Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-26
GOING TO JERUSALEM.
Sermon by Rev. C. W. Maxwell.
of CoIIey Memorial Church.
Preached Sunday Morning From the Words
Recorded in tho SGD Verse of the 10th
Chapter of the Gospel. According to st.
Mark.

Rev. c. W. Maxwell. pastor of Colley
Memorial Presbyterian Church. At
lantic City Ward. preached as follows
Sunday morning from Mark 1882:
Jerusalem ought to have been the
home of the Lord Jesus. He was the
nShttui King. His father. David, had
captured the city and there set up the
throne OF David; selected the site OF the
temple and had looked forward to the
day when his greater Son should sit
upon his tim one and establish the:c the
Kingdom hat should never end. TIE
Lamb of God came at last into the
temple, but King Hcrod like an evil
oeast, sought To Stay Him, and He was
urlNen TO hide in obscumty until His
tune should come. His enemies fol-
'o"ed Hlm amost everywhere, but the
storm centre WAS at Jerusalem. and
iiiS visits 10 that city called forth the
rage OF Ills persecution. AS u smith
prucures a Welding heat upon bars of
steel by thrusting first one and then
another nearer to or farther from the
hottest part of the forge-as Il skill
lni Generai inciteS the enemy TO adj
vance to the desired position ny the adj
vance or retreat of n skirmiSh line here
or Il troop OF cavalry yonder-su Jesus
h'anoeuNered with His enemies ut Jc-
IuSaiSin. His visits 10 Jerusalem were
Ike stones thrown into Il beehive. and
IL ne had remained there longer they
would nave stung Him to death sooner
than they did. He knew the ground
ana the enemy and the result of the
battle before 1t was waged. Time and
again the Jews had attempted to stone
il Ion L., l.,
often ana waited for their hatred to
cool, and returned to bear witness to
Inc truth. There were some even in Je-
rusalem that would hear His voice and
be plucked as brands from the burning.
mere was Nicodemus and Joseph OF
Aramathaea and many others of His
sheep which would hear His voice aud
then He must needs deliver HIS mes
sage to the rulers of the nation As n
skilliul footman picks his way among
snares and pitfalls, Jesus avoided every
trap set by His enemies-penetrated all
their schemes and outwitted them in
their arguments.
At last he afiirms in the Dresence of
the Jews at Jerusalem that He is God.
They call Him n blasphemer and take
up stones to stone him Ono. 1033). He
goes away beyond Jordan and remains
there until He is called to raise LaZa-
rus from the dead. The disciples
tured to go. but Thomas said. Let us
also go, that we may die with Him."
me raising of Lazarus from the dead
caused the storm to break. Before this,
mob violence had threatened Him. but
now the chief priests and pharisees
gathered in council and decreed that
He must be put to death. He was now
outlawed. Jesus, therefore. walked
no more openly among the Jews" but
went thence into country near to the
Wilderness, into city called lSphraim
and there continued with His disciples
Here he remained until the last pass
over drew nigh: then to the amazemcnt
of His disciples He takes the road lead
ing To Jerusalem. land Jesus went be-
fore them and they were amazed. and
as they followed they were afraid" He
called them aside and told them that
He was going up to be crucified. 1t is
no wonder that they were amazed
Criminals to escape the lash OF an
angry conscience have been known to
deliver themselves up to death; but
Jesus had clear conscience. He had
done nothing worthy OF death. But He
had come into the world to save sin
ners. and the time was come for the
sacrifice.
THE EEROISM OF JESUS.
There is no grander picture in all
taken their lives in their hands and
done daring deeds. but most of them
ifr7rvc been strengthened by companions
or cheered by hope OF fame. Jesus
went before His disciples. He pressed
forward out of the kind circle of
friends, away from the multitude of adj
mirers and not a few believers (for
many believed on Him them, and set
His face toward the cruel ranks of His
enemies; Going up to Jerusalem;" a
condemned man; knowing the bitter
ness of 4 thousand deaths that there
awaited Him; knowing that the con-
centrated contempt of n spitcful nation
would be heaped upon Him; knowing
that the devil. as a master inquisitor.
was prepared to torture Him with
every implement of cruelty; knowing
the sad scenes OF the upper chamber,
the agories of Gethsemane the taunt-
ing rabblc. the cruel scourging, the
jeering priests. the day of anguish on
the cross. the bitterness of being for
saken of God. Yet behold Him Going
up to Jerusalem"
The Gisci-les know none OF these
things. but they know that danger is
there ard as they read the set resolve
in his pale face and saw his eager
ronfir.ta<l an