The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-22
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
What Church Folk Are Think
ing kbont and Doing
THE WoRLD,s GREATEST TRIAL.
The International Sunday cIO Les
son for NOV. p is Zine Irai u
Jesus" Matt. 26: 51-6S.
By William II. Ellis.

Ell UcILeO ClllZSIiS Ol llic 4 al 1AoAA LAAAA
pire in one of the cities Of the Holy
Land and talked with them concern
ing present conditions in their coun-
try. 1t was startling to hear them
cry p~assionately for justice-'Give US
justice and equality; all else VIII
come The form Of government a
changed in Turkey, but the cruel OPP
preston of the Christian still con-
tinues.
That night conference in an upper
room above a silent ancient city sets
the mind to recalling the long train
Of outrages upon justice that nave
marred the course of this historic
land. But the foulest Of all the mis-
carriages of justice. not only in the
land of Palestine, but also in all the
world, was that which the Sunday
schools OF today study-the trial OF
Jesus Of Nazareth. lunar wicked
ness seems to have reached its ell
max In the trial and death Of Jesus
He suffered unjustIy-but thereby he
prone beneath the blows Of unjust
power. His passion is today the hope
of the weak and tho O~vorhorne.
Memorials That Remain.
Travel about Great Britain and Eu-
rope and you will see OCCASIONAL YES
tiges OF the Roman occupation. Go
to Asia Minor and Syria and there
VIZ oppSh iot1 VI ItiC
grandeur that was Rome"-but all are
ruins. ruins, ruins In sharp contrast.
behold the memorials of this passive
Victim of Rome's supine injustice and
Of bigotry's dauntiess hatred. Go
where You will upon the earth, save
into the densest darkness OF agan-
ism and of Islam. and there you VIII
find evidences of the present and in
creasing potency Of the Crucified.
History holds no more dramatic
evidence that the years Of God are
with truths cause. Rome is dust AMI
Jews are n~atiOnleSs wanderers on
the face of the earth since the SUI
preme tragedy from which the mod
ern world dates its calendars. There
is hope and heartening for every ill
treated servant of truth In this fami-
liar view Of eternal justice. The cries
of all the outraged and prosecuted
and downtrodden one of earth have
a sympathetic hearin~ with Him who
once stood SCORING and splitting and
shame before illegal tribunals. Says
Lowell:
Though the cause Of Evil prosper,
yet It's Truth alone is strong,
And, albeit she wander outcast now.
I see around her thrOng
Troops of beautiful. tall ANGELS to en-
shield her from all wrong"
Incidents of the Event.
The stab that went deepest into
the heart Of Jesus was not the sol
dier's spear. but the perfdv Of Judas,
Alas! that friend may fail SO far. Ju-
das not only led the temple police and
the soldiers to his retreat amid the
gentle cray olive leaves. but he indi-
Gated Him by a kiss-and as the
Greek shows, he kissed Him again and
again." with clinging. demonetrative
affection. The horrible picture is
enough to make even a base man grid
up the loins Of his loyalty, and re
solve that, come what may. he will
be true to his friends.
Then there was Peters attempted
Improvement upon Gods program. H.
s1ashed about with his sword anf
loDned off a servants ear, and h
MIGHT well have complicated the cael
of his Master. There are many mod
ern methods that strive to hetto,
Gods way of doin" Times. WORLDLY
wisdom and twentieth century aegres-
siveness are poor substitutes for thu
divine will.
Darting out of the darkness for az
instant. into the fare of those torch
es and this immortal story. Is a y0fIn,
man clad in only a linen cloth. who
the captors of Jesus seized when tho
discerned his friendship for the pre-
oner. and he fed naked into the ni~h+
hlv the yOuno man was job
Mark himself. At least, he stands 70
the unfaf 11t3fed friends Of .IpSrIS. II
Naoaeaki they keen Il faa~t which the,
call. "The Discovery Of the Ch~istiane'
-whe q large number OF secret d
ciplnS. d~eScendants Of the Christians il
JaDan whose faith three hundred ynar
of persecution had failed TO stamp on
appeared when the dow Of RELIGIONS in
ertv dawned. and confessed themeelve
Christians. There are more friend
and disciples Of .IeelS in the worl,
than apnenr on tho cht,rnh rolls.
justice for tho Fs;Si:Le,!.
TITO ~oo1i~,-t+y ~-r:~a I~-,-%aI Tor--
throughout his trials before Annas
the ~Sanhndrin and plate. make IN
Juf1c'al nature of the procae1inoS far
clt3'. he was tried nv His foes. TrNc
were no ii" enough. or brave enaG~'
70 % TAR 10 n foe. Some nn~conS 3~n
every ''V'"Zn6 NAN Dretnn1S to n
or desires to he SotI - ,11;~;,1,, 49,