The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, October 26, 1906, Image 10
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Via DAY, OCTOBER *>, LMS.
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
JESUS ANOINTED IN BETHANY
MATT. 26: 6-16
By DR. GEORGE A. BEATTIE.
GOLDEN TEXT: She hath wrought a good work on me^-MATT*. 26:10
Among the many interesting tfenta that
occurred daring the lnsC 'wr<«k of the Sa
vior's ministry on earth one**4i! the moat
Interesting la recorded In thla leaaon, which
flora not follow In chronological order the
pterions lesson*, but precedes them.
,Thla Incident took place on the day fol
lowing Ilia arrival at Bethany from Jericho,
where He had cared Bartlmeus of hie blind-
neaa and dined with Zacchena. Ile^ reached
Bethany on Friday and the supper was on
Saturday, after the sun was set and the
Jewish Sabbath ended.
Bethany Is a place of historic Interest.
It was here that Christ raised Latanin
from the dead; the home of Martha and
Mary, Hla nightly resting place daring the
week preceding Hia passion; where He be*
gan hla triumphant entry Into Jerusalem,
and It waa somewhere nesr this places on
wooded slope beyond Oltret, the disciples
stood when they last beheld Ills form ss
He ascended to hearep, mantled In Ilia
cloud of glory.
On this occasion they were assembled at
the house of 8!mon to ffartake of a supper,
doubtless prepared by him Ip honor of
Jesus, and oa an expression'of'Ms grati
tude for caring him of leprosy. /
Among those present were Lnxarus.and
his sisters Martha and Mpry, who' were
there to serve.
While they were reclining at the table
Mary took an alabaster box'of precious
ointment and, breaking its seal, poured the
contents on Jesus* bead and feet. No
doubt all the disciples were astonished that
theye should be such waste, and Judas said
it might hare been sold for 300 pence—isl
and hare been given to the poor. ■
Mary stands back with, mute line and
downcast eyea, abashed at what ahe had
done.
The offering waa her own. She wanted to
do something for Christ. Blmon had made
n supper for Him, and she doubtless
thought thst nothing would bs more, fitting
and expressive of her love and gratitude.
When It waa proposed to raise a few thon-
sand dollars to defra/M^H
Chapman meetings In IffI
computed how much this money would
purchase of the necessaries of life, and
said how much better it would be to so ex
pend the money for the poor.
It was the old cry of Judas: "Why this
waste of ointment?"
>. to tnea
.jelr affect tons.
Some men would sell the flowers on the
pulpit to defray the expenses
What was th*» cost of the ointment com
pared to what Christ had done for her In
the restoration of her brother from the
crave, and restoring him to her embrace,
nn«l the home circle?
While she stands listening to the mur
mur of the disciples aud wondering whether
the Master will join In the censure, or ap
prove the act, Jesus breaks the silence by
of sorrows^ the object of acorn and con
tempt;. He waa maliciously maligned; lie
wuh persistently persecuted, hut He re
ceived all this treatment from the hands of
men.
So > far as ’the record shows, there was
ncrer. a woman lifted her hand or raised
her voice against Him. Men slandered and
'arepresented Him; a man lietrayed Him,
man denied Him, men deserted Him,
m triedaillm and nailed Him to the cross,
i the other hand, it was a woman that
most Into the treasury; In a woman
IK...
It waa
casket that with loving hands have been
woven In crosses and crowns and liedgwed
wlth-tenrs to pay the expenses of the fu
nernl.
Mary’s love was so Intense nnd her grntl-
.jde so great that she never thought of
the expense, and If she had it would not
' a single moment have deterred her.
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the greatest illustration of faith;
a woman that pressed through the
crowd that followed Him. confident that If
she could only touch the hem of His gar
ment with her wasted, trembling hand ahe
would be heated. It was a woman who
sent for Him when, the angel of death had
crossed the threshold of her home, and
such fslth had she In Ills power that she
reeted Him by saying: *Df thou hadest
.... -— — * " lUT r
no
greeted Him by saying: ,f It r
•M»en here my brother would not have
died."
Women brought their little children that
He might lay His bands upon them and
blesa them.
