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' TOHrar I i ^wr^ ,l1' moon iia 1 ris''r- ?irt'ii(,>' when Jesus prepared to go to the Mount of Olives, whore he had spent all his B V^$I> last nlKhts. Hut he tarried. 'or Bome inexplicable rea- ?? bod, and the disciples, iVvj S^\ ready to start, were hurry11/ lng him then he said sudYO "He that hath a purse. J \ let him take it, and like- f B wise his script; and he that tjj ^ hath no sword, let him sell fjgj his garment and buy one. Mh Por I say unto you that this that is writ- fflj ten must yet bo accomplished in me. Jffp And he was reckoned among the trans- JKftK pressors." mf\ *?he disciples were surprised and look- mylju ?d at one another in confusion. Peter t^S replies; |W^| "Lord, we have two Bwords here." He looked searchingly into their kind ltt-rSj faces, lowered his head, and said softly: V' ' ' "It is enough." The steps of the disciples resounded KftS loudly in the narrow streets, and the RflvS disciples were frightened by the sounds of their own footsteps; on the white wall, 5nE Illumined by the moon, their black shadows appeared?and they were fright- ' & ened by their own shadows. Thus they passed in Bilence through Jerusalem, which was absorbed in sleep, and now they came out of the gates of the city, and In the valley, full of fantastic, motionless shadows, the stream of Kedron appeared before them. Now they were j frightened by everything From time to * time they looked back at Jerusalem, all white in the moonlight, and they spoke to one another about the fear that had passed; and those who walked In the rear heard. In fragments, the soft words H9HNB of Jesus. He spoke about their forsaking him. * ?? In the garden they pnused soon after they hnd entered It. The majority of them remained there, and, speaking softly, began to make ready for their sleep, outspreading their cloaks over the transparent embroidery of the shadows nnd the moonlight. Jesus, tormented with uneasiness, and four of his disciples went further into the depth 1 of the garden. There they seated themselves on I the ground, which had not yet cooled ofT from the I hent of tho day. nnd while Jesus was silent, Peter I and John lazily exchanged words almost devoid of any meaning. Suddenly Jesus rose quickly. "My soul, ie exceedingly sorrowful, even unto I death; tarry ye here and watch with me," he said and departed hastily to the grove and soon disapH penred amid its motionless shades and light. "Where did he go?" said John, lifting himself his elbow. Peter turned his head in the diof Jesus und answered fatiguedly: ^^H^^^HH^Hhfronot know." and The others thefr' motionless bodies r t > t w^^^^Through his heavy slumber Peter saw vaguely something white bending over, some one's voice j resounded and died away, leaving no tracu in his i dimmed consciousness , "Simon, are you sleeping?" ' And he slept again, und again some soft voice reached his ear and died away without leaving any truce. "You could not watch with me even one hour?" "Oh. Master! if you only knew how sleepy 1 am," ho thought In his slumber, but it seemed t-? him that he said it aloud. And he slept again And u long time seemed to have passed, when suddenly the figure of Jesus appeared near him. and a loud, jrouslng voice Instantly awakened him and the otfiors: ^ I J'iiFffu are still sleeping and resting? It is ended. L ^(tho bout" bnH come?the Son of Man is betrayed | into the hands of the sinners " i The disciples quickly sprang to their feet, conL usedly seizing their cloaks and trembling from ^ h? cold of the sudden awakening. Through the ticket of the trees a multitude of warriors und mple servants was seen approaching, noisily, umlnutlng their way with torches. And from > other side the diHciples came running, quiverI with cold, their sleepy faces frightened; and * yet understanding what was going on. they pd hastily: Vhat Is it? Who are these people with ?ies?" otnas, pale fuce?l, his mustaches in disorder. W?eth chattering from chilliness. Bald to l'eter: "ey have evidently come after us" N- a multitude of warriors surrounded them, nd 10 smoky, qutverlng light of the torches drovivvay somewhere the soft light of the moon In flit of- the warriors walked quickly Judas Iscari and sharply turning his quick eye, he was spchlng for Jesus. He found him, rested for anjstant his look upon his tail, slender figure, anqulckly whispered"to the priests: "WhOgoever I shall kiss, that same is he. Take hy and lead him coutiously. Lead him cautious, do you hear?" - Then 1 quickly moved to Jesus, who waited for him k silence, and he directed his straight, harp loot like a knife, into his calm, darkened yes "Hail, Ikster!" he said loudly, charging his words or Ujal greet?nt with a strange and stern meaning. Hut Jesuawns silent, and the disciples looked at the traito with horror, not understanding how the soul of man could contain so much evil. Iscariot threi a rapid glance at their confused ranks, notlcet their quiver, which was about to torn into a kud. trembling fear, noticed