Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, April 19, 1917, Image 2
FARMERS OF SOUTH
URGED BY WILSON TO
SHOW PATRIOTISM
MUST RESIST TEMPTATION OF
COTTON'S PRICE AND FEED
THE NATION.
SUPREME TEST OF NATION
HAS GOME SAYS PRESIDENT
Must Supply Abundant Food Not Onlj
For Ourselves, But Also For Largt
Part of Nations With Whom Ameri
ca Has Made Common Cause.
Washington.?In an appeal to a!
citizens of the country, President Wil
son stressed the opportunity for the
farmers of the South to "show theii
patriotism," which he said cau be dont
in no better way "than by resisting
the great temptation of the present
price of cotton, and helping upon t
great scale to feed the Nation and thi
peoples everywhere who are fighting
for their liberties and our own."
The President's address follows:
"My Fellow Countrymen: The en
trance of our own beloved countrj
into the grim and terrible war foi
democracy and human rights whicli
has shaken the world, creates so manj
problems of National life and actior
which call for immediate considers
tion and settlement that I hope you
will normlf mn ?'1
..... |/v> Ulit. uiC IV auui C03 IU %>UU (1
few words of earnest counsel and ap
peal with regard to them.
"We are rapidly putting our Navy
upon an effective war footing, and art
about to create and equip a greal
Army, but these are the simplest partt
of the great task to which we havt
addressed ourselves. There is not ?
single selfish element, so far as 1
can see, in the cause we are flghtine
for.
"We are fighting for what we be
lieve and wish to be the rights ol
mankind and for the future peact
and security of the world. To do this
great thing worthily and successfully
we must devote ourselves to the ser
vice without regard to profit or mater
ial advantage, and with an energy anil
intelligence that will rise to the level
of the enterprise itself. We musi
realize to the full how great the tasl
is and how many things, how many
kinds and elements of capacity and
service and self-sacrifice it involves.
Things Nation Must Do.
"These, then, are the things we
must do, and do well, besides fight
lng, the things without which mere
fighting would be fruitless:
J'We must supply abundant food foi
Vp ourselves and for our armies and out
seamen, not only, but also for a large
part of the Nations with whom we
nave now made common cauae. in
whose support and by whose sides wt
hall be fighting.
"We must supply ships by the hundreds
out of our ship yards to carry to
the other side of the sea. submarines
or no submarines, that will every day
be needed there, and abundant materials
out of our fields and our mines
and our factories with which, not only
to clothe and equip our own forces on
land and sea. but also to clothe and
support our people for whom the gal
iant fellows under arms can no longer
work, to help clothe and equip fhe
armies with which we are co-operating
in Europe, and to keep the looms ant!
manufactories there in raw material
coal to keep the fires going in ships
at sea and in the frunaces of hundreds
of factories across the sea; steel out
of which to make arms and aminuni
tion both here and there; rails for
worn-out railways back of the fighting
fronts locomotives and rolling stock
to take the place of those every day
going to pieces; mules, horses, cattle
for labor and for military service;
everything with which the people of
England and France and Italy and
/ Russia have usually supplied themselves.
but cannot now afford the men,
the materials or the machinery to
make.
Industrial Patriotism.
'It is evident to every thinking man
that our industries on the farms, in
the ship yards, in the mines, in the
factories, must be made more prolific
and more efficient than ever, and that
they must be more economically man
aged and better adated to the par
ticular requirements of our task than
they have been; and what I want tc
say is that the men and the women
who devote their thought and theli
energy to these things will be serv
ing the country and conducting the
fight for peace and freedom Just a?
truly and Just as effectively as the
men on the battlefield or in the
trenches. The industrial forces of the
country, men and women alike, will
be a great National, a great inter
national service army.
The Supeme Test.
"I take the liberty, therefore, ol
addressing this word to the farmert
of the country and to all who worV
on the farms: The supreme need ol
our own nation and the nations with
which we are co-operating is an
abundance of supplies, food supplj
especially for the present year, h
superlative. Without abundant food
Ilka for the armies and the peoples
now at war, the whole great enter
Color in 8ick Room.
IInve you tired of taking fruit,
cnndy and (lowers to a bedfast patient
? Then take her an attractive
box of handkerchiefs having a touch
of color, a colored hem, u colored Initial
or a colored (lower embroidered
on It. The color will enable the patient
to quickly distinguish them from
the bed clothes.
