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Jesus, the Man of Sorrows, and consider what He had to undergo for our 
salvation. 
King Herod, with his court, scorned Him; Pilate, the judge, con¬ 
demned Him; Annas and Ca.iphas, both high-priests, reproved Him; the 
scribes and Pharisees accused Him; the soldiers took Him and bound Him; 
'the tormentors whipped Him, crowned Him, and crucified Him; and all 
forsook Him. 
How, my dear reader, since Christ, our Divine Lord , has suffered so 
much for our sakes, why, then, should we not, for His sake, be willing to 
bear manfully and with truly Christian fortitude and resignation whatever 
of the world’s contempt or ridicule God’s fatherly Providence may permit 
to befall us! 
“Then learn to scorn the praise of men, 
And learn to lose with God; 
For Jesus won the world through shame, 
And beckons thee His road.” 
— F. W. Faber. 
A genus of climbing plants, of many species. 
Poverty and Toil. 
? 0 be under the necessity of having to struggle with poverty and con¬ 
quer it, is often of advantage for mortals. 
“He who has battled,” says a certain author, “were it only with pov¬ 
erty and hard toil, will be found stronger and more expert than those who 
could stay at home from the battle, concealed among the provision wagons, 
or even rest unwatchfully abiding by the stuff.” 
