there is a way of making the truth
known that one has been with Jesus. The key that opens to this
knowledge is wrapped up in these words of our Lord: "_By this shall
all men know that ye are my disciples_, IF YE HAVE LOVE ONE FOR
ANOTHER."

Let us notice how this love was shown by Peter and John. I name them
here, because they are connected with my text. There lay a poor
beggar, lame from his mother's womb. He was but little noticed, save
as he was looked down upon with contempt. He asked an alms of Peter
and John as they were about entering the temple. Peter might justly
have said: "I have nothing in the way of silver or gold to give you,"
and have thus excused himself from all further trouble about the man.
But he did not treat the poor and impotent beggar in this way. He said
to him: "In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
But this was not all. "He took him by the right hand, and LIFTED him
up." He was not only ready to instruct, but he was ready to HELP, and
that with his own hands.

But I have not told all. The two disciples took to themselves no touch
of credit for the lame man's being made to walk. Their love for the
Lord, and their desire to do good by publishing the news of his
healing and saving power, had so filled their hearts that there was no
room in them for any of the love of self and the world. Had they been
so disposed they might have taken to themselves great credit for what
they had done. They might have indirectly favored the impression that
if the Lord was at the bottom of the miracle they were at the top, and
very important factors in it. But the conduct and temper of the two
disciples was far from anything like this. When the people ran
together, greatly wondering, Peter said: "Why marvel ye at this? or
why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness
we had made this man to walk?" He then directed the attention of the
people to the crucified, risen and glorified Lord, to whose power and
love they ascribed all the honor.

It is known without telling that such humility of heart and exaltation
of the Lord is not natural with man. People of all grades, even the
enemies of the Lord, take knowledge from such as manifest this spirit
of love and meekness, that they have been and are with Jesus. In his
last conversation with his disciples he lifted his eyes to heaven and
said: "Father, I will, that they whom thou hast given me be with me
where I am, that the