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THE COVINGTON NEWS
WLMONT DENNIS
Miter And Fublieher
OHhmol Organ es
Mewteo CoNßty
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City of Covington
Trogedy Walks With Us
Tragedy stalked the streets of Coving
ton Tuesday. One of the fine youngsters
of our town stood ready to cross the street
when traffic permitted. Like most chil
dren, be was exercising the best safety
practices taught him by his parents and
teachers. Traffic was heavy; so he waited
behind a power pole which stood several
feet from the edge of the street.
An eyewitness to the accident tells of
which followed. A pickup truck,
apparently traveling at excessive speed
and not under full control of the operator,
plowed into Mie pole on the opposite side
from where the youngster was standing.
The witness said that the lad sailed through
the air as if shot from a bow. Thirty feet
away he came back to earth, broken and
bleeding.
All of us have many questions to ask
as to why it happened, how it could have
been avoided. If the lad had been ten
minutes earlier or later in passing this
point, he would not have been involved.
But this sort of reasoning does not put
the responsibility for the tragedy where
it belongs.
A long series of events lead to it. The
villian appears to be John Barley Corn, for
one of the charges made against the driver
is that of being under the influence. A
half pint of whiskey was in the truck.
If anybody in the chain of activity
which contributed to the accident—the
dealers who sold the raw material which
went into the making of the whiskey, the
men who made the liquor, those who dis
tributed and sold it, and the man who
drank it if any of these people had known
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I that the life and limb of a young man was
I at stake in the process, 'we hope they have
heart enough that , they would have stop
ped their part in the chain of events.
Yet, authorities tell us, statistics prove
it, and the every da^ knowledge of human
nature shows us, that with every batch of
whiskey there flows tragedy—or the threat
of it.
The God-given right of making our own
choices, the ability to think for ourselves,
| —philosophers call it freedom of the will
—played a mighty hand in the serious
injury of our young citizen Tuesday after
noon. Somehow, this simple truth means
to us that we also have an equal respon
sibility: that our choices must be made
while considering the welfare of others
as well as the welfare of ourselves.
A man is a fool who knowingly chooses
to do those things which harm himself and
others—Sometimes, man is just a fool.
Love Thy Neighbor —
Every day we hear of the distress,
need, or . adversity^ of one of our fellow
citizens. Sometimes the need is close at
home, sometimes it is at a far distant point.
No matter where, each of us has an im
pulse to help—and impulse as old as the
human heart.
But as individuals we frequently can
do little. No one of us can afford to make
a sizable contribution to every person
whose trouble or plight appeals to us. All
of us banded together, however, each giv
ing what he can afford, will save lives
restore health, or bring comfort and happi
ness to many in distress.
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Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
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SOUR WEEKLY
UNDAY
Jesus Faces the Cross
Background Scripture: John 11:
55—12:50.
Memory Selection: He who
loves his life loses it, and he
who hates his life in this world
will keep it for eternal life. John
12:25.
In our lesson today, John de
picts Jesus as being devotedly
loved by his followers, as the
popular idol of the Jewish multi
tudes, and as an object of interest
to the Greeks.
Yet the .central truth of the
chapter is found in Christ’s last
message which is delivered to the
Gentile world as the hour of his
death approaches. He explains
that his death is necessary in
order to bring eternal life to all
mankind. But man also has a re
j sponsibility—he must lose his life
to find it, by serving and follow
ing his Saviour. If he does not,
he will be judged for his unbelief.
The fact that Christ has over
[ come the power of evil and will
ultimately draw all men to him
self is both a warning and a pro
mise. ’ i
Jesus Anointed at Bethany
After Lazarus had been brought
forth from the dead by Jesus who
claimed to be “the resurrection
and the life,” there Were those
wro truly perceived the good
news which he had been preach
ing. But there were also those
who feared that if he were left
alone, there was a good chance
that their own positions would be
in jeopardy. Jesus, therefore, had
been forced to take refuge for a
while lest he be taken before his
time.
Then, six days before the Pass
over Jesus came again to Beth
any visit with Lazarus and his
sisters.
There is a striking contrast in
the story of this visit which points
up vividly the spirit of real love
This contrast is made between
the loving devotion of Mary for
her Lord and the hyporitical de-
I sire which Judas had in his heart.
Mary, who had sat at the feet of
her Lord listening to his words
and had sought comfort from him
: in her grief over Lazarus, now in
a surge of heartfila gratitude
and selfless love again knelt at
the feet of her Lord and poured
on them a pound of precious
onitment. No material possession
was too great for her to give to
her Lord as an expression of the
love which she had for him.
