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 | É^unMp S>ri)ool iedôon LESSON XI. Facing the Supreme Test of Ser- viceâ€"Mark 14: 32-46. Golden Textâ€"-Not what Ï will, but what thou wait. Mark 14: 36. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. â€"- Evening of Thursday, April 6, A.D. 30. Place.-â€"The Garden of Geth- semane at the base of the western slope of the Mount of Olives. The agony of Christ in Geth- semane is also recorded in Matt. 20: 3(5-46, and in Luke 22: 40-46. Between verses 25 and 32 of our chapter must be inserted all the teaching of Christ recorded in John 15, 16 and 17. These won- derful discourse! were given on Thursday night of Passion Week. 32. And they come unto a place. The literal translation of the Greek, as the margin tells us, would read “an enclosed piece of ground.” Which was named Geth- semane. The word “Gethsemane” means1 oilpress, which would imply that this garden was located in an olive grove in the midst of which was a press for obtaining olive- oil- It was on the eastern side of the brook Kidrori, at the base of the Mount of Olives. As John re- minds us, it had been a favorite resort of Jesus. The Lord now leaves eight of the disciples on the outer edge of the garden, while he takes wliat is known as the innermost circle of the apostolic group with him deeper into the garden itself. Bearing It Alone 33. And he taketh with him Peter and James and John. These are the ones whom the Lord took with him up on the mountain where he was transfigured. And began to be greatly amazed. The word here translated “greatly amazed” means to be thoroughly alarmed, or even to be terrified. And gore troubled. The verb in- dicates a distress which follows a great sn.-clc. The weight of the world’s siii was here being borne by him alone 34. And he saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death: abide ye here, and watch. This phrase is also found in Matthew’s account. The word here translated “exceeding sor- rowful” means surrounded with grief or sorrow on every h*«nd. We speak of “the Gethsemane agony,” and in Luke’s account of Christ’s experience in Gethsemane we have the very Greek word agènia (luke 22: 44) from which our word "agony” comes. 35. And he went forward a lit- tle. Our Lord iii seeking solitude on the last night of his life on earth immediately preceding his crucifixion first departed from the * noisy, crowded city with his eleven disciples to go out to a quiet gar- den spot on a lovely hillside; now to be absolutely along with God, he separates himself from even this inner group of three. And fell to the ground. To fall on the ground is an indication of utter prostration before God. And prayed. While the Lord always was in communion with God and always one with him, yet there were definite times in his life, undoubtedly definite times in every day of his life when he prayed to God, i.e., when he spoke to him definitely about specific needs, either of his own or of others. That, if it were possible, the hour might pass away from him. Of course the Lord Jesus means, by “the hour” the entire period beginning now with his agony in Gethsemane and termin- ating with his death on the cross, the entire time of his suffering and anguish. The Bitter Cup •86. And.he said, Abba, Father. The- word abba is the Aramaic word meaning “father,” and both words were often used freely in prayers, to God. All things are possible unto thee; remove this cup from me. This petition of Christ was not a command. Jesus did not ask anything that would in the slightest way contradict the Father’s will, He does ask that the cup be taken from him if pos- sible, On the other hand, he does not want the cup to be taken away if God wills it otherwise. What Jesus prayed to be delivered from in Gethsemane, was not death as a sacrifice voluntarily offered for the salvation of mankind; but this possible element in his death as a sacrifice, the hiding of the Fath- er’s face, and the withdrawing of his Father’s hand from him. How- beit not what 1 will, but what thou wilt.. It is the human will of Jesus that here speaks. The agony in Gethsemane will always bear an element of mystery for us, because of the mystery in the union of Christ’s two natures. 