The Detroit times., 1912-08-17
BY WILLIAM I. ELLIS.

Bl WILLIAM 4 ELLIS----
In a New York restaurant the other
day I saw a man reading tntently a
village new spaper from the mlddle
west He was indifferent TO the great
dailies OF the metropolis tnat were iy5ns
iaDout him. They were only New ioFh
newspapers common 10 everybody
this was the paper from BACK hoHi0,
However far man may roam Ahu
however great he may become ne hsFrt
loses his romantic interest IN the plaSt
where he was brought up. The Old
Home Week idea OF New England IS
"A successful effort 10 capitalize TINS
sentiment The homing instinct Is one
OF the deepest In human nature
! The romantic love OF the scenes OF
childhood was experienced oy Jesus
who shared all the passions ot man
I kim. Nazareth. where he had beeh
brought up, meant more 20 htm thah
the thriving city OF Capernaum ENeIt
Jerusalem. the city or the klhs, hau
not the place IN His heart that was
held by this little village which nestled
lin a cup-llke valley OF Galilee. From
his Capernaum successes Jesus re-
turneth 10 Nazareth, taking with Rim
doubtless His disciples. There were
/ members OF His family 10 be visiteo
probably His mother was there men
/ whom He had known since ooyhood
were in almost every house
/ As the Carpenter walked down TIE
slope that leads from Liberals. Hts rs e
lighted up al the sight OF many tanl!-
liar scenes Wonder were oxen pIoM
ing, In yoke Nhlch Tie filmsStI uas
made The plough Itself had come from
HIS workshop Here and there were
houses that He had built, In SohutT
limestone cave lie often unused through
=. ths-hot summer nnonude. every FOOT
OF the village and Its enyirons was
sacred I'm His memory. The spring
from which Mary had carried water as
a girl and which still flows In the cen
ter OF Nazareth, had been 10 Him as
4 TO all the other boys OF the village,
Z place OF resort
! II was FOR Him. as for every man.
great hour when He went back home
FOR the hrst time after winning sue
cess abroad. Nothing Is said IN the
Scripture about the renewals or Ola
associations and the visits home, ana
the pallet perhaps ia the corner or th'
rold house where He had --slep; since
Earliest memory " was home com
Ting with all that the experience means
TOT romance and pleasure.
When the Preacher Goes Home:
7 one sunday morning I'm the English
speaking church Ia Lucerne ] met more
A ple rican acqualntances than curing
sons Of principle adhere 10 those priu-
ciples wherever they. may be. and the
church going kind of folk may DC
found at church wherever they are
When Jesus returned 10 Nazareth, lie
did not give His sabbath 20 holding a
leyee Instead He went 20 the old syn
agogue, the familiar building that was
associated with His earliest memories
have been cf Him that morning. as
she saw all eyes turned 70 Him when
He entered the village house or wor-
ship
Il though Ia get a rest when ] went
back home" said the preacher the
other day, But the home folks would
not have II any other way than
should preach for them so | worked as
hard as II 7 had been here" lncom- !
,prehensible would be the community
that would not ask one % It's old boys
who had become preacher 70 enter
It's pulpit The etiquette o. the oc-
caslon put the readers roll into the
hands OF Jesus that morning IN the I
Nazareth synagogue and when lie un- !
handed to Him by the clerk II was
found that the dave Indicated portion I
was more appropriate than almost any !
other passage IN the Old Testament I
The Grcpt Mission.
For then cam. the self-revelatiou I
OF the Carpenter who had become a z
! rabbi and who hnd returned home. The /
+ thrill N His voice startled every hear
The spirit ~ the Lord IL upon me
Because ne anupunted me 60 preach .
good tld'0gs 10 the poor,
! He aath sent ne a. procis m release y
I And recovering ~ sight 20 the blind |
To set AZ "5crty them that are bruised I
To prgchitn hr acceptable yca- OF he
The RSIsrtion.
( The CrpW0 -IsUr1 - Ag-Ip- assurp t+-a4- I
Ior this returned Nazarene Nobody is
I slowrr 20 tcccpt man Ian those who
have know him louE one day In ,
the little town ~ Vs. ttminster Yer
mont J went 20 the w ge church anr !
asked 10 bc shown TO- the pew ~ my \
/ friend. Dr Charles A Dickinson great I
I preacher poet and social servant I
called him br DirkiuScr" "Nou mean !
! CharlIs dickinson said th, bearded 4
/ man az the door With som thing like I
ia t"utemptuous snort ~ was u re-
INlscd version ~ ''N0 prophet he accept
/ able ln hts own country one ~ the l
! straugesi traits ~ human nature -
lthtt witch SAWS ,nuveruing dtstln-
/ gushed person. ''h he's mot 80 much 4
/ know him as T-boy" las ~ the sneak /
Iers own association with the person I
I'm childhood forever doomed one 20 1
| mcdiocrity
I. Tho Nazareth Villagers thought they
had complete answer to- the. claims \
~ Jesus, when they said is not this 4
lI9s'ph SOM 80 man lis a hero 70
A-,4iti--tffes -rs-fEnFt-la as-fzs4a.
4 ia w -tlA A. supplemented that IN.
.l,tlet himself IS not a hero II takcsI
IKE 70 understand like These eager /
ieNed villagers. alert for every sign 81 |
ilNii4-i't+- t4g4at-+.f -vlstt.f a,hou,
! 49, would not have vary one iuta
\ from lhelt= Little standards were raa.iu !
lo rune against Him as Iater tb4y
| WIFI nc pHp"f 10 f8WO up0n TTrp,
ne hostile atmosphere ~ tb. avrs
T--uA uf was f"lt most keen1V I,y 81.
u sstuSNiNe thirst lie feared moi a. dc,i '
raN.lF With the situation ana =, /
Hf'.,h TVS Old ueighhors into "a ron. |
-s.-ssness 81 their condition So a,
W ssoin whose bite was scarce. !