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JUDGE LIGHT
ADDRESSES THE
SUNDAY CLUB
Leads in the Discussion of
“The Friendships of
Jesus.”
The members of the Sunday Club
meeting Sundayat. noon in the South
Norwalk Congregational Church were
given a treat. when Judge John H.
Light. in a masterful and compre-
hensive address lead the club in the
discussion of the subject. “The
Friendships of Jesus." All who heard
the address Wore so enthusiastic ;n
their appreciation of the way in
which the facts concerning the life of
the Master were presented that the
address is given below for the benefit‘
of others.
Judge Light in opening said, “I
propose to consider the friendships of
Jesus from the standpoint of His hu-
man pers. nality. This may seem al-
most sacrilcge to some. but to me it
is the only profitable way to study
Him at. all. For if He was begotten
in the natural way. and thercfore
touched with all feelings of our in~
firmltles. then there would be little
use of our trying to be like Him.
I prefer the belief of the late Dr.
Lyman Abbott. that divinity is quan-
titutivc and not qualitative: that
Jesus had the same kind of divinity
that we have. but in greater quantity.
There are not two kinds of divinity,
in the world. God's divinity is one
and the same in whomsoever it may
find expression. In Jesus _it found
supreme expression. and for that rea-
son lie has been able to reveal the
Father to us. “'0 get His biography
in the Gospels. and it contains noth-
ing to create any confusion on the
subject of His human life. no began
life as other boys did in ills time.
and was subject. to all ordinary hu.
man conditions. He learned as other
boys learned. and we, have no reason
to believe that His Icssons were goi—
icn easily or without diligent study.
And He played as otth-Jioys played.
Millais. the great artist. painted
picture of Jesus in which be
scaled Him as a little box; in His
home at Nazareth. and that lie had
cut His finger on some carpentcr's
tool. and had come to His mother to
have it bound up. The. picture is
doubtless one of the truest of all of
the many pictures of Jesus. It depicts
a. scene that may have been witness-
(d many times during His boyhood
days
Before taking up the friendships of
Jesus in the concrete. I will devote a
little time to the definition or mean-
ing of friendship. Friendship is that
natural and inevitable result which
takes place bctwuen congenial souls
who have an affinity for one anoth-
er. and it usually comes
and is in reality in the nature of a
discovery. Thoreau says:
"No professions nor advances will
avail. Even speech. at first. neces-
sarily has nothing to do with it; but
it follows after silence. as the buds
in the graft do not put forth into
leaves till long after the graft has
taken. It is a drama in which the
parties have no part to act. \Ve are
all Mussclmen and fatalists in this re-
spect. Impatient and uncertain lov-
ers think that they must say or do
something kind whenever they mect;
they must never be cold. But they
who are friends do not do what they
think they must. but what they must.
Even their friendship is to some ex-.
tent. but a sublime phenomenon to
them."
Real friendship is never a matter
of reason or choice. It is a spiritual
relation, and it is due to likeness.
magnetism and temperament. \Ve are
apt to find it in full flower where
there are similarity of tastes and ex~
perience. To have the same range of
human interests. and to care for the
same. books. plays and general
amusements do not necessarily insure
sympathetic companionship. though
it may be said such kindred tastes
are always conducive to such com-
panionship. and furthermore that it
never exists in any marked degree
without them.
“In very naturally draw near to
people who are steering- Our course or
going our way. Elbert Hubbard said.
“I love you because you love the
things I love." And Emerson says.
“No two men but' being left alone
with each-other enter into simpler ro-
lations. Yet. it is affinity that do-
termines which two shall converse.
Unrelated men give little Joy to each
other. will never suspect the latent
powers of each. We talk sometimes
of a great talent for conversation. as
if it were a permanent property in
some individuals. Conversation is an
evanescent relation.~—-no more. A man
is reputed to have thought and clo-
quence: he cannot. for all that. say a
word to his Cousin or his uncle. They
accuse his silence with as much roa-
lon as they would blame the insignifi-
cance of a dial in the shade. in the
sun it will mark the hour. Among
thoue who enjoy his thought he will
regain his tongue." .
