The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-25
BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS.

~ William q G&&ASs
Perhaps the news dispatches viii
have scored q beat on this Sunday
.chool lesson for II IL written three
weeks ahead OF the date OF publicA-
ton. and within that time II is alto
gethsr likely that the British troops
will have captured Jerusalem. AM
the most obvious OF comments upon
this story OF the tfiumphAl entry
will have been rendered unneces-
sary. At the present moment the
British troops are approaching. ap-
parently In two columns, one from
Casa and one from Hebron-to mon
ton the two Bible towns At which
they we're last reported-the ancient
city OF Jerusalem Until now the
Turks have been In command. as
for centuries past The holy city Is
garrison town
Now we may imagine the panic
that prevails. A always IN war
the country folk have thronged 10
the city. Jerusalem almost reseu,-
bIes the old Passover throngs. Ru-
taors are rife IN every bazaar and
Al the sheep markets by the Jana
end Damascus gates. VIII they
Conner IL the cry on every lip. as
men climb onto the walls and other
llRh places TO look for the advanc-
ing Christian army. Dead bodies OF
the starved litter the streets OF
Jerusalem today. but nobody has
time 70 pay attention 20 them. The
xailing OF the mourners iS heard
from many homes. The faces OF
the people are emaciated with hun
ger Furtivsly they tell ono another
tales of the oppression OF the Turk
ish troops. Most OF the present
dweIiers In the ancient City Of David
lunE for the arrival OF the British
forces. That Is the burden OF their
prayer. day By day.
Surely the spectacle 10 one 10 stir
the imAginAtion--the young men OF
Canada and Australia and New Yea
land and South Africa and Great
Britain marching over the stored
soil OF the Land OF Promise 70 make
trfumphAl entry into the city OF
the greAt King. Dramatically. the
new In penetrating TIE old the west
IL winning the east And beneath
the banner OF the Gross OF Ct
George (who himself. II may be TO
called. was q Palestlnian hgure),
there IA carried the spirit and Cos
pei Of the Cross OF the Son % Man.
whose entry into this same old city,
10 centuries ago, IL the theme Of
study today by millions OF Sunday
FchooI members To consider the
present lesson without regard TO The
current news would be ineIcusabls
en- the part OF an alert teacher.
Some Other TrlUrphsl Entries.
Many and great triumphh entries
has this old city seen II was but
a few years ago. In 1898, that En-.
peror william IT OF Germany. made
bic spectacular entrance into the
worlds spiritual capital. For that
occasion new roads were built and
part OF the Tower OF David torn
down. and other extraordinary prep
arations made. 90 that ~ II com
mon remark In the Holy Land that
the visit OF the kaiser war the most
momentous event IN the history OF
the Holy Land since the Crusades
II was Al this time that the am
bilious young emperor made bis
compact with Turkey. which Is new
bearing such frightfui fruit as the
death Of a million Armenian Chris
tiana.
We recall. too. the entrance Of
the Crusaders, with all that lies be-
hind that romantic enterprise.
OmAr's capture OF the city IL rs
high date in The minds OF the Mos.
lens. We cannot forget the de-
struction % Jerusalem by Titus,
only 10 years after our Lord trod
the city, streets Passing over he
return OF the Hebrew e1lies from
captivity 10 the city they loved. we
have IN mind the terrible tale OF its
fall 10 Babylon Before that. ana
the greatest date OF all. next 20 tha
one No are studying today. was the