their pallor, their Baseless smileB, the drowsy movements of their lands, which seemed a* though fettered In Iron at the shoulders?and a mortal tor\ row began to b?rn in his heart, akin tP the sorrow Christ had experienced before.. Outstretching himself Into a Umdred ringing, sobbing Strings, he rushed over to Jesus and kissed hid cold cheek tenderly. Hs klsaed It so softly, so tenderly. with such painful lore and sorrow, th*t if> Jesus had been a flower upon a thin stalk would not have stuken from this kiss and Aot have dropped |lhe pearly dew froni^^^^^^J "Judas," said Jesus, with his look he Illumined that . t THE FORT MILL VTT7TATT shadows which was Iscarlot's soul. bul. ho could not. penetrate into the bottomless depth. "Judas! Is it with a kiss you betray the Son of Man?" And he saw bow that monstrous chaos trembled and stirred. Speechless and stern, like death in Us haughty majesty, stood Judas Iscariot. and within him a thousand Impetuous and llery voices groaned and roared. "Yes! We betray thee with the kiss of love! With the kiss of love we betray tl.ee to outrage, to torture, to death! With the \oice of love we call together the hangmen from t'neir dark holes, and we pluce a cross?and high over the top of the earth we lift lover, crusillcd by love upon a cross." Thus stood Judas, siient and cold, like death, and the shouting and the noise about Jesus answered the cry of his soul. With the rude irresoluteness of armed force, with the awkwardness of a vaguely understood purpose, the soldiers seized him and dragged hlin somewhere?their irresoluteness they mistook for resistance, their fear they mistook for derision and mockery over them. Kike a herd of frightened lambs, the disciples stood huddled together, not interfering with anything, yet disturbing everybody and even themselves. Only a few of them resolved to walk and act separately. Jostled from nil sides. Peter drew out the sword from its sheath with dllticulty, as though he had lost his strength, and faintly lowered it upon the ho; d of one of the priests? without causing him any harm. Jesus, .who noticed it, ordered him to throw down the unnecessary sword, and. clanking faintly, the sword fell to the ground. Thus it remained there, until many days later children at play found it and made a toy of it. ? When Jesus was led away Peter, who had hiddpn himself behind the trees, came out and f.lllnwi?fl hl.{ \lnutar Iti .1 lu* .. ?? ...? in uioiuiiv,i-. .^uiium^ Mil* other man In front of him. who walked silently, he ."bought that it was John, and he called him softl> : "John, is that you?" "And is that von, Peter?" answered the other, pausing, and by the voice Peter recognized the Traitor. "Peter, why did you not run away together with the others?" Peter stopped and said with contempt: "Leave me, Satan!" Judas began to laugh, and paying no further attention to Peter, he went farther, there where the torches were Hashing dimly and where the clanking of the wenpons mingled with the footsteps Peter followed him cautiously, and thus they entered the court of the nigh priest almost simultaneously and mingled in tho crowd of the priests who were warming themselves at the bonfires. Judas warmed his bony hards morosely at the bonfire and heard how Pete, said loudly somewhere behind hlin: "No, 1 do not know him." Hut It was evident that they vere Insisting there that he was one of the dlsclp'es of Jesus, for Peter repeated still louder. "But 1 do not understand what you are saying." Without turning around, and smiling involuntarily, Judas shook his head affirmatively and muttered: "That's right, Peter! Do1 not give up your place near Jesus to anybody." And he did not see how the frightened Peter walked away from the courtyard Ar.d from thnt night Until the verv death of Jesus .Turin* rilri nni see a single onn of the disciples of Jesus near him. and amid all that multitude there were only two. inseparable until death, strangely bound together by sufferings?he who had been betrayed to abuse and torture and he who had betrayed him. Like brother, they both, the betrayed and the traitor, drank out of the same cup of sufTer ings. and the fiery liquid burnt equally the pure and the Impure lips He saw how the soldiers led Jesus away. Night was passing, the bonfires w ve dying out and were becoming covered with ashes, and from the sentry b ..use came dull cries, laughter and abuses They were beating Jesus. As though lost, lacariot was running around the deserted 7ard. now stopping, lifting his head and then starting to run again. Ees and the walls. Then the sentry house, and. to the windows, to the I looked greedily to see In. He saw a narrow, e sentry houses in the ind walls. And he saw ty beat hint on the face, ilm like a soft bale from mem em TIMES, FORT MILL, SOUTH CAROLIN ry of (klwy Ml one corner of the room to the other; Ml ' and as he did not cry out and did not resist, it seemed at times that It was not a live man, but a soft doll with bones and without blood. IpjT . And suddenly all became si J&Q I "wnat is this? Why are they slPPa lent? (lave they guessed suddenly?" In an instunt Judas' head was filled \ with the roar and shout of thousands . lj | of infuriated thoughts Have they ^ guessed? Do they understand now 'tJ t'lat is the very best of men? It is so simple, so clear. What are they doing there now? They kneel before him and weep softly, kissing his feet. cJwv'ra3 Now he will come out here, and they will follow him meekly, crawling after V&IJhI him, here?to Judas?he will come out ||||Wl victorious, a ?.Ian, a Master of Truth, a jfejgy^ "Who is deceiving Judas? Who is ftp*? Hut no. The noise and the shouting were resumed. They were beating him -ta again. They did not guess, they did fSfiaj not understand, and they beat him JjSSWf more harshly, more painfully. And the jFt bonfires were burning to the end. covered with ashes, and the smoke was By just as transparently blue as the air, $3 and the sky just as bright as the moon. By Day was setting in. If "What is day?" asked Hildas. \j Now everything became bright. t>ej Ban to flash, grow young and the I smoke was no longer blue but pink. ' The sun wus rising. "What is the sun?" asked Judas . . When the hammer was raised to nail the left hand of Jesus to the wood. Judt.s closed his" eyes?he did not breath a, he did not see anything. B9SSHHBH he did not live?lie only listened Then the iron .'.truck the iron with a thud, and then followed dull, short, low blows?he heard how the sharp nail was entering the soft wood. One hand. It was not too lata yet. The other hand. It wan still not too late yet. One foot, the other foot?la It possible that all was ended? He opened his eyes Irresolutely and saw how the cross was lifted and placed In a hole. He how how the hands of Jesus contracted convulsively, and how they relaxed painfully, and how the wounds were growing larger. . The hands were stretching, stretching, they became thin, white, dislocated at the shoulders, and the wounds under the nails turnsd redder?it seemed as though the hands would tfar soon But everything stopped Only ribs were moving. lifted by quick, deep breathing. On the top of the' earth stood toe cross, and upon it Jesus, crucified. The horror and the dreams of Isearlot had been realized?he rose and looked about him with a cold glance. And suddenly Iscariot saw as clearly as his terrible victory, also its ominous uncertainty. What if the people should suddenly understand? It was not too late as yet. Jesus was still alive. There he wan calling with his sorrowful eyes. . . What was It that prevented the ihln covering obstructing the eyes of the people from bursting? And suddenly they would understand. Suddenly they would all move forward, in a stern mass of men, women and children?silently, without any outcries, and they would wipe out the soldiers, sink them in their own blood, tear out of the earth the accursed cross, and the hands of those who would remain among the living would lift high over the crown of the eurth the free Jesus! Hosannali! Hosannah! Hosannah? No, Judas would rather lie down on the ground and gnashing his teeth like n dog, ha would watch and wait until the people would rise. But what has happened with Time? Now It almost stopped, so that he felt like pushing It with his hands, striking it with his feet, as a luzy ass; now it rushed madly as though from a mountain. taking his breath away, and his hands sought some support In vain. There Mary of Magdala was crying. There the mother of Jesus was crying. Let her cry. What mattered her tears now, the tears of all mothers, of all women on earth! Jesus was dying Is It possible? Yes. Jesus was dying. His pale hands were motionless, but quick convulsions ran over his face, his chest uiin ins reel. Yes, he was dying. His breathing grew fainter. Then it stopped. No. there came another sigh?Jesus was still on earth. And then another one? No. No. No. Jesus died. It was all over. Hosannah! Hosannah! . . . Judas stopped and surveyed with cold eyes the new, small enrth. It had become small, and he felt as thought It was all under his feet; he looked at the small mountains, quietly reddening in the last rays of the sun, and he felt tho mountains were under his feet; he looked at the sky, which opened Its blue mouth wide; he looked at the round little sun, which was vainly trying to scorch and to blind?and he felt the sky and the sun under his feet. . . . . . Judas had long selected a place where he would kill himself after the death of Jesus. It was on a mountain, high above Jerusalem, and there stood only one tr*?e, .bent, half decayed and tossed by the wind, which tore it on all sides. One of its crooked branches was outstrnfohoH ward Jerusalem, as if blessing or threatening it, and JudaH chose thnt branch for fastening the noose upon It. . . . Within two days Jesus of Nazareth and Judas Iscariot. the Traitor, left the earth. x. All night Judas was dangling upon the tree like some monstrous fruit over Jerusalem; and the wind turned his face now toward the city, now toward the desert, as