Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-31
WHEN THE EASTERN
Gates ARE OPENED
Jerusalem's Visitor Finds Attrac-
ton in Silence of the Golden
Way"
The International Sunday School Les
son for August 2 is 1.-THE Trium-
phal Entry'-Mark 11:1-11
BY William T. Ellis


The present-day visitor to Jerusa-
lem, who has any Imagination, finds
his thought turning again and again
to the walled-up gate in the center
of the eastern side of the city. 1t is
called the Golden Gate" and the
Moslems have a belief that If ever
this gate is opened again the Chris
tians will get possession of the city,
for it was through this gate that the
procession of the Triumphal Entry
passed. Now the traveller who would
go out from Jerusalem to the Mount
OF Olives must go up to the north
eastern corner. where st. stephens
gate opens out on the valley of the
Kidron.
And standing by the Golden
Gate" on the ramparts of the old
temple area, with the crown of the
Mount of Olives before one's eyes,
thoughts crowd in of hat great day
when the clear air resounded with
the shouts of the multitudes acclaim
ing the lowly Nazarene as the Son
of David" the long-expected Mes
siah.
That was the greatest worldly
triumph of Jesus-greater even than
his experience up in Galilee, after
the feeding of the five thousand, when
the multitude would have made him
king. For here were Passover pill
grims from every nation under HEAVIER
full of religious fervor, doing honor
to the Wonder-Worker, who, in their
enthusiasm, they accepted as the One
Who Was To Come.
The procession was a triumph for
Jesus, and 1t also partook of the flavor
of defiance of his enemies. He had
the people with him. In this hour
his enemies were powerless. They
might slay him ere a week rolled
n ro,,nH h,,f fh{o hour fhayr Nn1II1 NOT
deny him. The raising Of Lazarus, his
greatest miracle, which was likewise
the immediate cause of his death, had
set the people into a frenzy of adula-
ton.
/ The Triumphal Entry
All four of the biographers Of
Jesus tell this great story. Marks
narration is the n chosen by the
lesson committee.
and when they came nigh to Jeru-
salem, unto Bethphage and Bethany,
at the Mount of Olives. he sendeth
forth two of his disciples, and saith
unto them, Go your way into the VIII
lage owe against you, and as soon as
We be entered into 1t, we shall find a
colt tied. wherein never sat man;
loose him, and bring him. And If any
man say unto you, Why do we this?
say We hat the Lord hath need of
him, and straightway he will send him
hither.
And they went their way, and
found the colt tied by the door with
out in a place where two ways met;
and they loose him. And certain of
them tina stood there said unto them,
What do we, 1oosing the colt? And
they said unto them ever as Jesus
had commanded; and they let them
go. And they brought the colt to
Jesus, and cast their garments on
him, and he sat upon him
and many spread their garments
in the way. and others cut down
branches off the trees. and strewed
went before, and they that followed,
cried, saying, Hosanna, blessed is he
that cometh in the name of the Lord;
blessed be the kingdom of u father
David, that cometh in the name of
the Lord; Hosanna in The highest.
And Jesus entered into Jerusalem,
and into the temple; and when he had
looked around about upon all things,
and now the eventide was come, he
went out unto Bethany with the
twelve"
\ Popular Demonstration
The tides of talk which flow through
the ranks of the common people are
often disregarded by so-called leaders
of thought, yet they determine public
action. NOT always 40 the neNSpd-
pers reflect the subjects that are en-
crossing the popular mind. On this
occasion when hundreds of thousands,
doubtless more than q million, Jews
were thronging to the Passover, the
one dominant theme was the person.
ality of Jesus, the healer, teacher and
miracle-worker.
Plain folk do not talk in abstrac-
tons. They love truth incarnated
in a life or a deed. That is one rea-
son why all the great religions of the
world, except one. bear the name of
the mar who was their founder. Peo-
pie often spoke of churches in terms
of the pastor. A few days ago a
gentleman inquired for the Presbyter-
ian church in a certain community,
but the station agent shook his head
blankly. Then, as an afterthought,
he asked, 81 wonder if you near Mr..
Fields church He did not even
know the denomination of the con-
gregation, but he did know the pas
tor. Over and over the gospel is to
be commended in terms of human
life. One sanity character is more
effective in a community than a hun
dred eloquent sermons.
Some day, in the ideal state, the
administration will definitely provide
themes and occasions n personali-