The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-05-28
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The INHERITANCE OF THE MEEK.

The INHERITANCE OF THE MEEK.
Texts, Blessed are the meek. Matt
v, 5 He poureth water into basin
and began to wash the disciples feet
John xiii, 5.
No guess about it when Christ
teaches The key to the lock is in his
life The second text explains the first.
While supper was proceeding the night
before the passover Jesus rose to per
form this remarkable act In land
where men went barefoot or wore san
dals the sand was torturing and the
heat blistering, bathing the feet OF
guest was a highly gracious act. The
customary time was not during meat.
but before it Here there had been
some delay The reason was, no dis
cipie was lowly enough to offer 1t
During this very hour they had wran.
gled bitterly which should be greatest
in the Masters kingdom. Would Peter,
who had been claiming that he would
be the greatest, would he wash Johns
feet: And would John, who had his
opinion Of the traitor, would he wash
Jesus feet: Impossible! Unthinkablei
They were willing to do much. but new
er that So with hot feet and hotter
hearts they went to supper, Jesus saw
it all and loved them still. Then he
rose and laid aside his garment. The
bittereSt rebukes are deeds. not words.
He poured the water into 4 basin. took
the towel and girded himself for serv
ice think when John on the isle of
Patmos saw the Son of Man girt with
a golden girdle he recalled the towel
girdle Mt the supper.
A Great Antitoxin.
That humble service of Christ'S was
a fine rebuke for place seekers. 1t Is
shameful business. 1t is severe in
Washington. where the strife is be-
tween admirals who are fighters and
admirals who are paymasters. generals
who have faced gunpowder and those
who see powder only at social func-
tons: in New York. which Mrs. AstOr
shall be recognized as social leader. Is
it in your church. Sunday school. young
peoples meeting: Christ gives this
antitoxin for the strife micrObe-hum-
bic service that simply asks to do
something for somebody. The selfish
king lived to be ministered unto.
bought slaves to fan him asleep, bring
him jeweled cup, dance before him, die
in the arena for his sport. The King
of kings came not to be ministered
unto. but to minister His example
was rare object lesson to his disci-
pies. The word humility is from
"humus." the ground Old DR.. McCosh,
president Of Princeton-beloved Jim
mie"-the most sainted, the most schol-
arly man Of his day-would frequently
go out to little country churches to
supply for the day. taking the place Of
a student preacher taken sick unex-
pectedly. President Faure of France
kept his old tanners suit in a cabinet
| to remind himself of his humble origin
"BIessed Are the Proud"
Weakness. humility, is at discount
| today FrOward children are petted
| impudence is at Il premium. A young
| instructor in middle west university
| tells us that the wisdom of the past is
| puerile: a long haired lecturer and pub
| Usher, who markets the information
tells us that God did not create the
| universe, and Christ WAS simply III
enthusiast of uncertain parentage: q
well known theologian hastily mounts
a pedestal to proclaim Il union of III
| churches-thrOngli his OWL 1t is as
snmed that the race is to the swift
and the battle to the strong Not thu
meek shall inherit the earth. but thu
men Of might So the most Christian
nations spend vast sums for super
| DreadnOughts. Inyincible navies ant
| Irresistible armies shall inherit thu
earth Big business apd monopolistit
policies shall inherit the bushes:
world Churches are apt to trust il
horses and chariots They aim for SO
cial power and intellectual standin:
and wealthy ease 1t must be a pitiablt
spectacle to him of the water BASH
and grit towel ''Ich dien" is the mot
to Of the Prince of Wales 81 serve il
the hallmark Of real greatness Per
NIT me" is the stamp of splendid breed
ing. The ear urged Tolstuy to b,
reconciled to the Russian church
which had communicated him Tol
stoy wrote back: 81 wish you coul,
follow the example of Jesus Christ
Whose would be n master should be
servant of the people"
"They Shall Inherit tn. Earth"
The Jews always thought Of Jew
inheriting the earth because they wer
Gods chosen people. When foreigner
are outstripping us we cry, "Americ;
for Americana The Romans erie,
not only "Rome for the Romans" bu
"The whole world for the Romans !
Christ taught that the earth should b
inherited by those who possessed Gel
tain spiritual quality. Being Jews 0
Gentiles had nothing to do with it. TIL
popular conception of meekness
partly right. partly wrong 1t subst
tutcs one of the usual signs Of meek
ness for the quality itself, as If on
mistook for the lily the lily's perfume
That which is Il sign of meekness ma
also be sign of something else. Col
dust has n yellow glitter. so has iro
pyrites. A temper not easily provol
ed is an accompaniment of meel
ness. Webster defines meekness Il
submission to the divine will" Fl
comes near installing the hands of til
watch for the handspring Meeknes
Is strength of will coming from trus
in God II am meek and Inuly 1