All true friendships are in the na-
ture of a. discovery. and this is be-
oiuse of a predestined spiritual rela-_
tion which compels recognition on the
basis of spiritual indentity. Like is
'3 mung like everywhere in.tbe world.
me best friendships. therefore, are
{hm which come unsought. and are
"conned intuitively.
Margaret Fullcr '‘as this to say:
"We meet (at least those who are
a suc-
‘ oil-Of persons through our lives.
w o: whom have some peculiar er-
a to. us.
”There is an outer circle whose ex-
“ perceive. but with whom
*“rmd in no real relation. _ They
fit,“ the news. they act on us in the
of society. they show us kind-
,“ aversion: but their ini‘luo
dd“ not penetrate: we are noth-
1, them. nor they to us. except
m. of the world's furniture.
kwsr circle within this are
23:11 near to us. We know them
g what kind they are. They are
. mere facts. but intelligent
of the divine mind. We like
they are unfolded ; we like
aE
ri-prc- ’
unsought. '
‘
to meet them. and part with them: we
like their action upon us. and the
pause that succeeds and enables us to
appreciate its quality. Often we leave
them on our path and return no more.
but we hear them in our memory.
tales which have been told, and
whose meaning has been felt.
“But yet a. nearer group there are.
beings born under the same star, and
bound with us in a. common destiny.
They are not: “mere acquaintances.
more friends. but when we meet are
sharers of our very existence. There
is no separation: the same thought is
given at the same moment to both:
indeed. it is born of the meeting. and
would not otherwise have been cali—
ed into existence at all. These not
only know themselves more. but are
more for having met. and regions of
their being. .which would else have
lain sealed in cold obstruction. burst
into leaf and bloom and song;
"The times of these meetings are
fated." she goes on to say. “Nor will
either one be able ever to meet any
other person in the same way."
Miss Fuller here runs the whole
gamut of our social relationship and
gives us to see the varying degrees
and possibilities of friendship. And
of course it is true that almost all
people have to descend to meet. and
that practically all association is a
compromise. So it may he said that
society is a perpetual dlcnnnniutmcnt.
I venture the opinion that the great
majority of men and \vomcn are in-
capable of ideal friendship. And this
is because the “better angels of their
natures" are. not in 'control. They
live. petty and selfish lives. and are
alwavs looking for some personal
"sin or advantage. and they I'nrolv
discover anything else. It takes a good
friend to know it troml friend. Some
one has said that the world is a mir-
ror and rcflects hack the face. one
puts into it. Really we cannot ex-
pect to take out of life anything
morn than we put into it.
Permit Inc now to apply ”195°
principles to the friendship of Jesus.
His mission was to make our lives
more abundant in all spiritual Ps—
scntiais and consequently His frict‘d-
ships wvrc the outEY‘OW‘h Of “is
spiritual relationship with Ills fel-
lows.
His parents were poor. His father
was a carpenter. and doubtless He
followed ills father's trade until He
became an evangelist and 8. Drf'flCh-
cr. So it is not strange that the poor
heard llim glitdly. because He he—
longed to their social class'and was
in perfect sympathy with them. llut
ills sympathies embraced the rich as
well. and He made friends among
them. According to Isaiah. the Mos—
saih was to make His gmvc with the
rich: but this prophecy seemed un-
likely to be fulfilled until Christ was
nailt-d to the cross. He had no place
of burial of His own. and none of
His disciples had the means or dis-
position to provide Him a tomb
among the rich. So it looked as
though Ills body would have to be
cast. into the Potters Field with the
two criminals who were crucified by
His side. Then came Joseph, a mem-
ber of the Sanhcdrin. and begged for
the privilege of taking the body of
Jesus from the cross and burying it
with dun. honor in his own tomb.
The Gospel tells us that Joseph was
a rich man.g Irlcnce. Jesus "Made
llis crave with the rich" and the pro-
phecy concerning Iiis burial was ful—
filled.
\‘i'c arc informed in the Sacred
Story that Joseph was a good man.I
and devout. and that ho had not con-
sented to tho condemnation of Jesus.
and that furthermore that. he was a
“disciple of Jesus, but secretly. for
fear of the Jews." It appears that he
lacked the courage to follow Him
openly. but we can well understand
what it might. have cost him to have
done so. l'ut yourself in his place.
