El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-14

Itself The passage viii at least interpret
/ to sor1e readers the origin Of the phrase,
! The inside OF the Cup"
Now, as he spake, d Pharisee asketh
him to dine with him; and he went in, and
I sat down TO meat And when the PhaEJsee
saw it, he marveled that he had not first
bathed himself before dinner And the
Lord said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees
cleanse the outside Of the cup and of the
platter; but your inward part is fun Of eZ-
Uoruon ana WlckednesS. 4e Ioollsh ones, did
not he that made the outside make the in
side also? But give tor aims those things
which are within: and behold, all things
are clean unto you
But woe unto you Pharisee! for ye 1.-THE
mint and rue and every herb and pass over
justice and the love Of God; but these
ought ye to have done, and not to leave
the other undone. Woe unto you PhariseeI
for ye love the chief seats in the synagog
and the salutations in the market places.
Woe unto youl for We are as the tombs
which appear not. and the men that walk
over them know it not"
Hard Knocks for Ecelesiastics.
We shudder as we read Christ's terrific
indictment Of the ecclesiastical leaders Of
his time Nevertheless, we know from our
observation and experience that the charges
lie against the door Of some Of their sue
cessOrs. Falsehood. ruthless personal anbf-
ton, rank dislOyalty to friends and TO honor,
total lack Of concern for the real work
or the klngdom-one can give names and
particulars in support Of these allegations
againt eminent ecclesiastics; while many
others. of course. are real saints Is It any
refuse to consider ecclesiastical positions?
Never was this particular teaching OF
Jesus more timely than now. This is the
era Of revolt against class dominance. The
churches feel this. We have entered the
day Of democracy; and democracy demands
and must have sincerity as its basis. Only
true men are fit to govern themselves and
one another. The moment pretense arrives
real democracy begins to depart Truth in
the inward parts is the very life blood Of
democracy.
And for that Jesus pleaded. Woe. and
only woe, awaits the person who builds up
a religious life primarily for other peoples
eyes to, see Religion is not reputation; it
is character. It is the hidden, godward
side Of life 1.-The father who seeth in
secret is the judge and rewarder. The
faith taught by the master and the apos-
ties IS a life ibid" with Christ in Cod It
There is nothing professional or self-parad-
ing about it.
The Good Time Coming.
Everybody is asking how we are going to
solve our clamorous social problems. Some
look 0vereagerly to legislation. Others pin
their faith upon the slow processes Of edu-
cation. Still others merely trust to luck
But the Jesus way as here indicated, is
the fundamental way 17e wants a social
order based upon sincerity and service His
program for better world is by better men
and women. The kingdom which he estab-
lished, and upon which he pinned his faith
is made up OF individuals who accept his
platform anu share his life.
When the religion of the spirit reigns. and
people live with the supreme ambition to
be well pleasing unto Christ, the inside Of
the cup is clean, even il the outside is not
polished.