Arizona republican., 1899-03-26

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 ones heart is stirred The multitude
 from Jerusalem turns back esccrting l him; the multitude from Bethany fol-
 lows on behind him. He is in the
 midst of them. And some pull off
 their long cloaks and cast them in the road, and others break off branches from the trees, green with the first
 leaves cf spring, and spread them in
 the way. They carry palm branches
 in their hands and sing And as they
 go they describe one to another tho
 good deeds they have seen him do, and
 they rejoice and praise God with
 loud voice for all his mighty works,
 crying: "Hosanna. Blessed be the
 King that ccmeth in the name of the
 Lord; peace in heaven and glory in
 the highest
 Some of the Ph8risees, who have
 come out with the crowd, are suddenly
 alarmed. hearing this name Of king,
 and seeing this great enthusiastic null
 titude sweeping on down into the
 crowded city, Master they cry, ire
 buke thy disciples" To which Jesus answers, T tell you that, if these should
 hold their peace, the very stones would immediately cry out''
 You see with what intensity he speaks He has been silent, hitherto. listening to the voices of tEe shouting crowd and looking into their eager faces, thinking his own sad thoughts. This to him is no holiday procession. He is indeed a king, and in the Lord 5 name does he come; but he is to be re jected; he knows that. The cross is at the end of the road.
 Now the way descends into valley, with hill upon the right. and a wall of rocks upon the left; then it rises again, and suddenly the Holy City lies across q deep ravine, terrace upon terrace, crowned with the temple tower. all white with marble walls, and set about with shining roofs, like gems. Here it was, no doubt, that He beheld the city and wePt over it.; wept, not with silent tears, but with lcud lamen- tatjon. For Jesus loved that city. | Every stone of it was precious in his l eyes. He had come to it again and i again, as the prophets came in the old time; preaching in the streets and in 1 the synagogues and in the courts of the | temple, bearing the messages of God. | And few had needed
 Outside, in the country, ignorant peo- | pie, unprivileged people, had listened | and believed. And even in the town | of Galilee, where men thought more | about their business than they did l about the services of the church, there | had been many disciples, and some had | been willing to give up everything and | follow him. But here in Jerusalem, | the religious city, where dwelt tho | priests and doctors Of the law, where | he tower of the holy temple dominated 1 all the buildings of the town, and vhsre tho church was the supreme in crest of all citizens-here had Jesus preached and done his deeds of mercy md blessing. And they had despised md hated him.
 And the day of divine visitation had .ome. the last of all the manifold op- which the town had had. he final call of God, and the city lay here, beautiful beyond expression. but leaf and dumb and blind. For tkis lid Jesus weep, saying: If thou ladst known, even thou, at least in his thy day, the things which belong into thy peacei But now they are hid rom thine eyes"
 BETWEEN RIGHT AND RITUAL.
 After all the elaborate preparations 3 receive Christ, he came. and was re. 7cted. He came so simply. so natur- Fly, speaking so directly to the hearts nd lives of men, caring so little for all heir costly ceremonies and their fine ItEal, that they did not know him. hey had deceived themselves by their upon the dress and posture i religion, by their interest in the )rms and ceremonies of the church hey had Gwelt so long upon the mere . Xternals of devotion that they had easad to be devoted. And Jesus looked pon the religious city, with it's stately ample crCwning the summit of the I i'll, with it's streets full of men and omen preparing for the great church 9stlval of the divine redemption Of leir fathers, and Wept over it; looked pon these throngs of people on their 'ay to church to keep their Easter sast, and wept to see them
 Such difference there is between and religion, between ghteOusness and ritual, between our ay of locking at things and Christ's ay. We arg busy. we are interested many matters which have something ) dc with the Christian religion in le service, in the singing. in the lornment of the house of God. How f -uch does it all mean? Jesus Christ ols upon our stately churches; does 3 rejoice in them as the comedy lrines of pure davOtion or does he 7hold them as he beheld Jerusalem. Oking into our hearts and seeing use fer lamentation? : On moves the rude procession. with aving palms and singing. Jesus riding
 the midst Thus comes the King Rome there have been scenes Of iumph when some cOnquercr enters ith his soldiers to the sound of mu- C, all the people throwing flowers be- h -b in hO c-tr