. Hurlbut's Life of Christ for young and old . 324 g>eefeins tfje Hosft tax-collectors whom all the Jews despised and even allowed some to come near him who wereoutcasts, people who did not go to church and did not tryto keep the rules of the Jews. The Pharisees and the scribes said in great scorn ofJesus/This manwelcomes sinners,and even sitsdown at the tableto eat withthem! Jesus heardof their words,and answeredthem in the para-ble of The LostSheep. He said: If one ofyou has a hun-dred sheep, andloses one of them,does he not leavethe ninety andnine sheep in thesheepfold out in
. Hurlbut's Life of Christ for young and old . 324 g>eefeins tfje Hosft tax-collectors whom all the Jews despised and even allowed some to come near him who wereoutcasts, people who did not go to church and did not tryto keep the rules of the Jews. The Pharisees and the scribes said in great scorn ofJesus/This manwelcomes sinners,and even sitsdown at the tableto eat withthem! Jesus heardof their words,and answeredthem in the para-ble of The LostSheep. He said: If one ofyou has a hun-dred sheep, andloses one of them,does he not leavethe ninety andnine sheep in thesheepfold out inthe fields, and goafter the lost oneuntil he finds it,Whenhehasfound it, he puts it Onhis shoulders Searching for the lost sUver-piece with great joy and carries it home. And when he comesto his house, he calls together his neighbors and hisfriends, saying to them, Come and be glad with me; forI have found my sheep which was lost. 325. •ecking tfje Hosit So I tell you, there is more joy in heaven over oneoutcast sinner who turns away from his sin to God, thanover ninety-nine religious men who are good already anddo not need to turn from sin. A lady has written this parable in verses that havebeen set to music and sung many times. These areher verses: The Ninety and Nine There were ninety and nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold,But one was out on the hills away, Far off from the gates of gold—Away on the mountains wild and bare,Away from the tender Shepherds care. Lord, thou hast here thy ninety and nine; Are they not enough for thee?But the Shepherd made answer, Tis of mine Has wandered away from me;And although the road be rough and steepI go to the desert to find my sheep. But none of the ransomed ever knew How deep were the waters crossed;Nor how dark was the night that the Lord passed through Ere he found his sheep that was in the desert he heard its cry,Sick and helpless, and ready to d
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