First Dental School.
The yeur 1840 saw the foundation of
the Baltimore College of Dental Sur
prise upon which we have embarkeil
will break down and fall. The world's
food reserves are low.| Not only during
the present emergency, but for
some time after peace shall have come
both our own people and a large proportion
of the people of Europe must
rely upon the harvests in America.
Upon the farmers of this country,
therefore, in a large measure, rests
the fate of the war and the fate of
the nations. May the nation not
count upon them to omit no step
. that will increase the production of
their land or that will bring about
the most effectual co-operation in the
sale and distribution of their products?
The time is short. It is of the most
imperative importance that everything
possible be done and done immediately
to make sure of large harvests. I
call upon young men and old alike,
and upon 'the able-bodied boys of the
land to accept and act upon this
duty, to turn in hosts to the farms
and make certain that no pains and
r no labor is lacking In this great
. matterAppeal
to South.
"I partlctnarly appeal to the farmers
of the South to plant abundant fooustuffs
as well as cotton. They can
1 show their patriotism in no better or
more convincing way than by resist'
ing the great temptation of the present
price of cotton and helping upon a
: great scale, to feed the nation and
> the peoples everywhere who are fight1
ing for their librties and our own.
1 The variety of their crops will be the
' visible measure of their comprehen>
sion of their national duty.
"The government of the United
States and the governments of the
several states stand ready to co-operate.
They will do everything possible
to assist farmers in securing an ade1
quate supply of seed, an adequate
force of laborers when they are most
1 needed at harvest time and the
means of expediting shipments of fer1
tilizers and farm machinery, as well
1 as the crops themselves, when harvested.
The course of trade shall bo
as unhampered as it is possible to
' make it. and there shall be no unwar'
ranted manipulation of the nation's
' food supply by those who handle it
1 on its way to the consumer. This is
' our opportunity to demonstrate the ef1
flciency of a great democracy, and we
I shall not fall short of It.
i "This, let me say to the middlemen
of every sort, whether they are hand
ling our foodstuffs or our raw niatcf
rials of manufacture, or the products
' of our mills and factories, the eyeH of
1 the country will be especially upon
you. This is your opportunity for sig
nal service, efficient and disinterest?wl
Tho /'aiinf rv ornonl u vam oa If
I expects all others, to forego unusual
1 profits, to organize and expedite shipments
of supplies of every kind, but
t especially of food, with an eye to the
' service you are rendering and In the
1 spirit of those who enlist in the ranks,
for their people, not for themselves.
I shall confidently expect you to de!
serve and win the confidence of peo
pie of every sort and station. i
To the Railroads.
"To the men -who run the railways
of t?e country, whether they be m^n'
agers or operative employees, let me
> say that the railways are the arteries
! of the nation's life and that upon
i them rests the immense responsibility
> of seeing to it that those arteries suffer
no obstruction of any kind, no In
efflcelncy or slackened power. To
> the merchant, let me suggest the
motto: 'Small profitB and quick service';
and to the shipbuilder, the
thought that the life of the war depends
upon him. The food and the war
supplies must be carried across the
seas, no matter how many ships are
sent to the bottom. The places of those
that god down must be supplied and
supplied at once. To the miner, let me
say that he stands where the farmer
does; the work of the world waits on
him. If he slackens or falls, armies
and statesmen are helpless. He also
is enlisted in the great service army.
The manufacturer does not need to be
told. I hope, that the nation looks to
him to speed and perfect every process.
and I want only to remind his
employes that their service is abso
lutely indispensable and is counted on
by every man who loves the country
i and its liberties .
"Let me suggest, also, that every
' one who creates or cultivates a garden
helps, and helps greatly, to solve
the problem of the feeding of the
, nations; and that every housewife who
i practices strict economy puts herself
in the ranks of those who serve the nation.
This is the time for America to
i correct her unpardonable fault of
i wastefulness and extravagance. Let
i every man and every woman assume
the duty of careful, provident use and
; expenditure as & public duty, as a die
tate of patriotism which no one can
now expect ever to be excused or fori
given for ignoring.
