Show FURNISHES LESSON Rev Benjamin Young Speaks on Baffled by a Blind Man S I CURE WAS BEST ANSWER ANSER J f I 1 1 Man Inn With Hh Open Eyes Locking Ou S. S On Larger cr Life i pt c Lr LIo E S of or God Rev Re Benjamin Young pastor of th time the First Methodist church preached yesterday yesterday yes yes- es morning ing on the subject Baffled by a Blind Ian Man Ian Taking for tor his text John Ix lx 1 l And as Jesus passed b by bh lie he saw a n man who was blind bUlt from his birth Mr Young said sal in part The Bible Is not a n dull dul look book Our traditions are sometimes dull dul an and our Interpretations often so but this first b book bok ok In literature Is la bright ht and lur- lur illum hinting The line lne of revelation re lies coge close t tt to life Ure There here Is not much speculation lation Inton on or the great themes such such-i as time the philosophers aro are wont to discuss but there is practical and anti helpful Instruction Instruction tion ton In the he things that the tho souls of men love to dwell upon There Is a a rational balance balance- In the Bible and amid It Is lars lars-c largely this which has given it the tho first mong the books of or the ages It I Is Gods God's message to men In ases H its pages the divine inc dl comes to us In such Instruction tion ton as makes for character It I Is a n lInS l liv liv- lag ing InS book It IL I Is ft n book of or power I Few v e chapters are arc as rich In practical in instruction In- In us mis this ninth chapter of or John It I Is Is' clear and keen witty wity and ing InS It Is Is- 18 graphic and nn dramatic I It contains tho time story of or the healing of or oron on onto one born humid blind It occurred possibly on onono ono oft of or the tho temple porches Jesus passed by and saw the man I 1 like Uko that that In another place In th tho gospels It Is related that Jesus stood still at nt time the cry of or a blind man maim I like that too Do we not nol nc need d such uch a 0 Is la lanot not nol this th the answer to the hearts heart's deep cr cry Arc Ale not nol these timings things recorded that we see may know kno lint God Got tee fuels feels Is un and amid thinks us ki upon Instance This IB is tho the only Instance tho In-tho the II-the New Testament of or the healing healing- of ono one blind from hl his lmh birth Other blind men were healed I urn man glad that this caso case Is I recorded It I Is Js one of or the time worst eases cases of oC blindness In it there hero seems to be an answer to sceptical criticism Tho dis- dis saw time the man but to Them henl ho stems to have ha been an aim object of or curios curios- l ity He lie did furnish them with an aim op opportunity opportunity opportunity op- op to ask the tho master a a perplexing perplex perplex- ing imig question about time the of sin sla in II human life Jesus would have ha e thorn thom know that God thou thought ht of every ery man that hat ho he was manifest manlest in jn certain timings things Inexplicable to human reason rason that he took cognizance of human suffering that some sonic problems of life could on only It be bo ed solved sol ed after God had been pr Were cre cl Tho rho Pharisees were vero perplexed b by tho time Tho They Thoy r rejected hl his m 1 but hero wa was a work worl pointing directly to It I. I From the time metaphysical point of or orvie view vie the they ar argued against t tho timo miracle h The They matte made light of or it because It I ha had seen been done domme on the tile Sabbath day Th They jy tried trl to break brck k It I down They TheY used ridi ridicule cub cule and Gul when when this would not suffice the and d nil who they got ot nn angry r persecuted ni lad had anything to do with It I Th The im hors bora of the man healed were irene divided I J Evidently because they held not riot the tho measuring rod of this work thc they would discredit tho man h healed aled and alvo ao the tho healer Over O against th these Re groups rOU it I I is refreshing to hear tho the man himself He Ito Heis is 15 the thu conscious subject ot- ot Df ota a great work Ho wa was blind now flOw ho lie Could SOn sc- He Hc was willing to enter Into about It Il with wih those wh who wei j vet opposed 1 vl to o him Ills His Ils te testimony was clear Ii His ogle logic was wa Irresistible HI His Imn Irony WK wits sharp and cutting Tho Time man himself was tho time best beat answer to time the work of ur Jesus sus Christ So Is ha It to Ilay day anti so 90 it has las been In iii nil ni history There are re religious re- re rf phenomena In the world r Wa We have to deal with such every cry e one o of us us Certain things 9 have havo been accomplished amid ind a beneficent power Is In the world The prime fact of religious phenomena 1 Is character In other words word manhood Is the be bes proof for tal religion nn and amid for God in iii th time the world The Tho man with open eyes es looking out upon a n lar larger er life reaching toward hl highest things is tho time bust e evidence of God Goti Goe in irm tho the world or of or orthe the Influence of Jesus Christ In hum II human experience |