The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-05

than you de4ssse. When the pictures
are finished to suit your Taste. you look
at them, you H4Eover that you have not
q perfect face. An artist would not take
It for modet-so you decide that you
will give tbfae pictures only to your
friends, thoss oYho make your life a
problem nf affection. Why? Because
you are afraidifbf ridIcule. In the OPP
tical Palaoe at the Paris exposition,
there was a series OF looking glasses de-,
signed solelytfSt the amusement of the
public. II you were tired and wanted
rest. II you were down cast and wanted
to forget youEhelf, go into the Optical
Palace. >ThesTtrrors were Intended to
exaggerate neutrality-suspicious. Of the
body. One magnified the head and chest
and when large man stood before It,
he looked the image Of an Immense
Chinese ldol.STAnother magnlficd the
feet and whem "a man Of large under
standing stood before It, he looked HID
eous. And so on. You were curious to
see yourself In the mirrors and you
laughed, but. Neither love or money
would Induce You to have yourself pho
tographed with those Interpretations.
Why? Because you dislike ridiculc.
Your idea OF your imperfection cores
ponds to yoqGtotdea of the character of
the people who will Judge you. Your
idea Of your sin always corresponds to
your idea of God. II your God Is SOW
ereignty, them the knowledge OF your
sin will Inspire terror and you will flee
from him. II your idea Of God Is love
Interchangeable and everlasting, the
knowledge Of your sin will inspire
trust, and yfp will seek his pardon.
Christ revealed sin in the light Of the
atoning love OF God.
Tho Woman at the Well.
When Christ met the woman at the
we'll. she wnd, cstranged from him by
race prejudice; but when he told her
she had hveiMsbands. she saw herself
in the light OF holy God and both con-
tossed her guilt and declared faith in
Christ. She went into the village and
said: Come see man which told me
all things that ever did. Is rot this
the Christi" Two days ride from ia
cob's well another Incident took place
which emphasizes the same truth.
When the miraculous draught OF fishes
was taken In Gallllee. Peter saw himself
in the divine light of God and falling
upon his face. exclaimed: Depart
from me. for am sinful man." Peter
then and there learned what sin is and
discovered the meaning OF faith. But
once more. Christ's revelation of sin
was demonstrated at the pool Of Be-
thesda. The poor man had no strength.
He had neither limb nor arm to help
himself. He was utterly helpless.
Christ taught that in the presence of
God strength less than human
strength is acceptable. All the fitness
God requires is q WILLINGNESS to be
made whole.
Here then lies the power OF the Cos
pei. Christ Is not only an EVIDENCE Of
the unseen, a revelation OF the atonlng
love Of God; he Is the SIM
pie. but powerful savior Of sim
ners; publicans. and harlots came to
him and felt their hearts melt with an
unutterable israpture OF forgiveness.
The heavy laden came to him and felt
tina: the unbearable burden of pasc
trnnsgresslon was mysteriously lifted.
Chris: died for sinners and ever since
his cross has been the sign of rescue for
mankind. J
l preach Ito you this Christ this
morning. He Is here as truly as he was
at Jacobs well, and on Gallllee and Mt
Jerusalem. We may see ourselves III
the light Of the holy God this morning,
q revelation that leads to full and
humble confession OF our sIn and In
spires trust In Christ for salvation. Oh,
the JOY of looking into the face OF
Christ to-day! Oh. the Joy OF seeing
ourselves as We are! Oh. the JOY Of
kneellng at the holy altar Of confess
Ion! Oh, the JOY Of losing all our
guilt!
Helpfulness to Man.
Again l remark that the power OF the
gospel lies ,,in the DIVINE LOVE
WHICH MANIFESTS ITSELF INTHE
FORM OF HELPFULNESS TO MAN.
That man needs help here and now, no
one will question. That the sphere of
his life Is too large for him. no one will
doubt. That responsibility and care
and misfortune are too heavy for the
back, no one will deny. That tempta-
ton Is more-than match for human
strength all will agree. The paramount
Issue with man In the struggle OF life Is,
10 there help for man outside and above
himself? Is God interested In US? Is
he such a being that he can inspire
hope In the most hopeless souls? Can
he make the wcak-willed man stron-
ger? Can he.fill vacant hearts with d.
vine love: Is Christ such Il being that
he Gun take:his stand beside the lone
Hest, the poorest. the most ostraclzcd OF
men, and make him feel that he has a
friend and brother Can the influence
OF the atonement Christ wrought out
by infinite pain and suffering. be felt In
our III" and made potent In our hearts?
What Goes the Bible teach with re-
spect to Gods help for man? The his
tory recorded in the old testament Is
the history OF n power that belongs to
God. but extends to humanity. 1t Is
the history OF n power not belonging to
humanity. but Is working for the bene-
fit OF Gods people. By the power of
God the Israeltes were called from
Egyptian bondage. By the power Of
God the waters OF the Red Sea parted
and the people crossed over dry shod.
BY the power OF God Israel won the
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