The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-11-05

to speak OF 1t, merely as an event
of sacred history. But we may speak
of this same treachery as a human
traitor rather an inhuman trait-of
to-day Christ died on Calvary, but the
Holy spirit still lives, and moves the
hearts of men. Judas went and hung
and bursted himself but the character of
Judas still lives and moves the hearts of
men-only that there is one characters
tic missing, that which was thought the
most commendable in Judas, viz: suicide.
When Jesus was seized and brought
before the high priest, that dignitary is
described as having rent his clothes be-
cause of the blasphemy of the prisoner in
claiming to be the Christ, and some began
to spit upon him and offer various indig-
mites, Peter all this time lying and swear
ing to have knowledge of Christ's ident-
ity. When the Savior was brought before
PLATE and asked the question, Art thou
the King of the Jews? and answered in
the affirmative, the chief priests whose
characteristics still live in the characters
city by the river, even the City of Gin
cinnati-accused the Savior of many
things, but he answered them nothing.
There was no answer to be made. The
accusers were not capable of understand
ing the motive which would prompt a
truthful answer Like their counterparts
of the present day, the placing of the
truth before these accusers would have
been as much out of place as the spread
ing of literature in pig-pen. What an
swer can truth make to falsehood. A
liar is a liar, and in too many cases it is
easier for camel to go through the eye
of a needle than for a liar to quit lying.
AS the Savior himself was the victim of
lying traitors, so His cause and His peo-
pie have been made the target of liars,
until many of the inhabitants of this
beautiful world have come to lie, just as
they smoke cigar-as habit or pleas
ant pastime.
Brother -" said good Deacon in
the church, 81 believe I shall run for the
Office of Justice of the Peace; they want
man in our neighborhood to accept the
place, and have requested me to come
out. I will say to you, confidentially,
that they want a man of unimpeachable
character" Readily came the query in
return: did you forget, Deacon, that the
Savior was one of the most thoroughly
abused and blackguarded beings who ever
moved on the earth ?" "Ah, but they can
say nothing truthful against me| What
need for us to attempt to picture the
Deacon's surprise at Reading in the
North field Regulator that ''it was gener-
ally admitted by the most intimate friends
of Deacon --- that he had pawned his
grandmother's spinning wheel for whisky,
and that his grandfather had stolen a
hog before he left Virginia. Then the
orator who held night meeting over in
the next School District declared, with
all the solemnity due such solemn occa-
sion, that the Deacon had uniformly
stolen the basket-collections of the Church
for a period of twelve months. "And,"
shouted the orator, Il hold in my possess
sion the proof, in the way of a statement
by his Pastor" And the good man,
though pulling through by meager ma
jority, was thoroughly scratched" as
they say in the political world. Now let
him face his accusers. "Where are the
proofs? What manner of evil have I
done?" Not one, in the throng who cried
"crucify him." will undertake to substan-
tiate the smallest of the charges so freely
and basely hurled at the accused.
"Do you know?" sighed Mrs. Simperly,
that that disrep utable Mrs. Falter is
sticking herself into society again? And
after the way she's acted, tooY what
manner of evil hath she done?" "Law,
haven't you heard? Why, she-oh, its
perfectly 0ayalz! Her husband has left
her, and she's the town talk" "But is
she not faithful in all her religious duties,
and apparently so at least, in her domes-
tic relations?" "Oh, she goes to Church,
and prays, and goes home and keeps her
house in splendid style. But everybody
knows that she's hypocrite, and a per-
son of bad character" "But how about
the husband who left her? What were
has characteristics "Oh, he drank a
little too much, and may at times have
been abusive to her, in fits of impatience
but he's good man."
And while the poor, weak Mrs Falter
is offering up the earnest petition to the
Throne of Grace, for blessings upon Mrs.
Simperly and all other friends and neigh
bors, they are vociferously crying 'cru-
city her" The character of Judas, and
that Of Peter, will perhaps continue on
earth as long as the human family shall
exist. The first impulse on the part of
the opposition, when one Of Gods crea-
lures comes up for political preferment,
seems to be to cruelty that one, and the
most popular means seems to be those
used by Judas, Peter, and the High
Priests. The bold, manly assertion of an
honest man should have greater weight
than the cry of an innumerable rabble,
yet the purest and best character will
come out of contest in worldly affairs
sadly tarnished.
The pure, innocent assertion of honesty
of purpose and righteousness of charac-
ter on the part of a Christian woman,
ought to stand for more than all the
| sighting remarks, or discrediting stories
invented by the tongue of slander. The
great aim of every human being should
be to break down as far as possible the
habit of unjust accusation, which is a
very mean species of lying. Place before
you the picture of Christ, standing before
PLATE, and answering but the one ques-
ton: cart thou the King of the Jews?'
"Thou sayest it, Beyond this great
truth, the Savior left the rabble to pour
out such accusations as best pleased them
The great truth remained. He was the
King, the Messiah, and that great charac-
ter has lived on, and on, its beauty only
Frightening with the passing years. But
where are the High Priests who envied
and prosecuted him? Do you hear theil
names called great? Can you associate