> "In the hope that this statement of
t the needs of the nation and of the
world in this hour of supreme crisis
may stimulate those to whom it comes
> and remind all who need reminder of
i the solemn duties of a time such as
t Hio nrnrlfl tmu nnvor uoan liofona T
s beg that all editors and publishers
! everywhere will give as prominent
1 publication and as wide circulation as
possible 'to this appeal. I venture to
suggest, also, to all advertising agencies
that they would perhaps render
r a very substantial and timely service
\ to the country if they would give It
; widespread repetition. And I hope
r that clergymen will not think the
i theme of it an unworthy or inapproi
priate subject of comment and homily
' from their pulpits.
i "The supreme test of the nation has
, come. We cqust all speak, act an/
i serve together!
"WOODROW WILSON."
[ gery, the first of all Institutional dentists,
while three years earlier hud been
I.. V v - ?' . ?
i luiiiiru in iivw i otk nit* American ?o,
: clft.v of Dental Surgeons, a national organization,
the flrst work of whleh was
to bring about a legislative enactment
prohibiting teeth extraction by burberi
and other unqualified persons.
Invents Bread That Stays Fresh.
Bread that will keep fresh two weeks
after it has been wrapped in paper and
' sterilized has tften invented by a Paris
baker.
ISSUES WARNING
AGAINST TREASO
BOMB PLOTTER8 MAY NOW I
GRIPPED WITH LAW'8 IRON
HAND.
PROCLAMATION BY WILS(
Resident Aliens as Well as Cltizc
Owe Allegiance to United Stat
Says President.?Treason is I
fined.
Washington.?All persons In t
United States, citizens and aliens, s
warned in a proclamation issued
President Wilson that treasonable a<
or attempts to shield those comn
: ting such acts will be vigorously pr
! ecuted by the Government.
The proclamation defines treaei
citing statutes, provisions of the C<
stitution and decisions of the cour
j and declares that the acts describ
) will be regurded as treasonab
| whether committed within the b
j ders of the United States or el
1 where.
Far-reaching importance attacb
. to the direction of the warning
aliens and the declaration that "rf
dent aliens as well as citizens o
allegiance to the United States" a
I therefore are equally subject to t
laws against treason and like crim
| Bomb plotters now may be gripji
with an iron hand. Not only are c<
; spirators themselves subject to hea
. penalties, but any one, even a G
! man resident, who has knowledge
treasonable acts and fails to ma
known the facts to the authoriti
i may be sent to prison for seven yet
j and fined $1,000 for misprision of tr
j son.
EVERY POSSIBLE HONOR
WILL BE ACCORDED VISITO
Washington.?Major General Le
ard Wood, ranking officer of the a
| ive list of the army, was dcsignat
[ to represent the military branch of I
government on the committee will
will welcome to the United Sta
! the distinguished British war comn
| sion headed by Foreign Minister L
I four.
The selection of General Wood
! in line with the administration's ph
|
for according every possible honor
! the high rank and notable character
j Great Britain's commissioners. 1
| state department is represented
I the committee by Breckenridge Lo
i third assistant secretary; the navy
Rear Admiral Fletcher, of the gene
board, and Commander K. F. Selle
and the army by General Wood a
Col. R. E. L. Michie.
It was stated at the White Hoi
thai the president had arranged to t
the British visitors this week and 1
French commissioners at the sa
1 time, if they had recahed Washingt
The state department announced, he
ever, that it was not certain when 2
Balfour and his party would come, a
i that nothing definite was known c
I eerning the arrival of the French cc
, mission.
! WHEAT AND FLOUR
PLACED ON FREE LI
| Ottawa?The government has pla<
: wheat, wheat flour and semolina
i the free list, thus opening the I'nii
j States markets to Canada and Ca
; dian markets to the United States
' these products.
Plant Land in Food Crops.
Washington?Secretary Lane
pealed to holders of land made va
1 able by government reclamation w<
to put all their available soil in fc
crops.
I ' Let I D?St Ml MMmr I UN
ROADS IS RECOMMEND
Washington.?An appropriation
| $3,000,000 for the acquisition of In
I and equipment for a fleet operati
j base at Hampton Roads. Va.. to
j Immediately available. was rect
j mended to Congress by Secret j
J Daniles.
I "The $3,000,000." Secretary D
' lels stated, "is urgently and immc
| ately necessary for the acquisition
j the Jamestown Exposition site.
