The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-25

Of speech are all Hebrew Greek was
to him but the vernacuIar. perhaps
a difficult vehicle for the communi-
cation of his ideas. In fact. it some
times clouds and obscures his usually
brilliant metaphors. as. for instance,
in the somewhat involved reasons
given for the covering of the feminine
head at divine service.
Paul must have watched with in
dignation the progress Of the Roman
plan. set on foot by Julius Caesar
and his minister Agrippa, to efface
cd boundaries of nations and re-
constitute them as provinces of the
great imperial system. For this pol
icy struck him more sOTely than To
merely wound his patriotism. To
his clear thinking. it attacked his re-
I ligion, and in his day it was i'm
possible to conceive of any politi-
cal union of men without unity Of
worship.
Roman Blasphemy.
The religion Of Rome was develop
ing into the dedication Of the Caesar;
+ everywhere among the Jews went the
Roman soldiers and tax gatherers,
carrying with them this dread moral
poison. clearly either the worship OF
Jehovah or of the Caesar must pre-
vail over the empire if the long
promised Messiah did not quickly
/ come to break the Roman power and
( set up the theOcracy once more
Saul, having full faith in Jehovah.
could not entirely believe in the tTi-
umph Of the Rzoman blasphemy, and
I it was therefore his duty, according
10 his light. to stunt the Roman
power in its growth This is the key
: to his apostolic zeal and success in
/ after years.
/ \ patriot and the son Of a patriot
( brought UP to toll well grounded in
/ his religion, weak Of frame but strong
/ of soul. firm Of purpose and clear Of
/ brain, bent on doing all he could to
/ save Israel. but signing always for the
/ advent of the Great Deliverer-this
/ man heard when about thirty years Of
/ age that the Messiah had come!
Performing Miracles.
He must have heard it. because. Up
and down Syria went the rumors of
the miracles wrought by the Christ,
and from far and near people 8ocked
TO witness them. Tradition has it
that even from Edessa. capital of
/ NIesopotamia, Abgar, the King. sent
/ his counsellor with a letter TO Jesus.
reading thus:
Abgar. son Of Arihsm to the great Teacher.
Jesus svho has appeared IU the country OF
Jerusalem, greeting
Master. ! have heard that thou dost heal
not with medicines bur by thy word simply.
+ that thou doSl give sight to the blind. that
tE0u dost make the lame walk that thou
dosr purify the iepcrs- that thou dost give
hearing 70 ID" deaf that thou dost cast out
/ demons. that thou dost raise the dead and heal
the iuirIn. Hearing of these wonders con
etuded that thou art God and the Son Of God.
come down from Heaven
For this reason have ! addressed b thee this
letter. begging thee TO come 10 me- that
NAV adore. thee and may ortair The, .,+ra - nv
Hahrmliles according To NY faith in tiny power
MOREOVER, ! have heard that the Jews fuur-
-u.ur against tEccr prosecute thee and seek to
EUl thee.
Deisn- lhon. 10 come to me possess d
both We shall dwell there in peace.
DOuDung Ihomas,
The answer Of the Christ was that
after his ASCENSION he would send a
disciple to Odessa Accordingly Thad-
deus went TO thar city a few years
later and converted many Of its in
habitants. And saul, Of all men in
Syria, would be surest 20 inquire into
the rumors.
If Saul was not in the bowling mon
that insisted on the cruciGxion he was
with il in spirit. And when he learned
that his people were abandoning their
fa:,h 20 become followers Of the sup
= posed i!nposter. now dead. what must
have been his rage al the delus!ou.
Here was man-worship rising spon-
fane0IzIv in the very citadel and cen