Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-04-03

the birds Of the air have nests, but
the Son Of Man hath not where to
lay His head" When the disci-
pies went to their homes, Jesus
went to the Mount Of Olives. II
a penny is needed to illustrate His
answer to question, He had to
ask for one; when the temple tax
is wanted, u miracle provides it.
1t was "with the rich in His death"
because it was written "He came
to save that which was lost"-the
poor, the MANNED, the blind, hu-
manly speaking, more susceptible
to the Spirits wooing. His deal
ings with the blind beggaT OF John
TX, gives us some Of the sweetest
episodes in His life. 1t was just
before reaching Jericho, and at the
time of jesus wonderful discov.
cry of the little rich sinner in the
sycamore tree, that He blessed a
blind beggar. Jesus gave the best
He brought to the poor; He was
not dazzled by the rich, but He
withheld nothing from them which
they are willing to receive. 1t
might be pertinent in asking what
would Jesus do, to question wheth-
er He would speak a few pious
words in a howell and permit the
mourners in their sorrow to bear
their dead to the Silent City alone,
while spending days in preparing
to laud some Christless rich be-
cause Of their money.
Our learned Scotchman's rhap
sOdies over "the rich young
Ruler" and his apologies for "the
unrestrained luxury" OF him Luke
XVI, proves his susceptibility to
the power OF wealth. Riches may
prove the sad undOing Of both, but
their votaries receive much more
attention than the blind beggar of
John TX, and the lOwly fisherman
whom Jesus dighitied by calling
them to be with and near Him.
This writer whom we review com.
miserates and excuses the rich
young Ruler in his rejection OF Je-
Gus because OF his riches, which he
9 stems as a virtGe, compared to
the fishing boat which Peter gave
up when he came to Jesus, or the
custom house which Matthew de-
serted, when he left it to follow
the Lord. The "ingenious prayer
OF the young Ruler was no prayer,
it was q question:" Jesus loved
him as He loved every other sim
ner who needed eternal life, not
for his nobility. Nicodemns, his
peer, needed to be born again.
The young Ruler, a SELF righteous
Pharisee, who loved his money
more than discipleship, professed
to have kept all the command.
ments, while his decision proved
he had not kept the first; but he
had riches, aud this excused him,
even though he prefers his money
to everlasting life. A cultured
life, and "assured position" 60
far with the doctor to condone the
offense, and his hero is made to
sink into the pit with his social
equals, men of the same habit as
himself, rather than to enter into
life with men his peers, save In
dollars. "He wanted an atmos.
phere Of refinement, freedom from
petty cares; it would be a shame
that he be asked 10 reduce himself
to poverty and become compan-
ion Of fishermen, whose ways were
not his ways, AMI wander about
the country who had lived in
home" From a human stand
point thousands beholding only
the life which is, might be excused
for refusing to give up their pos,
sessions, but Jesus was dealing
with the eternal interests, and
there was nothing in the fleeting
pleasures which dollars would
bring, compared with the divine
benediction here and eternity with
God hereafter.
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