Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-03-13


with the precision Of an eye witness.
Certain people hold that the statement oi
isaiah was an Interpolation but it was
enshrined in the Ssptuagint long bsiore
Christ came. Isaiah looked down the line
and saw Christ.
This same prophet Isaiah se-ms TO be
struck with surprise by the approach of =
strange character from BJzrsh (EsypD
This mans garments are stained with
blood, as he comes nearer he seems like S
conqueror in glorious apparel. "Who is
this that oometh from Edom, with dyed
garments from Bozrah &C.," to which the
noble stranger replied 81 am the
appointed.
The first thing Of interest TO me in this
passage is that Jesus is brought before
our eyes as person; q glorious person
too. love to think OF Jesus as person
not an abstraction not a myth but re al
veritable personality. A sympathetic
one the testimony in the apocalypse.
| | want you to observe that the apocs-
lyptic testimony is borrowed from Issiah' s
testimony "Bshold | saw q white horse
and he that sat upon him was faithful
and true and on his head wers many
crowns and he had a new name and be
was clothed in a vesture dipped in blood
and his name was the word aid the word
was God" See John "In the beginning
WAS the word,' land he treadeth the
wine press OF the wrath of God and had
a vesturs aud was called King Of Kings
and Lord OF Lords, /" "and have trCdien
the wine press alone" are Isaiah's words
This distinguished traveller travelled in
the greatness Of his strength. In Hebrews
We read "God, who at supdry times and
in divers manners the bright
ness of his glory and express image OF
his person."
Something OF the glory of Christ Was
seen in the works He wrought. John
had the honor OF inducing Him into
His ministry, priestly, public ceremony.
The spirit Of God deosnded in the form OF
dove. John, poor week John, lost faith
when he found himself in prison, and
sent two of his disciples to Christ asking,
"Art thou the Christ, or do we look Tor
another" Christ knew that John well
knew the signs, 80 Christ told the mes
seugers, go back and tell him what
things ye eee," the blind receive their
sight, the lepers are oleansed aud to the
poor is the gospel preached. Peter said,
"Lord it is good to be here" | don't
wonder that he wanted to stay, ''while He
yet spoke, behold bright cloud over
shadowed them"
The bishop thought that it was very
likely that the bright light was the
shekinah OF the ark. Christ started out
with His disciples to Bethany. On the
way they asked Him "Ii at this time He
was to restore the kingdom to Israeli"
showing their failing spirit and ignorance
of Christ. AS they went slopg towards
Olivet, Christ disappeared from their
sight in a cloud, the analogy to which
was to be fouud In the words "Lift up
your heads ye gates and the King OF Glory
shall come in" This was the angelic
salutation. ''Who is this King OF Glory
Even the Lord" was an antipbonal
hymn ohanted by the angels
as Christ disappeared behind the cloud.
The greatest Biblical scholars including
our own sweet singer endorsed that rem
deripg. The bishop then quoted Wesley's
beautiful hymn, "Who is this King OF
Glory, who ;" We spprehsnd Him in this
exalted state by faith. 1t wss not long
after His ascension that Stephen, the
martyr, being full of the holy ghost
looked up into heaven saying: ~ see
the heavens open and the Son Of Man."
There were strange proceedings at that
time. His first martyr was just coming
home.
Paul gives us an insight into his own
character before that emi-imperial
assembly. "There were many things
thought should do, and
being exceedingly mad l persecutt d."
On the occasion of Psul's Journey TO
Damascus, he saw the Lord in that
bright light" 1t is remarkable that
Paul does not call himself sn apostle
until after he had seen the Lord, infar.
ring that tLat was his ordiustion.
The seer of Patmos, a man who was
persecuted for preaching AND bsnshed to
that lonely island ia the Ngesn saw the
light they could not close heaven from
him, (Applause.) There was msde
those profound revelations which have
been the anchor grip OF our church. 1t
produced convulsive effect upon him
and he fell alone, as ona dead. Johns
vision in Pstmos. Peter denied his
master in the court yard before the serv.
ing women and cursed and swore, but
subsequently baptized 5000 in one day.
That was the divine power fulfilling
Christ's statement "Lo | am with
you, with all power"
There are elements in the Christian
religion not in other religions that insure
its ultimate triumph just as in otker
religions there are other elements that
surely drown them. Now the work OF
Christi that speak in righteousness
mighty to save" Why did Christ 90 up
on high first coming here to live on the
earth Why, to save us. This work
Christ undertook alone. 81 have trod.
den the wine press alone and none OF the
people were with me-" never read this
passage without realizing its in, fable sad
ness. Christ was alone in the garden,
for his disciples slept. He was alone on
Calvary for his disciples fursooR him
and most terrifying of ali, He WA alone,
| when in His agony he or ed to the Father,
"My God, my God, why has Thou tor
saken me-"
All eathsn gods and false systems will
bs overthrown. Satan will ba bound in
everlasting chains OF dsrknsss-"'Twss
great to make a world from nsught /;
twas greater to redeem" Christ does
not speak with latitudipariaplsm, that
We may sin on aud on; but tells us
straightly OF the penalty. When you
send to man TO decorate your house
with fine paintings aud ornamentations,
you always require him first to give you
specimens OF his decorations. We are
qdite willing to put the gospel TO the
iest. We have enough OF th0se testify ing
10 stand hand in haod around tie globe !
| Audible sensation ]. P.ut is the greatest
man the great God ever mad--snd
think he was ths worst according to his
own testimony-yet this man was con
verted and made chief OF the apOstlee,
the greatest man VIII ever lived, LEX 10
our gracious LORD Wonderful, that be
should be transferred into su3h q paragon
OF faith. .... ..-.
| II Ia said that before ard after Agamem.
non there were greater heroes th-n he,
bat there was no Homer TO sing their
praises. So there are great Christians,
great Pauls since Paul, There is none
here II care not how bad, Low fsi he may
wander but may be saved. "WhosOever
will" Oh I'm glad that l hsre the
opportunity once more to tfar this
Saviour. John saw the numer-rs company
of witnesses and counted l44 coo aud
then stopped aud o1uld not couu,
any more, there was throDe
that no man could number. | wonder at
the little verse in our hymn book; it is
not as Cowper wrote it, " and there may
as vile as he wash all my sins away -
The original was, "and ther= have |, as
vile as he, washed all my sins away. "
We ought to sing it as originally written
| The sermon lasted one hour and half
| and was listened to throus hout with