THE K I NG ' S BUS I NESS compassion. Are we really moved by suffering? (3) He came to him. To help this fellow meant going out of his way. He had to get close to him. He couldn’t help him and sit exalted upon his horse. He had to climb down beside the poor unfortunate. (4) He ’’bound up his wounds.” Nearly every one we meet has a wound. Oft.en they are not visible at long range. If we come closely enough we discover them. They need the ointment of love, sympathy, and thoughtfulness, and you and I can pour it on. (5) “ He set him on his own beast.” Now it is beginning to hurt to be kind. Love is genuine when you walk in order that the other fellow may ride. (6) “ He brought him to an inn and took care of him.” See v. 35. Most folks will give time, attention, and sympathy, everything but money. But the Samaritan’s kindness reached to his pocket book. Christ is the perfect Samaritan. The sinner, and that includes us every one (Rom. 3:23) is the man by the way- side, wounded, forsaken, helpless, and there is no help in human priests. Jesus comes to him, is moved with compass ion, binds up his wounds, takes care of him, provides for every want, pays all his debts, and is coming again to reward His servants. Christ’s command is “ Go and do thou likewise.” The Christian is helpless in his own strength. Naturally we are absorbed in our own interests and do not care about others burdens. Christ never passed the burdened person unnoticed. Christ and the folks with sorrow and care always seemed to get together. “He went about doing good.” So if we will commit ourselves to Him each, morning to be used He will con tinue to go about doing good, using our eyes, our tongues, or hands and feet. The needs He will open your eyes to see, will surprise you. There’s the new girl, lonely and friendless, who hasn’t yet found Sunday School. If none of your own girls are ill or shut in ask your
696 Train your soul to sympathy and your hand to helpfulness.—Expos. Bible. Be not simply good; be good FOR some thing.—Thoreau. A young lawyer came to Jesus trying to tempt Him. Proud of His moral life, he asked what more need he do to inherit eternal life. Christ quickly showed him that the real MY \ Christian not alone keeps GIRLS laws but that he is also neighborly and helpful to those in need. Our lesson is an illus tration of neighborliness. Jericho was nineteen miles from Jeru salem. The road was very steep, rocky, desolate and dangerous. It has ever been the haunt of thieves and robbers and is even to this day. The priest had been in Jerico for temple duties or church service and was returning to his home in Jerusalem. Of all people he ought to have been the one to help the poor sufferer. But no, doubtless he had already spent a busy day of service. It may have been get ting late and any delay would have kept supper waiting. Perhaps he had a meet ing. Perhaps he was afraid to give aid lest robbers attack him also. He was a very important person and should not take risks. A mère commonplace man would fol low, and there he comes, the Levite. He also saw him. The Levite went a step farther than did the priest. He “ came and looked on him.” The Levite also was too hurried. He doubtless had seen the priest and felt he was justified in doing just as the priest had done. An illustration of influence. Lastly a Samaritan came. As a peo ple the Jews despised them. No one expected anything of a Samaritan. Observe what he did: (1) He saw him. How often we are like the priest and the Levite. We pass suffering and mis ery by with a glance. Our eyes are blinded with -our own affairs so that we cannot see. (2) He was moved with
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