The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-21
BIBLICAL, CHARACTERS.
Few. DR.. Bristors Lecture on Matthew
the Efvange1ist

line IEsf OF n series 81 iettUfafa Oh IHHENtl'T5
in The New Testament was Delivered Yesterday
| even Ing by Rev nr. Brlstnr, pastor Of Amea NJ.
Il. Church. Every psw In the church was oeru
ninr nnI tho congregation wAa SOLICIT and worry
attentive.
Tha araaker chose Al Ntatthew No the eubioot
Of HE lecture. aud opahod Ivy inIuirtng into
Tho personal character WI Matthew. His namn
was L,avl or Mnithnw and his nnnupntinr, was
til al % tax ga ilerar or re- atvnr ~ oust9ms for
tho Roman tfoneurg IIa fwnit on he wnatnrn
shore OF Lake Gannnsnreth and levied tributes
~ tbs -oiIunrnrs of hta npttnn. For Matthew
WINS a Jaw aud tho fant o his boiling In the
| amploy If tbs tomans caused him 10 F'a SPOKEN
Of enaaringly by his eauntrynen fnnl, lsnke
| ami Mark never spnak of him Matthew but
nnt hIm I,av the publican.
Gao dny lln wns sitting nj tso re"n!p nf va
toma whan Etrangn eomuanv tnma o'ar The
I.akn Of GHnnnsHreth antl .Inaus was ona oi
thnm Matthew had beard If jesus IT h,a
, miracles nrd Of his strange dsngs. but had
nnvnr WA snou him. Jesus alt1ronnhna Mat
fhnW. looks ani passes. moi 7sord WINS es
changed hntrseen The two ID conversation took
rlsao save thhso two words spoken by Jesus;
FOLLOW hIt
Matthew Immediately leaves friends. fortune
AMI position II FOIL w Jaana md eal n life II
toll to heooma 8 fisher Of men Hnh@eomae
pnlv 4 follower. After The death ~ tthrist 10
h, anoos u" lewF TT ~, 1hey hnsed h ,h
tax rntherel. tho one who oxeoted M "dinua
trihu,n from tbs lows for the benefit Of tho
hntad Runnna.
Matthew presRe d himself urau tho attention
~ lie eountrymnn he spoke. an'l shntharthoY
wore vii Ing e ilafen or not. he ati pEfeue,a
his humble pntiont way. He was In eatunst
ha nprod nrfhor for fame nor personal ostsem.
nut SIMPLY claimed patient hearing,
ma MlNtarRy
among hia ktnamen was not. II wa r'ny bolIava
hlstory. very sloaeesful. for he evinnad The Do
Termination 81 pllrsualia nvocHtian among he
asntlIea. AL last when Tho Jews roaliao1 thet
ho wna having them Tint tn" meek pntiar
to sever forever his association with them they
hnanught ht,n TO stay. II was nf no avail ha
vas determined II go f"Hh mud labor for Tho
enlightenment nj tho Gnntllaa. Thon Matthew
wac requested to wrlte down bis past expert
ennna eni teachings MS " rsn sndnr Of his Nards,
TIN gospel If NJ Matt w was written before
he wont Into Ethiopia
TN il said 10 have sui rcd martyrlnm IN that
country, but this is doubtful, 90 To" fathers Of
The church mention Tint ohly three of The
apostles aufrared martvrdnm, snd Matthews
name ia wanting In tho list Matthew was
among tho nra' whom iasna chose for his apos
tlea, anl Il may hRfn been Matthew's Eteaf
humility that found favor IN tho oraa of the
Master.
In wrl,ing the history Of Jesus. i May be said
that Matlh.w's account i not tho Same as
Marks or thai tnka'a story docs pot agroe
with Johns. This may bn rmn In nart. hut tho
different gospels can be made to assume tho
shape of
4 MOST uAnMoN1oua wHoIE.
To rnennrie this aeeming conflict It will mol
hc nmIas for me- continued tho speak or. TO
relate legend Of the Middle Ages. Two
knights nnN coming from the last Tho other
from, tbe West, meet nj a fork in road on
which Ia raised the splendid statue Of n knight
holding ashield. The one in front Of the ahieid
we'll II the sun mirrpred In the silVery sheen Of
tho ahIeld The other knight, who was COP
friend. this shield ls Of gold They dlscuHsed
words Of Anger were exchanged, and blows soon
followed After ". s?m ~ minutes tlsht they. q
out That tho shield was gold On ono side and
yer on She othor.
Both were right, but none had siven. the f'all
John md Mark do fhe same. va must then
gather the traEmants as shown BY these writer's.
AMI tho narrative will prove full and omplete
In order TO come to a precise understanding OF
the gospel, II In necessary to lnd out the key
pota upon which. each ono sings his strain.
Matthew speaks Of jesus not as Saviour, not aa
divine, hut as King Relating tho fanst of Unnh
he says Tint Il WINS the wedding If kings SON.
and 'ha Jesps yas there ns o. hon.,ed quest
was bis intense humility. He was snornod nv
all. Mark calls him Levi, tho publican nm
olians apthat,
Among Tie jews the name was nm attribute
81 tho person. thus Jacob means n thief. n
sypplaner,' Ia speaking Of himself he Gays.
Matthew, y publican. raesivaF bt customs .
Ha was humble. but not weak humble but not
pusilantmnns. Mathew openly confessed his
intention Of following Jesus to tho very mon
who would rail him. He loft everything Ia fol-
low Jesus; he cast aside fnme, honor riches
frlnnds and ambitious desires 10 become u
"Gsher Of soHs. an humble disciple Of the
MnRtor to 90 among papple who would SCOTT
and sneer nj him TO lis-nobody knows whore,
nobody eares how" unhonoreI unwept aud
upsung' Matthew cared not for fans among
tho sous Of men he know and felt that his re-
ward was On high
Tho speaker closed by ethorilng his hearars
TO ponder ovnr aud imttnta tho two shining
Christian virtues Of Matthew. his humility aud
his readiness ~ Ivy everything aside for tho
sake VI ha Mastar.