Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1893-05-20
REV. DIR. TAtNAGE
THE BROOKLYN DIVINE'S Sun
DAY SERMON.
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Wnei1 worsa ins-.~d ri making it he.tar-
stil th~ '~"-1ta*s watched and waited. The,
hrk@4i T.. Him ri thrones. looked for t1tm In
Ta'e@f.-. looked for Him m i-trterial robes.
,""k.9i for Him Z. the .e.ai of armies. At
last they found Tim in 4 farn. The cattle
stool hfaFt o. Him than the, angels. for the
f2rfH"t Yer. iii the al Joining stall. while tho
'att+r we're In the clouds. 4 rara~..e- II
lfeesaItrv No room for H,-' ii the inn be-
"an-f Their Mas n" nc 70 pay the hotel .ex-
T'iee. }T"r" pointing star and the angelic
eAntsta showed that heaven made up in an
.roLattoA ~ His worth what the world
naked "ttrnt 'ame, who is over all, God
~ -s9el FOREVER. Amen
bAt WHO j. this Christ who rare5 AZ Is
N" difference frtwet-n ~tifete.. 1.no,nina-
irons q "vangriir,t christians I have no con-
,'rh, ~ .5"tt ~ the turning over 81 nv
"fsH a.fi't whether all the world shall at
ia-l bs Baptist Or Methodist or Congregations
or ~Epi-copalian or rrt-fyterian} Tt%zs'rl.l not
turn my hand. But thn~e ~ doctrines which
are vital 70 thu <f''. II Christ be not a God
we ar" 'foiators. 10 this ChristoIopical
i"ee'hAh IdeFote myself this morning and
sfas sl@ti that We may think right and do
aFl-ht.th regard 10 a question Ia which mis-
take Is infinite.
SUPPOSE that the nra56Fit. II Ih0se here
today assembled bel,a,A he Bible. II re-
'iatfF N-a4 much fash t. II. an infidel as to be
'hfl-tisH. Il is faith il Il different direc-
'f7t me Christian has faith III the teach
~ q matthew, Luke. John. Paul. Isaiah,
MOS. III" inGdel has faith. in the free
aniff"rrS. W" have faith in one rlas.- # men.
iI.s nave ialth ia anoths~ elias. Of men. But
- inc majority ef hD-r. perhaps all Of those
here assemrfoi. are willing to take the Bible
l"' = N'ah1ard in morals and in faith. | MAXI
shl~ book my starting point.
J 9HPpose you are aware that the two gen
: VIC nave narsAAIed the. great alJnies
42aiIlst the deity IF Jesus Christ are Strauss
M hcutn. The number IF their slain will
az " counted aft'l tie trumpet OF the arch
tn-"l SQUADS The roll call of the resurrection
iL,9e men ana their syTnpathizers saw that
my could destroy the fortress Of miracles
my could destroy Christianity, AID they
we're right. Surrender the miracles Ind Won
surrender Chri-tiahisy. The great Ger
nan eSesFto says that all the miracles
we're myths. The great French exegete saws
hat all the miracles were legends Tbev
tr"Iose to take everythingsupernatural from
~ NE OF ohrlst ana everything supernatural
rom the Bible. They prefef4the miracles of
lufhah nonsense to the glorious miracles Of
Jesus Christ.
my say there was no miraculous birth in
b',hiehein' blf that it is all q fanciful story.
luSt Ike the story of Komulus said to have
zen born of Rhea Silvia and the god Mars
MY say no star pointed to the manger it
was ohly the flash Of q passing lantern. Thew
say mere was no miraculous making of bread.
1ut that 1t Is Il corruption of the story that
Elisha gave 20 loaves of bread to a hundred
ieh' lhey say the water was never turned
tnto VINE hut that it is a corruption of the
story that the Egyptian plague turned the
water into blood. They say it is no wonder
mat Christ sweat great drops of blood; he
uau been out IN the night air and was taken
suddenly Ill. They say that there were no
lonHues OF fire on the heads of the disciples
II the fentecost that there was only q great
th''hder storm, and the air was full OF cleo
about the heads of the disciples.
