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pdy. and the deadly night shade
destroys the tissue, grow side
in, so from the wholesome cont
llHlliD of ('hrlst came rich. in-
g and soul-strengthening chef.
of John, and the deceitful and
herons character of Judas.
i memory is odious and whose
no mother ever bestows upon
iiid.
Judas and ChrLst.
as was not always a bad man.
was a period In his history
he loved Christ, and was an
pt seeker after God. When
i sent the twelve disciples to
it unto the Jews commission-
hvm to heal the sick. cleanse
more, raise the dead. and cast
levils, Judas was one of that
or. To him “as giu‘n the pow-
(Jhrist to exercise ov er the lives
on. Judas spoke to the sick
.he sick became well. odus
ed the lt-pcrs and the lop .r be-
clean-skinned. Judas spoke to
cad and the dead were resur-
l. Judas spoke to the sinful
be evil spirits fled. A! a dis-
his life had been above con-
tliUil inthe sight of the other
es. and when he sat at the
table in the upper room. not
‘ his companions thought him
thy ot‘ the honor. When
said that one of them should
Him no htan thought of
g to Judas and saying "He is
e.” So deep-rooted is the pos-
of evil in each heart that the
ass of Judas was overlooked
ch man with fear-haunted
cried out, "Lord, is it 1'!”
Jesus said to him. "What thou
do quickly." no disciple
ht that; Judas was bent on an
rrund, but thought he had
cut. as the treasurer of their
lzation to buy something for
nor. So crafty had he been in
tinsformation from a whole-
d follower of Christ to the be-
r of the Son of God that not
f those most closely associated
him ever suspected what was
on within his heart. But how
such a transformation take
3 Easily. In each heart is the
toy for evil. which unless curb-
a. determined will, will make
f its possessor as base and um
e a character as Judas lscsriot
ian dares give free rein to the
has of his nature. One. hour of
led freedOm is all that is re-
l to destroy a character and
a soul. .
Weakness 0i Selfishucss.
Weakness of Judas was the
1ch that you and l have to
~th-at ot‘ selfishness. l‘nder the
lsomc influence. of Christ he
hastered this tendency. and the
Indication we have of this re-
lg spirit was the evening that
th Jesus and the other disciples
taking supper in the home of
l. the leper. While declining
the table they were astonish-
the appearance of a' woinai’f
'et'erentiy and modestly canto
open door and approached
uch upon which Christ was
'. lireuthlcssly they watched
bile she held above the head
rlst an alabaster box, fillcd
reclous ointment which crush
the pressure of her hands. per-
lg the annointinf: oil to exhale
rcetness upon ills head and
y disciples. except Judas, were
with joy to think that their
ir had thus been honored. 'i‘o,
I there was no beauty in this
With a shrill voice he broke
:l‘URDAY, SEPTEMBER 26,1925
the silenCc by exclainnng, "Why was
not this ointment suid‘ tor three huu-
drcd pence and 3h en to the poor."'
Now Judas cured not for the poor.
but he was the treasurer of the or-
ganization and uouid rather entry
three hundred pennies in a purse
than have Jesus baptized with low' 3
ointment. lie hudAtukeu the first
step on tho wrong road and now it
was an easy thing for him to follow
the rest of the way. Going out
alone one night he saw a. light flash
from the window of n temple undt
instantly be understood what was
going on. Beyond that latticed win-
dow tho‘ chief priests were plotting
against the life of Christ.
ij2verywhere they Were seeking for
someone to deliver hint unto them.
and the thought of personal gain
that had been steadily growing in
his heart drove him to a place be-
neath the window where he listened
to their words. Overcome with self-
ishness he entered the room and
when they explained what they
wanted. he held out his Sh‘ylock
hands. saying ”How much will you
[live me if I will deliver Ilirn unto
you?" It was the cry of greed
which enthroned corruption is al-
ways waiting for when it has seine
vicious work to perform.
They need not stain their hands
with blood. for here is a man crazed
with a desire for selfish gain and
they nswered "We will pay for
Chris what we would 'pay for any
slave bought in the open market.
Counting out his fifteen or twenty
dollars in silver he put it deep
within his pocket, and went out
into the darkness. "And from that
hour he sought opportunity to be-
tray Hint."