! Hampton Roads. Va., to be develoi
' and equipped as a fleet operati
j base and to include a training stati
j submarine base .aviation operat
i base, oil fuel storage, fleet storehous
mine and net storehouses, torpe
storehouses, etc. The land can be p
chased for $1,400,000 and the imm?
ate necessities are the training f
tion. the initial development to c
i si r.oo nnn "
I T
| GERMAN CASUALTY LIST
FOR MARCH REPORT
London.?German casualties as
ported in the German official caaua
lists during the month of March sh
that 54,803 men were killed, died
wounds or sickness or were made pi
oner or are missing according to
statement made public here. The t
ulated statement follows: Killed
died of wounds. 10.863; died of si
ness, 2,679; prisoners or inissi
6,247; wounded. 35,014.
Asks Farmres to Plant Wheat.
Washington.?Farmers of the spri
wheat belt, particularly those of No
Dukota. Minnesota, South Dakc
Washington, Montana, and Idaho wi
called upon by Secretary Houston
plant more wheat immediately to ms
up the serious shortage threatei
by the unpromising condition of l
winter wheat crop.
Reduced Ration Now in Effect
Copenhagen, via London.?The
(lnccil bread ration tn fJnrmanw I
j now fc?)iu? into effect.
INDORSEMENT OF COURSE
? TAKEN BY UNITED STATES
Y 80UTH AMERICAN COUNTRIE8
GRATIFYING TO WASHINGTON.
BE
Ecquador, Venezuela and Colombia,
Not Yet Heard From, Expected to
Define Attitude.
IU Washington.?Prompt endorsements
from South America ot the action of
the United States in taking Germany's
challenge to war are the source of
great gratification to officials of the
>ns ad mini strati no. There remained but
e,? three countries. Ecuador, Venezuela,
)? and Colombia, wh'ch had not defined
tneir positions, and It was believed
that before the end of this week thajr,
he too, would respond,
ire With the exception of Costa Rica,
by none of the Central American group
cts had declared its attitude, but no conilt
cern over where their sympathy will
os- be placed has been felt at the state
department.
an' So far Cuba is the only war spot in 1
?n" Latin-America, but the positions as- 1
t8, sumed by Panama and Costa Rica
,ei* place them practically in the list of |
''e> warring nations, and almost no doubt !
or" remains that Brazil will be at war
se' within a few days. The only govern- ;
ments that have not been frank in
ies their enrodrsement of the step taken |
to by the United States are Chile and J
si- Perua. the former confining itself to a j
wo formal declaration of neutrality and
11 ^ the latter to "deploring" the fart that .
the United States had been unable to
cs- adjust her difficulty with Germany I
,e(' without recourse to war.
311Way
They Line Up.
er_ Following is the way the other
or Latin-American nations, whose posing
tions are defined, were lined vip:
ert Cuba?Declared war against Gerirs
many.
ea- Panama?Declared her readiness to j
assist in any way possible in the pro- J
tection of the Panama Canal.
Costa Rica?OfTerod her ports and
RS other territorial waters to the United .
j StalOn for war needs of the American
on- J navy.
lCt* , Brazil?Relations broken with Ger:e(i
; many.
1 Bolivia?Relations broken with Gertes
many.
lis- J Uruguay?Endorsed the action of
(al- 1 the United States and characterized
! Germany's submarine warfare as "an
j3 insult to humanity."
ins Paraguay?Expressed sympathy with
to ' the government of the United States j
of i "forced into war to rehabilitate the I
'he j rights of neutrals."
on i Argentina?Endorsed the action of
?? i the United States as just and right.
l>y } Mexico?Pleutral.
I'rt 1 j ?
State detriment officials believe It j
ir^j ' possible thatthe government of Ecqua- j
dor may conkder itself bound to adopt
a somewliatiequivocal attitude because j
aiifrooiii/in m a aovoral waalra
?e j ago that a conference of neutrals to
e ; be held at Montevideo to study means
me | for bringing the war to an end.
on.
