The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23

oring Of the Son of God; a repeutloi
with mprovements) OF the 1r1uIl
phal Entry. He who acceptsu, a.
and expected and planned Tor, IN
victorious procession into the city o
David could not be indifferent 70
say, the imposing march OF men II
the Adult Bible Glass parade N tn
city of Washington a few weeks age
or the great professions OF the f1ol'
Name Society.
Measuring the Applause.
Pn.ahse indeed is the plight O.
the man or woman who work. for tbs
public as a lecturer, actor, singer o.
politician, who gets his reward IRON
the volume Of the applause OF the
crowds. OF all the vain am Billions
probably this n which measures sue
cess by the plaudits of men, IS the
%vainest. To have no higher or more
sustaining motive than this is to be
doomed to sure appointment. 1t Is
noticeable tho while Jesus accepted
the acclamation Of the multitude ne
yet kept his own reserve ana polse
His life was lived for the fathef VINO
seeth in secret When the hOsannes
failed, he could still go forward stead
lily to his h approval OF
God meant more to him thar the ap-
plause of men. SO it must ever De
with all who ould DIRK successfully
The fcke public mas oven thorn
crowns for most OF the heroes upoI
whom it had bestowed the laurel
wreathS.
The whole city was excited by the
arrival Of Jesus. He designed this.
Never losing sight of the merely sec
ondary Importance Of popular demon
F: STATIONS, it is to be recalled that these
nave their place IN the
and CHARACTERIZATION Of the public. Iu-
b~erculosis congresses, anti-Opium and
- -o1n0n md artl-O9 M hiIno dem
onstrations Call Of which by the way,
are incidentally part Of the conten-
triumphal entry Of JesCs)
ave d real part in brinSlnS to pass
the desired end. City eyangelistic
campaigns have this to commend
them. They set h people to talk
ing and inGuiring Who is this?' The
church has much to learn concerning
the busin ass Of arousing the world
at home to the approach of Jesus
Christ. There is scarcely a great
commercial firm or sporting project
or amusement enterprise or politi-
cal party which cannot each the
church how to do that which is really
one Of her primary tasks: the advre-
Using OF her object.
Another Entry.
We have a record of how Jesus n
tered Jerusalem: not SO easy to write
is the story Of how Jesus enters a
human heart. That is one of the
mysteries of religion. Somehow,
sometime, in q manner and ar hour
unexpected and unforeseen, the mighty
divine life of Jesus enters into the life
of a human being Then and there is
enacted the great transaction. All the
universe is made new. Purposes are
transformed. Ideals are made new.
Existence takes on a deeper, higher,
broader meaning. What an hour it
yro- <n- ~ would -o0 III1-f-% ~
tered as conqueror into the life of St.
Paul and ST. Augustine and ST. Pat
rick and ST. Columbia and Martin
Luther and William Carey!
h little children hailed Christ as
hero, and he loved it. When the emf
nent gentlemen who determined the
religious code Of the time and place
objected, Jesus spoke them to socrn.
He cares for the praises Of the little
ones. Every wise Christian parent
and teacher will seek opportunities
to let children share in doing honor
to the name Of Jesus. A ST. Louis
man took his son to a great conven-
ton Of laymen cat he wanted the
boys ideas Of bigneSS and manliness
and greatness to be associated with
religion. "~Children's Day and Rally
Day" and Sunday school parades and
every other special occasion for chill
dren in connection with religion have
their warrant in welcome hOsannas
of the children i the temple, when
they gave joy to the Saviour who
was about to die.
A C~onqueror's Scourge.
~COnquerOrS get their name from
c~onqueSts; and ~cOnquests mean strife.
Jesus was a warrior. There is ever
need to recall the danger Of over
emphasizing his passive virtues. To
stress his own lowliness and his iden-
tity with the plain people, and his
non-mflitary character, Jesus ID a
humble donkey, instead Of a fiery
charger. Yet he came from one Sc
rles Of conflicts and was facing 9TH
ers. Immediately after the Triumphal
Entry he was to cleanse the temple.
h world has not many paintings
Or statues Of Jesus with a whip in
his hand; we do not like the attitude.