The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-01
WORSHIPING CHRISTIANS.
DR. Tayior's Discourse at the Second Pres
byterian Churoh-Dr. Tinsley at
Fletcher Place.

Rev. A. A. E. Taylor d. D.. preached at the
Second Presbyterian Church yesterday morning,
his text being taken from the forty-sixth verse
Of the seventh chapter of John: 'Never man
spake like this man." The speaker showed
that the Jranscendent majesty of the words that
fell from the lips of the Son of Man proved him
to be more than an earthly orator, and that he
had been rendered such tribute had never
been given to the eloquence of any man. The
gathered eloquence and power of human speech
could be set against il, and still the Judgment of
the world must be, 'Never man spake like this
man" In three brief years, rejected, prosecuted,
a wanderer, erucif1ed and dying amid the exc
cratons of bitter foes, with no written test-
mony, his spoken words treasured by few
chosen followers, his deathless uterances carried
down through the centuries. have proved the
resurrection to millions of dying hearts, His
utterances gave health to the body, strength to
the mind, hope to the soul. They have restrain
ed the arm of vice and shame, helped the faith
of the lOwly, and created brotherhood of man
that never existed before. He spoke as creator
and sovereign, as having authority over mans
moral nature, and spoke, in His own name,
ae being greater than Moses and the
Sabbath. He claimed the world as His
kingdom, and that He would return and judge 1t,
aud promised paradise. on the cross. TO the re-
pentanJ thief. He mad but to speak and His
voice penetrated where all earthly voices are
unheard He made the grave TO open aud Laza-
rus to come forth. He had authority over inan-
mate nature-stiled winds aud Othed the
waves; rebukes the fig tree and it dies; trans
forms water into wine; at His command the
bread and fishes are multiplied. "Surely never
man spake like this man." He male all pre-
vious divine history to be illustrated i n His own
AT,l,N
only claimed to be the prophet OF God. al and
my Father are one," said Jesus; "all things that
my Father hath are mine" Could any man dare
to speak as this man spake, where there Is no
dividing line between blasphemy and divinity
His metaphors glitter with no borrowed CLEANS,
and, unlike any other words ever spoken, their
endless repetition does not weary nor blunt
their force. He uttered truths the most pro-
found that ever penetrated the human mind,
and yet so spoke them that a the common peo.
Pile heard them gladly and understood His
philosophy, so that he Taught the SIMPLEST minds
the profOundeSt truths of divinity. No one
ut a loss to know what He meant. "COme
unto me, all We that are heavy laden, and will
give yOu rest" The Lords prayer il "a compen-
dium Of the ten commandments kindled into life
by the power Of love. When He rrproved, the
dart went direct 10 the heart intended. The
effect of His discourse like that of MAI han TO
David "ThOu art the man." That condensed
ministry of three years laid the foundation for
all the ministers of men 10 follow All His MIRA
Giles 10 men were healing. Sinai had Numbered
wOoes the world To beauty and fertility, 4" Jesus
comes to the hearts OF men through oblOqny.
rejection, cruel death, always with 1--we to man.
Surely "never man spaEe like this man."
Rev. Charles TinsIey at Fletcher Place.
Services were conducted at the Fletcher Place
NJ. E. Church yesterday, both morning and
evening, by Rev. Charles 1insley The sermon
last evening upon the graduation from NOR
tai to spiritual life, which compared to the
gradational development of the caterpillar INTO
the butterfly. The text OF the sermon was, "F0r
we know that. If our earthly house a. this
tabernacle were dissolved, We have a budh.r OF
God, house not made with hands, eternal n
the heavens" etc. The sermon OF ex-
traordinary interest Mr.. Tinsley was pastor of
Fletcher Place Church niue years ago, aud The
erection of the present church building was he
gun under his passionate. He is regarded with
high esteem by The former members of his con-
gregation, and was warmly received. yesterday,
the attendance at both services being quite
large. Mr.. TInsley is now located at Lawrence
burg, and he returns there to-day.
Harvest Home Festival. r.