though it wanted to show Judas both to the city and to the desert. . . . DOMESTIC ECONOMY. "The doctor says I must quit smoking. One lung is nearly gone." "Oh, dear, John. Can't you hold out until we get enough coupons for that dining-room rug?" PRUDENT ENJOYMENT, , "Have yon had any trouble with your automobile rides, Mrs. Jones?" "No. Indeed; we make It a point to keep always near enough to a trolley line to get bon>a" -A 4 WILSON TO PROBE BURLESQUE DINNER TRAVESTIES AND SONGS SHOW OPPOSITION TO POLICY, HE THINKS. RAPS BOTH ARMY AND NAVY Secretaries Daniels and Garrison Indignant Over Pranks Played and Will Carry the Probe to the Very Bottom.?A Big Sensation. Washington.?President Wilson formally withdrew his recent acceptance of honorary membership in the military order on the Carabao, composed of regular and volunteer officers of the Army and Navy who served in the Philippine Islands during the four years succeeding the Spanish-American War. Earlier in the day the Pros ident had ordered an investigation of various satires and travesties 011 the Administration's policy towards the Philippines as portrayed at a banquet of Carabaos in Washington recently. The affair was attended by Secretaries Uedliehl, Daniels and Postmaster General Burleson. Justices M Keana and Vandeventer of the United States Supreme Court, many members of Congress and hundreds of Army and Navy officers. The demand for an investigation. together with intimations from thf? Whito llmivsn flint r*n?rl innrtiiU j and severe reprimands would not be ! surprising as a result, caused a sensation In Army and Navy circles. The inrldent llrst came to the President's uttentlon when be read accounts of it in the newspapers. Through his secretary he communicated with various members of the Cabinet expressing his indignation that offleers of ilie Army and Navy should sing songs containing profane epithets toward a people whom the United States was endeavoring to assist to self-government and civilization. No effort, according to White House official, had been made to keep the banquet a private affair, copies of the songs and descriptions of the travesties showing opposition to t.lie Administration's Philippine policy being given to the press generally in advance. It was made plain at the White House that while a general burlesque of the Administration's peace policies and thrusts at Secretary Uryan and others were deeply resented because they came from Army and Navy officers, the chief objection was to }he spirit of hostility shown to Philippines independence as being worked out by the Administration. Secretaries Daniels and Garrison conferred at length on the subject and called on Hear Admiral Thomas T. Howard. U. S. N.t and MaJ. Gen. Jnmes Aleshire, lT. S. A., the two highest officers of the Carabaos, for an explanation. They promised to give all the information desired Redfield Presents Plans. Washington. ? Resides disclosing plans for an extensive investigation into the economic features of the trust problem. Secretary Redfield. of the Department of Commerce, in his first annual report, recommends legislation to presume that all restraints of trade are unreasonable and to place the burden of establishing the reasonableness of the restraint upon the person alleging it, to prohibit "watering" of stocks; and to prohibit corporations and persons front owning stocks in or controlling competing companies. Second only in interest to .Mr. Redfield's views on the trust question, are his plans for developing trade of the United States abroad by a reorganization of the Bureau of Foreign ana uoniesuc Commerce. Put Blame on Barber Shops. New York.?The New York commit* toe on the prevention of hlindness sounds an alarm by the report that more than half of the cases of eye weakness among men of this city may be traced to barber shops. It is alleged that bay rum and other face lotions used in some shops contain wood alcohol and that inhalation of the fui^es or drops of the liquid in the eye causes serious trouble. Mexican Congress Adjourns. Mexico City.?From now until April 12, President Huerta will be obliged to conduct the Government without Congress as that organization was adjourned. The most important acts during the session were the ratification of the President's assumption of power over the various departments of the Government after disolving the preceding Congress and regranting to the President this same power, which gives General Huerta until Congress convenes again practically the sway of a dictator. Cotton Consumed. ^ Wouhln otAn ^' * 4 .. ?v uiiuu tmisumea (luring November amounted to 482,594 running bales In November last year, the census bureau announced. Cotton on hand in manufacturing establishment;. on November 30 aggregated 1. 474,590 bales compared with 1,341,012 hales last year and in independent warehouses 3,284,807 bales compared with 3,370,715 bales last year. Imports during November were 8,033 equivalent 500 pound bales as compared with 9,452 bales last year. tSxports were 1.501.124. SHl ^ lesson m (By E. O. SKL/LERS, Director of Evening Department, The Moody Bible Institute* Chicago.) LESSON FOR DECEMBER 21 DIVISION OF THE LAND. LESSON TEXT?Joshua 14:1-14. j GOLDEN TEXT?' Seek ye first the .