Women ministered unto Him; women fol
lowed Him; women lingered longest at the
crosa and were the first at the sepulcher
after the resurrection. A woman at tin
well of Lychkn waa the first to recognise
and proclaim Him as the long-promised
Messiah. In the very crisis of HU trial
there was hesrd a woman'* vole?, pleading
tor His acquittal. And woman for her
loyalty nnd love has received high honor.
He made the flrat proclamation of Hla
Messlahshlp to a woman; to a woman He
made Ills first appearance after the resur
rection; a woman was ^be first messenger
for tho opinions nnd conduct of others,
lost we find ourselves In tho position of the
on*- Juror who held out against the other
eleven and said, "They were the most ob-
stinnto sot of moii I ovor knmv."
If wo find ourselves In opposition to t
largo nifnority In the churn of equal In
telllgence nnd grace with ourselves, w<
may well question the tennbleness of oui
Motion nnd the foundations of our faith.
But la matters of conscience-arid duty wc
must act Independently ol majorities.
luty to
give
the i
should ever make the
o-uidltlonod on whnt some
should not look over
id thon gauge his «-<ni-
others have given. It Is
My friends w.
thought
Home kindly
wrought.
Some gentle
sold;
Errands on tt
sped;
mid call to mind with lovln
deed the Icy hand ha
word the frozen lips had
hlch the willing teet had
Had the poor
Ciunstances with the rich
gift with theirs, the treascry hod never
received her two mites, and her example
bail never come down to us ns nn Inspira
tion to Christian giving.
Mar
need the great eat, grnndeat eulogy that
r fell from lips, human or divine, for
a!tout many things," but her quiet
sister la rarely to be found. There tuny be
more scripture study than ever, but It tenda
largely to the coldly analytic nnd scientific.
The electric blnae of criticism Is less con
genial nnd unfold* leas to the spiritual eye
than the twilight of the "atlll hour.".
It Is possible for each of ns to so live*that
at the close of every day afid at the end
of life Mnry’a commendation may ho ours.
In order to receive-and merit Jt, we roust
act Independently of the conduct and criti
cism of others-
In our opinions and actions we are nat
urally Inclined to be gregarious; the ten
dency Is to go with the crowd, to drift
with the current.
Politicians know this and take advantage
ofjt.
have an*Illustration of It In every
... Ign, when In the press and on the
platform each candidate Is confident of
success. They thus appeal to the masses,
who lore to be on the winning side. •
When Christ made His triumphal entry
Into Jerusalem there were doubtless many
Who strewed the way with their garments
and brnnenes of palms, and rent the air
with'their cry of "Hosanna to the Son of
David," who nfterwnrds joined In the tab-
ble cry of "Crucify Him."
Often, almost unconsciously, wo do ns
others do.
In that memorable race of the two disci-
les to the sepulcher after the resurrection,
’hen John, more fleet of foot than Peter,
reached the sepulcher first he, trembling,
stood nnd looked within, hut dared not
enter; bnt when the bold, Impetuons, Im
pulsive Peter came up and entered he Im
mediately followed. John was ready to fol
low Peter where he dared not go alone.
After the resurrection, when Peter, who
’ways t*-“ * —*
tal ren
jg ChntfL _ .....
mlnntlnn of abandoning his dlsclpleshlp nnd
going back to bis old occupation of a fish
erman., saying. "I go n-flshlng," the other
six disciples Immediately responded, "We
nl(n fro u-lth th»o "
she had, they doubtless wouL_
her that It was a waste of oiutment. that
the Master would not approve, who had
commanded that the fragments should be
gathered.
She-did not consult her husband, If she
bad any, as many women are obliged to do
today before they give, and If she had the
presumption Is that It would have created
a family discussion nnd the fragrance of
her olntfnent had never filled the roan,
nor. been wafted down the centuries to us.
Ube.ncted for herself. So we should de
termine our labors nnd gifts, not by what
others do nnd give, but by what we ci
do and give, nnd then nnev then only w
we receive the Mnster’s commendation.
Mary Improved Her Opportunity.
Christ said, "The poor ye hare always
with you, and whenever, ye will ye may
do them good; bnt Me ye have not al
ways."
One great reason why we do, not fill
tho measure of our potentialities and pqsal
bllltles Is because of our proneness to pro
crastination; our putting off until tomor
row what should be done’ today.
Some duty claims .our heart nnd hand,
and we say, "I’m busy now." We nfhy say,
and sincerely. "I would like to attend to
It now, and will soon." If It presses too
heavily upon the conscience, we endeavor
to cushion It with tome excuse.
