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mind the fact that we are to serve
Jesus our Saviour even to the extent,
if need be, of giving our lives for him.
But we have the assurance and the
promise that for faithful service here
we Bhall receive an eternal reward in
the life to come.
May the King have a triumphal en
trance into every heart and life. If
he has not already been welcomed into
your heart, open wide the door, that
the King of Glory may come in.
THE GLORIFICATION OF THE
KING.
?f,^ h?" the Greeks came to Jesus Just
after his triumphal entry into Jeru
salem no doubt they thought that he
J 8,; 0! l? proclalm himself king.
He tells them that the time for his
glorification is at hand, but that it
will be very different from what they
are expecting. He said to them: "The
V?me that tbe Son of Man
should be glorified."
"And what event was it, the pros
pect of which stirred Jesus to this rap
rj'rr rstkm? ? Engn,h
writer, the Rev. j. D. Jones, in "The
Hope of tho Gospel." "The very
word 'glory' suggests outward splen
dor and pomp and magnificence. For
instance, perhaps I may be allowed to
say that the day of our king's coro
Whln" Wa^the day ?f hi8 Slorification.
fh? 1 6 boomlnS Of guns and
r?n P aU oC the People, King
George passed in his splendid robes of
tate into the Abbey of Westminster
where all the rank and wealth and
alent of this land and the Britains
beyond the seas were already assem
bled together, and there had the orb
and sceptre placed in his hands and
whilst* Cr?Wn PlaC6d ?n h,s head
while the assembled multitude did
omage t? him? by that series of sym
bolic acts the glory of the king as lord
eL v htle8t empire the world has
ever known was manifested and re
galed. Was something like that go
iJ?h appen to Jesus? Were the
uX Z* 0t thG P6?Ple about '<> estab
fnth ? UP?n the throne of David his
father? Was he about to exchange
the lowly Nazarene cottage for a pal
ace, and the seamless cloak for the
royal robe?
??, N?' Vhat 18 n0t how 1 read- Well,
then what was the 'glorification' to
which Jesus looked with such eager
anticipation? The context will help
us to our answer. 'The hour is come.'
he said 'that the Son of man should
?Vftrfi n ADd then he a^ed:
a nH?' 7 J 1 8ay UDto you' ?*cePt
dif ?? ?k,W 6at fa" lnt0 the ea"b and
die, it abldeth alone; but if it die it
beareth much fruit' 'And die." It was
or dying Jesus was thinking! It was
not David's throne but the bitter Cross
that loomed up before his vision.
Klha fl:r ?ow Jesus was going to be
glorified by dying. He was looking
forward, not to an hour of vindica
on, but to an hour of rejection; not
to an hour of acclamation and ap
plause, but to an hour of awful and
deadly shame; not to being led into
JerusaJem to sit on David's throne,
sui? be,"g,Ied out of Jerusalem to
thf t ?? Calvary'8 h,?- And yet as
the Lord thought of that shameful
?tirrLanf ghaStly deatb' he
stirred to exultation and triumph.
The hour is come, \ he cried, 'that
the Son of man should be glorified.'
"It seems a strange thing to glory
fn i a "#088! H 8eems a 8tra?Ke hour
gloriflo.H0^8^ l? 88 the bour of
? ?~an h?Ur wben he should
be the object of all Jerusalem's in
ult and reviling and contempt. And
yet, strange as it was, our Lord wag
right The hour of his outward hu
miliation was the hour of his eternal
g orlflcation. The cross which the
Jews meant for shame has become his
throne of power and glory. *Ood for
bid,' cries Paul as he thinks of it,
'that I should glory, save in the cross
of our Lord Jesus Christ.' An infi
nitely glorious and splendid thing ?
that was what the Cross was to Paul.
And that is what it is also to me. If
I were asked where Christ's glory is
most splendidly and subduingly dis
played, I should not point to the Holy
Mount, where he was so transfigured
that his raiment became white and
glistening; not to Palm Sunday, when
he rode in lowly triumph into Jerusa
lem while the crowds sang Hosanna;
I would point to that day when, on a
cross on Calvary's hill, with a robber
on his right and a- robber on his
left, while all Jerusalem mocked and
scorned, he suffered without the gate.
