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"They were present at the parting of Mary and Jesus by Bethany, and it will be many a day before the memory of that scene ceases to vibrate in their hearts. It is the scene that brings the humanness of the great tragedy most closely home to us. THEY WERE PRESENT AT THE PARTING OF MARY AND JESUS BY BETHANY AND IT WILL BE MANY A DAY BEFORE THE MEMORY OF THAT SCENE CEASES TO VIBRATE IN THEIR HEARTS IT IS THE SCENE THAT BRINGS THE HUMANNESS OF THE GREAT TRAGEDY MOST CLOSELY HOME TO US
 hundred years. "They saw him, angry and indignant, driving out the desecrators from the temple. They saw the rabble, who a few brief moments before had followed him, shouting 'Hosanna,' slinking away from him to shout with his foes. "They saw the high priests in their robes of white, with the rabbis and doctors, all the great and learned in the land, sitting late into the night beneath the vaulted roof of the Sanhedrin's council-hall, plotting his death. "They saw him supping with his disciples in the house of Simon. They saw poor, loving Mary Magdalen wash his feet with costly ointment, that might have been sold for three hundred pence, and the money given to the poor--'and us.' Judas was so thoughtful for the poor, so eager that other people should sell all they had, and give the money to the poor--'and us.' Methinks that, even in this nineteenth century, one can still hear from many a tub and platform the voice of Judas, complaining of all waste, and pleading for the poor--'and us. D TALKING SO HARD FOR THE LAST EIGHTEEN HUNDRED YEARS THEY SAW HIM ANGRY AND INDIGNANT DRIVING OUT THE DESECRATORS FROM THE TEMPLE THEY SAW THE RABBLE WHO A FEW BRIEF MOMENTS BEFORE HAD FOLLOWED HIM SHOUTING HOSANNA SLINKING AWAY FROM HIM TO SHOUT WITH HIS FOES THEY SAW THE HIGH PRIESTS IN THEIR ROBES OF WHITE WITH THE RABBIS AND DOCTORS ALL THE GREAT AND LEARNED IN THE LAND SITTING LATE INTO THE NIGHT BENEATH THE VAULTED ROOF OF THE SAN HEDRON'S COUNCIL HALL PLOTTING HIS DEATH THEY SAW HIM SUPPING WITH HIS DISCIPLES IN THE HOUSE OF SIMON THEY SAW POOR LOVING MARY MAGDALEN WASH HIS FEET WITH COSTLY OINTMENT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR THREE HUNDRED PENCE AND THE MONEY GIVEN TO THE POOR AND US JUDAS WAS SO THOUGHTFUL FOR THE POOR SO EAGER THAT OTHER PEOPLE SHOULD SELL ALL THEY HAD AND GIVE THE MONEY TO THE POOR AND US METHINKS THAT EVEN IN THIS NINETEENTH CENTURY ONE CAN STILL HEAR FROM MANY A TURBAN PLATFORM THE VOICE OF JUDAS COMPLAINING OF ALL WASTE AND PLEADING FOR THE POOR AND US
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