Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-02-05
Some names call up painful thoughts


to employ as his secretary a man who,
though also Romanist, was called Mar
tin Lutero. The name too plainly sug-
gested the Great Reformer Some emil
nent men saw the necessity of changing
their names, in order to exert a greater
influence. One of the great reformers
was originally named Hertz Schwartz
black earth which he changed in favor
of the elegant Greek word meaning the
same-Melancthon.
The Father in naming His Son was
careful in the selection. The name of
Jesus has a pleasant sound in every Ian
guage. 1t is simple and beautiful. The
lines of the familiar hymn express the
thought:
"How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In believers ear"
1t will never cost the Son His throne.
There is beauty in the name of Jesus
which we'll BELTS the Prince of Heaven.
There will be no necessity to change it
in order to have Him exert greater in
fuence. He hath by inheritance OBJ
tanned a more excellent name than the
angels.
Names originally were given on ac-
count of some characteristic of the bear
err, or incident. Thus Adam means red,
indicating that the body was taken from
the ground; Moses, drawn from the wa
ter So the name Jesus was given on
account of main characteristic. 1t
means Sinner-Saviour. He came into
the world for the express purpose of saw
ing sinners. He came to set the people
free There are names which still pow
erfully influence the world, though some
of the owners have been dead for centur-
les We feel the power of great names.
They have mnemonic power. They
call up great deeds and memorable words.
The name of Jesus works wonderfully in
the world. 1t calls up to our minds
great deeds, words, looks. 1t has mne-
monte power. 1t brings before us Beth
lehem, Nazareth, Gethsemane, Calvary.
1t stands in the center, and from it radi-
ates Christ, Emmanuel, Saviour, Messiah,
Redeemer, Mediator, and all those other
precious names. He has glorious titles,
but Jesus is the most precious. We dc
not forget that the best of names are used
as cloak for the ugliest and basest Of
sins. ooh, Liberty said Madame Rol
and, as she bowed her neck to the guillo-
tine, ''what crimes are committed in thy
name p 1t is not strange, then that
many may make an injurious use of the
name Jesus, when by it they cover fanat
ical acts and slanderous words. IL
what unholy uses has it been put.
1t is name of power, and we should
use it so as to become powers. If il
that name the Gentiles trust, if there i,
none other name given among men where
by we can be saved, if the disciples
preached boldly in the name of Jesu
and worked miracles, surely we too will
it can work wonders In ancient days
the name of hero was a standard t.
which men focked Mohammed' S brough
thousands, Napoleon's inspired multi
tudes. Men were drawn by their poten
spell. Jesus is our leader Will no
His name inspire us with courage? D.
we want a rallying cry? Here it is-Je
sus. Do we want a watchword Her
it is-Jesus. Do we want a name in
scribed upon our banners ? Here it is
Jesus Do we want name that viii
give strength in the midst of battle
Here it is-Jesus. Do we want nam
that will terrify our foes? Here it is
Jesus. 1t is truly name Of power, 70
at the name of Jesus, all the hosts q
heaven, and the myriads of human rae
who still live, or have lived, or shal
live, are to bend the knee, and ever
tongue is to confess, either voluntaril
or by force-even the wrath of men shal
: praise thee-that Jesus Christ is Lor
to the glory of God the Father.-Ea
change.