The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-27
LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST
WAS GREAT BECAUSE OF LOVE AND
SELF-SACRIFICE.
The Rev. Mr.. Field, of Fort Wayne,
Occupies the Pulpit of the First
Baptist Church.

Love is the greatest thing i'm the world.
Love is the pendulum of the universe. Love
has won more victories than swords and
battles and laws. Love will conquer the
world, and the Kingdom OF Jesus Christ
doms of the world
This Was the central thought of the SER
mon preached last night at the First Bap-
fist Church, New York and Pennsylvania
streets. by the Rev. Mr. Field of Fort
Wayne. The Rev. Thomas ]. Villers, pastor
of the church, is on his vacation He will
be away from the city about a month. Let
the spirit of the Lord Jesus be yours ALSO
was the theme of Mr.. Fields discourse. He
said in part:
The sweet sympathy, the spotless purity,
the DoundleSS love and the beautiful self
sacrlnce OF Jesus Christ present TO us a
perfect picture of glorified human nature.
In the galaxy of inspired men, in which
we ma the names OF Moses and Abraham.
John ana Paul, Daniel and others of the
time IN which they lived, ind splendid
examples OF some or the graces, particular
~ humlllty and courage, but in none Of
these men were all the graces united.
THE GREATNESS OF CHRIST.
But in Jesus Christ all the graces were
united and worked in perfect harmony. In
human nature. However much you may
admire your saint. and whatever may be
his graces and his ennobing qualities, you
will have an imperfect ideal before you I'M
less that ideal be Jesus Christ. In the
building of character you and 1 are only
safe when We are holding our character
after the spotless character and life and
work OF the Lord Jesus. In contemplating
the good OF the LIE OF Christ IL is not 30
Important to think OF how lie died as HOW
ala he i've ana what Ola lie QoY This is
the main question. his emu on earth was
Ozark ana gloomy, but His life was as clear
as the noonoay sun.
He went ABOUT doing good This was
true or him every DAY or His lie. How
short was the hIe of our Lord Jesus, but
still how comprehensive was His liIe lie
touched human lie at every point There
Is no real interest of humanity that is not
embraced in ChrIsts ministry. Love, SELF
sacrlhce ana service are the three great
Things In the life OF Christ These Quanties
and only these lead to greatness OF charac-
ter ana greatness of life aud great WORK.
AAie sovereignty or love, self-sacritice and
service Tor others are the greatest Things in
the world. Christ was born the nature or
mans nature and He thought about and
felt toward men as men Ieei ana Inink.
LOVE WILL CONQUER WORLDS.
But He was also divine and He also
thought Of men and felt toward them In
divine ways. He loved man In the fullness
and greatness or His own great nature. The
Lord Jesus loved the human family and
He helped men and women wherever He
went every day of His life. Love was the
leading spirit of His life and love will con-
Quer this world. If We have the love that
Christ had We can take an optimistic
view of life and can get out of
life all there Is good In Ii. Christs love was
the love Of seif-sacrifce. He lived and died
for others. The greatest, He was the servant
of all"