The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-06-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
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SUNDAY. JUNE 10th.
The Great Sacrifice. adult Topic
Mark Is; read Matt. 27:l-61; Luke
%; John 1S:28-19:42.
Truly this man was the Son of God.
Mark 1879.
U. S. WRIGHT.
YESTERDAYS BATTLE WITH TODAY.
Plate would never haye been sent to
rule the most turbulant province in the
Roman Empire if there had been no
good stuff in him. He must have PROV
ed his worth already to secure such an
appointment. And in this trial of Jesus
be struggles desperately for His re-
lease and it was of one with no stand
ing in that court which was pledged to
protect Roman citizens only and Jesus
was Jew. He was simply bit of
property of great Rome and not man
at all and yet time after time the
Governor tried to free Him. He re-
ferred the case to Herod but it was re-
turned with verdict which was used
rs the basis of another appeal. He
tried to 20 over the heads of the priests
but under their whip Barabbas was
chosen. He believed they would not
assume responsibility for Jesus death
pronounced innocent by Rome but they
took it with shouts. Humanity was
tried and failed as did nationalism also,
the open, brszen lie of mo King but
Caesar" leaving him breathless and
amazed. Then came the threat of a
report at Rome and Plate covered and
did the bloody bidding of the exultant
hierarchy who had kept this last card
for their final play. Why should it
have won the game? 1t was not that
he feared the people or the possible in
surrection for he despised both and used
force more than once to enforce his will.
Nor was it that he could not have de-
Tended this act at the bar or Roman
justice and have been discharged with
honor. Other acts would have been re-
viewed which were not so noble as the
defense of innocence and Pilates YES
terday did battle with his today and
won as it always does. The tragedy
was in its being for his baser self. A
young fellow coming out of the ether
in one of our hospitals looked anxiously
into the Doctors face. A smile was
his answer with the words wen dis
charge you IN week; your whole past
is clean" In the Major Larry endures
the taunts of a German until one day
the last one is added to the rest and all
the strength of months of selfrestraint
was in the punch of the arm as the
blow fell. you don't understand the
outside pressure, said a webbing
Senator to Father Taylor. Outside
pressure!" snorted the old man, Where
are your inside braces?" But his yes
terday had failed to build them and 1t
is always Yesterday that must be
reckoned with in the effort of today.
WHEN THE CAGE BROKE.
All restraints gave way at the yield
ing of Plate as they had earlier in the
day when the High Priests decreed His
death. The soldiers INDUCED in the
widest butfoonery with their helpless
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community were loose and all their wild
passions were directed in unreasOning
nervousness against Jesus. They
clamored for His execution. They
hoWled scornfully about the cross. 1t
became merely legahzed lynching of
which Christ was the victim. 1t is COM
mon enough these days III Europe. 1t
is frequent in lur own land where one
town proclaims holiday for hanging
and calls in the countryside and where
another clamors for bits of charred
flesh as souvenirs. East St. Louis
gave another exhibition. The beasts
are always ready to spring eagerly upon
any prey that may appear at the mo-
ment. The beast may be killed by the
continued injection of the spirit of
Christ into the lives of men. 1t NAV
be Gagged by self control. 1t may be
mastered by determined leadership.
Again and again some brave sheriff or
unknown citizen has turned the current
of crowds passion into channels that
led away from violence into ordered
justice. Bishop Anderson went into a
smoker on a western road that was blue
with smoke and profanity, blood spat-
tered and filled with struggling men.
He laid his hand on the shoulder of the
leader and was almost treated as a new
assailant but with steady nerve he spoke
quietly, Don't you think there has
been enough of this?" He faced the
throng and presently they were singing
Nearer my God to Thee" Consecrat-
ed, courageous leadership had Gagged
the beast and the strife was ended.
THE VICTORY OF The IDEAL.
They crucified Him. But He made
that cross the throne for the ideals of
the race. The disciples were there
mastering their tirniditv ond pan;o &c