The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-09

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was never soft or cowardly. There
lis always a group of fault-finders
even today as in the times of our
Lord. Such a church group happen.
ed to be in the temple when a man
with withered hand showed him.
+! self to Jesus. Our Lord knew the
Thoughts of his enemies, in fact
their thoughts are generally writ.
ten all over their faces, so when
he looked "round about on them
with anger" he proceeded to heal
the man on the Sabbath. (Mk $3.50
No coward, Jesus.
/ 1t seems that some of the folks
didn't like having Jesus around,
He disturbed their consciences too
much. So they went to advise him
to get out of town. Did Jesus go?
He forthwith sent the answer back,
Go and tell that fox" ok. 1892.
When some needed change is sug-
gested or recommended, the wise
and progressive individual or city
viii welcome friendly counsel. The
greedy, selfish and arrogant indi.
vidual wants no advice. A group
of such individuals making up a
city resent any counsel or inter-
ference and you frequently hear,
I''If you don't like the way it is,
why don't you move on?" Jesus
didn't move on.
/ DR.. Robert j. McCracken, a wise
and experienced minister of many
years says, "The name of toler-
lance is really apathy. There are
Itoo many easy going Americans
who are up in arms against moth
ling becuse they have no fixed
standards of right and wrong. They
lido not come out positively and
Fundamentally on the side Of any.
thing, because, unlike their fathers,
they have no robust convictions.
Tolerance is a virtue, but it is not
1.-THE supreme virtue. 1t is less
than a virtue If it weakens the cri-
teal faculty or weakens the in
Istinct for what is just and right. "
The authority of Jesus was ques-
Itioned by the priests Of the tenn
lple. They asked, "What sign have
you to show us for doing this?"
Here was an Intruder who had
dared upset the schemes and plans
Iof this internal machine. He had
Ientered the sacred precincts of the
temple and disturbed the rituals OF
sacrifice which had deteriorated TO
ia disgustingly low ebb. No reform
err has ever lived who did not pay
dearly, often with his life. for the
lchanges he recommends. The wick
led always strike back and we find
them using this incident when Je.
ssus answered them saying "Des.
troy this temple and in three days
IL viii raise it up" At this the
'Ipriests exploded and misquoted
Thin at the trial of our Lord. II
Estill seems to be a popular prac.
ltice of the wicked to rnisquote and
always add words that had never
been said.
4 Jesus himself knew what was
in man." For that reason be prac,
lticed such patience with Peter and
the other disciples. He could sec
THAT the heart OF man constantly
sought love and justice and truth
so foreign tc the practices Of the
temple. When certain people be
holding these signs believed II
his name il did not satisfy Jesus
He knew that the miracles nigh
be considered the work of magic
'lor the mere works Of man. lie
wanted his work to seep deeper
than mere material things, ht
WANTED the conservation Of ths
whole man TO God. He did not like
'Iany faith based on the works o.
wonders which he die. He knew
that while they would praise hin
for his works. that fey days la