar oTm nomo wiinouc a cane m luivanco or ora o raicraaaw. Genuine LoatiierCoIn Purso and Spectacle Wiper Htrcautttiy t-rc o? liHtr't I Trent to trot as many spectacle vr earera as powtbla to sand ror my nlM.f.lmtinivlnv wnartnMim nn th ohrtvn JO-rfnv free trial offer at Onca and 1 am thareiaro colmr to inclado a fftnnino leather coin pane in which it cnekwed a ,maffic" spectaclo Tlpar vhieh will kp tho 'Slasaco from ffattlnc seratchetf np and marred abaolutaly freo of ehartro vIth overy pah of opectaclaa I send oat on frao trial If yoa order km f nnM Thi min -nnnui ennui nlth a Btronn- motal antD-button 1 astcnor and U naarly threo timea as bl tr an tho picture alongside bsreof. Cut oat thin coupon and mail itrJKhtnorr this varjrmlnuto bafpre 700 t,. ifTiii 1 will indniia thia fcnulno Uatliercoln nururand "maffic' -.-io irun ntvcnlntdiv fran of charcro vihich vcu may icsao trltncut i n nn vrrariiMH nf Trhnthor vou kean Iho unMetaclei or cot. Don't dolfiS. Sand tho coapon today-rlaht norr bcoro yoa by tfaia panar aiid.1 eaBeaeuatCut OUZ thlS COZIpOn OH thl Lino iBHiBHBMi fflEfflcnN SPECTACLE HOUSE. Room 8 55th & Dorchester Ave ChicsK. UJL. nni...n.? hv nn4 vnnr llhaml nffcp orM miant van to cnd me bv mall all chaivM nraDcid a bs&d some 10-karat 0oldnilod pair of your loteat-otyla. cxtra-lartro, ronndy. olit.lmprovliisr spaetaalas complata with nnup-'to-date leatherette aprlne-back poeket'boolc speUle-ae vbieh yoa ar offariajr on ten days abioldte free trial. Jam eolne totry them oatforreadlnsror looking away off In the dlstsneo, for far or near, Indoors or ontdoora, anywhara overywhero and if I Hnd themallyoaelalrathamtoKo after a ten days trial. 1 willp&y you your advertiainr price of three dollars and nlnetytbrae cents (S.eS) Sndno more. I want yoa. however, to disUnetly understand that If they do not restore th abioluto wir ft viiion of my younger days. 1 will return them to yoa without a cent of pay aa I dori't Intand to ktfo them unless they are much better than anypeetaeUsT have ever njed before and you will Have to Uko my word aa (lnal In this matter. AUo be aufo and'lnelude the cenulno laather coin pursn and 'nslc; Snyuwle wlner. which I am golnff to keep absolutely free of charge for my trouble In answering thfa anvorttoement reffnrdless of Whether I keep and pay for the srweudes or not. just sxoctiyex yen bar promisad m the above announcement. 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