The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-03-12

the First Presbyterian church. OF Mem
phis. Tenn. who discusses THE Union of
Divinity and Humanity I'm Christ" basing
his discourse upon John !. Il: And the
word was made flesh" DIR. Neers dis
course is one Of singular force and beauty
and no one can read it without being up
lifted ami refreshed.
The relation between divinity and hu-
nanity IS close. 1t was SO I'm the begin
ming. when God created man i'm His own
image. and found satisfaction in daily COM
muniOn with him. But this relation was
interrupted by sin. IL married the image of
the divine I'm nan. and excluded him from
the presence OF God. This interruption
was only temporary. however, for what
God has Joined together cannot be put
asundcr. lie had united divinity and hu-
manity in holy wcdlock and nothing
could ever permanently divorce them. As
husband and wife may be forced apart
for time. but will afterwards unite
more closely and firmly than before, so
divinity and humanity. once separated
by sin, were destined To bc reunited i'm a
relation more close and enduring than the
urst. This reunion took place when the
Word WAS made flesh. and il will endure
as long as lie shall h, what lie is and
lie is the same yesterday. today aud for
ever The Christ who Is now i'm heaven is
the same Christ who was Graded in "A
Manager and Cruciiicd ON a cross The
form which is now clothed with a gar
meut down 10 the foot. and girt about
the paps with a golden girdle. is the same
form that wore the seamless robe for
which the soldiers east lots that was
bowed with SORROW in Gethsemane, and
sank under the weight of the cross ON the
way 10 the crucifixiJn. But Christ is not
only the same today that lie was ycster-
day-Hr will bc the same forever The
marriage between divinity and humanity.
therefore. shall endure through all the
sgrs II eternity.
oue purpose of the Incarnation was to
give men a fuller revelation than they
Asd received in nature and In the Old
Testament We do not realize how
much u our knowledge of spiritual
things Il derived from Christ We
are ike men standing IN the blazing
light % the sun. They have become 80 ac-
t4S-uned 10 il that they do not realize
that tne sun Is the source OF il an they
take their stand in the early dawn and
observe ia, changes which take place in
ilt visibility Of objects about them as
t-I,' sun riSt-s- Ne know that Christ is the
A--=hL - the ~ u-ld, bur W. do not realize
t-l-tt lie Is until. by the power OF imagina-
t.tli- We stand iu the dawn Of revelation.
and observe the changes in the clearness
-l~ ITS sun rises LIT uS put ourselves into
tnls position. that We may realize more
July that Christ. Is the sun of the spir-
4flAt Wurat. IS the source. 81 H., light
The Lr~t thing which ~. observe. as ~.
stand there ia tire dawn Of revelation. is
the mslulEeSt1ti IA Of Gods love. for the.
AHfld- 'uFist dill not induce God 10 love
tle world lie had always loved IT, and il
Mass Ills love for IL which led Him to give
ISIS only h-Eetten Son for its salvation.
t'li while 1nrist did not cause God TO
love the world. it WIS not until He came
.Aal men Knew the greatness of Gods
love Tor them IT.. revealed 10 To- them. He
t".h inrIu that Cod - loved TN. world
-i.--i re save Ills only begot.en son. that
Nh.-'rN'r neli.vcih iu Him should not
Gsr-rh- tut have everlasting life. The.
OBJ t-lre. Therefore 81 tsutl-S love, for IN.
world b. Ills love Tor Ills son. And who
--lfl4 say how great this love. is1 Great
however. as il is His luv. for The world
N-.~ errtt"r. III it l.nd ms- been M. vro1lid
t.eter have sacrificed Him for its saliva
f.- #" nAt Wpndrou~ revelation 81 Gods
he -erpni truth which is revealed bv
.pl-- tf'tflr' ~ Christ is the wilderness
.'.- grace In TN" mountains Of
t....-A-. .@ihlS IS river which flows
-.-rHli-u deep and narrow ravin. TIA.
Erf'ip..rus ellis ON either side are bar
t.H. nH. az the bottom ~ the ravin.-. and
tH rl-ufE side ut th. stream i "A
Unread ~ rich v-rtlr-e This rtxtna Gu-
.t OPENS into e broad and Ycr,iant plain.
p H-i'- The river flows through the noun
.....~ Ut -AA##~ At~ flNi~e .EFN fu the narrow
PIP az soil only which borders its edge.
& when it reaches the plain il gives il
every morning baptism az dew which
causes the crt-s To- spring AMI ;he flow
10 Hl1"m 10 i~ Sc with the river of
-r- For long time IL was confined by
fHH wallis ~ Judaism 90 "a narrow chan
u.- and bestowed its blessings upon
~...AA ftr- ~ the race only. leaving the
,-.at ..,ims ~ humanity on either ei.i. 81
E. -rE and sterile But rs it flowed on
through the world. g issued from the
arrow ravime ~ Judaism into che broad
#..sim "t Christianity. whore IL is blessing.
wsth its live-giyinE waters. all the face
~ tnF rtrvh. Christ did not cause his
fA inspn o. he made lie only declared
E. AFTER 10 had been made The first in
-lHltt-au tha- tie gave ~ il was the bles-
#.H- which Do" bestowed ou the Syro-
1.s..uirisn woman This blessing was
HWUsrV vf THE greater blessing which
-l. wa- Co hsStuW upon the whole gentle
a.r- Esut Chris did much more than
-lrs 1n iltImttiuu THAI a great expansion
g H"'4 -rare was about tu lee made.
tts fAfrsi tt in Language. tha- WAS 81 cN-
tHHr tII- uu one could fail 90 under
stand film. when Efe commanded His
4t- Spies q" so into al the world and
preach -l' gospel t1 every creature And
wl.u they delayed Undertaking this
rHrE. Iis sent saul ~ Tarsus L. perform
e. .n~tiadlug him 90 labor among his
en rr"ple. and requiring him % devote
ru-slt 20 the CVamgellZatiun Of the gem
Tho third fact which Is revealed by the
Estsn- 20 Christ g. the immortality of
u-l IF man lie shall he live again.
e question which men had been asking.
Ea- ~ which they had received no salts
factory answer. They had followed the
souls ~ msu down the hin uf life into
r.,. valley ~ the shadow IF death. and.
.su.'iu- upnu the shore. had listened Tor
sound from the other side which
EnuI assure -hcm that they had not
t.er iuSr in the transit. But Z; was all
rHtu. uu sound ever came. Ali was
quiet as the grave Finally Jesus
came down tho hill into the dark valley
-Hf -t-pusd into the cold stream Of
death TIE soon reached the other shore.
4mH hose who were standing on this
h.ul FEfs saving II am iie that was
E..G and h-hoii 7 am alive forcvcrmore.
euE rav. rha KEYS ~ hell and Of death.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALING.