Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-31

Little did. the Jews understand the
momentous importance to them OF
the event which Christians confnena-
orata ON Palm Sunday. It will be
that the incident oc-
CURED at the close of our Lords
ministry-three and half years at
lter His baptism at Jordan and five
days before his cruciflxion. The
Jewish Sabbath had been spent in
srests at Bethany. Lazarus, whom
Jesus awakened from the, sleep of
death, with his sisters. Mary and
Martha, prepared for Jesus ban
squets and when the Sabbath closed
the supper was eaten. 1t was at that
time that Mary brought forth the boz
of perfume. spikenard very valuable
and Herewith annoined our Lords
head and feet. 1t was the same occa-
sion ON which Judas. in wrong
spirit, had murmured against this
+. expression Of her loving devotion;
that II Massa waste; that preferably
the money should have been given to
the Door. II was then that the Mas
ter defended Mary and announced
that the amounting was for his burial
(Which occurred later the same
week.. and suggested to the dis
cipIes, "8he poor ye have always with
you.s And whepsoeyer ye will We do
them good; but me ye have not al
!: Tke next morning, the first day OF
the week. corresponding to our Sun
day. Jesus made ready for his tri-
umphal entry into the city of Jeru-
salem, as the Jewish King. according
to the custom Of the Jewish kings
riding upon an ass and hailed and &C
claimed BY the populace. The Incl
dent had been foretold by, the
Prophet ,Zechartah III great detail,
saying, "Rejoice greatly, o daughter
Of ion; shout. o daughter of Jerusa-
lem; behold, thy King cometh unto
thee; he is just, ana having saliva
ton; lowly, and riding upon an ass"
(Zechafiah *. D..
+, Prophecy Must Be Fulfilled.
*, When the apostles had brought the
ass and Jesus sat thereon. the large
concourse of people (Which had come
from Jerusalem to see Jesus because
of his awakening of LazarusJ shout
ed aloud. They were filed with en-
thusiasm and, after the manner OF
the time, some broke of palm
branches for the ass to step upon;
Others laid their garments in the way
and thus formed, as it were, carpet
I'm the road leading to Jerusalem near
by. The shout Of the. people was
Just AZ dthe prophet had declared.
They hailed Jesus as the promised
Son Of David. the Messiah long wait
they sought to make Jesus king, at,
that the Fathers time was not yet
due. But now he knew that his hour
dering, he helped on with the en-
thusiasm BY sending for the ass, etc.
Prominent sectarian Jews present,
was come and hence, instead Of him
although unable to account for the
miracle, were unprepared to think of
Jesus as the true Messiah, or any
thing short of an impostor in that
role. When these heard the multi
tudee shouting and addressing Jesus
a. the Messiah they were offended
and. sent word to Jesus that he
should restrain; the ignorant people
who were thus acclaiming him.
But instead OF forbidding the ova-
ton Jesus intinatsd that it was the
proper thing, that because the Proph-
e. Zechariah (ix, 81 said, SHOUT, o
:. daughter OF Jerusalem therefore
there must be shout. II the people
had not shouted. rather than have
the prophecy 60 ,unfplflled. Jesus
said the very stones would have cried
out. ---,s,-.---,-.
Enroute to Jerusalem Jesus halted
the ass And the procession at the top
of the Mount Of Olives and. over
looking the Holy City. wept while he
pronChnced his sentence upon tt
UnWorthy! Unappreciative! As the
evangelist declares. Israel knew not
the time Of her visitation" The time
for Israel 10 receive the King had
cd for. On previous occasions. when
wait for their ardor to cool, knowing
rant Of the matter collectively, but
ter witnessing his marvellous works,
he withdrew himself from them. to
come and they we're not only igno-
they were not In the heart condition
70 understand Or appreciate. Jesus
cried. 20 Jerusalem; Jerusalem. thou