Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-08

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But what right have yoa 60 say that Christ
did not perform miracles At ten years OF l
see. - yell as It thirtyy Hc was In boy
Then while lad Ito must have had the
power to work miracles, whether he did
or not work them. Whcn. having reached
that vs~ said to be the beginning OF mir
ac,ee. Bot that may mean that it was the
beginning OF that series OF manhood mir
acles.
Gin a word. think that the New Tesla
mont Is only small Transcript OF what
Jesus said and did So we are at liberty 10
vclievo or reject those parts or sne apocry-
phal Gospel which say that when the boy
Christ with His mother passed n band OF
thieves. He told His mother that two OF
them. Dumachus and Titus by name, would
be the two thieves who afterward would
expire on crosses besides Him. Was that
moro wonderful than some OF Christ's man
hood prophecies? Or the inspired story
that the boy Christ made = fountain spring
from the roots OF n sycamore tree 50 that
His mother washed HIS coat liz the stream
was that more unbeliovableth than the man
hood miracle that changed common water
into n marriage bevcrace2 Or the unin
spired story thai two sick children were re-
covered by bathing in the water where
Christ had washed. Was that more won
eerlul than the manhood miracle by which
the woman. twelve years a complete in
valid. should have been made straight By
touching the fringe or Christ's cont7 Is
that more wonderful than the manhood
miracles by which Christ terminated the
I dead again and again without going where
they were or even seeing thenS
Prom the naturslness, the simplicity,
/ the freshness OF HIS parallels and Smiles
and metaphors in manhood discourse L
know that He had been boy OF the fields
| and had bathed IN the streams and heard
\ the niChttngale's call. and broken through
| the dowerv hedge aud looked out OF the
enbrasnres OF the fortress, and drank
I from the wells and chased the butterflies.
DR.. TalmaSe referred 20 Christ In the
! mechanics shop. having been taught the
/ carpenters trade by His father, Joseph.
/ Hts hammer pounding. His saw vaci-
, IatfnC HIS axe descending and the per-
SEPARATION from Ills work standing on his
brow"
Then said the preacher. II show YOU a
I more marvellous ssene-Christ, the smooth
hrowed lad. among the long-bearded.
white-h haired. high-forcheaded ecclesias-
tics OF the Temple"
Following other events recorded in the
I epocrvpha the preacher asked AZ thew
were more wonderful than events recorded
/ IN the New Testament.
III Christ were divine was He not able
az ten or twelve years 20 describe the
1 human system as we'll as though He had
been ffty years standing at an operating
table or IN n dissecting roOm2 In other
words while do not believe that any part
OF the sO-called apOcryphal New Testament
/ f. inspired. believe much Of * IS true, lust
as ! believe q thousand books. none OF
which e divlnely Inspired"
"a child twelve years old, surrounded by
septuagcnarians. lie asking His own ques-
tfons and answering theirs. Let me intro
ducc you 20 some Of these ecclesiastics.
/ This l. the great RAbbin Stmconl This Is
the venerable HiueN This Is the famous
ShammaN These are the sons OF the dis
tsnguished Betirah. The first time IN al
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their match. and more than their match
: Though 80 Young, he knew al about thai
} Temple under whose roof they held thai
most wonderful discussion of all history
, Ee knew the meaning OF every altar. o
! every sacrifice, OF every golden candle
4 stick OF every embroidered curtain. o
I every crumb OF shrew bread. OF every droJ
= ( OF oil IN that sacred epince- He knew al
: I about God. He knew all about man. H.
+, knew al about heaven, for he came from
/. / ft. He knew all about this world. for II
v made &c. He knew all worlds, for they wer
Z only the sparkling morning dewdrops OF
the lawn In front Of His heavenly palace
Z Put these seven Bible words IN q wreath
; OF emphasis: Both hearing them and ask
Y ing them questions an not so mucl
? Interested in the questions they asked Hlu
. IS IN the questions He asked them II
9 asked the question not TO get information
. from the doctors. for He knew Il already
but 20 humble them by showing them ID
Z height and depth and length and breadtl
n OF their own ignorance. The radiant DO
Q with any one OF q hundred questions abou
U theology, about philosophy. about astronc
n nv, about time, about eternity, may hav
4 ! baked them, disconnected them. Behol
the boy Christ asking questions. and liste
y when your child asks questions. He Ia
Z the right 70 ask them. The more he ask
- the better. Alas FOR the stupidity OF n
! child without inquisitivenessi IL Is Chris
a Ike 20 ask questions. Answer them II 70
Z can. Do not say: i can't be hothere
9 now II A. your place 10 be bothered wit
4 questions. II you are not able 70 answe
}. surrender and confess your incapacity,
a I have no doubt did Rabbis Simeon. an
: HuleI. and Shammai and the sons OF 81
y tlrah Then that splendid boy. sitting {
q standing there, with q garment reachtE
y from meek 20 ankle, and girdled AT Il
p waist. fs-t them 20 their very wits on
II Is no disgrace 10 say L don't know
. The only being IN the universe who new
4 needs 10 say i don't know Is the Lol
], Almighty.
70 But whsle see the old theologial
;. standing around the boy Christ, / am ir
- pressed as never before with the fact IN
"a what theology most wants Is more
q childish implicitly, Why should you al
). pcrplex ourselves about the DEGREES
y Gods Mind your own business and OK
! will take care OF His. In the conduct
=. the universe i think be VIII somehow ma
Z, age 10 get along without US. IL you wa
~ 70 love and serve God, and be good al
useful and get to heaven, warrant IN
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