Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-08-25

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bowl One day his hand trembled so
much be dropped it and it broke, and
the son, seated at the. elegant table in
midfloor, said to his wife, Now we'll
get father wooden bowl, and that he
can't break So wooden bowl was
obtained, and every day old grandfather
ate out of that, sitting in the corner
One day, while the elegant young man
and his wife were seated at their table.
with chased silver and all the Injuries,
and their little son sat upon the floor,
they saw the lad whiting. and they
said, MY son, what are you doing
there with that knife?'' "Oh, said he
I'll m making trough for my father
and mother to eat out Of when they get
oIdlp
But this young man Of the text was
not of that character He did not belong
to that school. | can tell it from the
way they mourned over him. He was to
be the companion of his mother. He
was to be his mothers protector. He
would return now some Of the kind
nesses he had received in the days of
childhood and boyhood. Aye, he would /
with his strong hand uphold that form
already enfeebled with age Will he do
its No. In one hour that promise of
help and companionship is gone There
is a world of anguish in that one short
phrase. '"rhe only son of his mother,
and she a widow. .
Now, my friends, it was upon this
scene that Christ broke He came i'll
without any introduction He stopped
the procession. He had only two utter
ances to make-the one to the mourn
ing mother, the other to the dead He
cried out to the mourning one. Weep
not, and then, touching the bier on
which the son lay. he cried out, Young
man, | say unto thee arise!" And he
that was dead sat up.
learn two Or three things from this
subject, and first that Christ was a
man. You see how that sorrow played
upon all the chords of his heart think
We forget this too often. Christ was a
man more certainly than you are, for he
was a perfect man. No sailor ever slept
i'll ships hammock more soundly than
Christ slept in that boat on Gcnnesaret
In every nerve and muscle and bone
and fiber of his body, in every emotion
and affection of his heart, in every ac-
ton and decision of his mind he was Il
man.
He looked off upon the sea just as you
look off upon the waters. He went into
Martha's house just as you 90 into
cottage He breathed hard when he YVES
tired, just as you do when sou are OK
hausted. He felt after sleeping out
night in the storm just like you 90
when you have been exposed to tenn
pest 1t was just as humiliating for him
to beg bread as it wonld be for you to
become pauper He felt just as much
insulted by being sold for 80 pieces Of
silver as you would if you wero sold for.
the price of dog, From the crown Of
the head to the sole of the foot lie was a
man. When the thorns were twisted
for his brow, they hurt him just as
muoh as they hurt your brow if they
We're twisted for it. He took net on him
the nature of angels. He took en- hum
the seed of Abraham "Ecce homor'-
behold the mani
But / must also draw from this sub
ject that he was God. Suppose that
man should attempt to break up fu-
neral obsequy. He would be seized by
the law, he would be imprisoned, if he
were not actually slain by the mob be-
fore the officers could secure him. IF
Christ had been mere mortal, would
he have right to come in upon such a
Io,,
his interruption. He was more than
man, for when he cried out, II say unto
thee, arise!" he that was dead sat up
What excitement there must have been
thereaboutl The body had lain pros
trate. 1t had been mourned over with
agonizing tears, and yet now it begins
to move in the shroud and to be flushed
with life and at the command of Christ
he rises up and looks into the faces of
the astonishcd Spectators
Oh, this was the work of Godl
hear it in his voice; | see it in the flash
of his eye; behold il in the swapping
of deaths shackles; | see it i'll the face
of the rising slumbercr; hear it in the |
cutlery Of all those who were spectators
Of the scene. If, when / see my Lord |
Jesus Christ mourning with the be-
reaved, put my hands on his shoulders
and say, Ny brother, " now that hear
him proclaim supernatural deliverancos,
] look up into his face and say with |
Thomas, My Lord and my God Do |
you not think he was God? A great |
many people do not believe that, and |
they compromise the matter, or they
think they compromise it. They say lie |
was very good man, but he was not a
God. That is impossible. He was either |
God or a wretch, and will prove it, |
If man processes to be that which he |
is not, what is he? He is a liar, an i'm,
posters hypocrite. That is your unan.
imous verdict Now, Christ protested |
to be a God He said over and over
again he was God. took the attributes
of God and assumed the works and
offices of God. Dare you now say he |
was not? He was a God. or be was ID
wretch. Choose ye.
Do you think cannot prove by this
Bible that he was a God? If you do not
believe this Bible, of course there is no
need of my talking to you. There is no I
common data from which to start Sup +
pose you do believe it. Then can
demonstrate that he was divine | can |
prove he was Creator John i, 3, "All |
things were made by him, and without
him was not anything made that was
made " He was eternal, Revelation
xii, I3, II am Alpha and Omega, the /
beginning ard the end, the first and the |
last. - | can prove that he was omnipo- /
tent, Hebrews j, 10, THE heavens are
the work of thine hands. +" can prove
he was omniscient, John ii, %, He /
knew what was in man. Oh, yes, he |
is God He cleft the sea. He upheaved |
the crystalline walls along which the !
Israelites marched He planted the +
mountains He raises up governments, |
and casts down thrones and marches
across nations and across worlds and /
across the universe. eternal. onnipo- |