The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-11-19
SIDELIGHTS on NEXT SUNDAYS
Lesson for Teachers and Pupils
Edited by CHARLES X. MEYERS

working for His cause. This is far
from the feeling of the Master as is
well shown in the subject we are now
talking about. I am happy to say that
the day is coming right along, when
religious bodies will recognize the good
in each, and welcome all in their help
toward eWangelizing the world. 1T the
late war there were soldiers in all man
ner Of uniforms. There were men from
Africa with turbans and sabres; men
from India in uniforms Of many colors.
The Highlanders were there in the kits
and the boys from America in their
khaki suits. They were all there to
| fight common enemy, and it would
have been very foolish to say that all
must be clad in the same clothes and
! with just the same kind of weapons Of
the common good, follows out the best
sufficient. NarrOwness was not in the
makeup Of Jesus and it is a failure to
keep up with His lead when various
branches of the church fall to- fighting
each other because "He folloWeth not
with u.s." There is a wide field for the
endeavor OF every christian. without
finding fault with any other, and he
who does the least of fault finding with
fellow christians and does the most for
the common good follows out the best
the wishes of the Master. Put away
the thought "He followeth not with u.s.
and so should be forbidden to do any
thing at all. ..- -
: There is yet another great lesson be.
fore us today, one which is of much i'm.
portance. 1t appears that. as Jesus and
the disciples were travelling through
Samaria toward Jerusalem they came
to village where they evidently asked
rest. AS is well known, there was at
the time much prejudice among the
people of Samaria toward Jews who
recognized Jerusalem as the center of
religious worship, and because Jesus
and His party seemed on the way to
that city the inhabitants of the place
would not extend the usual welcome to
strangers. The disciple John was very
Indignant and asked Jesus IT, there
should not be called fire to come from
heaven and consume them?" Mark the
answer Of the Master: aye know not
what manner of spirit We are Of; the
Son of Man is not come to destroy
mems lives, but to save them.,' John
and James were human and there; came
to their hearts just the feeling which
would rise In your and my mind, when
there was the showing of such narrow
ness and meanness toward Jesus and
His religion. Jesus we'll said that this
is the spirit Of the evil one, and that
His mission was to be helpful, to save.
All know that there is no use getting
mad because of opposition, either in
religion or in every day AFFAIRS The
one who is hot, headed, and talks right
out, is always next minute at the disad-
vantage. The christian spirit is to
make soft answer, tending rather to
smooth out the difficulty than to make
it worse. Our human nature calls for
rough treatment of those who despite
fully use us, but the spirit Of Jesus says
just the contrary. All should, try to
have the true spirit of Jesus, to forgive
insults. with the hope that good may
come and the offending one be the more
drawn to the Christ because of seeing
His qualities in us. .,.l..,4..