Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-17

man race. He demanded of his subjects
love. homage, obedience and complete sur
render of the will. He had nothing OF
power. prestige or wealth with which to
found his kingdom. He must esta blish it
alone; it must be evolved entirely from
himself; it must be unlike ANYTHING the
| world had ever seen. The speaker remark
ed that after the study of years he found
nothing in his plan which was not perfect
at the start. That plan was incomprehensi-
| ble-as high as heaven, as wide as the uni
verse: it covered time and eternity. The
plan involved the whole human race. He
announced it with perfect calmness; he
manifested not shadow Of doubt that it
would succeed. His words, his methods
showed that he had a we'll balanced brain
he was no dreamer. What right had he
to assume his ability to set up a spiritual
kingdom? His birth and his origin in the
world seemed humble; he was the despis-
ed Nazarene. He probably attended no
schools; he studied no book, except the
old Bible. He was never heard from but
once from his early childhood until he was
thirty years old. At this time the atten-
ton of that part of the world was turned
toward the Baptist and his strange dOings
on the border of the wilderness: some had
thought him the forerunner of greater
who was about to appear. The 'sMan of
GaIilee" went to the Jordan to witness the
strange scenes there, when John, by some
strange knowledge, discerned that the
''Lamb Of God" approached. Returning
from the baptism, he came down to the
beautiful sea and he said to the fishermen,
"fellow me.'' They left their boats and
their nets and without question or hest
fancy went their way with him in the work
Of doing good. He made no mistakes in
the selection of men whom he enlisted in
his work. In his travels and associations
he came in contact with all sorts and ma
tionalities of men. He was cosmopolitan.
Viewed from ANY standpoint he was royal
prince. A genius is one who is able to see
all that can be seen in given field of in
vestigation. This man was more than a
genius; he was able to understand all at
a glance. The speaker alluded to his NOR
al traits. He was egotistic; he appropriate
ed to himself beauty beyond comparison.
Some of his sayings We're here used to il
lustrate this point. l find, said the speak
er, no way to account for his doings and
sayings, unless it is assumed that he was
from another world. He was a
wonderful example of calmness; nothing
ever disturbed or appalled, him. No other
hero, no other man the world ever saw has
shown such courage, such calmnes5 under
trying circumstances. He was a most re-
markable example of self-sacrifce; he was
4 bsolutely free from self indulgence; he
was never jealous; he never showed impa-
thence, He was man of great refinement,
sensitive, tender. His attitude toward Wo-
men was an example of wonderful refine
nent. He is the only pure man the world
nas ever known. What sheet anchor to
my civilizationl He was man of high
sst dignity. All great men drop down to
ow levels sometimes; this man was always
It his highest level. There was strange
in his presence. All men felt /
t. John was abashed; the soldiers recoil-
ID; Peter was rebuked by. look; PLATE !
md Herod quailed before him. He bore to
mankind a phenomenal love. The vilest
inner, the leper, the poor, the blind, the |
naughty, the cruel, the torturer, and the
murderer all were embraced in the folds of |
lis love. The world seeks love, humanity |
S crying for it. The Galilean's affection
vas superhuman. He is the only exam
lie of one who loved his enemies. He !
lone of all men rose to the full dignity of |
human nature To him all were great-all |
we're precious. 1t is sometimes claimed of
i'm that he was effeminate. This may be
rue in the finer, better sense, but he had
most remarkable courage. He was a man
Y man. He stood out alone and confront
d the whole world; he never retreated;
lie never made a concession; he dared to
ct aside things of the revered Mosaic law;
lie quailed neither before soldier or king;
lot a sign of temerity in his whole life.
lis denunciation of the E'Scribes and
as recorded, is one of the most
emarka BILE things in all literature. He
enounces without fear the sins of the
reat and utters the most solemn warn
ngs. Then in the tenderness of his heart
e exclaims, 80 Jerusalem, Jerusalem,'
TIC. In no place, at no time, was there an
xample of weakness or fear in his life.
IN the moral side of his being the speaker
aid he found absolute perfection, COM
ination of virtues with no opposites. AS
7as said at the time of his mock trial. 81
nd no fault in this man." There can be
o other like him; the Imagination can
ct conceive another who shall be like
i'm. Speaking of his mental qualifica-
ions, the speaker considered him the
learest and most wonderful teacher the
Yorld has seen. His words were simple, his
Illustrations were from the commonest
hings. Take any one of the para bles he
ave and it is impossible to improve even
single word. The style of his language
7as neither Oriental or Western; it was pc
uliarly his own. His sentences hang like
anners in the air. The world can never
nd or utter prayer that shall be as COM