The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1910-11-24

IS Joseph forgave his brethren. so
will this great antitypical Joseph OF
the throne of earth freely forgive those
who caused his cruci6xion.
Politics and ssIHshnsss n Religion
The Jews are not 50 different from
other people now. nor were they then.
History indicates that some OF their
highest Offices were held by irretigion-
lists for their political influence; thus
the chief-priests, at the 6rst advent OF
our Lord. was a sadducee. who wholly
disbelieved in the promises OF God TO
Israel, including . disbelief In the res
direction Of the dead. Similarly today
there are high-priests, both amongst
Jews and Christians, who disbelieve.
and yet hold high positions. Amongst
Christians there are D. DIS who are
unbelievers and many Of the most no
table rabbis amongst the Jews also de-
clare themselves thorough. unbelievers.
We are not claiming that such unbe-
ueyinr Christians and Jewish minis
ters would lightly espouse and support
an unjust procedure against an lnno-
cent man. We do not know about this.
It has yet to be tested. perhapa We
do know. however. that when faith
in q Divine Revelation and IN DIVINE
suneryision of human affairs Is lost the
natural effect is that the losers OF the
faith become more and more policy
men and consider policy the extreme
Of human wisdom. particularly in the
guidance Of affairs Of Church ano
State.
Taking history for 1t. that the lead
orc of Judaism at the time OF our Lord
were Higher Critical unbelievers (Sad-
ducees). we can readily see that their
nolicy was to curry favor with me
Roman Emperor and to seek to hold
the common people in subJection 10
themselves. To these. then. II must
have seemed almost calamity that
Door man. although OF noble olrtn. ot
tbe family of David and the Tribe OF
Judah. should gather about MIN
handful of nondescript fishermen. tax
catherers. etc.; that be should pro-
nounce himself king and declare 'ne
setting up of his Kingdom to be near,
and that by the exercise OF some su-
pernatural power for the healing "1
their diseases he should attract the
common people" to his standard Dut
not the learned. We can well imagine
their reasoning that. If this thing, the
popularity Of Jesus. continued 10 III
crease. it would shortly reach the ears
of the Roman Emperor and then all
their claims for imperial favors would
be discounted and they would be rated
as a nation Of rebels.
The riding Of Jesus into Jerusalem
lust before the Passover, on an ass
after the manner Of the kings OF Is
rael and surrounded by a multitude
shouting. "Hosanna to the Son OF Da-
yid who cometh in the name OF the
Lord" capped the climax. so to speak,
and convinced these unbelievinS Jews,
pOllClclduS. OCSupS lhS hSASAo
that it would be far better that one
innocent man should die than that the
whole nation should be turned into tur-
moil and wrecked by the Romans IN
consequence How many American
preachers. judges. officials, ETC.. would
in this enlightened day be inclined sim
ilarly to decide such matter! And
is not this the policy which always pre-
walls in monarchies? Fancy such a
commotion in the capital of Germany.
Italy, France, Austria, Russia. Great
Britain, the United States. Fancy
that after such parade. mimic though
it might appear. the adored one should
60 to the temple and execute a long
neglected law and. in thus exercising
his religious rights. suppose that he
should drive out the money-chanScrs
and merchants from the outer pre-
cincts of their chief religious Cathe-
dral, What would be done to such 4
person today? Do we not know that
in the most civilized lands he would
be arrested and Imprisoned. and in the
S,Ora soToCa lands no WDlll1 he beat