Shiloh: The Man of Sorrows
By Editor
"Shiloh: the Man of Sorrows," Mrs. Stuttle's story of the Master, closes with this issue. Some have criticized it from the one view-point of using with the life of Jesus imaginary or fictitious characters, or giving imaginary names to persons whom the Bible left nameless. We confess that for the purpose for which the author did this we see no validity to the objections. This treatment only made the scenes and actors more real than they are to the ordinary reader of the Bible. Other readers, those who have grasped the deeper spiritual things of God, think that the Bible is all that is necessary; yet these delight in listening to sermons vividly descriptive, or in books like "Desire of Ages" and March's "Night unto Night." In all the story, we recall no instance where it has misinterpreted the Master or shaded the high morality or intrinsic value of His teaching. Its chief objection was that it tied up too long a valuable department of the paper. Yet very many have delighted in it, and have turned from worse than worthless perusal of worthless publications to a story which brought before their mind in a new and sympathetic way the wonderful life of Jesus, the Saviour of the world, the Shiloh of the tribe of Judah, the Man of Sorrows, the Prince of Life. May its truths take hold of the hearts which have followed it, and may they be ready to welcome the Master when He comes. Mr. Carnegie's $10,000,000 for peace looks large when considered alone, but a mere trifle when compared with $700,000,000 for battle-ships. It is like a native war canoe beside a modern Dreadnought.