The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
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DIR. Hutson breaches an Able sermon on
the Love of Jesus.

ON Sunday at IL \. NJ, at Pine-Srect
Baptist church. the pastor, Or. j. ,.
Hutson. preached from part of the
sixteenth verse of the nth chapter of
SOlomOn's Song: He is altogether love
~" Mr.. HutsoR said that the character
of Jesus was the only perfect character
that had ever existed. lnildels, with all
,hcir devices. with all their schemes,
with all their scarchings. have never
been able to bring one thing against
the character Of Jesus. They have at
tackled the truths of Gods Word. but
;hey hayc failed TO find one flaw in His
character. If" the speaker said. He
Is altogether lovely. the only thing we
can DO IS 20 initiate Him. TO try to be-
come more and more like Him each day
we I've. We ought 10 serve Him with
giadness. If there were no other rea-
son. why We should serve God. tho
speaker said. / think We should do so
through fear OF punishment Of hell
but there Is higher and moro blessed
motive for serving hm-tha; is love.
Jesus does not require of us things that
are moi good My yoke is easy ana
my burden light All of His require
menls are for our good. There is a
sure rule To conduct lis in all of our
life. and that is. ask ourselves how our
Master would act were he here: what
would he do We're He In my place? Try
every act by that touchstone.
II II is true that Jesus lis altogether
lovely We should praise Him. We love
10 praise good men and women. We
delight TO say Of them that they are
good and true. We speak the praises
Of great men. We love to tell OF the
great things they do. We praise Wash
ington. we name cities. States. and
children for him. We thereby honor ana
praise hin. and Il Is right we should
DO so, hut how much more should we
praise Him who made Washington. and
who ~ the SaviOus OF his soul? He is our
Saviour We may say he is my Sa-
ylour. Then. how much more should
We praise him. He is altogether love-
u. We should praise Him In our
songs and in our talk all the day long.
~ our text is true. we should love
Him. We love others. we love good
people. IL makes tingle pass through
ms when we ask another what church
H. he member Of. to hear him pane
one. We love him because he is with
as. We feel obligations In our hearts
In accord with the ties that bind us 'Blest
be the ties that binds US one 10 an
other. We love our friends. our rela-
lives. our children. and bow much more
shorh we love Jesus. He loved us be-
fore We loved Him. He loved us when
we were In sin. John says: We love
, Him. for He first loved US We re-
member a mothers love. snl we feel
Row great is that love that can be so
.rle 10 rs-that never forsakcs us what
ever our failures and faults But Jesus
loves us beyond that: HIS love !s strong
er and tenderer than that OF a mother.
for lie is altogether lovely and II
We love him. we ought TO speak of
Him. Spurgeon once said 10 young
man who had invited him home. and who
lad done oil he could TO honor him ana
please him; 10 you love my mastor?'
and tho young man became converted
rom that remark. and 10. II we love
chriat. we should speak. OF Him to
others"
Sight services being resumed st the
church NJ. Hutson preached 1t night