'ilte tendency of selfishness is ever
to place a money value upon every-
thing. When the people were in the
desert, starving. he claims that two
hundred pennies’ worth of bread is
not enough. When the woman an-
noints Christ with oil, he thinks only
of the three hundred pennies and
in the high priests' presence he
thinks only of silver coinsn
He would rather have two hun-
dred pennies in his purse than to
satisfy the hunger of five thousand
people. He would rather own
twenty dollars titan have the sweet
companionship of Jesus. Selfish»
ncss will work a change in any hu-
man heart. It is that which makes
many a lazy man live in idleness,
while his children support him. It
is that which makes men of culture
and refinement take refuge behind
the technicalities of a "soul-less cor-
poration" and through the em-
‘ployment of child labor curse gen-
erations yet. unborn. lie did not
realize as many of us are apt to for-
get that no man can place a
money value upon the things most
worth while. .13
Tile Test.
Here in a blacksmith working at
forge and anvil forging a chain. 1
ask his employer what that man is
worth, and he calmly answers that
the man is worth five. dollars per
day. Five dollars per day is what
the man receives for his labor. as he
cheerfully work! away with . fire and
hammer. fashioning link after link
chain. How much was the man
worth? I-‘ive dollars a day. The
chain is sold to a ship owner. To
one end is attached an anchor. and
for many months the chain and an.
chor lie unused at. the stern of the
ship. Looking at the i‘nused chain.
one wonders whether five dollars
per day was a. wise investment, but
wait—~11 great storm comes up. The
waves drive the boat from its course.
The rudder becomes broken and use-
less, and the boat is headed straight
for the rocks. In the hour of peril.
strong hands lay hold of the anchor.
it is swung over the how of the.
boat, and. with a great spash. falls
into the water. The chain is drag-
ged over the side of the boat with n
deafening roa r.
at: statesman—so;would. cos a.
char until it strikes the bottom.
After a while it causes to drug
and catches tlrnt hold on the bot-
tom of the sea. The chain tightens
asthe ship, driven by wind and wave,
pulls upon it. livery eye is centered
upon that chain. for upon it depends
the lives of a thousand men and
women. ()no weak link. one hour of
carelessness on the part of the black-
smith and a thousand deaths will re.
suit. but the chain halds firmly.
When the winds cease and the wa-
ters calm. every life is spared. Tell
me. how much was that man‘swork
worth when he made the chain?
You cannot put money value on tho
things that are the most worth
while. Every day brings blessings
upon which no value can be placed.
Those. of you who have. lost a. little
one, tell me today what money value
would you place upon the memory
of those sparkling eyes. that silvery
voice, those outstretched arms, those
warm kisses of love?
Tell me. fathers. coming home at
evening. weary with work, what is
the value of the open door. the warm
welcome and the chair at your fam-
ily fireside? The blessings of home.
the privileges oflhe church. the ben.
efit of friends can never be valued in
terms of dollars and he who hlnces
monetary value upon friendship imo
perils his soul.
The Picture in the Garden.
“From that hour on. he sought
opportunity to betray Him." or
course he would. That was the logi-
cll result as truly as‘ two and two
make form When a man begins to
yield to a selfish desire, no prophet
can dream too wildly baout his end.
Watch what followed: Christ is in
Gethsemane. 'l‘he bloody sweet is
staining ‘ilis pallid check’. His body
bends under the burden of a world
of ingrutitude and sin. 80 pitiful is
the sight that angels left the throne
of Ileavon to minister unto Him.
Il'trk! There‘s a sound of clash-
ing swords and rattling breastplates.
A group of men carrying lanterns
make their way under the broad
trees through the dark shadows
seeking for some one. In the blind-
ness of the night they stumble in-
to we - presence of the suffering
Christ who kindly inquires whom
they seek. They tell Him. “Jesus?
and He answers calmly: "I am He."
Like dead men they fall at His feet
and. filled with bewilderment. they
rise at ills command. "1 ant Be."
Then comes .ludus holding aloft. the
lantern that its pale beams may fell
upon the blood stained face of the
sufferer. and having assured him—
self that it was Jesus. bhfl ‘orward
and kissed Him. Stepping uck he
said: “Hold lilm fast." ’
When an individual injuries an-
ether through a selfish motive, he
never wan] to see .him again, no
matter how tender the relationship.
how valuable the association, one
betrayal changes the joy of follow-
shlp into torture, 'lloid liim fast."
as much as to say, "Let me get rid
of Christ once and forever." but he
would not get away from Christ.
