The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-05-30

, that in a short time he would deny
Him three times.
While Jesus was having those great
talks with His beloved disciples, Ju-
das was planning for his. awful work.
He had bargained for the thirty pieces
of silver to place Jesus in the hands
Of His enemies. That was Wierd
scene when the soldiers came with Ian
terms and weapons to seek out and
bring to justice that notable man
Jesus who was making such cOmmo-
ton in the world. We remember how
Judas came forward and gave the Mas!
ter kiss as the sign to the soldiers
that He was him to be bound and
made prisoner. 1t was at this time
Jesus showed for moment His males.
ty and power for when He stood forth
saying that He was the man they
sought the fierce soldiers fell back in
awe. Peter was for fight and made use
tof his sword but this Jesus rebuked
and made well the ear of one of the
|crowd whom Peter had injured This
was not the time and place for the use
OF physical means to save Jesus from
|dcath.
Now came the seizure, binding and
hurried walk to the city, the waiting
about the fire for morning, the taunts
and indignities OF the rude soldiers,
and the denial Of-Peter. One terrible
thing after another came that night
One must have a hard heart indeed
who is not moved with pity for the
Redeemer as He bore greater and
greater burdens and their. climax in
death on the cruel cross. :
There are many things to be-made
note Of for our good by this lesson.
One might be strength gained by pray
er: also the need Of prayer when we
face the dark places in life. Again
how human sympathiZers fail in the
crucial hour and one must so often
bear all the burdens alone. There is
a most blessed thought in the kindness
|Of Jesus in finding excuses for the
sleep which came on the disciples at.
the time when 'Hes needed them the
most. This showed that Jesus under
stood human weaknesses and was will
ing to make allowance for them. Onr
hearts cry out at the traachery Of Ju.
das at the kiss, not of love, but hate
and we feel that his later repentance
land death was deserved indeed.
The weakness Of the human is again
shown in the denial by Peter and we
can in some degree understand what
must have been his suffering when he
realized that he had denied his Lord
and that it all came about as has been
foretOld him. Let it be remembered
that every christian Is tempted to de-
ny Jesus at times, and that none need
to set up in q self righteous spirit that
they would never have been SO weak
as Peter. Let lis have the resolution
hardened that if Jesus underwent SO
much for us that we will stand for
Him. love Him, serve Him. battle for
Him. We have the promise that all
who confess Jesus before men, such
will He confess before the Father.
1t is reported that the Germans
still have a small force of night watch
men on the eastern front to hold the
Russian army Of 100000 in check. -
While the pcssimists are explaining
to the neighbors the impOssibility OF
running a garden on account OF the
insect pests, the Optimists have been
down to the grocery store and secured
a complete supply of bug poison.
Tramps are said to be scarce this
year. There is too much danger of
getting set to work if they get out
from under cover.
When the garden doesn't do well,
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