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THE BARREN FIG TREE
(Sermon by Rev. Dr. Beverley
Ketchen, of Hamilton, Ont.)
`Most of us, I think, do not carry in
our minds a verygebersplete picture of
Jesus. • fVVe think of Him as meek and
mild, gentle and patient, sympathetic
and charitable; as One who was all
kindness and pity; as One who went
about continually doing good, who
blessed His enemies, who consistently
preached and practiced the doctrine
of non-resistance. It is of course
natural and ineivitable that His grac-
iousness should overshadow every-
thing else for that was undoubtedly
by far the predominant feature.
But we must not shut our eyes to
the admirable courage of His spirit
as manifested by the occasional stern-
ness of His message. No one could
be true to a mission like His and be
all smiling sweetness. He had to say
many a disagreeable thing. If He
had beezi always complimentary, if He
had taken the diplomatic line of least
resistance, if 'He had withheld all
candid criticism, He might never have
came, to the Cross.
Paul asked the Galations, "Am I
become your enemy because I tell you
the truth?" You see how human the
Galatians, were, and how essentially
unchanged human nature is! We do
not like to see ourselves as others sea
ns --unless they are skilled in the art-
ful insincerities of life:
An English writer tells us that one
very dismal summer in England there
was a record pawning of barometers.
People got depressed by looking at the
face of the instrument, the hand of
which nearly every other day indicat-
ed unsettled weather. Some pawn-
brokers got so many barometers that
they finally refused to advance any
more money on them. That funny
episode in the human comedy 'illus-
trates an undeniable feature of our
poor human ' nature, namely impati-
ence with 'anyone who thrust upon us
the unwelcome truth -with anyone
who administers a bitter tonic of
honest criticism when our taste is all
for the golden syrup of praise or flat-
tery.
This parable of the barren fig tree
was not very palatable to the Jews,
for evidently Jesus was referring to
the nation. Israel' -had enjoyed the
careful, patient, generous husbandry
of God." The, nation's history was a
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49,00 point to a noble Oat of leadere
Whom God had raise,d u,p, and to a
thrilling number of remarkable and
ertreil Miraculous deliverance, and say
"Far God and serve Himn sincerity
for consider how great thingsHe bath
done for yeti.” Time went on and
they had men like David ad Elijah
arid Isaiah and John the Baptist; "a
alaeof inspired leadership that
could be matched by no other !land,"
-and yet for all that incomparable
privilege the nation had produced no
worthy return in character and ser-
vice. .The tree, so wonderfully cared
for, was not bearing fruit.• ' •
That is the kind pf passage in the
teaching of Jesus that we like to pass
over. A great many people, are al-
ways looking for His Second coming,
but one wonders a little how same of
these people would regard Him if He
should come and thrust out the same
kind of candid criticism of our na-
tional life.
What a raking He would give the
modern, so-called Christian nation !
And the majority would resent His
photographic speeches, same with con-
tempt, others with hot anger. He
would be called a pessimist by those
who shut their eyes to the (prevailing
evils in society. He would be regard-
ed as a dangeraus political fanatic
by those who cannot distinguish 'be-
tween socialism and disloyalty. A
multitude of fashionable, self -complac-
ent church -going people would dis-
miss Him with a shrug of scorn.
This parable of the barren fig -tree
reminds us •of a passage in the pro-
phecy of Ezekiel. That keen master
of satire told Israel that if a vine was
not 'bearing its natural fruit it was a
disappointment to the owner of the
vineyard -obviously enough, because
it was not fulfilling, the purpose for
•which it was planted and cultivated.
It was not there for ornamental pur-
poses, and the mere luxuriance of its
foliage could not be regarded as a
satisfactory compensation for its bar-
renness.
The Jews had proudly and with
nonchalant arrogance called their na-
tion "a vine of the Lord's own plant-
ing" -with the . patient industry of
love God had cared for it, but Israel
was not fulfilling the Divine purpose
-and the candid fearless prophet
said: "You are very proud of the
vine, but where is the fruit?"
The argument of Jesus and the pro-
phet is very reasonable, viz, that
things or people are to be judged by
the purpose for which they were in-
tendede-and that privilege carries
with it a corresponding and inescap-
able responsibility.
It is the only reasonable standard
of judgment. Here is a home for ex-
ample. The architect was almost a
genius. The decorators were high-
priced artists. Money has been spent
lavishly, and with good taste, on pic-
tures and furnishings. The casual
caller might exclaim, "What a beau•
tiful home!" He might say, "What
refinement and happiness and peace
there must be here!"
But in reality it is only a sort of
private hotel. The atmosphere is en-
tirely worldly. The owner is engross-
ed in making money and his wife in
social climbing and the children are
away at expensive schools, largely
perhaps to (be out of the way. The
cellar is much better stocked than the
library. There is not the remotest
suggestion of a sanctuary about the
place and judged by the fundamental
and sacramental purpose of a home,
it is a failure, like a tree without fruit.
But here is another -very plain and
ordinary looking -just a cottage,
rented at that! But within its hum-
ble walls there is "plain -living and
high thinking" and of the like of it
the geeat poet says:
simplY becaaitie
fruit.
We are Weft
as transgressio
.01 i gkir
di to think Of sin dniet,
eelsoine el,
fence -crime of some • sort, Wt this
parable is a warning against inefruit-
fulness.
