Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-06-25


of His rejection and the coming de
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 throng 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 crucifiNion, 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 empha &c 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.
IL is hard to believe that the germ of
murder, Of theft, of lying. of lust aud
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. Ii is
hard to realize that that hardened
criminal in the dock listening 10 his
sentence of imprisonment or death
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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 he 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: I'VE will not have this
Man rule over us" Unless the will be-
longs TO God. unless ii has been sur
lrenderedto His control. man knows not
at what instant there may fash out in
his life that which will identify him
with the enemies of Jesus Christ.
Teach me Lord my true condition.
Bring me childlike 10 Thy knee:
Stripped OF every low ambition,
Willing TO be led by Thee"
The Motley Throng.- Three ele.
ments are markedly noticeable in tn p
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 in Christ as the Saviour OF the world
and the promised Messiah; there were
the greater number Of curious, un-
thinking spectators who were quick TO
catch the spirit and enthusiasm Of the
moment and lend their voices TO the
popular cry; and lastly there were the
avowed enemies Of Christ, who contest
ed every foot of ground which Jesus
every move.
The crowd that surrounded our Lord
that day represented in miniature the
people OF the world to-day in their re-
lation TO God and His Christ. If you
had been there on the side OF Mount
Olivet that momentous day, in which
class would YOU have been found? Not
many to-day would he found, it is true
among the avowed enemies of Jesus
Christ for this is day of popular re-
ligion and common recognition of
Jesus Christ as a great leader. il not
rs the Saviour Of the world. But would
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 the
popular cry. and shout with the
frenZied crowd: Away with Him ."
Self estimates are dangerous and un-
reliable. 1t is easy to look at our
selves with the natural eve and Judge
that we would have stood with the
few faithful ones. II was easy TO be
long TO that rejoicing throng as it
hailed the Lord as King. but in the
dark hour on Calvary.
''If We had been among the throrg 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 q Lord and KING
Would you or ! 20
Thorns Instead Of the BcieweIed
Crown.-After the magnificent pa
geant has ended and King Edward
has passed i'm regal state into the
halls Of Westminster abbey. the
sparkling golden crown will beplaced
upon his brow. and the brilliant roy
al assemblage viii greet him 81 their
crowned king % fitting climax TO the
magnificent scene. How different
was the climax which marked the
days following Jesus triumphal en-
try into JerusaIemi How the scene