El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-13
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Second Sermon on the PdSChdl
Lamb.

Lamb.
At the First Baptist church yester-
day evening, Rev. w. o. M1ll1can
preached a second sermon on the pas
chal lamb, having for his text . Exodus
1875, Your lamb shall be Wltn04t
blemish, q male of the first year." he
spoke in part IS follows: In a previous
study of his paschal lamb we got some
hold on that fundamental doctrine OF
the gospel. q lamb provided from be-
fore the foundation of the world Tor
the redemption of man. Tonight we
come to study the character OF tnls
provisiOn-this lamb.
Whatever doubt there may be as TO
whether some so called types are real
lv types or not, there can be no douot
that ia our text we have reference to q
tvne of s.the lamb of God who taketh
away the sin of the world" A lamp
was used among the aucientaartlsts as
q general emblem of purity, meek
ness and modesty. And so when GOO
in his providential teaching saw
we'll for Israel to provide
a lamb of sacrifice which should also
become the lamb for deliverance from
a land and condition of slavery and
depression he gave orders that this
lamb should be of such a character as
to typify the provided Lamb who
should deliver the world from the LAND
of human darkness, and the condition
of spiritual depression and slavery.
And that Lamb was Christ.
Studying the character OF our LORD In
the light of our text, we note first,
that he was perfect in purity. 10 my
mind this is shown in his physical con.
stitution. 1t strikes me as worthy OF
note tina. no mention is made in the
scripture, or in history as for that, mat
Christ aver had an hour OF physlca!
sickness. Nearly all OF our physical
arrangements are the results OF our
own sins. If we would obey natures
laws as we should, we would have
a great deal fewer physical Ills.
1 have beer sick for more than q week,
due almost entirely to a single viola
ton of law. Many of our dance and
theatre advocates in trying to defend
themselves forget to admit thai these
exercises While in some respects large
lv beneficial are in other respects
violent violation of natures laws gov
erning body and mind, which viola.
ton eventually, in a vast majority OF
these indulgers, results in physical de-
rangement, premature decay, old
and death. .
mot only was Christ's observance OF
natural and moral law such as to bring
him no unnecessary physical pain, but
this was likewise true in reference to
his mental constitution. At the age OF
twelve years Jesus startled the learned
doctors with his mental brilliancy. mo
man ever spake like this man," was
the testimony OF the multitude. 1t is
true hat he was divine. but divinity
works through humanity and it Is only
when the human is so highly developed
shroue 10 WHICH % ! the divine ii one
may work that the di-
vine junction.. and power is impaired.
That "God helps those hat help them
selves" we all agree. And we have
no reason to think that Christ was an
exception. Doubtless his perfection
physically and mentally was due to the
laws of natural development sand hard
work. Nor have we reason to believe
that any man can even approximate
the great examples who fails to OBJ
serve s~crupulonsly these same laws.
Again, Christ was purely unselfsh:
humanity. "Me and myself: my son
John and his wife, us four and no
more,'' is the vulgar sentiment, If not
the vulgar expression of In alarmingly
large number of our people. But Christ
'ssought not to please himself" but
loved all better b he loved himself
He refused :the riches and the honors
of this world because they coniicted
with his duty to humanity. Yea,
His Fathers house of light.
His glory circled throne.
He left for earthly night,
For wandering sad and lone,
and at last. though he might have
lived, he suffered an ignominious death,
all to meet b needs OF and save a
fallen race. He was innocent of the
charge that stands against US; he was
an %unselfsh man.
Christ Jesus was also pure in his
teachings. Over and over again did
his enemies seek to entrap him, and
prove him hereto in his teaching, and
as often did Jesus send them away in
shame facedness much the wiser for
their pains but COMPOUNDED and
ashamed Of their endeavor. Until
fnally''no man curst ask him any more
q~uestions.' But this is not all. The
Holy Spirit laid hold on Paul and
directed him to say, "He was in all
points like as we are, yet without SIM.
And then God opened the gates of
glory and spake with audible voice,
saying. "This is my beloved son in
whom I am we'll pleased, hear We him..
Truly this was the Lamb of God, with