The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-20

osophy aud logic. He opened by quoting the
familiar story Of the New Testament
On II certain occasion the Lord. surrounded
by his enemies, the Seribes and the Pharsees
asked tho question: "Whatthink you of Christ
and whose son IL Hep"
4 IT. WAS momsutOus and cardinal question
continued the. preacher. for upon the ansWor
there hinged the greHt fabric that He was after
ward to erect In the world-the Church.
Let us for few moments consider tho char
ncter Of Christ. and what there was therein to
manifest the traits OF the divinity: secondly. to
ook Into oUE % own z, hearts end ask ourselves he
Through all the generations OF mankind we
hear, Of promise made BY God of the advent
an hnne 4 down to ber
and hence we find IN all nations traces of the
same--in Asia, among the refined Romans and
araaka. In the wids Of Africa. also among tine
! Indians Of our own continent.
| He spoke. OF tho prophesies which fore
shadowed the coming OF Ohrist. and spoke
most striking features Of the life OF the Messiah
and bis death.
proclaimed himself the Messiah was really the
Christ. tho eternal son ol God, then every word
| flowing from his lips, his every action nay, his
whole life must clearly exhibit tho persoa of the
kndeemcr lIa came and preached the truth
which hnd nlm ost vanished from the possession
| 81 man Ilis Gospel was, the sublimest phi!os-
] opby. What other book save the Scriptures
contained such exalted notions 0t the divinity
Or Of mans destiny? Nearly two thousand
years have boon warning against II. but on h at
tack has only reflected its great honor, glory
| and truth
seers III ancient days have built up systoms
of deep philosophy. bnt they nre now lost md
look ~ | he moral law OF Christ. we find 4 no
less perfect. for when q child of twelve bright
summers we find Him in the midst of the doc
tors ol the aw He gazes into their faces. reade
thair thoughts. and opens up to them tho depths
Of hidden Iores. Ho flashed his light upon the
darkness. and revens to them wonders long
sought after. Flo bids them frame their lives
upon his gospel. and thus manifest to the world
the divinity That was In Him: Many followed
his advice and became pyramids OF virtue This
same gospel law hus changed barharous Deo-
pies into civilized nations. and converted nhu
man laws and customs into the Christian and
ciyilia % code.
The reverend preacher then asked what
Christ thought of himself. and answered; X
am tho light Of tho world am the way the
truth and the light; before Abraham was am
the Father and SAVIOR
What other man spoke as hc. and brought
as proof his netions upon his words?
Repeating the words Of Christ. 'If you will
not believe me, ut least believe my works" he
cited the facts of tbs miracles peformed the
chhngipg of the water to wine. raising frum
death to lite, the stiling Of the tom mpaets, ETC.
n proof Of ply divinity. Then be asked. What
tury2 They nscribe those mirncps to tho So
called sacret forces and ngenres ot nature. but
until theae forces can nauifestly ope ate such
wonders. We must refrain from admitting such
After a worry searching md logical discourse
The keS Fathar concluded as follows:
when tho great awful hni last day will come.
aud all tho nations of this world will ho as
sembled around the eternal throne, thnt same
Christ q viii anpear IN his splsndoI and glory;
Heaven asking this Same question. What think
you Of Christ The reprohate aud the elect,
with one voice: Thou art the Christ. the Son OF
the living God So fashion your lives that your
confession Of Christ In this world may prepare
yen for the happy and blssful proclamation Of
his divinity in the next.