The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29


Interpretation may be given 10 this ex-
preston IN Scripture this at least is true
tie IS presented 10 US in such a way that
no one need shrink back from Him. ! car
well understand how men could be afraid
Of God. He holds the winds in His fists
and an the hollow of His hand the seas
wash TO and fro. but we need not be afraid
OF the Son of Man. Homer tells US that
when Hector was parting from his wife
with all his armor on he walked by her
side through the streets OF the city until
he reached the gates Following them
came the nurse with the soldiers littlo
child IN her arms and IA he turned TO
leave them putting out his arms. having
kissed ms wife he would take his little
child % his heart and say good bye. The
little fellow looked just an instant then
burst into tears, threw his arms about his
nurses neck and refused 10 be comforted
Hector had a fathers instinct Lifting
his hand he removed the helmet from
which the plume was flying, and when the
child could see the face Of his father he
smiled through his tears, spraug into his
arms, and Hector kissed him and was
gone. So Jesus comes not simply as the
Son OF God, but as the Son Of Man, or, as
1t were, with the helmet and the plume
laid aside. He was the Babe of Bethle
hem, the man OF Nazareth, the carpenter
IN all points like as we are that no ono
might shrink back from Him. Then let IL
not be forgotten that He came 90 seek It
would be a great thing that lie simply
came from the lost % seek them, but thai
Is not Scriptural, and IL would be good
news II we could say that He came simply
90 look for the lost. but that Is not accord
ing % the word OF God. lie Is the seeking
Saviour by day and by night With tears
- If..l a.
seeks the lost, and as they make their way
finally out toward Bethany where He j.
20 ascend from them all He tells them thai
they must begin their message Of the risen
Christ and He forgiveness at Jerusalem
This must have been startling news 20 His
disciples, for HIS enemies lived az Jerusa
lem, but the message Of the Saviour wa
that forgiveness should be proclaimed O.
them frat. THIS has always been His
spirit. Then He came % save the lost
There is something about that word thai
touches every one. A lost woman, a lost
nan, a lost child. There IL no heart 50
hafd as not % be stirred under such cir
cumstauccs il We could but understand
what the word means there would not BE-
a dry eye &C be found among al my read.
ere. II one could say II as God felt Il they
would b. obliged % speak the words with
sobs. Without Christ we are lost. With.
out uonhtrat - Luls i mean Tue Ol1 EdAor
word whoieness. that man is not complete
whatever may be his natural qualifications
until Christ Is his We are lost % hapDi
ness. There y no such thing az real en-.
JOyment for the man who has pushed
Christ out % his life There are passinf
moments Of pleasure, but abiding peace is
not hIs. We are lOet 10 heaven u ~
not possible 20 find a text Of Scripture in
which there ~ the slightest indication
gwen. if this text be taken IN its proper
connection, which would indicste that a
man nav evs~ enter into heaven in any
other way than through Christ.
4 mother took her little child into az
eye infrmary in the city Of Chicago When
tn doctor had looked az the ewes Of th,
child he gave the child back 20 bis mother
and shook his head, and in answer % BE-
inquiry said. The child would b. ston,
blind In three months" She drew her Do
tie one up against her heart and then fel
upon the floor With a shrek. My God
nv baby blind and this would b. an aw.
fol calamity. but then the Saviour IA.
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