The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-11

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lions Snch an event was the ARRIVAL Oh
onr Lord In Jerusalem on that ever 10 DC
,o,,c,nhcrcd dav NhV Ills coming
ehonld create such an impression VIII
CIVILIAN presently. now | am only con
ccrncd with the single fact; "All the
citv was moved. saving, who Is ihisf
6,ce more We are told that such was
fhc growing fame OF Jesus that iiis enc
mics confessed their defeat ana say"
perceive We how ycprcvail nothing ne,
hold al the world is goncaiter II I'm. All
Inc world Here my Illustrations may
Well end OF ihe important Tact an
nounccd in the text. They came 10
Him from every quarter.
WHY CHRIST so ATTRACTED NEN.
And now we are 20 find oui why it was
that the neoplc thus surrounded ana loi-
lowed Him i'm such multitudes.
There must have been something m
TIE very look and manner OF Chust
,bot arrested attention AID gained the
,,n.t and love of those who saw Him,
something so calm and gentle in Ills
HEARING. so tender in Iii, tone rs to make
The neonle feel that there was sympathy
in Ills heart
There is a sort of soul even in spoken
words. mere sound is the body OF words,
but The t~ne in which they are uttered Is
the soul of speech. and words when
come from the heart have spell IN
them which moves other hearts ana
holds them captive.
Christ saw Matthew sitting at the
window of his Office, and as lie passed
hv lie said. Follow me. Only TWO
words. hut there was gentle force I'D
Them that drew Matthew along with fl
magnetic influence That he could not re'
sisf He saw Peter and Andrew casting
their nets into the sea. and lie SAID.
~FollOw me" and .iraightway they leii
their nets and followed Him And going
ON from thence. lie saw James and John.
and be called them, and Immediately
they eft their ship and THEN father anu
followed Him
such was the attractive force OF Jesus.
charming men away from home an1
kindred. from I'll their earthly callngS
and possessions. 10 become lis com
panions i'm tribulations poverty ana
danger. and the only account they gave
of il was this Lord, VIC have left all
and followed Thee.
SO. TOO. little children seemed 70 know
alta glance that lie cared for them and
would ne kind to them Instead OF
shrinking back at His approach they
gathered around Him and allowed Him
10 take them up in His arms Every
mother seemed 10 know that lie had
something Of her own pity for the niue
ones in His bosom They all trusted
Him. I'm all the life of our Lord we DO
not read thai one woman spoke word
against Him Men might mock, insult
and call Him evil names but no woman
ever uttered "a reproachful or angry word
about Him. or 10y any act treated linn
rudelv. Even the poor weary gulIy
woman called the sinner saw such ply
in His face and detected such tendernesi
i'm His tone when lie invited the heavy
ladcncd 10 come t. Him for rest, that
she Yentured to approach Him. WIKI
heart beating with mingled fear and
hope. and almost breaking with anguish
she bends on Him as lie reclnes at the
table. until tears come 10 her relief
tears of sacred sorrow. shame and love
and with lowlv reverence She kisses Ills
feet and then anointed them with the
precious ointment NOT was her peni-
icnial trust in vain. And lie said %
the woman. thy faith hath saved thee
go IN peace
THE CHARACTER OF HIS TEACHINGS
>. THEY came 10 Him from every
quarter" because lie taught the people
what they wanted 10 know and in a way
they could understand. How thankful
am for the plain teaching Of Jesus : lie
did not draw Ills illustration from
science and philosophy and the books OF
the learned But there is one book We
all can read, one that speaks 10 oar
hearts, and that is the book Of Hotufn
The sun, the wind the rain, the Hoods
the clouds, the grass, The flowers, the
birds. the morning the evening. all the
world Is familiar with these things, but
Christ gave them all new use, new
meaning and beauty. when He explained
spiritual truths by them So. too, all the
occuDatiOns of men were made 10 teach
Us something important. The sOwer, the
fisherman. the shepherd, the vine dresser
the merchant, the woman making bread
and sweeping tie house, all homelS
things, all familiar things-yet all IN
siruct us by helping as 10 understand
and remember longer the great truths oil
salvation. That is the great use OF the
parallels of our Lord Everybody 6noW'
how patient and loving good father Is
even with undutiiul ami ungralciul chill
dren. and SO when our Lord wanted q
+ let us know what a lOng-sniiering iathel
/ cod is. and how ready 10 forgive, lie
told Us the parable of The prOdigal son
"a story we can never forget; one that We
can hardly read or hear without tears
one that has led many wandering
wicked boy back to his fathers hom'
and heart again
Then. too. Christ ntfer tr4Ged with hl'
+ hearers He was always serious. Away
earnest. and went straight 10 the mark
He did not tithe mint, annise and cum
min, OF spend time in speaking OF cere
monies that had no meaning IN them
F lie did not care about hinges on
phylactOries. or which way man must
turn his face in prayer, as if one point OF
the compass was more holy than an
other. but knowing Us lie did that llC
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had 10 work hard for living, Others
that had great temptations and sorrows
others that were burdened with sense
of sin. others that we're impentent and
in danger of losing their souls He told
chem OF God good providence for the
poor. of His readiness TO pardon The
guilty, of His delight in comforting TIE
sorrowing and in saving 10 the utter
most OF unNorthinoss hthat came seek
ing forgiveness IN His name
THE CLASSES HE TOOK UNDER HIS WING
Then, again. lie taught that God did
not value men according 10 their riches
or rank or station in society. but be.
cause they had souls worth saying-sOul,
He was willing TO redeem al the price Of
His own blood lie took under His i'm.
mediate care and protection the CLASSES
that the world had hitherto most scorned
and trampled On-the poor in spirit, the
meek, the mourning, the prosecuted, and
His invitation was Come unto me all
We that labor and are heavy laden and !
will give YOU rest Come with your
sins and will pardon them Come with
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