The farmer and mechanic., 1914-09-22
BY William Il. Ellis.

BY William T. Ellis.
There is reckoning yet to pay" |
So cry the opposing nations in the |
great war. Each looks forward to a |
Judgment day, when the nations wili
set in conclave and apportlon out pen
alties and rewards. Now, blinded by
the red rage of war. none of the war
ring peoples can see clearly or judge
fairly: some day the inevitable just
verdict of history will be written
As with nations. SO with human
lives For three months past the
Sunday schools have been studying
the majestic truth. so difficult to
grasp. that the day of reckoning and
Of clear judgments is coming. Jesus
stressed this teaching of judgment
above all others during the closing
days of his ministry. His utterauces
were those Of judge. and this pres
ent Review Lesson is entitled by the
International Lesson Committee,
Jesus, the Judge of Men"
Like all other truths with which he
dealt Jesus made this one personal to
the conduct of men and women. He
offered ii an argument for repent
ance. why not'-so in effect. ran
his reasoning-anticipate the inescap-
able Judgment day by amending your
conduct now? Then it will be too
late to change your course: now is
full light which streams from the juds-
ment seat"
After the War Is Over.
The dispatches are filled with con-
flcting stories concerning the armies
and their conduct. No one can be
certain of the full growth now. But
after the war is over, it will all he
revealed. Then the glory or shame
or both commingled-of the contest
will Sta oil an g
reading.
That truth, also lies in these les
son. on the judgment. However much
We may deceive ourselves Or one an
other. i'll the present life, the day Of
perfect revelation is coming: where
III for an endless eternity our true
nature will stand revealed, to bless or
to ban us. There is nothing hidden
that shall not be revealed
For "A time sin may seem to pros
per. but in the end it is the one sure
failure of the universe. There is q
way that seemeth right to man, but
the end thereof are the ways OF
death" Life may not be judged, run:
this philosophy, by an uncOmpleteG
portion; we must see the whole be
fore we can pass a verdict. That i!
why the light OF the judgment day i!
best for testing. 1t is as absurd t
measure a life by a short period O
prosperity as it was for the allies t,
exult over the resistance OF the fort
of Liege as though that were the las
word in the great war.
When PoOh-POOicd Principles Prevail
One spectacular phase Of the clos
Ing days OF earthly ministry of Jesu
was the way in which the crowd, from
the temple officials down to the stree
rabble. thought they were judging thi
radical Rabbi from Nazareth: where
a hn a
were being judged by him.
Similarly. principles long floute
eventually Judge all men. For mil
lenians world peace was thought tn
lad Of fanatics, the dream OF mystic
who heard angels singing in the skies
or philosopher would not dream G
writing down a soeeme Of governmeF
for the world which did not postulat
universal peace. Likewise, eQu;
rights for all men and women, tn
abolition OF slavery, the triumph
temperance. the emancipation Of chill
labor-ah these principles were derit
ed for long years after their pOssibi
ity came to be recognized.
In this our own day all men clear
see that society is being judged
these advanced social conception
which are the ideals Of Jesus. Pol
tics and business must stand or ia
according as they conform TO tnt
standards.
jesus and Social Unrest.
Crowding still closer home to o'
twentieth century. in this cOnnectit
is the tremendous truth that the fin
utterances of Jesus we're .concern'
largely with what our own day cal
Comprehensively. "thc social pro
lem" Questions of social justice,
employer and employed, Of charit
OF corrupted church, of person
ambition in relation to group fello'
ship. of loyalty to the state, and
the manward side Of godiiness-'
these bullled big in the farewell L
teranceS of Jesus.
Anybody who thinks that the soc
aspects Of christianity are mode
notion has but to read the utteranC
of our Lord during the two weeks IL
mediately preceding his crucifixion I
all the social programs which I