Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-30
week OF OUR LORDS PASSION


his last word to his people. the last
public utterance that fell from his
lips. Surveying all the history OF the
folly and wiekedness Of the long past
declaring the significanee Of that
hour which he alone understood. fore
casting the fatal future which NE
alone could see. he broke into & cry
in which was uttered all the pathos oil
his passion. II was q cry whose pa.
thos the world can never forget. and
whose significance every generation
must consider. II was not for Jerusa-
lem alone. That proud. bigoted and
selfish city was but the type of hu-
manity. Here Is infinite. divine yearn-
ing. And here is the hope Of final
apprehension. 1t is not for Jerusalem
alone. It is for the world, which God
SO loved, that he gave his only be-
gotten son, that whatsoever believed in.
him should not perish but have eternal
life.
God. He shows US Gods attitude,
He unveils Gods purposes. He speaks
for the father. And never more won
derfully than here.
1t was not for himself, II. was not
for a mere religious interest apart
from the great human interest, It was
for the men themselves. because he
loved them and because their highest
welfare was his supreme concern: that
he sought to lead them from their fol-
lies to His faith. It was infinite and
divine yearning to bless them. But
they would not There is the tragedy
of human life In that refusal, that de-
liberate human rejection Of divine
grace We see the truth and beauty
OF the appeal of Jesus. And yet how
little our day is different to that.
Men still think they know better than
the Master what Is good He seems
to show them an impossible and Inn
practicable way Of blessing. They.
think happiness is In seifishness. and
they still say, we will not have this
man to reign over us. Jesus princi-
pies of discipleship seem toe. high. We
cannot follow the teachings Of his
possible perfection. Jerusalem would
not, and Europe win not, and Amefi-
ca win not. The rejection is repeated
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supposed, the interference OF the Ro-l
man and the disruption OF the state.
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Of Jesus. Sadly our Lord looks At our
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and commercial iniuuity would vanish
II / were leader. And there would
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more. Oh America, America. how Of
ten would / have led you to the way
of life--and We would not.
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