The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-21

For the present we are asked by the
committee to pass by the wonderful
thirteenth chapter-why, know not
but we will return to It in a few
weeks and have three lessons in it
Although this lesson today gives an
account Of the beheading OF John the
Baptist, the sad event evidently took
place some time previous. But now.
Herod hearing Of the fame OF Jesus,
his guilty conscience tells him that 1t
is John whom he had murdered. He
was perplexed because some said that
John was risen from the dead, some
said that Elijah had appeared and
others that one OF the old prophets
was risen again. Herod said, WHO Is
this of whom hear such things7" And
he desired to see Him duke X, 10.
Herod's question. "Who is thisT' Is
an all important one. See also Luke
v. 81; vii, 40; Matt. xxi. 10: lisa. kill.
1; Jer. XXX. 81. where the question is
in connection with the forgiveness OF
sins, the son Of David. the Messiah
and the One who is to Judge the ma
lions. AS our Lord put it to Simon
Peter. Whom say ye that I ann
(Matt. xvi. 49, 1t should take hold
Of each one Of us. and unless we can
from the heart reply as Peter did 1t
will be bad for US. What is Jesus
Christ to me?" is the great question.
In q previous lesson we saw mes
sengers coming to Jesus from John In
the prison, but now we have the &C.
count Of his Imprisonment and execu-
ton. Herod feared John. knowing
him to be just and holy man, and
he heard him gladly and did many
things. But Herod had taken his
brother Philips wife and was living
with her, and John had told him that
1t was not lawful. Therefore Herodias
had quarrel Gnargin, inward grudge)
against John and would have killed
him, but she could not But Herod
had imprisoned John for Herodias'
sake Mark vi, 17-o0). For some idea
Of what a wicked. INSCRIPTIONS wo-
man can do see l Kings xxi. 7-15, and
II Kings II. 1. and consider that Baby
lon, which Is said to be guilty OF the
blood Of all that were slain upon the
earth, Is compared to a woman ar
rayed in purple and scarlet and decked
with gold and precious stones and
pearls (Rev. xvii. 4; xviii. 24). The
life Of John In prison must have been
a sad and lonely one indeed were it
not that he had access to God. with
whom he had spent SO many years In
the wilderness. No prison walls can
shut out God or the angels. and an
eternity Of glory will more than COM
pensate for the greatest sufferings of
the saints on earth Rom. viii. 49,.
Birthday parties should be happy oc-
casions and innocent affairs. but this
one OF our lesson was one OF the worst
on record. 1t was great affair. be
ing supper made by Herod for his
lords, high captains and chief estates
of Galilee. On this occasion the
daughter Of the wicked Herodias
danced so acceptabiy to Herod and
them that sat with him that Herod
promised with an oath to give her
whatsoever she would ask. Accord
ing to Mark verse 80. HE sware
unto her. Whatsoever thou shalt ask
Of me l viii give it thee, unto the
half Of my kingdom" What an out
come OF q drunken revel and q dance.
The result Of dancing in our times,
20 often accompanied BY drink II not
by drunkenness, has never been fully
written. but enough has been written
to lead thoughtful people to renounce
the whole thing and especially the
fashionable dancing school II you
cure to know write DR.. E.vlvsnus SILL