Jesus had not then been glorified. but
was simply a Man of Sorrow and ac~
quaintcd with grief. It is true that
many of the common people had fol-
lowed Him. but it was chiefly to wit-
ness His miracles. and to gather Jen-
efit for themselves from His power.
There was only a little band of true
disciples and they belonged to the
common people. Not one rabbi or
member of the Sanhcdrin. or aristo-
cratic Jew followed Jesus during His
life. It would have required great
courage to have openly become His
disciple. and the cost of doing so
,might have been iucalculahlc. Some
years later when Christianity had be-
come an acknowledged power in the
world. St. Paul tells us that he had
to suffer the loss of all things to be-
come a Christian. So We may find
some excuse for the attitude of Jo-
scph. and commend him for his dis-
covery of the Christ. There is much
revealed in his friendship. For if .he
‘had not found his highest self re-.
flected in the Christ. he would not.'
have become His friend.
There is another distinguished
friend of Jesus who assisted in His
borial. naniciv. Nicodemus. a mem-
ber of the Sanhcdrin and a Pharisee,
thus belonging to the highest in the
rank among the people. \Ve read
that he first came to Jesus by night.
and we wonder whether this was be—
cause he was afraid that he might be
seen in the glare of the day. It will
be remembered that this call was
made during the early stages of
(‘ln-ist's work. He had performed
J me miracles. and because, of these
many had believed in His name.
There had already been a. conflict
with the priests and rulers. Many
were driven from the temple who
were using it for purposes of trade.
and. this had aroused bitterness
among the ruling class to which Nic-
odemus belonged. So he doubtless
thought it prudent to call onJesus
under the cover of night. But'there
is no evidence that Jesus chided him
for it. He came as an inquirer. and
said, "Rabbi. we know that Eli-cu art
a. teacher come from God." and he
found in Him a. kindred spirit and
became His friend. And‘ later when
Nicodemus sat in the council” and
witnessed the fury. of his
members clamoring for an opportun-
NY to try and condemn the Christ.
he calmly rose and said. "Doth our
law 5min a man. except it first hear
from himself and know ' what be
death?" This was an honest plea for
fairness and justice .
Now be it remembered that Io
. . seph
and hicodemus both publicly showed
their friendship for Jesus at His
trial. ‘
fellow“ new kingdom.
o‘ Convalescent ’ '
Prince George. youngest son of
King George and Queen Mary. is
shown here recovering from his ;
recent operation for appendicitis. .
The photographer caught the :
prince with his pét dog. basking ,
the sun in Hyde Park. - l
for each of the
remarkable how
Only a few
special friendship
apostles, but it is
little We know about it.
of the apostles are at all prominent
in the sacred story. “’0 are fairly
well acquainted with l‘t-tcr. .lanicsi
and John. \Ve know Matthew by
the Gospel he wrote. Thomas by his
doubts. and Judas by his betrayal of
the Master. The rest are more;
names. and few liiblc rrmicrs can:
give the names of all of the twclvc.
I feel confident. however. that each
apostle had a sacred friendship all his.
own with his Master. lecry great
friendship is unique. lint i do not.
think for a. moment that these friend-
ships wcrc equal. for the capacity of
each apostle for friendship was noti
the some; \Vho can doubt that. .lohu.l
the hcloved disciple. had ill‘mltt‘r' ca—i
parity for friendship and love ll‘anl
any of the others He was more like;
Jesus. Peter did mighty work at the;
bcginniug‘ and Paul carried t‘hrislivg
unity to the ends of the earth. but
John has blessed the, world with love;
“‘0 see this made specially maniftsti
in all kinds of good works. ‘
I have in my library a picture of;
the first meeting of Scott and llurnsg
and I would like to have a picturo of?
the first meeting of Jesus and John.t
\Ve are really able to fix the time of;
that meeting. One day John the!