The soldiers did hold Jesus fast.
and they never left Ills side until
the nails hound. Him to the cross.
Judas never saw Him again. but he
could not get away from Christ.
Tradition tells us that that night
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Judas started toward his home
holding; in his hand the thirty piec-
es of silver. The image of the for-
idvln’g Christ would not leov'o hil
daze. The sound of the betrayal-'-
ltlss was ever ringing in his cars
like the hiss of Iomo deadly Ier-
pent ready to strike his fangs into
an innocent sufferer. whichever
way he turned he would-hear the
iuttian of the soldiers' swords and
helmets. while every gleam of
moonlight filtering through the
trees reminded him of the uplifted
hands and bloodatuined face that it
had revealed. When in adnesl be
pressed on until he‘ at mbled into
the presence of men bowing away
nt'two rough pieces of timber. Horo
man .ho' could not move, but gasp-
ed. “What are you doing in the
darkness of the night?" and the
answer came back. "We are making
a cross upon which to crucify Jes-
us of Nazareth. "
That is only tradition 'but I be-
lime it is true. Filled with unutter-
nhle horror, he looked upon the in-
strument of fortune and realized
that the victim of his greed suffer
upon it. No wonder that he sought
tlm temple‘nnd when he had seen
the light peering through the little
window be rushed toward it holding
out his thirty pieces of silver as
though they were burning coals of
the. Not stopping for ceremony he
rushes through the door and hold-
i’ng out the money to the ones to
whom he had sold his Lord and
Master. he 0 d: “Take it back.
take it backl'
> llut they laughed in scorn. En-
throncd corruption may use the vie-
thus of greed to perform its loath-
some task but it never assumes any
responsibility for the dead .and after
a man has gone *tho limit. and for
the sake. of gain has sacrificed the
beat of life and comes back to its
master. it will find no comfort.
"Take it back for l have sinned in
that I have shed innocent blood."
Throwing the coin upon the floor he
rushes out into the darkness of a
secluded spot. where he took his
life. Looking at the blood-stained
duke.
one priest would touch it: but or-
dering a «Want to come in. it was
taken and invested in a pottor’s
field. which to this day is known as
the field of blood.
Greed Driven to Death
Why do I preach this sermon?
Because i need to have this lesson
impressed upon me. and because
you need to have this lesson im-
preued upon .you. that when once
greed enters the heart and one
yields his soul to Iolfllih yearnings.
there in no stop that he may not
,'l‘he life of Judas is only such
as many men live today. He who
identifies himself with the, church
for the social prestige it may give
him in a Judas betraying Jesus
Christ l‘nto the hands of the enpnty,
for his influences are evil and ‘ not
good. He who professes to be a
servant of Christ and yet begrudges
the fullest honor and homage, but
would take the Christian gifts and
apply them for a. selfish purpose is
a Judas betraying Jesus into the
hands of the devil and his hench—
men. The selfish desire for fanté or
honor or wealth or social‘powerer
pleasure is identical with the story
of the man whose one deed has
made his name odious.
Could Judas have repented and
been saved? ,0! course he could.
The sin of Judas seems greater in
our eye because it was such a
treacherous one. and yet Judas in
the sight of God was no worse than
Peter who denied Him. and cursed
the mention of.lils name. The dif-
ference in the two men was the way
in which they faced their sin. Judas
went out into the darkness and
wept. Peter went out into the
darkness and wept. Judas went out
to weep tears of remorse and ang~
uish and despair. His tears burst
id'bitterness under the pressure of
a. hopeless future. They were only
the, penalty for his sin. and in de-
spair he sought the escape given by
suicide. which is always the path-
way of a coward. 'Any coward can
commit suicide. It requires a brave
man to live and face his sin. Such
a man was Peter. Having denied
hin‘lmrd he went into the darkness
money lying upon the pavement not
0
and wept. but his tears were tears
.w
of penitence. and no he prayed his
future was lilumined with hope. and
through the mingled tours and
lights he saw the rainbow promise
knees he went back to face his sin
and to face the world with a new
determination. Judas could have
done the same. There is no limit
to the forgiveness of Christ.
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one of the 22,257 babies born in the
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patients and 48.000 children attend-
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A. Human, president. of the Privy
Council. who was severely burned
Thursday when his clothing caught
fire from a bonfire in his nitride".
died today.
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