The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-15
A VERY STRONG SERMON
At First Baptist Church by Rev, DR..
Harris of Galveston
ON THE DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST.
Pilates Words After the Trial of
Christ: II Find No Fault in
This Man."
N THE DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST.

Inc sermon yesterday morning of Rev
DR.. Harris of Galveston at the First Rap
list church was preached TO a large con
sregation, and it was powerful argument
oil forceful and eloquent logician ill., favor
OF the divinity Of Christ
Or, Harris is a strong preacher. and his
words were delivered in an incisive and
teiling manner that carried with them con-
Victlon His text was chosen from The
24th chapter and 18th verse of Luke, being
fllate's words at the trial of Christi 81
md no fault i'll this man."
| Dr. Harris said In substance and in part.
| MY theme is a faultless man. the Sun
| OF God, Jesus Christ is NOT strouye
that theology has enemies, because 1t has
been ignorant, narrow, bigoted and in
Tolerant Theology has occupied an atti-
tude in history, of intolerance, that could
lot do otherwise than make euemies and
1t Is easy to see why the church has made
enemies Ii is because the church has
many tlmes gone farther from the tram
ana the Lord than from ANYTHING else
hence, | say it has made enemies.
But theology is not christianity and tho
churcn is not christianity. Christianity
is far trGcr and nobler---it Is the spirit of
Christ and the life OF God in the hearts
OF men. And even the christianity of God
Mhiie stainless, has Its enemies; and no
commentary more powerful on the base
ness oil the world. could be given than Tins
same enmity toward christianity and
onrist' Tor II is an enmity against the only
perfect, taultless and divine man thai
ever lived and so | say there can he M
world. VI VIC
These enemies of christianity have been
trying 10 pick flaws in Jesus Christ all these
ages with what they think the sharpest
Tools: with science, history, philosophy ami
all the hatred that malice could give. Th,v
say he was no patriot. II a!m-st rnak1s
me smile. Two thousand years of unIe- !
mltting warfare against His cause. and
they make such charge. But the charges
asalhst i4im are 50 weak that, If they are 1
over H@Nu
IN eighteen hundred years these en-,
nies nave never been able to make mora |
serious charge; and say: mo. lie w.s |
not Patriot; for in His case different |
from all others, 1t was a sublime yirtus
10 De otherwse." What would we think or
sam Houston II he had been atr,,hoJ !
only to little corner, a little neot Of ,ha
weeds Of his own In Texas? The Lord o.
cufies unique position He belongs M,
10 the Jews. but to mankind-not 10 palnS
Tine, but TO the world The Thantss ana
the Rhine are as sacred as the Jo,dap H.
came 10 save the world. not a little cnrro.
Of II like Judea; and | love to think rhs,
Mt, Everest, the great Western hemisnbnr.
and all the rest OF the world were ne 49,
10 him as the vine-clad hills ne l,da
80 II is piece OF ridiculous fool,shnasa
70 make such a charge against E,n, 10,
me little XXI two-for-a- nickel ini,asI.
ana TINS is sample of infidel ,bouoht
When they say that Jesus was not
Jewish patriot. when He came 10 49, -,
Nations. all people of every degree III
ne came to save the world on. desnisn
su,h puefiie arguments; and want TO 30,
'ight here that believe that tha ,neaai
!, ,ne SQUARE incn, has less reason. less
philosophy and less sense abo1lt him ~
almost any set OF men OF which rn nan
Another charge that is made areinst ~,
Wan Jesus is that He was disrespec,tn Us -
ais mother when on one occasion No "a
dressed her as woman" and on ono,ha
occasion when He WIS preachins ,r
multitude. His mother and His l,ns 'ne ,
anne up and sent to Him when He io,s.,.,
'ver the multitude end said: who ,s nv, I
mother and my brethren? Those who as {
ny will" VINO 30 ,
On the face of il. this does mad - !
'xplanaiion, perhaps-from tbsss some
o which the enemies OF Christ a., morus
uch a hasty and ridiculous conc,, p 10
SUI they put themselves In the mol
is not my fu,eraI Ao's' ana
In the day when those wor5s 4
poken by Christ. the word .'womo,. wsrc Il
nc very highss' term OF rssnsc. was p
PUG De used; and 10 undarstsnl uas s.
,sninsance OF any statement no wy
'ue'sn0 tne times IN which they wers