Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-19

r1. 90 also the brevity Of His life was against
.iim: lie had not come to what we coil
, hl'eil1e: But very few men do ANYTHING
49, poaore % Years of age, and yet that was
me me point at which Christ's life terminated.
sa he nIso nlteen you take in nursery and
sonool: Then it will take you at least six
f Z ears 70 get INTO your occupation or pro-
11sslon. That will bring you to q years.
nuen II VIII take you ten years, OF least. to
~ es!aoilshed III your life work. correcting
~ sae mistakes you have made. If a man. at
80 years of age gets fully established in his
lie work he is the exception. Yet that is
me point at which Christ's life terminated.
wen III military life have done their
most wonderful W, deeds before 33 years of
ase' Ihere may be exceptions to it, but
tne most Wonderful exploits in military
proves have occurred before 80 Years of
aSe. but as legislator--no man becomes
eminent as legislator until he has had
long years of experience. And vet the
gray bearded scribes We're expected to bow
down IN silence before this Young lepis-
iator. who arraigned sanhedrims and nc
cused governments.
8, aristotle was old; Lycurgus was old;
seneca was old. The great legislators of
'he world have been old. Christ was
young. All this was against Him. II a
ch1lo' IL years of age, should get up in
your presence to- discuss great questions of
metaphysics, or ethics, or politics, or COW
eminent, you would not he more con-
temptuous than these gray-bcarled scribes
Ill the presence of this young Christ.
Popular opinion declared in those days.
blessed is the merchant who has n castle
down on the banks of Lake triberias. D
lhls Young man said, "Blessed are the
poor. Popular opinion said in those
days, blessed are those who live amid
statuary, and fountains, and gardens. and
congratulations, and all kinds of festivity. II
inns young man responded, blessed are
they that mourn" Public opinion in those
days said, blessed is the Roman eagle.
the flap of whose wings startles nations,
and the plunge of whose iron benk intlicts
cruelty uponeits enemies" This Young
man responded, blessed are the ncrciful.'
Popular opinion said, "An eye for an eye,
tooth for tooth" In other words, if q
man knocks your eye out, knock his out.
II man breaks Your tooth. break his.
irony for irony; persecution for persecu-
ton; wound for wound. Christ said:
"Pray for them that despitefully use YOU.
| 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 treat
ment of subjects, what supernatural de-
mands. what strange doctrine! They felt
the solid earth under them, and vet Christ
said: II bear up the pillars of this world. .
They looked ut the moon, He said 81 will
turn it into blood" They looked at the
sea, He said: ST will hush it." They
looked at the stars, He said: II will shake
them down like untimely figs" Did even
one so young say things SO bold? 1t was
all against Him.
| After the battle Of Antietam, when q
| General rode along the lines, although the
soldiers We're lying down exhausted, they
rose with great enthusiasm and huzzaed.
AS Napoleon returned from his captivity,
his first step on the wharf shook all the
kingdoms, and two hundred and fifty thou
sand men hocked to his standard. 1t tool;
! three thousand troops to watch him in his
exile. So there have been men of wonder
full magnetism of person. But hear he
when 1 tell you of poor young man who
! came up from Nazareth to produce q thrill
which has never been excited by any other
Napoleon had around him the memories OF
Marengo, and Austerltz, and Jena; but
here was a man who had fought no battles.
who wore no epaulettes, who brandished no
sword. He had, probably, never seen a
prince, or shaken hands with nobleman.
imagine Christ one day standing IN the
streets OF Jerusalem. A man descended
from high lineage is standing beside Him
and says: "My father was q merchant
prince, he had castle on the beach in
Galilee. Who was your father?" Christ
answers: "Joseph, the carpenter" A man
from Athens is standing there unrolline
his parchment of graduation and says to
Christ: "Where did you so to school?'
Aha! the idea of such an unheralded young
man attempting to command the attention
of the world! AS well some little fishing
village on Long Island shore attempt to
a,raisn New York. Yet no sooner does He
set His foot in the towns or cities of Judea
than everything is in commotion. The
people go out on picnic, taking only food
enough for one day. yet are SO fascinated
with Christ that, at the risk of starving,
they follow Him out into the wilderness. A
nobleman falls down fiat before Him AID
says "N[y daughter is dead" A begga,
tries to rub the dimness from His eyes, and
says Lord, that my eyes may be opened.
A poor, sick, painting woman presses
through the crowd and says: II must touch
the hem of his garment" Children who
| love their mother Dettef tnan any one else
struggle to get into His arms. and to kiss
His cheek, and to run their fingers thu ougl
His hair, and for all time putting Jesus sc
! in love with the little ones that there il
hardly nursery in Christendom from
which He does not take one, saying: 81
must have them. / will fill heaven will
these; for every cedar that plant inheavel
1 will have fifty white lilies. In the hou
when was poor man i'll Judea they wert
not ashamed Of me, and now that have
come to a throne l do not despise them
Hold it not back, o weeping mother! La,
it on my warm heart. OF such is the king
dom of heaven"
Again. remark, there was no organiza'
ton in His behalf, and that was agains
Him. When men propose any great worl
they band together, they write
letters of agreement, they take oaths O
fealtv; and the more and complete the
organization the more and complete the sue
cess. Here was one who went forth with
out any organization and alone. If mel
had a mind to join in His company, al
right; if they had mind not to join in His
company all we'll. If they came they were
greeted with no loud salutation; if the!
went away they were sent with no bite
anathema. Peter departed, and Chris
turned and looked at him. That was all!
All this was against Him. Did any one
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