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 Hoz was thzt rossIbles How could palm bzznehes be east in the way of ChriSt as he approached Jeruszlen3 There are scarcely any palm trees in Central Palestine Even the one fhz: was carefully guarded for many years al Jer5eho has gone went oTe- the very road by which Christ approached Jeruszlem- and there are plenty of olive trees and Sg trees. but no palm trees that eo1ld see You mus. re uenbsr that the climate has changed. The palm tree likes water. but by the cutting down of the forests which are leafy prayers for Ezin. the land has be- come unfrieudly to the palm tree Jeri- eho once stood in seven miles of palm groTe- 0liTet was crowned with palms The Dssd sea has on it's banks tke trznks ot palm trees that foated down frcn some old-tIme palm zroTe and are preserved from decay by the salt wEich vxOodnen spare the trees of America if they woCld not ruiRossly change the elImzEe and bring to the soil barren ness. instead of fertility. Thanks to God and the Legislatures for Arbor Day. which plants trees. trying 10 atoue fer the rzthlessineSs which has destroyed them Yes my text is in harmony with the condition Of that eozntxy on The morning of Palm Sun day About three million people have come to Jerusalem to attend the re- isgious festivities Great news. Jesus will enter Jerusalem today The sky ls red with the morning. and the peo- pie are looking out to the foot of oli- ret and up and on over the southern shoulder of the mountain. and the pro- eess1o1 coming out from the city meets the procession eseorting Christ, as he comes toward the city. There is turn in the road. where Jerusalem sud- A1A1@1 N2 k~9A AA-I FA1A1~A-
 Long before that morning the palm tree had been typical of triumph Rerodotus and Strabo had thus de scribed it. Layard finds the palm lea. cut in the walls of Nineveh. with tbe same significance In the Greek zsh- letic games the victorS carried palms am Tery glad that our Lord. who five days after had thorus upen his brow, for little while. at least had palms strewn under bis feet 0h. The glorious palmi Ams rasinga, the HindoO scholar, calls is 'she king among the grasses Linn4us calls it "ths prince Of vegetation" Among all the trees that ever cast shadow or yielded fFait or lifted their arms toward heaven. il has no equal for multitudin. ous uses- Doy0u want iowers2 One palm tree will pnt forth hanging garden ot them one cluster counted by a scien- list containing POT. .01o blooms Do you want fOod2 IL is the chief diet of whole nations One palm in Chile will yield ninety gallons of honey. In Polynesia 1t is the chief food of the inhabitants. In India there are multitudes of people dependent upon it for sustenance.
 Oh. the palm, IL has Teriety of en dowments. such as no other grow Il that ever rooted the earth or kissed ihs heavens To the willow. God says stand oy the water courses and weep. To the cedar, he says: Gather tho hurricanes into your bosom" To the fig tree. he says: Bear fruit and put t within reach of all the people. But. to the palm tree, he says: "Bs garden and storehouse and wardrob. and rope-walk and chandlery and bread and banquet and manufactory, and then, be type of what meant when inspired David, my servant. to say The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree" Oh. Lord God give us more palm trees-men and women made for nothing but to be useful; disposi tons all abloon; branches of influence laden with fruit; people good for every thing. as the palm tree. If kind word, are wanted, they are ready 10 utter them. If helpful deeds are needed they are ready to perform them. | plans of usefulness are to be laid out they are ready to project them. | planes of usefulness are to be forwarded they are ready to lift them. People whS say, ''Yes, Yes,r when they ar, asked for assistance by word or deed instead of No. No." Most of the mys teries that bother others, do not bother me, because I adjourn them. but the mystery that really bothers me is whJ God made so many people who amoun to nothing 50 far as the worlds better ment is concerned They stand in the way. They object They discuss hIndrances. They suggest possi bilities of failure. Over tho road of life instead of pulling in the traces, they are lying back in breeehings- They are the everlasting No. They are bramble trees; they arc ! willows. always mourning. or wild cherry trees. yielding only the bitter or crab apple trees. producing only the sour. while God would have us al flourish like the palm tree Planted iE the Bible that tree always means use fnlness- But, how little any of us ol