Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-06-01


Popular opinion said. AN eye for an
eye. a tooth for a tooth" In other
words. if man knocks your eye out
knock his out If a man breaks your
tooth break his Retort for retort, Sar-
casm for sarcasm irony for irony, per-
secution for persecution. wound for
wound. Christ said. Pray for them
that despitefully use you" They look
ed at his eye. 1t was like any other
mans eve. except perhaps more
speaking. They felt his hand. made
of bone and muscle and nerves and
flesh. just like ANY other hand. Yet
what bold treatment of subjects. what
supernatural demands. what strange
doctrine They felt the solid earth
under them. and yet Christ said. Il
bear mp the pillars of this world. They
looked at the moon. He said. Il will
turn it into blood" They looked at
the sea. He said Il will hush it.
They looked at the stars. He said, Il
will shake them down like untimely
figs Did ever one so Young say
things so bold? 1t was all against
him
After the battle of Antietam. when
general rode along the lines. al
though the soldiers were lying down
exhausted they rose with great en-
thusiasm and huzzaed As Napoleon
returned from his captivity his first
step on the wharf shook all the king
doms. and 100000 men fiOcked to his
standard. Ii took 5000 troops To
watch him in his exile So there have
been men of wonderful magnetism or
person But hear me while | tell you
of poor young man who came mp
from Nazareth 10 produce thrill
which has never been excited by any
other. Napoleon had around him the
memories of MarengO and AusterlitZ
and Jena. but here was man who had
fought no battles who wore no epaul-
cts. who brandished no sword. He had
probably never seen a prince or shak-
en- hands with nobleman The only
extraordinary person we know OF as
being in his company was his own
mother. and she was so poor that in
the most delicate and solemn hour
that comes 10 woman's soul she was
obliged to lie down among drivers
grooming the beasts of burden.
The Question of Lineage.
| imagine Christ one day standing in
the streets of Jerusalem. \ man de-
scended from high lineage is standing
beside him. and says: My father was
merchant prince He had castle Oh
the beach in Galilee. Who was your
father" Christ answers. Joseph. the
carpenter. 4 man from Athens is
standing there unrolling his parch
ment of graduation and says to Christ
Where did you go TO SCHOOL," Christ
answers. Il never graduated Aha,
the idea of such an unheralded young
man attempting TO command the at
tention of the world. AS we'll some
little fishing village on Long Island
shore attempt to arraign New York.
towns or cities of Judaea than every
thing is in commotion The people go
out on a picnic, taking only food
enough for day. yet are SO fascinat-
ed with Christ that at the risk OF
starving they follow him out into the
wilderness. A nobleman falls down
fat before him and says. My daughter
is dead" beggar tries TO rub the
dimness from his eyes and says
Lord. that my eyes may be opened.
A poor. sick. painting woman presses
through the crowd and says, Il must
touch the hem of his garment" Chill
dren who love their mother better
than any one else struggle 10 get into
mis- arms. and to kiss his cheek. and
to run their fingers through his hair,
and for all time putting Jesus so in
love with the little ones that there is
hardly a nursery in ChristendOm from
which he does not take one. saying,
Il must have them. will fill heaven
with these. for every cedar that / plant
in heaven | will have 30 white lilies.
In the hour when | was poor man
in .Judaea they were not ashamed Of
me. and now that have come TO
throne | do not despise them. HOlt
it not back, o weeping mother. Law
It on my warm heart. Of such is the
kingdom of heaven
Victory Over Nature
See him victorious over the forces of
nature. The sea is crystal sepulcher.
1t swallowed the Central American
the President and the Spanish armada
as easily aS any fly that ever fOated
on IT. The inland lakes are fully as
terrible In their wrath. Some of lis
who have sailed on it know that Lake
Galilee. when aroused in a storm. is
overwhelming. and yet that sea
crouched in his presence. and licked
his feet He knew all the waves and
the wind When he beckoned they
came When he frowned they ned.
he heel OF his foot made no indenta-
ton on the solidifed water Medical
science mas wrought great changes in
rheumatic limbs and diseased blood.
but when the muscles are entirety
Wlthered no human power can restore
them. and when "a limb is once dead If
Is dead But here is a paralytic-his
hand lfeless Christ says TO him
Stretch forth thy hand and he
stretches IL forth
In, no.