)W_ I Guatemala's proclamation of martial
j law was still regarded here as a pren(j
| <-autionary step tken by President Es-1
on. I trada Cabrera preliminary to a break ,
?m- | Germany. It was believed that
j Honduras. Salvador and Nicaragua, j
the remaining uncommitted nations of :
I Central America, are awaiting action
ST ! by Gautemala and that they will anj
nounce their positions immediately af ed
! tpr Guatemala speaks,
on j The United States has looked to
ted ' Uatin-Amerlca for moral supi>ort more
na- than for material assistance, but there
in has been no disposition to undertake
the very material assistance that
might be rendered if it became necessary.
The total peace strength of
ap- Latin-Amrica's armies is only 334.000
du- I men. but the potential power is sev>rk
J eral times that, and reports from the j
>od i South American republics have indi|
cated that no time will be lost in
I raising fighting forces to their full
I war strength.
ED
' MEXICO PROMISES
of i STRICT NEUTRALITY, i
md j
j Mexico City.?General Carranza. in
' his address to the new Congress de- j
>m- . .. . ..
ciareu inai Mexico wouia maintain a
iry | strict and rigorous neutrality in the
world war. H. von Kekhardt. the Ger*
I man Minister, was seated in a box '
!di- j with Austrian. Spanish and other dip- j
of ; lomats. Henry P. Fletcher, the Ameron
' lean Ambassador, sat with the British
}ed Minister.
ing ?
on | Ready to Build Big Fleet.
tag ' Washington.?The Administration'.! ;
i6B program for building a vast fleet of |
ido wooden carog ships to transport sup- ,
ur_ plies to the Allies and thus defeat the
,j|. German submarine campaign was put |
definitely under way Monday, when
ost the Shipping Board formed a $50,000.000
corporation to build and operate j
the vessels.
ED 8TATES MAY ORGANIZE
NEW GUARD UNITS
rft" ! Washington.?Against the judgment j
Ity of milltar? experts as to the wise '
ow course in the present emergency, the j
of war department was compelled to re- i
ri3. verse a previous ruling and announce
a that under exlstln glaw states have I
ab- the right to organize new units of the
or I National Guard This ouens the door
ck- to expansion of the existing guard
ng, force of about 126.00 Oto 400,000 at
peace strength or more than 600,000 oa
war footing..
. Time to Feed Lambs.
g The best time to feed a lamb is berth
fore It is born. Feed for milk and
?ta. then your lambing troubles will be
ere overcome to a certain extent.
to ?~
ike Chicken Fallacy.
,e<] Many people believe thot the more
they mix their breeds of hens the
more eggs they will get. This Is a
fallacy.
re. Teach Colta to Eat Qraln.
las certain that the colts learn to
eat grain before they are weaned.
NEWSPAPER MEN
PUSHING CAMPAIGN
EDITORS MEET IN COLUMBIA AND
DI8CUS3 THEIR PART IN
PREPAREDNE88.
COUNTIES ARE ORGANIZING
Several Counties Reported Whirlwind
Canvasses and Will Urge Growing
vi r vw viv|#?i
Columbia. ? The press conference
held at Columbia at the instance of
President William Banks, to consider
co-operation in the food preparedness
campaign, continued for more than two
and one-half hours. The exchange of
views demonstrated the practicability
of the undertaking and showed how
much real work lias already been done
within the last few days in stressing
the importance of larger food crops
iu South Carolina. '
David R. Coker, of Hartsvllle, state
chairman of the movement, discussed
it from every angle, first emphasizing
the patriotic and then the economic
phase. Mr. Coker made it
plain to the newspaper men that
more food crops was one of the vital
issues in the war. and that it was
not fair to the balance of the nation
that South Carolina should be a
drain, as it had been, upon the reserve
stock of other sections, and that
the more than $100,000,000 that this
state has annually spent for the purchase
of food stufTs that could and
should be raised in South Carolina
was an economic waste. Mr. Coker
showed how prices had been increased
within the last two years on the
ordinary food stuffs used in South
Carolina, and why. from a purely
selfish standpoint. these articles
should be raised here. He said that
if this country should have a food
famine the price of cotton would
likely go down instead of upward, and
that with 20-cent cotton it was essential
not to pay three times the present
value of food stuffs, if money
is to be made out of the cotton crop,
regardless of the price.
There were present at the meeting
and co-operating the following: K. H.
Aull. Newberry Herald and News; H.
(J. Osneet. Sumter Daily Item; Thos.
