The Alaska citizen., 1916-05-15

ants bow the'r heads but the day 1 is not over. There k work to do. for God k present. love in the.r ] hearts. f is good to live and on the rude garments and the tinted clods the genius of M1let has paint ed d picture that calls the atten- i ton of the best of rich and poor alike. for mans best k most like 1 Gods image Jesus touched the nsherman's net and made it sa cred He touched the carpenters tool and made them beautiful. lie touched the sack of the sower and t became a symbol He touched the raEa of the began and they gave forth the colors of purple. IIa touched the golden garments of the wicked and they stood forth eX- posed in WIekedness He touched the music of man and it spoke ln doubled sweetness. He turned the whole earth into the many man. sions of His Fathers house, and men loved as they learned love from Him Thenceforth kings and tyrants began to tremble and slaves and peasants began to look up n hope and love and peace.
 II The friendships of Jesus were not chilled ty mans ignorance or lcssened by his folly and blundcrs. A law in friendship is that like loves like Often times much that is called friendship is merely so- cial trading. You feed my eat and I will feed yoIr dog. Take away the power to return the favor of the feast and banquet and the friend, ship would fade as the mist before the morning sun Occasionally we find a man or woman who can so see the world that they can give it true friendship. Mary Booth, the wife of General Booth, was such one. She possessed intellectual gifts of the highest order. She seemed born to sit with kings and queens, and such was her privilege. but not as We commonly know them. Her voice was like the harp for sweet of seething souls to listen to the voice of her love. Five thousand ex-thieyes and down-and outs assem- hled in the great hall in the East End of London, at Christmas din ner offered at midnight To this great woman was given the power to lift men from their gloom and despond and cheer them to new hope; to drive them to their knees in repentance and wipe away their tears in a ney, poy These men were criminals and most of them ignorant.
 To the thieves dinner no one could obtain a ticket unless he was known to the police as one who had record of crime. This little woman became the friend of the rich and
 poor alike-and Jesus was that All of this great reform movement was born of the spirit of love, not influenced by considerations of wis dom and culture All about us to- | day are scores of men and women who need cheer, net cuffs, greet ings, not gold, hand grasps, not 1 houses to exist in. light not licenses. personal love wherein they can hide the pride of their personal liber- ties It is just such thoughts that will keep alive the spirit of the Carpenter in this mammon loving twentieth century.
 1 III Jesus Friendships were not
 disturbed by mans faults and sins. What a marvel is it that this di l vine Teacher who has evoked the l admiration of Tennyson and Brown l ing, of Napoleon and Lincoln. | should give His trust to such liars l like Peter. such betrayers, like Ju-
 das, and such assassins, like Saul3 | It is sin that separates. Once a
 man stands forth ungrateful, cun- ming tricky, false, unrepentant, light
 ming alone is logical. Good men 1 feel that justice Is solemn obli-
 gation. Some men are governed
 solely by their bodily appetites, | Others go astray through serpentine
 Reflections of their intellects, wrig-
 Q ing their way through life. and
 leaving a bit of slime and hate in
 every community they visit. Some
 are born tricky Their intellect is
 awry. For them openness and fair,
 ness are impossible They become
 like the things upon which they feed,
 To have followed pathway they lead
 Is like the pathway of the tornado
 or the trail of the serpent scatter ing slime. Normal men shrink from
 them, once they are fully revealed,
 good men cross the street. History
 is filled with stories of Judas Of Benedict Arnold or Aaron Burr.
 The daily life of many towns holds the history of little men with black
 hearts, and selfish women with ig-
 noble souls These are they that
 give a bad name to men and the
 inhabitants of town Some men