Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-04-05
SATURDAY NIGHT
\ SERMONS
w 60, BY
e REWSAMGJEL
" W.pURvEs.DD
THE rIRST pALM SUNDAY.

Jewish people was now lis the first
Palm sunday The disciples are a~iir
early The Master has given them IL
few quiet directions that have sur
lie IS planning coup d'ciat. II won't
hurt 70 tell a few close friends In
deed. 1t ought TO bc told to make it sue
ceSsful. He is going TO make Il tri
umphant entrance into Jerusalem, At
last The kingdom IS at hand. They
have started for Jerusalem are almost
at Hethphagc Peter and John are
sent posthastc ahead 10y shorter path
across y rayine An ass and her colt
are whiunying 10y the road They
start 10 lead them on The owner calls
amazed The Lord hath need Of
them says Peter. The man bows In
mysterious acqucsccnce. What free
masonry IS this: Prophecy is being
fulfilled. History is making fast. Zach
arah saw this through the haze of the
centuries Tell yc the daughters ~
Zion. Behold thy king cometh unto
thee, meek riding upon an ass"
Lift Up Your Heads.
Jerusalem is jammed. All roads lead
there. Pilgrims by the hundred thou
sand all quiverngly ready with reli-
gious excitement The news soon
spreads The King of the Jews will
enter the city Of David The centurl-
on az the castle tishtens his sword.
Another insurrection. There's trouble
ahead Bloody work II will be surely.
But duty's duty Those fool Jews,
Alas. thou Nazarene. This coronation
procession is but II pitiful tragedy. to
end nj Golgotha and Josephs tomb.
Put up your sword. centurion. Stand
on the parapet and weep rather Look,
No Scepter. no sword. no crown, no
trappings and pagcantry of royalty. y
Galilcan carpenter peasant only. dress
cd in simple garb Not warhorse, but
an ass over which his followers have
thrown their weather stained cloaks
The Galilcans are cheering hiariously.
They have stopped at the palm grove
of Oliyct and are waving the long
branches "lloSauna" they cry. II Is
the Hebrew word Of triumph a sort OF
sacred "IIurrah" like "Nive lie roi"'
"vlve Italia" 10 triumphe." "IIosan-
ma 10 the son Of David" The ccmiuri-
on smiles piiyingly its only that Naz-
arene, Poor demded enthusiast.
The Worlds Dreadful City.
Now they're in the city "All the
city was moved" .IeruSalem's Bow
cry poured out its rabblc: its Broad
way stops in curiosity; its Fifth ave
nue. raises its browS. Religious Jcru-
salem stands dumb and scowling Its
something. And he; His face. tear
stained. bcholding the crowd with
pleading eyes "Oh. Jerusalem. Jeru-
salem how often and
We would not "Who Is thisf" asks
the populace. God help MS notice the
answer. Under the frown Of official
Jerusalem their title Of him has chang
ed Now il Is simply Jesus, the
prophet Of Nazareth" Not a far cry
10 next Fridays Cruelty him." In
the temple what jabhering Of
tongues In aartcring, There's cooling
Of doves. beating of sheep. lowing OF
cattle. the smell of blood from the
shambles There are loud oaths and
much cheating In the courtyard. How
strange for the house of God. Christ
drives out the blasphciners Tn"
blind and lame now come To De healed.
Soon children are singing "Hosanna
10 the son Of David" and he fails to
draw their robes closer 10 them. Such
shocking blasphemy. \ few days
more and he will be- gibbcring for mer-
cy. Annas and caiaphas already have
n plan for seducing one Of the Twelve.
The Triumph by Way Of Calvary.
The dramatic entry ends Ia tears.
heartbrcak and disappointment The
feverish. impatient holiday crowd ex
pectcd revolt Jesus on the throne
Rome in the dust II did not come.
Within few days their hero was ar
'estcd. Then the crowd turned There
Is something Of The wolf In tile crowd.
Within week they are crying Cruel
~ him" shortly after his bloody aud
mangled body is hustled into a hor
rowcd tomb 10 the Romans and the
priests that Is the end The end No;
the beginning. That trlumphnl pro-
cessinn was an object lesson. living
parable. setting forth his public pres
cntatlon 10 the people and his trium
phal march down the centuries. In
stead Of palms. commerce. railroads.
printing presses. civilization pave his
way AMI advance his glory These
things are bnt the material accompanl
ments Of his triumph Back Of the Wis
ible Is the invisible. In the real pro
cession ARE Lazarus. Hartmaeus. the
widows soa the lepcrs. the rulers
daughter. those whom he had raised