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Trying to Trap the, Teacher
The International Sunday-School Lesson for September 16:
"Jesus Silences the Pharisees and Sadducees." Mark 12: 13-27
Br WILLIAM .T. ELLIS.
EVERYBODY enjoys a conflict. The
mall boy likes to see two roosters
fighting furiously, and a certain
numerous class of men love to watch
two well-trained human animals pound
the gore out of each other. The pop
ular novels of this period drip the
blood of personal encounters. On a
higher plane the struggle employs mote
difficult -weapons and appeals to a
more discriminating class of people.
Not all the big prizefights of a gener
ation were so colossal a battle as, say,
the debate between Webster and Hayne.
Now the twenty-five million members
of the world's Sunday schools are called
upon to view again a more dramatla
conflict than any already suggested In
the last day of Intense and open an
tagonism between the simple Galilean
on his way to a cross and the In
trenched and solidified wealth, learn
ing and power of Jerusalem's leading
Jews. The way In which the lone
teacher came off victorious over all the
wiles and assaults of his enemies Is a
spectacle .to ttr the enthusiasm of even
the uninterested.
The Day's Big Battle.
Obviously, this story of real religion
In sharp combat with' formal, empty
ecclesiasticlsm Is a suggestion of the
gravely Important fact that the Son of
Man came not to send peace, but a
sword; and that the programme of war
Tor the memorable Tuesday of 'Holy
Week Is still the everyday programme
of the church. The old war still wages.
The conflict between truth and error
righteousness and selfishness, is still as
keen and real as when, all unfearlng.
the calm-eyed Christ faced the sinister
countenances of the crowd of his bitter
enemies in the temple court of old Jeru
salem. It Is a mistake to assume that re
ligion reigns with undisputed sway in
the life of today. The atmosphere of
the Sunday school Is not the atmos
phere of the big world; this situation
Is what first bewilders and then over
tnrows many an Innocent youth. The
standards of religion and of the world
are diametrically opposite. Without
accepting any unwarranted assurances
of ease, Christianity must maintain an
attitude of war wise, patient war, but
war nevertheless. It will not do for
good people to retire into their own
excluslveness and Ignore great and
blighting and far-reaching evils.
Within a hundred yards of the spot
where these words are written there are
three gambling games In progress, and
at one table, with a member of Con
gress and two other experienced game
sters are two youths losing large sums
of money which they never earned,
their blood heated by constant recourse
to the wine glass, and their speech
that which repudiates the teachings of
the gospel. That scene has its parallel
In a myriad places almost every day or
night of the year. For the lives of
those youths and for the health of so
ciety the church must summon all her
powers of warfare. Let no enthusiast
delude himself into the belief that the
insolent and active evils of intemper
ance, gambling, lust, evil speech and
dishonesty are going to be overcome by
any other means than the - wise and
courageous battling of the forces of
righteousness. The Son of God Is at
war; his followers must fight. That is
a cardinal truth underlying this dra
matic day in his life.
Crowded Close of a Great Career.
The impending crisis which he clearly
foresaw Impelled the heroic Teacher to
an Increased Intensity of labor on this
closing day of his public ministry. The
crucifixion was only three days' distant.
Jerusalem was thronged with Passover
visitors. His name was upon every lip;
he was the outstanding personage of the
feast, whom all men sought. The record
of the day is full, beginning with the dis
course on faith, apropos of the withered
fig tree, as Master and disciples were on
the way from Bethany,' where they had
spent the night, doubtless as guests of
Lazarus. At the very outset the Phari
sees and scribes began to harry him with
questions designed to entrap him Into
some admission that could be used
against him in a civil trial. He spoke
several parables to the people, talked of
the widow's mite, and uttered his ex
coriating philippic against the scribes
and Pharisees, In speech that still seems
to sizzle and eear as one reads It. Only
a superlative warrior could have so
spoken.
There Is a dark pathos over the picture
of this day. Jesus was making tremen
dous efforts to have the Jews accept him.
