"And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer, thy sins be forgiven thee" (Matthew, ix. 2; Mark, ii. 3.)

A woman who had suffered under an issue of blood for twelve years touched the hem of his garment: "For she said within herself, if I may but touch his garment I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole" (Matthew, ix. 20-22.)

“And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise: he said unto them, give place; for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose" (Matthew, ix. 23-26.)

"And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, thou Son of David, have mercy on us. And Jesus saith unto them, believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, according to your faith be it unto you" (Matthew, ix. 27-29.)

The man with a withered hand was healed through the words, "Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth, and it was restored whole, like as the other" (Matthew, xii. 10-13.)

The daughter of the Canaanite woman, who was tormented by a devil, was cured according to her faith (Matthew, xv. 22, 28.) "And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them" (Matthew, xv. 13; Luke, vii. 22.)

The lunatic who fell into the fire and the water could not be healed by his disciples. "But when Jesus rebuked the devil he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour." Jesus said to his disciples they could not cast out the devil "Because of your unbelief: for say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible

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unto you. Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting" (Matthew, xvii. 15-21.)

"And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him" (Matthew, xx. 30, 34.)

"And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them" (Matthew, xxi. 14).

"And in the synagogue there was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not" (Luke, iv. 33.)

"Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.” (Luke, iv. 40.)

"Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said: weep not. And he came and I touched the bier,—and he said-Young man, say unto thee arise. And he that was dead sat up and spoke" (Luke, vii. 12-15.)

"And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, and Joanna, ths wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others" (Luke, viii. 2, 3.) "Then the devils went out of the man and entered into the swine" (Luke, viii. 33.)

"And behold there was a woman which had a spirit of and infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, could in nowise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her he called her to him, and said unto her, woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he laid his hands on her,

and immediately she was made straight and glorified God" (Luke, xiii. 11—13.)

"And there was a certain nobleman whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judæa into Gallilee he sent unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Jesus saith unto him, go thy way; thy son liveth. And as he was going down his servants met him, and told him, saying, thy son liveth" (John, iv. 47.)

The man who had an infirmitythirty-eight years, whom no one would carry unto the water of the Pool of Bethsaida, was healed by the words "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk" (John, v. 2-8.)

The man who had been blind from his birth was healed by applying earth and spittle. "He spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay; and said unto him, Go wash in the pool of Siloam: and he washed and came seeing" (John, ix. 1-7.)

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In a still more remarkable manner St. Mark relates the cure of a blind man by Christ. "And he cometh to Bethsaida and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon them, he asked him if he saw aught. And he looked up and said, I see men as trees walking. After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up and he was restored, and saw every man clearly" (Mark, viii. 22—25.)

He awakened the dead Lazarus through an earnest prayer to the Father. "Then when Jesus came he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that lay dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that if thou wouldest believe thou shouldest see the glory of God? Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said: Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus,

come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave-clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him and let him go" (John, xi. 17, 38-44.)

These are some of the cures performed by our Saviour and recorded by the Evangelists. There are, however, other records of the miracles of Christ, which are narrated in various legends, of which I shall particularly mention one not spoken of by the Evangelists. It is found in Eusebius (The History of Jesus, p. 16, c. xii.), and is quoted by Büsching in his " Wöchentliche Nachrichten für Freunde der Geschichte, &c., 1817, p. 64, Breslau. It is also to be found in Rosegarten's Legends. As a remarkable example of the power of Christ and his fame, of his divine mission and wonderful love, it cannot be unwelcome to the friends of Christianity to give this account of the King Abgarus of Edessa, a cotemporary of Christ, which is contained in two letters,—and from the King to Jesus, and the reply to the same.

The extraordinary fame of the miracles and divinity of Jesus, which had spread into the surrounding countries, and particularly the divine power of healing the sick, induced Abgarus to write the following letter, as he was suffering from a severe sickness :—

"Abgarus, Prince of Edessa, to Jesus the gracious saviour, who has appeared in the flesh near Jerusalem, greeting!

"The distinguished virtues and cures which thou performest without medicines or herbs have come to my knowledge. The blind, as report says, are made to see, the lame to walk, and the leprous clean; unclean spirits and demons are driven out; those who suffer from grievous sickness are healed, and the dead are called to life by thee. Having learned all this, I thought that either thou must be God descended from heaven, or the Son of God, from whom such miracles proceed. Therefore do I write this, praying earnestly, that thou wouldest take the trouble to free me from this sickness by which I am tortured. I hear that the Jews wickedly strive against thee, and desire to do thee great harm. I have but a small town, but it is well ornamented and much renowned, and can provide all necessary things for us two."

In this manner did Abgarus write to Christ. Illuminated by divine light, the true worth of this letter is that it is full of virtue and strength; and it is desirable to hear the reply.

Answer of Jesus to Abgarus the Prince, sent through the messenger Ananias ::

"Abgarus! blessed art thou! for without having seen me, yet thou hast believed. Of me it is written that those who see me shall not believe, but those who do not see me shall believe and live. As regards that concerning which thou hast written to me, I must perform those things which I have been sent to do; when I have done this I shall return to Him that sent me. When I shall have been received, I will send to thee one of my disciples, who will heal thee from thy sickness, and give life unto thee and thine."

After the ascension of Christ, Judas, named Thaddeus, one of the chosen seventy, was sent to Abgarus, and on his journey to him stayed with Tobias. Abgarus, hearing that the disciple whom Jesus had promised him had arrived, (for Tobias told Abgarus that he had received a holy man, coming from Jerusalem, in his house, who had performed many miracles in Jesus' name,) said, " Bring him before me." Tobias went to Thaddeus and said, "Abgarus, the prince, sends me to thee, and desires that thou shouldst be led to him to heal him of the sickness which troubles him.' "Let us go," replied Thaddeus; "for this have I been sent.' The following morning, Tobias conducted Thaddeus to Abgarus. On his arrival, the nobles of the court were prepared to support Abgarus, and on the entrance of Thaddæus, Abgarus remarked a bright light surrounding the Apostle's head. Seeing this, he humbled himself before Thaddeus. The astonishment of all surrounding him was great, for they saw not the appearance which Abgarus perceived. "Without doubt thou art the disciple of Jesus, the son of God, whom he promised in his letter to send." Thaddeus replies, "As thou hast so much confidence in Jesus Christ, who sends me, therefore am I sent ;" also, "If the faith which thou hast in him grows more and more, so will thy wishes be fulfilled." Abgarus replied: "I believe so much in him, that if the power of the Romans did not