The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-02-22
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Prepared especially for The Republi-
can by Rev U. S. Wright, D. D.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25.

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is faithful also in much.-Luke
1910.
HE WHO KNOWS.
The king is the one who can; but ne
can because he knows. In every emer-
gency some take the place of lead
ership because of knowledge that is
applied to meeting the need A call
for help rings out of tn sea; it is
the swimmer who rescr 5. 1t is the
user of frst-aid who ares for the
limp body upon the S 1t is the
doctor, the machini ngineer,
the architect, tn .er who as
sumes control in e hour of cues
tioning and bee, A,5 king over will
ing subjects. Jesus was King and
is King because He knows. In that
old March day in Jericho after heal
ing Bartimeus and dining with Fac
cheus and with both in His audience,
it IRay ! I've been as He stood in the
doorWa Of the latter's home, he told
the STORY Of the pounds. 1t held
cheeB for them both as He swept
aside all differences of rank or pos
session and placed them at the start
eJ's mark. The background of it
Jay in His intimate knowledge of the
/history Of the day so that lie could
take patent political fact and use it
to show forth what was to happen in
the Kingdom. Archclaus, son of Her
Cd, had gone to Rome to plead for a
throne. While there q committee Of
citizens also appeared, protesting
against the appointment and asking
that Rome itself might rule. There
was the counter appeal one against
The other until at last a lower title
was granted, but the power was that
Of a petty king in the territory af-
fectod. Knowing the bloody history
Of the Herods one can imagine the
security Of those who had supported
the new ruler and the peril Of those
who had opposed his elevation. Tax
;,o +bo+ III If roco,,+ bis+o,.,. Cb,.:-+
vinad ont +ba homo for o., i,,,r,odio+o
declaration Of His kingship. There
was oppositiou-how bloody it would
be lie only knew too well-and He
would go away to receive His crown
al tho baods Of tba Fat,o, p,,+ E1a
would ,a-,-,,, ami ,.,,,.,,.4 +l,,so ,,.,o
had baaa faithful +o Hin, G,,;,o. 4lo
in+a7,-q1 and if would bo ,s T-doo
who v,,,,Id ra,,,o,.o iii bosf,Ii+,, f.an,
rha kiaodcr, o,ar which Ia would
.,,~a1v ,ula eucb j. tl. sa+-i,o. HI
oa,oa from, the I,nowIadoo Of Tosrs
Ysad ar a,,v r,or7a,t ia ir,s+,o+o
whatever. o7asti,n came nm
rr-, v,-r-o r,.o
~, - ~
~ gave 'ilo ''''-
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~ ''>'i '''''' q l'''I q e'i' amount
- nv '''o q p'lNe'' ma" ana O''I-
e. ... --'0's' ~ it'',i y '--eIil vi
VI, VI "''''''% Lli"'' iu""IS' ne was
7Pl,''lI'.7 ~ eOeI' andrew James
''''" 'oilI' ""o Hau OeeH u1Veu ABOVE
.i'a ordinary loIN ny Ine privilege OF
i"..ii'5'Ie co"pahloAshIp win HIM
a1LL Lol '"-ee years DouoIIeSS lie
,'S't d uu"9 III nina as Jhe one VINO
'iad OuIIe" MS III inc SOIL OF selfish
ness as ne spoke mat warning to the
use PIES sui mere is different mat
yer a-VoGeIhcf' LOT each one IS level
WIN every oIhef' what a JOY 1t must
nave Deeh 10 ragged Bartlmeus to
near that ne stood on the same foot
ing win the rich Aaccheus at his side
ana that IN the klhgdom every one
mad an equal chance. What thrill
must nave come to the isolated tho
rlch outcasC to be told that he was
beng lnducted into a great brother
mood IN which democracy and equal
lty ruled. For no one comes empty
hanced INTO Inc hlhgdom ana no one
i"oNS opPor Cunity 70 achleVe worth
I"%' win give MN likeness 10 the
huIer o. IT, for ne 100 small rule.