Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-18
THE POOR NAZARENE.
Jesus Christ Fought No Battles and
Wore No Sword,
But the People Hailed Hin - Their Deiiv-
erer-rhey Followed Him Into the Will
derne-s. Prsi-ing God-sermon by
Rev. Il. Dewitt TaImsge. DID.

been getting worse. Kingdoms had
arisen and persisted. As the captain of
a vessel in distress sees a relief coming
across the water, so the prophet, amid
the stormy times in which he lived put
the telescope of prophecy TO his eye,
and saw, $50 years ahead. one Jesus
advancing 10 the rescue. | want To
show that when Isaiah called Christ
the Wonderful, he spoke wisely.
In most houses there is "A picture of
Christ. Sometimes il represents Him
with face etfeminatc; some times with a
face despotic | have seen Vests
grand sketch of the rejection OF Christ:
i have seen the face of Christ as cut on
an emerald, said TO be by command of
Tiberius Cesar; and yet am convinced
that shall never know how Jesus
looked until. on that sweet Sabbath
morning, / shall wash the last sleep
from my eyes in the cool river OF Heav-
en- take up this book of divine pho
tographs, and | look at LulIe's sketch,
at Mark : sketch. at Johns sketch. and
at Pauls sketch, and | say. with Isaiah,
.'Wonderfulr'
think that YOU are all interested in
the story of Christ You feel that He
Is the only one who can help YOU. You
have unbonded admiration for the com
mander who helped His passengers
ashore while He Himself persisted. but
have you no admiration for Him who
rescued our souls, Himself falling back
into the waters from which He had
saved US?
Christ was wonderful in the magnet
ism OF His person.
After the battle of Antietam. when a
general rode along the lines. although
the soldiers were lying down exhaust
ed, they rose with great enthusiasm
and huzzacd. As Napoleon returned
from his captivity, his first step on the
wharf shook all the Kingdoms. and
100000 men joined his standard. 1t
took 5000 troops TO watch him in his
exile. So there have been men of won
derful magnetism of person. But
hear me while | tell YOU Of a poor
young man who came up from Nazar-
eth to produce a thrill such as has
never been excited by any other.
Napoleon had around him the memoir
les of Austerlitz and Jena. and Dada
jos; but here was a man who fought no
battles; who wore no epaulcttes: who
brandished no sword lie is no titled
mum VI Aii' HNilpplHs lDI ht never went
TO school. He had probably never
seen a prince. or shaken hands with a
noblcman. The only extraordinary
person we know of as being in his com
pany was his own mother, and she was
so poor that in the most delicate and
solemn hour that ever comes To a
woman's soul she was Obliged 10 lie
down amid camel drivers grooming the
beasts of burden.
| imagine Christ one day standing i'm
the streets of Jerusalem. A man de
seconded from high lineage is standing
beside Him, and says, My father was
Il merchant prince; he had "A castle on
the beach at Galilec. Who was your
father Christ answers. Joseph, the
carpenter A man from Athens is
standing there unrolling his parch-
mcnt of graduation, and saws to
Christ, Where did you go to SCHOOL,"
Christ answers, Il never graduated
Aha. the idea of such an unher-
aided young man attempting TO
command the attention of the
world As well some little fishing
village on Long Island shore attempt
to arraign New York Yet no sooner
does he set his foot in the towns or cit
les of Judea than everything is in com
motion. The people go out on a picnic.
taking only food enough for the dav.
yet are 50 fascinated with Christ that
vt the risk Of starving. they follow him
out into the wilderness a nobleman
falls down fiat before him and saws.
My daughter is dead" A beggar tries
To rub the dimness from his eyes and
says: Lord, that my eyes NAV be
opened. A poor, sick, painting woman.
pressing through the crowd. saws: Il
must touch the hem OF his gar
ment' Children. who love their moth
er better than anyone else. struggle TO
get into His arms and 20 kiss His
check. and to run their fingers through
His hair. and for all time putting Jesus
so in love with the little ones that there
Is hardly a nursery in Christendom
from which He does not take one. saw
ing, Il must have them: / will fill Ueav-
en- with these; for every cedar that /
plant in Heaven / will have 30 white
lilies. In the hour when ! was a poor
man in Judea they were not ashamed
Of me- and now that ! have come to n
throne / do not despisc them Hold il
not back, o weeping mother; lay IL on
my warm heart. OF such is the king
dom of Heaven
What is this coming down the road?
triumphal procession He is seated.
not in a chariot. but ON an ass: and vet
the people take off their coats and
throw them in the way. Oh what a
time Jesus made among the children.
among the bcggars. among the fisher
men, among the philosophers, You NAV
boast of sclf-control. but if YOU had
seen Him you would have put your
arms around His neck and said. Thou
art altogether lovely"
Jcsu, was wonderful i'm the oppositcs
and seeming antagOnism~ Of His ma
turc. You want things logical and
consistent. and you say. How could
Christ bc God and man at the same
timc?' John says Christ was the Crc-
atOr. "All things were made by Him.
and without Him was not anything
made. Matthew says that He was
omniprc-cnt. Where two or three
are met together iu Ny name
there ann in the midst Of
them Christ declares Ills own cter-
nifty: II avn Alpha and Omega
How can Tie De lion. under Ui, foot
crushing Kingdoms. and yet lamb