The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24
LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST.
Rev. III. c. Meserve's Interesting Ser
mon at Plymouth Church.

Preaching yesterday morning at the Pill
grim Congregational Church in West In
dianapolis, the Rev. II. C. Meserve, of
Plymouth Church, told of the dramatic
events which ushered i'm the last week of
the life of Jesus Christ and presented a
beautiful and interesting character study
of the Savior.
To-day" he said, is Palm Sunday, and
as never before in it's history the world is
considering the significance of the events
which occurred in the last days of our
Lords life. 1t was a most dramatic scene.
Not a tragedy nor yet a comedy but judi
cious admixture of both which relieves the
situation and makes apparent the value
of the details which come together in the
perfect whole. There is more here than
at first seems. For the careful look re-
veals Jesus in a hitherto unknown light.
The sudden and startling affection of the
people for Him is also foreign to their
usual attitude toward the Master. but if
we go back little we can see how easily
the triumphal entry came about.
Proceeding by easy stages to Jerusalem,
he had taught the people as perhaps He
had never taught before He had relieved
much distress and had come nearer than
ever before to the hearts of the people.
The Pharisees could not stem the tide that
had set in toward Him. And although His
eyes were wet with tears shed over the
city He so much loved, was borne through
wildly enthusiastic crowds TO the very tenn
pie gate. But He will not hear the exultant
shouts of the pilgrims. He will not seize
this moment to forward any movement for
a temporary kingdom. Absorbed in His
own thoughts, He loks out on the world
as represented by the city before Him in
a bitter soul anguish which has rothing of
surrounding REJOICING he
people are saluting Him as the long-prom-
Used Messiah, He is seeing as in a vision
the fall of the city and the near appear
ance of His own cross. Here then is the
dramatic situation
Coming TO the subject Of the kingliness
of ChrisI's personality, Mr.. MeserVe said in
part: THE King himself was not moved
The King and His hOnors somehow did not
tit. Here was consistent humility con-
fronted by pomp and ostentation." Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Meserve gave the word picture
Of Jesus that occurs in the de-
scription of Him made by Len
tulus, a Roman ruler in Judea 10 the Ro-
man Senate. To the Senate Lentulus said
'Conscript fathers. there appeared in these
our days a man Of great virtue named
Jesus Christ, who is yet living among US
and of the genties is accepted for
prophet Of the truth, but His own disciples
call Him the Son of God. He raiseth the
dead and cureth all manner OF diseases.
man of stature somewhat tall and come
ly and in proportions of the body we'll
shaped. and His hands and arms delectable
TO behold. with very reverend counte-
nance, such as the behOder NAV both love
and fear. His hair Is OF the color OF a
Hilbert. fully ripe. 10 His ears. whence
downward IL is more Orient OF color. some
what curling or waving around the Shout
ders. In the midst of His head Is a seam
or partition OF hair after the manner of
the Nazarites. His forehead is plain and
delicate His cheeks without spot or
wrinkle, beautiful with a comely red His
mouth and nose exactly formed. His beard
is thick OF the color or his hair, not OF any
great length but forked. His look is in
nocent and mature. His eyes grey quick
and clear. In reproving. He Is awful; in