Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-07-16

SihCleuCy, anu nOC WlC0DOlu ner QUIZ
spoken support from those who are leg,
islating to protect women and children
from the ravages of commercial greed.
Never should she forget that she Is
dealing with human nature and not
with angelic nature. Here she stands
on her own ground and demonstrates
her value to society, and when the
church Is thus primarily the guardian
Of humanity, humanity will see to II
that her influence shall never decline,
THREE PICTURES OF JESUS.
BY Rev. N p. NichoIa
And Jesus increased in wisdom and
stature, and in favor with God
and man.-Luke H., 90.
The scripture is almost wholly silent
on the early life of Jesus Christ. The
circumstances of his birth are given
with detail, the visit of the shepherds
and the wise men, the presentation id
the temple the massacre of the limo,
cents, and the flight into Egypt Then
for twelve years silence, and we set
the matured boy again up to the great
feast Of his people. Then again silence
for eighteen years more-a silence ID
lumined by only two illusions found
in the biography of his three years
ministry. rs not this the carpenter't
son| LAS his custom was, he went
into the synagogue on the Sabbath
day." Jesus Christ died a young man.
and thirty years of his youth are UNI
written, save one week at the age OF
II and two retrospective incidental
hints.
There are three pictures suggested ia
us in these unrecorded years-Jesus
in his home, Jesus at worship, Jesus
at the carpenters bench
Jesus in his home. That home waa
Nazareth, a quiet town isolated among
the hills Mary, the mother, sweetest
type Of womanhood, kept aloof from
its roughness, guiding her household
cherishing the sweet mystery of hel
boys birth. Joseph, gentle, quiet, faith,
erly, protected and cared for the little
home. And Jesus, growing in height
to manly vigor, growing in wisdom
of mind and heart, growing in favor
the love of God, the love of the child
ren in the market place, the love OF
beasts and birds and flowers on the
steep slopes of the village.
Jesus at worship. Every Sabbath he
with his household, attended the plain
little synagogue. At the proper age
he went up to Jerusalem for the great
er worship, a narrative preserved fol-
us in striking detail by st. Luke's
graphic pen. In his fathers temple
seems to have come to him the first
deep breath of the divine tragedy and
triumph in which he was to be hero
and conqueror.
Jesus at the carpenters bench Ih
fellow townSmen cried in contempt
rs not this the carpenter" Their
scott is his glory; the carpenter is the
worlds Savior A pious bishop in the
middle ages prayed often to God tina,
it might be manifested to him what
Jesus did in his youth Then the
bishop had a dream. He saw a car
psnter working at his trade and littlt
boy beside him gathering chips. Then
came forth a maiden clothed in green.
who called them to their meal. and sci
porridge before them And the bishou
stood looking from behind the door,
Then the little boy said shall moi
the man eat with u.s." The glimpst
Of that reality is better than all thu
medieval fancies Of Madonnas and
AmeOles.
Three unrecOrded lessons are sup
gested to us from these thirty years Of
the maturing life of Jesus. the Son Of
God--lessons most ennObling for hu.
man living.
The first; the family is divine. Tho
Son Of God for thirty years was a
child, dutiful son. a brother. Nom.
Der Of home. Home comes TO h.
the dearest word Of human life. HON.
comes to mean heaven. The hardest
place to be good is in the famtIvI
there Is no escape from the famiII
table; there seems nothing big or nohIt
in family Righteousness. Jesus proved
family life to be the best scHopT FL
Tpenlng divinity. Nothing is moro tul
IN theology than that i'm these fomuI
years Jesus was saving the v.,,lI
even by living through these cI,soJ
relations Of life and making ,bo,p h.o,l
uLuI' Then 1t was the great work 4
the second Adam was done rather tbat
IN one transcesdont mormon. nm M
cross; then it was that by one mani
obedience many We're made rigbteous'
lhrn 1t was God came among men a
the glorious, cheerful dutiful life mi
one boy lived on 70 his manhood. w,
may not follow Jesus in all his mmtl
trations' as he teaches ana heals ami
suffers a martyrs ar1th; we NAV sborS
the vet more efIectual means Of rocoS
ermg Gods children TO their hcavcn,S
father, by seaf,forgetful, self--a riff .int
home living.