St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-04
THE COMING ONE.
DIR. ID. j. BurreIl breaches on CIV
licences of Christi

DIR. ID. j. BurreIl breaches on CIV
licences of Christi
At Westminster church last night DR..
D. j. Burrell preached from the text,
cart thou he that should come or look
we for another?" Luke vii, 10.
1.-The solidarity of the race" said the
preacher, lis manifest in the fact that
certain great verities are held unlver-
sally by all classes and conditions of
men. The Garden of Eden is an uni
versal thought; the fall is another, and
so is the hope of deliverance. Each of
the great religions has had Its prophecy
of a Coming One, who should break
every chain and bid the oppressed go
free.
''At the beginning of the Christian
eaa these prophecies were ripe and
the world was eXpectant. Then came
Jesus; and as he rode in Jerusalem he
was hailed with hosannas as the
Messiah, whom kings and prophets
waited for and died without the sight"
He distinctly, persistently, and at
peril Of his life claimed to be the Com
ing One. We also want proof of the
Messiahship of Jesus.
The first evidence which Christ offered
as to His Messiahship was in His won
derful preaching. go tell john" said
He, 'that the poor nave the gospel
preached unto them" Take that state
ment apart and you have three notable
facts by which Christ is separated
from all other sacred teachers. He
preached = that is, he set forth
the great verities of the eternal
world. He preached the gospel !:
that is, the glad tidings of the deliver
ance from sin. And he preached the
gospel to the masses; not like the phil
osopher. to the chosen few, but 1.-The
poor" everywhere, to all who were Suf-
fering for want of the bread and water
of life. And this preaching is still
heard all over the world. Other men
die and their voices are huShed, but
Christ's voice is to-day the most vital
and most potent voice among men.
The second evidence which he offered
to verify his Messiahshlp, was in his
works. go tell john" said he, ''that
the blind receive their sight and the
dumb speak; leperS are cleanSed and
the dead are raised"
1.-The miracles of Jesus were neceS-
sary at the institution of His church.
lust as transplanted tree needs props
and braces until 1t shall have taken
hold of the soil and the rocks beneath
but there are no miracles, properly
so-called in these times, for the good
reason that there is no necessity
for them. But there are three
great wonders on earth to-day which
have, to my mind, more convincing
power than all the marvels that were
wrought in the earthly ministry OF
Jesus. There are: First, Christ Him
self, the colossal figure in all history;
second, the Christian, who must illus
trate in his walk and conversation the
power of character; and third. Chris
tianity. the tremendous force, manifest
everywhere, by which the world is
being uplifted and brought back te
| God.
.'In addition to these evidences of his
| Messiahship which. were furnished by
| Christ Oh this occasion, we have in Oul
time the further testimony of His
! death, His resurrection and His power
in the individual soul of the believer
Thus Jesus proves Himself to be the
! One for whom every earnest soul il
longing-the Christ who saves from sin
helps in trouble, inspires to duty anG
opens heavens gates to all who sin
cerely desire to enter in. And blessed
| is the man who is not offended in Him.