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THE PULPIT. AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON BY THE: REV. L. O, ROTENBACH. b Theme: Dead Eyes Opened, S Brooklyn, N. Y.—At Bethany Pres byterian Church the pastor, the Rev. L. O. Rotenbach, preached the third sermon in the series on “Miracles; the Wonders of Jesus and Their Lessons For To-day.” His theme was, “‘Blind Eyes Opcned.”” The texts were in Mark 7:23: “He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of town,” and Matthew in 9:99 and 20: 34: "According to your faith be it unto you; Jesus had compassion.”’ Mr. Rotenbach said: : The texts bring before us three scenes: in the healing mercy of Jesus. The first is yonder where lies the city of Bethsaida, near the Sea of Gali lee, close by the Jordan. Jesus is in that city; vou can see Him together with His disciples. Now, notice that company of people yonder. See, they are leading a blind man. They bring him to Jesus and beseech Him to touch him. Here is faith on the part of that company and neutrality ap parently on the part of the man. What he needs is faith. Jesus undertakes to arouse that. He takes the blind man by the hand, leads him out of the city, one side by themselves, the man and Jesus. Now, notice the process, for such it is. - The Master moistens his eyves with spital, places His hands over them and asks: “‘Seest thou aught at all?” The man looks up. Here is faith’s beginning: SYeR yes T See men, but I see them like unto trees walking.” Again those hands are placed over his eyes, and now Jesus makes him look up also. He sees clearly! i Here, now, is the second picture— two blind men of their own volition are following Jesus. Let us get the setting. The Master is teaching with Jairus, a ruler, comes beseeching Him. “My daughter is dead; come, lay Thine hand upon her and she shall live.” He goes to grant the request, when through the throng a woman makes her way, reaches out her hand timidly and touches the hem of His garment and is made well. At the house of Jairus professional mourners have taken possession. Jes us puts them out. “The maid is not dead but sleepeth.” They laugh at Him. He goes in, takes her by the hand, and lo! she rises, and the fame of it went everywhere. That is the setting, and now as He departs from thence, these two blind men keep following Him. We can see them go. How pathetic the sight! We can hear them creeping out after Him. Listen, “Son of David have mercy, have mercy, have mercy.” But He heeds them not. Now, at length they approach the house where He is to remain. He goes within. Crowd remains outside. But these two blind men, what will they now do? They are keeping right on eagerly through the crowda. They are at the door now. What! they have gone into the house and right up to Jesus. . He asks, as He looks upon their sightless eyes: “Believe ye that lam able to do this?” Do they believe! Why, He has healed that woman in the way a - little while before when she had but touched Him. He has raised from the dead the daughter of Jairus by simply taking her by the hand, and they had kept following after Him all along the dusty road, though utterly ignored by crowd and by Him. Do they believe now when at last they stand by His side? “Yea, Lord,” and as the answer bursts from their eager lips, He touches them, saying: ‘‘According to your faith he it .unto you,” and their eyes are opened. Ifaith is triumphant. Now, over there we have the third picture. Again we need the setting to bring out the force and the heauty of it. Jesus is going up to Jerusa lem. It is the week before Passover —a week before the cross. As He goes He takes His di'wmiples one side and says: ‘‘Behold we go up to Jer usalem, and the Son of Man shall be betrayed; and they shall condemn Him to death and deliver Him to the Gentiles to be mocked, scourged and crucified, and the third day He shall rise again.” Then comes to Him the mother of Zebedee’s children. Her request is that her sons might sit one on the right, the other on the left of Jesus in His kingdom. The ten, you re member, are incensed, but Jesus calls them unto Him, saying: ‘“Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles lord it over them, but it shall not be so among you. Whosoever will be great ‘ among you let him become your ser vant; even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve and to give His life a ransom for many.” After these two events Jesus, His disciples and a great multitude de part from Jericho. He is in the midst of one of those great pilgrim bands on their way to Passover feast. They have come from Galilee, augumented in numbers as they have drawn near er to the city of David. Their people believed on Him—as a prophet, and in a vague way as Messiah and the coming king, who even now, when they arrive at the city, may be crowned, as once before they sought to crown Him by force, On sweeps the procession—a crowd before Him, another behind, Himself and disciples with others in the mid dle. He perchance engaged in teach ing. : Suddenly a sharp ery breaks in up on them. At the roadside ahead :,:its blind Bartimaeus and a companion begging. They hear the advance of the multitude. ‘‘What means this?” “Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.” At once all he had felt, hoped and be lieved of Jesus burst out in one great ery: ‘“Jesus, Son of David, have mer cy on us.” The multitude, impatient at distirbance, rebukes them and bids them be still. No, no, louder yet rises their cry: ‘“‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on us.” That cry reaches Jesus. He stops, commands that they be brought to Him, Bartimaeus leaps forward, throws aside his cloak, a lane opens through the crowd and now they are before Jesus. ‘‘What will ye that I shall do unto you?” “Lord that our eyes may be opened.” See the won dering multitude, those eager blind ones and Jesus. Is it a wonder thet He is moved with compassion? Me touches their eyes. They receive sight immediately, follow Him, glori fying God, whilst the multitude sings praises unto God. These three scenes are given us not‘ S 0 much to please or interest us, as