The Montgomery tribune., 1908-04-24
Jesus Touches
Humility
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COLLEEN TE%T,.-"A new command
mont give unto YOU. tIidt ',ye. love one
another astI hapedloved you"--John
TiME.-Thdrsday evening" April uoiii' &" e. A.
d. 30 y NisaT- 49, the day before the
Passover wsgf The he.eyeDing before his.
ierGcIhxlon. His last 1ineeting. with his
dIscipless Institution of the Lords
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PLAcE.-hn upper room In Jerusalem.
!, Comment and suggestive Thought. 7s
Arnold Of Rugby" called Christ's
washing OF. his disciples, feet the most
lesson Of the strongest possible con-
trasts. We are to, see Christ's majes-
ty at its highest point of earthly glory,
and his humility at its lowliest. The
first picture gives the church a proud
sense OF It's coming triumph in the
world; the second reminds the church
that it triumphs only through its low
ing, tender ministries to. men. The
first picture teaches us personally
that II we serve Christ we have at our
disposal infinite resources of power
and authority; the second, that we
must use those resources .meekly,. In
serving others. . .....~-... ~
Christ fulfilled d.-promptly his prom.
lse to Peter of an explanation. 'This
explanation is instwo parts. The first
is a statement of his, own supremacy,
that he was Master and lord "One
of you calls me the Teacher; another,
the Lord!"-Bishop Middleton. Cor
responding to which the followers were
disciples or servants. Professor Vim
| cent. There was no title. SO lofty,
no honor so exalted, no devotion so
absolute, that Christ rejected it at the
| hands of men."-Rev. J. Richie Smith.
The second part of the explanation
vas that Christ's deed was given as an
example. 1t was saying in the lam
guage Of action that the Son Of man
| came not to be ministered unto but
| to minister, and that the law of his
kingdom was the law OF helpfulness
Mark 10:43-45). ."-Professor Gilbert
Certainly no one of them would claim
TO be greater than Christ. They were
servants, he was their confessed Lord
| They were apostles, men sent" w.
16); he was the sovereign that sent
| them forth. Surely, therefore, IL he
had washed their feet, they also ought
to wash one another's feet by this
great object lesson Christ taught the
apostles. and his disciples throughout
all time, that the noblest end
of mans endeavor is loving
service Prof Noah X. Davis,
Phi. D. Now let man blush to be
proud, for whom God is become hum
ble."-St. Augustine
Christ intended his commandment
to be taken literally when necessary.
But, now that shoes have taken the
place Of sandals, it is to be observed
in the spirit rather than the letter.
Christ did not institute a rite, such
as that celebrated in Rome on Thurs
day in Holy Week, when the pope
washes the feet of a few aged pau
pers. after due private preparation, in
| the presence of the proudest rank"
1T used to be practiced by English
sovereigns on Maundy Thursday,
James ii. being the last who did So"
Century Bible.
| The spirit of the commandment is
| to be observed. /. By the performance
| of lowly and disagreeable physical SER
vice for others, when necessary. Those
| that nurse the sick, care for the aged
and helpless, or work among the de-
graded or the very poor are often
called to deeds like feet-washing.
| "The noblest form of help is to
help men to get rid of their sin."-
| Alexander Maclaren. That is the
cleansing We all need most ITO wash
one another's feet is, in the deeper
meaning of the thing, to help one an
other out of the evil that is in the
world, to aid one another in the keep.
ing of a pure conscience and of a
wholesome and holy life"-I. Marshall
Lang, d. d. "We sometimes talk of
the language of the hands. And
sometimes of the language of the
eyes. But l think there is also a Ian
| guage of the feet, and l could trans.
late the whole Gospel into it. For
first comes Jesus (when we are bowed
with SIM, and he says: Son of man,
stand upon thy feet And then comes
Jesus (when we wish to serve him),
and he says: Wash one another's
feet And then in the morning. when
We are his forever, it is at his feet
we shall cast our crowns. Rev. G..
H. Morrison.
Those that are superior in one way
should remember that every one may
be superior in some way. Arnold OF
Rugby" called attention to the pro.
noun in wash one another's feet"
Rich and poor, high and low, learned
and ignorant, are, he declared, mem
bers one of another. not two distinct
castes." Each can help the other,
teach the other.
The Lessons for Servants.--Many
Christians are rulers. but all Chris
tians are servants. The minister of a
church is the one who ministers to its
needs. The prime minister is the head
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