37. And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Pet- er, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest thou not watch one hour? 38. Watch and pray, that ye en- ter not into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. The spirit and the flesh denote the two extremes of hu- man nature, “spirit” being the highest word used to describe the spiritual part of man, our “flesh” being used to denote everything that belongs to the lower nature. Jesus is not pleading this as an excuse for his disciples’ sleepful- ness, but as a reason why they should watch and pray. The spirit is eager, ready to stand by me even to death, as you have just shown in your protestations; but the flesh is weak, the lower na- ture fears death and danger, and exposes you to temptation. Prayer Without Ceasing 39. And again he went away, and prayed, saying the same words. 40. And again he came, and found them sleeping, for then- eyes were very heavy; and they knew not what to answer him. Our Lord himself is the perfect example of persistent prayer, of praying without ceasing. 41. And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest. It is enough. We do not. quite know whether this means that they had slept enough, or whether the Lord had prayed enough; probably the reference is to the latter. He prayed until he got his answer. The hour is come. Behold the Son of man is be- trayed into the hands of sinners. It is one thing for a criminal to be betrayed into the hands of those who keep the law and pre- tend to enforce righteousness; but it is the very opposite for the righteous One to be betrayed into the hands of lawless men. 42. Arise, let us be going; be- hold, he that betrayeth me is at hand. Now behold the glorious conqueror! He emerges from the horrible conflict in Gethsemane as if steeled both in body and soul. His whole bearing breathes . self-possession, manliness, and sublime composure. 43. And straightway, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multi- tude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. The position of Judas in this verse would seem to indicate that he was the leader of this crowd. The Arrest 44. Now he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that, is he; take him, and lead him away safely. In the confusion there was the possibility of escape, and there was a desire to make every- thing sure. This sign was the or- dinary form of salute. 45. And when he was come, straightway he came to him, and saith, Rabbi; and kissed him. 46. And they laid hands on him, and took him. Germs In War Are Uncontrollable Science Unable to Confine Dis- ease To One Side ROME.â€"Use of disease germs in future warsâ€"which some have feared as a horror worse than poison gas and liquid fireâ€"is a mere “bugaboo,” the Internation- al Congress of •Chemistry was told last week. Professor Marston Bogert, of Columbia University, New York, said “it seems scarcely likely that disease germs will be used to any extent in war because of th.e im- possibility of controlling the spread of pestilence or restricting it to the enemy country.” He said distribution of insect pests among an enemy undoubted- ly would immobilize large num- bers of fighting men, but that science was unable to confine such an Invasion to one side. Duchess Is Guest at a Nursery Tea The Duchess of Gloucester opened a new garden estate at Somers Town built by the St. Paneras House Improvement Society to replace slum dwellings. The estate consists of 230 flats and the Bishop oi Uxio a blessed the last two' blocks of flats which completed the estate. The Duchess visited the nursery school for forty children at the top of one of the new blocks, and the picture shows her receiving tea from a tiny Andrea Leeds has been stepping right along since she did so well in a minor role in “Stage Door.” She went on to do well in “Gold- wyn Follies,” is working now in the - picture “Letter of Introduction," and will play opposite Joel McCrea in a picture called, so far, “Youth Takes A Fling.” Which all goes to show: that she was right when she refused to go on as just one more contract play- er. She felt that she wasn’t getting Andrea Leeds anywhere, you’ll remember, and got out of her contract, and all Holly- wood had said she was crazy, as she had just one performance to her credit at that time. And then â€" “Stage Door” and all the opportunity in the world! The “Lone Ranger” craze is now growing every day. The actor who plays the “Ranger” in the screen serial may go on a personal ap- pearance tour. National Broadcast- ing company has arranged for the transcription rights of the radio program for the South, Canada and Australia â€" at present it’s heard on a 42-station tie-up three times a week. There’s talk of a circus stunt and of a cartoon strip for the newspapers. And the country will be flooded with books, cowboy suits and chewing gum, and