Suppose Mary had aald, "I would like
to make a present to my Msster. but there
will be other opportunity ‘
better afford to do, when _
cur the opposition of the disciples, and I
will wait till then." .
Had ahe to reasoned and acted, thla story
would never have told of her aa a memo-
lad blind Bartlmeus so reasoned nnd act
ed when the noise of the multitude noti
fied- him that Jesus was passing by, and he
was enjolued to hold his peace; had he
concluded to wait till s more favorable
time, his cyet had never seen the light, for
thla was the last time that Jesus passed
along that road.
It was his lsst opportunity. It was
lessed sight or perpetual darkness.
A pre-mortem Is better than a post-mor-
■m anointing. Better carry a single flow
er to the bedside of the living sick, than
•Ince a wreath on the casket of the
Jead; better carry a loaf of bread to'the
starring, than erect* a costly stone over
the grave; better the tear of sympathy and
the word of cheer when the eye can see and*
the enr can hear, than a tearful shower
of grief and the most glowing eulogy
when tho eye Is dimmed and the ear fa
deaf.
If I Should Die Tonight.
"If I should die tonight.
My friends would look upon my QnJet face
Before they laid It In Its resting place.
And <Wtn that death had almost left It
fair;
And laying snow white flowers against my
hair,
Would smooth It down with tearful tender
ness,
ind fold my hands with lingering caress,
Poor hands, so empty, aud so co|d toulght.
"If I should die tonight,
The way Js lonely; let ine feel them now.
Think gently of me; I am travel-worn.
My faltering feet ore pierced with many a
thorn;
Forgive, O hearts estranged. I plead.
When dreamless rest Is mine, I will not
need
The tenderness for which I long tonight."
Wc do not do whnt wc ran, because we
do not do It when we can. We do not
atrlke when the Iron la hot. We do not
lift our nnrhor and spread our sails when
wind and waves are favoring. We do not
sow our sped when soil nnd sun luvitd; we
do not thrust In our gleaming sickles when
the golden grain with heads bowed for na
ture s benedlctloh bids us reap.
The opportunity and tho ability ore syn
chronous.
For every anointing, there will be a box
of ointment. If wo will break Its seal.
Mary was willing to do whnt she could,
though It was not as much as sho would
like to have done.
Viewed with her eye.% filled with tears
of adoration and devotion, the gift must
hate shrunk Into Insignificance. And yet
she did not're fuse- td make her offering.
* ** to quarrel
are little
If “we hare only one talent, we are* dls-
... u f . -
things.
*to do some great thing; something that
will be commensurate with our estimated
Itlon nnd powers; something that will
i us above tho common level: something
' ■ f ill Ik.- |i<-<11«1 *• slop an.I Slim- and
say, "What n genius be Is; how magnani
mous; how benevolent."
We refuse to do many things because
divisions. We want to shoot hundi . _
balls out of our muskets. If we can't bo
great thing, we will do nothing at all.
• never pause to consider that we are
Judges of whnt are great or little
ngs. That would require n knowledge
__ nil the cross lines In the net work of
God’s providence*.
We e
not ju
things,
of all
Suppose you "have * cheerful, loving heart.
Suppose that you abound In all the little
kindnesses and courtesies of'life. Suppose
you are tender and considerate of the
feelings, of Jhose around you, mindful of
others, rather than yourself, your life, like
Mary's box of ointment, will shed lta tra
grance everywhere, and your presence will
make sunshine wherever you go, that your
friends would not exchange for the glqmor
of a genius or tho daxxle of a hero.
It Is the littlenesses of kindness nnd cour
tesy, of conscience and duty, of tender-
less and love, which find their way hum-
>ly. and silently from heart to heart, nnd
home to home, and street to street, blnd-
ng society together with strong, Invisi
ble cords, ana conatltutlng for all the
sweetness,i the harmony and the melody of
life.
Edward Garrett never wrote anything
more true and beautiful than—
"And when It la gll over, nad our feet
will rnn no more, and our hands are help
less. and we hare scarcely strength to mor
tise, were It not for the softening shadow
of the cross."
A noodle In nimble fingers reared n mon-
turies to us. and will
e doom
perpetu
tuate her mem-
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