"For what glory could any one
have ? even Jesus himself ? more ex
alted than this ? the glory of being a
Saviour? The glory of saving men's
souls from death? And Jesus thought
of the multitudes who would be set
free from the law of sin and death,
and who would be loosed from their
sins by his blood, and he gloried in
his dying. 'He sang a hymn,' we read,
as he passed out of the upper room
to face the spitting and the scourging
and the Cross. And the hymn was no
doleful minor chant either, but a
psalm of exultation and triumph. 'Re
turn unto thy rest, O my soul, for the
Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.'
'Dealt bountifully?' Yes. For our
Lord saw the multitude which no man
could number, of all kindreds and
peoples and tongues, who would wash
their robes and make them white in
the blood of the Lamb, and at the
thought of that multitude he sang.
Death was not defeat, but glory. 'For
the joy set before him he endured the
cross, despising the shame.' He wel
comed the hour of his sacrifice. 'The
hour is come, that the Son of man
should be glorified.' "
CHRIST'S ENTRY INTO JERUSA
LEM.
Lew Wallace in Ben Hur represents
an Egyptian visitor to Jerusalem giv
ing an account of the Saviour's entry
into the city where the multitudes
cried "Hosanna! Blessed is the king
of Israel that cometh in the name of
the Lord." He said:
"I saw your dreamy Caesar make
his entry into Jerusalem. You told
us he would that day proclaim himself
king of the Jews from the steps of
the temple. I beheld the procession
descend the mountains bringing him.
I heard their singing. There were
beautiful palms in motion. I looked
everywhere among them for a figure
with a promise of royalty ? a horse
man in purple, a chariot with a driver
in shining brass, a sturdy warrior be
hind an orbed shield, rivaling his
spear in stature. I looked for his
guard. It would have been pleasant
to have seen a prince of Jerusalem
and a cohort of the legions of Galilee."
And then the Egyptian tells how
the King actually entered the city.
"Instead of a Caesar helmeted and
sworded, I saw a man, riding an ass's
colt, and in tears. I said to myself:
'Wait. In the temple he will glorify
himself as becomes a hero about to
take possession of the world.' I saw
him enter the Gate of Shushan and
the Court of the Women. I saw him
stop and stand before the Gate Beau
tiful. There were people with me on
the porch and in the courts, and in
the cloisters, and on the steps of the
three sides of the temple there were
other people ? I will say a million peo
ple, all waiting breathlessly to hear
his proclamation. The pillars were
not more still than we The
King of the world drew his gown
about him and walked away, and out
by the farthest gate, nor opened his
mouth to say a word."
ANNUAL. REPORT OP THE YOUNG
WOMAN'S BIBLE CLASS, CEN
TRAL CHURCH, ATLANTA.
The reports given herewith are for
the ecclesiastical year Just ended. In
submitting them, we acknowledge our
mistakes, but also acknowledge God's
goodness in making possible what
has been accomplished.
In reporting 132 persons aided, this
by no means is the record of lives
that have been touched, and we be
lieve bettered, for the largest part of
our community service work is a
work that is never reported. Fur
thermore the reports of the officers
would be incomplete without the re
ports of the neighborhood chairmen.
Each of these has kept close to the
sick, absentees and new members of
her own group and each group has a
different outstanding work.
The appreciation of the loyalty of
these and of my splendid officers fills
my heart with unbounded Joy and
teaches me better than ever the les
son that "By love we serve one an
other."
Miss Dallas Dumas,
President.
Present enrollment 184
Total attendance for year ....5,411
Average attendance per Sunday. 104
Additions to church 21
(Seven on profession of faith.)
Miss Zula Stewart,
Recording Secretary.
Miss Marion McCullough, corre
sponding secretary, reports 20 letters
written, and Ave of theso were con
gratulations to members who mar
ried.
Report of Relief Committee.
Numbers of persons aided 132
Garments given 454
Baskets supplied 9
Books given 11
One box to Nacoochee.
Clothing and furniture to Christian
Helpers' League.
Box to Thornwell Orphanage.
Other articles given were 4 suit
cases, 1 machine, bed and bedding.
Amount of money expended ? $137.34
Visits made by chairman. 247
Mrs. Coke Clower,
Chairman.