sweaters, and all the other merchandise that can be used in profitable tie-ups. Charlie Chaplain’s latest discov- ery, Dorothy Cummingore, has been given a contract by Warner Bro- thers, and you’ll see her first in “Three Girls on Broadway.” The picture business being a bit slow,at the moment, picture stars are doing quite a bit of vacationing â€" Miriam Hopkins and her hus- band, Anatole Litvak, the director, are at her charming little house in New York. Fredric March expected to have to cut his New York vaca- tion short, and then got word that he might stay on indefinitely. Ma- deleine Carroll and Wendy Barrie are among the. toasts of New York. Bing Crosby can continue with his present radio sponsors for ten years if he wants to. It’s said the adver- tising agency invol- ved would like him to sign an agree- ment for that length of time, with the us- ual year to year op- tions. His present contract still has 8 months to run. Of ail the Hollywood t'Olks who have gone Bing Crosby 3n the air, Bing has been the most suc- cessful and shows no sign of dimin- ishing popularity. Benny Goodman recently gave ills second concert in Boston, be- fore a packed house; as in Carne- gie Hall, in New York, the first tilings anybody knew the younger set. in the crowd was out in the aisles beginning to “shag.” An ush- er hurried forward to stop them, whereupon a conservative looking, middle-aged gentleman stopped the usher. Seems he’d decided to learn the “shag” and thought that was as good a place as any to begin. ODDS AND ENDS â€" Paul Muni seems to be ali set to do “The Life of William Tell” ...... When Frank Lloyd directs “If I Were King,” with Ronald Colman, Frank’s own daughter, Alma, will play ‘‘Colette” ... Joe Fenner’s new picture, “Go Chase Yourself,” is his best one yet ... Walt Disney divided $50,- 000 among the people who helped him make “Snow White” â€" Max Baer is coaching Robert Taylor for “Knock Out" ...... The objection to Shirley Temple’s making personal appearances has been that she was too young to appear behind the footlights ... But Mary Bickford began when she was five, and it didn’t seem to hurt her any .... In “Four Men and a Prayer” you’U Mrs. “Perplexed” writes. “I am in my early thirties and have been worried for some time because my husband is? neglectful. He is cool towards me and I’m sure no longer loves me. Recently I met a widow- er who. thinks a lot of me and I am afraid I have become very attached to him. I am wondering -â€"•” I am glad that you sent speci- mens of all three handwritings. Be- ware of your widower friend. You say you do not know much about him, and judging from his writing I am sure that you do not! Or you would not want to know him any longer! He is not to be trusted. Yoiir husband's writing suggests that he is worrying about some- thing; perhaps he is worrying about YOU? Certainly he seems a straightforward sort of man. Now YOUR writing shows that you have a liking for novelty, gaiety and ac- tion. You are inclined to be flight- ty and, do you mind if I add, flir- see Richard Greene, recently arriv- ed from England, who, it is said, will be groomed for stardom ...... Now it’s announced that Maude Adams’ movie tests were so suO- cessful that she will not appear in “The Young in Heart," hut in a. production giving more scope tè her talents. Air-Raid Shelter At Bosham, near Chichester, England, is one of the most lux- urious air-raid shelters ever. It has steel furniture, yachting scenes on the walls, radio, a cock- tail bar, table tennis, an 800-gal- lon tank of tropical fish. Owned by a Mr. Gestetner. Was Once a King Crown Prince Michael is now heir to the throne of Roumania. The bemedalled youth will be 17 in October. tacious? A girl of 19 writes; “I am in lova with a man,' aged 28, who wants us to get married. Am I too young?” I see nothing in either of your writings to make me discourage you. On the contrary I. think you are well suited. The age difference is not an insuperable barrier. If you are sure you love- him, and fin- ances are satisfactory, go ahead, and good luck. Do YOU wish to know what your handwriting reveals of your char- acter and disposition? Have you a sweetheart or friends about whom you would like to learn more? Send specimens of the handwritings you want analysed, enclosing 10c for EACH specimen. Send with stamp- ed addressed envelope to: L. Hib- bert, Room 421, 73 West Adelaide Et,, Toronto, Ontario. All letters are confidential. CHARACTER FROM HANDWRITING More Secrets From My Mailbag ! By LAWRENCE HlBBERT (Graphologist and Psychologist)