The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-18
JESUS WOULD WEEP
over MODERN CITY
MetropoIi of Today Like Jeru-
salem as Savior Saw
It OF OLD.
SERVICES IN ST MARY'S
REV. BRENNAN breaches SER
MON AFTER MASS.

In St Nfary's cal hcdrai yesterday
n the s and o'clock masses Father
Kieiy and Bishop scanlan officiated-
Rev. y. Slattcry celebrated the IL
o'clock mass. Rev. Timothy Brennan
preached from the text.
when Jesus drew near. seeing the
city. lie wcpt over g."
Tears shed Tor righteous and just
cause. though dcspiscd by "a sordid
world. are golden drops in the sight
Of God and His angels. he said
The tears shed over Jerusalem we're
witnessed by men who had nothing to
commend them To- the attention OF the
world. Poor fishermen aud simple hus-
bandmcn were present when Jesus
VTcpt. Regardless OF their presence,
when locking down on old Jerusalem
what a sad. wistful ycarning look is IN
HIS faccg with the flow OF tears came
these plairtive words. Thy enemies
shali east q trench about thee.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem. how often have
j wished 10 gather Thy children pc
meath my wings as the hen gathers
her chickens and thou wouldst not
His hearers not yet filled with the
Hob, Ghost. therefore. not understand
ing the import OF His words. marvel
at the tears. only twice before did
their Master weep. lie predicts the
doom Of the city Of the patriarchs and
prophets Ne must be 50. When He,
who clcanscd the lCpcrs by the way
eide. gave sight 20 the blind. hearing
20 the deaf and healed al manner OF
Euileless hearers knew that Jerusalem
was doomed.
Jerusalem wicked city.
Jerusalem sleeps there. proud city
or the olden world In the market
place was ali kinds Of traffic. In the
naEogue were philosophy and sci
cucc. In the courts were corruption
and Injustice There was moral
had his mansion In the slope. the poor
had their novels In the valley. As IL
was then. SO Is 70 now. II we except
modern inventions. The same moral
blindness and sinful ways. which
elected tears from the Savior when
looking down or old Jerusalem. would
came in person 20 any Of our modern
cities.
Jesus goes to Jerusalem as a child.
. boy and man. A. child He rests
who partske Of the simplicity and
Chiidlike faith OF Simeon. Jesus goes
mortal. and to fill their hearts with
happiness which Is everlasting. When
He received the child into His arms
he uttered this sad. set joyful proph-
the ruin and the resurrection OF many
e. Israel To Hcrod the presence Of
the child was ruin; 20 simeon the child
AS a boy ne came to Jerusalem at
the axe Of twelve Among the elders
he 81 seated In the temple. teaching
rated from His Erief-striCkeu parents
in order 60 eNDOund the doctrines Of
love and mercy 60 the doctors or the
law. Words OF wisdom fell from the
iins OF the boy Christ but the doctors
On the pride OF their little intellects
and blinded by pr iudicc, rejected
those words Of wisdom and spurned
His love and mercy. To these the boy
Christ was ruin 10 the humble be-
lieviug minds ne WAS the resurreC-
zion. Christ. the man. came TO old
NfHHHH lion al ~ n
sweetness. mercy and love. Tho af-
flictcd share I'm the effects OF His
omnipotcnt power. All infirmities Of
the body are healed. The poor. who
are rejected and despisod. have the
gospel preached to them His words
were. I am the way. the truth and
the life but the maynard Of old
Jerusalem were blind 10 these miracles
truth and scoffed at the voice OF love
and entrcaty Why will you perish
q. House Of Israeli
Jesus Heart - Sad
Looking down on old Jerusalem for
the last time. His heart IS sad. 4 few
days more and He will die outside IFS
walls TO win for man his lost inheri-
tauce. but lie viii rise again from the
tomb. clothed with rays of his divinity,
thus affordinE stiff-nccked jerusalem
the strongest proof that He was God.
yet old Jerusalem goes TO its doom
The sweetness 81 Christs childhood
the wisdom Of His boyhood. the love
tits manhood make no impression on
The old Jewish race The miracles be-
ginning at Cana and reaching their
fullness In the glory Of the resurrec-
and sin have stccled the Scribes and
Pharisecs' hearts and minds against
the compassionate christ and wrunr
from HIN that vail OF infinite love
and sad ess. How often have ionged
to gather your children beneath my
wings. The days OF love and mercy