Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-07
The EfFECTSOF
pn. Dill BREACHES on THE SUE
rEn,xcs OF JESUS CHRIST.
DR.. BARBOUR on SMALL THINGS.
rev. Mr.. Norche"d WI"
win the FIRST English
Congregational CONVEX
aate for baptism.

~. 8. Dill. pastor OF Vena''S
cree, BAPTIST church. who mas 80, a,
80, mis- vacation. filled MS p,
-, s.rvices on Sunday. Ihc S"a'N
wv. 49,, on both occasions, ana veg
go" 49,, reception was accorded the pops
he',Y The services were very prish'
'N' a,a,,,, and the music commenaae'e'
IN the morning DIR. DIN LOON ''S .sa,
,.o,, Hebrews st.. 10-"Jesus mace po',s
80 lie spoke IN part as lo'-
80. THE first chapter OF the epistie oc-
sor,bes Christ as tho perfect Goa oe"s
49,. ,r,gb,ness of His Fathers glory an"
the express image Of His person. now
iron IN our text must lie be mano pei
FOR, nv suffering? Is He not ALREADY pei
,oc,, We must note that the apostle 20
.o.or,ng OF Christ in His mcdiatoriai
,,or,, in our text and not Of His atui-
,,,,os ga God. Though He is. indeed, the
.,.,,oct Cod lie must be equipped as inc
captain OF Salvation TO lost woriu' Wy
MS suffering in that world, ana as
,oe,nber OF that race. In otner "oios
christ IS made q perfect Saviour by SUI
fering.
MS stJFFERINGs A STUMBLING
BLOCK.
The suffering Saviour was n stumbling
block to the Jew, and, therefore,, III
writing TO the Hebrews the autnor WISHES
AZ show that il was only by such SUI
ser,ry mat Christ could be qualified
made nerfect-as the Captain OF our sal
walton. 1, Christ is made a perfect saviour
nv suffering. because thereby is the run
exniation Of sin that satisfies DIVINE JUS
,ice. Divine Justice declares that the
penalty Of sin is death. III CHRIST theie
fore. is TO be our Saviour-if lie woulo
etand I'm orr stead--He must, in the IAN
puage OF our context taste DEAN iOt
every man" He could not be our saviour
at al unless He had bowed Himsell "
the great expiation for sin. 2 christ Is
made a perfect Saviour by SUFFERING DC,
cause He thereby enters into free ana
fun fellowship with our humanity anu
all its needs.
EFFECT OF HIS SUFFERING.
1 By suffering He becomes the Ideal
representative man. In verses t-9 OIL oui
CHAPTER we find vivid portrayal Oh .he
lofty dignity of man in that estate loi
which God created and designed Nun
But he has not yet attained TO TINS loi'S
ideal. and we see Jesus by suffering,
realizing I'm absolute perfection this iofty
ideal and crowned with glory ana hohor'
we need as our Saviour one who Illus
trates TO us perfect manhood, ana TINS
Jesus has done by suffering in the IKE
ness of our sinful flesh.
2 BY suffering He enters into genuine
brotherhood with us. In the nth verse
II is declared He is not ashamed 10 ca"
us brethren He has nobly entered INTO
the great brotherhood of oar suffering.
IL Christ had come into this world ana
taken the nature Of an angel, as sus
gested by the 18th verse--if lie had lived
a life out OF touch with our grooming SIN
stricken humanity and then on anger
wings flew back TO Heaven-He would ho'
have touched one chord OF the human
heart with His fingers tips; lie "oulu
have been no Saviour OF the world. But
when He takes mans nature and suffers
as a man in this world, then He can reach
out His hand ard clasp ours as we strus-
gle In the ago1y Of some sorrow. lie
calls us :'bTother. - and. the,word vlbrates
In every Struggling human heart
3. BY suffering lie qualities Himself az
n mereiful and faithful high pflest. Tnis
thought is beautifully set forth IN verse
H. The nome Christian Jews doubtless cast
I'm the teeth of the Hebrew Christians the
taunt that in this new Gospel there was
no priesthood. The writer shows that
Jesus had by suffering qualified himseii
as a merciful and faithful high priest.
Because He lived In our midst as man.
fought the battle with sin, drank or hu-
man sorrow. therefore He Is periec'
priest, touched with feeling OF our IN
firmlties"
BY His suffering He equips Himsen
as the great champion OF the tempted.
HE is able to succor them that are
tempted"
THE INTIMATE PERSONAL LESSON
The great personal lesson to US OF
these thoughts Is that, like our Saviour,
we are made perfect by suffering--that
Is. we are qualified for our WORK. by
bearing the burdens and trials OF
church work, by bravely carrying our
crcss, we are made more meet TO DO
the Masters will. BY wrestling with
temptation, and in the name OF Christ
gaining tho victory, we are made strong
10 help the weak. By affection, by the
bitter experiences OF crushed and bleed
ing hearts, we are made perfect In our
mission of sympathy for those who are
In like sorrow. Oh, then, let the merry
trials of earth be sanctifed In us, then
shall we at last In Heaven attain to
the high ideal OF redeemed and per-
footed manhood. and then shall We be
crowned with glory and honor.