The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-04-23

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ret Judas vas u traitor
.ln these, days there Is tendency.
to make out that environment is eys
erything. They say that what we want
Is fine houses, cement sidewalks and
sewer systems, and our civilization
will be complete. Our first parents
wandered away from God amid the
favorable environment OF the Garden
OF Eden. A man, well known for his
philanthropy, built model -tenements
in New York city slums rented. them
for a nominal sum. When he went
back to lock at. his work, he found
that they had cut away the lead plum.
bling and sold it to the second
hand junk dealer, and they were u.s.
ing those fine porcelain bath.tubs for
coal bins. You can put hog in the
parlor. and he will still be a hog.
las long as some Of the whitest
saints live in the poorest houses on
the back streets and some OF the
blacklist villains live in the fine
mansions on the 'bouleyards, It shows
to US that 1t takes more than a favor
able environment to save a soul.
Judas was man OF great ability
He was not chosen hastily as one of
the disciples. Jesus spent whole
night in meditation and prayer be.
fore Judas was chosen. He was a
man of exceptional talent in some
ways, especially along the line OF fin,
ance. Jesus passed over the shrewd
business man Matthew to choose Ju.
das as the secretary Of the treasury
Of the apostle band.
an these days the tendency OF ed
uCation is 10 Defy the intellectual.
There are some colleges and boards
of education that do not seem to con.
slider at all the moral and spiritual
qualifications of the applicants for a
position as teacher. Thy consider
simply--can such a one teach mathe-
mates, English, Latin, etc.
Crime of Education.
Il would rather have an ignoramus
teach my children who was godly in
character than one as wise as Solo.
mon and as mean and ungodly MS the
devil. You can't be too careful the
kind of teachers you put over your
children in the schools and colleges
Of this country. The only reason for
our public school system Is the educa-
ton Of good citizens. That's why the
government appeals 10 you for taxes
to support our schools, and yet an
educated rascal Is the w6rst kind of
a rascal. One kind OF an educated
man can cure a pestllence, and yet
another educated villain, like the Nc
Namaras out in California, can blow
up city.
DR.. Lyon then strengthened his
argument BY relating the history Of
a man convincted OF serious crime
in Philadelphia who declled TO the
amazement Of the court that he had
spent three years in the Massachus.
etts Institute of Technology, simply
that he might become more proficient
as bank robber. Another man, in
the Auburn penitentiary, considered
by prominent psychologists a s man
OF supreme shrewdness, had spent his
prison term, when not under close
surveillance, in teaching youthful
criminals to be more adept in theil
crimes. Judas Iscariot lad ability"
commented the evangelist, las well as
intellectually and culture-aud yet
lie was the traitor.
Judas a Bad Nature.
"Some one has said that Judas
had an evil nature" said the speak
CT. But who has not? Away back
In the ministry OF Jesus he said that
Judas was devil. But what of that?
He said that Peter was Satan, the
prince of devils. He cast seven devils
out of Mary Magdalen. Don't tell me
how good you are. II you know your
life as you should know i, you will
confess that you have struggled in
your own heart for mastery over an,
evil nature -
Judas IscNriot was IL traitor, but
was Judas alone in this: Have there
not been others who have been just
as guilty of treason as Judas was2
Carlisle says the tendency OF our
civilization Is to cast all honor on a
few and all shame on others"
suppose that one who knew every
life in this building could find hun.
dreds, that before God, are. just as
guilty Of treason agaiusy Jesus
Christ as Judas was. We have them
all about us In our civilization;
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