The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-01-08
THE GREAT TEACHER.

He had said. Under the cover of the
friendly dark they talked long and
out of the record there comes three
ideas that are clear, however varied
may be the interpretations of these
foreshadowings of what lay ahead.
In these days as memory is still keen
with the tragedy Of 1914, when it
seemed as though the foundations
were slipping from under our civili-
cation, one can understand a bit bet
ter what it must have meant to
faith centering in the wonderful tenn
pie to see it wrecked and the city of
David in ruined heaps. Their world
had crumbled about their feet. In an
hour like that to recall the clear
statements of Jesus that these things
were sure to come to pass was to
keep their faith intact amid the de-
bris. For men are lost by shattered
faith and not by falling walls. The
second thing was the clear perception
of the permanence of the principles
underlying His message. If He saw
the result of the forces at work so
certainly that He could chart that
happening, then He knew as well the
things abiding out of the changes 60
ing on in their world. The ground
might rock, but some things could
not be shaken, and upon these they
would stand. 1t steadied them as
nothing else could possibly have done.
The third thing was His clear chal-
lenge to alertness and expectancy in
facing their world. Defeat would be
because of their failure not from any
necessity for it, and they passed thru
those years with the swing of victors
and the attentness to the things of
the kingdom that has never been sur
passed in all history. What a wonder
full Man this was and He is the only
figure that can match the hour in
which we live and again match that
which will come to our children.
THE GREAT NATIONS.
The close Of the war made all
aware of the big Four" whose set
Element of the peace program had
failed to bring in its train the millen-
mum. Great Britain, France, Italy
and the United States are still great
powers and Japan is added to the list
and lesser groups aspire to be such.
But what makes these great? 1t is
actual or potential military strength.
Now turn to the rating that comes
under the judgeship of Jesus. Be-
fore Him are brought all nations and
one may look fer some reversals of
world opinions ere the close of the
day. Size has nothing to do with it;
armies are not mentioned, but this
World Court decides by the humani-
tartan spirit that each has shown.
Not how much power to kill but how
determinedly have you set yourself
to lessen the ills of life, is the vital
question and many land will be sore
shaken by the result. But it is a
great truth that nations as we'll as
men must come to a day of judgment
and give account for the deeds done
on earth. 1t is assuring to know that
until the end nations will have place
and it rests with US to catch the prin-
ciples that will enable US to find "Old
Glory" still among the great, even
under the ranking given by our Lord
And it holds large hope in its demand
that nations be governed by the moral
standards applying to individuals, so
that it has become a shame for the
million to do what would be abhorred
if done by the one.
THE GREAT MAN.
1t is day of surprises. For a
great company come with full assur-
ance that all is well with them and
emerge with horns and hoofs. They
were perfectly correct in acceptance
of the ritual, in the reciting of the
creed, and in the following of every
form-there was no possible thing
that could keep them from among the
elect. Their trouble was their con-
sciousness of their own goodness so
that they could tabulate each time
they had ministered unto the Son of
Man. The others were utterly I'M
aware that they had ever done any
thing deserving recognition and were
so honest that they would not take
advantage of some mistake and Sc
cure Heaven by garbled record. 1t
is the active compassion that prac-
ticed brotherhood so a habit as to be
unconsciously performed that, in the
opinion of the judge, proclaimed SON
ship. The sentence of those who were
rejected is singularly illuminating.
go from me, cursed into eternal
fire." prepared for could it be 'by?'
there is no proposition in the
Greek.) the devil and his angels"
CurSaH into