The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-11-03

beings use of any race rejects the
Christ of the world and it would have
been the joy of the Gentiles to save
that magnificent pile upon Mount Mo-
riah if they had been welcomed to its
fellowship with their risen Lord Blind
hate could see soldiers and this is the
only vision that is effective. They
left off beating Paul to save their own
skins. Then upon the stair with torn
garments, bloody brow and shackled
hands their victim insisted upon their
right intentions and their fine pur-
poses. Love is never blind, but Wis
ions virtue where others see a blight.
Paul always thought the best of folks
and so do Christians. But while they
listened to the tongue the idea was
still an alien and even the thought of
Gentle could not be permitted in the
holy place where murder lately walk
ed. 1t was Gods last call to the Jew
and it was refused
FACING LEGAL WRONG.
Paul carried the destinies of democ-
racy IN his baggage. He had the right
to walk in Jerusalem and he refused
to be shut out by lawlessness. He
was hustled into a guard-room of the
garrison and stripped for the scourge.
The right of every humble Roman
rested with him that day. Could the
law be overridden by its executors
Lawlessness in ermine is no better
than in RACES and it is the Christions
duty to fight it in whatever garb it
appears. So the scourge failed to
fall and order in all the Empire re-
celved new sanction. The next
day came another test. 1t was a
perfectly proper phrase that Paul used
in the high court of the Jew and it
was spoken by fellow-member of
that body that now had him for trial.
Yet the judge commanded him to be
smitten on the mouth. "You whited
WALL" flashed back from the sturdy
Apostle. And in response to the hor-
rified exclamation that it was the
High Priest he turned to biting sar-
casm that he respected the office but
never dreamed that such a prejudiced
lawbreaker could be the chief Judge
of such a court. And in effect he with
drew his case from consideration by
breaking up the bench into it's fac
lions and going back into the custody
of Rome. Thus he fought for OPEN
minded, level-handed justice for all
men everywhere and democracy is I'M
der debt to Paul through all it's slow
centuries.
WHEN THE DAGGER FLASHED.
PauPs family had evidently no deal
ings with such hereto but held to
their relationship with the Pharisees.
He had no invitation to stay with his
sister in Jerusalem, and her boy was
as bitter against Uncle Paul as she
or he would not have been in such
SiOoS NOiIIctCJ Will lllG liner circle OIL
the Jewish rulers. But he watched the
scenes with boyish interest and an
open mind. He heard the speech upon
the stair. He witnessed the mob. He
caught the spirit of the biggest man in
the world and was thrilled by it.When
murder was in the air the boy baked
and he flung his prejudice to the four
winds that he might keep his sense of
fair-play intact. What joy it must
have been to Paul to see the boy!
What a pity we have no later chapter
in that youths life! But it was boys
hand that saved Paul to the world and
wrote those wonderful letters. The
world is in debt to that boy and must
pay it to all other boys by linking
them with Pauls Christ.