Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-23
ADVERTISEMENT MENTION.
LOYAL INTELLIGENCE.
WHO is HEs
The Divinity OF Christ Considered by MIR.
Hammond at the Old Pavilion.


Hammond at the Old Pavilion.
The holiday increased the attendance on
the Hammond meetings of yesterday, an
especially large turn being had at the
afternoon service in the NJ E. Church
South. The usual noon and evening out
door meetings were held at the "shops y
and on X street, with large gatherings
According to announcement. Mr. Ham
mold spoke on THE Divinity of Jesus
Christ " at the Pavilion last night The
special topic drew an attendance larger
than usual. Mr. Hammond based his SER
mon on Mark XIV, 35 And about the
ninth hour Jesus said with loud voice,
My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
meP' He said IS Let rs take a journey
covering immense times and distances, and
we are at Jerusalem, and here are three
crosses on a hill and three persons on them,
and one of them crying the words of the
text. Our questions this hour are about
him, the middle one of the three.
Who is he-a man, or more? What does
he suffer, and what is the character of His
suiferlngs? For whom does He suffer Z?
Have His sufferings any relation to you or
me? There is great crowd about Him
all sorts; the most are Jews, who have no
faith in Him, who rejoice at His death /;
but there are others-there is Lazarus.
whom He has
RAISED FROM THE DEAD.
And Janus daughter, for whom He has
done the same great work. There are two
opinions about Him there, as two opinions
now. How shall we decide? The people
who reject the divinity of Jesus generally
believe the Bible; it is easy to settle the
question from the Bible, old and new. The
testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophesy,
and Isaiah calls Him the Mighty God
He himself said to the woman of Samaria,
i am he that is, the Messiah that was to
come. And again he said, Before Abra-
ham was, l am God said of him in He
brew, Thou shalt endure forever and
ever. / cannot see how any sane man
can read the Bible through and not admit
the divinity of Jesus Christ. But men will
say, i admit Jesus was good man, but |
am not ready to admit that be was God.
But if man admits that Jesus was a good
man he admits all, for Jesus could not be a
good man and not be all he claimed. There
is practical test of this. If any man hon
estly doubt the atonement and salvation
because of Jesus, will cry, 90, Christ, if
thou be God, have mercy upon me- that
will settle for him the whole matter.
Moses Stuart, of Andover. came to New
Haven to hold meetings, and the wife of
NOAH WEBSTER, THE LExIcoGRAPHER,
Invited Mr.. Stuart to come 20 his home and
converse with his daughters, who were not
Christians. Noah Webster was a Boston
man. and of the school that rejected Christ
and became very angry when he heard of
1t, and fol babe Mr.. Stuart to come again
but, in spite of this opposition, the girls
were converted. They were beautiful
girls-the bellies of New Haven--but Noah
Webster saw in them after their CONVEX
sion a change that rendered them still more
beautiful, and this made more impression
upon him than many sermons. After a
little he said: If this is true that Mr.
Stuart is teaching that no one can
enter 3seven but by Jesus Christ,
want to know it. and he set himself to
investigate, and gave himself two weeks for
the inquiry, shutting himself up in his
study. In two days he sent for Moses
Stuart, and cried, God have mercy upon
me for the sake of Him who died for me,
and who bore my sins in his own body on
the tree and was converted. If you viii
turn to the introduction of his dictionary,
you will find there his dying words: J
know that my Redeemer liveth' Yes
Jesus is divine, but it is all nothing unless
you make it personal, saying with Paul
who loved me- and gave himself for me- .
At this point Miss Needham sang
Alas and did my Savior bleed,
And did my sovereign die;
Could he devote that sacred head
For such q worm as /?
Yes, Jesus died for you,
Jesus died for me,
Yes Jesus died for all mankind,
Bless God, salvation's free.
But drops of grief can 'er repay
The debt of love | owe,
Here Lord, give myself away,
'Tis all that l can do.
He concluded by saying: THE bible
answers fully the question of the divinity
of Jesus but can you say you know have
you felt it, and exhorted all to surrender tc
Jesus, that they might experience his di.
vine power in forgiveness and salvation ??
The usual inquiry meeting followed. To.
night the sermon will be to lawyers, with
an account of the conversion of Hon. Thos
A. ID. Fessenden.
On Saturday night there will be an extra
service for men only, and grand children's
rally at the old Pavilion on Sunday at {
o'clock. The daily prayer and praise meet
ing is held at the NJ. E. Church South
Seventh street, between and X, at p NJ.