It was their last chance. Back of all his
strong words lay a heart of yearning for
the people he loved. But In vain. "He
came unto his' own, and his own received
him not." As John significantly says.
"But though he had done so many signs
before them, yet they believed not on
him."
In the soft quiet of eventide,, as the
Teacher and his little band of followers
trudged over the valley to Bethany, he
lifted for them the veil which hid the
future, and foretold. In a picture that sets
the reader ashudder, the destruction of
the Impenitent city that they were leav
ing. The Jews persisted In rejecting
their King; therefore the dire conse
quences were Inescapable.
' A Trap That Failed.
The powerful temple ring during the
day sent certain Pharisees and Herodlans,
whom they hoped Jesus would not recog
nize. In the guise of sincere seekers after
truth. They wanted to catch him In his
words, that they might extract something
that could be twisted into a semblance
of treasonable utterance, In order to hale
htm before the Roman courts. What a
putting of heads together there had been.
In order to devise the trap that was
sprung! And undoubtedly It was a clever
one.
With the polite palaver of . politicians
and schemers, they approached Jesus
with lying words of flattery which were
as false and reprehensible then as they
are today when they are uttered In the
conventional guise of the "white lies" of
society saying, "Master, we know that
thou art true, and carest not for anyone;
for thou regardest not the person of men,
but of a truth teachest the way of God."
Paradoxically, this was true though false.
On the Hps of the men who spoke it the
statement was false; they did not mean
It. Yet, standing alone, the declaration
waa more profoundly true than they
could realize.
Then they sprang the trap. '"Is It law
ful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?"
They thought Jesus was bound to be
transfixed on one horn or other of the di
lemma; If he said "yes," the common
people, in whose favor he was entrenched,
would repudiate him, for they loathed the
Roman rule; If he Bald "no," then the
sharp talons of the eagles would swiftly
clutch him. Jesus carried the Question.
He was more adroit than them. Since
they were not honest, and not open
minded to conviction, he treated them
without ser.kusness or -respect, and as
hypocrites Jserved. They were simply
foiled by his request for a penny, and the
terse comment, "Render unto Caesar the
things that are Caesar's."
Notwithstanding the scant and skillful
treatment of the guileful questioners
whereby they were utterly routed, the
words of Jesus contained a deep truth
applicable to all time. In these days of
easelovlng and pleasure-seeking It Is
wholesome to be recalled to the big truth
that there are obligations In lite. The
divine law so tersely summarized Is that
every honorable person must do his duty
by the state that is be true to his obliga
tions as a member of society, in all hu
man relationships as he must do his
duty by God. Observance of one does not
relieve him of fidelity to the other. Duty
reaches out toward one's fellow men, and
upward toward his Creator.
Quibblers Confuted.
The scene bristled with foes. After the
emissaries of the Pharisees had retired
in confusion, the rich and artistocratlc
Sadducees, who denied the possibility of
a resurrection, tame to the fore. They
cited the case of a woman who. In ad
herence to the Mosaic code, had been
taken to wife by seven brothers. "In the
resurrection whose wife shall she be?"
This is a puzzling passage, more easily
evaded than expounded. At first sight It
runs counter to other plain teachings of
Holy Writ. The gross and materialistic
conceptions of a future life, held by the
Pharisees, were the point raised by the
questioners. These he denied and re
buked, by emphasizing the spirituality of
immortality. Heaven is not. as the Mos
lem holds, another earth, with a satiety
of carnal pleasures. It is a realm of pur
spirits.
As to the question of a resurrection,
Jesus spoke unequivocally: "Ye, there
fore, do greatly err." He showed that
the truth resided In the Old Testament.
Obviously, beyond the need of proving,
God Is a God of the living, and not of tha
dead; It were poor sovereignty to reign
over Inanimate matter or a graveyard oC
corpses. Then, If long after their decease
he should call himself "The God of Abra-j
ham. and the God of Isaac, and the God
of Jacob," these servants of his mueq
still be alive. So it was made plain to his
hearers that the Law did teach the truth
of the resurrection.
