Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-13

eplthet too vile to be applied to the Sol
Of Mantle Son of God. His infan
head rested on pillow of hay: and IL
manhood, at his death, it rested on f;
pillow of thorns 4 manger was his era
die, and cross, rugged cross, his
dcath-bcd. In the hour of trouble. wheI
anguish came, he sweat great drops OF
blood: and when his prosecutors came tc
apprehend him. his few disciples fed
leaving him as a shepherd without sheep
For the insigniticance Of the origin of his
kingdom, look at the number of his orr
glnal disciples for three years and half
During his lifetime, he had taught count
less thousands along the inland seas of
his country, on the brow of the noun
tains, in the temple, and yet when he
appeared again after bis resurrection
l2o disciples from Jerusalem and the
vicinity We're all that rallied to his blood
stained standard. The insignifcancc of
his kingdom is compared by himself to
grain Of mustard seed-to a small
quantity Of leavcn which a woman took
and herewith leavcned the whole mass.
All the SMILES are representations to
show the il.Signiiicance of the origin of
his kingdom. But while small in its he
ginning, small in the numerical strength
Of It's adhcrcnts, small in the means en-
pioved for It's succeSs-for they had no
wealth, no power, no armieS-yet this
company of fishermen and tent-makerS
aimed at the conquest of the world.
This stone, so little in its beginning,
contrasting strongly with the beauty
and wealth OF the image: had in il an in
herent power ofprOgreSsion: it was little,
but it had power to expand, power to cx-
tend. 1t became a great mountain and
filled the earth. The inherent power of
progression in the kingdom of the Messi-
ah arose out of three circumstances. from
its original constitution, from it's connec-
ton with the infinite atoncment, and from
the instrunentality and agency employed
to extend it. In the first place, its inner
ent power Of prog fession arose from its
original constitution. The disciples OF
the kingdom Of Jesus Christ never went
into any country to mcddlc with its GOV
crnment or TO interfere with its institu-
tons. 1t was formed in such a manner
as to introduce itself under every form Of
government, and 10 affect man in the great
elements OF his character. |; was intend
cd TO be a religion tor republics, to be a
religion for moderate monarchieS. and to
he 4 religion Cor dcsnotisms. Civil gov
eminent is an institution of God, but the
form Of government belongs 10 the people,
and ChriSt never intended 70 have it other
wise. If Christ and his disciples had
gone through the Roman Empirc, beard
ing the government and attempting to
ahrocate It's institutions, Christianity
would have been crushed IN q moment.
But it addressed itselftO the king and the
suhjccts-it addressed itself to the rulers
teaching them to do justly, and to the
people, teaching them to support the gov
eminent. When tic tribute money was
brought to Christ, for his enemies were
perpe;naily trying to entrap him, he said
- Show me q penny" and one being pro-
duccd. asked < Whose superscrip;ion is
this!" The reply was Caesars. "
" Render said he, - TO Caesar, the things
that are C;Csar's, and TO Gcd, the thincs
that are God s." If he had said 1T is
not lawful 10 pay tribute money to Can-
Sar," the strong arm Of the government
would have arrested him, and if he had
said, on the other hand, that it was law
ful, he would have been elnbroiled with
the populace. So i'll every other case, the
kingdom of Christ was To introduce itStlf
under every form Of government, and not
to lay violent hands on existing ins;i;u-
tioES. bee YOU, beloved hearers, TO re-
member, that while Judaism was fer the
Jews alone, Christianity was for the whole
Worthwhile Judaism was sectional, re.
stricted and temporary, Christianity was
universal, free from sectiOnaliSm, and in
tended to endure until the drama of the
world was wound up AT the bar Of the
Eternal.
Its Inherent progress arises, therefore,
from its constitution addressing man as
man, seeking 20 control him in the ele-
ments of his character, and to prepare
him so that God may be gloritied,
and he himself placed under the most
advantageous circumstances. 1t was,
secondly, connected with the universal
tL'piiCiHClII vi iSS tutIiOI, as IluStGdltu
in the parable Of the . grain of wheat. :"
That grain OF wheat was the body of the
man Jesus, which his father had prepared
for the world redemption: it fell into the
earth, and was productive Of great fruit,
Il thousand fold, Il million fold, and lis in
huence is now felt on the continents of
the earth and the islands of the sea.
st. Paul took this view Of it, in his EpistIe
to the Philippians: namely, that Chlist's
ultimate triumph is connected with his
humiliation, and his success founded upon
his sacrifice, & He thought it not robbery
to be equal with God-yet he made HIM
self Of no reputation, and took upon him
the form of a servant, and became obe-
dent unto death, even the death of the
cross. Wherefore God hath highly eX-
alted him, and given him a name above
every name, that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow" &c. [ am here
10 preach the truth as it is in Jesus as
| understand it, that he should taste
death for every man. He linked himself
with our nature, and every man is there
fore interested in his universal atonement.
The sacred instrumentality employed
to extend the kingdom of Christ is the liv-
ing preacher and the influence of the Holy
Spirit. On the day of Pentecost you have
both the preacher and the Holy Spirit.
prtar was the Draa cher and with him