Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1873-11-13
That which distinguishes Christ

That which distinguishes Christ
from good men, is that he has power
to reproduce his own goodness in
the vilest heart. That power is the
power of God. He who feels it in
has heart has a revelation of the
Fathers love that neither science or
nature can possibly give. 1t is the
onl y revelation of God that enriches
the soul, the only one of real val
lie TO the soul. may draw from
nature grand conceptions of the
spirit which formed the hills and
shaped the valleys | might see him
as Isaiah saw him--the mighty one
who holds the worlds in their orbits.
in whose presence the isles are but
as the dust of the balance. But |
am none the purer, none the nobler,
unless | feel his fatherly affection,
and see him revealed in such a way
that divine virtue comes from him
to me, and becomes within me
( life-pOwer. This is the revelation
Of the Father which Christ gives.
He infuSes the spirit of God into
the heart as the life-power of virtue,
so that the life of God may work
In every act, and be impressed on
every thought The simple acts of
life, the most material duties OF do
mestic life are gloriiied for per-
, formed out of the impulse of a di-
vine affection. BY this means God
IS felt, not seen. In these autumn
days you see traces of God in every
falling leaf, i'll every decaying petal !;
you see the wonderful skill of the
divine worker. in rock and tree, in
moss and kitchen. But you can
feel Gods love and power only when
you have caught his spirit and i'm
prlsoned it III you hearts to become
the impulse of life This inner per-
sonal revelation of God is found no
where but III Christ. Liturgjes and
rituals, commandments and sacri-
I fees, maXims and doctrine do not
reveal God. The Jews, in time of
Christ, had these in perfection, but
III them they found not the Father
revealed. They had the scriptures
ana line spun systems of morals,
tlthes and offerings, synagogue and
temple worship; but there was no
hle-torce from God in their great
ecclesiasticism; no divine power.
except III history; no God, except
III their traditions. What. was not
God to be found in the temple! No.
Except the worshipper took him
there as revealed in the inner tenn
! pie OF his own heart-and man finds
III the sanctuaries of to-day only
what he takes there. In teaching
the people to look to themselves for
this inner revelation Of the Father.
tie SAID that worship should not be
confined to the temple on Zion or
Gerizim, but God could be wor-
shipped wherever the spirit in man
lifted its aspirations to the skies.
Wherever there is a needy soul
there God can be found, for Christ
Is omnlprescnt now to reveal the
Fathers love to every heart. Come
to me- he said, II am the way: be-
leve on me, | am the truth look TO
me We ends of the earth, for he who
seeth me seeth him that sent me;
love me, for he who loves me shall
be loved of my Father; and nee will
come to him and take up our abode
with him" And SO to the request,
"Shew us the Father he answers
He that hath seen me hath seen
the Father" how sayest thou then,
"Shcw Us the Father" Christ is
the revealer Of the love of God. as
creation is the revcaler of Gods
skill, wisdom and glory. Therefore,
he who would have u knowledge of
the love Of God, must gain it by
personal attachment to Christ. Love
Christ, and in that love feel the
power OF the Fathers love lifting
you up to higher, broader and
holier life.