The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-03

al H'stoIS Is there blacker pictura
of the human heart or the lenoth =,
lniquity to which it will 90. Eysr.
thing at this hour is electric ana
strange. Events rapidly converge n.
wards the cross. For that, grace Ia,
been planning and sin is plotting
Amazed the Disciples.
!. Mary Criticized, w. IS. JssuI
had his inner circle of friends And nj.
favorite places Of abode and none Was
evidently more precious than that
home Of Mary, Martha and Lazarus
In this supreme hour Jesus came 10
this home to bring it a confirmation O,
faith and some further spiritual gih
From that time Of Peters confession
several months previous. the Lord bu
constantly reaffirmed his statement
then made. that he must go to Jer-
salem, die, and be raised the third d,y
This teaching amazed the discipe,
and filled them with fear. Jesus did
not. however. awaken faith and then
Quench It with fear, or allow II to Ian.
guish and die. John 4:46, 81. Nov ~
the darkest hour approaches there sp
peared this one touch of appreciatIvs
sympathy. Bethany was of but little
dignity but there lived there man
who had been raised from the dead
Lazarus. There also resided one xhe
brought comfort to the heart Of Jesu
Mary. She had listened to him, she
understood him, believed and loved
With woman's keen intuition she
seems to have realized that he wu
really going to his death. What that
meant to the hopes and aspiratiOnn
she seems to have OWNED, and
allied, more than all others, his vi,kN
point. How to tell him was her desrNf'
Out of that love she purchased a box or
ointment representing In value about
fifty dollars. an immense sum and
the full extent of her treasure. Ord
nary action will not suffice. The hour
and occasion demanded the extraor.
binary. To it she yielded herself. Law.
ishly pouring upon him the wealth and
fragrance OF that sacred ointment To-
tended for kings. She had sat at bis
feet, Luke 1879, and was ready Tor
this the proper hour for amounting
John 1871. Ii was her all, but love
does not have the calculating cunning
and prudence OF Judas. No doubt
other wise ones deprecated such Law
ishness and suggested better use Oh
so much money, John 12:4-6, for there
are always plenty of Iscariots ready 70
criticize the acts OF others, and tns1
spirit often carries with 1t all othen
in its company even as the disciples
caught the contagion Of the criticism
of Judas. Neither Judas nor the OLE
ciples could understand the spirit DOT
the significance OF Marys act, anu
envy seems to have dominated tnsD
attitude. Her act was so far ae@e
and beyond them that they could nod
understand 1t. 1t was not waste az
often it speaks poorly OF our love-
Jesus to suggest such a supteri N
To suggest the ever present poor ~ ~
to neglect the soon to depart Chns@
was shallow indeed. There are p'er
ty who never give OF their own WV
are ever ready to criticize botn tne NV
tive and method of those VINO 90 s'''
Memorial Of Her.
%. Mary Commended, w. o. in'
story is beautiful In the recoro w
have OF our Lords words. MaD
compensation for the criticism cahe'
for by her conduct was the commeno.
ton of her Lord. We do not censui
the disciples who did not understand
but We are thankful for the woros
the Master which their CRITICISM oAn
forth. Jesus realized the true mee.
ing of the act and he named IL WIG.
he said, "She hath done wns' az
could, she hath anointed my
for burying Nouce
Jesus received the true meaning Oh w.
act as for himself, still 1t was foi ~
world, for he said, this that sne -
done shall be spoken OF for Nv ,,
orial OF her" This was not No.
a reward for Mary, 1t was thai ne' -.
sbopld no an inspiration to incite W.
followers to like activities anu rs,.
tudes throughout all the ages m
is all that is asked OF any disciple "
Cor S:12). Love forgets SELL ~.
cost or criticism. IA
pours out itself to the uttermo'. 80.
its fragrance fills not alone inc can
hut the whole Of creation. for VINO "a -
measure the utmost bounds OF ~
fiuence? Mary understood the Ina -,
ters message. though those aoou' 20
understood it not, viz, that n'
about to die for her ". 81. =, This
~. Judas conspires, w. w. w. ~. A
tender story ends with the te rIlD.
,ount ~ Judas He had no sympaI
Tor Mary. primarily because he
lot in sympathetic relations w
Jesus. Rebuked for his complain.
eft the company at Bethany anu
,ut to the dark details OF inc o'S "