The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-06-01
JESUS ONLY.
ny REV. ruEo. l.. CUTLER.

II ia very probable that Christ's trans.
fguration took place upon Mount Hermon.
The outlook from that summit carried the |
eye from Lebanon, with it's diadem of gilt |
tefing ice, southwark to the silvery mirror |
OF Gennessret; hut il was not that vision
of natural beauty that the disciples looked |
at cheiily; they saw "Josus only" Two |
illustrious prophets, Moses aud Elijah, had
just made their miraculous appearance Oh
the top of the mount; but neither of these
mighty men appeared any longer TO the
| disciples view they "saw no man save
Jesus only"
In this expression we find tho clue to
tho power of apostolic preaching. That
solitary figure on tho mouut became the
central figure to tho eyes aud hearts Of tho
apostles One Person occupied their
th ,ughts; one Person filed all thcir most
effective discourses. II was no such be-
nevolent charatan "a poor Renar has late
ly attempted to portray; il was tho Omnip.
otent and holy Son of God. They saw in
him God manifest in the flosh they saw in
him an Infinite Redesmer, a divine model,
an ever living interceisor aud friend. Aud
they saw no ono save Jesus Ouly. Paul gave
utterance TO the heart of the whole spos-
tolio brotherhood when he said, II deter
mined to know nothing among yon save
JehWS OuIlhl anu tl'u CIubluou' EtAt nOl
this been the key note to the best sermons
ot tho best ministers ever SinceH Ia not
that the most luminous with Christi De.
pend upon il that the pulpit, the Sabbath
School, aud the volume which God honors
with the richeht success are those which
present "no man save jesus only"
Here, too iS clue 10 the bcst method
af dealing with awakened and inquiring
hearts. We are TO prone toe send the un-
converted tn prayer meeting, or 20 read.
ing good books or to listening to some
popular Boanerges. The experiences OF
many troubled inquirer have been some-
what like those of the woman to whom u
faithful minister said:
"Hlve you been in the habit of attending
church,"
"Yes, have boon to every church in
town; but the little comfort get soon goes
, away again, aud leaves mo as bad as be.
fore"
, "Do you read tho Bible at homo2"
! "Sir, | am always reading the Bible
sometimes get little comfort, but it sool
{ leaves me al wretched as ever
r "Have you prayed FOR peace ?"
. "0h! sir, am praying all the day long
: sometimes get little peace after praying
0 but soon lose il. | am miserable
8 woman"
). "Now, madam, when you went 70 church
4 or prayed, or read your Bible, did you rely
4 ON these means to givo you oomfort2
Q II think did"
i "To whom did you pray 2"
4 "ro Cod sir to whom else should
If pray 7"
s Now, read this verse, como unto me
n and will giveyou rest Jesus said this
n Have you gone to Jesus for restg'
}. The lady looked amazed, aud tears welle,
e up into hor eyes. Light burst in upon hc
il heart like unto the light that flooded Noun
O. Hermon on tho transfguration morn,-
10 Everything else that she had been looking
,r Rt--church, Bible mercy scat and minister
O. ali Disappeared, aud to her wandering, b,
le lieving eyes there remained no man saw
Jesus only. She was liberated from year
of bondage ON the spot. The scales fe
q from her eyes, and the spiritual fe.ters tror
her soul. Jesus only could do that work @
An deliverancc, but ho did not do it until sh
40 looked TO him alone,
~, This incident--which has been given .
~, length in one Of the American Tract 81
-, ciety's narratives, reached us during til
- - irst years OF our ministry.
i Next we took this simple revelation to
4 poor invalid OF threesoore and ten. ii
y, sight was failing, and the vision of III
" mind was Ns blurred and dim as tho Visic
"' of his body. We sot before him in OF
!. poor way, Jesus only. The old man coul
~ hardly see the little grand-child who rea
80 80 aloud TO him. The patriarch who hO
hardened under seventy years Of sin becam
., q child Tho skepticitm of a lifetime va
" ishcd when the Holy Shirt revealed to h
~ searching, yearning look tho divine form
~. u saviour oruci6ed.
: We no ,er forgot those lessons learnC
"a in our ministerial boyhood. From thi
~ time to this, Ne have found that the on
Wv Nv sure way of bringing light and peace to
"a anxious inquirer is to direct them aws
wv ~, from themselves, away from ritualities al
ra stereotyped forms, away from agencies
n. every kind, away from everything sa'
-, Jssus only,
90 John the Baptist hold the essence of Il
Gospel on his tongue when he cried OF
"Behold the Lamb OF God who takelh aw,
~ the sin of the world" My anxious ffien
va va be assured that you never will find pard,
,s for the past aud hope for the future y,
w. will neyer know how to live, or be pr
~ s' pared to die; until you look to Jesus onl
~ Hero is hint too for desponding Chr
~ tians, You are harassed with doub
~ Without are ightings, and within are fear
Ia Why Because you nave tried to live
for frames and feelings, and tho ebb aud Ito
~ like the sea tide. You have rested on pa
experiences and not on a present Sayiou
You looked to yourself too much, aud II
-, to him who is made TO you righteousne
Vup and full redemption. Do you long for hsl
70 peace, strength, assurance and Joy
ar, When the godly minded 0liphant was
ny his dying bed they read to him that bea
'no tiful passage in the seventh chapter
=" NO Revelations, "And God shall wipe away
rn- tears from thoir eyes" (It is the passa,
lor which poor Burns could never road with
.,n dry eye The Old man exclaimed, "Pc
uu haps that is 50. The Bible tells me III
there is no weeping in heaven; but kno
- | shall cry the fret time see my Saviour
,9o'' lie was right The FIRST object that won
nos enchain h,s view on entering the gates
"s of glory, would not be the ieweed walls,
=" tho shining ranks OF the seraphim.
''s would not be the parent who bore him,
w. the pastor who taught him the way of lit
~, But amid the myriad glogies, tho th0usay
y" wonders of that wonderful world Of ligl
and joy, the believers eye, in its FIRST o
rapiuriug vision, shall "see no man sa'