Morris tribune., 1906-03-24
COLUMN
By j. c. shetland.
THE Boytood of Jesus; or the Edu=
cation of YOUTH

Jesus was both the Son of God and
the Son of Man. He was hungry, thirs
ty weary, desired, suffered. He took
not on himself the nature of angels
but of Abraham. This text "He grew
in stature and in wisdom and in
favor with God and men, shows his
humanity.
The place for his education was
ideal. Nazareth is on the southern
slope of Mount Hermon. The view
from the breezy plateau just above it
is varied and inspiring. The caravans
from the interior of Asia pass MAJ
areth. He could there become ac-
quainted with various nationalities,
interview wise men of the east, be-
come cosmopolitan. We are sure he
spoke at least three languages. The
Synagogue gave considerable eduea-
ton. The temple service, the Hebrew
ritual, the history of the most strange
Hebrew race was an education. But
some one will say he did not go to
college. True, and thereby proved
that it is not what environs him but
what is in him that makes the man.
Memory has much to do with the
success of boy. A Massachusetts,
boy was tested by his companions.
They must not touch him but could
I'll he
was to learn poem of seven long
stanzas in twenty minutes. In the
midst of a miniature pandemonium he
he did it. He became Senator, Secre-
tary of the Treasury, George Bout
well. But who had a memory like
that of Jesus, who had the law and
the Prophets so perfectly at COM
mand that any point was met by the
most appropriate quotation. AND
not quotation merely, for the very
spirit of the quotation was frequently
elucidated by the new light in which
he had placed it. Memery helps
boy to acquire knowledge; of his
tory the deeds of the ages and
nations, of governments and their
relative value; but where did Jesus
get the power to turn by one sem
tence the cold and selfish negation of
Chung Flu Tsee into our Golden rule
warm with divine love and glorious
above all utterances of men. Where
did he get the power to wipe the IA
900 bells of the Orient off from the
imagination of men, and substitute
sEWhen the Son of man shall come in
his glory" with the most practical de-
scription of cause and effect in eter-
nifty the world has ever heard.
Where did he become SO acquainted
with the eternal verities, SO intimate
with eternity.
The reason must be developed to
make man of power. For ages we
have used geometry for that purpose.
Lincoln told how he, a country boy,
mastered Euclid that he might know
when thing is proved. Where did
Jesus get the ability to entangle,
overwhelm an opposer in two senten-
ces? The Pharisees have heard that
he has put the Sadducees' to silence
are wary. Vet as they sit at meat he
asks a very easy question ''What
think We of Christ, whose son is he?"
There can be no trouble as far as
they san see, from answering out of
the scriptures, so they reply, "The
son of David" But now as a gulf
had opened beneath their feet the
Master is saying, ''The Lord said unto
my Lord sit thou on my right hand
till I have made thy foes my foot
stool" eff David call him Lord how
then is he his SOM" Thus were the
best reasoners of his own country so
quickly overthrow, that "No man
after, for purpose of disputation dared
asked him any more questions"
The power of man lies in his will.
Edward Everett Hale tells of two
young men from the university, 60
ing to New Mexico to direct and sup
erintend two mines. Each had what
the university could do for them.
But the owner of the mines found out
before. they had ridden the mules
from the railway station, sixty miles
to the mines, which one would sue
ceed and which one would fail. One
was under the control of his will. He
was trained, disciplined to do what
his reason said was best. He could
say emo" when asked if he sswould
take pizen with u.s." He was not
peevish over the chatting and fatigue
of the journey. He did not swear.
He said no when asked to smoke. He
did not growl, but said kind and in
telligent things. The other was the
reverse Of all this. So the owner of
the mines knew one would succeed
and the other fail. So we all know