Baptist was standing by tho lordonf
with two of his disciples. Andrew and
John “it: take this to he so l-vr-ausc
in John's Gospel. where the int. will
is given no name is mentioned. The
two young disciples 01‘ John the lisp—
tlst. hadmot. yet seen Jesus.- but the
Baptist knew Him. and ix“ Ii llim
out as He passed. and :--:id to l'vom_
“Behold the Lamb of God." Those
two young men followcd :Il‘it‘r .lvsus.
and hearing their footsteps. ilc lurn~
cd and asked them what tiln‘y want-
ed. and they inquired. “Rabbi. whore
abidcst Thou?" And He said "Come.
and ye shall sec." They {lf‘t‘t'llil‘d ills
invitation. and went with Him to
His lodgings. and rctnaincd with Him
till the close of day. “'0 do not
know what was talked about at that
conference. but; we do know what
oi‘fcct it had on John. It was a great
event. in his life. and the friendship
thcre cemented with the Master found
cxprcssion in his Gospel. and through
that Gospel he has sucdecded in mak—
ing love the cardinal principle of
Christianity.
“'0. read that the soul of Jonathan
was knit with the soul of David. and
that Jonathan loved him as his own
soul. and I think we may snv that
the soul of John was knit with the»
soul of Jcsus in holy friendship and
Jesus touched all that was bi-st in
John. and brought his life into har—
mony with His own.
7 saved Peter.
=.\vtd when thy final
‘tho world
: of I‘('ti
Hts agony Join the cross. nadg-eceived
from his own lips‘the Commission to
care for His mother. This was a su‘
preme expression of friendship. the
choosing of‘the “disciple whom Jesus .
loved" to perform: the sacred duty of.
sheltering and caring for His mother.
Much may be said about Jesus'
friendship for Peter, but I sfia?’ "f
the time for only one or two sugges-
tions. When they first. in”- ‘v ms
must. have read‘ Peter's “Mair.
and recognized his possibilities, to
He said. “Thou art Simon. . .
thou shalt be called Cephas. which is
by interpretation a. stone.” And He
made him a leader amons‘ the, 8905-
tles. And yet he denied his Master.
But the loving relentlessness of Jesus
I have often wished
that some gifted artist would paint
the expression on the face ‘of Jesus
as He turned and looked at Peter af-
ter his denial.
"I think the look of Christ. might
seem to say. . . . ‘
Thou Peter art thou a. common stone
\Vhich I at last must break my heart
upon
For all God‘s charge to His high an-
gels may .
Guard my foot better. Did I yester-
day ‘
Wash my feet, my beloved. that' they
should run .
Quick to deny me 'neath the morning
sun?
And do thy kisses like the rest be-
. tray?
'l‘lie cock crows coldly. Go and mani-
fest
A late con'trition. but no bootless
t't-ar! ' -
need is drearicst.
Thou shalt not be denied. as I am
hi’l‘t‘v ,
\-’()i(‘(‘. to -God and angels. shall
attest.
Because I know this man. let him be
clear." .
Peter caught this look of his Mas-
ter's and went out and wept. bitterly.
He remembered; and he saw that the
heart of Jesus was not closed against
him. and he recovered from his fall
an out of his penitence he emerged a
new man. Simon had become Cephas
and there was no longer any danger
that he would again deny his Lord.
The splendid Christian character of
I't’tt‘l‘ has been for 2.000 years before
as a type of manhood
which Inca should emulate. and he
has iilSpir‘t‘d millions to profess their
Militia the Lord Jesus Christ and all
has lwrn due to Jesus' friendship.
I have always been intensely inter-
cstcd in .lcsus' friendship for the
ilctlicny sisters. It is a very human
story. rud I have a feeling gratitude
in my heart whenever I think how
much that home must have contribut-
.«l to the comfort of the .‘Jastcr.
There is a Britanny legend Which
tvlls us that on the day at Christ's
crucifixion when he was" laboring: un-
dnr the burden of the cross. a bird
M y
flew downsnd deftly plucked away’
onc oi" the thorns which pierced His.
brow. and that the blood sported out
aftcr the thorn and splashed tho
hrcast or the bird. and ever since
that time the bird has had a splash
on its breast. and so it is
“Mend your speech
""..‘7”.:5" ‘ ',
8c
Jesus loved." Donbtlcss Jesus loved
all of His disciples. but not in the
same degrce that He loved John.
There must: have been certain quali~
tics in John which qualificd him in
a peculiar way for Christ's favor.