M. Seawell. Winnsboro News and
Herald; J. L. Minis. Edgefield Advertiser;
(1. E. Moore. Honea Path Chronicle;
George R. Koester. Greenville
Piedmont; Charles II. Piatt. Mullins
Enterprise: August Kohn. News and
Courier; \V. \V. Ball. Joe Sparks, The
State; A. B. Jordan. Dillon Herald;
Sam Leapliart. Lexington Dispatch;
Allison Lee. Laurens Advertiser; T.
H. Coker. Jr., Hartsville Messenger;
W. II. Greever. American Lutheran
Survey, Columbia; John K. Aull,
Charleston American; William F. Robertson.
secretary Greenville Chamber
of Commerce; O. K. Williams, Rock
Hill Record Robert Lathan of the
Charleston News and Courier and others
sent messages saying they were
unavoidably detained but pledging
their full co-operation.
During the course of* the discussion
all ungles were viewed and every
one received a stimulus towards more
effective work. x
Ira B. Dunlap, prsident of the
South Carolina Bankers' Association,
supplemented Mr. Coker's talk along
practical lines. He told of the 32
meetings held Monday in York county
alone, at which teams of speakers
stressed the importance of raising
food stuffs at home. Mr. Dunlap
outlined the plan of organization in
York county and suggested how these
views could be adopted in other counties.
H. G. Osteen, of the Sumter I>aily
Item, gave a detailed statement of
how Sumter county had organized f<"
the food nroduction cumoaien. and.
especially how the negro farmers had
been enlisted. Mr. Osteen has lancu
an active hand in this organization,
which is now perhaps the most thoroughgoing
in the state.
George R Koester. of the Greenville
i'iedmont. made an interesting talk,
emphasizing the idea of gardens
among the mill operatives and the
importance of domestic science in
the homes.
B. II Aull. of The Herald and News,
Newberry, and B. H. DeOamp, of The
Gaffney Ledger, were particularly interested
in the marketing phase, and
made many suggestions along this
line. Messrs. Aull and DeCamp both
claim the distinction of being the
authors of the "hog and hominy"
propaganda.
Joe Sparks, secretary of the commission.
outlined what work had already
been done, what had been planned
and how the newspapers could
further the cause. There will be no
lack of material from headquarters.
be said.
In connection with the talk of J.
L. Mima, of the Edgefield Advertiser,
an to what one newspaper can do in
a county towards developing diversification.
it was shown that Alan Nicholson.
of The Union Progress, has announced
a county contest involving
premiums of $2,000 for work along
the lines of the food preparedness
campaign.
W. W. Ball, editor of The State,
suggested the importance of well directed
co-operation with the negro
farmers, and of showing those citizens
who do not read the newspapers
how much depended upon this state
Good Roade for McCormlck.
McCormlck.?The road commission
ers of McCormlck county, after selling
$175,000 of bonds with which to build
roads in the county, have secures! the
services of M. K. Worrell, civil engineer,
to do this work which will be begun
immediatelyMr.
Worrell is a native of Indiana,
is a graduate of Perdue university,
has had several years' work with the
United States highway department
and also several years' practical ex
oerlenc* (n building highways.
I
Mra/aioNAi
SUNMTSOIOC
Lesson
(By E. O. SELLERS. Actln* Dlreoto
the Sunday 8choul Course In the Mc
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
(Copyright. 1*17. Weatrrn Newspaper Unl
LESSON FOR APRIL 22
JESUS ANOINTED AT BETHA
LESSON TEXT-John 12:1-11.
GOLDEN TEXT-She hath done a
she could.?Mk. 14:8.
Tills Is n lesson of Jesus in
home. It occurred at the beglnnlnf
passion week. We have before us
master; the worker, Martha ; the v
shlper, Mary; the witness, Lazar
the traitor, Judus, and the people w
out. An unconscious hit of wist
fell from the lips of that good hoi
wife who exclaimed, "How much 1
ter my neighbors' houses look wlie
have uiy windows clean." Too in
we are looking through the eyes
selfishness. Out of this lesson let
learn to look through unselfish e,
I. Unjust Criticism (vv. 1-6). Ii
six days before Jesus' lust Passo
The accounts of Matthew and M
I suggest It to have been within
I days, because they mentioned
I feast after telling of the conspiracy
the chief priests sud elders with
I das, who came to his deteruilnatloi
! sell his Master ufter the repriin
given him on this occasion,
i (1) The Value of Good Deeds.
