The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-11-09
Christ as an Artist.
Southern Nhrisfinn Adrocufc.

every way-from the Savior Of lost
world down to vile impostor. The
former He most surely is, the latter
He never was. He is .Sdrior
Christ Jesus came into the world to
save sinners"
He was an orator. "Nevcr man
spakc like this man" and surely no
great cathedral nor humble church
nor open field ever heard or echoed
such voice before or since.
lie was tencher. "He opened
His mouth and taught them" He
was clear, logical, thoughtful and
thorough in all that He taught.
lie was prcnchcr. Jesus began
to preach" Oh, to have had Him for
a pastor Is that your cry? Then
hear Him as He still says, II am the
Good Shepard. Not only good
pastor but good preacher.
lie was DOcToR, 'And He healed
them What doctor Powerful
to heal powerful in prayer; powerful
in faith-loving, tender, watchful.
HE WAS AN ARTIST.
Was lie? Listen "And without
parable spake he not unto them"
An artist is not simply one who han
dies the brush and puts paint on
board or paper or canvas in order thus
to bring to the public eye the picture
that is in his mind but an artist
may paint in words. Often we speak
of WORD painting And if "Ncver
man spake like this man," surely
never artist painted as He.
With the mere statement there
comes before US such pictures as
these A beautiful vineyard bringing
forth it's fruit in abundance, while
here and yonder we see branches cut
from the vine and lying worthless on
tho ground only waiting to be cast
out and burned. Again we see the
shepard with knit brow, as he counts
his sheep, but he can count only
the ninety and nine. Over and over
he counts then only to wonder again
where is the missing sheep. Then
securing these he starts out over the
mountains hunting and calling in
vale and on hilltop. Now look The
artist uses brighter paint. Way in
the distance, walking down the noun
tains toward the fold we see the
shepard coming bearing the lost sheep.
See the canvas glistens as he paints
the great JOY Of the shepard and
neighbors. Lo, still the Great Artist
is not satisfied and as he sees in the
shepard returning with the sheep q
sinner lost and found He rolls back
the curtain Of the eternal world and
paints all Heaven in one grand
Hallelulia.
Reader have you been found ? Has
Heaven rejoiced over you?
When we walk into an art gallery
we of en- take running glance at
all the pictures and come forth not
knowing which was the prettiest,
which the grandest or which the
most true to life. How many people
one meets who are utterly unable to
tell what most struck them Of oil
they saw at the Worlds Fair in
Chicago. This is to be explained in
two ways. We look carelessly or
else there is so much that is beauti-
full, 80 much that is grand, 80 much
that is true to life that We are utterly
unable to put our finger on one and
eey 'I'r:n.ne' Such doubtless is the
case as we walk from the front en-
trance (Genesis) to the back en-
trance (Revelations) of Gods great
art gallery. When we pass through
and look atothe paintings by Moses,
Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Paul, Christ,
We are all out bewildered and we
come forth saying, with the World 8
Fair visitor, ooh, it was grand"
But it seems to me that the most
casual observer as he walks through
the gallery and comes to Luke's de-
partment could not go thence with
out having indelibly impressed upon
his mind the painting Of "The
Prodigal Son." Through it all in
every tint he can see the hand of
The Great Artist. Where has one
ever seen q picture more beautiful,
more grand, more true 70 life? Oh,
Divine Artist, can it be that this
painting represents Gods love for
lost mankind?
i It is extremely interesting to note
, the lights and shadows Of this picture
drawn by The Great Artist. At first
all IS bright. ."And certain man
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