Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-10-27

could."-Mark 1913.
Tinc-Snturday. April I. A. u. 30, tho
day before the Triumphal Procession.
P~lacc-IIouss Of Simon tho lcpcr. at
bethany. on the Mount Of Olives.
The place of the supper was Beth.
any, in the house OF Simon the iepcr.
We have met this family twice before
his In their home. One picture of
them Ia presented TO US In Luke 10:
3S.42. Here we see Martha busily
preparing tho meal for Jesus enter.
tainment. n busy and anxious house.
keeper. This was In the autumn pre-.
vious to the present occasion.
Tho second picture 10 presented to
us by John III: 2044). Since tho first
picture their brother Lazarus had
died. and been restored by Jesus: and
although Martha is even more busy
than before, yet she Ii rcstful and
peaceful In her work. Sho 10 not
numbered with her business, nor an.
cry with Mary, nor casting reflections
on Jesus. She has learned something
In the day Of sorrow AMI darkness.
She has not lost n of her power to
serve, but the manner OF her service
has been transformed. Thus the two
sisters each gained something Of the
virtues OF the other.
At the present feast Mary and Mar.
tina were each serving in tho way
natural to them. Lazarus sat ut the
table as IA guest with Jesus in whose
honor the feast was given. Simon was
Mt the head OF the table. AZ was Gus.
tomary in the Orient the villagers
were attracted to look upon the scene,
and sec the distinguished guests.
1t Is a great blessing to have such
n home as is presented to us at Both.
any. M n living picture to be held up
before all the homes In the world,
especially when we add to II the scene
where Jesus takes little children I'm
his arms and blesscs them. The star
OF Bethlehem for morals and religion,
for the millennium. stands over the
home where Jesus Is.
There came undo him n woman. This
woman was Mary. the sister of Mar.
tina and Lazarus. Having an alabastcr
box. rather. a cruise or flask. or very
precious ointment. a liquid perfume,
more like an oil, as oil Of roses, than
the thicker compositions We commonly
kno" n8 ointment. 70 was 10 strong
that II filled the whole h0ugc with Iis
odor. very precious. Horace offers
to give II cask Of wine for n very small
box OF 1t. Compare tho altar Of roses,
made at GhnzipnOr IN I%iindu8.an, and
Witch requires 10000 fun grown
roses to produce one ounce. and which
sells when pure, IN the English ware
hous"n, aB high na 800 an ounce, or
$1,000 for rs much Hs Mary's pound
Of Spikcnard.
Amounting the head Of n rabbi Mt
such l"astS was not an unusual honor:
but amounting the feet was unusual,
and EXPRESSED the tcndcrcst, must
huribrr. most rcvcr"itinl, unultcrablc
affection. Mary not only nnOintcd
Jesus, but she tUuk "woman's chief
the travel stained feet OF her teacher.
She devoted the best she hnd to even
tho least honorable service for him.
John says that "th" house waB filled
with tho OdOr." na indeed the church
and the world have been filled with
the odor OF this loving deed.
When his disciples saw Il. they had
Indignation. John tells us that Judas
l~scarIOt was the leader and tho
%monthpicce Of the Indignation against
Mary. Tho plausible arguments Of a
positive man. wearing "A mask Of viz.
tue, and speaking IN behalf OF some
of tho very principles their Master had
enforced. had brought some OF the
disciples into more or lcsa sympathy
with his feeling Of Indignation. 1t
IL easy TO see how II might seem a
uHcleHs waste. az H0ine now imagine
that the money spent upon great
churches, and on foreign missions.
might better be given to the poor.
She hath wrought n good work upnn
me. The Greek adjective implies
something more than "gool," a noble,
an honorable work. Tho spirit which
offers precious things, simply because
they are precious. Is & good
and just feeling. and az well pleas.
Ing 20 Coo and honorable 20 men,
an II Ia beyond all dispute necessary
TO the production Of any great work In
the kind with which We are at present
concerned" "CosiIlncss In an external
sign Of love and obedience" 1T Ia not
the church We want. but the sacrifice;
not tho emotion OF admiration. hut
the act OF alteration; not tho gift. but