Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14
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The Eninsat WasAingtsl Divins's
Sunday Sernsn.

roWe nj Sceue- Ms Mfrac1ee and His
rnassse sympathy for An Mankind.
TIKI Hts name shall be called wonder
frL"-IsaiAh tx. s.
The prophet lived in dark time. For
eone 500 years the world had been getting
worse. Kingdoms had arisen and persisted.
As the captain OF vessel in distress sees
relief coming across the water so the
prophet. amid the stormy times in which he
lived. pat the telescope OF prophecy 20 hts
eye and saw. 80 years ahead. one Jesus adj
vancinS 70 the rescue. want 20 show that
vheE Isaiah called Christ the Wonderful
he spoke wisely.
In most houses there il a picture OF
Christ. Sometimes IL represents Hin with
face edertnste. sometimes with = face
despotic. I have seen Vests grand sketch
Of the rejection OF Christ. / have seen the
tace Of Christ a. cut on an emerald. said 70
be by command Of Tiherius Cesar. and ret
I an convinced that shau never know
how Jesus looked until. Oh that sweet Sab
bath morning I shall wash the las. sleep
IRON my eyes IN the cool river OF heaven.
take up TINS book Of divine photographs.
aud I look At Lakes sketch. at MARKS
sketch. and Johns sketch and a; Paul's
sketch. and I say. with Isaiah. Wonder
fur
Think thai you are AL Interested in the
story O. CArist- You feel that He i the
oDiy one who can help You. You have IN
bounded G.-riration for the commander
who help "A his passengers ashore while he
ticn Tor Hin who rescued our souls. Him.
sell falling bsek into the waters from which
he k44 - Nd u.s.
Christ VA wonderful in the magnetism
of His crso1.
Aft~r the battle 81 Autiesa-r. wA,- = CEN
eral rode along the lines. although tie
soldiers ~erc Wing down exhausted they
ro>e With great c-thusiasn ani hur-aei
A. Napoleon returned from his captivity
his tr>- STEP on the wharf shook all the
kingdoms. sn6 ~. oo1 men joined his
standard X took 5000 troops TO watch him
II his exile - there have been men %
wonderful magnetism az person. But hear
ne while tel YOU % a poor Young man
who cameUp from NazAre;h - produce a
thrill such a. has never been excited hy
any other. Napoleon had around him the
memories a. Austerlitz and Jena AID Dada
Jos. but here w2s UA1 who had fought no
battles. who wore No epariets WOO urAn-
dish - nc sword he i no titled man the
schools. for He never went 70 school d
had probably never seen . prince OF shaken
hands with n rotie-nAn. The only cxrraar-
oinAry person We know % a. being In His
company WAS His own mother and she wa-
- poor that In the most delicate and solemn
hour that ever comes % a woman = soul she
was obliged 20 lie down amid camel drivers
grooming the beasts % burden
imagine Christ one day standing in the
stre-tS 81 jerusalem. nan descended
IRON htc1 lineage j. standing beside Hin
and says Ny father WAS q merchant
a
Galiiee- Who was your father" Christ
answers. Joseph the carpenter man
from Athens = standing there unrollin- his
Parchment Of graduation and says 20 Christ.
here did you 80 70 SCHOOL, Christ ans
vers- I newer graduated Aha The idea
OF such an Unhersic-- young nan attempt
ine 70 CON maud the attention % the world
A. ~el sonc Attie fishing VILLAGE on Long
1sls-1 shore attempt 20 arraiSn New YORK.
lie; no sooner doe He st his TOO. In TIE
towns OF cities % JudRa than everything l.
II conmotion- The people 70 out on a Pic
ne. taxing only TODD enough FOR the day
Yet are 80 fascinated with Christ that. al
TIE rtsk OF starving. they follow Hin out
into the wilderness 4 rchleran falls down
lat before Him and says. Ny daughter j.
dead 4 b-ggart tries 20 rub the airneSs
tro1 his eyes AID says. Lord. tia; ny eyes
nay te opened" poor sick ranfir-
woman pressing through the crowd savs
4 must touch the hen q His garment
C1Atrrn. who love their mother better
t1A1 any one else. struggle 20 get into His
arms. and - kiss His cheek and 20 r1lu their
nogcrS through HlS lair. and Cor al time
I1ttlcg Jesus - IL love with the little one-
that there il hardly q nursery IL Christen-
don from Which he does not take one. say
tng Eost have them / viii I'll heaven
with these- For every cedar that plant In
heave1 viii have fifty white lilies Il the
hour When l va poor rn9l IN Judasa they
verr lot ASHAMED % Ne. and Row that
EAve cone - q throne ] do not cespise
mother. lay y Oh ny warn heart y: such
l. The kingdom OF heaven"
What l. this coming down the roads
triunphal procession He l. seated rot IL
achzrlo.. bu- OF az a.. aid yet thu pe0-
pie take OF their coats and throw them in
TIE way On. what a time Jesus made
among TIE children, among the beggars.
among TIE Fishermen. among the phtO-o-
piers log may boast OF self control. but
II you had seen Hin you would have put
your Arms around His meek and said, Thou
at altogether lovely"
Jesus was wonderful IN the oppositcs and
seeming Ent2~onisns Of His nature You
want things logical and consistent aud you
cay. How co1id Cars. De God and man az
the sane timer John says Christ Wa the
Crestor- -Au things were made By Hin,
and without Him w4s not anything made. "
Astthess says that He was o1nipresenr.
Where two or three are net together n
Ny name there an II the rnSdst Of them .
Car.st declares His own eternity. # an Al
pna @nc Omega" How can He De lion
u1aer He fcot crushing kingdoms, and ye'
lamb licking the hand that slays HIM A
What point do the thronS and the NANCE
touch, IL Christ WAS God, way Zee int
kSypff Why not stand His ground
WY, Instead Of tearing the cross, not If
nR his right bsnd and crush His assassins
Why stand and Be spaf urcnS Why sleeI
On the mountain. whe1 He owned tn
p@a.e@s u eternity Why catch nsl