The Alaska citizen., 1915-05-24
BY THE REV. C. C. BRUCE


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from smiling at wicked man feign
ing horror in the presence OF aUso-
lutte purity end strength. Strong
leaders devoted 10 evil causes are
constantly compelled to play 10 the
people. Time preserves this TO
haunt them. CaiaPhas was q big
but not a great man.
He is domineering. He will not
risk failure. he dare not Having
saved the prosecution in its peril
he continues as judge and prosecu-
tor. following up his advantage with
a question to his associates What
think ye?" There can be but one
answer. and he intends there shall
be but one-"He is worthy of death"
He is persistent in wrong doing.
The weeks pass. History writes the
events of the crucifiNion. resurrec-
tion and ascension. The Christ
moves in power among His follow
ers. and many are being added to
the church. The crisis supposed to
have passed is before Caiaphas with
bewildering force What Will he
do? one would think that in the
presence Of such evidence he would
see the truth. No. he will oppose
the servants of Christ with all the
eHeIs - oi ms pei'is' IL 'dNeS SUI ellst III
10 s'ahd urn IN ioslnS cause. II
ne goes do"h ne viii only 20 Win
he ship.
Here is strength misapplied. What
is the explanation? There was error
Of Judgment. The news had reach
ed him of stranger in his midst
VINO was IeaoHlA the people away
'o'" - '7At/'d t".' nll7 81 '"e
aa!. ms man was gaming ioilo"-
erS, Has'lIy ne comes 10 certain
conclusions aver seaht inquiry one
"Gulu nave uhouSht MS STRONG men
Iallty ~ouIu nave saved nun III inns
nour. but II IS quite olhefWlse ID
ne. 9'tehgth OIL ihtellect Is not
always saleguaTd against error IN
JuuSiiehl' JOSEPH 9loIy' 'le Sfeai
JuStiee ei 'he supreme Court fedeA-
ca the cohcIu ION mat the supreme
Court was doomed. Ihomas Je1fer-
son was ieallul lest democracy
was dooiheu because tlie sup eihe
court Was so StfolS' HIStoT!
proves lHein ooth wrong.
Inc question Is one OF judgment
tneht' MS influence Is great III
TACT ana snort IN "ora- SeIllaHllesS.
Nahy man VINO poses as pene-
factor OF ms race II reduced 10 the
SMALLEST term Would be Henetactor
70 himself talaphas Knew that II
Jesus rose III power ana influence
ne would coIItspohdlhSIy IAN IN
these Things lie might Try to moe
ms real meaning benlhd publlc
cause, but the kernel OF the nut
vas CalaphaS.
ana yet IN lhe lace OF error OF
Judgment ana influence that Affect
ne error, II Is nara 10 account LOT
the way man goes wrong III the
presence OF TlSht. Atter studying
the lie ana speeches. OF Danlei Wen
5ter 1t Is hard to understand ms
,l'ltuae ior slavery ana me present
Iay feaaef says TO hlmseH what
1901 WEBSTER hlaue q hihlseH on
Jhe slavery question. ana lhlS I'M
preston IS the deeper because ne
was such strong man. 30 1t ap-
pears IN the career OF Calaphas. lie
nlsnt nave erred III ms culsory IN
Nest&atloh OF Jesus, Dut Wheh ne
5Iood lace TO race win truth at the
trlal now couId ne ran from Iecu-
alone in MS FOLLY, for every human
ID 70 him in 40 Ges.+ ~ -. ~,
ont dav revelation Of His word and
work and still turns away from
Him even if if he only in indfffer-
ence is nlavinp the Dar+ Of the fool
and lining M with the high priest
Ono question NOW 1oor,c Iaraa and
| nomentous What might have han
narpd If this Strong man had WELD
ed TO truth When a great man
falls or rises he takes MANY with
| him Privilege TO stand before The