Treasurer's Report.
Cash on hand beginning of
year $ 42 60
Total receipts 666 60
Disbursements.
To Sunday-school . .$ 82 60
To Thornwell Or
phanage 90 00
To city relief work. . 135 34
To Travelers' Aid . . 12 00
To Nacoochee Schol
arship 60 00
To Business Scholar
ship So. 2 18 50
To Special Loans . . 34 00
To Foreign Missions . 32 10
To church debt
(class room) .... 50 00
To mis cellaneous
items 94 45
$608 89
Balance in bank.. $100 31
Of the above balance $93.78 be
longs to the Loan Fund and $6.63 to
the class treasurer.
Mrs. R. C. Thompson,
Treasurer.
Miss Leila Estes, treasurer of the
A. C. Club, reports that the operating
expenses of the club have been
$4,429.09 for the year and this has
been entirely covered by the re
ceipts from board, leaving no indebt
edness. It would be Impossible to
meet the expenses of the home with
board only $3.75 per week, were it
not for the daily service of the mem
bers of the Advisory Board. Only
$45.00 in money has been given the
club during the year.
Many of the large cities In the
North and East are recognising the
constructive value of such institu
tions as the A. C. Ciub and are
spending thousands of dollars to
build them.
MrB. E. L. Knott, of the Teachers'
Aid Committee, reports 195 substitute
teachers supplied and 6 permanent
teachers.
Miss Georgia Weeks, of the Flower
Committee, reports 169 bouquets and
plants sent to the sick and flowers
sent every Sunday in the year except
seven. Flowers have been sent to as
many as eleven persons on one Sun
day.
Mrs. Stockton, of the Employment
Committee, reports an average of at
least 6 positions per quarter filled dur
ing the year. No exact record was
kept. ? Central Presbyterian Weekly.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES
MISSIONS IN LATIN AMERICA.
M? Apr. 23. Educational opportunities. Acta 10
13-20.
T., Apr. 24. Religious example. 1 Pet. 2:9-20.
W., Apr. 25. Ready to listen. Acta 17:10-14.
T., Apr. 20. Opportunities to serre. Rom. 12:
17-21.
F., Apr. 27. Reconstruction. Zech. 3:1-7.
8., Apr. 28. The power that saves. 1 Cor. 1:
17-25.
8., Apr. 29. Topic ? Missionary Opportunities in
Latin America. Isa. 60:1-5.
IK Ay dots Latin America need missions?
What educational opportunities dote Latin America
offer 7
Why are missionary opportunities a challenge ?
There are a great many people who
think there is no need to send mis
sionaries to Latin America. They say
that the people of those countries have
the Christian religion and so do not
need that anything should be done
for them.
It should be remembered that all
Latin American countries are Roman
Catholic in their religion. This Church
has the name and some of the outward
forms of the Christian religion, but
it has very little of the truth of re
ligion.
One reason that it is hard for peo
in the country to realize that
Roman Catholic countries need
mission work, is because in this
Christian land the Roman Cath
olic Church is greatly influenced
by Protestants. They do not
leave their people in the same state of
ignorance in which they are found in
other countries, and they do not lead
them into such heathen practices as
are common there. The members of
the Catholic Church in this country
often show by their lives that they are
real Christians.
In the Latin American countries
these conditions are very different.
The priests are said to be almost uni
versally of immoral lives. They do
not preach the gospel, but lead their
people into all manner of supersti
tions and into the worship of Mary
and of images.
The people are not allowed to have
the Bible; and, if they were allowed
to have it, very few of them could
read it. From 75 to 95 per cent, of
the people of these countries are un
able to read. And it should be borne
in mind that in all of these countries,
until very recently, the education of
the people has been entirely in the
hands of the Church.
Without the Bible, their religion,
a combination of superstition and
heathenism, and their priests Immoral
and irreligious, it is not surprising
that many of the more enlightened
and better educated of the people have
left the Church and have given up
their religion entirely. Skepticism or
indifference has taken its place.
Does not this condition of affairs
show that there Is need in Latin
America for mission work? By Latin
America is meant all the countries
south of the United States on the
North American continent, all the con
tinent of South America and all of the
West Indies.