The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-11-02
DEDICATION OF THE METHODIST
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Sermon by Rev. DR.. Reid,

God. The ceremonials were conducted by Rev.
Dr. REID, Of Cincinnati, the editor Of the Western
Carisiiaa Advocate.
At the hour appointed-l0X o'clock A. M.-the
commodious aud beautiful house was filled to
overHowing, The opening services were partici-
pated in by Revs. DIR. RID, G. COLLIER, RoLLA II.
CnupB, T. N. BARKDuLL and others, iuterspersed
with sacred melodies from the excellent choir.
Rev. DR.. REID delivered an admirable and elo-
qucnt discourse, based upon the second clause of
the 9Th verse of the SD chapter of Isaiah
"He was bruised for our iniquities." The elo-
quent divine opened his discourse by alluding to
the fact that all Hebrew writer's and speakers were
accustomed to give intensity 70 their language and
thoughts by the repetition Of words and phrases,
aud not by emphasizing as we now do, so that the
teacher, when he desired to impress truth upon
the hearts of his hearers, repeated his injunctions
Sometimes the thought was repeated, but the
words were varied. The verse from which the
text is taken is an illustration in point" He was
wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised
for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace
was upon him. That which may appear to be
tautological is nothing more than desire on the
part of the inspired writer to presentis truth with
the fullest force. The Savior used repetition in
like manner in "Verily. verify say unto thee"
The Psalmist gives force by repetition of the
thought, but variation of the words in the sup
plication-" Give ear to my cry Hear my prayer
Repetitions of both words and thoughts are to be
found more frequently in the sacred writings than
we may be led to suppose-more in the original
text than the translation itself would indicate. In
the translation" Great peace have they that love
the Lord the original reads Peace, peace have
they that love the Lord"
The text illustrates another we'll known fact. It
is only sample of number of passages in the
Bible that no man can comprehend at a single
reading. Passages like this need an angel to read
them. The one under consideration may be read
as many times as it contains words, and at each
reading the emphasis be thrown upon different
word, and although we might get no new under
standing, yet at every reading we would acquire
a new phase of that understanding colors
would be Ievealed1new beauties presented But
to comprehend it in all its hight and depth, in all
its power and grandeur, we must first behold
Christ in all His glory, and our understanding
viii become clearer as the ages of eternity roll on
ward.
!
Messiah the Incarnate- the Son of the living God
the Savior of the world-lIim who has name
above al! other names-above all princes, po-
tentates and powers of earth-above all things III
I Heaven, on earth and under the earth--who is
| in all and above ALL He was bruised" Is
not such announcement worthy of the highes
| human consideration The associations of oul
text are the most wonderful that can be conceived
What wonderful declaration to be made of per
| sonage SO exalted Would not the announcement
that sinful man was bruised for his own iniquities
be the more natural to suppose, and that this i'm
maculate being was exalted, honored, gloriied
| What strange decarationl We fail to reconcile
it with the comprehension of human reason. Hav
ing reigned in the palace of God, on earth he haC
nowhere to lay his head. Supreme amid the in
conceivable joys of heaven, he came upon earth t
| quaff the bitter dregs of sorrow. Man smote tn
cheek that angels would have kissed. He wa
scotfad at, reviled, spat upon, and g bruised 70
our niquties." He left our world, banished fron
it by human cruelty. He took his departure bless
ing the world that had banished him, while angel
greeted and welcomed him at the open portals {
heaven, crying " Lift up your heads We everlastin
gates and let the King of Glory in.''
He was bruised for our iniquities." Neve
was there stranger announcement. rhe worl
is filled with cares and griefs. There is not
eye here that has not been moistened with the tear
OF aiflict,on. There is not heart that has nc
borne a share of anxiety and sorrow. And to fin
a man that will add to our woes and increase on
sorrows is most unnatural. Ifit be unnatural fo
man to bruise his fellow men, how much more uu
natural does it become for man to hruise his Coz
aud infict stripes upon his Maker.
To the Jews Christ has been the hope of ages
Their poets had sung of his coming and the
prophets had announced his advent with bri
liancy and power of diction that is unrivaed
either prophetic or historic lore. Patiently the
waited and watched and longed for his coming
Like The prophet Simeon, penetrating the mists
future years, they seemed anxious to hasten tt
auspicious hour that should herald his arriva
And when he did come.-when the Star of Bethl,
hem had cast its bright refulgence over benign
ed world they refused to receive him They ca
him aside. Can anything be more strange?
His advent into the world had two-fod 2s
t pose. He went about doing good. Whenever
found heart bowed down in grief, home el
shrouded in gloom, then it was he comforted, the
he poured out the balm of consolation. His pal
!, he strewod with blessings. He made the deaf
, hear, the dumb to speak, the lame to leap wit
, joy, and Death shrank back afiighted at h
presence from the bier of the young man of Nail
and from the tomb of Lazarus. What life VIZ
his Had he lived in your time, could you hay
thought it possible that he would be driven ava
after healing your sick and dispensing his diyir
) blessings wherever he went Yet such is Il
language Of the text. Is it not stranger Can yC
> find parallel in all the pages of profane history
2 He was bruised" Why, hadit been told to Il
angels prior to his advent that he would be r
, viled, and insulted and matreatsJ, and borne
an ignominious death by the rab5le of rude r
man soldery, they would have seo6sd at the de
laration.
e OF all that bore the human form since Ada
fell, he was spotless. Yet the text saws it vi
> for iniguties that he was bruised lie was witho
sin, yet was bruised for iniquity. 1t was not
his own, but for iuiquihes. What power
!, pronouns If we would oftener employ them, '
should find fresh power in them. 1t was for O.
= iniquities. Aud who are we? A depraved, fhe
}, degraded race, unworthy tithe of the divine
vor.
Had he iaterposed in behalf of our first paren
6 when the dark plot against their happiness w
concocted in hell /; when he saw Apollyon, as d
seribed by Milton, with his long train of fen
sweeping from the abode of darkness in search
the new creation, had he then made decisive b'
tie with the combined array Of the Evil One, a