JERUSALEM IN THE NEWS AND IN THE BIBLE The International Sunday School Lesson For April 29 Is "Jesus Welcomed as King."—John 12:1£-16 By WILLIAM T. ELLIS Perhaps the news dispatches will have scored a "beat" on this Sunday School Lesson, for it is written three weeks ahead of the date of publica tion, and within that it is alto gether likely that the British troops will have captured Jerusalem, and the most obvious ot comments upon this story of the Triumphal Entry will have been rendered unneces sary. At the present moment the British troops are approaching, ap parently in two columns, one from Gaza and one from Hebron —to men tion the two Bible towns at which they were last reported—the ancient city of Jerusalem. Until now the Turks have been in command, as for centuries past. The holy city is a garrison town. . Now we may imagine the panic that prevails. As always In war, the countrv folk have thronged to the city. Jerusalem almost resembles the old Passover throngs. Rumors are rife in every bazar and at the sheep markets by the Jaffa ana Damascus gates. "Will they come, is the cry on every lip. as men climb on to the walls and other high places to look for the advancing Christian army. Dead bodies of the starved litter the streets of Jerusalem to day, but nobody has time to pay at tention to them. The wailing of the mourners is heard from many homes. The faces of the people are emaciated with hunger. Furtively they tell one another tales of the op pression of the Turkish troops. Most of the present dwellers in the ancient City of David long for the arrival of the British forces. That is the burden of their prayer, day by day. Surclv the spectacle is one to stir the imagination—the young men of Canada and Australia and New Zea land and South Africa and Great Britain marching over the stored soil of the Land of Promise, to make a triumphal entry into the city of the great. King. Dramatically, the new is penetrating the old; tne West Is winning the East. And beneath the banner of the Cross of St. George (who himself, it may be recalled, was a Palestinian figure), there is carried the spirit and Gospel of the Cross of the Son of Man, whose en try into this same old city, nineteen centuries ago, is the theme of study to-day by millions of Sunday School members. To consider the present lesson without regard to the current news would be inexcusable on the part of any alert teacher. Sonic Other Triumphal Entries Many and great triumphal entries has this old city seen. It was but a. few vears ago, in 1898, that Em peror William 11, of Germany, made his spectacular entrance into the world's spiritual capital. For that occasion new roads were built, and part of the Tower of David torn down, and other extraordinary prep arations made, so that it is a com mon remark in the Holy Land that the visit of the Kaiser was the most momentous event in the history of the Holv Land since the Crusades. It was at this time that the am bitious voung Emperor made his jompact with Turkey, which is now hearing such frightful fruit as the icath of a million Armenian Chris- Mans. We recall, too, the entrance of the ""rusaders, with all that lies behind that romantic enterprise. Omar's capture of the city is its high date in the minds of the Moslems. We can not forget the destruction of Jerusa lem by Titus, only forty years after sur Ix>rd trod the city's streets. Pass- ! tng over the return of the Hebrew sxiles from captivity to the city they loved, we have in mind the terrible tale of its fall to Babylon. Before that, and the greatest date of all. next to the one we are studying to dav, was the capture of the cl,ty by King David from the Jebusites, —he having gone northward from his old capital at Hebron, where the British now are. Authentic non-Biblical records of Jerusalem were unearthed in the Tell el-Amarna tablets, of the date of 1450, B. C. Always the city has been a high place of strategy. And throughout its various epochs—Am- Dritc, Jebusite, Hebrew, Jewish, Ro man, Byzantine. Arab, Moslem. Cru sader and Turkish, —it has been first of all a religious center. \Vlicn tiie Golden Gate Is Opened One of the most interesting of the superstitions of the Jerusalem Mos ;ems is the belief that when the so called "(Jolden Gate" of the city, sealed for centuries, is opened, the Christians will retake Jerusalem. This is the Kate in the center of the ?astern wall, rislit at the Temple \rea, and it corresponds to the gate D! the triumphal entry of Jesus. It ooks squarely out on the Mount of Olives, and while the present wall is not the one that surrounded the city in our Lord's time, this brlcked-up portal is still called the gate of the triumphal entry. We need not be surprised to hear that the British, who have a full sense of the impor tance of religious impressions, have opened the Golden Gate, in symbol hat the long sway of the false arophet over the city of our is snded. For as surely as the Spirit of the Almighty rules the world to-day. overturning the counsels of men to :he priiise of the Lord, the new tri jmph of Jesus is being accomplish ;d. He, is entering anew into the iiinds of men and into the affairs of nations.' Whatever else it will have Jone, this war will have accomplish ed the rule of freedom and justice for oppressed people; and will have Drought to the benighted places light nd knowledge and health. Consider what the new conquest of Jerusalem aieans in the way of sanitation and taw and order and freedom from jetty tyrrany and oppression. Safety will come to even the poorest and weakest of Jewish refugees. No more will Jew or Christian have to skulk or hide in the old city. Wherever righteousness wins a victory, there s a triumphal entry for Christ. Let is get firm hold of the truth that :he victories of our Lord are not all n tho past tense and In remote ands. Moonlight Memories on Olivet One unforgettable night, in the •ull effulgence of the Passover moon, T stood on the slope of Olivet, look ng over toward the city. I had srossed the Brook Kedron, and >assed up beyond Gethsemane. Just >eiow the rival German and Russian •hurches which crown the crest of •his mount of memories I tarried to ook upon the city over which Jesus srooded and wept. From Nebo's leight I had once looked toward tit. Olivet, and knew the prominent •lace It occupies in the topography •f the country, even as it does In the listory of the life of Jesus. Here, landing above the very soil pressed >y His feet, I mused on the great ind heart-warming triumph that tad come to Him on Olivet's slope. Then the city was thronged with (evout Jews, gatheied for the pass .ver. Their dress was as varied as hat which one could see, before the var, on the Galata Bridge at Con itatinople. All the known world FRIDAY EVENING, had come up to the feast. Every body had heard before, or learned after reaching Jerusalem, of this new Teacher and Wonder-Worker, who had even raised a man from the dead. His name was on all tongues. The jealousy of the ecclesias tics was freely gossiped aboht. Eag erness to see Jesus wus the domi nant idea of the crowds. Wherever lie was reported to be, there the crowds flocked. The eyes of the Jew ish nation' were upon Him. He seemed to have deliberately gather ed up the attention of all the peo ple and focused it upon himself, that His sacjiik'e might have its fullest force ana signitlcance. As a publicity measure the triumphal entry was highly significant. Daring to Be a Somebody If not planned by Him, this tri umphal entry was at least accepted by Jesus. This was His hour of Man ifestation. Not His to be obscure and humble on this occasion. He knew the prophecy which was to be ful filled. even if others did not. So the Carpenter assumed the role of Con queror, with simplicity, naturalness and dignity. Not a single hosanna would He still, not a waving branch would He deprecate. "When the aris tocrats grumbled, He silenced them by a few stern words. All consider ations of caution were brushed aside; the die was cast, and this Hero, whom the crowds acclaimed, knew that He was riding forward to death. Less than two miles away He could see—and we may be sure He looked —the knoll outside the northern wall of the city where, within a week, three crosses would stand; and He would be on one of them. All that lay between this Hill of Olivet on which he rode: and the Hill of Calvary, which was His destination, was clearly perceived by Christ. Nevertheless He smiled with pleased eyes upon the shouting multitudes that acclaimed Him. He was having His hour, and it was sweet to Him. Later, His friends understood the signiflance of this ovation. But they did not perceive It until after He had died. Ah, the clear vision that conies fo us as we look across a grave! If those ambitious followers had only forgotten themselves long enough to enter into the experience of their Master, tliey might have un derstood the situation in time to be sympathetic, comforting friends. As it was, they failed Jesus throughout the week when He most needed com prehending fellowship. The Religion That Sings Everybody brought his own gift to the triumph of Jesus. Some had cloaks to throw before Him, after a fashion which Sir Walter Raleigh later followed. Others, agile youths, stripped palm branches to wave and to strew. Still others had only their voices to acclaim, and they made the ride across the valley of the Kedron into the city a musical fes tival, with the sweet strains of David. Song followed Jesus forever. The news of His incarnation came with a song. His birth was announced with a burs! of melody that cleft the skies. His high hour, the triumphal entry, was to the music of hosannas. He went forth to His death "after they had sung a hymn." 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Recently a college professor has excited a great deal of ridicule by his attempts to "revise" and "modern ize" the great hymns of the Chrls- I tian Church. An editorial in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram satisfac torily summarized the situation thus: "Maybe the faith of our fathers is out of date. We don't know. Maybe advancing knowledge has made much of the body doctrine unten able. It is not for us to say that cither. But the faith of our fathers inspired them to Ring. They burst forth into hymns of praise and pe tition. of love and loyalty with such fullness of voice as to set them ring ing down the ages. If these hymns are out of date for the moderns, they are not out of date for the millions who still adhere to the old time re ligion. and if the moderns must sing then let the new hymns come from the fullness of their faith, if it hath fullness, and let them not set new fangled rhymes to the tunes which have been made sacred by years of association with expressions of the old faith. If theirs is really new wine, they should not try to put It I in old bottles." A World-Winner As that jubilant procession made its slow way into the City of David, there could be seen on the walls, on the roofs of houses and in doorways, many men whose black looks showed that they had no sympathy with this outburst of popular enthusiasm. Their dress betrayed them as aristo crats and ecclesiastical officials. It was the common people who received Christ gladly. These jealous (jrltics were angry and dismayed. The dem onstration seemed the nullification of all their plots. To one another they confessed: "Behold, how ye prevail nothing: 10, the world is gone after Him." Though entirely out of accord with the rpirit of the oc casion, the Pharisees were forced to acknowledge, "The world is gone after Him." That word is truer now than then. What means this world war, on a new plane of justice and democracy and freedom and brotherhood, but that, all unwittingly, mankind is fol lowing in the train of Christ? All the triumphs of efficiency in social service, all the spacious considera tion of human welfare, all the new wonders of war surgery arid medi cine. all the socialized administration of governments, are but footprints of "the stately steppings of the Son of God." The new spirit behind the times is nothing less than the Spirit of Christ. Ten thousand straws show which way the wind is blowing. Gov ernments have assumed authority to keep war profits of private concerns down to a proper level. The war grafter is coming in for greater con tempt than the war slacker. The welfare of the greatmass of men is to-day the goal of nations, as it Is the law of Christ. So clear are the triumphs of the Spirit of Jesus in tliis our time that our battlecry may well .be. , "His Day is marching on." 11,000,000 EGYPTIANS Cairo, April 2 7. —The decennial census of Egypt took place on the night c f March 6. In Egypt the cen sus is always taken simultaneously throughout the country, and the hour was fixed this year for midnight. The count is expected to show about the normal rate of increase in tho popu lation, giving a total of about 14,- 000,000. WILL CENSOR FILMS Brisbane, Australia, April 2 7.—ln stitution of an official censorship of cfnemg. films is expected here short ly. Xow there virtually Is no cen sorship. although films are subject to examination at the custom house, where the o%clals can refuse to pass any which they consider mor ally objectionable. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DR. SHAW HEADS DEFENSE WORK Penna. Suffragists Endorse Appointment and Promise Their Support "The greatest woman in America" has been appointed„chairman of the committee on Woman's Defense Work by the Council of National De fense in the person of Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. This is the opinion of officers of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Association, who, for many years, have been intimately associated with Dr. Shaw in suffrage work, when in terviewed concerning dispatches from Washington. Much pleasure was also express ed over the appointment of Mrs. An toinette Funk, of Illinois, as a mem ber of the committee. Mrs. Funk had worked in Pennsylvania since the first of the year as vice-chairman of the legislative committee of the Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage Asso ciation, and spoke in many sections of the State. Mrs. Funk has a wide acquaintance among Congressmen in Washington and Progressives from the East and Middle West. "Dr. Shaw lias received a very high honor," said Miss Helen C. Clark, secretary of the State suffrage organization to-day, "and if she ac cepts the office, which we believe un doubtedly she will, the nation in time will admit that not only is she the foremost woman in America, but will rank her equally with the fore most men in service to their coun try. "Dr. Shaw is known in every State in the United States and in many for eign countries, and as a propagan dist has few equals. She has a re markably clear mind and rare ora torical attainment. Dr. Shaw lias made suffrage what It 'is in this country, and she will remain as she always has been, and Is—an ardent suffragist, but as chairman of the committee just appointed, she will work as a patriotic American woman. "Dr. Shaw Has been scheduled to speak fifteen days, the latter part of May, in Pennsylvania. It is not known whether she will be able to keep these engagements. "The following telegram was sent last night to Dr. Shaw: "Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, Moylan, Pa. "Pennsylvania Woman Suffrage STOPS HEADACHE, Pi, NEURALGIA Don't Suffer! Get a dime pack age of Dr. James' Headache Powders You can clear your head and re lieve a dull, splitting or violent throbbing headache in a moment with a Dr. James' Headache Powder. This old-time headache relief acts al most magically. Send some one to the drug store now for a dime pack age and a few moments after you take a powder you will wonder what became of the headache, neuralgia and pain. Stop suffering—it's need less. Re sure you get what you ask for.—Adv. Association believes greatest woman in the country was selected to head committee on Women's Defense Work. Our organization offers Its all In support. "Helen C. Clark,-Secretary." Knife Freely Used by British Film Censors London, April 27.—The British board of film censors last year re jected 500 out of 5,300 films submit ted to them for inspection. Among the grounds for the rejection of films are the following: Impersonation of the king; scenes holding up the king's uniform to contempt. Incidents tending to disparage England's allies or to disturb friend ly relations with them. Propaganda films of German orig in; incidents caculated to afford in formation to the enemy; scenes de picting too realistic horrors of war fare. Irreverent treatment of death; materialization of the conventional figure of Christ. References to controversial or In ternational politics; scenes tending to disparage public characters and to create public alarm; antagonistic relations of capital and labor. Nude figures; scenes purporting to Illustrate "night life;" vampire women; the drug habit; white slave traffic; excessively passionate love scenes. 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