All of which Is a. living question. Trl
problem which, perhaps more than ans
others, la engaging thinkers on the most
vital subject, is the problem of a futura
life. Is man's spirit Immortal, or doea
It, as one distinguished divine has said,
merely possess "lmmortabUlty." or th9
capacity for Immortality? The person
who does not leave all his thinking fori
other men to do, accepting their conclu
sions in carefully wrapped and labeled
parcels, cannot Ignore this vital subject
and he will do well to ponder the positive) .
words of Jesus as contained in this pass
age. 1
Linked to tlrls Is the other Issue raised
by the Sadducees as to the nature oC
heaven. If man is to live forever, how 1
he to live and where? Is heaven a sex
less. Impersonal, colorless, ghostly state.;
or is It a realm where the best of mortal'
becomes Immortal, and personality per-.'
ststs In ail Its loftiest powers? These ar
questions more Important than the latestT
mode, race, game or profit. The contem-
platlon of them Is In itself an education
of -man's higher nature. And it leads ona)
to sit at the feet of Him who taught th!
race all that It knows concerning thai
greatest subjects that can engage thl
human mind.
FACE TO FACE WITH FOES
Terse Comments Upon the Uniform Prayer-Meeting Topic.
We must fight. The Christian life is a
battle. This truth we cannot escape; If
we are loyal to our Lord we must pre
pare to strike blows and push campaigns
and conduct sieges Tor him. His enemies
are all ours also, and we must expect
from them attacks proportioned in sever
ity to our loyalty to him. If wo are not
finding the Christian life a strife, then
we may look well to see If we are bear
ing witness and flying loyal colors. God's
friends must expect to fight his foes.
The Christian soldier never fights
alone. .,
We cannot fight the good fight In any
earth-forged armor.
We may have help from above to con
quer enemies below.
Give God a larger part In life's con
flicts and more of them would result in
victory.
The daily discipline of life, against
which we complain. Is but training Us to
be better soldiers. ,
No furloughs are granted In God's army.
The fight Is one that needs the presence
and activity of every soldier. No vaca
tions from service are given.
All life is a fight with self. The battle
begins with consciousness and never lets
up until the aged warrior goes to another
world for his crown. The supreme am
bition of every noble life Is to conquer
self. The greatest sorrow of the world Is
sorrow over the soul's defeats.
In the fight of faith we should surely
fall were there any less power than the
grace of God arrayed on, our side, for we
have to battle not only against sin In
trenched In the world, but also against
the sin that Is Intrenched in our own
hearts. But he that Is with us Is greater
than he that Is against us. so even in the
midst of the strife we can sing songs of
victory.
God has not foreordained his children
to defeat In their great struggle to fulfill
his plan for them. It is possible, It is
God's will, for a human life to be a se
ries of conquests over the power of evil
In us and about us. There will be hard
fighting, of course, and many seeming
overthrows, but ultimately and continue
ously the victory will be won, even as 18
was won by our Ideal, Jesus Christ.
Even the best armor needs a good sol
dier within It. God has fully panopllej)
us for war; we are fitted out for victori
ous fighting. But even he cannot, with
out our help, make us good soldiers. It
Is the man behind the guns, or behind the
sword, that wins battles. All the armor
In the world cannot make a good soldier
out of a coward. God's part has been
perfectly done; now on us depends the
Issue. '
Wherever the soul of man struggles
with sin. there Is always the spirit of
God. ready and powerful to help. Christ
sent his Spirit to be a helper, a strength
ener. It is his office to asstst tempted
hearts. Oh, the sorrow of It, that we
should so often forget him and fall to
call upon his might. In the fight with
self we look too much upon self. There
is need that we turn our eyes away to
behold Jesus Christ, as, in the person of
the Spirit, he waits to aid us.
There are enemies within. The Chris
tian is enlisted in a llrelong conflict with
forces In himself his own inclination to
ward evil, his own passions, which rise
up and make sudden assault upon him,
his inherited disposition, the old nature
which constantly wars against the spirit.
Thus he ever bears about with him his
own battleground. These wars within the
soul are the fiercest the angels look upon;
their victories are more brilliant and
their defeats more black than any Get
tysburg or Waterloo.
