Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

~utH. upset AL their notions a. TO how
preaching ought TO be done. There was
this popularity about His preachine-thc
people knew What He meant. His iliustra-
lions we're taken from the hen calling her
chickens together. from salt. from candles
nom fishing tackle. from . hard creditor
this day would have allowed Him en-
trance' He would have been called un-
diSnined and familiar in His style OF
preaching. And yet the people went 20
hear Him Those old Jewish rabbits might
have preached on tho side OF Olivet ffty
years and never Got sn audience. The
philosophers sneered at His ministrations
and said. This will never do" The law
vers csric1tured. but the common people
heard Hirn gladly. suppose you that there
suppose YOU that any woman who ever
mixed hrc ID was ignorant Of what He
meant when He compared the Kingdom OF
heaven with leaven or yeast7 suppose You
that the sunburnt fishermen. with fsh
scales upon their hands. were nstless
when He spoke Of the kingdom ~ heaven
n metz We spend three years In college
studying ancient mythology. and three
years In the theological seminary learn
ing how % make a sermon. and then we
80 out 10 save the world. and a. we can
not do IL according 10 Claude's Sermon
izinS." Or Blair's Rhetoric" or Kames'
Criticism" we will let the world co
- perdition. ~ we save nothing
else. We Will save Claude and
Blair We see a wreck in sight. We
must GO out and save the crew and pas
senCers. We wait until we get on our fine
cap and coat and fnt our shining oars. and
then we push out methodically and
scientifically. while some plain shoresman.
IN rough nshinS smack and With broken
oar lock goes out and gets the crew and
passengers and brings them ashore in
safety. We throw down our delicate oars
and say, What ridiculous thing 20 save
meo In that way, You ought 20 have done
Il scientifically and beautifully" All"
savS the sho-esnac. "if those sufferers had
waited until YOU Got out Your fne boat
they would have gone 20 the bottom"
the work 81 n religious teacher 4 20
save men. and though every law OF gram
arshouid b. snapped in the undertaking.
and there be nothing but awkwarireSs aud
laundering in the mode. all hail 20 the
man who saves a soul
Christ. Il His preaching. was plain.
earnest and wonderfully symuathetic We
cannot Dragon men into heaven. We
cannot drive them in with the butt end of a
catechism. We waste our time IN trying
70 catch flies with acids Instead % the
sweet honeyconb % the gospel. We try
% make crab apples do the work % pome-
crRnates.
Again Jesus was wonderful IN His sor-
rows. The sun smote Him and the cold
chilled Hin. the rain pelted Him. thirst
par-het Him and hunger exhausted Him.
shall compare His sorrow q the sea- No
for. that 4 something hushct into calm.
Shall compare Il with the night' NJ. Tor
that sometimes CLEANS with Orion or kin
dies with Aurora II one thorn should be
thrust through your temple You would
faint. Be-; here Il a whole crown made
from the rhaunus or spina ChriSt-smai.
sharp, singing thorns. The mob make
cross. They put down the long beam. and
on IL thew fasten q shorter bean Got Him
az last Those hands that have been dolnE
kindneSseS and wipinc away tesrs-hear
the hammer driving TIE spikes through
them Those feet that have been going
about on ministrations % mercy-battcred
against the cross. Then they lift IL up
Look. look. lo0ki Who will help Him n0wf
Come men OF Jerusalem--ve whose dead
he brought 70 life. " whose sick he healed
who will help Him. Who will seize the
weapons ~ the soldiers; None 10 help.
Having carried such cross for u. shall we
r1tuse 20 take our cross for HIM
Shall Jesus bear the cross alone
And all the world 70 frcef
No: there's q cross for every one.
And there's cross for me-.
You know the process Of Migrating. You
bore hole into q tree aud pat In the
branch % another tree. This tree % the
cross was hard and rough. hut into the
holes where the nails went there had been
grated branches q the tree OF life that now
bear fruit FOR ali nations. The original tree
was bitter. but the branches migrated were
sweet. and now ali the nations pluck the
fruit and live forever.
Again. Christ was wonderful IL His VIC
tories.
First. over the forces OF nature. The sea
l. crystal sepulchex. IL swallowed the
Central America, the President and the
spanish Armada a. easily a. any iy that
ever roated on IL. The inland lakes are
fully a. terrible IN their wrath. Gaiiiee,
when aroused In storm. IL overwhelming.
and vet that sea crouched In His presence
aud licked His feet. He knew all the waves
AID winds. When He beckoncd. they came.
When He frowned. they fed. The heel o..
His foot made 10 indentation on the s0lidi-
Ted water. Medical science has wrought
great changes IL rheumatic limbs and dis
eascc blood. but when muscles are entirely
wfthered no human power eau restore
them, and when limb Il once dead IL l.
| dead But here 4 paraiytic-his hand
l4eless. Christ says % him. stretch forth
| thy hand, and he stretches IL forth.
In the eye infrmary how many diseases
! 81 that delicate organ have been cureds
Bat Jesus says % one born blind. BE
| open" and the light OF heaven rushe-
| through gates that have never before been
opened The frost or an AK NAV kill a tree
\ but Jesus smites one dead with a word
Chemistry can 90 many wonderful things
bat what chemist. az q wedding, when ths
refreshnent gave out. could change a PAL
| 81 water into g cask % winef
What human voice could command
| school Of nshs Yet here l. voice thai
| rl&rsbals the scaly tribes until IA the place
where they had let down the net and pullec