Mary not only gave of her pos
session; She gave of herself in
wiping Jesus’ feet with her hair.
She was a true steward. She
realized that all she had—her
possessions, her abilities, and her
life itself —were a gift to her
from her Lord, and her only
thoughts were how she could best
use these gifts for him.
All true gifts are made in the
name of Christ and for his sake.
Her brother had been dead and
had been restored to life by
i Christ, and therefore with deep
insight she had discovered the
meaning of the relationship of
Christ to life itself. Christ is both
the source and the fulfillment of
life; we are his stewards for the
life he has given us. Therefore
all that we have and all that we
1 are cannot be too much to use
for him; for we are his.
In bold contrast, consider now
the one who was not a true
(steward. Judas Iscariot, who later
was to betray his Master, made^
sharp complaint, wanting to know
why the ointment which Mary
had used for Jesus had not been
; sold and the money given to the [
[poor. John tells us that Judas did'
not actually care for the poor, but I
really wanted the money for him- (
self. He was treasurer for the
band of disciples who followed
Jesus and consequently was ste
ward over the possessions which
the disciples had in common. He,
not only resented the lavish gift
which Mary with humility had
| given to her Lord—and his Lord
—but with haughty pride, he felt
that all the possessions of the l
other followers of Jesus should be (
given into his hands for distri
bution.
Judas was not a steward of his
possessions, abilities, or life.
Greed and self-centeredness had
come to possess his heart rather
than love for Christ, and self
hl" (ruction was the final outcome
of his remosrseful life. Jesus vin
dicated the extravagant gift of
। Mary but later pronounced severe
1 judgment upon Judas who bc
! (rayed him.
It was then that Jesus spoke of ■
(his forthcoming death. He said to|
[Judas: “Suffer her to keep it
against the day of my burying. I
For the poor ye have always with
you; but me ye have not always.'
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S LESSON FOR
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| Jesus indicated both to Mary
who loved him and to Judas who
I betrayed him that he perceived his
death to be near at hand. Mary
Both made prepafation foi
burying while Judas had plann
ed to deliver Jesus over into the
. hands of his enemies.
i Both made preparation for the
| the death of their Lord through
different means and to a different
I end. What is your preparation?
The King Enters Jerusalem
The great tidings that Lazarus
। had been restored to life had
| spread far and wide. Here w'as a
। living witness to the fact that Je
j sus was the Messiah, and people
, flocked to see both Jesus and La-
( zarus. The only way in which the
leaders could cope with this situ
[ ation was to put to death both
( Lazarus, whose testimony was too
[ powerful to be overcome in any
other way, and Jesus whose words
and acts condemned him in their
eyes.
But Christ is an implacable
enemy to those who seek gain for
themselves.
The wild expectation of those
who knew of the Messiah could
not be dulled at this hour, how
ever; so the great crowds who
knew of his. teachings and mighty
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works gathered the next day to
celebrate his coming to Jerusalem
No other Gospel indicates more
clearly that the people believed
that the Messiah truly had come.
In symbol and song they waved
their palm branches and cried,
“Blessed is he that cometh in the
name of the Lord, even the King
of Israel!”
They were repeating the psalm
which they all regarded as a
prophecy of the coming Mesiah.
Indeed, the King for whom they
had waited so long was in the
midst. He who had denied all
kingly honors until this time, now
claimed them; but he met their
confessions of faith by riding into
the city on the ass, a sign of
humality and peace.
The prophecy was fulfilled; their
Messiah had come; the everlasting
Prince of Peace still reigns in the
midst of wars and tumult of this
world. His kingdom is not of this
world, but in the hearts of those
who serve him.
The time will come when his
kingdom shall extend to the ends
of the earth, and all men shall
acknowledge him King of Kings
and Lord of Lords.
When Christ enters into the
hearts of men there is a joy, a
glowing enthusiasm, which none
other can give and none other
can take away.
The Saviour's Parting Message
The devotion of Mary and the
hosannas of the multitudes were
vet to be followed by another in-
cident which only John records,
as a further indication of the
love and faith aroused in his fol
lowers by Christ.
Some Greeks were present at
the feast in Jerusalem and came
! up to Phillip, who had a Greek
name, saying, “Sir, we would see
Jesus.” The time had come when
■ Jesus in his last public address
was to disclose to these Greeks
that all men—Jews and Gentiles
alike —were to be saved by his
coming death.
He emphasized the absolute
necessity for his death by show
ing that a see grows when it dies;
so his death was required to gring
life abundant to all. Not only his
life which had been so closely
identified with the needs of man,
but supremely his death on the
cross, was to save from sin and
destruction all men who believe
in him.
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