Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-10-18

Lesson trN Mark 1892.
The two outstanding events of thl,
les. oh are the passion OF our Lord In
GelhSrmane ana his uduration Ia
feIer 10 watch and pray lest DE enter
INTO temptation. All hut three of the
disciples had been left outside The
garden while Jesus, talking with him
ftter James ana John went inside
TO pray IN that retired spot Three
umes he sought for strength from the
rather to meet the terrible trial that
was impending, begging that some
olher way might be found for the
salvation of mankind, yet always with
the provision Not my Will, hut thine
be done Returning each time from
his prayer he found his watchers
asleep. Realizing the heartfelt fdel-
lty or these men, despite their Yield
ms TO the demands Of nature, he
made excuse for them that the spirit
truly IS ready, but the flesh is weak.
lie saw the unexpected temptation
lying i'm wait for the bold outspoker
Peter ana warned him TO be on his
guard for the tempter After his
lhlrd season of prayer, when another
writer tells us angels came and min
stored unto him, the Savior was
ready to meet his betrayer and FUN
his sacriiical mission 20 the bitter
end.
Three Types of Christians.
II was never intended that men
should be- alike, and I'm the selection
Of these three disciples TO be with
hlm ON specially great occasions, as
in the trauatiguratiOu on the mount
ana the agony In the garden, Jesus
had provided for a thrco-sided view
OF these important events These
three men We're representatives, of
three varying natures in the human
family, comprising In their different
dispositions and characteristics "A
sample of the prevailing types Of hu-
manity Peter was the bold, aEgrcs-
siVo, militant character, representa-
tive Of the kind of men that push
things, though sometimes with more
valor than discretion. James was the
doctrluairc, the man who stood firm
at all times for the tenots Of his faith
and whose judgment on church mat
ters was a guide TO his brethren.
John stood essentially for the spirit
ual, the cNampliflcatiOn of that
hrOthcrly love that embraces all hu-
manlty in its benevolent scope; man
10 whom the inititaucy Of Peter and
the sagacity OF James We're secondary
considerations to the dominant and
overshadoWing Importance Of the
principle that God is love. We have
those three kinds OF Christians today,
and all of them are needful and use
ful in the Lords work. We cannot
prefer one over the other, or accept
one and reject the other, for all work
together for the glory of God and
the advancement of his kingdom We
I.r %
promugating the gospel I'm the face
of difficulties, whether they be in our
own cesspools Of iniquty or in the
darkness of heathcndom We need
the cool, judicial fidelity Of James to
prevent MS from hystcucal foolish
ness, to hold us in line when we are
tempted to follow after false theories
or sWaycd by varying winds Of spuri-
Gus doctrine. And above all, we need
10 absorb more Of the spirit Of John,
for, after all things are said and done,
il rs love that breaks down all OBJ
staclcs and cements mankind into
one vast fraternity as The children of
a divine Father.
Draining the Cup.
Jesus prayed to the Father, TO
whom all things We're possible, TO
take this cup away from me-" We
are not to deduct from this that ne
Vas overcome with terror of the
physical suffering i'm prospect and
was about TO fail i'm carrying out the
mission he had undertaken when he
took upon himself the human form
and came down to dwell among men.
The human side of him undoubtedly
shrank from the ordeal. and il is per-
fcctlN natural that any man, no mat
ter how high and holy his purpose.