The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-08-26
jerusalem To Jericho

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Gihon and Euphrates. serenity flow
ed, was simple act Of disobedience.
True. it is said by one man-Adam-
sin entered into the world" but that
does not impute sin to Adam, rath-
err, his simple disc bedience was the
first infection Of carnality in the
human specie; and the same gradu-
ally permeated the moral nature of
our fore parents until the disease
sin-broke forth in virulent
form in Adams first born son. Cain;
and found demonstration in the
first murder of history; when Cain
being beset by the thief, jealous
envy, slew his younger brother,
Abel.
Thru the milleniums from that
day to the present, the Jericho road
has been infested with thieves, un-
til today we find our parabolic
victim overcome by them and they
have stripped him of his raiment"
ie.. his outer garments of reputation
are snatched from him and his nude
self -character.-is exposed. And
now comes the real tragedy of life;
the, torches of ridicule are applied to
the fagotsof persecution; the tongues
of the scandal mongers have found
a choice morcel; Mrs. Grundy and
Dame rumor, busy bodies, always
are now working overtime. 1t was
said of the man in the parable that
they wounded him." WOlINOeO
him! Great God in high heaven! |
wonder if the seraphic symphony of
the Angelic Choir is not submerged
by the forlorn wall of they that have
been wounded on the Jericho road.
The Man of SORROWS" was wound
ed in the house of his friends" l
wonder if there was not a pathetic
tenderness in His tones as He utter
ed those words. All; what wounds
are inflicted upon the man or woman
who has been set upon and over
come by the unseen but powerful
foes-thieves.
| One expects the vitriolic diatribe
of denunciation by enemies; bnt the
deep and lasting and damning
wounds are inflicted by friends()
and loved ones. He was wounded"
But relief is in sight; yonder comes
priest in long flowing garments;
broad are his phylacteries, serene
his countenance and dignifed his
bearing. He is on his way to the
Synagogue at Jerusalem; be is pom
dering the message he is to deliver
to the assembled multitude; he is
forming a mental outline of the
subject he will frame in weighty
words during the hour of service.
For the basis of his discourse he
will take tn" Golden Rule, What
soever ye will that men should do
unto you, do ye even so unto them,"
his face wears a rapt express
ion, beatifc CLEAN is in his eyes
as his message unfolds before his
analytic mind. Upon the Golden
Rule" hypothesis he will costruct
an eloquent disquisition on Love.
He will quote God is Love- and
having dlssected that, he will con-
tinue by quoting. IF ye love me
keep my commandments" and he
will close with his final and clinch-
inn argumentative quotation, And
this is my commandment that ye
IOUe one another"
Brotherly love the basic princi-
pie upon which practical Christian.
ity is builded. So then, Oh wound
ed traveller on Jericho road, of this
priestly exponent of Love Divine"
Won NAV exnect succor. But look
you. what is this! As the wounded
man reaches ever so slightly to-
ward him the priest draws his self
righteous robes about his unsullied
! form, and PASSED BY on the other
side. Verify the man might as we'll
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