The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-07
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lie VS. come near. H. bchc,d the city, an'
wcpt over &C.. saying " thou hndst knpwn
even thou, az loa-t. In this thy Gay. the thing
which belong unto thy peace but now 'h'l
are hid from thine eyes
/ was sorry could not he with yot
last Sunday night A visit had to make
10 New York prevented my being mere
But though ! lost the opportunity OF
preaching here you did not lose by u
Since have returned home ! have been
told Of The excellent sermon you heard
and Of the deep impression u made.
hone the impression still continues. and
II any of YOU whose hearts were touched
are siill anxious about your salvation, !
earnestly invite YOU 20 speak 10 me about
IL as soon as this service is over
Nv subject tonight Is Cbrsts last visit
10 Jerusalem. how 10 affected Him, what
He said. and what He meant by what he
said.
These are wonderful words. Our Lord
usually so calm and quiet seemed TO DE
aaiiated He beheld the city ana Wepi
over IL What could have caused this
distress-those tears lsually when "a
visitor 10 q city gets the first sight of II.
be is full of curiosity, fuil of pleasant
excitement. and the last thing You would
expect would be 20 see Him weeping.
What makes 10 al the stranger
is the fact that 10 was a time OF general
ioy As Christ approached the city lhe
people gave him p great reception. some
cut down branches of trees ana streWeu
them i'm the way. some threw down Their
garments on his path and the multitude.
who went before and followed after,
cried " Hosanna 20 the Son OF David.
Blessed is He that cometh in the name OF
the Lord HOsanna in the highest
And vet In the midst of all these rcjoic-
ipgs Jesus was filed with the deep
est sadness lie was weeping
weepinr not such silent tears as
those He shed az the grave of Lazarus
but weeping aloud, and just as people DO
in deep emotion. lie spoke in broken
sentences. few words 40 tme-Wlih
pauses between sob at every stop II
thou hadst known even thou. m this thy
dav the things chat belong 20 thy peace,
bui now they are hid from thine eyes
When strong man weeps 1t means
something There must be reason Tor
such signs of distress. There was %
reason for this great sorrow. Let as go
back a little and look at the scene.
Our Lord had been down 90 Jericho. "a
few miles east of Jerusalem, and now re-
turning 10 the city, He began to meet
crowds of people. some coming 10 dis
quite with Him. others bringing their chill
dren 10 get His blessing. blind men 10 get
their sight restored 10 them, showing
how the multitude was stirred, and how
eager they were 90 see and hear HIM
Passing by Bethany. He came TO the
Mount of Olives and assembled to the top,
which overlooked the whole city. You
WIN get some idea of the situation if you
win remember how il would be with some
one coming TO Richmond from the east
ern side. who should pass by Fulton. then
climb up Church Hill, and come To the
brow of Libby Hill, where ne would see
more of the city than would be possible
from any other point As Jesus began
10 descend the slope of the Mount of
Olives. if He looked down, He would see
the brook Cedron in the narrow ravinc
at the bottom. a little beyond the garden
of Geihsemane Looking across the val
ley He would see the city in all its extent
and beauty spread out before Him He
would see the temple with its gilded
walls and shining roof little farther
TO the left the Hin of Zion, little 10 the
right Calvary, just beyond the western
gate, while all around, in full view, were
the streets filled with people who had
come by thousands 10 the feast of the
Passover
Then il was that while the children
were singing their hOsannas. and the mul
titudes were shouting their welcome,
that Jesus beheld the city and wept over
ii and cried. ION. that thou hadst known,
even thou. al least in this thy day the
things that belong TO thy peace but now
they are hid from thine eyes
But are we TO suppose that Christ did
not care for the praises of the little ones.
nor for the JOY of the parents, nor for
the hOsannas of the multitude o, no
He was too full of kindness and sympa-
thy TO treat anyone with GOODNESS or
neglect He was the good shepherd, the
children We're His lambs, the people were
the sheep of His pasture, and so far as
their praises were sincere, so far as their
love was true, it filled his heart with joy
over all who had Just ideas Of His char
acter and claims he reiOiced i'm
spirit. But He did not trust To-
appearances He knew that sud
den enthusiasm had seized them.
tie knew the lckleness OF the multitude
lie knew how soon these songs and
shouts Of welcome would be exchanged
Tor the CRY. Away with Him. "Mewill
lot have this man 10 reign over us. And
70 We may imagine a far-oif look in His
g.. fl.tt.rN.f In mind
attention was less attracted 20 the clam
oring crowd around Him than TO Jeru-
salem, which lay in all its length and f.
breadth and beauty before Him. .
While He gazed on IL the sight /.
ouched His heart with the deep /
81 sorrow, and He wept over il /
With an anguish which His broken .
words but half expressed. as He cried .
IF thou hadst known, even thou, at least .
n this thy day, the things that belong TO .
hy peace; but now they are hid from
hine eyes"
Now, my friends, let Us carefully and
everentiy consider the causes of these
ears. Let us try TO find out the mean
ng OF this moving address, and then app
,ly the whole subject 20 ourselves.
l. lie bcheld the city and wept because
melancholy change had come over 10. IL
fas beautiful for situation as ever
ui II was no longer The spiritual 10y
I the whole earth. The temple was
TN there, but il was no longer filed with
be symbols OF the divine presence The
-ibes were still coming up TO worship as
( old, but not with the old, adOring J
Dirit The institutions of holy worship ,
ere miserably debased The multitude !
o longer responded in grateful songs TO d
he harps OF David and Asaph, or heard \
ith Joy the rapturous strains of Isaiah \
/ wept with the plaintiye jeremiah
be glory Of the Lord no longer shOne q
ON between the cherU bim The temple y
as no longer the House Of God and q
e Gate OF Heaven ambitious, un- d
cling priests ministered al It's affairs s.
rrupt, turbulent people thronged It's II
urts. and the city in which had been il
cd the blood Of an the prophets, was g
out 10 reject and cruelty the Messiah, p
whom The prophets had written in h
aims 80 tender and moving q
}. This brings me, in the second place, "
say He behold the city and wept al
sr H." because He saw IL almost uni n,
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