Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and
Sidon. And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts,
and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, _thou_ son of
David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered
her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send
her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not
sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she
and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said,
It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast _it_ to
dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which
fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto
her, O woman, great _is_ thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou
wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.--_St.
Matt. xv: 21-28_.
* * * * *
_NOTE BY THE ARTIST_
_The picture illustrates the scenery and gardens in the neighborhood
of Beyrout, which lies on the coast at the foot of Lebanon and within
the Syro-Phoenician border._