826 THE K I N G ’ S BUS I NE S S apt to fall into tlie toils of the other, not realizing that all are tending toward the prophesied great religious Babylon of the last days» Beware of world alliances and world friendships. . . —K. L. B. HOW TIMES Do Change! At last Joan of Arc has been made a full-fledged saint and can be invoked and venerated. The process of making saints has been changed since Bible times. Saints were formerly made by acceptance of Christ and being regenerated (Acts 9:13; Heb. 1:10-14), but it (ook the Pope to make Joan of Arc a saint. The Roman Catholic Church which now makes her a saint burnt her alive in 1431 as a heretic. With no -advocate, this pure maid who dared to call on God without going to Him through a priest, was condemned and her body burned in the presence of Roman bishops, ecclesiastics and notables. Below the stake where she burned were the words, “ Jeanne, ealled ‘ The Maid,’ liar, abuser of the people, soothsayer, blasphemer of God,.pernicious, superstitious, idolatrous, cruel, dissolut, invoker of devils, apostate, heretic.” Now she is made a saint and what becomes of the papal doctrine of infallibility? . What is the reason for this peculiar move after five centuries? For many years the superstitious among the French have treated Joan of Arc as a heroine saint and the ending uf the war in favor of the allies was by many attributed to her. Even Marshall Foch said as much. This was the psychological moment for the Roman Church to step in and claim the glory, for France, the elder daughter of the church, has of late been very rebellious against her crafty mother. Rome seizes the opportunity of honor ing Joan, the child of the common people, with a view to regaining her lost prestige among the common people. While the Roman Church threw every thing into the balances in favor of the Kaiser, she now steps in and takes the glory for the allied victory. The Pope makes no confession of the error of the church in murdering Joan, but evidently hopes the majority, ignorant of the history of the affair, will never learn the true facts. After so long a time, trust the Pope to give some good explanations if they should be called for. Beat Rome for duplicity if you can. —K. L. B. j&jy W? DID the Jews Crucify Christ? ' Rabbi Isadore Myers of Los Angeles has been giving a lecture in some of the large Protestant churches of Los Angeles on the topic “ Who Crucified Jesus?” attempting to prove that the Jews were not responsible for the crucifixion. The pastor of the First Congregational Church, the pastor of \ the First Baptist Church and the pastor of the Trinity Methodist Church are reported in the papers as having presided at these lectures in their churches, and are said to have eulogized the lecturer and praised the efforts of Rabbi Myers to remove prejudice. Were' the Jews responsible for the crucifixion of our Lord? Let us glance through just one of the Gospels. John 5:16, “ Therefore did_ the Jews persecute Jesus and sought to slay Him.” 5:18, “Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill Him because He made Himself equal with God.” 6:41,
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