In the rable tbe, talents one
of the servants was condemned, not
because he had equunitted ay flag-
rant crime, leat banse of .anything,
he had done, but simply 'because he
had not used his talent, at all.
In the .parable of Dives and Lazarus
we are not told of any monstrous sin.
Dives was probably a very restiectieble
law-abiding citizen. He was not con-
demned for anything he did, but
rather for what he neglected to do --
not for getting his wealth unscrup-
elously but for not using it sym-
nethetically or so.cially. His punish-
ment was the resulteof indifference to
the needs of the community. He took
no human interest in the poverty and
suffering so near his gate.
"He made no rnistakes-toek no
wrong Toad;
He never fumbled the ball,
He never went down 'neath
weight of a load,
He simply did nothing at all.
He lost no hard fight in defence of
the right,
Never bled with his back to the wall,
He never fell faint in his climb to
the light,
He simply did nothing at all."
It is not enough that we live re-
spectable lives, that we do no harm,
that we violate none of the common
laws of society. We are put here for
a purpose and that purpose is ex-
pressed very definitely in the shorter
catechism. "Man's chief end is to
glorify God," and that is done by fol-
lowing with reverent steps the great
example of Him who went about con-
tinually doing good.
You and I have been blessed that
we might be a blessing. All our dis-
cipline, every experience that has
come to us through Providence either
of joy- or trouble, has been meant by
God to make us more helpful in the
community. We have been cultivat-
ed by grace that we might bring
forth the fruits of the spirit,' and
"what doth the Lord require of us,
but that we do justly, and love mercy
and walk humbly with God?"
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HENSALL
(Too late for last week.)
Briefs. ---Mr. Thomas Shaddock. sec-
tion foreman, and his men, together
with Mr. John Zuefri, -florist, have put
out a number of fine flower beds at
our railway station this week. Much
credit is due to them. -In our report
in last week's issue, through a cler-
ical error, the name of Helen Dixon
appeared in place of Helen Green, who
together with Miss Jean Bell recently
left here for a couple of months visit
to Scotland.
Ohituary.-One of our respected
residents, who lived in our village for
some seventeen years, in the person
of the late Thomas Roger Richardson,
passed away at his home here on
Tuesday evening last. The deceased
had been in failing health for several
years, but was only confined to his
bed for about a week, The direct
cause of his death in his 74th year
was from pneumonia, Mr. Richard-
son was a native of North England
and was horn at Westmoreland. He
was married in the year 1887 to Miss
Annie Proctor, of England, who sur-
vives him, and emigrated to this
county with his wife in 19,12. In
England he was engaged for some
years as heavy sledge hammer strik-
er in a plough factory, and afterwards
worked in a gunpowder factory, and
was also for some time engaged in
farming. He was a man of a strong
constitution, a loving husband and in,
dulgent parent, and besides his widow
leaves three sons and two daughters,
namely: John and Roger, in England;
Thorrias, it honle, arid tWo daughters,
Mrs. Richard Taylor, of Tuckersmith,
near Chiselhurst, and Mrs. Archie
Noakes, of Dearborn, Michigan. In
politics he was a Conservative, in re-
ligion a member of the Church of
England, and the funeral was held
from St. Paul's Anglican Church on
Thursday afternoon. Much sympathy
is felt for the widow and sons and
daughters.
"From scenes like these auld Scotia's
grandeur
That makes her loved at home, rev-
ered abroad."
By this logical natural principle
then, everything and everybody is
really judged. Is the tree bearing
fruit? Is the institution fulfilling its
natural functions? Is the man realiz-
ing "the chief end of man?"
It is the test by which Jesus Him-
self asked to be judged, "If I do not
the works of My Father, believe Me
not; but if I do, then believe Me for
the very works' sake."
eA man may think he is very clever
because he has what he is pleased to
call intellectual difficulties about the
Bible. He may say that Christianity
is a failure; that church members are
not much better than people who do
not go to church; that he does not
believe in Foreign Missions because
the teachings of Buddha or Confucius
are full of noble, moral philosophy.
But he might take the trouble to
look at India or China. He might see
if he can discover a hospital or char-
itable institution of any kind, .any-
where in the world that has not been
built by Christian people.
Theology may be too much for
some, especially if they have no Scot-
tish blood in their veins, but it should
not require extraordinary intelligence
to appreciate the difference between
the twentieth century and the Middle
Ages, or to recognize the beneficent
effects of Christianity in the world.
The tree has borne fruit -Judge it
by that.
It is the only test to apply to your
own doctrine or creed. How does it
manifest itself in Your daily life?
Does it express itself in charity and
patience and unselfishness and hon-
ourableness of conduct amid the traf-
fic of the world?
Does it keep your from gruinbling
when things seem to be against you?
Does it give you courage and confi-
dence in the midst of difficulties? Does
it regulate your life in the office or
the shop or the home? Does it shape
yotirisioeial relationships according to
the golden rule? Is the tree bearing
"-- -------
It is the only test that can be ap-
plied to your life. It cannot be ulti-
mately ecaped. Are you serving the
purpose for which God put your here
in the world? You have enjoyed for
80 or 40 or 50 years the careful,
patient, hopeful husbandry of God.
His loving kindness has been new ev-
ry morning. He has. lavished His
laving care upon you. What has been
the purpose of all your discipline?
Why have you been so blessed?
eThe fig tree in the parable was not
condemned because it was spoiling the
landscape by its ugly appearance or
beeause there was a blight on it that
endangered the surrounding trees, but
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