to touch our hearts and to instruet our faith, There is a manifest pro gress also. In the first the blind man is lead of others to Jesus. In the second they follow after Him of their Own eager volition, and in the thirgd Jesus has them brought to Him. 1u cach is an advance of faith, and faith is the medium alone through which We may receive divine things. We have in the first scene the great truth of the guiding presence of Je- Sus. We read: ‘He took the blind man by the hand and led him.” Tender and beautiful is this minis try, Jesus Himself leading the blind. Can you catch the significance? Can you see the leveling force of the Gos pel? *“All ye are brethren.” Yes, and Jesus proves it by taking the hand of the blind. Can you also realize the positive directness of Christian service? “Bear ye one another’'s burdens,” is the in junction, and we have Jesus taking the blind man and leading him. He for the time is eyes for him, Your Christianity is halting, my brother, if you have not in your life that first hand ministry, which feels the infirmities of another and touches him where his need is. There is here also the perfecting service of Jesus. His dealing with this man is a process. He leads him by the hand. He moistens his eyes. He places His hands over them, asks then ‘“‘Seest aught?” “Yes, but faint ly.” Places hands over eyes again, their sight comes clearly, So He deals with you and me. Our first experience of Him <whilst joyous and hopeful, still is inadequate. But how patient and forbearing is He with our weakness and hesitancy. Renewed and closer gontact of fellow ship clears the spiritual vision. Let Him keep in touch with you, whilst you yield your will, life and love to Him. He will finally perfect your vision and you will see Jesus even as He sees you. In that second picture we have a startling manifestation of the all suf ficient power of Jesus. Hig question is: ‘‘Believe ye that lam able to do this?” A great faith grasps this and holds it tenaciously. Those two blind men } followed Him along that weary way. They kept on until they came to Him inside the house. Can you see them? Their sightless eyes striving to look into His eyes? Can you hear their answer: ‘Yea, Lord, yea, Lord, we 'believe that Thou art able.” “Accord ing to your faith’ is His answer and they see Him—Jesus. ’ Do you desire the triumph of a great faith, a faith that sees Jesus? ~Then you, too, must believe that ““He is able.” You do believe it? Yes, to be sure you do—in a way. But do you believe it with all your soul by a faith that grips your life? Do you believe it with a faith that impels you, as it did those sightless ones along the roadway, weary roadway of your life, through the thronging crowds whose carelessness and indif ference besets you on every hand, right on into the very presence of Jesus Himself? ! f- You have been trying to do things for yourself. Hadn't you better let Him do them, for He is able? Some things He alone can do %or you; trust Him. Commit your way unto Him —for remember ‘“According to your faith will it be done unto you.” In this third scene we have pre eminently the compassionate person ality of Jesus. We read: ‘‘Jesus had compassion.” In fact all through this scene it is Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, and therefore faith, faith, faith. First, we have Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. Remember He ig always passing by, in the great throngs to-day, as then, | Do you feel your great need of Him? Cry out to Him. Bartimaeus did that and his companion. Are you being oppressed, hindered, dis couraged by the very ones from whom you have reason to expect? Cry out yet much the more—those two by the wayside did that. They received sight and then followed after Jesus. Do that, just that, the way will open. Secondly, we read Jesus stood still. He always will, provided the right note is in your cry. Remember He was in the midst of a multitude going to Jerusalem — perhaps they will erown Him King., Yes, palm branches will they strew in His way and ery: “Ho sanna. in the highest, blessed is the King that cometh in the name of the Lord,” and yet—He hears that cry. Remember He is on His way to Jerusalem tg accomplish His decease, As that conference upon the Mount of Transfiguration revealed the weird shadow of the cross already is creep ing over Him—and yet He hears that cry! What is in that cry? Need? Yes. Suffering? Yes. But He finds that everywhere, There is something more in it. ‘“Jesus have mercy,” is it? No. ‘‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy.” This one had faith in Jesus, not merely as a great rabbi, but he had faith in Him supremely as the promised deliverer of Israel, the Mes siah. It meant Jesus—Thou Christ— have mercy. No wonder He heard and stopped and called them to Him. Thirdly, Jesus has compassion. He always has. Let there be the cry of conscious need, which believes im plicitly in Him as redeeming Saviour —then always has He great compas sion. It is always ‘‘the old, old story of Jesus and His love.” My brother man let Him be such a Saviour to you as we have seen Him in these three pictures of tender min istry. Let Him lead you by the hand —a living presence, Let Him draw out your faith till you can say with joy: ‘“He is able.” Let Him hear vour heart’s ery of a great faith that wins His compassion. Think No Evil, Remember that charity thinketh no evil, much less repeats it. These are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart-—never believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it is true; never tell even that unlecs you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening while you tell it.—Henry Van Dyke. ; e e e e e The Dove of feace, High above the storms rides the dove of peace and its mzssags lives despite the wind and wave, What Neoon Means in Law, The courts of several States have ! dealt with an odd question, none of | them agreeing upon a similar an swer. When is it legally noon? Fire insurance policies expire at noon, a‘!}d the word is admitted to mean exact- | ly 12 o'clock, midday. 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