National Republican., 1886-10-25
WoodW ard g. Lothrop,
No. 1913 II Street Northwest.

sumptuous. for, to relieve the awkwarkness of
the host, one of the guests had TO prepare wine
for the company.
Other Kings ride in chariot; lie walked.
Other kings, as they advance, have heralds
ahead and applauding subjects behind; Christs
retinue was made up OF sunburned fishermen.
this one on a shelterless hill. Riding but once,
as far as row remember, on colt, and that
borrowed.
Again, poverty was against Him. 1t requires
money to build great enterprises. Men of
means are afraid of penniesS protector lest II
loan be demanded. IL requires money to print
hooks, to build institutions TO pay instructors
No wonder the wise men of Chr!sCs, time
laughed at this penniless Christ. why" they
said, "who Is TO pay for this new religion? Who
rs TO charter the ships, to carry the mission
aries? Who is to pay the salaries of the teach
crS Shall wealthy Judaism be discounted by
pCnniless Christ"
The consequence was that most of the people
that followed Christ had nothing to lose,
Wealthy Joseph of Arimathea buried Christ,
but he risked no social position in doing that.
1t Is always safe to bury dead man. Zaccheus
risked no wealth or social position In following
Christ, but took position iii a tree to look down
as He passed. NiCodemus, wealthy Nicodemus,
riskGd nothing of social position In following
Christ, for he skulked by night to find Him.
All this was against Christ. So the fact that
He was not regularly graduated was against
Him. If man comes with the diplomas, OF
colleges and schools and theological seminaries,
and has been through foreign travel, the world
is disposed TO listen. There was man who
had graduated at no college, had not in any
academy by ordinary means learned the alpha
bet of the language he spoke and yet he pro.
posed to talk, TO Instruct In subjects which had
confounded the mightest intellects. Johnsays:
The Jews maryelled, saying hoy hath this
man letters, having never learned'
Popular opinion declared in those days:
BLESSED is the merchant who has 9 castle
down on the banks Of Lake Tiberias." THIS
young man said; BLESSED are tho poor"
Popular opinion said in those days: blessed
are those who live amid statuary and fountains
and gardens and congratulations and MI Kinds
of festivity." This young man responded:
"Blessed are they that mourn" Public opin-
ion In those days said: "Blessed Is the Roman
eagle, the Hap of whose wing startles nations,
cruelty upon its enemies.n This Young man
responded: blessed are the mercitul" Pop
ular opinion said "An eye for an eye, q tooth
for TOOTH" In other words, ir a man knocks
your TOOTH break his. Retort for retort sar-
casm for sarcasm, irony for irony, persecution
for persecution, wound for wound. Christ
said; pray for them that despitefully use
They looked at his eye; it was like any other
mans eye; except perhaps more speaking.
They felt his hand, made of bone and muscle
and nerves and flesh just like any other hand.
Yet what bold treatment OF subjects, what su-
nernatural demands, what strange doctrine !
They felt the solid earth under them, aud yet
Christ said: II bear up the pillars of this
world" They looked at the moon. lie said;
81 will turn II into blood" They looked at
looked ut the stars. He said: ~ Will shake
them down like untimely figs" Did ever ono
so young say things 80 bold2 1t was ali against
We in our day have found ont that II man
without Il diploma may know us much as a
man with one, and that a college cannot trans
logical seminary teach q fool to preach. An
empty head after the laying on Of hands of the
presbytery Is empty still, But 1t shocked all
existing preludices In those olden times for
gnhnlnEIfn nrntangfAn aud ~,
graduation from learned institution to set
himself up for teacher. II was all against
Him.
Him. lie had not come TO what we call mid
life. But very few men do anything before 33
years Of age, and yet that was the point AZ
which Christs life termiRated. The first tif'
teen you take in nursery and school,. Then II
will take you at least six years 10 get into your
occupation or profession. That will bring you
to twenlyione years Then Il VII tH6Syon Ten ten
work, correcting the mistakes you have made.
ifany man, nt 30 years Of age gets fully eslab'
lished in his life work, he Is the exception.
Yet that Is the point at which Chrlst's life
terminated.
Men in military lilo have done their most
wonderful deeds before thirty-three years of
Oge. There may be exceptions to II, but tho
most wonderful exploits In military prowess
have occurred before thirty-three years of age.
But as u legislator-No man becomes eminent
as a legislator until he has had long years of
experience. And yet the gray bearded sGrlbes
were expected to bow down In silence before
this young legislator who arraigued SAN
hedTims and accused governments.
Aristotle was old; LycuTgus was old; Seneca
was old. The great legislators of the world
have been old, Christ was young. All this
was against him, IL child twelve years OF
age should get up In your presence to discuss
great questions of metaphysics or ethics, or
politics, or government, you would not be
more ContemptuOus than these gray bearded
seribes in the presence Of this yonng Christ
After the battle of Antietam, when general
rode along the lines, although the soldiers
were lying down exhausted, they rose with