The New York herald., 1870-09-05
HERALD MONDAY SEPTEMBER s. ls7o-rRpLE SHEET

and on his own authority OF being ar-
ways present? To all human sight he il on
the eve oil departure and yet, direct contradiction
10 all the evidence Of sense, He procais with the
utmost seli-conndence that He il always present.
ne calls upon ns 70 put faith in His words, Just
when His acts make that faith almost Impossible.
He says,
81 AM ALWAYS WITH YoU,"
when He has already SAID at IL expedient that 20
away" and even more plainly he says, IL 20 unto
the Father" He who thus speaks must be either
more or less than man. II He he not more than man
and more than the highest created intelligence, then
~ he less than q man OF common sense and natural
endowments. He whoi can stand before the world
ham was was: am with You always even unto the
end OF the world,p IL either God orr say IL rever
the wsest and greatest Of creatures then is He un-
paltlonably VAIN Or n0peessly insane. We sit
emily at the feet OF our Jesus while He thus speaks
and with His wondering enemies say,
NEVER MAN SPAKE LIKE THIS MAN."
and with adoring Thomas each excIaims. my Lord
All the circumstances connected with the utter
ance OF these words tend TO heghten the feeling Of
wonder and reverence: The resurrection had now
talked with their risen Lord. lie had hown them hem
MS hands and his feet. He had. by the exercise OF
had fed their spiritual natures. 80 thar their
hearts burned within them. strange mystery,
however, enshrouded Him. He came; He went;
they knew not where or whittier. Closed doors are
no barrier To HIS coming nor To His going. They
come to him, yet they stand aloor from Him. he
Se Jesas peace was 40 sae YET ey ee spa OF fear
they needed no other protector. HIS word was
their law His VIII their pleasure and His presence
their protection from all danger Thus attached 10
Him we need not wonder that His departure should
give them ~
ANXIETY AND DREAD.
bnt there was necessity that lie should 90. We
often wonder that Jesus did not complete the work
whlch lie had begun. DID He leave because navIns
once come into deadly conflict with His enemies aud
having come on victorious He fearful of losing
His dearly-won aurelsS Did He begin to build and
was not able to 1nishf Why did He not take sud-
VnnUAQDcQ n aua, lov thovvn tpato
at HIS feet and on the ruins OF Satans Kingdom
tabsh HIS ownf But He leaves ut seemingly the
most critical period In the whole history OF his work.
Chrlsps bodily presence, however, was only local,
and could only be felt at one place at q time.
Therefore 1t was necessary tnat lie should render
hmself 0mnlpresent, and leave to the faithful the
Infinite blessing Of Hts presence. The relation be-
tween Christ and His people Is very intimate. The
most expressive imagery IL employed IN Scrip
lures to illustrate 1t In the words Of our Saviour
Himself.
~ AM TIE VINE; YE ARE THE BRANCHES"
AS the life Of The vine n0ws out to the branch es
anu The most feeble tendrs, Jesus Is the source
or all grace and strength TO His people Christ Is in
us, and we are IN Him. We are SO united To Him
that nothing can separate us.
He concluded by exhOrtlng all his hearers TO walk
Ill the way or salvation and TO eat the bread Of life.