The Tupelo journal., 1902-12-05
WAY TRUTH ANDLIFE
The Beautiful, Threefold Aspect Of
Christ, the Saviour.
Sermon by the "Highway and by
way' Preacher on One of the
six Striking Sayings
Of Jesus.

Copyright. 1902. by A. N. Kellogg News
paperC Coz
Chicago, 1902.
Text:-"Jesus saith unto him, l am the
Way, and the Truth. and the Life: no man
cometh unto the Father but by Me."-John
1916.
You have noticed those unique,
triple-faced sign boards which read
differently from the three points OF
view, and yet which tell one COM
plete story of the business man and
his wares. At the right hand as you
advance you read the words that
flash out in hat direction; as you
gain a position directly in front OF
the sign the words you first read
disappear and a new set of words
stands out in bold lettering, and as
you pass to the left of the sign you
are able to spell III still another
sentence. | remember in my youth
to have been puzzled and amused
with the novelty, and to have gone
back and forth before such a triple
reading sign watching its kaleido-
scopic changes and spelling out it's
three-sided message. God has hung
before the eyes of the world such a
sign board, and it flashes out it's
triple-sided declaration in regard to
the Christ. While we are yet in the
distance it's Heaven-sent light points
out the way; as the feet walk in the
way of that light and the soul m
opposite to the blessed sign board
the truth flashes on the vision of it's
heart, and as the journey is contin-
ued in that way and in that truth, the
finger post of the sign traces out the
son glow may be seen breaking on
the horizon of the hearts sky of
faith.
You have held the prism in your
hand and seen the sunlight flash
through it and break up into the pri-
mary colors of it's brilliant beauty.
Until the prism came to your aid
the dancing sunbeam on the floor
ha budt a single beauty, but the three
sides of the crystal caught the fash
ing smile of the sun and revealed to
you its hidden beauties. Gods rare
and priceless crystal prism catches
on its three shining surfaces the sun
shine of His love and breaks it up
into a thousand beauties. The Way,
the Truth and the Life. What a
glorious all-inclusive, a~ll-prevailing
triple revelation of the Divine nature.
Does the heart ask with incredu-
lous Thomas: What is the Way?"
Does it ask with the idle curiosity of
unbelief of a Plate: What is
Truth?" Does it question with the
heart-broken sisters at Bethany as
they stand before the tomb of their
beloved brother: What is Life?"
Jesus the Way for our feet to walk
in! Jesus the Truth, to shine as a
beacon light in this world. where
satan has set himself to make us be-
live a lie! Jesus the Life, to quicken
the cry bones of a dead self into an
undying hope that will find it's eter-
nal realization in the presence CT the
Father. Oh, what a wonderful dec
.laration for Jesus to make.
Our text is one of the many spark
ling gems which fash from the cas-
ket of heavenly treasures uncovered
in that fourteenth chapter of Johns
Gospel. 1t is one of the clear bugle
calls to the soul which sound forth
from the doorway of the Fathers
and guide the weary feet of
the dusty pilgrim as he climbs the
heights towards the Celestial City.
The saddest moments in the life of
our Lord and Saviour, as gathered
with His II true disciples, He opened
up His heart to them in sweetest
words of comfort, were sweetened
and glorified as He pictured to them
the Fathers House with its many
mansions. A real place; a place of
refuge and rest; a haven of eternal
bliss after the days of the earthly
pilgrimage were over. He was going
to leave them, not for His own sake.
but that He might prepare a place
for His disciples in His Fathers
House. And not only was He going
to De busy over there as He, with
loving hands, fitted up our mansions
with just the things we loved best
and which were best for us, but dav
after day He would be longing for
the Word of the Father which would
bid Him return to earth to bring
back His waiting ones. Isn't that a
beautiful picture? And having drawn
back the curtain of mystery which
the seen from the unseen,
He said: And whittier l go, we
know and the Way We know"
Thomas saith unto Him, Lord, we
know not whittier thou goest; and
how a we know the Way?"
Jesus saith unto him: | am the
Way, and the Truth, and the Life: no
coneth unto the Father but bv
Me-"
And what Jesus said to doubling
Thomas He says to you and to me.
Oh, how patiently He leads our sim
blinded hearts into the Way; how
faithfully He instructs our dull.
earth-bound minds in the light of the
blessed Truth; how willingly He
brings down His Eternal Life, and.
laying it alongside of our cold life
less clay, summons us forth from the
black, damp tomb of soul death into
newness of life. | am glad Jesus has
thrown open wide the door of the
Fathers House; / am glad He has
gone there before me, to prepare my
place for me and to make my well
come sure; l am glad that as 1 jour
ney towards that mansion in the
skies | have such a sure Guide as He;
such a solid Rock on which to rest
- vcx,rorJ +rornL1:-r fooI. 1911