They say that Mary and Martha and Christ
ielt II important to get up an excitement for
me forwarding of their religion. and so they
lraEnatlzed a funeral and Lazarus PLAYED the
.orpse, ana Mary and Martha played the
"t'pers, and Christ was the tragedian. I
put 1t III my own words, but this is the exact
meaning of their Thew saw fro
bihie Is q spurious book written by super
stltlous or lying men, backed up by men who
lied Tor that Which they did not believe.
NOW, take back the limited statement
winch | made a few moments ago. when T
saio IL requires as much faith to be an in
lidel a5 TO be n Christian. It requires q
thousandfold more faith to be an infldel than
to he a Christian, for if Christianity demand
that the whale swallowed Jonah. then
skepticlsm demands that Jonah swallowed
the whale! ear ,,1o,e to YOU that Christ
was God, not only by supernatural appear
anc's on that Christmas night. but by what
inspired men said of Him. by what He saws of
Himself and by His wonderful achievements.
,'lhrl9t came, who is over all" All, does
not that prove too much? Not over the
Caesars. not over Frederick. not over Alex
alll'r the Great. not over the Henrys, not
over tho LouiSes? Yes. Pile all the thrones
OF all the ages together. and my text over
1n4n- thorn as a0vJJ,r ~ "a r.,~I0,r
Il mountain. Christ came, who is over all"
Iign H. must be God
ne Elfle says that all things were made hv
HIM. Does nVt that prove toomucn? Could
II l." that II" made the Mediterranean. that
H." mail" the Black sea. that He. made the
Atlantic the Pacific. that He made Mount
Lebanon. that He made the Alps. the Sierra
NeNatias. that H" made the Hemisperes. that
II" made the universe? Yes. The Bible saws
-. and lest We Ne too stupid to understand
John WINDS up with a magnificent reiteration
anu says. without Him was not ANYTHING
mac ttat "as made" Then He was \ Cod
! ~ hlhl" says AT the name If Jesus .verv
MI Snall bow. All heaven must come down
~ is h'lt'>.- NarNrs on their knees. amos
ties on their knees. confessors on their kn..s
li'' dr'I%fIct4 on his knees. Before whom
man N", IT, l. a God. The Bible saws every
tongue snail confess Bornesian. aIaIaran
rteAirail. itailan. Spanish. Persian. English
- t'il-u" >AalI confess. 10 whom God
ne flhle say Christ the same Yesterday to-
gay ana forever. i tina, characteristic of
humanity DO We not change Do.s ~.
the body entirely change in seven vears5
DOCS not the mind change? Doe. not ths
h'a7 change! Christ the same Yesterday
t'-iaN and forever. Ii" must he a God.
philosophers sly that tie law Of pravi,a-
non decld' : everything and that the centrin-
eta ana centrifugal forces keep the world
ir1in c~!ashlu- and from demolition. Hnf
la0t says that thrlsts arm Is the axle an
WIN everything turns. and that Chrisr-s
nahi Is tic setNtt III which everything is sa-
MARI The wordS. Observation-Disclosures MI
thii1-s ty the word oi His power Then He
must te q God.
hen look at what Christ says Of Himself.
No", certainty. every one must understand
himself Setter than any one else can under
stand him. Il | ask ycu where Won were
t~Fh and YOU tell ne. 4 was born in Ch.s-
ttr, England, o- I was lorr in Glasgow
or Il was horn In Dublin Ira-
tahd. or i was born in New Orleans. the
shit"ti States. You being "a man of integrity
/ should relieve YOU If | asked Won how
many I%Nnts YOU could lift and YOU sho.ld
say rou.could If, 100 pounds or 200 rounds
or $40 pounds, | should believe you. II Is a
matter personal - yourself You know be-.
Ter than aay one else caIi tell YOU.