The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-15


large congregation from being present 40
the English Lutheran Church last night
The singing was tine. and Rev. Mt
M0sef, the pastor, is an orator Ills
theme was the question asked by the
Jews in Jerusalem of Jesus, on Palm
Sunday "Wh0is this y' and the answer
those accompanying Him made. "Ihis is
Jesus OF Nazareth, the Prophet of Cali.
lee These people could have given q
better answer, and some answers 90 that
question he preacher proposed 10 make
When Jesus entered Jerusalem He had
been greeted ON tho outside with palms
and salutaiiOns lIosanna TO the son OF
David. lie entered the city itself very
mceblv. lie came not like o conqueroI
but riding. as had been fOrctoid. ON am
ass. lie was accompanied by the thou
sands of people who had inst shown
Him great hOuors The people in The
city became excited and began running
about Who is this man riding ON a
donkey, What was 10 all about The
city was throngcd with people who bad
entered 80 other gates, and they got the
answer, this is Jesus. of Nazareth, Che
Prophet of Gaile'
OH. had they known Him understood
whom lte was they would NOT have
asked the question He was their Sa-
vior the one who was 90 lifi them out
of the bonds of WiChelncss. whose COM
ing Dad been prophesied, bui they did
not know Him lie came 90 His own.
and Ills own received Him not Had
they searched the Scriptures, had been
with those who were fed in the wilder
ness: had been with Him when He said
10 the sea. Peace, Doe stills bad
they bad seen Him raise the widow son
from the dead II they bad hui believed
the story of the raising of Lazarus,
which bad just recently happened, and
freely circulated the evidence of which
they had before thsir eyes in the person
OF Lazarus himself could they have
asked who the man was2
They were not ignorant of all these
things. They were aware of them They
knew that blind Batimeus hal just re-
ceiyed his sight hut their hearts were
hardened: they would not believe Every
dav Christ Is visiting AS. He is striving
with our hearts, whether IN Church, "a
our places OF business, OF nc home, and
when He comes 90 as we ask, who is this
We harden our hearts DOyOu know who
went ID Jerusalem who il j. that comes
10 Richmond, who comes down from The
mount of God and knocks at your
hearts DO YOU know that YOU have
been wavward, wandering OF into the
road that leads 20 death, that q reckon
ing day is coming, Is IL not the case
that He is knocking for admission into
yOnr hearts that father, mother on
| friend has asked Won 10 give yourself to
Christ. and You have refused Thus You
are i'm greater ignorance than the people
N Jerusalem were. You fail 10 recOg-
nize the voice, the living touch OF a dear
/ Savior
What can be the remedy Tor sin, and
where found Where can Healer for
The wounds OF your soul be- found
Where a way 10 the better world and an
escape from that other place TO which we
viii surely 20 il We do not iind the
othery There are two roads that lead
10 two destinies-One Of bliss one
of per1ti0n II is worth our while
10 look intOs this matter and answer
the question the Jews asked of those
who accompanied the Savior into Je-
rlsalem. Are we going 10 sorrow and
/ intense misery, or Ia glory, Christ 81
was who entered the city The people
could have well answered this is Jesus
who came to save people from their sins.
/ II there is one present 20 night who
wan an answer 60 the question, who
will take away sin and give him
/ happiness, the answer Is Jesus,
} for lie will save him from
his sins. He came 10 save sim
and came for nothing else lie came 10
cleanse, qualify, and ht you for the en-
| i0yment of Heaven and Heavens glory
+ lie Is the Saviour of men Thai was Ills
mission when he came 90 jerusalem, 10
was for that purpose alone. He came
there on that last visit to shed His blood
for the sins OF men-lO make them fit tO
be residents of Heaven God can create
u universe when lie chooses, but He cam.
not make a sinner righteous against his
will. He has given man will, made
him something like Himself and tie
will not change His plan OF ere.
alton Christ rode into Jerusalem
% save the people from their
sins but they refused them lie is here
tonight for the same purpose. here 20
offer YOU salvation, obtained for YOU bv
the shedding of Ills blood on Calyary's
cross. VIII you refuse
At the beginning Of every Christian
life there il door through which he had
10 pass This could have been an
answer TO the question of the Jews.
Jesus Christ is that door. Every
soul TO obtain the crown ef life
must enter H. II leads TO
the way that carries MS TO Heaven. But
how many are there who want 10 travel
10 Heaven on an independent plan of
their own, who do not want TO pass
through the door Jesus Christ said,
am the door by Me, il any man enter
in he will have life. Those who Try 90
yet into the fold in any other way are
nothing but thieves and robbers, says the
Saviour You can only get eternal life
10y believing and coming % Christ Just
like you are. Jacob saw q ladder reach
ing from earth TO Heaven, with the an
gels ascending and descending on il. |
Christ is the ladder that leads Us 10 that
better world.
thrisi is also the bread. He is the
siail of life. He that eaieth OF Ne shall |
live forever, shall never hunger He is |
the food of the soul He satisfies the |
soul ike food you daily eat satisfies f1e
body. He IS the nouri-hmeni, the food
and drink for he soul this food We
must ieed aud feast for ever and ever.
tor without IL We must surely perish Ii
We do not feed our immortal natures on
his heavenly food, We will surely perish
when the body dies.
Christ is also the shepherd. He is the
rue shepherd that takes care OF the