The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-31

lie Lie Salne 10 rescue the WORK Oh LIS own
,i.hi ilon tne ureautui moral phght
Mnnn nau iallen on II. Shrouded IN the
uahtAmess oI lnateriahsni, the Woria was
th;s ing, hop S IA; anna the eddes OF
Ills .ast COSMOS WIN no nope tnat
reaSneu beyond It's PEAK. forbidding
Walls, Walls Inrist came 10 hring into II the
SOY el an e.ernal wor,d, 10 import INTO
our nle ne uignI,y ana greatness OF an
eturhai NE. ne closed Ills eyes TO
snoM US you; Among ali the great
a aeaen eh VINO nave pointed us TO heaven
mnu sno my .nt way, ne stahus preemi-
az III; not my ny Ieus1n ol tne eAceiience
~ ths ,e ,;S put because ne STANDS
tho '. nton nnIp Esn be,weeh inns me ana
.me e'erhai llle' tne one authoritatiye
S"'ue aiiu :eaehei ior DOM Worius. lie
tb;n ms iai,'ii MEL VIII unseen ana eternal
ences of This life He nttars trcmen5oms
truths that measure The realities and ey.
periences of the eternal snhere with os
much ease and composnre MS He teaches
the simplest principles of this eternal life.
We can Judge for ourselves of the truth
and wisdom of His known preccpts: hut
when He passes the limits of this life
and unfolds revelations of the unseen and
eternal world, we have no means of vcri-
flying them or judging of their truth apart
from Himself. But if we find Him the
greatest of all earthly teachers, if in that
teaching we ind no error, no weakness,
~; ,o nav r., ma. aeaen,i,s pe eAelnpii is
~ 49, VA ahu , - pviitIiIt liz ny, ny
r non we ,,,h as eonmucns ioioM Iii iin.o
ma ,,.o bowo W, h,'t I;,,s,Ie ,rh;,
10 tbo oni,, nU ' ,,,,,;ai, ,,,n oar ;,,dmo
of Chr;st Nc the antbor;tot;we ;ntnrSreter
of thn sniritnoI md eternal relotinns of
tbe fntnrn How did Ue aifror from
more human teocbers9 First in outbor;.
ty. He never felt His way TO the truth.
| His teaching was not learned by Him
as the accumulation of experiment.
"Verly. verify. | saw unto YOU" was the
| emphatic tone of every uttemnce. On
| every subject upon which lie speaks lie
assumes the authority OF absolute ana
original knowledge.
Such an attitude on the part of a mere
human teacher would outrage the moral
! sense of mankind, and would be ascribed
to consummate presumption or self-deceit
| pushed to the extremity of folly. But
the conscience of mankind instinctively
recognizes Christ's right to assume it.
| Second-He made no mistakes. Had
He made one we would surely have heard
| of it. No teacher has had so many
critics, or been criticised so long. But
the severest and most critical intellects
| have found no error in all the wide range
of His teaching.
Tbird-ne taught with wisdom that
comprehended the whole subject. He
legislates for the whole world and for all
| time with the authority and mastery of a
father laying down rules for his house
| hold. He taught a few people at Caper-
naum, but His sermon was preached to
all future generations. He narrated q
simple parable to Jewish lawyer, and
| fixed for all time, and for all nations, the
| ideas of neighborly duty and compassion
| His words touch all times and all condi-
tons.
Eourth-IJo omhod;od HE toocb;no IN
| His own work and l;fo Rafore Un co me-
wa 500 tho cartons n nd magn;fcont nomns
of beathenism The merebandisa az TYRE
the riches Of Sodom. the palaces of
Grecce The snlendor Of Assvr;a MI stand.
mo ont IN stort,;nr roi;of ogo;nSt tho notb.
inc tbsv did for tho hiabar wants and
host ;nterests Of tho soni What did tha
rich cnitrro of Grooco bar s,iandid i;tora
tnro do for tbo ;onohle noor9 Unr arch;,
tecture was nover ;,nm p hv one
charity school or ornban osvlnn, Tbe
ambition stotecroft p and IRON roy 'u nowor -,
Rome knew not 60 much as that man had
n soul. and carea less Rnt snr;no;ng ~,
in the fertile footstens If tbe words S,; iii
which Christ sows tho contnr;os ' hobnid
what snjendid institutions rise 'f T"ps
out that thraa raors ,,n;,,;,.n nT In IN.
history of the uor hiS omd ,n nou Iron. ~.
awou tbn VOW hnai, hnu ~" ~. na W .uhen
;ts Sreatnoss opd o,,o one =, 10 ,,per na
alomonts on5 ;na,,acs IN ~ .hos'
o;ot,. en n, nnu ii in ,r that WHY so
49, aN ~ ennouie outl ny Mouiu uisappeai
IN ~ us .he tays VI nsh, wouid VANISH ii
o we e sun snou az. w hurled from ms throne
W I'll hie &c my the Ulysses vi ahclent chaos
anu VI hishti ne also eAemphned Ills
aeaen'ns III MS own character; Ills per.
sonai me was as 1ar beyond the lives OF
men, as Iiis WISDOM ana WORK surpassed
| human WISDOM ana ability. lie lived ~
10 tne standard or HIS own teaching. No
| SAINT OF israel did this. Socrates did not
-10r after exposing the popular errors
| ana superstitl0ns OF his day, he with his
| latest breath declares: I'VE owe cock
10 Aesculapius.' The loftiest qualities of
the divine nature transtigure Christ in his
| tory with splendor equal to that which
clothed Him on Tabor, as If His very
| nature were woven of pure beams of light
| effiuent from God. Implacable hostility
| to evil, sing)ehearted devotion to the
good, pity for the fallen, love superior Ia
! all malice and revenge. So here Is a uer-
| feet human teaching. exemplified in n i,er-
| feet work, and n perfect life. Is NOT This
credible witness? If he IL the worlds
greatest practical benefactor. tho source
of it's best institutions. the nuthor of its
noblest liberties. the nurifier M Ito bnn,oo
the mickner, Of it's highest honas ho
insnjrer of ;ts trna,t hapa;,,,,'