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CHAPTER NINE 17ZEMES

GREATEST EVER TOLD

HEREVER the Temple agents went they defamed and

alandered Jesus.

He was

not a prophet; not even a charlatan, a pretender to medical knowledge; He was Theso ridden by a devil! undeniable powers of His were black magic, straight peak. out of hell.

Soon the tale of what the Temple agents sold of Him came back to the Twelve,

"Whom do the people say that I am?" Jesus naked keenly.

The fervent Jahn, and James,

shy, Andrew, and

diffident Philip told of strange tales that were belleved. Some of the people thought He was John the out of the Baptist, cadaver

Others thought. He was Elias, or some other prophet of olden time, reincarnated.

grave.

mighty

CONTINUING FULTON OURSLER'S STORY OF

THE LIFE

OF JESUS

STORY

was her partner in adultery had not been detained, Having looked at all tho guards and Temple scholars one by one, eye to eye, the Master leaned for ward on his knees and with the nail of a lean brown foreånger wrote in the dust.

There were those who said afterward that what Ho wrote was a list of women-in- When they were quilo Meanwhile, as Jesus slept on

timates of the members of this of Olives, to the apart to themselves, Jesus knelt the Mount down on the stubble and dried- east of this city, His enemies outraged delegation,

When Jesus looked up again sold up grans and began to pray, and in a huddle behind the Templo

to discuss

over His shoulder, He ways and the others knelt with Him. Pre- cat up sently Fater and James and his means to take His fc. Finally, calmly: brother John became aware that one bleary-eyed conspirator had xomething extraordinary በጾ an inspiration.

Some inexplicable "If you will listen to an old stone." access of power had suddenly man," he wheezed, "I can tril Io you how to trip this fanatic into taken hold of the Master. was not now as He had been his grave and all quite legally, even Ave minutes before.

happening.

The first great, overwhelming three friends bad fact that His

attered

later

ing.

too."

Looked Cortain

"He that is without sin among you-let him cast tho first

And stooping down again, Ho resumed Bus mysterious the dust, writing

The trick had failed! For each man there knew about the im proprieties of the others. And they could all read the writing the sand. And BO they to grasp was that the shape of HERE was a plan that looked in

like a certainty. And so hurriedly went out, beginning "But whom do you say that the Master'a contenance seas H

That, and a moment simple! Thus the next morning, with the oldest man. am?" Jesus persisted.

the equally visible and when Jesus walked calmly into The woman Jay there, ready for. There was a moment', undeniable fact that His gar- Jerusalem and appeared in the rovelling on the stone pave-

This was a question they felt

Icturing to bis

npie ment, abjectly prostrate, Jesus a band of Tempic speeches, silence, then vast Peter stood up ment became white and glitter- Temple, and hoarsely cleared his throat.

guarda were busy elsewhere sat back, relaxed, and smiled at her-such a tender smtic as "You", declared Peter, lifting The robe that Jesus wore that on business of the high com his beard and forcing back his nfternoon was the robe of a mand. From out of the marlen she had never hoped to see on

shoulders, "are

the teacher

of Palestine, long and traffic of some hideous bystreet any man's face. His head a little Christ, the Son of

the living flowing,

io one side, He asked: and no matter how they lugged a woman from an

Woman, whero aro thost God."

clean in the morning, it was adulterous bed. She was the

that condemn you? Has no "Blessed are you, Simon Bar- bound to be stained by dust be bait for the trick they

man condemned you?” Jonah!"

exclaimed the Master. fore He had walked far. But now to play.

"No man, Lord." "Because flesh and blood has the raiment, for all its frazzled

As Jesus sat in the Temple, not revealed it to you bul nry hem, was pure and glittering, na

busily, a delegation Go!" Father, who is in heaven. And I woven not of common cotton teaching

but fashioned say to you; that you are Peter and tipun this rock I will build incomprehensible substance, soft my church and the gates hell and shining. shall not prevail against it. And "He is being transfigured be- I will give to you the keyn of the fare an," Peter sold in a hoarse Kingdom of Heaven. And what- whisper. Roever you shall bindi carth, It shall

heaven;

upon

be bound adno in and whatsoever you shall loose on the earth, it shall be also loose in heaven."

Not one but was deeply affect,

and

ΑΝ

of an

Moses And Elias

ND now two others suddenly appeared and began talking with Jesus. The three fishermen mountain top ed, not only the disciples but the standing or the

the Master with ali Master. He charged them with not only saw

was

meant

"Nether will I condemn you.

of men suddenly appeared with And she was almost out of the

the adulteress by

orm. carshot when He called after her in the open her: "And--sin no more!" They shoved

between Hit Lpace

at its

forward an interrogator,

the

THE LIGHT

with

dinner

hin shocked dismay, that Jesus no intention of remaining there bread with this old had not washed before dinner. to break

The Pharixe did not mention schemer. Instead, the

ominion. He merely still untouched, He seized the thought about it. What he did occasion to give a host and other guests A lesson they Ho begin steners, and one guard stood Wiser Hoads Needed not realize was that he was in

the presence of one from whom would never forget. spoke with deep respect, suave, UT the Pharisees knew they no thought could be concealed. by directly answering His host's indigoont, and with every ap were getting nowhere with It was not merely that Jesus discomfort because He had not washed; in quiet voice Ho siated the Pharisee waa pearance of sincerity:

Him; the chief counsellora de- knew what "Master this woman

thinking about Was cided that their agents sent out

washing before simply: meals.