(Ingdotn of God and his righteousness; and all theso things shall be added unto you."?Matt. 6:33. Fbllowing the defeat at A1 we see Joshua building an altar at Eb&l (ch. 8) and reading again "all that MoeeB ^ commanded" (v. 35), to the Israelites and the strangers as well. Then roK lows an account of his campaigns. military critic has classed Joshua with the Alexanders. Caesars. Napoleons, Wellingtons and Grants of all ages. Hie dealing with the Glbeonites and its after effects was one error in his campaign for he failed 'to take counsel of Jehovah. > At the close of the war (ch. 11) Joshua is ready to" divide the long-promised inheritance, chaj>; ters 12-21. % I. Those left behind, vv. 1-5. I^Ad carefully Numbers ch. 32 to recal^^^^^Mflflj^J who. like Lot saw good grazing land and chos^mfl^^^^J^H preference to on the farthe^|HHH^^^^| of Jordan, that possessed by the dxen of Amtk." Subsequent i reveals the foolishness of their for were the first to fa^ the enemies of Israel whe/ the dom was broken up. The Levite^H^H^^^H v. 4) were not to have a portion rather they were to dwell </ selected cities with suburban property. Caleb Not an . ^H II. Caleb claims InheritatH^^^^^J^^H vv. 6-12. Joshua wus old aud stric^^^^B^^^B in years (13:1) and now Israel is fore him. each of the remaining nine and one-half tribes, to have apportioned unto them a permanent dwel- ^ Hnor nlnrn nff or (liu loner i?nra of wil. derness wandering, and the more recent campaign of subjugation. Before Joshua casts the lot, however, Caleb \ recalls the promise Mosee had made to him 45 years before (v. 10). Prom a comparison of v. 6 R. V., Gen. 15:19 and Josh. 15:13 It appears that Caleb was not an Israelite by birth, but nevertheless he claims an inheritance among them, based upon the promise of Moeos. "the man of God," because he had "wholly followed the Lord my God" v. 9. His name literally means "a dog"?yet this dog of a Gentile got more than the crumbs that fell from the master's table, Matt. 15:26. Caleb rested upon the sure word of God. and to remember this promise was not an act of selfishness. How those event* in the valley of Eschel must have stood out in the memory of Caleb and Joshua. They remembered how their companions caused the hearts of the people "to melt" Num. 14:37. That | day's work was one of serious result* and so shall it be for their imitator* of the present day. To see the giant* and not. as Caleb, to see God had brought death. In his heart, however, Caleb treasured God's word and now at eighty-five he has not alone been "kept alive," but he is as strong as on that day, when in the prime of his manhood. Moses had sent him forth with the twelve. Remembered God's Promise. III. A promise fulfilled vv. 13-15. Joshua at once tecognizes the justness and validity of Caleb's claim. He remembered God's promise, Num. 14:2430; Deut. 1:36-38. therefore he at once | grants the request and adds to it ht9 blessing. Hebron, means "joining," I "union," "fellowship." Thus we see Caleb entering into all the rights, jfl privileges and blessings ol any of the l descendants of Jacob. Is this not l ! typical of our privilege in Christ Jo- ! sus? John 15:5; 14:20; I. John 1:3. See also Matt. 8:11, 12. The only con' dltion is that of faith In God and in hie Word, Gal. 3:7, 26. 29. "Thus faith : in the case of Caleb Is revealed as the principle which follows fully, waits pa: tiently, asks for new opportunities for its exercise, and gains finally a victory."?G. Campbell Morgan. The Golden Text. The essential value of this lesson is expressed in these words of our Lord. To seek the kingdom of God and hlu righteousness ilrst, is the matter of supreme importance. and Involves following the Lord fully. Frequently, constantly, this i means a long postponement of the day of our visible vindication. Yet such postponement is not the result of the capriciousness of God, nor is it delayed beyond the hour necessary for thn Uffirlrlnff nut (Ko nl?n" Jehovah, in accordance with the very bent means. As Caleb waited those 45 yeara hia strength waxed not, and all things needful were supplied. The point is not so much that he at last gained the inheritance, but that during the period of waiting his sustenance and his raiment were provided. All through the year we have been hearing of promises which were conditional upon loyalty to God and obedience to his will. Today we see a fulfillment of the promise made over and over again that Israel should poejjess the Promised Land. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman asked Gen. William Booth for the secret of his success in the Salvation Army and his reply was, "God has had all there was of me." Caleb's was a vigorous, happy old age; he had not wasted anxious thought on the morrow; he kept alive his tuterest in the ever-throbblug presI ent