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CHRIST's MANY TRIALS.
Rev. j. ID. Jordan's sermon on n Pic
ture of Sorrow in "a Frame of Gold.


ture of Sorrow in "a Frame of Gold.
"A Picture of Sorrow in Frame of
Cold" was the subject of Rev. John d.
Jordans sermon at the First Baptist
Church last night. The thoughts were TAX
en- from the nfty-third chapter of Isaiah,
which is regarded as one of the great chap
ters of the Bible
DIR. Jordan said this chapter presented
to him, picture of sorrow in a frame of
gold. Solomon tells US, he said, that 1t is
better to go to the house of mourning than
the house of joy. and better TO look upon
sad picture than joyful one. In this the
prophet draws picture of the sorrows and
sufferings of our Lord centuries before his
birth. A desire to come close to the Lord,
he sald will always be satisfied if this
chapter is carefully read and meditated
upon.
A picture of sorrow was first discussed,
under seven trying conditions. First of all
the Lord was disbelleved by some, which
gave Him cause for painful anguish. who
hath believed our report?" The Lord came
to take up the angels song of gladstone
praise of GLORY 70 God in the highest, on
earth peace, good viii toward men," and
to bear glad tidings of great joy, but his
own to whom He came received Him not.
Neither would they believe His words or
join in His song. They called Him a liar
and blasphemer. They would not believe
His good news OF life and salvation direct
from God
I'VE next see Him as the despised one"
a nd
jected of men. He was despised because of
His family relations and His poverty. He
was poor, the son of a carpenter, and
worked at the carpenters trade. He was
rich, but for our sakes became poor that
He might make US rich. He was of the
family of David, but this family had lost
its wealth and prestige, for wicked men
ruled over Israel. He came up as plant
out of dry ground, as a shoot from an old
stalk, and when they saw Him an humble
poor man, they despised Him. Because He
was not a proud, dashing king they re-
jected Him. Because He condemned their
wickedness and preached repentance and
righteousness unto them they wanted none
of Him.
GAS the burdened one, He bore our grlefs
and carried our sorrows. He was greatly
burdened. Not with His own sins or sor-
rows but with those of the word He was
despised by those whose sorrows he bore
On Him was laid the sins and sorrows of
a sin-cursed world and seeing Him bur-
dened, they rejoiced at His sorrow. He Is
our burden bearer and bids US lay all
our cares on Him. VIII we love Him for
this or desplse Him?
DIR. Jordan next pictured the Lord as
the Inundated one, who was taken from
prison and falsely accused. He was de-
MED fair trial, according to the customs
of those days, and Knocked as a king,
was scourged and put on an equality with
indicators. He was smitten by the
tongue of men, being called a "glutton,"
a "winebibber and a friend of publicans
and sinners. He was smltten by the
hands of man, hands that should have
been open to Him, and was scourged and
pierced in the hands, feet and side He
was even smitten by God, when the iniqui-
~ Of the world was laid on Him.
He way brought as a lamb to the
slaughter, and as a sheep before her shear
ers is dumb, so He openeth not His mouth.
Here we see Him as the silent one. He
could have spoken out of the abundance
of a full heart, but did not. What eloquent
strains His righteous life could have pour
ed forth. But in majestic silence He was
willing to die to justify men, but had no
words to justify Himself against false ac-
cusers-
LAS the dying one, He poured out His
soul unto death This is the last touch
o fthe prophets pen to our picture of
sorrow 1t reminds us of the night when
He said, My soul is exceeding sorrowful
even unto DEATH Why this sorrow why
this death? 1t was that we might have the
frame of gold.
LAS His people praise Him. and as sin
ners trust to Him, He shall not regret
His sorrow and death. He died for our
sins and rose for our justification. He
died that we might live"