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Rev. Mr.. Kron's sermon. which was
listened to with deep interest by large
congregation In spite of the inclement
weather was as follows:
THE SERMON.
Luke xii, Is, with desire l have de-
sired TO eat this Passover with you be-
fore / suffer; for ! say unto you. ! Will
not eat 1t, until IL be fulfilled in the king
dom OF God"
This is the account left us OF the last
Passover at which Jesus was present
with his disciples. That he had shared
with them the Passover at other times
Is In accord with the statement joined 10
our text. That he should desire 10 share
this consecrated meal again with his dis
ciples before he went TO his tragic death
Is In accord with the deepest instinct OF
the human soul He and those who had
entered into the sacred confines OF his
confidence were TO separate. Those VINO
meet may clothe themselves In bright
raiment, but partings. and separations
between friends are shadowed by more
sombre things.
last Passover We have read this ac-
count so hastily that we have overlooked
that. It n q striking thought. fact
that makes us think.
II today the loved and loving pastor of
q church. after years of service shoGio
unite for the celebration of that supper
which for him. as pastor Of that church.
was to be the Great Supper" as it was
for Jesus, and should break the bread
and pour the wine and then refuse to
partake Il would II not cause increasing
comment and question?
Might IL not suggest, and rightly, that
hidden deep In the recesses OF his heart
there was conflict between what ne feit
himself TO be and the life which the sym
Dol was intended 10 express? do not be-
lieve that any thoughtful man can live
40 unselfish a life as not to feel the hand
that class the cup culver. t..e cup OF
vino that symbolizes to all who see that
ne too as his Master dti. pours out his
blood for men
and do IL with meaning, as we employ
the human analogies known 10 us. in
our effort 10 define deity We are forced
20 use the same terms that are used In
our definition OF man.
DIVINE FATHERHooD.
Divine fatherhood is only idealized hu-
man fatherhood and divine sonship Is
earthly sonship shorn of Its imperfec-
tions IL is because OF this. coupled
with our changed and ever changing con-
ceptions OF humanity. that our idea OF
God. our thought of His relation to US.
IN other words. our theology changes.
As we attempt to fathom the con-
ciousness OF Jesus at this time have we
warrant to believe that he felt at their
time a lack of harmony between his own
will and the coming fact OF the death
with which the symbol was so closely as
ISOLATED?
our thought flashes back TO the begin
ming OF his ministry when he was tempt
ed and tried as we are. Our Thought
travels forward TO the hour when leaving
his disciples alone, he goes apart TO pray
saying: 20 my Father. liz this cannot
pass away. except l drink 1t, thy will be
done"
There is no place In this book where
this One who had endured worse thar
death links Himself so close with all the
frailty of our own humanity. He had
reached the crisis. The hour had sound.
ed There fell on him the shadow of tny
cross and out OF the darkness he reached
up TO cling once more to hope OF earth
and life.
Let us look straight into the face OF
| truth No shadow falls there on Jesus
There was a conflict. At the Passover
He felt It, More than that. This Pass
over In a true sense witnessed TO His
death. But that death was not yet ac
complished. That body had not beer
broken. that blood had not been shed
| The great conflict between His will anC
that OF His God had not yet been luliet
20 sleep.
This Passover. this symbol, then, di'
So So, express ~ rsuseS ssS fssy tss symbol |na DID
The reason for this is not difficult I,
fnd. we know that Jesus refused II
this connection that for whlsh dasireh ne 0ns ns
this Passover with you before ! suffer.
This Is in accord with the fundamen
tal nature Of man, why we should ae
feel is more or less of mystery. II
some way we are conscious that eX
pressing our Joy doubles IL. Ihat teil
corfide our secret burdens is often I
find the strength 70 bear them. Not
much that some one else knows or tina
sr. ms shf fact saSI9f " giving siyfns them
sses%s sesr,s 10 Murder M r will out SAYS the oil
proverb Not that detectives are infal
fihje not that the police are always un
tirine I'm their search for the criminal
but what man alone can forever bear IN
secret in his heart that he has take taken an an
| fessIon and surrender 90 justice Is swee
compared with nursing in secret IN
memory OF deed tnat sunsihs nhe
serpent wears his soul away
INTENSELY HUMAN.
In all this desire TO share the Passove
with the disciples Jesus was lntensel
human, yet He must have known ina
which we ofttimes ignore. that symbt
NAV be not only a blessing. but curse
II r. n blessing just In so far as y cor
creases then the reality itself To hav
the love OF God and OF man in one
heart and then TO express IL IN woro
ana deeds. to symboiizs IL 10 70 aeepe