Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27

they started up the sleeps Of Oiivet. Mean
while, the road leading over the mountain
to Jerusalem was crowded with people
coming TO the feast. The two streams
met al Bethany.
II was early morning The ass for
which Jesus had sent had arrived. The
disciples put their garments upon him
and Jesus took His seat upon him as
upon throne.
1t was a symbol, an acted parable. in
which Jesus was proclaiming His Mes
siahship; He was declaring that the king
dom was at hand and He was also giving
an illustration of the nature OF that king
dom. The horse was the symbol Of war.
Had Jesus entered Jerusalem seated upon
a horse II would have been a proclama-
ton OF war But the ass was the en-
blem OF peace II was as the Prince OF
Peace that He entered into the city.
When the crowds beheld Jesus seated
on the ass, and Journeying like con-
queror. toward the capitol, they became
wild with enthusiasm. The whole noun
tain reverberated with shouts of joy. This
was indeed the Messiah The day for
which they had 50 long waited had come.
one desire to honor the king. And now
the crowd that was ascending the noun
tain turned downward. 1t became a pro-
cexsion i'm which Christ was the center
their garments at His feet. They hewed
down branches ard cast them before Him
and they cried .Hcsanna TO the Son of
David: Blessed is He that cometh I'm the
name Of the Lord: Hosanna i'm the high
est
With them all vas exultation. Their
days Of bondage were over, and the time
OF triumph had come. But how was it
with Jesus? With Him there were no de-
lusions. He saw that this was a mere
ebullition upon the part Of the people, a
spasm that would exhaust itself in a day
10 I'm 10
soon be exchanged for the cry: Away
with Him" He saw His cross. Yes. that
was ever before Him. and He saw. too,
the coming doom Of the people that He
Presently the road turned. and they
came in sight Of Jerusalem There she
lay in all her beauty. turreted temple
crowned, lying white and radiant In the
glorious sunlight. halicwed by thousand
memories. darkened by a thousand sins
He looked forward only q few years and
He saw the Roman army encamped upon
this very mountain, He saw the famine,
the anguish Of the besieEed, and He sa "
the crosses standing so thick upon the hill
further crucihxions. And the pathos of
that sight. The now and the then: the
apparent and the real we'll nigh broke
His hea'' Jesus wept. Was there ever
such sht! On His triumphal Journey.
while the shouts Of the multitude were
filling the air. He beheld the city, and
wept over IL. saying. III thou hadet known.
even thou. at least in this thy day the
things which belong to thy peace But
row they are hid from thine eyes" duke,
1914, -
Such vas the triumphal entry. II was
fitting. II was type of what shall be as
the centuries roll by, Jesus is and ever
shall be the conqueror. 1t is true that
sven-in that great procession there vac
a note Of d.scord. The shouts Of the null
titude we're 50 great that the rulers were
more than displeased; they became fright
ened. What Il these shouts should be
heard by Herod In the castle of ean An
tonis, IL he should look upon II an an in
surrection. and should LET loose his SOL
dieYs upon them as he had previously
done? They demanded that Jesus should
rebuke the disciples. But this was a TINE
whom the widest ebuliitions OF praise
were fitting Christ was giving the most
wonderful exhibition of HIS amazinx sac
rifice. II tell you" said Jesus. "if these
were to hold their peace the very Stones
would Immediately cry out"
1t was thus that Jesus entered into Ia
rusalem. Wicked. seethiIx with n,ots
against Him, His place was inside ths
gates. And so II Is ever. We talk ~ Tho
wfckedness of the city. It Is true Rnt
the more wicked the city the greater tae