sus did not forget, in the supri
' hour of his life, the friends whom
hived. To bring them some furl
spiritual gifts, he had come to t
home in Bethany. Doubtless he i
j hud in mind the desire to nourish
' laith which had been kindled in
j hearts of all by the resurrection
I Lazarus, just as he returned to 0
after having performed his first i
| ade (John 4:a4). Jesus was \
j Cod of Very Cod, yet he was >
I much of a real man; therefore he
Joyed the pleasures of home us in
as other men, and the Joys of kin:
; and brotherhood. To none of
hearts in this home did he hi
greater joy than to that of Mary. !
j more than all others, listened to I
understood him, believed in I
loved him. and we read (v. U) I
her ministration was of olntn
"very precious." This suggests !
sacrifice, that love gives of its I
I that the results of love are ulw
to he manifest not upon self but u
others.
(2) The Wealth of Good Deeds.
of her love Mary expended $31, p
' ably her whole treasure, in the |
! chase of this alabaster box. ami
j it aside to use it upon liitn at
i proper time. We do not think that
stopped to calculate the cost of
ointment. Love never estimates va
Her deed proved a safer guide of <
duct thnn the calculating prudenc*
] Judas and the other disciples i
Matt. 20:8). Such deeds ure ulw
! looked upon with suspicion. The 1
! riots usually ure the leuders In c
! cizltiR the actions of others. Envy
ut the bottom of their criticism,
' Rood deeds are unconscious, for
I read that "the house wus tilled i
I odor." The comment was (V
1 14:0), "She hath done a Rood v
upon me" (Matt. 2o:40). On <
1 and recipient love did a Rood d
Her act has also become
(3) A Standard of Good D<
! (Mark 14:8); "She did what
j could," and we have also the rei
I of roo?1 deeds, a memorial to
i (Mark 14:11). A larRe number of
j pie who never Rive of their own to
| poor nor to the kluRdom of God
willing to criticize others who do
i out of the gratitude of their lo
hearts.
II. Gracious Commendation
7-11). Jesus praised where his d
pies and Judas criticized. The ]
they always had with them (A
14:7). This must have been a c
lenRe that evidently they hud not
j tended to the poor as they she
Jesus also tells them frankly
j whatever they do for him they n
i do speedily. Jesus' judgment n
Judas is a rebuke of the disciples;
exposure of the sophistry of the <
ics und of their subtlety Is suggest
' Upon Mary's act he bestowed
J highest possible pruise. "She 1
done what she could." That is all i
is askeil of anyone (II Cor. 8 :l3). S
; commendation as Jesus bestowed u
J Mary he bestowed upon no other,
i his wonderful predictions concert
Iter (Matt. -0:13) have been liter
fulfilled. Jesus' judgment upon M
, Is also suggestive. He shielded
I "let iter alone;" He approved
works as being good, and he in
I preteil iter innermost purpose in
j act which she had performed. 'J
; outward act was literally the poui
j forth of iter heart's adoration and \
' ship. Martha was in part taken
i with her household service. l.a/.t
j was in part taken up with his en
! ment of the presence of Jesus,
i Mary was wholly taken up with J<
i himself. Does the record surprise
"Wheresoever this gospel shall
i preached throughout the whole w<
j this also which she hath done shal
spoken of for a memorial of In
i Judas, under the Judgment of Jo
I was stung (Matt. 30:14) and nur
I at once to the enemies of Jesus
' strike a bargain with them for the
{ trnyal of his Lord though lie did
; secure from these enemies the eon
! lent of what she had poured upon I
j Christ will b> no man's debtor,
j takes the poor offerings we lay be
I him, and crowns them with the i
est reward. Mary's gift of olntti
received words of eommendatiot
which she never dreamed, and a
ward far beyond her fondest hope,
has been the fount of countless d
rich with love. Many people had g
ered, not only for Jesus' sake,
that they might see Lazarus also,
divw people because of what Jesus
done for him, yet he drew then
Jesus. This brought hliu also ui
condemnation, for we must share
bitterness of the foes of Jesus,
they hate him, they will hate us (v.
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