The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-06-28

struction of His beloved city. AS He
reached the summit of the Mount of
Olives "He beheld the city and wept
over it," Jesus knew that many in
that thrdng who were now praising
Him would in few short days be cry
ing for His blood. With that infinite
| wisdom of His Divine nature He was
able to penetrate the shallowness Of
| the passing emotion, and see beneath
the germ of unbelief and the pas
| sion born of hell. If Jesus had
turned to that multitude that day
and plainly told them that their song
of praise was only the prelude to the
tragic strains of the crucifxion, that
the same hands that were scattering
branches and flowers in His path would
ere long be frantically throwing dust
into the air and crying: Cruelty
Him! cruelty HIM" they would have
been as emphatic in their protesta-
tions that such thing could not be, as
was Peter when His Lord told him that
before the cock should crow twice he
would deny Him thrice.
1t is hard to believe that the germ OF
murder, of theft, Of lying, of lust and
adultery. of sins, big or little, lies
buried in the human heart, ready to
fash forth under temptation like the
powder in the magazine to which is APP
piled the tiniest spark of fire. 1t is
hard to realize that that hardened
criminal in the dock listening to his
sentence of Imprisonment or death
was once tender innocent little babe;
that the germ of sin was there which,
given full rein, has grown to hideous
proportions and borne fruit in the
crime demanding punishment.
We rejoice in the present moment OF
ease and satisfaction and superficial
pleasure, while our Lord may be just
at hand viewing us with tear-dimmed
eye as He realizes what the next mo-
ments, or days or years may bring
forth Now, we may be with the
throng which is praising Him, our
voices may be raised in helping to swell
the hymn which floats out on the
breeze from church window and
steeple. our feet and hands may be
busy with the externalities Of church
life and Christian service. and to-mor-
row, when the day of testing comes
and we must come out and be sepa-
rate. we may be numbered with those
whose CRY is: eve will not have this
Man rule over u.s." Unless the Will be-
longs to God, unless it has been sur
rendered to His control. man knows n OF
at what instant there may flash out in
his life that which will identify him
with the enemies of Jesus Christ.
"Teach me. Lord. my true condition.
Bring me childlike to Thy knee;
Stripped OF every low ambition,
Willisg to be led by Thee
The Motley Throng.-Three ele-
ments are markedly noticeable in the
multitudes which surrounded our Lord
during His triumphal entry into Jeru-
salem and the proclaiming Him as
King. There were the few true believ-
ers inCKrist MS the Saviour of the world
and the promised Messiah; there were
the greater number of curious, I'M
thinking spectators who were quick 10
catch the spirit and enthusiasm OF the
moment and lend their voices to the
popular cry; and lastly there were the
ayowed enemies of Christ, who contest
ed every foot Of ground which Jesus
trod. and endeavored to thwart His
every move.
The crowd that surrounded our LORD
that day represented in miniature the
people of the world to-day in their re
iation to God and His Christ. If yot
| hn siH M
Olivet that momentous day, IN when
class would YOU have been found? Not
MANY to-day would be found, 1t is true
among the avowed enemies OF Jesus
Christ. for this is day of popular re
ligion and common recognition o.
Jesus Christ as great leader, II no'
. as the Saviour of the world. But woult
YOU have been numbered with the few
believing disciples, or would your
. heart have deceived you. and while to
day YOU were hailing Him as King
/, tomorrow you would yield to tn
popular cry, and shout with thu
/, frenzied crowd: "Away with Him?'
, Self estimates are dangerous and un
reliable. Tt is easy to look at our
selves with the natural eye and judg
that we would have stood with tn
few faithful ones. 1t was easy to be
long to that rejoicing throng as ]
> hailed the Lord as King, but in thu
dark hour on Calvary,
''If we had been among the throng that saw
the lowly Saviour die,
II We had heard the cruel song, the heart
less Jest the mockery,
: Would we who now His triumph sing.
Have hailed him then as Lord and King
Would you or I?''
Thorns Instead of the Bejewele'
: Crown.-After the magnificent pa
7 geant has ended and King Edward
: has passed in regal state into tn
!. halls of Westminster abbey, tn
! sparkling golden crown will Replaces
. upon his brow, and the brilliant roy
I al assemblage will greet him as thei
. crowned king, fitting climax to tn
magnificent scene. How differen
was the climax which marked tn
!, days following Jesus triumphnl en-
try into Jerusalem! How the seen
9 has changed! Instead of the re
I joicing multitudes, the glad hosar
q mas, the children's voices. the wavin
: branches and fower-strewn path, W