\Ve have reason to believe that John
had a very attractive pcrsccolity. It
is thought by many that J's; was a
cousin of Jesus. but this .JlI rela.
tionship could not in itself account
for their strong frienship. It must be
because John was formed of finer clay
than the other apostles. If Mary
and Salome were sisters. then the
blood of David's line ran in the veins
of both Jesus and John. '
We come to a. better understanding
of John by studying his Gospel. He
makes no reference to himself by
name: but the charm of his person-
ality pervades the' whole book. The
picture of. John at the Last Supper.
reclining on Jesus' breast. shows him
to us in a. picture in which we often
think of him. The bosom of Jesus is
a. placefiof supreme confidence
love_ and it speaks of closestqlnti-
macy. It is not at all surprising that
John joined with his brother in the
request for the highest place in the
_ This was a very hu-
man request,‘ it and it shows that
John's feet. Were still
and that he had not cometo realize
the full meaning of the new kingdom.
Jesus brought them to their senses by
asking. “Ye know not what ya ask."
A‘nd He then explained to them that
too highest places must be readied
through service and “stirrer-lug. and la:
.ter in life, John realized what. the
:- meant. He was near Hun
,' n is doubtless true that few. haul
‘ .
“Thou shalt know 'Him when He
comes '
Not by any din of drums. i
Nor the vantage of His airs; I
Neither by His crown,
Nor by His gown.
Nor by anything He wears.
He shall only well~known be
By the. holy harmony
That His comingr makes in thee!”
John was .the "disciples whom
and .
on the. earth; .
Red; edges: new‘.-type: spev
ci-l paper: strong and dur-
able: easy on the eyes: I
luxurious book; '
'.
during Hit trial, and watched tut-ouch
m. , .
1 therefore ’help me.”
tha. was perfectly justified in think.
”canes “mills Raw ‘1'”; 3‘ “i"
sn'yslsters drew my thorns trom'
the3brow of Jesus ' sand jeweled m ‘ y
at His hours with joy.
Martha. was: the mistress of the
household. and Mary was her r-ouaz-
er sister. In my mind's eye I can
see Mam sitting at the feet of Jesus
upon a. low‘ stool and drinking in the
words of wisdom which tell from His
lips, . while Min-tho. (was hurrying
about the houseand making prepara-
tion for a meal for the visitors who
had dropped in suddenly. This was a
very proper thing for Martha. to do.
but she was not quite serene in ‘doing
it. So we;read um Martha was
cumbered about much serving. and
she th‘oug‘ht that Mary should help
her more than she was doni: to do?
So sheleame toJesus and said, "Lord
doest Thou not care that—my sister-
hath left me to servo'alonss Bid her_
Daubtiess Mar-
in: that her sister should help Dar
with the house work. and probably
Christ agreed with her. But He saw
that she was unduly fretting over her
work. and He took occasion to chide
her for it. He said. Mal-tho. Martha
thou art careful and thubied about
many things" and he reminded her
of the spiritual poise of Mary. and
said that Mary. hath chosen that
good part which shall not be taken
awav from her.
The next scene in this home is the
sickness and death of the brother of‘
these two sisters. and thev sent a
messaire to Jesus saving. "He whom
Thou love-st is sick." “Jesus wept.”
This is the shortest verse 1n the Bi-
ble. and vet it is an open door to the
heart of Christ and to His wonder-
ful sympathy. He was touched with
all of the feelings of our human in
firmities and misfortunes. He brought
peace. to the Rethanv home. and lift:
to His friend lazarus. .
W'e read in the sacred story. "Now
“Jesus loved Martha. and her sister.
and Lazarus." The Bethany sisters
and brother must have been fine char-
acters to have attracted the friend-
shin of Jesus. It is commonly air!
that if you will tell me who your
friends are. I will tell vou what you
arc. and there. is much truth 51 thi-
saving. As a rule "Birds of a. feather
flock together."
Jesus gave a new meaning to
friendship. His conception of a
friend surpassed all of the classic
models. In His farewell to His dis.
ciples He said. “A new command-
mcnt I give unto you. that you love
one another."
Long. long centvries ‘
Agone. One walked the earth.
life
A seeming failure:
Dying. He gave the world a gift
That will outlast eternities."
In order that the inspiration of this‘
adores might go out to others. a
prominent member of the Sunday
Club offered to have it printed in
booklet form for distribution at his
own expense. Therefore copies will
be available in the near future. and
may be obtained from officials of the
His
Lest it mar your Fortune”
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