Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-21
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FOR SUNDAY READING.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CHRISTMAS.

Hebrew WofQ lOT Jesus Is JoSnua
which means deliverer. The Greer
word for Jesus is Joshua, later form
of Joshua, which means Jehovah II
salvation" The Latin word 1esus ma:
the same meaning as the Greek word
There are names used by different ma.
tons that may be said to distinguish
those nations France is said to have
loved the name of Louis so much thai
they changed the name of their ruler
number of times for that reason. Many
sons are called William because of the
word meaning protector. Many mother
has called her first-born Florence be.
cause of the word meaning to flourish
and bloom. But at this time of the sea
son 1 would dwell especially upon the
beauty of Gods sons name. His name
was not given him because of any grea
character having been called by tina
name, but because OF his own character
and parsonage,
l. Locking at the name from worldly
standpoint 1t has nothing beautiful con
nected with it. Even the nation from
which it sprang is looked upon with dig
dain Yet that name to many of Us
seems part of our very nature. 1t is
as common to us as the word mother. II
fingers with us thru all life. We may
have heard it blasphemed, yet it clings
to our memory To recall the name Of
Jesus is to recall the most pleasant
memories of life. To speak the name
Jesus to many recalls the Sabbath
school of early boyhood daysJand the ole
home where mother taught the evening
prayer.
Gentle Jesus. Meek and mild,
Look upon little child;
Pity my simplicity,
Suffer me to come to thee"
Happy far that man who, when he
thinks Of Jesus thinks of the family
altar, the purity Of youth and the fnno-
cence of mirth.
The scenes of childhood, the hillside
and the brook may pass from memory
but the name Of Jesus will linger there
It may require some associations to re-
call 1t. the old church, or the swing In
the garden of the old homestead. These
were seen in childish innocence. but
they are real.
/ would preach a home gospel. begun
In the cradle of the church. The child
NAV not understand all there is in that
word gospel, but the word will remain
in the memory. The name of Jesus has
kent MANY boy morally better. even
tho he has not entered church since ne
left home The same name he heard al
baptism was heard also at the marriage
altar and again when the clergyman Ut
tered the last words of respect to that
mother as he scattered the dust upon
her coffin.
9. The name Jesus is pre-eminently a
holy name. 1t belongs to heaven as well
as earth. When the heavenly visitors
were heard singing over the plains OF
Bethlehem they uttered this name.
There is no other name more glorious or
has such charms or is so perfect. 10 the
Christian 1t means life. salvation peace
and hope. When the disciples went out
two by two, preaching and doing NIGH
ty works, they did so in the name OF
Jesus. It was not power because the
apostles used It, 1t must not be spoken
of In connection with the apostles or
prophets. It stands alone, but is used
in the hour OF need and In prayer to
give access to the father. This is why
SO many are living lives to'this name all
over the world.
What Jehovah was to the Jew Jesus
Is to the Christian. The Jews most rev.
erently lisped the name Jehovah They
never made that word common by use.
When they would use the word Lord to
human being they changed 1t to Adon.
We are at loss to find words adequate
to give expression to the glorious majes-
ty and exquisite beauty there is in the
name OF Jesus 1t is hard to describe
that which needs describing. 1t is like
trying to describe some beautiful scene
ry. The power of God thru Jesus is best
known by it's effects You remember
how. when Jesus was passing along the
southeast coast OF the lake of Gallilee
meet him. They had often wished be-
fore to be free from the evil spirits. but
there was no power in themselves or In
the ceremonial law to free them. They
were afraid they We're committing
great offense to utter the name Jesus.
but they did so and the evil spirits de-
parted.
You ask me why men are In sin?
can not tell you. have heard men say
I would give all I possess to be free
from SIN. We have heard of the Kelley
cure. How it so enters the system that 1t
takes away The appetite for drink. This
is the power of drugs taking away the
power of other drugs. will not attempt
to describe the response made to these
checking influences. but I will venture
to say that when the spirit of man Eears
the name Of Jesus it cries out as at no
other name. You can repeat the names
of other great men, but they do not
move your soul. Socrates, Socrates Pla-
to. Plato, These do not stir the heart
There is promise back OF the name OF
Jesus that gives it value. The promises
of heaven are all payable at sight. They
read something like this: To him that
overcometh (William Jones) after sew
enty-five years Christian experience
will 1 give to eat of the tree of life. pay
able at sight. The best time we shall
ever have is when we gather around the
great Christmas tree in heaven. We
shall not feel sad then because the re-
union is only partial, nor because there
ia lacking what makes Christmas tree
Sin does not love the name of Jesus.
1t can not abide the name of Jesus any
more than darkness can abide in the
presence of light. The name was given
to Jesus because he should save his peo
pie from their sin. Many people admit
Gods power over the physical, but do
not admit his power over the mental.
God does not cast sin from the mental
into the physical, or out of the physical
into the mental. When man is mentally
depraved you can not tell the division
between the mental and the physical de-
pravity. If you have had experience
witty, Gin tall mo dosss NOT sin have now