.There are foes without. The Christian's)
tent Is pitched In the enemy's country;
he is in hostile surroundings. The world
spirit militates directly against every
thing that he holds dear. There are men
who are cUstlnctly opposed to him and
who are fighting on the side of his foe.
There are temptations manifold and
mighty at every turn; the devil's army is
large and divided into many branches.
All that is of sin and makes for sin i
an avowed antagonist of the Christian.
Against all these forces how can he hope
to prevail? The fight would be too much,
for him did he not have armor forged lrt
heaven and assistance rrom legions be
low and above, together with plain In
structions from his eommanVr-in-chiof.
But thus equipped, victory is alttays pos
sible to a Christian.
News and Notes From Everywhere
The Religious Education Association
will hold Its next meeting in Rochester,
N. Y., in February, 1907.
A decree recently enacted by the Na
tional Red Cross Association will here
after prevent the use of the Red Cross
Insignia for any commercial public ser
vice, thus safeguarding the badge of this
organization.
Rev. Dr. F. E. Clark has recently re
turned to this country after a year's ab
sence In Europe. His health has been
greatly benefited by the year of rest and
recuperation. He has spent some time in
furthering the interests of Christian En
deavor In the countries visited.
A document signed and sealed by the
Armenian Church Council has been re
ceived In America. It Is' an appeal to
Christians In the United States, Great
Britain and Europe, and especially to
Christian Endeavor Societies, to advance
the cause of progress and Christianity Jn
Armenia.
It Is prophesied that the Y. M. C. A.
will benefit by the disbursement of the
estate left to the care of Mrs. Russell
the work of the O. 8. C. the railroad
branches, the association for soldiers and
sailors and those established at strategic
centers In foreign lands.
The universities of the country are fall
ing Into line In establishing outposts
In foreign countries. Oberlin has Its
Shansl mission, Yale supports a flourish
ing work In China, Harvard and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania are also repre
sented there, and Princeton Is enlarging
Its foreign missionary enterprise by un
dertaking the entire support of Impor
tant Y. M. C. A. work In Peking.
The committee on men's societies, ap
pointed by the Presbyterian General
Assembly, has decided to hold the first
convention of all such societies in In
dianapolis on November 14-15. All ex
isting organizations of men. Including
the Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip,
organized Bible classes, Sunday even
ing clubs and men's leagues will be
represented at this convention. The
theme is to be "Brotherhood in Serv
ice." The list of speakers includes the
names of John H. Converse, Hugh H.
Hanna, Morris K. Jessup, Grover Cleve
land, Robert C. Ogden, William J.Bry
an. Louis H- Severance. Woodrow Wil
son, John W. Baer and Robert E- Speer.
A colporteur of the American Bible
Society In making a recent tour in the
Philippines, in company with two,
priests of the Independent Catholic !
Church, reports a significant Incident.
In confirming the many candidates who
presented themselves, the bishop hand
ed each one a copy of the gospel In
stead of the usual candle used upon
such occasions. The people paid for
the Bible what they would otherwise
have expended for the candle, and at :
the end of the tour the colporteur ;
found that there were left In his pos
session but few of the 18.0.10 Bibles
with which h.e was equipped at the beginning.
Seven Sentence Sermons
There is something sublime In calm
endurance. Longfellow.
mm
It Is better to follow even the shadow
of the best than to remain content with
the worst. Van Dyke.
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They enslave their children's children
Who make compromise with sin.
Lowell.
Our grand business In life Is not to
see what lies dimly at a distance, but
to do what lies clearly at hand. -Car-lyle.
Who comes to God an Inch, through
doubtings dim.
In blazing light God will advance a
mile to him. Oriental Proverb.
There are two freedoms the false,
where a man Is free to do what he
likes; the true, where a man is free to
do what he ought. Charles Kingsley.
Censure and criticism never hurt
anybody if true they show a man his
weak points and forewarn him against
failure and trouble; if false they cannot
hurt blm, unless he is wanting In char
acter. Gladstone.
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