The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
THE GREAT TEACHER.
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AND seeing the multitudes, He went
up into the mountains, and when He
| was set. His disciples came unto Him.
and He opened His mouth and taught
them, saying Blessed are the poor in
spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of
| Heaven"
He has already been in the river, in
the wilderness, and walking by the sea-
| side. To-day He goes up into noun
tain. and presently we shall have to &C
company Him in His journeys through
cities and towns and villages. Little by
| little He will claim and sanctify the
| whole earth
| Thus He does in symbol what He tells
US to- do literally, for what other places
are there upon the whole globe besides
| the river, the wilderness, the sea, the
mountain, the city, the town, the vii
lage and the house?
The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a
| grain OF mustard seed. He only gives
us to expand the germ He Himself
| planted in His missionary work.
He went up into a pulpit not made
with hands. It was weird beginning,
|
| built. He showed us that wherever there
is a sky there IS a roof; wherever there
| is a floor there is platform; wherever
| there is a man there is a congregation;
wherever there is a human heart there
is an opportunity of preaching the King
dom of Heaven.
And when He was set Did the car
|
| penter's son do like the rabbis? They
gathered their robes about them as they
sat in Moses seat. The Jewish rabbi
always sat while he talked He thus
begins royalty. There is a subtle as
! sumption of authority in His very atti-
tude He fills the mountain, and it be-
seems Him like a kings throne. He sits,
and the mountain gives Him hospitality.
| Open the vision Of your hearts and look
at Him; listen as He speaks those
wonGrous Iife-giving words,
.cHe opened his MOUTH The ages had
been waiting for the opening of those lips
The nations were listening, hoping.
wondering, fearing; but when this Man
opened His mouth He uttered words
which set a rest all the longing OF
creation. This gospel which He spoke
can be put into every language under
the sun and comfort every sorrowing
child of man.
There are tongues into which you can
not translate Milton. Shakespeare must
forever be a stranger to those who have
but one ,r1eagre vehicle of expression.
But the words of Jesus Christ go every
where fall into all languages with lit.
finite ease He speaks of light, love,
life, truth, peace. God and home In
every nation there must be words like
these. He sits down upon green noun
tain and breathes through every tongue
His incffable gospel.
"He taught them" This is a new
word; we have not met with it before.
When we listened to Jesus Christ be-
fore He was preaching-not teaching.
The preacher was a herald, a crying
voice: Repent" said He. The air was
startled by the cry. Now he changes
the tone; He sits down and teaches, ex-
plains and simplifies. He draws the
| listeners into confidence and sympat thy
ners with the infinite secret Of divine
truth and love.
Who cares to be taught? How many
Of us bring our hearts to Him to be in
structed? How many bring our lives TO
Him to be guided? IF any man lack
wisdom let him ask of God, who glveth
to all men literally and upbraideth not
The Man of all Ages sits waiting to
teach golden words of wisdom, precious
words Of comfort!
Saying Blessed. That is a nov word
also. We have not met thai word
aforetime, and what was it that He said
when we first heard Him? Repent"
Now He says Blessed There is log
c in this consequence-pre first,
teaching second.
We here find two classes-mutitudes
ara disciples. Are they not coordinate
terms? Ear from it. Already there be-
which separates man from man, the hear
er from the scholar, the onlooker from the
ir!noker, the particle of mob from the
particle of a family. To which class do
we belong? Are we a part of the anony-
nous multitude or a part of the registered
household? We may all be disciples if
we wil-scholars Of the one Great Teach
err Give up all others and heed this man
sent from God Lord open mine ears and
mine heart. that 1 may hear the whole
,n,lsic of thy heaven unfolding voice.
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