The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-01
The Good Neiqhbor.


This simple story of our lesson has
q strange fascination for men. When
once heard, it can never be forgotten;
yet it's very simplicity seems to be its
fatal weakness at least so far as most
people are concerned. The man OF
the world seeking Jesus inquired,
'what shall l do"-what great thing
shall do, ito inherit the kingdom?"
T. The wise teacher replied-human
duty involves nothing above the easy
ability of all men. There is no new
requirement outside of the old table
of the law which men have had since
the days of Moses, even that code of
ten rules when read Alright, imposes
only two obligations, the first the love
of the Lord and the second it's count
erpart the love Of men. This do, and
thou shalt live
But as "axes don't chop" and "pro-
hibition don't prohibit" and laws
don't command" and duty don't do"
this lawyer presumed that he might
get employment from the coming
King to draft bill for presentation
in the new religious parliament abol-
ishing the antiquated code and in its
stead enacting an up to date system
for the regulation of human affairs
which by graduated fees and penal
ties might meet with more favor from
business men.
OF course the lawyer knew that the
new administration would need mon
ey and he was willing to pay any
reasonable fee for the license or in
diligence which he hoped to secure
for his old time propensities. But to
his amazement and to the bewilder-
ment of the children of men ever
since, Jesus only reiterated the old
Mosaic code in a simple summary
'1ove God" and ''loye thy neighbor as
thyself"
The infinite, omnipresent, but invis-
ible God could not well be lodged
especially by men with closed eyes;
so catching at the only possible loop
hole for casuistry and evasion, the
would-be nullifier of Heavens code in
the phraseology of legal hypocricy re-
peated his cantful interrogation:
''Who is my neighbour"
Jesus could not be deceived by q
Pharisee, a bigot, or hypocrite and
resolved to answer such then and
forever in way to mark their clan
with an eternal blush of shame. So
he said, If you want to get the i'm
port Of my gospel, apply Il to present
and living conditions. For example.
did you hear Of the latest news item
as announced by The Daily Herald, Of
that unfortunate fellow who fell into
the hands Of robbers on the JericO
road? In many particulars It re-
sembles the old, old bandit tales es-
pecially concerning the priest who
went up on the other side of the creek
and the Levite who looked at him In
pity, but was IN too great haste 10
reach his business to minister to him.
but In this latest news item a new
feature enters In, Samaritan peddler
came that way and actually took uD
our wounded countryman and helped
him to a hotel and paid his bill fop
two days and promised the landlord
to meet other expenses IL the uoor
fellow did not recover by his return
Now to make my religion vital ana
common place, which one of those
three, the reserved and prejudiced
priest, the plying and pre-engaSeS
levite, OF the practical though hereti-
cal peddler would you acknowledge as
irlend, II 1t had been your sad lot to
He-At ~ INC nuuub VI Inc DanO1t9 on
Jerico road?
It was hard question and impos-
sible Of evasion or notification. The
casuist acknowledged that he was
logically silenced; but he was NOT
converted to its holy charity. Still.
as If to clinch the arrow of Conviction
In human hearts forever, the Christ
brother concluded the dialogue with
the command: GO, and do thou like
wise."-E. A. Devore, D. D.
1T is an old saying that charity he.
gins at home; but this is no reason -
should not go abroad. A man should
live with the world as a citizen ~ ~ !
world; he may have a preference for
the particular quarter or square or ~.
even alley, in which he lives. b,lt he
should have a generous feeling for
the welfare Of the le."-Cumber-
land.
Self cruclfyIng Friendship.
The greatest personal disappoint.
ment of my life came with a real;za.
tiOn that a large nart ~ A. 1.-r,