The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-12-06
WAY.TRUTH ANDLIFE
The Beautiful, Threefold Aspect Of
Christ, the Saviour.
sermon By the "HIghway and BY
way" Preacher ON One of the
SIX Sinking Sayings
of Jesus.


paper Coz
Chicago. Nov. 80. 1907
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
.4:6
You have noticed those unique,
triple-faced sign boards which read
differently from the three points OF
view, and yet which sell one com
plete story of the business man and
his wares. At the right hand as you
advance you read the words that
fash out in that direction; as you
gain position directly in front OF
the sign the words you first read
disappear and new set of words
stands out in bold lettering, and as
you pass to the left of the sign you
are able to spell out still another
sentence. 1 remember in my youth
to have been puzzled and amused
with the novelty, and to have gone
back and forth before such 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
sign board, and it flashes out its
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 comes
opposite to the blessed sign board
the truth flashes on the vision of its
heart, and as the journey is eontin-
ued in that way and in that truth, the
finger post of the sign traces out the
promise of eternal life. and it's Grim
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 fash
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 single beauty, but the three
sides of the crystal caught the fash
ing smile of the sun and revealed to
you it's 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, all-prevailing
triple revelation of the Divine nature.
Does the heart ask with incredu-
lous Thomas: what is the Way"
Does 1t ask with the idle curiosity of
unbelief of 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 lie! Jesus the Life, to quicken
the cry bones of dead self into an
undying hope that will find It's eter-
nal realization in the presence of the
Father. Oh, what wonderful dec
laration for Jesus to make!
Our text is one of the many spark
ling gems which flash 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
House 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; place of
refuge and rest; 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
anu WHICH were DeSu TOT us, DuC DAY
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
separated the seen from the unseen.
He said: "And whittier / go, we
know and the Way ye know"
Thomas saith unto Him, Lord, we
know not whittier thou goest; and
how can we know the Way?"
"Jesus saith unto him: / am the
Way, and the Truth, and the Life: no
man cometh unto the Father but by
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
newp eae of life am UIad Jeeua ba q