He knew laken in adultery to ensure

the whole I had not been

Wiser heads were psychologien history of

Pharisee; and why he had

had - very clever. needed now.

teacher in to wayside That was why, on a twilight vited

Pharice nico the walk from the synagogue

Jesus woulci be Invitation, Goften Him up, Him ready to wheedled. Soon the vambond

eveti how

to stone such RS panded us

uw in the Law com-

What do you may?"

Jesus from This kind

0

nt dine. Thai old

this beater Bethany, Jesus was stopped by thought that

flattered by the

He likely to a rich old Pharisee who invited atte

this

are

Hypocrites

you Pharlaces make clean the outside of the cup and the platter. But your inside is full of pine and Iniquity... "Hypocritos. Because you whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear to men

dead men's bones and of all nithiness After

that outspokenness Jesus arose and went quickly out of

the utmost secrecy, Now was Moses, the great leader dend not the time to insist bluntly to these vanished centuries, and Bethlehern stable, the Elins, long-buried prophet, but of the sick-was the public that He

assertion they heard them talk, listening under the woman to be stoned Him to dinner. Here was news! That would Christ. The mero

to death? They knew it was not Never before had Jesus been making

Yet, on would call down upon them to what they talked about.

Kiven social recognition so near wald be heady, giddy, talkative beautiful but within are full of weight full selves the

and

He told them the capital. It was too much; the other in Him to do it.

if world will always be too much other hand,

The Pharisee who invited He would say too much; why. ferocity of Jerusalem.

for mortal eyes and ears. Their they might disregard

He was also guilty of a crime him, a tall, allow

mun with they might even be able to nab minds grew dense their eyelids fit

death. that called for

Oh, here the cold eyes of an underinker, Hilm before the dessert. heavy, and

and they fell asleep. Waking, they were just in now, was

Jesus' eyes

went from face for the rest of his natural life Pharisee thought and how second council was convoked to sce the close of us Ilme

gazo straight and because things went wrong for he had planned his to face, His

evening. in Jerusalem. The lawyers and As the strange experience.

full of

He did not the host from the moment Jesus question.

When the Master entered the the Pharisees came together In notice the antvelling entered the house. It began house, Ho did not wash for what was like an ecstasy of of the Twelve Apostles rubbed their eyes, not

the single reason knowing how long they had me to

that He had (Continued on Fagu 5) could ever argue afterward the slept, light was shining around prisoner. Clearly the man who when the Pharisee noticed, to what happened in Gethsemane their beloved Leader. They saw and on Golgotha was a surprise

Coming Struggle

tha! ALMLY He forecast on

calm summary atternoon the coming struggle and is out- come. Not one

to Him. Jesus foretold it all the two celestial visitors retreat several times; already i was ing, walking off as it were, not clear to Him how He must go to info

space but Into some

un-

Jerusalem und suffer many known dimension-figures that

presently disappeared.

things and be put to death,

"Lord", pronned Peter, feel. "Master!" came Peter's mighty ing, in the new authority he had busso, "it is good for us to be Just received strong enough to here. Let us make three tabern- Ono for protest, "be it far from Youl acles. One for you. This shall not bel"

Not alarm, but an instinctive awareness of danger Blashed into the Master's face as He heard Peter's words.

"Go behind Me, Salan!" whis. pered Jesus, looking directly at

his friend, as if he were casting

Moses. One for Elins."

Before he could go on, a fog they fell upon the scene anú heard a vulce:

~This 1s My beloved Son; hear Him,"

50

The three Apostles now were scared that they fell faço

vut a devil. "You are a scandal downward on the ground and to Me because you like not the stayed there until Jesus touched tasic of

of things that are of God them and told them to get up. Peter bowed his shaggy head. Five minutes after having been

but the things that are of men.” Bound To Secrecy

the

called the foundation of Satan No shining figures. Only Jesus

till

most cunning trep! never did cease regretting it Jesus know that was how the, the house. That same night a

Sitting on the Fence.... by

"Mme. Rumanlan

Foreign Secre- tary, is out of favour with the Kremlin."-- News item.

FHE suspense is terrible.

I

my

NATHANIEL GUBBINS

"Tell the vision to no man the ono in a whito surplice who the fast England bowler as he Devil Cat's

the Son of Man shall be risen from the dead.”

In their uncertainty the three fishermen quizzed Him in pri-

balt

and win-

day

still a devil cat

fork.

I get about two forkfuls

in three.

AFTERNOON–Lottie

sleeps

Try to reach workroom unob- served, but Lottie dashes ahead and is waiting on desk with toy mouse. Play for a while, hoping What are they doing to

she will tire and go to sleep. my darling?

Lottle still full of energy clears have made no secret of

desk in few short rushes. While picking up notes, papers, letters, uncontrollable passion

not only the second half of the Soccer would

blow up

the Lottle jumps on back, expecting for the enchanting woman

over chairs, match between England and English batsman, but also the Grand National Communist. Have I not de- Italy last week will make every foreign wicketkeeper, most of tables. clared my love in print, and cricket lover glad that foreigners the slips, and those fielding at

Try to write, type while Lottie ATO more voices then! No more written a rhyming tribute to have so far left the game alone, silly mid-on and off, this would

her beauty?

If and when the "iceser breeds be considered a trilling sacrifice plays with pencils, typewriter without the law" (Kipling) take compared to eliminating a pos- keyn. by the Son of God. Like the good smiling and binding them to

Middle-aged I may be, and

up bat and ball the following ablo century-maker man

he was, he prayed for secrecy.

murled, too. But love laughs at incidents may be expected:- The obligation of silence had locksmiths and

ning the game. that includes grace.

A forelga umpire tripping up Meanwhile, as if prodded on been laid in frightening terras:

on chest while I try to catch up by some deep necessity, Jesus

locks you

the up for life at

reaches the wicket to deliver the

on reading newspapers. told them fally that the King

allar.

EVENING.Switch on radio dom of God was near at hand.

Throughout the sleepless "There are some standing here

The foreign captain calling To many readers who have nights I have seen the

black heads to a two-headed penny asked "How is Lottie the for six o'clock news, Lottie hates Howls to go out. Let that shall not taste death

eyes fill with tears, the black placed in the English captain's Devil Cat?" the answer is that news. they see the Kingdom of God."

and her out, Lottie hates cold. Howls Yet Peter vate, What did He mean-when bobbed head bowed in sorrow pocket by a foreign cricket spy, she is

This Not know death?

to come in Zet her in. frightfully at died. So did John and James, lie was risen from the dead?

is over and Aguin

Ill Jesus repeated

goes on till nows and all the Twelve. For twenty

Following is a normal day in nobody knows if America has The foreign fast bowler centuries afterward men would prediction that He was to die a

the life of Lottie:-

blown herself to bits with atomic. violent death. His persecution argue about that declaration.

the would come from

very

substituted by another foreign

energy or if British housewife is fast bowler of similar appear- MORNING. Howls outside to have couple more eggs, for people who should support the truth but would not. No words

ance during the tea Interval. bedroom door at seven am. Üll I

cakes.

that Ho

This would be easy if the foreign stumble downstairs to pour milk. spoke, no deed Ho would soften their JET only a few days later the would do

Go for walk. Lofile follows players were Japanese, because Milk Anished, howls to go out.

Five minutes they all look exactly alike.

Inter bowls to 20 yards, howling prophecy came true. Peter hearts.

Already and James and John came to the

case or blas-

Doped glasses of lemonade come in. brought out to English fleldamen

Return for supper. Am evi- might state of grace, miraculously, in- phemy

possibly

Cook her breakfast whille dently late, Lottie's howl- be- stantaneously, and

on made against Him-f they

by another cricket spy, who has murdered the pavillon walter trying to read

papers. Put comes nagging whine, de exaltation that probably Fur could prove that He represent-

breakfast 'down. Breakfast too passed any other single human ed Himself tó be of

and stolen his uniform,

hot, Lottle howls. When break- Try to listen to radio plays. experience. That was when origin. Only, it did not seem

The night before the match, fast is cool, maybe, she doesn't then all Spend evening open- they witnessed the remarkable to them too preciso a case as

English willow bata stolen and like it. Howls and takes revenge ing, and shutting doors to let her the people knew phenomenon on the top of Mount yet because

plastic bats substituted by by tearing up newspapers, Tabor.

He was

SO DOOT, Even

third cricket spy.

Art To this day no one knows most stupid man would not ex-' what really happened there. pect the Messiah to

Am in bed just dropping off to Jesus never explained the my poor und humble! So they

balf the in chair first. Remove Lottle, sleep. Lottle howls outside door. atery. It was six days after He hurried back their reports to ALTHOUGH it might have.

Carry her downstairs, p had predicted His crucifixion Jeruzalem, upon which the high been a genuine mistake, the foreign umpire to give the Lottie jumps on lap. Have to mouthful *8 that He led His three close priest in the Temple turned attempt by Italian.footballers to foreign bowler a hand grenade. fight for every

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State Of Grace

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and the garlic stew and black bread (my darling's favourite chow) left untouched.

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ver

To

If I could but remain with

hand hold your stroke your hair Through

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and

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False friends in Moscow we

could bear

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