te,
And let no man dwell therein:

and,

His office let another take.--Acts 1:15-20.

The character and motives of Judas remain an unsolved riddle. The Gospels
leave no doubt that money played a part with him. But could a man whom
Jesus selected and trusted be actuated by so sordid a motive alone? Was he
perhaps embittered because he had staked his ambition on the Galilean
Messiah and Jesus failed to act the part assigned to him? Was he hoping to
force him to revolutionary action? We may be sure that Judas was no
slinking thief only. In Rubens' picture of the Last Supper at Milano Judas
has a strong and noble face, but troubled and restless eyes, telling of a
hurt soul. The other disciples were deeply impressed by his betrayal of
the Master and of the common cause. Judas is the type of the lost leader.
"Just for a handful of silver he left us, just for a ribbon to stick in
his coat." Some leaders blunder and learn better; some sag to lower levels
but plod on; some sell out. Judas could not bear to live. Read James
Russell Lowell's "Extreme Unction."

Have you known of cases today of men who have abandoned or betrayed a
cause to get office or income? Any who abandon humanity itself to get
thirty pieces for themselves?

Seventh Day: The New Order of Leaders

And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in
their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and
healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. But when
he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them,
because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a
shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is
plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray ye therefore the Lord of
the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

And he called unto him his twelve disciples, and gave them
authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all
manner of disease and all manner of sickness.

Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon,
who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of
Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas,
and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed
him.--Matt. 9:35-10:4.

We have studied part of this passage before as an exp