The Detroit times., 1916-09-26
In the Religious, World
A RELATIVE TO The RESCUE.

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body and In spirit, than a sleek, un-
vexed. complaoen, Phsrisee, the
fringes OF whose robe were never
soiled. Paurs message Is one with
the greetcet lesson that humanity
has learned in these two war-torn
years. namely, that IL II better 20
suffer and die in n great cause than
to enjoy personal comfort al the cost
Of cowardice and failure,
So bitter were the foes OF this man
Paul that, following tie fiasco beforn
the Sanhedrin.a 40 OF them bound
themselves In an iron-clsd oonspir.
acy to kill him. Their bloody oath
was that they would neither eat nor
drink until they had slain Paul.
Which, like most foolish VOWS. was
not kept, else they would have been
n long time hungry. There IL no
record of their having died OF starva-
ton.
Alas for the crimes committed In
the name OF religion. This piouq
plot involved not only the 20 In
tending murder. but also the high
officials OF the Sanhedrtn. who agreed
to call for a further examination Of
the prisoner, 80 that the assassins
might waylay him. The old story f.
a warning not unneeded In our day,
OF the dreadful lengths TO which
blind bigotry may go Says Or. r.
A. Torrey; "Ecolesiastics have often
stopped 10 the lowest villainy. In
our day. they do not murder mans
body. only his reputation; and their
plots are as unprincipied and heliisn
as that recorded here"
A Relative TO the Rescue.
No miracle was needed 10 deliver
Paul from this plot; for he had
friends and kindred. A boy or young
man, a nephew, the son OF the Apps.
ties sister, heard the story OF the
plot. and he foiled II. Give me a boy
for a hard task or deed Of daring
What an adventure that was for the
youth! His alertness and resource
fulness weighed against the cunning
and power and ruthlessness OF the
ecclesiastical machine of his day.
Cynical saying has II that God
gives US our relatives; we may
choose our friends" Which is true
In a noble sense God does give Us
our kindred and in life's extremeties
II II those OF our own blood who
stand by us. The cheap and ignoble
tendency OF our day TO llout blood
Ties. and to rise above our families,
Is both perilous and wicked. The
oir Scotch loyalty 10 the clan In one
OF the finest expressions OF human
life. The same spirit has made the
south ssrong and solidited "A
brother Is born for adversely" God
meant ktnfolk 10 stand together;
that IL one OF the oldest laws writ
ten into the blood OF humanity. The
Son OF God In His dying hour, with
the weight OF a worlds ain on His
soul, took thought OF His mother
The early Disciples first found their
own brothers. II was one bound by
blood ties who saved Paul from the
Jerusalem conspirators.
All parties 10 the rescue were pei
cons OF prompt action. Pnul's
nephew carried his news straight to
the men most interested. undeterred
by red tape Paul sent the youth
10 the tribune, who waited not an
hour The honor OF Rome was at
stake. He had sampled the fury Of
that Jerusalem mob, SO he straight
way ordered out troop OF cavalry,
and four hundred foot soldiers, 10
escort Paul 10 Caesarea. The Turk.
ing assassins were powerless in the
presence OF such a force No time
was left t. raise mob Before
even the Jews knew what had hap.
pened. and while they were congrat-
ulating themselves on their murder
Gus plot. the prisoner was safely
out Of their reach.
Rome could not be nouted Aye,
more, Gods purposes could not be
baked Paul was scheduled 70 bear
witness in Rome. and as we shall
later see. no misadventures by the
way could keep the great Apostle
from telling al the center OF Rome
the story OF Greater than Caesar.