Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-20
CHRIST'S EDUCATION.
THE TOPIC DIsCUssED BIZ DR.
THOMSON YEsTHRDAY.
He Was = Healthy. Manly Man-His
Mental Development Up to tho
Age OF Thirty.

The topic Of Mr.. Thomson's discourse
at the Church Of the Unity yesterday
morning was Christ's Education, being
one Of series Of sermons upon Christ
now in course of delivery, and was
listened to with the greatest attention
by large congregation, The sermon
was prefaced by reading from the 21st
chapter OF the first gospel of the In
fancy and selection from Luke 4, Civ
ing an account of the temptation.
DR.. Thomson called attention to the
TACT that mp till he was 80 years OF age
Christ had given His life up to quiet
study, avoiding excitement. living regu-
larly, eating and drinking the good
things and exercising His body. He grew
up to be healthy, strong, manly man.
The modern habits of Indulgence by
young people IN excitements, social,
artistic or religious, the speaker held
were detrimental to intellectual growth
and were not in harmony with Christ's
example. A masterly review then fol-
lowed descriptive of Christ's early train
ing, His opportunities in Egypt, the Lam
guages He spoke and the branches of
learning in which He acquired an early
knowledge.
Commenting upon the fact that Christ.
like every Jewish boy Of his time, was
required to learn trade, Or. Thomson
remarked that the example was one
worth following everywhere and in
every rank of society. The state indus
trial school at Whittier is the best insti-
tuition Of it's kind in the country, and
the boys there are getting q better edu-
cation than the children in the public
schools, because the brain and the hand
are being trained and the children will
be able, when they grow up, to gain
their living as honestly % the rest Of
ua. a>t{ ass ~
The home influences Of his mother and
father upon Christ's education were des-
canted npou at length. The influence of
the mother can mold the career OF her
child and shape it's destiny the mothers
have the making of the nations of the
and his veneration and love for this
"father" as the highest tribute he could
pay.
Jesus lad powers that men could not
account for. Sitting at the feet OF his
invisible teacher he listened till God re-
vealed to him truth never given to
man before, and he then received the
inspiration that gave him power over
the minds and bodies of men and will
make his gospel immortal.
Long ago men got together and made
saved and who lost. Adam fell, some
of the bad are transferred to the good
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the sinner but the cornerstone of the
whole system is the alleged depravity Of
human nature, which is not the teach
the divinity in man.
As to the religion of ideas, what have
these ideas ever done for any one? They
the Romans, the Egyptians, had their
man, no divine book. Where are they
men, divine books which illustrate their
ideas. There is Mohammedanism, with
its Koran conquering the region of the
Dhammapada and his millions of wor-
lowers Christ and the sacred scriptures
illustrating Christianity. These are pro-
gressive, alive and powerful; they are
conquering today because we can see
them through great leaders and divine
books. They now appear to us in char
acter. and until the religion gets into
character it is worth nothing.
The subject next Sunday will be
Christ's Divinity.
Mr.. G. P. Dorland, the newly-elected
superintendent Of the Sunday school,
will take Office on the first Sunday OF
next month.