The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-25
READING FOR THE DAY.


JESUS HoNoRED-John xii Jig.
Golden Text -ffosanna: Blessed is the King of
israel that cometh in the name Of the Lord.-John
III. Is.
Ever since the resurrection of Lazarus the
Jewish rulers were united and determined upon
The death Of the Nazarene reformer. He retired
some distance from Jerusalem, until the ap-
prOach of the great Passover feast that would
bring hundreds of thousands OF Jews from every
part of the world to the Holy City He now
sees that the great hour is near, and
He appears and takes the place of the
paschal lamb, and at the same moment
He gratifes His enemies by His death on the
ross and becomes the great atoning sacrifice,
The Lamb Of God that taketh away the sins OF
The world. His words and deeds were made
known to the throngs that came to Jerusalem to
the feast The popular mind seems to have
been full of the subject, and their loving and
loyal welcome OH Palm Sunday revealed the pro-
found impression His teachings and miracles had
made on the simple, unprejudiced minds of the
sxpectant people. Had they not been poisoned
and confused by the Pharisees and scribes. they
Christ.
PRACTICAL LESSONS.
l. The Seeming Waste of Love-The royal
gift of Mary in honor of her LORD in testimony
of her friendship was in every way worthy oil
her Master and herself. This large way of Civ
ing puts the most of us to shame, and we have
but little sympathy with It, We sing,
Were the whole realm of nature mine
That present far too SMALL
but because we have no realms. we do not give
what we can. The widows mite was moro royal
than Marys gift for it was "all her living"
2 The Real Narrowness of Selfproclaimed
Charity udas has a multitude OF followers, IN
and out of the church, who do deal OF talking
about the poor, but who never find 1T convenient
20 follow their own principles. They criticise
the real givers n ways so mean and harsh as
often to discourage the liberal There are those
who proclaim on the house-tops their gifts, who
keep constantly in mind the charities of years
past as an excuse for giving nothing to day.
g. The miserable, selfish narrowness OF the
enemies of Jesus, of bigotry in the name of
religion, is illustrated in the chief priests who
sought to destroy both Jesus and Lazarus.
A. The differences of character and life be-
tween Martha and Mary are most marked, and
they were both the loved friends of Jesus. The
one was practical, direct prompt, devoted; the
other was meditative. quiet, slow, deep but both
were thoroughly loyal. There is room and work
In the church for both and it is useless to try to
make all Christians after one rule or pattern.
Variety is as much part of grace as OF nature.
Jesus loves both types of character.
g. The key to the character and treachery OF
Judas will be found in his covetousness, In the
estimate he places on money. There is no single
sin so often condemned, 80 dangerous as this.
and yet no man fears it himself.
G. Great love to Christ is always conceiving
and doing beautiful things. 1t is great gift to
be able to say beautiful things about Jesus, and
there are those who make the church fragrant
as garden of spices and flowers by their words,
and others by their deeds.