The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-02-06
me to risk the cargoV ofs3my immortal

trust in, you tell me he was ~ very at
tractive person. You tell me that tn
: contemporary writers describe him
and they give the color of his eyes, ant
the color Of his hair, and they describ,
his Whole appearance as being resplen
dent. Christ did not tell the children
to come to him. "Sufler little child
rem to come unto me-" was not spokcl
to the children; it WAS spoken to the
PhariseeS. The children had come
without any invitation. No sooner
did Jesus appear than the little ones
pitch from their mothers arms, al
avalanche Of beauty and love, into his
lap. "Suiltr little children to con.c
unto mc.' That was addressed to the
Phariseos; not TO the children Christ
aid not ask JOhu TO put his head down
ON his bosom. John could not help
but put his head there. Such eyes,
such checks, such q chin, such hair,
such physical condition and appear.
ancc why it must have been com
| pletely captivating and winsoE,c. |
suppose Il look al him waa Just to love
hiEl. .! how attractive his manner.
Why, when they saw Christ coming
along the street, they ran into their
houses, as quick rs they could, and
brought them out that he might look
at them. O.therc was something 80
pleasant, so inviting, SO cheering in
everythirg he did, in every look. When
these sick ones were brought out did
he say: "rako away these sores: do
not trouble me with these loprosicS?'
No, no, there was :, kind look, there
was a gont!" word, there was :" heal
Thy touch. They could not keep away
from Eim.
In addition to the sni;ne>s OF car
acter, there WAS u fiery momentum.
How tn" old hNpOcriter trcmblcu be-
fore him. How the kings Of the earth
turned pale, Here is " plain man,
with y few snicIS at Is hnGk, csming
Oh Che sea Of Gailce, :oiug up Is the
psi;tte OF the Caesars, nnul,ing that pal
ace quake TO the iOumdati0nh, and ut.
te'ing a word of mercy ann kindness
which throbs through all the earth, ami
through ali the heavens, aud through
all the ages 0. he WAS \ loving
Christ. Bat ii was uot cilieminacy, or
insipidi;y Of character; it was accom-.
panied with mBicSty, infinite and
omnlpotent. Lest the world should
not realize His carnestneSe. this Christ
mounts thc cross. You say: "Ir Christ
has to die, why not let Him take some
deadly potion and lie OF y couch in
some brjnht and benutifI; bomep Ir
He must due. let Him exnire amid ali
kindly attentions - No. the wor,d
must hear the hammers M, H.. GeoGs
Of the spikes The world must listen
to thn death rattle of the sufferer 1ho
world must tcel His warm blood ,}rou-
ping OF each cheek, while it looks uD
into the face Of His anguish. And SO
the cross must be lifted, and the hole
is dug on the to of Calvary. It must
he dug three feet Gec,,, ard then the
cross is laid on the ground. and tho
sufferer is atrc; ched upon it, and the
nails are pounded through nerve. and
muscle. and bone, through the right
hand through the left hand; and then
they shake his RIGHT hand 10 see if il is
fast, aud then they shake hie left foot
to see if IL i, fast, and then they hcaVc
up the wood, Hai q doZe,l shoulders
under the weight, and they put the
end oGthc cross to the mouth of the
hole, and they plunge ii in, all the
weight OF his body coming down for
the first time on the spikes. and while
some hold the cross upright others
throw in the dir: and tralnDle it down.
and tramplc it hard. O., plant that
| tree wei! and thoroughly, for il is to
bear fruit such as no other tree ever
bore. Why did Christ endure i? He
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