The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-09-15

The crowd could no longer restrain
their enthusiasm As they behe.d thus
new evidence of Jesus surprising pow
cr. They concluded that this MAS OF a
truth that prophet that should come,
aud then ana there they determined Ia
take him by force and make him king.
Why was force necessary Was be not
indeed the coming one for whom the ma
ton had been waiting for centuries? les.
Was he not self confessed king Yes.
Why then did he not gladly accept this OPP
portunity Ia ascend the throne? Because,
20 become king in response 10 the cry Of
the crowd, to administer the affairs of the
kingdom in accordance with their expec-
tation, would have been utterly at var
lance with the central purpose Of his
glorious mission. He could not stand
on their platform.
The attitude OF the Jewish crowd that
day on the hillside when they would
force Jesus 30 be king is not the only in
stance of its kind Many to-day recog
nize the beauty and power Of Christ's
| life. They want him to be king, but in "A
| far-a-way, aesthetic sense. Ihev want
Him to be king while they are in church
ON Sunday, but not while they are AT
| business ON Monday. Tney would force
| Him To be king, themselves reserving
the right 10 dictate IL can not be. The
platforms are too widely different: a.
different As love and selhshness, as right
eOusness and sin.
You doubtless have seen men strug-
Cling under conviction of sin, pleading
| for mercy Why this struggling9 Why
| this pleading? There was unwillingness
| 10 surrender all 10 Christ. They would
force Him To be king on their platform.
I IL VIII not do. There is no compromise
/ in Christs kingdom
Some people profess TO ignore utterly
this question of the sovereignty Of Christ
| and of personal allegiance TO Him. Yet
every man has formulated some kind of
| Christology and every man is forced at
| times to contemplate the living force of
/ the life of Christ. He stands to-day
ready 10 assume divine and beneficent
sovereignty over every life that will en-
throne Him, and millions OF subjects
have gathered about Him. More and
more, men are coming to understand the
purpose of the King, the character of the
| kingdom. The Jew wanted emancipa-
1 ton from Rome; Christ offered deliver
snce from corruption and sin. Oh, that
/ we might catch the deeper meaning of
| the Masters purpose and take Him TO be
indeed our Savior and King, Every day
/ sees the number of His subjects grow
larger; every day sees His kingdom
which is established in the hearts of
| men grow wider in extent and more
powerful in influence. But il is destined
that the future shall see every knee bow
before Him and all the kingdoms of this
world become the kingdoms of the Lord
and Christ. We look into the future
with growing hope. for
Thro' the harsh voices of our day
a low sweet prelude fnds its way;
Thro' clouds OF doubt and creeds Of fear
A light is breaking calm and clear.
That song OF love now low and far
Ere long shall swell from star to star.
That light, the breaking day which tips
The golden-spired apocalypse.
Flow on, sweet river, like the stream
| OF Johns apOcalyptie dream,
This maple ridge shall HOreb be,
| This green-banked lake our GaIilee.
Henceforth my heart shall sigh no more
| For olden time and hoiier shore:
Gods love and blessing then and there,
Are now, and here, and every where"
At the conclusion of the sermon, Miss
Shall Roll,'' to an arrangement that re-
yeaied the compass of her voice and the
high state of its cultivation. The Presi-
dent seemed greatly interested in all that
transpired ia the church. After the ben
ediction had been pronounced he and
Attorney General McKenna took a
roundabout way TO the Mckinley home
in order 10 avoid the crowd on the street
The President spoke of Rev. Cameron's
sermon in highly complimentary terms
and predicted bright future for thai
gentleman in the ministry.