The New York herald., 1872-08-19
SARATOGA.

eopal Church-Scrmon by the Rev. j.
M. King.
There was large and fashionable congrega-
pn ct the above church yesterday morning. The
ev Mr.. King, the pastor, preached sermon on
10 humanity Of Christ Mr.. King selected his text
ON !. Timothy H., 6-"The man Christ Jesus"
these days, when the strength of theologians Is
pent upon proofs Of the divinity Of Christ we are
hble to forget that our grasp upon His humanity
lay be loosened. It is easier to adore Christ's
fvtnity than to emulate His humanity. desire
eis morning to present some thoughts and facts
pnHtdered as arguments or not, as you may choose.
word about His divinity, which may be declared
@ On hs ami Is cast
ave concise statement OF the argument for the
fvinity Of Christ The express doctrine OF the
4 the man Christ Jesus is not only the cardinal
ruth Of Christianity but the condition OF the eter
@ salvation Of man. The existence Of the only
S0d would be, indeed, no glad message for fallen
Ian did he not hear also of mediator between
Ia 9as and man mi The great gulf between apostate
lonly begotten Son. clothed IN human flesh and
tood. "rne man Christ Jesus" is the one only
hen tie the invocation fn Of saints S' and i''' the
bready condemned in its very principle Here We 'e
let the high significance Of the true manhood Of
he Lord. Without 1t there Is no perfect revelation
Ilvtne and the human In and through Christ, The
Sfeacher then proceeded TO- give concisely the
bcrpture argument for the humanity Of Christ,
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yelling upon the prophecy Of Daniel and the pro-
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Shecy Of Isaiah. His humanity is recognized not
Inly In the antlcipations Of prophecy, but In all
Inds the fuldlment Of great idea. The
|ormer Of the human mind and the giver
II the man-mediator, Christ Jesus, seems to have
Siantod In the human mind the expectation OF
perfect human model. Man In his search for an
deal has been reaching out toward the infinite;
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allen from a great hope. DemOsthenes, almost
ieifed, was coward In war; and the great Caesar
varred with each other and showed the most To-
nentable human weaknesses. Unable on earth to
Ind his ideal man turns his eyes aoft Christ alone
ias satisfied this mans ideal OF man aud God.
Moreover, the heroes Of humanity dcined have al
says been human beings; Hercules and Prone
Of agony he could not have been the perfect Christ
calvary alone was high enough to be the pedestal
upon which the ideal hero OF humanity could stand
Him. The human Christ rendered every birth In
every home o possible era, and I'M hung super. per.
charm over every craae eH whan sne
And how this desire Of all nations came. Again,
che humanity OF Christ has been fully exempliaed
n
AZ Chmborazo combines all climes, SO the hu-
maninty of Christ presents all the perfecti0ns OF
childhood youth and age. He had capacity for
a. q man Of sorrow, but Of sorrows. He felt for
sorrow as sorrow. When he saw the tear he did
not ask whether It was caused py anothes or oy
40 I condemn thee' tells the whole story.
How different this from the highest forms
theories sSe 81 By
different causes p The measure Of HIS sympathy is
Sau0ed by the merit ofthe sufferer. 1t Is not enough
Him IN rsdye tS SS0E T. sTRR ssa y%pSy NsS
weak was prominent CHARACTERISTIC. Children
attracted His attention aud inspired His love; and
IA regarded women as sisters OF humanity. Ra-
phaei has lett the world one picture OF Cnrlst rep
rresenting him as hero and conqueror. This is
Without the heroS % Sns as an 81 f H
ones His love was tke basis Of His heroic hatred
human M An Saviour IS hero and conqueror, and hu-
.nanity may grasp Ills conquering. right hand.
Again Christie humanity was shown By His catho mo.
md md heavy laden" TO- In ttSrlst's humanity q
strong bond Of nope Is , furnished @ u.s. because we
With us mans hand Ia to open the books and
open the gates. HIS humanity gives us a perfect
cross Is an abstraction until clothed In iesh and
blood Artists often tell us that they despair OF
sng their Without. bout 'g 1ysr SOS
them and the possibility Of measuring up to IT, and
fhe higher their ideal the better the results Of their
labor. In His humanity Christ Is lmitable. II we
would as nearly an possible measure mp to the stat
ure or 'sthe man Christ Jesus' let us especially
emulate His charity. But His humanity
and divinity stand up against each other.
Taxing hold Of His human hand we come in
contact with "God manifest In the nesh.''
Being human, he con understand the 0ffce OF me.
datof; being divine, He oan perform IL. He could
not be bound for me unless He were man; he
could not pay my debt unless He were Cod. Be
cause He was human He could suffer; because He
was divine He could satisfy. The irailty Of man
caused His sufYeringsj the omnip0tence OF God
enabled Him to overcome '.If the Christ whom We
initiate be truly human, the Christ who thus creates
and fertillzes moral power within rs must be d.
That model which is supplied by His manhood
while II does furnish US with stock Of inward
iorce In tho absence Of which an imitation Of the
nerfect moral being would be q fruitless enter
kyisoU The humanity Of Christ is always the mos
Siosoiy Initiated BY those who believe tke most en-
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